TITLE:
The Fate of Disi Aquifer as Stratigic Groundwater Reserve for Shared Countries (Jordan and Saudi Arabia)
AUTHORS:
Alsharifa Hind Jasem, Maisa'a Shammout, Dheaya AlRousan, Marwan AlRaggad
KEYWORDS:
Aquifer, Groundwater, Fossile Aquifer, Safe Yeild, Transboundary Aquifer, Rock Retention, Groundwater Flow, Saturated Zone
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Water Resource and Protection,
Vol.3 No.10,
October
24,
2011
ABSTRACT: Disi is a fossil groundwater shred between Jordan and Saudi Arabia with a very high quality properties, this water is limited and has been used for irrigation purposes between both countries, this study helps in highlighted the importance of this water as stratigic reserve to be use later on. This study shows that the amounts of groundwater affected by the thickness of the saturated zone in the aquifer, the porosity of the aquifer and the groundwater flow in the basin. Abstraction from the aquifer will affect water quality so this point must be clearly understood all the time.