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GroMoPo Metadata for Sfax region MODFLOW model


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Abstract

The water resources are exhausted by the increasing demand related to the population growth. They are also affected by climate circumstances, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. These areas are already undergoing noticeable shortages and low annual precipitation rate. This paper presents a numerical model of the Sfax shallow aquifer system that was developed by coupling the geographical information system tool ArcGIS 9.3 and ground water modeling system GMS6.5's interface, ground water flow modeling MODFLOW 2000. Being in coastal city and having an arid climate with high consumption rates, this aquifer is undergoing a hydraulic stress situation. Therefore, the groundwater piezometric variations were calibrated for the period 2003-2013 and simulated based on two scenarios; first the constant and growing consumption and second the rainfall forecast as a result of climate change scenario released by the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources and the German International Cooperation Agency "GIZ" using HadCM3 as a general circulation model. The piezometric simulations globally forecast a decrease that is about 0.5 m in 2020 and 1 m in 2050 locally the decrease is more pronounced in "Chaffar" and "Djbeniana" regions and that is more evident for the increasing consumption scenario. The two scenarios announce a quantitative degradation of the groundwater by the year 2050 with an alarming marine intrusion in "Djbeniana" region. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Tunisia
North Latitude
35.2692°
East Longitude
11.2172°
South Latitude
34.0997°
West Longitude
9.8458°

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Additional Metadata

Name Value
DOI 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.02.006
Depth 250
Scale 1 001 - 10 000 km²
Layers 1 layer
Purpose Groundwater resources;Salt water intrusion
GroMoPo_ID 169
IsVerified True
Model Code MODFLOW
Model Link https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.02.006
Model Time 2003-2013
Model Year 2018
Model Authors E. Boughariou, N. Allouche, I. Jmal , N. Mokadem, B. Ayed , S. Haji, H. Khanfir, S. Bouri
Model Country Tunisia
Data Available Report/paper only
Developer Email boughariouemna@live.fr
Dominant Geology Unconsolidated sediments
Developer Country Tunisia
Publication Title Modeling aquifer behaviour under climate change and high consumption: Case study of the Sfax region, southeast Tunisia
Original Developer No
Additional Information
Integration or Coupling None of the above
Evaluation or Calibration Dynamic water levels
Geologic Data Availability

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GroMoPo, D. Kretschmer (2023). GroMoPo Metadata for Sfax region MODFLOW model, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/eede1a7b68194eefa25b13a80976227b

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