Conference "Hydrogeology of Arid Environments"
March 14 - 17, 2012
Hannover, Germany
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Scientific committee:
Mohammed Al Saud, Riyadh | András Bárdossy, Stuttgart | Matthias Hinderer, Darmstadt | Thomas Himmelsbach, Hannover | Heinz Hötzl, Karlsruhe | Andreas Kallioras, Athens | Wolfgang Kinzelbach, Zürich | Ralf Klingbeil, Beirut | Alan McDonald, Edingburgh | Broder J. Merkel, Freiberg | Randolf Rausch, Riyadh | Johannes Riegger, Stuttgart | Martin Sauter, Göttingen | Christoph Schüth, Darmstadt | Wilhelm Struckmeier, Hannover | Georg Teutsch, Leipzig | Stefan Wohnlich, Bochum
Presentations:
Detailed final programme (PDF, 204 KB)
Wednesday, 14 March 2012 | |
Keynote Lecture Integrated Groundwater Management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Al Saud, M., Ministry of Water & Electricity, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Co-Author: Rausch, R. | |
Session - IWRM | |
How Much Water is Left? – An Economic Approach to the Quantification of Non-Renewable Groundwater Resources Dirks, H., GIZ Dornier Consulting, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Co-Authors: Holtkemper, S., Al-Saud, M., Rausch, R. | |
Moving Well Solution to Optimal, Multi-Objective Groundwater Use – Method and Application Siegfried, H., hydrosolutions Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland Co-Author: Kinzelbach, W. | Download (PDF, 3 MB) |
Demand Management as a Potential Unconventional Source of Water, The West Bank Governorates Abusaada, M., Palestinian Hydrology Group, Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian Authority Co-Authors: Tamimi, A., Sauter, M. | |
Water Balance for the Aleppo Basin, Syria – Implications of Land Use on Simulated Groundwater Abstraction and Recharge Schlote, A., Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany Co-Authors: Hennings, V., Schäffer, U. | Download (PDF, 1 MB) |
Keynote Lecture Parameterization of Large-scale Groundwater Models in Arid Regions Teutsch, G., Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany | |
Water Resources Protection for the Water Supply of Beirut Margane, A., Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany Co-Author: Makki, I. | Download (PDF, 5 MB) |
Linkage of WEAP and MODFLOW Models for the Azraq Basin Reuß, R., Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany Co-Authors: Zoßeder, K., Maßmann, J. | |
Historical Background of Water Resources and Current Management Initiatives in the Semi-Arid Plain of Souss-Chtouka (Morocco) Fakir, Y., University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakech (UCAM), Marrakech, Morocco Co-Authors: Le Page, M., Aslikh, A., Fanzi, A., Huber, M. | |
Case Study of Groundwater Resources Usage for a Coastal Arid Region in the Al Batinah, Oman Walther, M., Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany Co-Authors: Delfs, J.-O., Graf, T., Al-Saidi, A., Grundmann, J., Kolditz, O., Liedl, R. | Download (PDF, 3 MB) |
Thursday, 15 March 2012 | |
Keynote Lecture Agricultural Irrigation – A Critical Nexus for Groundwater Resources in More Arid Climates Foster, S., Global Water Partnership, Goring, United Kingdom | Download (PDF, 5 MB) |
Session - Groundwater recharge | |
Groundwater Recharge in the Lake Chad Basin Vassolo, S., Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany | Download (PDF, 2 MB) |
Integrated Remote and in situ Assessment of a Playa Lake Groundwater System in Northern Chile Markovich, K., The University of Texas, Austin, USA Co-Author: Pierce, S. A. | Download (PDF, 2 MB) |
Stable Isotope Studies in Semiarid, Karstic Environments Reveal Information for Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Damascus, Syria Königer, P., Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany Co-Authors: Toll, M., Himmelsbach, T., Shalak, K., Hadaya, A., Rajab, R. | Download (PDF, 2 MB) |
Session - Groundwater recharge | |
Investigations of Recharge to an Arid Zone Freshwater Lens Fadlelmawla, A., Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait Co-Authors: Hadi, K., Zouari, K. | |
Groundwater Recharges in Dryland Alluvial Megafans: Geomorphology versus Lithofacies Controls, Examples from Central Iran Arzani, N., University of Payme Noor, Tehran, Iran | |
Identification of Potential Groundwater Recharge Using 3D-Spatial Soil Moisture Observations in the Ad-Dahna Desert, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Rödiger, T., Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Halle/Saale, Germany Co-Authors: Meier, A., Siebert, C., Königer, F., Kallioras, A., Forestier, P., Fuest, T., Schüth, C., Rausch, R., Al-Saud, M., Dietrich, P. | Download (PDF, 2 MB) |
Combining Field Measurements and Modeling of Soil Water Dynamics to Quantify Groundwater Recharge in Dryland Savanna, Namibia Gröngröft, A., University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Co-Authors: Landschreiber, L., Classen, N., Duijnisveld, W., Eschenbach, A. | Download (PDF, 8 MB) |
Keynote Lecture Climatic Caused Variations of Groundwater Recharge in the Middle East and its Consequences for the Future Water Management Hötzl, H., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany | |
Session - Case studies | |
Application of Thermal Data for Groundwater Studies in Arid Regions at the Example of the Dead Sea Mallast, U., Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Halle/Saale, Germany Co-Authors: Siebert, C., Schwonke, F., Wagner, B., Rödiger, T., Geyer, S., Gloaguen, R., Sauter, M., Kühn, F., Merz, R. | Download (PDF, 3 MB) |
