Geophysical data revealing the control of geological structures in the El Gouna springs in Souss river valley in Morocco

Hssaisoune, Mohammed; Boutaleb, Saïd; Tagma, Tarik; Benssaou, Mohammed; Beraaouz, Mohamed; Ismail, Kharizam; Bouchaou, Lhoussaine

doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100669

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“…These changes, along with projected trends, are a major concern for water planners and managers, given that all economic sectors, not just agriculture, depend on water availability. Another challenge that water planners and the Ministry of Agriculture have faced over the past three decades was related to the depletion of groundwater in the majority of the country's basins (Bouchaou et al, 2017; Hssaisoune et al, 2021). In this constraining context, decision makers have been advocating the adoption of drip irrigation since the turn of the century (Kharrou et al, 2021).…”

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Opportunities and challenges of irrigation in Morocco, Spain, and India: A critical analysis

Guemouria,

El Harraki,

Elhassnaoui

et al. 2023

World Water Policy

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Morocco is experiencing rapid development driven by population growth, increasing food demand, water stress, urbanization, emerging market opportunities, and climate change. Due to climate variability, Morocco faces significant climate risks, including a reduction in the number of rainy days, shorter growing seasons, changes in soil moisture levels, more frequent and intense droughts, flash floods, and rising temperatures. Without efficient irrigation systems, both quantitative and qualitative yields are low, crops are damaged or even lost, and incomes are diminished. In this scientific article, a critical analysis was conducted based on a comparative study of the situation of irrigation in Morocco, India, and Spain with the aim of learning from successful experiences and addressing gaps in the understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of effective irrigation systems. Data were collected through literature review to assess the status, challenges, opportunities, and future prospects of irrigation investments in the three countries. The evaluation was carried out through two pathways: analyzing the impacts of microirrigation on plot management and its effects on groundwater and basins. The findings of this study will provide significant contributions to future research and policymakers and pave the way for the implementation of integrated water resources management.

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“…Flow chart describing the adopted methodology. (Bouchaou et al, 2017;Hssaisoune et al, 2021). In this constraining context, decision makers have been advocating the adoption of drip irrigation since the turn of the century (Kharrou et al, 2021).…”

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Opportunities and challenges of irrigation in Morocco, Spain, and India: A critical analysis

Guemouria,

El Harraki,

Elhassnaoui

et al. 2023

World Water Policy

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“…Likewise, the drainage density and the distance from rivers were generated from the DEM data using the line density and Euclidean distance spatial analysis tools, respectively. Lineaments were extracted from Landsat 8 OLI images, downloaded from USGS (http: //earthexplorer.usgs.gov/, accessed on 9 November 2020) and applying a directional Sobel filter proposed by Haris et al [46] for the four directions NE-SW, NW-SE, N-S, and E-W [47][48][49][50]. These lineaments were combined with faults digitized from the geological map to generate the lineament density, the node density, and the distance from the lineament using the functions line density, node density, and Euclidean distance, respectively.…”

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Application of Fuzzy Logic and Fractal Modeling Approach for Groundwater Potential Mapping in Semi-Arid Akka Basin, Southeast Morocco

Echogdali

Boutaleb

Kpan³

et al. 2022

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Groundwater potential delineation in the Akka basin, southwest Morocco, has been determined through the combination of geospatial techniques and geological data. The geometric average and expected value are two multi-criteria approaches used to integrate a set of factors–data for which the weights of each factor are assigned using the fuzzy logic function, which transforms values of factors influencing groundwater presence in a range of [0, 1]. The efficiency factors used in this study are the lineament density, node density, drainage density, distance from rivers, distance from lineament, permeability, slope, topographic witness index, plan curvature, and profile curvature. Thereafter, the groundwater potential map was generated in a GIS environment. To assess and compare the efficiency of the two models, the well data existing in the basin were used to choose the most efficient model. For that reason, the prediction area (P–A) graph, the normalized density (Nd), and its weight (We) were applied to estimate the capacity of each model to predict the target area. The analysis shows that the expected value model (Nd = 1.86 and We = 0.62) is more efficient than the geometric average model (Nd = 0.96 and We = −0.04). The results of the expected value model can be used in the future planning and management of water resources in the Akka basin.

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Contribution of HVSR, MASW, and geotechnical investigations in seismic microzonation for safe urban extension: A case study in Ghabt Admin (Agadir), western Morocco

Khadrouf,

El Hammoumi,

El Goumi

et al. 2024

Journal of African Earth Sciences

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Geophysical data revealing the control of geological structures in the El Gouna springs in Souss river valley in Morocco

Cited by 5 publications

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Opportunities and challenges of irrigation in Morocco, Spain, and India: A critical analysis

Opportunities and challenges of irrigation in Morocco, Spain, and India: A critical analysis

Application of Fuzzy Logic and Fractal Modeling Approach for Groundwater Potential Mapping in Semi-Arid Akka Basin, Southeast Morocco

Contribution of HVSR, MASW, and geotechnical investigations in seismic microzonation for safe urban extension: A case study in Ghabt Admin (Agadir), western Morocco

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