Estimating groundwater recharge for an arid karst system using a combined approach of time-lapse camera monitoring and water balance modelling

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 771-782

  Schulz, Stephan ^a   de Rooij, Gerrit H ^a   Michelsen, Nils ^b   Rausch, Randolf ^b,c   Siebert, Christian ^a   Schüth, Christoph ^b   Al Saud, Mohammed ^d   Merz, Ralf ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GIZ International Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arid; Evaporation; Groundwater recharge; Hydrological modelling; Karst; Time lapse camera

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CAMERAS; CATCHMENTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LANDFORMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; REPLENISHMENT (WATER RESOURCES); RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES;

ARID; CONCEPTUAL WATER BALANCES; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; INTER-ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS; KARST; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ARID REGION; DOLINE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST HYDROLOGY; RECHARGE; SINKHOLE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84958114421     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10647     Document Type: Article

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