Preface ......................................................... V
Key Notes
AI Saud M., Rausch R.: Integrated Groundwater Management in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .................................. 1
Foster St.: Agricultural Irrigation - A Critical Nexus for
Groundwater Resources in More Arid Climates .................. 7
Hötzl H.: Climatic Caused Variations of Groundwater Recharge
in the Middle East and its Consequences for the Future
Water Management ............................................ 10
Kinzelbach W.: Modelling of the Hydrology and Hydraulics of
the Okavango Delta .......................................... 15
Extended Abstracts
Abusaada M., Tamimi A., Sauter M.: Demand Management as
a Potential Unconventional Source of Water, The West Bank
Governorates ................................................ 21
Arzani N.: Groundwater Recharges in Dryland Alluvial
Megafans: Geomorphology versus Lithofacies Controls,
Examples from Central Iran .................................. 25
Damtew A.D.: Integrated Examinations of Hydraulic
Conductivity, Apparent Resistivity and Hydrochemical
Characteristics of Aquifers in a View to Minimize Failure
Rates of Wells in Weybo River Catchment, Southern
Ethiopia, East Africa ....................................... 30
Dirks H., Holtkemper S., Al-Saud M., Rausch R.: How Much
Water is Left? - An Economic Approach to the
Quantification of Non-Renewable Groundwater Resources ....... 34
Fadlelmawla A., Hadi K., Zouari K.: Investigations of
Recharge to an Arid Zone Freshwater Lenses .................. 36
Fakir Y., Le Page M., Aslikh A., Fanzi A., Huber M.:
Historical Background of Water Resources and Current
Management Initiatives in the Semi-Arid Plain of Souss-
Chtouka (Morocco) ........................................... 40
Gossel W., Sefelnasr A., Wycisk P.: Saltwater Intrusion
Balances in the Nubian Aquifer System ....................... 43
Grabe A., Rödiger Т., Kolditz O., Rink K., Fischer Т.,
Sun F., Wang W.: Development of a 3D Groundwater Flow
Model in Semi-Arid to Arid Region: The Western Drainage
Basin of the Dead Sea (Israel and West Bank) ................ 48
Gröngröft A., Landschreiber L., Classen N., Duijnisveld W.,
Eschenbach A.: Combining Field Measurements and Modeling
of Soil Water Dynamics to Quantify Groundwater Recharge
in Dryland Savanna, Namibia ................................. 52
Jabloun M., Sahli A., Hennings V, Muller W., Sieber J.,
Purkey D.: Evaluating Uncertainty Introduced to MABIA-
WEAP-FA056 Soil Water Balance Simulation Model by Using
Limited Meteorological Data ................................. 56
Keim В., Rausch R., Al-Saud M., Pfäfflin Н., Bárdossy А.,
Bendel D., Lorenz M.: Large Scale Groundwater Recharge
Estimation with Hydrological Models in Arid Environments -
Case Study Arabian Peninsula ................................ 60
Koeniger P., Toll M., Himmelsbach T., Shalak K., Hadaya A.,
Rajab R.: Stable Isotope Studies in Semiarid, Karstic
Environments Reveal Information for Sustainable Management
of Water Resources in Damascus, Syria ....................... 65
Koziorowski G.: Preparatory Hydrogeological Investigations
for the Large-Scale Strategic ASR-Project irt the Liwa
Desert of the Abu Dhabi Emirate ............................. 71
Mächtle В., Ross К., Eitel В.: The Khadin Water Harvesting
System of Peru - An Ancient Example for Future Adaption to
Climatic Change ............................................. 76
Maliva R.G., Herrmann R., Winslow F.P.: Managed Aquifer
Recharge of Reclaimed Water: Storage and Treatment
Opportunities in Arid Lands ................................. 81
