School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India.
Civil & Architectural Engineering Section, Engineering Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Oct;29(48):72332-72343. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17848-x. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
Groundwater resources are highly stressed due to their overuse, especially in the arid region. This study is aimed at discovering potential groundwater resource zones using currently available data and state-of-the-art methods. This will lead to effective management of scarcely available and rapidly depleting groundwater resources in the Wadi Al-Jizi catchment, located in the Al-Batinah region. Data on terrain characteristics, geology, and geomorphology was integrated using remote sensing techniques and geographical information system (GIS). The result from this exercise was used for the identification of areas with a high potential for groundwater availability. These areas were classified into five types, namely, excellent, good, medium, low, and very low representing 11%, 59.5%, 26%, and 3.5% of the total area, respectively. The present study shows that the integration of all the weighted parameters shows promising results in the zonation of groundwater. This study shall be useful to the decision-makers in highlighting potential drilling as well as recharge sites in the area.
由于过度开采，地下水资源面临巨大压力，尤其是在干旱地区。本研究旨在利用现有数据和最先进的方法，发现潜在的地下水资源区。这将有助于有效管理瓦迪·阿济济流域（位于巴林地区）稀缺且迅速枯竭的地下水资源。利用遥感技术和地理信息系统（GIS）整合了地形特征、地质和地貌数据。根据这一研究成果，确定了具有高地下水潜力的区域。这些区域分为五类，即优秀、良好、中等、低和极低，分别占总面积的 11%、59.5%、26%和 3.5%。本研究表明，综合所有加权参数在地下水分区方面显示出有前景的结果。本研究将有助于决策者突出该地区的潜在钻探和补给点。
