Hydrogeochemical modeling of the shallow groundwater in the northern Jordan Valley

Abu-Jaber, Nizar; Ismail, Mohd Nazri

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“…The rest of Jordan is mostly desert areas with limited population and Human activity [1]. Population growth and similar, albeit more modest, spatial growth has occurred in the other major cities of the country as well [2].…”

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“…Population growth and similar, albeit more modest, spatial growth has occurred in the other major cities of the country as well [2]. Poor planning practices during rapid growth periods, which were often triggered by migrations from wars in surrounding countries, have led to a myriad of social and environmental problems [1,2]. These include the common problems of urban sprawl and the loss of agricultural land [3].…”

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“…More recent legislation and practices rely on long-term master plans for the major cities, which has placed more discipline into the growth patterns [4]. On the other hand, problems of poorly regulated growth growth are also seen in smaller towns and in rural areas as well, and are perhaps even more pronounced there [1,3].…”

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“…These include groundwater depletion and contamination due to the lack of sewage networks, the changing of surface water drainage patterns, the fragmentation of often sensitive ecosystems, and increased soil loss and the deterioration of agricultural lands [1,6].…”

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The Influence of Geology on Landscape Typology in Jordan: Theoretical Understanding and Planning Implications

Odeh

Boulad

Abed

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Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) has been introduced into Jordan through the MEDSCAPES project. The purpose of this project was to streamline landscape studies and integrate them into the land use planning practices in Jordan. Two areas within the Mediterranean and arid climatic zones of the country were chosen as test areas for the methodology. These were the Yarmouk River drainage basin in the northwest of the country and the Mujib River area in the west of Jordan within the Dead Sea basin. Landscape Character Mapping resulted in 22 and 64 Land Description Units (LDUs) for the Yarmouk and Mujib areas, respectively, which were then classified into 14 landscape types. The factors which control the spatial distributions of these units are geology, land cover, landform, and settlements. However, the study suggests that the underlying geology, which influences topography, impacts indirectly on soil types, climate zones, and human activities, and hence has a predominant influence on the character of these units. Specifically, the transition between the Dead Sea Rift Valley and the adjacent highlands create variations in the topographical relief, climate, water availability, and human settlements. Implementation of LCA in Jordan has done much to highlight geological hazards, such as sinkholes, as constraints to development in certain areas. Here, we described how the LCA process could be implemented in Jordan and how this can help in improving land use management practices in the country.

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“…Several researchers, e.g. Abu-Jaber and Ismail (2003), Siebert et al (2005), Khayat et al (2009) analysed potential recharge sources to the shallow aquifer system by a geochemical mass-balance approach to understand the reasons for the rapid degradation and salinization of the shallow aquifer in the northern Jordan Valley. Beinhorn et al (2004) developed a hydrological model of the shallow aquifer in the Jericho Area and the model was verified to some extent using time series of chloride concentration contours.…”

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Development of a 3D groundwater model based on scarce data: the Wadi Kafrein catchment/Jordan

Wang

Toll

et al. 2011

Environ Earth Sci

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In this work, a 3D groundwater flow model integrating all important geological features of the hydrogeological system is developed to investigate hydrological processes in the Wadi Kafrein area of Jordan. A large amount of available geological and hydrological data is integrated to construct a 3D groundwater flow model for the Wadi Kafrein area. Using the newly developed mapping approach, the translation of the highly detailed geological formations to an unstructured finite element grids, can be accomplished with high precision. The existing data set for model calibration is scarce, which is a typical situation for many hydrogeological case studies. At first, the steady state calibration of the groundwater model is carried out based on the observation wells. Then, the time and space-dependent recharge from precipitation are applied at the top surface of the finite element model. The transient simulation is conducted during the period of 1996-2008 considering the abstraction rates of the production wells and discharge of the springs. The calculated water levels are close to the observed values. The difference is partly caused by return flows from irrigation and the groundwater inflow from the adjacent aquifers which are not taken into consideration so far. Since the Wadi Kafrein area is an important agricultural area in the semiarid region of the Lower Jordan Valley, the model developed in this study can be regarded as a useful tool for analyzing the hydrological processes and improving groundwater management practices elsewhere affected by similar geological and hydrogeological conditions.

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The Eastern Dead Sea Rift Continental Groundwater Base Level

Kafri

Yechieli

2020

Springer Hydrogeology

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Hydrogeochemical modeling of the shallow groundwater in the northern Jordan Valley

Cited by 19 publications

References 10 publications

The Influence of Geology on Landscape Typology in Jordan: Theoretical Understanding and Planning Implications

The Influence of Geology on Landscape Typology in Jordan: Theoretical Understanding and Planning Implications

Development of a 3D groundwater model based on scarce data: the Wadi Kafrein catchment/Jordan

The Eastern Dead Sea Rift Continental Groundwater Base Level

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