Mallast U., Siebert С., Schwonke F., Wagner В., Rödiger Т.,
Geyer S., Gloaguen R., Sauter M., Kühn F., Merz R.:
Application of Thermal Data for Groundwater Studies
in Arid Regions at the Example of the Dead Sea .............. 84
Margane A., Makki I.: Water Resources Protection for the
Water Supply of Beirut ...................................... 89
Markovich К.H., Pierce S.A.: Integrated Remote and in situ
Assessment of a Playa Lake Groundwater System in Northern
Chile ....................................................... 92
Menzel L., Törnros Т.: The Water Resources of the Eastern
Mediterranean: Present and Future Conditions ................ 97
Michelsen N., Schubert M., Schüth C., Rausch R., Al Saud M.:
Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Occurring in Saudi
Arabian Sandstone Aquifers ................................. 101
Nesrine N., Rachida В.: Hydrological and Hydrochemical
Process of the Sebkha Oum El Khialette South East of
Tunisia .................................................... 105
Prathapar S.A.: Constraints for Managed Aquifer Recharge in
Arid and Semi-Arid Regions ................................. 109
Prein A., Weiß., Makhoul R.S.: Groundwater Modeling
Considering Climate Change and Significant Change in
Recharge by Urban Development Along the Western Coast of
Saudi Arabia ............................................... 112
Reuss R., Zoßeder К., Maßmann J., Huber M., Schelkes К.,
Stork J., Priestly-Leach О., Subah A.: Linkage of WEAP
and MODFLOW Models for the Azraq Basin ..................... 118
Riegger J., Tourian M.J.: Characterization of Water Storage
Dynamics in Arid Areas by Satellite Gravimetry ............. 124
Roediger T., Meier A., Siebert C., Königer F., Kallioras A.,
Forestier P., Fuest T., Schüth С., Rausch R., Al-Saud M.,
Dietrich P.: Identification of Potential Groundwater
Recharge Using 3D-Spatial Soil Moisture Observations in
the Ad-Dahna Desert Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ................ 129
Sabri R., Ghanem M., Abu Madi M., Merkel В.: Groundwater
Modeling in AI Malih Basin, Jordan Valley .................. 133
Sarsak R.F., Almasri M.N.: Modeling of Seawater Intrusion
Due to Climate Change Impacts in North Gaza Coastal
Aquifer Using SEAWAT ....................................... 137
Schlote A., Hennings V., Schäffer U.: Water Balance for the
Aleppo Basin Syria - Implications of Land Use on
Simulated Groundwater Abstraction and Recharge ............. 141
Schmidt S., Fischer S., Toll M., Ries F., Zayed О.,
Guttman J., Marei A., Weiss M., Geyer Т., Sauter M.:
Design and Setup of a High Resolution Hydrometrie
Monitoring Network in a Semi-Arid Karst Environment -
West Bank .................................................. 147
Sharma S.K.: Fluoride Problem in Semi-Arid Region - a Case
Study from India ........................................... 151
Siebert C., Rödiger Т., Rausch R., Döhler J., Michelsen N.,
Al-Saud M.: The Upper Mega Aquifer System on the Arabian
Peninsula - Delineation of Sub-Aquifer Interaction Using
Hydrochemical and REE+Y Patterns ........................... 154
Siegfried T., Kinzelbach W.: Moving Well Solution to Optimal
Multi-Objective Groundwater Use - Method and Application ... 158
Sorman A.U.: Wadi System Components Under Arid Climate to
Estimate Transmission Losses and Groundwater Recharge
through Analytic/Numeric Solutions ......................... 162
Toll M., Shalak K., Al-Safadi M., Hadaya A., Abdullah A.,
Rajab R., Houben G., Himmelsbach T: Mitigating the
Current and Future Challenges for the Drinking Water
Supply of Damascus Syria ................................... 166
Vassolo S.: Groundwater Recharge in the Lake Chad Basin ....... 171
