Integrated resistivity and water chemistry for evaluation of groundwater quality of the Gulf of Aqaba coastal area in Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Geosciences journal (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 403 - 413
• Main Authors: Batayneh, Awni T., Al-Taani, Ahmed Abdulkareem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul The Geological Society of Korea 01.06.2016; Springer Nature B.V; 한국지질과학협의회
• Subjects: Aquifers; Coastal aquifers; Coastal areas; Coastal zone; Crop yield; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Electrical resistivity; Gravel; Groundwater; Gulfs; Irrigation water; Rocks; Saline water; Salinity; Seawater; Water chemistry; Water depth; Water quality; Water wells; Wells; 지질학; Saudi Arabia; salinity; electrical conductivity; Wenner-Schlumberger electrical array; Gulf of Aqaba coast

The most productive lands in the coastal area of Saudi Gulf of Aqaba lie in Wadi Humeidah, where irrigation relies predominantly on groundwater. Crop yields have been lately reduced due to increased salinity of groundwater and have led to abandonment of some wells adjacent to the Gulf area. Geophysi...