Integrated remote sensing and GIS techniques to delineate groundwater potential area of Chamchamal basin, Sulaymaniyah, NE Iraq
Joint Authors
al-Manmi, Diary A. Muhammad
Muhammad, Sarkhel H.
Szucs, Peter
Source
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 3 (31 Jul. 2021), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Kuwait University Academic Publication Council
Publication Date
2021-07-31
Country of Publication
Kuwait
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Groundwater management in the semi-arid areas is a crucial issue and requires more scientific study and techniques.
Groundwater potential areas for part of the Chamchamal basin are determined using two techniques, the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and a geographic information system (GIS).
Several Input factors were used to produce a thematic map, including geology, structure, drainage density, land-use/landcover, slope steepness, lineament density, and hydrogeology.
Based on the relative importance, the layers are ranked which control the groundwater potential areas.
The factor classified into several zones builds upon the hydrogeological characteristics and the classes weighted based on the relative standing to the potential area of groundwater.
The output of the analysis showed that there are four zones of groundwater potential, good, moderate, poor, and very poor.
The zones cover 10.4, 38.7, 43.93, and 6.96% of the area, respectively.
Furthermore, the results showed that the southwest part of the area is the most favorable area for groundwater existence.
While the center and some parts of the northeast characterized by low groundwater potential zones.
To verify the final potential zones, the yield rates of 38 wells are used.
The verification process verified that the categories of groundwater potential areas are closed to the results obtained from (AHP) and (GIS).
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Manmi, Diary A. Muhammad& Muhammad, Sarkhel H.& Szucs, Peter. 2021. Integrated remote sensing and GIS techniques to delineate groundwater potential area of Chamchamal basin, Sulaymaniyah, NE Iraq. Kuwait Journal of Science،Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1503308
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Manmi, Diary A. Muhammad…[et al.]. Integrated remote sensing and GIS techniques to delineate groundwater potential area of Chamchamal basin, Sulaymaniyah, NE Iraq. Kuwait Journal of Science Vol. 48, no. 3 (Jul. 2021), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1503308
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Manmi, Diary A. Muhammad& Muhammad, Sarkhel H.& Szucs, Peter. Integrated remote sensing and GIS techniques to delineate groundwater potential area of Chamchamal basin, Sulaymaniyah, NE Iraq. Kuwait Journal of Science. 2021. Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1503308
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 13-16
Record ID
BIM-1503308