Vogel К., Döhler J.: Monitoring of Water Resources in Arid
Regions .................................................... 177
Wang H., Yang P., Kinzelbach W.: Modeling Ecological Water
Releases to the Lower Tarim River .......................... 180
Weyer К.U., Ellis J.C., Tademait Plateau: A Regional
Groundwater Recharge Area in the Centre of the Algerian
Sahara ..................................................... 185
Poster Abstracts
Abi Rizk J., Margane A.: Surface Karst Features Mapping for
the Groundwater Catchment Area of Jeita Spring ............. 190
Al Jabri S., Ahmed M., AI Maktoumi A., Prathapar S.A.:
Potential of Managed Aquifer Recharge of Treated
Wastewater in the Governate of Muscat the Sultanate of
Oman ....................................................... 191
Al Mahamid J.: Application of Groundwater Modeling for Water
Resources Management in Arid Environments .................. 192
Al Tokhais A.S., Rausch R., Dirks H.: The Hydrogeology of AI
Hassa Springs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - A Case
Study for the Depletion of an Aquifer ...................... 193
Al-ameri A., Schneider M., Janetz S.: Hydrogeochemistry of
Groundwaters of the Sana'a Basin Aquifer System Yemen ...... 194
Al-Amry A.S.: Water Security and Water Quality Impacts in
Yemen with Special Reference to Fluorosis .................. 195
Alizadeh H., Mousavi S.J.: Interdependent Hydrogeology of
Vadose Zone and Shallow Groundwater in Agricultural
Ecosystems for Estimation of Irrigation Requirement ........ 196
Alkhoury W., Sauter M.: Hydrological Modelling in Arid and
Semi-Arid Regions Using a Physics Based Model as a Tool
for Water Budget Assessment ................................ 197
Avagimyan T., Petrosyan В., Sargsyan G.: Groundwater
Resources in Nagorno-Karabakh .............................. 198
Bani-Khalaf R., Kalbouneh A.: Water Resources Protection
Plan for Zara - Ma'een - Mujib Project Watershed ........... 199
Bassis A., Hinderer M., Rausch R., Keller M., Schüth С.,
Al-Ajmi H., Michelsen N.: Radioactive Anomalies in the
Paleozoic-Mesozoic Aquifers of the Arabian Platform ........ 200
Bohnsack D., Keller M., Hinderer M., Hornung J., Witte P.,
Al-Ajmi H., Schüth С., Rausch R.: Sedimentological and
Petrophysical Outcrop Analogue Studies of the Cretaceous
Wasia-Biyadh and Aruma Aquifers in Saudi Arabia ............ 202
Burges В., Gossel W., Wycisk P.: Evaluation of Water
Resources in the Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) ...................... 203
Cissé Faye S., Diouf О.C., Kaba M., Diedhiou M., Faye S.,
Wohnlich S., Gaye С.В., Faye A.: Combined Uses of WTF CMB
and Environmental Isotopes to Investigate Groundwater
Recharge in the Thiaroye Sandy Aquifer (Dakar Senegal) ..... 204
Deckelmann A., Al Khalifa A., Rausch R.: Hydrogeology of the
Wasia-Biyadh Aquifer Saudi Arabia .......................... 206
Dioha E., Scherer L., Shiru M.: Geophysical Exploration of
Groundwater in a Sedimentary Terrain: A Case Study from
UN over Benin Formation in Niger Delta Basin Nigeria ....... 207
Doummar J., Margane A., Sauter M., Geyer Т.: Assessment of
Transport Parameters in a Karst System under Various Flow
Periods through Extensive Analysis of Artifical Tracer
Tests ...................................................... 208
Ebert C., Geyer S., Rödiger Т., Busch W., Knoche M.,
Gloaguen R., Pohl E., Osenbrück K., Baidulloeva J.,
Weise S.M.: Determining the Water Budget of the Gunt
(Semi-Arid Tajik Pamir) Using Stable Water Isotopes
Hydrochemical- and Remote Sensing Data ..................... 209
El Shazly Mahmoud M., Abu Degen A.S., Abu Degen S.H.: Deep