Saltwater Intrusion Balances in the Nubian Aquifer System Gossel, W., Martin Luther University Halle, Halle, Germany Co-Authors: Sefelnasr, A., Wycisk, P. | |
Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Occurring in Saudi Arabian Sandstone Aquifers Michelsen, N., Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany Co-Authors: Schubert, M., Schüth, C., Rausch, R., Al Saud, M. | |
Wadi System Components Under Arid Climate to Estimate Transmission Losses and Groundwater Recharge through Analytic/Numeric Solutions Sorman, A. U., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey | Download (PDF, 956 KB) |
Session - Case studies & monitoring network | |
Hydrological and Hydrochemical Process of the Sebkha Oum El Khialette, South East of Tunisia Nesrine, N., National School of Engineering of Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia Co-Author: Rachida, B. | Download (PDF, 4 MB) |
Integrated Examinations of Hydraulic Conductivity, Apparent Resistivity and Hydrochemical Characteristics of Aquifers in a View to Minimize Failure Rates of Wells in Weybo River Catchment, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa Damtew, A. D., Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany | |
Mitigating the Current and Future Challenges for the Drinking Water Supply of Damascus, Syria Toll, M., Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany Co-Authors: Shalak, K., Al-Safadi, M., Hadaya, A., Abdullah, A., Rajab, R., Houben, G., Himmelsbach, T. | |
The Upper Mega Aquifer System on the Arabian Peninsula – Delineation of Sub-Aquifer Interaction using Hydrochemical and REE+Y Patterns Siebert, C., Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Halle/Saale, Germany Co-Authors: Rödiger, T., Rausch, R., Döhler, J., Michelsen, N., Al-Saud, M. | Download (PDF, 6 MB) |
Monitoring of Water Resources in Arid Regions Vogel, K., SEBA Hydrometrie GmbH & Co. KG, Kaufbeuren, Germany Co-Author: Döhler, J. | |
Design and Setup of a High Resolution Hydrometric Monitoring Network in a Semi-Arid Karst Environment – West Bank Schmidt, S., Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany Co-Authors: Fischer, S., Toll, M., Ries, F., Zayed, O., Guttman, J., Marei, A., Weiss, M., Geyer, T., Sauter, M. |
Friday, 16 March 2012 | |
Keynote Lecture Modelling of the Hydrology and Hydraulics of the Okavango Delta Kinzelbach, W., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland | |
Session - Modelling | |
Modeling Ecological Water Releases to the Lower Tarim River Wang, H., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Co-Authors: Yang, P., Kinzelbach, W. | |
Groundwater Modeling in Al Malih Basin, Jordan Valley Sabri, R., Technical University of Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany Co-Authors: Ghanem, M., Abu Madi, M., Merkel, B. | Download (PDF, 1 MB) |
Large Scale Groundwater Recharge Estimation with Hydrological Models in Arid Environments – Case Study Arabian Peninsula Keim, B., Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Kobus und Partner GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany Co-Authors: Rausch, R., Al-Saud, M., Pfäfflin, H., Bárdossy, A., Bendel, D., Lorenz, M. | |
The Water Resources of the Eastern Mediterranean: Present and Future Conditions Menzel, L., Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany Co-Author: Törnros, T. | |
Evaluating Uncertainty Introduced to MABIA-WEAP-FAO56 Soil Water Balance Simulation Model by Using Limited Meteorological Data Sahli, A., National Institute of Agronomy of Tunisia (INAT), Tunis, Tunisia Co-Authors: Jabloun, M., Hennings, V., Müller, H.-W., Sieber, J., Purkey, D. | Download (PDF, 2 MB) |
Modeling of Seawater Intrusion Due to Climate Change Impacts in North Gaza Coastal Aquifer Using SEAWAT Sarsak, R. F., Environmental Health Department, UNRWA, Nablus, Palestine Co-Author: Almasri, M. N. | Download (PDF, 1 MB) |
Development of a 3D Groundwater Flow Model in Semi-Arid to Arid Region: The Western Drainage Basin of the Dead Sea (Israel and West Bank) Gräbe, A., Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Halle/Saale, Germany Co-Authors: Rödiger, T., Kolditz, O., Rink, K., Fischer, T., Sun, F., Wang, W. | Download (PDF, 3 MB) |
Session - Groundwater balance & artificial recharge | |
Groundwater Modelling Considering Climate Change and Significant Change in Recharge by Urban Development Along the Western Coast of Saudi Arabia Prein, A., CDM Consult GmbH, Alsbach, Germany Co-Authors: Weiß, J., Makhoul, R. S. | |
Characterization of Water Storage Dynamics in Arid Areas by Satellite Gravimetry Riegger, J., University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany Co-Author: Tourian, M. J. | |
Managed Aquifer Recharge of Reclaimed Water: Storage and Treatment Opportunities in Arid Lands Winslow, F., Schlumberger Water Services, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Co-Authors: Maliva, R. G., Herrmann, R. | |
The Khadin Water Harvesting System of Peru – An Ancient Example for Future Adaption to Climatic Change Mächtle, B., Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Co-Authors: Ross, K., Eitel, B. | Download (PDF, 4 MB) |
Preparatory Hydrogeological Investigations for the Large-Scale Strategic ASR-Project in the Liwa Desert of the Abu Dhabi Emirate Koziorowski, G., German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Thanks to all participants for the provision of the presentations.