Groundwater aquifer assessment using hydrogeophysical investigations: the case of western Al Ain Sokhna area, Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Araffa, Sultan Awad Sultan; Nabi, Sami Hamed Abd El; Helaly, Ahmad Sobhy; Dawoud, Mohamed A.; Sharkawy, Mahmoud S.; Hassan, Noha M.

doi:10.1080/10106049.2022.2109762

Geocarto International

2022

DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2022.2109762

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Groundwater aquifer assessment using hydrogeophysical investigations: the case of western Al Ain Sokhna area, Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Sultan Awad Sultan Araffa

Sami Hamed Abd El Nabi

Ahmad Sobhy Helaly

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Delineation of Nubian sandstone aquifer using geophysical data around Nuweiba area, Sinai, Egypt

Araffa,

Sabet,

Mahmoud

2023

Appl Water Sci

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The Nubian sandstone aquifer (NSA) is defined by using 19 vertical electrical sounding (VES) stations, 201 gravity stations, which define the structures that control the configuration of the NSA, and 183 land magnetic stations, which define the lower surface of the NSA by determining the depth of the basement surface. In order to assess the top of the NSA, we collected and analyzed 19 deep VESes. The upper surface depth of the NSA spans from 707 to 1154 m, according to the interpretation results for various geophysical data. Additionally, the aquifer’s resistivities ranged from 30.2 to 477 Ω m, which indicates good groundwater quality. According to the interpretation of the gravity result, the study region is influenced by many structural characteristics of different trends, including northwest–southeast, northeast–southwest, and east–west trends. The upper surface depth of crystalline rocks (also known as basement rocks) is determined by three-dimensional magnetic modeling to range between 967 and 4122 m.

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Delineation of Nubian sandstone aquifer using geophysical data around Nuweiba area, Sinai, Egypt

Araffa,

Sabet,

Mahmoud

2023

Appl Water Sci

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Assessment of groundwater aquifer using geophysical and remote sensing data on the area of Central Sinai, Egypt

Araffa,

Hamed,

Nayef

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The study aims to assess groundwater resources in Sinai's central area using remote sensing, geoelectric, and well-logging data, utilising techniques for modelling hydrogeological frameworks and evaluating desert regions' groundwater potential. Its utilized satellite image sources, soil maps, and geological maps to map the effects of various factors on groundwater potentiality recharge, dividing it into five zones. Eighteen deep VES stations were used to examine the upper part of the groundwater aquifer in Central Sinai, Egypt, comparing it with available borehole information (Well-1, and JICA-1) to establish subsurface geology and hydro-geology positioning. Borehole data, VES interpretation results, hydro-geophysical maps, and four geoelectrical cross-sections were used to visualize the rearward expansion of eight lithological units, groundwater-bearing sections, and aquifer-filled thicknesses. From interpretation data output reveal three zones with significant recharge and storage potential, including two groundwater aquifers. The shallow aquifer has a saturation thickness of the fractured limestone of 35–250 m, while the deep aquifer Nubian sandstone is detected at depths ranging from 660–1030 m. NW–SE and NE–SW faults likely recharge conduits connecting shallow and deep aquifers, providing sites with acceptable groundwater potential for living, agriculture, and development in Sinai.

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Hydrogeophysical investigations for assessment of groundwater aquifer at Wadi El Assuity, Egypt

Araffa,

Sabet,

El Zahar

et al. 2024

NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics

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Groundwater aquifer assessment using hydrogeophysical investigations: the case of western Al Ain Sokhna area, Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert, Egypt

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Delineation of Nubian sandstone aquifer using geophysical data around Nuweiba area, Sinai, Egypt

Delineation of Nubian sandstone aquifer using geophysical data around Nuweiba area, Sinai, Egypt

Assessment of groundwater aquifer using geophysical and remote sensing data on the area of Central Sinai, Egypt

Hydrogeophysical investigations for assessment of groundwater aquifer at Wadi El Assuity, Egypt

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