Floods as water resource and as a hazard in arid regions : a case study in southern Jordan
Author
Source
Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2011), pp.148-161, 14 p.
Publisher
Jordan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Research
Publication Date
2011-03-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
Floods in arid and semiarid regions are considered the only hydrologic process that generates large volumes of water for surface storage and groundwater recharge.
Floods in southern Jordan are associated with certain synoptic climatic conditions that are mainly influenced by the effect of the Red Sea trough.
Geologic and geomorphologic factors significantly influence flood generation.
The slack-water deposit and pale stage indicators' technique incorporated with gradually varied flow model HEC-RAS 4.
0 were used to estimate the large flood of February 2006 in the Wade Ouhadah subcatchment in southern Jordan.
Flood discharge was estimated to be 320 m3 / s, and this flood event is suspected to be the flood event of February 2006.
Fast recharge to shallow groundwater aquifers occurred through channel bed transmission loss during the flood event.
Floods pose a large threat to Ma'an city which is located downstream in flat topography.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Quḍah, Khaldun A.. 2011. Floods as water resource and as a hazard in arid regions : a case study in southern Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering،Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.148-161.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-284248
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Quḍah, Khaldun A.. Floods as water resource and as a hazard in arid regions : a case study in southern Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 5, no. 1 (2011), pp.148-161.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-284248
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Quḍah, Khaldun A.. Floods as water resource and as a hazard in arid regions : a case study in southern Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering. 2011. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.148-161.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-284248
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 159-161
Record ID
BIM-284248