Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone

Estimation and forecast of groundwater recharge and capacity of aquifer are essential issues in water resources investigation. In the current research, groundwater recharge, recharge coefficient and effective rainfall were determined through a case study using empirical methods applicable to the tr...

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Main Authors:	Saghravani, Seyed Reza, Ismail Yusoff, Sa’ari Mustapha, Saghravani, Seyed Fazlollah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/1/01_Seyed_Reza.pdf

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spelling	ukm-61472016-12-14T06:40:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/ Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone Saghravani, Seyed Reza Ismail Yusoff, Sa’ari Mustapha, Saghravani, Seyed Fazlollah Estimation and forecast of groundwater recharge and capacity of aquifer are essential issues in water resources investigation. In the current research, groundwater recharge, recharge coefficient and effective rainfall were determined through a case study using empirical methods applicable to the tropical zones. The related climatological data between January 2000 and December 2010 were collected in Selangor, Malaysia. The results showed that groundwater recharge was 326.39 mm per year, effective precipitation was 1807.97 mm per year and recharge coefficient was 18% for the study area. In summary, the precipitation converted to recharge, surface runoff and evapotranspiration are 12, 32 and 56% of rainfall, respectively. Correlation between climatic parameters and groundwater recharge showed positive and negative relationships. The highest correlation was found between precipitation and recharge. Linear multiple regressions between recharge and measured climatologic data proved significant relationship between recharge and rainfall and wind speed. It was also proven that the proposed model provided an accurate estimation for similar projects. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/1/01_Seyed_Reza.pdf Saghravani, Seyed Reza and Ismail Yusoff, and Sa’ari Mustapha, and Saghravani, Seyed Fazlollah (2013) Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone. Sains Malaysiana, 42 (5). pp. 553-560. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	Estimation and forecast of groundwater recharge and capacity of aquifer are essential issues in water resources investigation. In the current research, groundwater recharge, recharge coefficient and effective rainfall were determined through a case study using empirical methods applicable to the tropical zones. The related climatological data between January 2000 and December 2010 were collected in Selangor, Malaysia. The results showed that groundwater recharge was 326.39 mm per year, effective precipitation was 1807.97 mm per year and recharge coefficient was 18% for the study area. In summary, the precipitation converted to recharge, surface runoff and evapotranspiration are 12, 32 and 56% of rainfall, respectively. Correlation between climatic parameters and groundwater recharge showed positive and negative relationships. The highest correlation was found between precipitation and recharge. Linear multiple regressions between recharge and measured climatologic data proved significant relationship between recharge and rainfall and wind speed. It was also proven that the proposed model provided an accurate estimation for similar projects.
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author	Saghravani, Seyed Reza Ismail Yusoff, Sa’ari Mustapha, Saghravani, Seyed Fazlollah
spellingShingle	Saghravani, Seyed Reza Ismail Yusoff, Sa’ari Mustapha, Saghravani, Seyed Fazlollah Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
author_facet	Saghravani, Seyed Reza Ismail Yusoff, Sa’ari Mustapha, Saghravani, Seyed Fazlollah
author_sort	Saghravani, Seyed Reza
title	Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
title_short	Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
title_full	Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
title_fullStr	Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
title_full_unstemmed	Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
title_sort	estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6147/1/01_Seyed_Reza.pdf
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Estimating groundwater recharge using empirical method: a case study in the tropical zone

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