Exploratory Drilling for Wajid Sandstone Reservoirs ........ 211
El-Hames A.S., Al Thobaiti A.: Proposing the Best
Groundwater Utilization for Haddat AI Sham Arid Region
Aquifer Western Saudi Arabia ............................... 213
Elkrail А.В., Obied B.A.: Hydrochemical Characterization and
Groundwater Quality in Delta Tokar Alluvial Plain Red Sea
Coast - Sudan .............................................. 214
Fatha C. Chemseddine F.: Hydrogeological Characteristics of
Djbel Es Senn Turanian Limestone Aquifer of Tebessa Area
(North East of Algeria) .................................... 215
Friedrich G., Reicherter К., Rausch R., Dirks H., Al-Ajmi H.,
Kolditz O., Rink K.: The Upper Permian Triassic and
Jurassic Formations of the Eastern Arabian Peninsula -
Drawing Up a Geological 3D-Model for the Khuff-Jilh-
Minjur-Dhruma Aquifer System ............................... 216
Fuest T., Al-Shabibi I., Dirks H., Rausch R.: Hydrogeology
of the Late Permian Triassic & Jurassic Aquifers of Saudi
Arabia ..................................................... 218
Fulton S., Wohling D., Love A.: Characterising Recharge
through an Arid Zone River Using an Environmental Tracer
Approach ................................................... 219
Gassen N., Hamdan I., Subah A., Jaber A., El-Fahem T:
Groundwater Resource Protection in Jordan a Case Study
from AWSA and Heedan Well Fields ........................... 220
Gebreegziabher M., Ayenew T., Kebede S., Mamo S.:
Environmental Isotopes to Understand the Groundwater Flow
Dynamics in Raya Valley Northern Ethiopia .................. 222
Hadj-Said S., Zeddouri A.: Chemical and Bacteriological
Quality of the Shallow Alluvial Aquifer of Guerrara
(Southeast Algeria) ........................................ 223
Hamdan I., Steinel A.: Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)
Potential Map for Amman-Zarqa and Azraq Basins Jordan ...... 224
Hamdi Y.: FAD: A Computer Based System for Frequency
Analysis of Droughts ....................................... 225
Hashemi H., Berndtsson R., Kompani-Zare M.: Modeling
Artificial Groundwater Recharge by Floodwater Spreading:
Estimation Effect and Enhancement .......................... 226
Hennings V., Massmann J.: Pedotransfer Functions to Estimate
Annual Groundwater Recharge Rates in Countries of the
Arab Region ................................................ 228
Herrmann R.: Importance of Geophysical Logging in Arid
Heterogeneous Unconfined Aquifers .......................... 229
Hijazi F., Halwani J., Daye M., Baroudi M.: Hydrogeology and
Contamination of the Basin of Tripoli ...................... 230
Houben G., Noell U., Grissemann C: Exploration and Management
of an Inland Fresh Water Lens in the Paraguayan Chaco ...... 231
Hunger J.: Hydrogeological and Hydrogeochemical
Investigation of the El Tatio Hydrogeothermal Field and
the Rio Salado/Rio Loa River System Antofagasta Region
Chile ...................................................... 232
Jilali A., Zarhloule Y., Dassargues A., Goderniaux P.,
Wildemeersch S.: Impact of Climate Change on the Figuig
Oasis Aquifer Morocco Using a Numerical Model .............. 233
Kelly Т., Akram M.R., Schott U.: Ground Water Table Rise in
an Arid Environment - Investigations in Greater Doha Area .. 234
Knoche M., Krause P., Gloaguen R.: Using Meteorological
Satellite Data in a Hydrological Model to Achieve Full
Space-Time Coverage in the Poorly Surveyed Awash
Catchment (Central Ethiopia) ............................... 236
Kraushaar S., Schumann Т., Ollesch G., Siebert С.,
Rödiger Т.: Erosion and Sedimentation Studies in the Wadi
AI Arab Catchment/North Jordan - Alternative Method
