Colección Temática: Coastal aquifers in the Middle East and North Africa region

Translated title of the contribution: Topical Collection: Coastal aquifers in the Middle East and North Africa region

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Abstract

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region suffers from low precipitation and high evaporation. Coastal areas of the MENA region are usually densely populated; hence, the coastal aquifers are easily over-exploited beyond their safe yield, and seawater intrusion and aquifer salinization have been caused by the groundwater-level declines. Four studies in MENA coastal aquifers, on seawater intrusion modeling and aquifer recharge and salinization using isotopes, have been brought together in a topical collection and are discussed in this essay. A brief overview is given of managed aquifer recharge as an effective method to combat groundwater-level decline, seawater intrusion and aquifer salinization in MENA counties.
Translated title of the contributionTopical Collection: Coastal aquifers in the Middle East and North Africa region
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)2543-2546
Number of pages4
JournalHydrogeology Journal
Volume26
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2018

Keywords

  • Coastal aquifer
  • Managed aquifer recharge
  • MENA
  • Salinization
  • Seawater intrusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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