Journal
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 433-450Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2013.784366
Keywords
Al Dhied; UAE; alluvial plain; groundwater; GIS; remote sensing
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The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) DEM and LANDSAT images of spatial resolution 30m were used to construct groundwater potential zones (GPZ) map by integrating geological fractures, drainage network, slope and relief, and convergence index maps of the study area. Weight and score of each map were developed according to their level of contribution toward groundwater accumulation and spatial distribution of groundwater wells. The area that has very high potential for groundwater is located at the foot of Oman Mountains and Al Dhaid Depression covering an area of about 59.33 km(2), which is 4.40% of the study area. Further hydrological map and data on hydraulic properties of shallow aquifer, as recorded from observation wells in the regions, have been used to validate the produced GPZ map. The validation result showed sufficient agreement between the produced GPZ map.
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