Hydrogeochemical investigations of recharge and subsequent salinization processes at Al-Raudhatain depression in Kuwait / Analyses hydrogéochimiques de la recharge et des processus associés de salinisation dans la dépression de Al-Raudhatain au Koweit

Fadlelmawla, A.; Hadi, Khaled; Zouari, Kamel; Kulkarni, K. M.

doi:10.1623/hysj.53.1.204

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“…In fact, the generation of surface runoff in this area has been a contradicting subject, with Al-Sulaimi et al (1997) reporting substantial short duration of surface runoff, while Grealish et al (1998) reporting immediate infiltration during intensive rainstorms. In support of the latter, Fadlelmawla et al (2007) have provided isotopic evidence for rapid infiltration, even though it is followed by subsurface runoff. In conclusion, further research is needed to determine the potential of water harvesting and subsequent storage at the northern watersheds in Kuwait.…”

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“…Although a considerable amount of literature can be found on water resources of Kuwait, a lot of it is on the assessment and characterization of the resources (Bergstrom and Aten 1964;Senay 1977;Al-Ruwaih 1984;Mukhopadhyay et al 1996;Al-Sulaimi et al 1997;Al-Rashed and Sherif 2000;Fadlelmawla et al 2007;and others), significantly less studies are on specific management issues (Darwish and Al-Najem 2005;Mukhopadhyay et al 1994Mukhopadhyay et al , 2000Mukhopadhyay et al , 2001Al-Rashed et al 1998;Fadlelmawla 2006) and even less studies on the overall water resources and their management issues (Fadlelmawla and Al-Otaibi 2005;Al-Otaibi and Mukhopadhyay 2005). Fadlelmawla and Al-Otaibi (2005) provide an account of the available water resources of the country, discuss the current and projected production and demands, and criticize some of the current management practices while providing alternatives.…”

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Towards Sustainable Water Policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the Current Practices and the Required Investments, Institutional and Legislative Measures

Fadlelmawla

2008

Water Resour Manage

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The water policies of Kuwait are in need of major reforms in order to cope with the ever-increasing demands without burdening the country's economy. As it stands, the simple approach of increasing desalination capacities and groundwater withdrawal to meet the demands is hurting the economy as well as the natural resources, and is bound to lead the country into a serious water crisis. In this context, this paper discusses the potential alternatives to the current water policies of Kuwait.

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Towards Sustainable Water Policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the Current Practices and the Required Investments, Institutional and Legislative Measures

Fadlelmawla

2008

Water Resour Manage

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“…Kattan, 32 showed that Syrian meteoric line has the following equation: 36 is of the following form:…”

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The local meteoric relationship for 18O and 2H in precipitations and isotopic compositions of water resources in northeast Amara area (South of Iraq)

Ghalib¹

2020

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This paper focuses on determining the Amara meteoric water line for the study area (AMWL) is defined or the first time, based on samples of precipitation collected Amara city - southeast of Iraq. For an adequate management of available water resources in semi-arid and arid regions, it is important to compare isotopic data of surface water and groundwater with the local meteoric relationship for d18O and dD in precipitations.Isotope values of precipitation indicate a local meteoric water line (Amara MWL δ2H = 7.51 δ18O + 10.82; R2=0.94) situated between the Mediterranean MWL and Global MWL. Both the slope and 2H intercept for AMWL are deviated from the global meteoric water line - GMWL (δ2H = 8.13 18O + 10) and Mediterranean MWL (δ 2H = 8.13 18O + 22). The slightly variation in isotopic compositions of the Missan rain (from -4 to +3.2‰ and from -20 to -14‰ for 18O and 2H, respectively) is because of slightly seasonal changes in precipitations in this area. The 18O and 2H isotopes of local water resources show that the rainwater is affected by the Arabian Gulf Arabian Sea potential moisture sources.

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Late‐Pleistocene precipitation δ¹⁸O interpolated across the global landmass

Jasechko

2016

Geochem Geophys Geosyst

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Global water cycles, ecosystem assemblages, and weathering rates were impacted by the ∼4°C of global warming that took place over the course of the last glacial termination. Fossil groundwaters can be useful indicators of late‐Pleistocene precipitation isotope compositions, which, in turn, can help to test hypotheses about the drivers and impacts of glacial‐interglacial climate changes. Here, a global catalog of 126 fossil groundwater records is used to interpolate late‐Pleistocene precipitation δ18O across the global landmass. The interpolated data show that extratropical late‐Pleistocene terrestrial precipitation was near uniformly depleted in 18O relative to the late Holocene. By contrast, tropical δ18O responses to deglacial warming diverged; late‐Pleistocene δ18O was higher‐than‐modern across India and South China but lower‐than‐modern throughout much of northern and southern Africa. Groundwaters that recharged beneath large northern hemisphere ice sheets have different Holocene‐Pleistocene δ18O relationships than paleowaters that recharged subaerially, potentially aiding reconstructions of englacial transport in paleo ice sheets. Global terrestrial late‐Pleistocene precipitation δ18O maps may help to determine 3‐D groundwater age distributions, constrain Pleistocene mammal movements, and better understand glacial climate dynamics.

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Hydrogeochemical investigations of recharge and subsequent salinization processes at Al-Raudhatain depression in Kuwait / Analyses hydrogéochimiques de la recharge et des processus associés de salinisation dans la dépression de Al-Raudhatain au Koweit

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Towards Sustainable Water Policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the Current Practices and the Required Investments, Institutional and Legislative Measures

Towards Sustainable Water Policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the Current Practices and the Required Investments, Institutional and Legislative Measures

The local meteoric relationship for 18O and 2H in precipitations and isotopic compositions of water resources in northeast Amara area (South of Iraq)

Late‐Pleistocene precipitation δ¹⁸O interpolated across the global landmass

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Hydrogeochemical investigations of recharge and subsequent salinization processes at Al-Raudhatain depression in Kuwait / Analyses hydrogéochimiques de la recharge et des processus associés de salinisation dans la dépression de Al-Raudhatain au Koweit

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Towards Sustainable Water Policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the Current Practices and the Required Investments, Institutional and Legislative Measures

Towards Sustainable Water Policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the Current Practices and the Required Investments, Institutional and Legislative Measures

The local meteoric relationship for 18O and 2H in precipitations and isotopic compositions of water resources in northeast Amara area (South of Iraq)

Late‐Pleistocene precipitation δ18O interpolated across the global landmass

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Late‐Pleistocene precipitation δ¹⁸O interpolated across the global landmass