Evaluating the groundwater potential of Wadi Al-Jizi, Sultanate of Oman, by integrating remote sensing and GIS techniques

Javed Akhtar, Ahmed Sana*, Syed Mohammed Tauseef, Gajendran Chellaiah, Parmeswari Kaliyaperumal, Humayun Sarkar, Ramamoorthy Ayyamperumal*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72332-72343
Number of pages12
JournalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume29
Issue number48
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 11 2022

Keywords

  • Al-Batinah
  • GIS
  • Geology
  • Groundwater potential
  • Land use
  • Remote sensing
  • Environmental Monitoring/methods
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Groundwater
  • Remote Sensing Technology
  • Oman

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry

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