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A Hydrologic Budget Analysis for the Nile Valley in Egypt
Author(s) -
Attia Fatma A. R.,
Allam Mohamed N.,
Amer Abdel Wahab
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1986.tb01023.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , aquifer , surface water , hydrology (agriculture) , calibration , environmental science , geology , geotechnical engineering , environmental engineering , mathematics , statistics
A two‐dimensional finite‐element model has been adapted to simulate the aquifer underlying the Nile Valley of Egypt. Calibration of the model led to the determination of the interaction between the ground water and the Nile surface water. Results obtained from the model were compared with those obtained from simple hydrologic budget analyses and were found to be quite comparable. The model is, thus, considered to adequately represent the ground‐water system of the Nile Valley and may be used to forecast the effects of managing the integrated ground‐water/surface‐water system.