Application and First Results in a Data Scarce
Environment ................................................ 237
Krueger E., Zacharias S., Vereecken H., Bogena H.:
TERENO-MED: Observation and Exploration Platform for
Water Resources in the Mediterranean ....................... 239
Landschreiber L., Gröngröft A., Eschenbach A.: Conceptual
Framework to Quantify the Influence of Soil Land Use and
Vegetation Heterogeneity on Soil Water Balances and
Dynamics along the Okavango River Basin .................... 241
Lapworth D.J., MacDonald A.M., Bonsor H.C., Tijani M.N.,
Calow R.C.: Preliminary Results from a Water Economy and
Livelihoods Survey (WELS) in Nigeria and Mali Sub-Saharan
Africa, Investigating Water Security and Access ............ 243
Le Page M., Simonneaux V., Duchemin В., Kharrou H.,
Helson D., Metral J., Cherkaoui M., Berjamy В.,
Mougenot В., Er-Raki S., Chehbouni A.: SAMIR a Tool for
Spatialized Estimates of Evapo-Transpiration and Water
Budget by Remote Sensing ................................... 244
Lindenmaier F., Beukes H., Christelis G., Dill H.G.,
Fenner J., Himmelsbach Т., Kaufhold S., Kringel R.,
Lohe С., Ludwig R., Miller R., Nick A., Quinger M.,
Schildknecht F., Walzer A., van Wyk В., Zauter H.: Deep
Fresh Groundwater Resources in the Cubango Megafan North
Namibia .................................................... 246
Mieseier Т.: Strategie Artificial Water Storage and Recovery
Project in the Liwa Desert Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates ................................................... 247
Mohamed M.M.A.: Identification of Groundwater Natural
Recharge Areas in the Eastern Region of UAE ................ 249
Mourad К.A., Berndtsson R.: Domestic and Industrial Water
Demand in Syria ............................................ 250
Mtoni Y., Mjemah I.C., Walraevens K.: Enhancing of
Environmental Quality through Groundwater Artificial
Recharge in Dar es Salaam Coastal Aquifer .................. 251
Müller Т., Sanford W., Osenbrück K., Aeschbach-Hertig W.,
Herb C., Strauch G.: Use of Helium as a Tracer for
Groundwater-Model Calibration of the Dhofar Region of
Southern Oman .............................................. 253
Nair K.S.: Groundwater in the Dry Zones of India: Quantity
and Quality Issues ......................................... 255
Neumann Т., Gossel W., Wycisk P., Dirks H., Rausch R.,
Al Khalifa A.: Groundwater Evolution of the Umm Er
Radhuma Aquifer in the Rub' AI Khali Desert (Arabian
Peninsula) ................................................. 256
Normatov I., Buranova S., Kholmirzoeva M.: Monitoring of the
Mineralization and Chemical Composition Regime Changes of
Underground Waters in Vegetation Periods ................... 257
Nouiri I., Haddad R., Maßmann J., Huber M., Laghouane A.,
Müller H.W., Yahiaoui H., Wolfer J., Alshihabi O.,
Al-Mahamid J., Tarhouni J.: Decision Support System (DSS)
to Manage the Zeuss Koutine Groundwater (Tunisia) Using
the WEAP-MODFLOW Framework ................................. 258
Odeh Т., Geyer S., Rödiger Т., Siebert С., Schirmer M.:
Interdisciplinary of Structural Geology and Hydrogeology:
The Case Study of Wadi Zerka Ma'in Catchment Area Dead
Sea Jordan ................................................. 259
Omrani N., Burger D.: The SASS Water Management in the
Southern Tunisia Oases: Water Shortage or Inadequate
Approach? .................................................. 261
Pfletschinger H., Engelhardt I., Schüth С: Evaluation of
Water Vapor and Heat Fluxes under Arid Conditions by
Inverse Modeling ........................................... 262
Philipp A., Grundmann J.: Infiltration During Wadi Runoff -
