2023-01-01 null null 1908(卷), null(期), (null页)
Scarcity of water has impacted the Gulf countries and one of them is the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Among the many possibilities, a viable approach for water preservation in arid regions is Artificial Groundwater Recharging (AGR). Freshwater from multiple sources are fetched and reserved in aquifers and pumped out during lean phases. This research endeavors to delineate AGR zones in Northern part of UAE taking into account of precipitation, drainage density, geomorphology, geology, groundwater level, total dissolved solids, elevation, lineament density, and distance from residences with the aid of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS). Parameters were measured to criteria weightings by Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP), and then overlay analysis was performed to deduce the potential AGR map. The map was categorized in a scale ranging from very high suitability to low suitability. More than 20% of the total area was highly suitable for AGR. Geology and geomorphology were identified to be the significant factors for determination of the potential zones.