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Modeling Flash Floods and Induced Recharge into Alluvial Aquifers Using Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Electrical Resistivity Imaging

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  • Omnia El-Saadawy

    (Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo 1564, Egypt)

  • Ahmed Gaber

    (Department of Geology, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt)

  • Abdullah Othman

    (Natural Hazards Research Unit, Department of Environmental and Health Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 715, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abotalib Z. Abotalib

    (Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo 1564, Egypt
    Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, LA 89009, USA)

  • Mohammed El Bastawesy

    (Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo 1564, Egypt)

  • Mohamed Attwa

    (Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo 1564, Egypt
    Department of Geology, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt)

Abstract

Flash flood hazard assessments, mitigation measures, and water harvesting efforts in desert environments are often challenged by data scarcity on the basin scale. The present study, using the Wadi Atfeh catchment as a test site, integrates remote sensing datasets with field and geoelectrical measurements to assess flash flood hazards, suggest mitigation measures, and to examine the recharge to the alluvium aquifer. The estimated peak discharge of the 13 March 2020 flood event was 97 m 3 /h, which exceeded the capacity of the culverts beneath the Eastern Military Highway (64 m 3 /h), and a new dam was suggested, where 75% of the catchment could be controlled. The monitoring of water infiltration into the alluvium aquifer using time-lapse electrical resistivity measurements along a fixed profile showed a limited connection between the wetted surficial sediments and the water table. Throughflow is probably the main source of recharge to the aquifer rather than vertical infiltration at the basin outlet. The findings suggest further measures to avoid the negative impacts of flash floods at the Wadi Atfeh catchment and similar basins in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Furthermore, future hydrological studies in desert environments should take into consideration the major role of the throughflow in alluvium aquifer recharge.

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  • Omnia El-Saadawy & Ahmed Gaber & Abdullah Othman & Abotalib Z. Abotalib & Mohammed El Bastawesy & Mohamed Attwa, 2020. "Modeling Flash Floods and Induced Recharge into Alluvial Aquifers Using Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Electrical Resistivity Imaging," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-20, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:23:p:10204-:d:458004
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