A Modelling Tool for Improving Groundwater Recharge
Assessment ................................................. 263
Piyadasa R.U.K., Weerahinghe K.D.N.: Sustainable Use of
Groundwater in the Coast Affected by the Tsunami - Case
Study of Madiha East Sri Lanka ............................. 264
Rahman M.A., Uddin M.S., Sadaa M.A., Rusteberg В.: Long-Term
Environmental Impact Assessment of a Managed Aquifer
Recharge Project in the Northern Gaza Strip by Using
Mathematical Modeling Technique ............................ 265
Reshid M.Y., Michelsen N., Schüth С., Stadler S., Rausch R.,
Weise S., AI-Saud M.: Identification of Multiple Nitrate
Sources in Selected Saudi Arabian Aquifers Using a
Multi-Isotope Approach ..................................... 266
Robertson W.M., Sharp Jr.J.M.: Sources of Nitrate and
Variability of its Concentrations in Arid Basin
Groundwaters; Implications for Flow Processes and Water
Quality .................................................... 267
Schmidt N., Merkel В.: Accessing the Genesis of Lithium-Rich
Salt Pan Brines by the Study of Chemical and Isotopic
Compositions ............................................... 269
Schulz S., Rödiger Т., Siebert С., Krause P.: Groundwater
Recharge Estimation Using the Hydrological Model J2000g
of the Zarqa River Catchment NW-Jordan ..................... 270
Shalev N., Gavrieli I., Lazar В., Burg A.: Groundwater
Contamination by Agricultural Activities in Arid
Environment: Evidence from Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopic
Composition Arava Valley Israel ............................ 271
Sieland R., Merkel В.: Insights in the Hydrodynamics of a
Lithium-Rich Brine Reservoir in an Arid Region in South-
Western Bolivia: Exploration Study at the Salar De Uyuni ... 272
Smadi H., Hayajneh A., Subah A., Priestley-Leach O.,
Stork J., Huber M., Maßmann J.: Using WEAP - MODFLOW to
Assess Water Resource Management Options in the Azraq
Basin in Jordan ............................................ 273
Stoeckl L., Houben G.: Freshwater Lens Investigations (FLIN):
Visualizing Age Stratification and Internal Dynamics on
a Laboratory Scale ......................................... 274
Suk H., Lee K.: Comparison of Various Numerical Schemes for
Simulating Fluid Flow in Variably Saturated Porous Media ... 275
Törnros Т., Menzel L.: Regional Droughts and Irrigation Water
Demand under Current and Future Climates in the Jordan
River Region ............................................... 276
Ueckert M., Brückner L., Merkel В.: Hydrogeological and
Hydrogeochemical Investigations in the Copiapó Valley
Region de Atacama Chile .................................... 277
Van Wyk A.E., Kambinda W., Amukwaya M., Mwetulundila A.,
Nuujoma R., Menge L., Shidute P.: A Three Dimensional
Model of the Omdel Aquifer in the Namib Desert of Namibia .. 278
Vassolo S., Geerken R., Bila M.: Safeguarding Lake Chad Basin
Transboundary Aquifers under Uncertain Climatic Regime ..... 279
Verones F., Bartl K., Pfister S., Hellweg S.: Using
Simplified Water Budgeting to Estimate Environmental
Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) ..................... 280
Weyer К.U., Ellis J.C.: Tademait Plateau: A Regional
Groundwater Recharge Area in the Centre of the Algerian
Sahara ..................................................... 281
Xanke J., Sawarieh A., Seder N., Ali W., Goldscheider N.,
Hötzl H.: Managed Artificial Recharge into a Karst
Aquifer - Wala Dam Jordan .................................. 282
Zomlot Z., Elbaba M., Batelaan O.: Estimation of Spatially
Distributed Groundwater Recharge for Gaza Strip Palestine .. 283
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