Water of the Jordan Valley

Scarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact on the Regional Development

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvHeinz Hötzl,Peter Möller,Eliahu Rosenthal,Heinz Hotzl,Peter Moller

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Natural saline water, waste water, and irrigation return flow endanger the groundwater aquifers in the Rift. Sustainability of the water resources will only be achieved when the process of water replenishment and its underground flow is understood and water extraction is regionally controlled.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-08-23
Mått155 x 235 x 30 mm
Vikt820 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor531
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783662501702

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Regional setting.- State of the Art.- Hydrogeology.- The hydrochemical history of the Rift.- Research Studies.- Characterization of recharge areas by rare earth elements and stable isotopes of H2O.- Regional hydrochemical and hydrogeological aspects of groundwater in the Jordan-Dead Sea Rift system.- Specific regional hydrological aspects.- Hydrogeology and flow pattern along the Fazael–E-Salt cross-section.- Lake Tiberias and its dynamic hydrochemical environment.- Retreat of the Dead Sea and its effect on the surrounding groundwater resources and the stability of its coastal deposits.- Aquifers in the western Jordan Valley.- 3-D Hydrogeological model of the Marsaba-Feshkha region.- Groundwater flow and transport model of the Jericho area.- Hydrochemistry and isotope hydrogeology in the Jericho area/Palestine.- A GIS based hydrosystem model for the Jericho Plain, Palestine.- Aquifers in the eastern Jordan Valley.- GIS based model for groundwater flow and heat transport in Zarqa Ma’in and Jiza area, central Jordan.- Groundwater conditions of the Jordan Rift escarpment northeast of the Dead Sea.- Protective potential of soils, ground-water vulnerability and hazards in the Wadi Shueib, Jordan.- An integrated approach for the hydrogeological investigation of unconsolidated aquifers in the lower Jordan Valley.- Groundwater Management.- Sustainable management of groundwater resources.- State of water strategy and policy.- Future water demands.- Summary and conclusions.