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DOI	10.3390/w11122656
	Modeling Groundwater Potential Zone in a Semi-Arid Region of Aseer Using Fuzzy-AHP and Geoinformation Techniques
	Mallick, Javed 1; Khan, Roohul Abad 2; Ahmed, Mohd 1; Alqadhi, Saeed Dhafer 1; Alsubih, Majed 1; Falqi, Ibrahim 1; Hasan, Mohd Abul 1
通讯作者	Mallick, Javed
来源期刊	WATER
EISSN	2073-4441
出版年	2019
卷号	11 期号:12
英文摘要	Saudi Arabia's arid and semi-arid regions suffer from water scarcity because of climatic constraints and rapid growth of domestic and industrial water uses. The growing demand for high-quality water supplies and to reduce the dependency on desalination creates an urgent need to explore groundwater resources as an alternative. The weighted overlay analysis method using the fuzzy-analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques combined with geoinformation technology was used in this study to explore the groundwater potential zones in the Itwad-Khamis watershed of Saudi Arabia. Twelve thematic layers were prepared and processed in a GIS setting to produce the groundwater potential zone map (GPZM). Subsequently, potential groundwater areas were delineated and drawn into five classes: very good potential, good potential, moderate potential, poor potential, and very poor potential. The estimated GWPZ (groundwater potential zones) was validated by analyzing the existing open wells distribution and the yield data of selected wells within the studied watershed. With this quality-based zoning, it was found that 82% of existing wells were located in a very good and good potential area. The statistical analysis showed that 14.6% and 28.8% of the total area were under very good and good, while 27.3% and 20.2% were accounted for the moderate and poor potential zone, respectively. To achieve sustainable groundwater management in the Aseer region, Saudi Arabia, this research provided a primary estimate and significant insights for local water managers and authorities by providing groundwater potential zone map.
英文关键词	groundwater potential fuzzy-AHP multi-criteria decision making semi-arid Saudi Arabia
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Saudi Arabia ; India
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000507378600228
WOS关键词	ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS ; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION-SYSTEM ; WATER SCARCITY ; TAMIL-NADU ; GIS ; RECHARGE ; BASIN ; DELINEATION ; IDENTIFICATION ; VULNERABILITY
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources
EI主题词	2019-12-01
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/311171
作者单位	1.King Khalid Univ, Dept Civil Engn, Coll Engn, Abha 61411, Saudi Arabia; 2.Himalayan Univ, Fac Engn & Appl Sci, Dept Civil Engn, Itanagar 791111, Arunachal Prade, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mallick, Javed,Khan, Roohul Abad,Ahmed, Mohd,et al. Modeling Groundwater Potential Zone in a Semi-Arid Region of Aseer Using Fuzzy-AHP and Geoinformation Techniques[J],2019,11(12).
APA	Mallick, Javed.,Khan, Roohul Abad.,Ahmed, Mohd.,Alqadhi, Saeed Dhafer.,Alsubih, Majed.,...&Hasan, Mohd Abul.(2019).Modeling Groundwater Potential Zone in a Semi-Arid Region of Aseer Using Fuzzy-AHP and Geoinformation Techniques.WATER,11(12).
MLA	Mallick, Javed,et al."Modeling Groundwater Potential Zone in a Semi-Arid Region of Aseer Using Fuzzy-AHP and Geoinformation Techniques".WATER 11.12(2019).