A Budget of the Surface and Underground Water in Northern Jordan. The motivation for this study is the great requirement for water expected...

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A Budget of the Surface and Underground Water in Northern Jordan. The motivation for this study is the great requirement for water expected in the future to satisfy the increasing  demands of accelerated growth, and development programs in Jordan. This fact, in addition to the recent migration of hundreds of thousands of people after the Gulf War, should encourage more intensive studies of the quality and quantity of water resources in Jordan.  The aim of this study is to carry out a comprehensive asessment and evaluation of the water resources-potential of the northern area of Jordan. This work required hydrologycal hydrogeological, hydrodynamical and hydrochemical analysis and interpretations. The rates of precipitation, evaporation, surface runoff and infiltration were calculated. The regional recharge sources and directions of the groundwater movements were mapped.  Netto the recharge-discharge mechanisms should provide an improved understanding of the water resources in the study are, which covers about 6000 km of Northern Jordan.   "For CITATIONS:  SALEM, H.S., 1994. A budget of the surface and underground water in northern Jordan. Paper presented at the International Academic Conference on 'Water in the Middle East', held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich Switzerland, December 10-13, 1992. Published in: J. Isaac and H. Shuval (Eds.), 1994, Water and Peace in the Middle East (Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on Water in the Middle East), Studies in Environmental Science, 58, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (pp: 135-162; Book: 529 pp.) (Conference Paper, Book Chapter). Read it: https://www.academia.edu/5591037/A_Budget_of_the_Surface-_and_Underground-Water_in_Northern_Jordan_Elsevier_The_Netherlands_

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  2. Considering Jordan, Israel and all of the Middle Easy any kind of inventory and study of available surface and groundwater resources as this study points is absolutely essential to ensure a drought proof long term sustainable water supply for Jordan and all the Middle East. Water recycling and reuse will be absolutely essential to ensure that there are sufficient fresh water resources for environmental, recreational and potable uses. Thanks for sharing!

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