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Groundwater recharge zones mapping using GIS: a case study in Southern part of Jordan Valley, Jordan

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This paper aims at mapping the potential groundwater recharge zones in the southern part of Jordan Valley (JV). This area is considered as the most important part for agricultural production in Jordan. The methodology adopted in this study is based on utilizing the open ended SLUGGER-DQL score model, which was developed by Raymond et al (2009). Geographic information systems were used in this study to build up the different layers of this model and to create the potential groundwater recharge zones. Based on the generated SLUGGER-DQL potential map, it was found that about 70.8 % of the investigated area was categorized as high potential for groundwater recharge, 18.7 % as moderate, and 10.5 % as low potential for groundwater recharge. To validate the model results, sensitivity analysis was carried out to assess the influence of each model parameter on the obtained results. Based on this analysis, it was found that the slope parameter (S) is the most sensitive parameter among SLUGGER-DQL model parameters, followed by water level in summer (L), well density (D), water quality (Q), runoff availability (R), land use/land cover, geology (GE), whereas the lowest sensitive parameter is the geology parameter (GE). Moreover, the parameters R, D, and Q show the lowest effective weights. The effective weight for each parameter was found to differ from the assigned theoretical weight by SLUGGER-DQL index model.

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The authors would like to thank Prof. Elias Salameh for his reviewing, suggestions, and contribution made during the research.

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  1. Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Az Zarqa, Jordan

    Nezar Hammouri

  2. Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan

    Hani Al-Amoush & Sura Harahsheh

  3. Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Marwan Al-Raggad

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Hammouri, N., Al-Amoush, H., Al-Raggad, M. et al. Groundwater recharge zones mapping using GIS: a case study in Southern part of Jordan Valley, Jordan. Arab J Geosci 7, 2815–2829 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-013-0995-1

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