Quantifying modern recharge and depletion rates of the Nubian Aquifer in Egypt

M Ahmed, K Abdelmohsen - Surveys in Geophysics, 2018 - Springer
Egypt is currently seeking additional freshwater resources to support national reclamation
projects based mainly on the Nubian aquifer groundwater resources. In this study, temporal …

Influence of coastal groundwater salinization on the distribution and risks of heavy metals

X Wen, J Lu, J Wu, Y Lin, Y Luo - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Coastal groundwater quality significantly affects the regional sustainable development, due
to the water resource shortage in coastal zone. Current studies on coastal groundwater have …

Comprehensive hydrogeological study of the Nubian aquifer System, Northeast Africa

Z Hosseini, E Raeisi, I Abdollahifard, P Teatini - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nubian Aquifer System (NAS) is one of the largest known deep aquifers, with
an area of 1.7 Mkm 2 and a maximum depth of 4000 m. It is located in North-East Africa and …

Geosystem services: A concept in support of sustainable development of the subsurface

C Van Ree, PJH Van Beukering - Ecosystem services, 2016 - Elsevier
Because functions of the subsurface are hidden from view, its important role in society is
often taken for granted. Underground use in cities and subsurface resource extraction …

Identification of shallow groundwater in arid lands using multi-sensor remote sensing data and machine learning algorithms

H Sahour, M Sultan, B Abdellatif, M Emil, AZ Abotalib… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The focus of this study is to locate shallow groundwater (SGW) occurrences in arid lands
using the Western Desert (WD; area:∼ 680,000 km 2) of Egypt as a test site. The SGW in the …

A quantitative assessment of groundwater resources in the Middle East and North Africa region

K Lezzaik, A Milewski - Hydrogeology Journal, 2018 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the world's most water-stressed
region, with its countries constituting 12 of the 15 most water-stressed countries globally …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater management of quaternary aquifer of the Nile Valley under different recharge and discharge scenarios: A case study Assiut governorate, Egypt

M El-Rawy, AA Makhloof, MD Hashem… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the Quaternary aquifer behavior in Assuit governorate under different
management discharge/recharge scenarios. The four discharge scenarios represent 1.25 …

Saharan green corridors and Middle Pleistocene hominin dispersals across the Eastern Desert, Sudan

M Masojć, A Nassr, JY Kim… - Journal of Human …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sahara Desert episodically became a space available for hominins in the
Pleistocene. Mostly, desert conditions prevailed during the interpluvial periods, which were …

Major groundwater reservoirs of Egypt

MH Geriesh, A Abouelmagd, BMH Mansour - The phanerozoic geology …, 2023 - Springer
Egypt is known as the Nile's gift because it relies on the Nile River for around 94% of its
freshwater resources. As a result, Egypt's national security is clearly dependent on the Nile …

Spatial distribution and hydrogeochemical evaluations of groundwater and its suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes in kaligonj upazila of satkhira district of …

AHMSIM Jamal, NT Jhumur, MAA Shaikh… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Groundwater is a significant water resource for drinking and irrigation in Satkhira district,
Bangladesh. The depletion of groundwater resources and deterioration in its quality are the …