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Groundwater Dynamics in Hard Rock Aquifers

Sustainable Management and Optimal Monitoring Network Design

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Editors:
  1. Shakeel Ahmed

    1. NGRI, Hyderabad, India

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  2. Ramaswamy Jayakumar

    1. UNESCO Office, Beijing, P.R. China

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  3. Abdin Salih

    1. UNESCO Office, Tehran, Iran

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  • Equipped with latest techniques applied to hard rock aquifer systems
  • Most of the modern techniques such as Geostatistics and Aquifer Modeling in one place
  • Most of the work included in the book as an example stems from a single aquifer system
  • Additional examples from a variety of the aquifers from many places of the world included
  • The theoretical developments are supported by case studies to explain the research work and ensure the applicability

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Hydrogeological Research in India in Managing Water Resources

    • K. D. Sharma, Sudhir Kumar
    Pages 1-19

  3. Nature of Hard Rock Aquifers: Hydrogeological Uncertainties and Ambiguities

    • B. B. S. Singhal
    Pages 20-39

  4. Overview of the Hydrogeology of Hard Rock Aquifers: Applications for their Survey, Management, Modelling and Protection

    • P. Lachassagne
    Pages 40-63

  5. Geophysical Characterization of Hard Rock Aquifers

    • N. S. Krishnamurthy, Subash Chandra, Dewashish Kumar
    Pages 64-86

  6. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Groundwater Exploration

    • S. K. Nag
    Pages 87-92

  7. Pumping Tests: Planning, Preparation and Execution

    • K. Subrahmanyam, Haris H. Khan
    Pages 93-99

  8. Various Pumping Tests and Methods for Evaluation of Hydraulic Properties in Fractured Hard Rock Aquifers

    • J. C. Maréchal, B. Dewandel, K. Subrahmanyam, R. Torri
    Pages 100-111

  9. Analyses of Aquifer Parameters from Different Hydraulic Tests and Their Scale Effect

    • J. C. Maréchal, Faisal K. Zaidi, B. Dewandel
    Pages 112-122

  10. Upscaling of Slug Test Hydraulic Conductivity Using Discrete Fracture Network Modelling in Granitic Aquifers

    • Dominique Bruel, Faisal K. Zaidi, C. Engerrand
    Pages 123-133

  11. Groundwater Balance at the Watershed Scale in a Hard Rock Aquifer Using GIS

    • J. C. Maréchal, L. Galeazzi, B. Dewandel
    Pages 134-141

  12. Water Budgeting and Construction of Future Scenarios for Prediction and Management of Ground Water under Stressed Condition

    • Faisal K. Zaidi, Benoît Dewandel, Jean-Marie Gandolfi, Shakeel Ahmed
    Pages 142-149

  13. Applying Geostatistics: Basic Knowledge and Variographic Analysis with Exercises

    • P. S. N. Murthy, Tanvi Arora, Shakeel Ahmed
    Pages 150-171

  14. Kriging for Estimating Hydrogeological Parameters

    • Shakeel Ahmed, K. Devi
    Pages 172-178

  15. Application of Geostatistics in Optimal Groundwater Monitoring Network Design

    • Shakeel Ahmed, Dewashish Kumar, Aadil Nabi Bhat
    Pages 179-190

  16. Reconstruction of Water Level Time Series in an Aquifer Using Geostatistical Technique

    • Dewashish Kumar, Shakeel Ahmed
    Pages 191-200

  17. Governing Equations of Groundwater Flow and Aquifer Modelling Using Finite Difference Method

    • Shazrah Owais, S. Atal, P. D. Sreedevi
    Pages 201-218

  18. Simulation of Flow in Weathered-Fractured Aquifer in a Semi-Arid and Over-Exploited Region

    • Shakeel Ahmed, P. D. Sreedevi
    Pages 219-233

  19. Regional Simulation of a Groundwater Flow in Coastal Aquifer, Tamil Nadu, India

    • L. Elango, C. Sivakumar
    Pages 234-242

  20. Hydrogeology of Hard Rock Aquifer in Kashmir Valley: Complexities and Uncertainties

    • G. Jeelani
    Pages 243-248
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Groundwater is of utmost importance in the arid and semi-arid environment. The areas in such regions are forced to face a variety of problems regarding groundwater as it is the main source of water no matter for any use viz., drinking, domestic, irrigation or industrial particularly for the rural population. The main challenges in hard rock areas in the semi-arid region are the water conservation, management and planning of the water resources. This is further complicated with several complexities of the geological formation. With the semi-arid environment, complex geological settings and over shooting stresses, the aquifer system becomes extremely fragile and sensitive. In spite of a good amount of research in this field, it is still needed to understand the behaviour of such complex system precisely and also apply the result in reasonably larger scales. Therefore, the present research is focused on improving the knowledge on the structure and functioning of the aquifer system in hard rock terrain.

Editors and Affiliations

  • NGRI, Hyderabad, India

    Shakeel Ahmed

  • UNESCO Office, Beijing, P.R. China

    Ramaswamy Jayakumar

  • UNESCO Office, Tehran, Iran

    Abdin Salih

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