Estimating groundwater recharge based on mass balance evaluation of unsaturated zone in a coastal catchment characterized by tropical rainforest weather conditions
Date
2016
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Springer
Abstract
Estimation of recharge is necessary for evaluating water resources in the north Kelantan catchment of Malaysia due to rapid development and consequently over-drafting of available groundwater. In order to determine the amount of recharge, a study of natural salts (i.e., chloride and sulfate) was conducted to estimate groundwater recharge rates. Studies of the chloride mass balance (CMB) and sulfate mass balance (SMB) were carried out in the unsaturated zone under rainforest weather conditions with a relatively shallow groundwater table.
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Keywords
Chloride, Sulfate, HYDRUS-1D, Quaternary sediments, Rainwater, Malaysia
Citation
Saghravani, S. R., Yusoff, I., Wan Md Tahir, W. Z., & Othman, Z. (2016). Estimating groundwater recharge based on mass balance evaluation of unsaturated zone in a coastal catchment characterized by tropical rainforest weather conditions. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75, 1-16.