Arid Lands Water Evaluation and Management

• Main Authors: Maliva, Robert (Author), Missimer, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental sciences.; Water pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.

A large part of the global population lives in arid lands which have low rainfall and often lack the water required for sustainable population and economic growth. This book presents a comprehensive description of the hydrogeology and hydrologic processes at work in arid lands. It describes the tech...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Aridity and Drought
• Geology of Arid Lands
• Aquifer Concepts in Arid Lands
• Introduction to Aquifer Hydraulics
• Water Budget
• Precipitation and Evapotranspiration
• Recharge Concepts and Settings
• Sustainability and Safe Yield
• Assessment of Groundwater Resources
• Recharge Measurement in Arid and Semiarid Regions
• Environmental Isotopes
• Wadi Recharge Evaluation
• Microgravity
• Compaction and Land Subsidence
• Surface and Airborne Geophysics
• Borehole Geophysical Techniques
• Remote Sensing
• Geographic Information Systems
• Groundwater Flow and Solute-Transport Modeling
• Ancient Water Management
• Rainwater, Stormwater, and Fog Harvesting
• Managed Aquifer Recharge.