Modelling Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potential of the Moghra Aquifer, Egypt, for Extensive Rural Development
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Conceptual Model Development
3.1. Digital Hydro-Geologic Framework Model
3.2. Hydro-Geologic Boundary Conditions
3.3. Domain Discretization
3.4. Subsurface Stratigraphy
3.5. Hydrogeological and Pum** Data
4. Numerical Model Set-Up
4.1. Steady-State Simulation
4.1.1. Model Calibration
4.1.2. Model Sensitivity
4.2. Time-Dependent Simulation
4.2.1. Transient Calibration Using Pum** Test Data
4.2.2. Transient Verification Using GRACE-Retrieved Data
4.3. Management Schemes
5. Results and Discussions
5.1. Pum** Scenarios
5.2. Climate Change Impacts
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Model Development and Calibration
Appendix B. Optimum Pum** Scheme without Considering Climate Change Impact
Appendix C. Optimum Pum** Scheme Considering Climate Change Impact
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Change Factor of Conductivity | % Change of Hydraulic Head |
---|---|
0.2 | 0.16 |
0.4 | 0.26 |
0.6 | 0.16 |
0.8 | 0.30 |
1.2 | 0.26 |
1.5 | 0.20 |
2.0 | 0.16 |
2.5 | 0.22 |
3.0 | 0.20 |
Scenario | Total Pum** “Mm3/Day” | Cultivated Area “Acres” * | Time (Years) | |||||||||
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10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | |||
1 | 0.80 | 57,143 | 8.72 | 15.75 | 22.34 | 28.55 | 34.29 | 39.66 | 44.72 | 49.54 | 54.15 | 58.59 |
2 | 0.90 | 64,286 | 9.81 | 17.72 | 25.15 | 32.15 | 38.62 | 44.68 | 50.40 | 55.84 | 61.06 | 66.09 |
3 | 1.00 | 71,429 | 10.90 | 19.70 | 27.96 | 35.75 | 42.96 | 49.71 | 56.09 | 62.17 | 68.00 | 73.62 |
4 | 1.10 | 78,571 | 11.99 | 21.67 | 30.77 | 39.63 | 47.32 | 54.76 | 61.81 | 68.35 | 74.98 | 81.20 |
5 | 1.20 | 85,714 | 13.08 | 23.65 | 33.59 | 42.98 | 51.68 | 59.83 | 67.55 | 74.91 | 81.99 | 88.82 |
6 | 1.30 | 92,857 | 14.17 | 25.63 | 36.41 | 46.6 | 56.05 | 64.91 | 73.31 | 81.33 | 89.04 | 96.49 |
7 | 1.40 | 100,000 | 15.26 | 27.61 | 39.23 | 50.23 | 60.43 | 70.00 | 79.09 | 87.77 | 96.12 | 104.2 |
8 | 1.50 | 107,143 | 16.36 | 29.59 | 42.06 | 53.86 | 64.82 | 75.12 | 84.89 | 94.24 | 103.24 | 111.96 |
Scenario | Cultivated Area “Acres” * | Time (Years) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | ||
1 | 57,143 | 8.85 | 16.19 | 23.09 | 29.67 | 35.81 | 41.64 | 47.19 | 52.53 | 57.74 | 62.89 |
2 | 64,286 | 9.96 | 18.22 | 25.99 | 33.41 | 40.34 | 46.92 | 53.18 | 59.22 | 65.12 | 70.94 |
3 | 71,429 | 11.07 | 20.25 | 28.90 | 37.16 | 44.87 | 52.21 | 59.20 | 65.95 | 72.53 | 79.05 |
4 | 78,571 | 12.17 | 22.28 | 31.81 | 40.91 | 49.42 | 57.52 | 65.23 | 72.70 | 79.98 | 87.20 |
5 | 85,714 | 13.28 | 24.31 | 34.73 | 44.67 | 53.98 | 62.84 | 71.30 | 79.48 | 87.48 | 95.40 |
6 | 92,857 | 14.39 | 26.35 | 37.64 | 48.43 | 58.55 | 68.18 | 77.39 | 86.3 | 95.01 | 103.65 |
7 | 100,000 | 15.5 | 28.38 | 40.56 | 52.2 | 63.13 | 73.54 | 83.5 | 93.14 | 102.59 | 111.96 |
8 | 107,143 | 16.61 | 30.42 | 43.49 | 55.98 | 67.72 | 78.92 | 89.63 | 100.02 | 110.21 | 120.32 |
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Shalby, A.; Zeidan, B.A.; Pietrucha-Urbanik, K.; Negm, A.M.; Armanuos, A.M. Modelling Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potential of the Moghra Aquifer, Egypt, for Extensive Rural Development. Water 2024, 16, 1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111562
Shalby A, Zeidan BA, Pietrucha-Urbanik K, Negm AM, Armanuos AM. Modelling Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potential of the Moghra Aquifer, Egypt, for Extensive Rural Development. Water. 2024; 16(11):1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111562
Chicago/Turabian StyleShalby, Ahmed, Bakenaz A. Zeidan, Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik, Abdelazim M. Negm, and Asaad M. Armanuos. 2024. "Modelling Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potential of the Moghra Aquifer, Egypt, for Extensive Rural Development" Water 16, no. 11: 1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111562