干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Exploring Groundwater Resources and Recharge Potentialities at El-Gallaba Plain, Western Desert, Egypt

Arid

DOI	10.1111/gwat.12952
	Exploring Groundwater Resources and Recharge Potentialities at El-Gallaba Plain, Western Desert, Egypt
	Geriesh, Mohamed H.1; Mansour, Basma M. H.1; Gaber, Ahmed 2; Mamoun, Khalid 1
通讯作者	Mansour, Basma M. H.
来源期刊	GROUNDWATER
ISSN	0017-467X
EISSN	1745-6584
出版年	2020
卷号	58 期号:5 页码:842-855
英文摘要	Egypt has a fast-growing population rate of 2.5%/year; consequently, there is an increase in the water demand for living and launching different development plans. Meanwhile, there is intensive construction of several dams in the upstream Nile basin countries. Thus, it is necessary to search for new water resources to overcome the expected shortages of the Nile water supply by focusing on alternative groundwater resources. El-Gallaba Plain area is one of the most promising areas in the western desert of Egypt attaining the priority for new reclamation projects; however, its hydrogeological setting is not well understood. The present work aims at identifying the recharge potential of the groundwater aquifers in El-Gallaba Plain, as well as exploring the role of geologic structures as natural conduits, and evaluating the groundwater types, origin and distribution. The integration of hydrogeophysical studies (aero and land magnetic surveys, vertical electrical sounding), hydrochemical analyses and remote sensing were successfully used for assessing the groundwater development potential. The hydrogeophysical studies show a large graben bound aquifer with thickness exceeding 220 m. The hydrochemical results indicate the presence of three major water types; Na mix, Na-Cl, Na-Cl-HCO3 with salinities ranging between 227 and 4324 mg/L. The aquifer receives little recharge from the western fractured calcareous plateau from past pluvial periods and scarce present flashfloods. There is no indication for recent recharge from Lake Nasser to the aquifer domain. Further modeling studies are essential for establishing sustainable abstraction levels from this aquifer.
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Egypt
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000498431900001
WOS关键词	LAKE NASSER ; WATER
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Water Resources
EI主题词	2019-11-26
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310996
作者单位	1.Suez Canal Univ, Geol Dept, 4-5 Km Ring Rd, Ismailia, Egypt; 2.Port Said Univ, Geol Dept, Port Said, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Geriesh, Mohamed H.,Mansour, Basma M. H.,Gaber, Ahmed,et al. Exploring Groundwater Resources and Recharge Potentialities at El-Gallaba Plain, Western Desert, Egypt[J],2020,58(5):842-855.
APA	Geriesh, Mohamed H.,Mansour, Basma M. H.,Gaber, Ahmed,&Mamoun, Khalid.(2020).Exploring Groundwater Resources and Recharge Potentialities at El-Gallaba Plain, Western Desert, Egypt.GROUNDWATER,58(5),842-855.
MLA	Geriesh, Mohamed H.,et al."Exploring Groundwater Resources and Recharge Potentialities at El-Gallaba Plain, Western Desert, Egypt".GROUNDWATER 58.5(2020):842-855.