Groundwater Level Prediction at a Pilot Area in Southeastern Part of the UAE using Shallow Seismic Method
The groundwater is one of the main sources for
sustainability in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Intensive
developments in Al-Ain area lead to increase water demand, which
consequently reduced the overall groundwater quantity in major
aquifers. However, in certain residential areas within Al-Ain, it has
been noticed that the groundwater level is rising, for example in
Sha-ab Al Askher area. The reasons for the groundwater rising
phenomenon are yet to be investigated. In this work, twenty four
seismic refraction profiles have been carried out along the study
pilot area; as well as field measurement of the groundwater level in
a number of available water wells in the area. The processed
seismic data indicated the deepest and shallowest groundwater
levels are 15m and 2.3 meters respectively. This result is greatly
consistent with the proper field measurement of the groundwater
level. The minimum detected value may be referred to perched
subsurface water which may be associated to the infiltration from
the surrounding water bodies such as lakes, and elevated farms. The
maximum values indicate the accurate groundwater level within the
study area. The findings of this work may be considered as a
preliminary help to the decision makers.
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United Arab Emirates University, 2003.
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[1] J. Galfi and M. Palos, Bulletin of the Intern Assoc. of Scientific
Hydrology, XV, pp. 41-48, 1970.
[2] Hunting Geology and Geophysics Limited, "Report on a Mineral
Survey of the UAE, Al-Aain area", Ministry of Petroleum and
Mineral Resources, Abu Dhabi, 9, pp. 1-29, 1979.
[3] N. S. Embabi, 24th Intern. Symp. On Remote Sesing of
Environment, Riodejaneiro, Brazail, 1991.
[4] A. A. Hamdan and W. Z. El-Deeb, J. Fac. Sci, UAE University, 2,
pp. 30-39, 1990.
[5] A. A. Hamdan and H. S. Anan, Earth Sci. Ser., Ain Shams
University, 7, pp. 223-231, 1993
[6] G. L. Whittle and A. S. Alsharhan, Sedimentary Geology, 92, pp.
272-285, 1994.
[7] J. M. Reynolds, "An Introduction to applied and Environmental
Geophysics", John Wiley & Sones, Inc., 1997.
[8] H. S. Al-Nuaimi, " Hydrogeological and geophysical studies on Al
Jaww plain, Al Ain area, United Arab Emirates", MSc Thesis,
United Arab Emirates University, 2003.
[9] C. D. Jacob, Proc. Am. Soc. Civil Engineers, New York, 1947.
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sustainability in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Intensive
developments in Al-Ain area lead to increase water demand, which
consequently reduced the overall groundwater quantity in major
aquifers. However, in certain residential areas within Al-Ain, it has
been noticed that the groundwater level is rising, for example in
Sha-ab Al Askher area. The reasons for the groundwater rising
phenomenon are yet to be investigated. In this work, twenty four
seismic refraction profiles have been carried out along the study
pilot area; as well as field measurement of the groundwater level in
a number of available water wells in the area. The processed
seismic data indicated the deepest and shallowest groundwater
levels are 15m and 2.3 meters respectively. This result is greatly
consistent with the proper field measurement of the groundwater
level. The minimum detected value may be referred to perched
subsurface water which may be associated to the infiltration from
the surrounding water bodies such as lakes, and elevated farms. The
maximum values indicate the accurate groundwater level within the
study area. The findings of this work may be considered as a
preliminary help to the decision makers.", keywords = "groundwater, shallow seismic method, United Arab
Emirates", volume = "4", number = "11", pages = "607-8", }