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DOI	10.1007/s12517-020-05367-x
	Hydrogeologic assessment for groundwater prospects in Al-Abwa drainage basin, arid-terrain of Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastal belt
	Zaigham, Nayyer Alam 1; Aburizaiza, Omar Siraj 2; Mahar, Gohar Ali 3; Nayyar, Zeeshan Alam 4
通讯作者	Zaigham, Nayyer Alam
来源期刊	ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
ISSN	1866-7511
EISSN	1866-7538
出版年	2020
卷号	13 期号:10
英文摘要	Arid regions are considered the most vulnerable areas regarding the water crisis. Al-Abwa drainage basin, situated at western arid part of the Saudi Arabian Shield region, presents a complex hydrogeological setup along the Red Sea coastline. Historically, the groundwater was used to extract from shallow thin alluvial aquifers underlain by the basement rock terrains. With time, rapid increase in population with changes in lifestyle and associated faster urban, industrial, and agriculture development activities caused stresses on the water demand for further socio-economic growth in the basin. As such, dependency on desalinated seawater supply from the Red Sea became unavoidable. A research study was carried out for appraisal of the groundwater potential associated with the thin alluvial aquifers, and new aquifers within the Cenozoic lava flows and Precambrian rock terrains in the basin. The study included the hydrogeological field investigations, the evaluation of exposed geological setup, the watershed characterization and the satellite remote sensing analyses and modeling. Results have provided clear understanding about the hydrogeological conditions in terms of tentative groundwater quality, expected quantity, utilization trends, hydro-characteristics of exposed rock units, precise delineation of Al-Abwa basin/sub-basins, structural impacts on flowing patterns of drainage networks, hydro-geomorphic parameters, recharging and discharging characteristics, impacts of auto-extracted lineaments and their density anomalies. Integration of various accomplished sub-studies revealed bright prospects of the fault/fracture zone(s) aquifers within Precambrian rock terrains in Al-Abwa drainage basin, which were recommended for further detailed geophysical and test drilling exploration.
英文关键词	Hydrogeo-evaluation Watershed and remote sensing analyses Lineament density Fault fracture zone aquifers Al-Abwa basin (Saudi Arabia)
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Pakistan ; Saudi Arabia
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000536128500002
WOS关键词	GIS
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/318651
作者单位	1.GeoEnvoTechServices, Res Grp Geoscientists & Environmentalists, Karachi, Pakistan; 2.King Abdulaziz Univ, Unit Ain Zubaida & Groundwater Res, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3.Fed Urdu Univ, Dept Geog, Karachi, Pakistan; 4.Univ Karachi, Dept Appl Phys, Karachi, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zaigham, Nayyer Alam,Aburizaiza, Omar Siraj,Mahar, Gohar Ali,et al. Hydrogeologic assessment for groundwater prospects in Al-Abwa drainage basin, arid-terrain of Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastal belt[J],2020,13(10).
APA	Zaigham, Nayyer Alam,Aburizaiza, Omar Siraj,Mahar, Gohar Ali,&Nayyar, Zeeshan Alam.(2020).Hydrogeologic assessment for groundwater prospects in Al-Abwa drainage basin, arid-terrain of Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastal belt.ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES,13(10).
MLA	Zaigham, Nayyer Alam,et al."Hydrogeologic assessment for groundwater prospects in Al-Abwa drainage basin, arid-terrain of Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastal belt".ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES 13.10(2020).