T87. Building Capacity for Hydrologic Science in Water-Stressed Regions of the World (Posters)

Session No. 36
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Hall B (Charlotte Convention Center)

T87. Building Capacity for Hydrologic Science in Water-Stressed Regions of the World (Posters)

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists, U.S. National Chapter; National Ground Water Association; Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science Inc.; GSA Limnogeology Division

Authors will be present from 368.

 

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HYDROLOGIC CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: EXAMPLES FROM DISTANCE LEARNING AND APPLIED WORKSHOPS
MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, EL KADIRI, Racha, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, DURHAM, Michael C., Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, FRYAR, Alan E., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, ABU SALEM, Hend, Department of Geology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, MAHDY, Mohamed, Department of Geography, Zagazig University, Cairo, Egypt, MERKHI, Amal, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, Morocco, NOSAIR, Ahmed, Department of Geology, Zagazig University, Cairo, Egypt, ZEMZAMI, Mahmoud, Earth Sciences, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, B.P. 2202, Fez, 30000, Morocco and OUZZANI IBRAHIMI, Kamilia, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Ebdellah, Fez, Morocco, milewski@uga.edu, milewski@uga.edu
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ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR WATER-RESOURCE STUDIES IN EGYPT AND MOROCCO: FIELD TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN ARID ZONE HYDROLOGY
FRYAR, Alan E., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, WARD, James W., Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Bldg., ASU Stn.# 10904, San Angelo, TX 76909, MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, ELYOMNI, Shaimaa, Geology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt, ALNAIMY, Manal, Soil Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt, AMMAR, Mohamed, Geology, Helwan University, Cairo, 11795, Egypt, EL MOULAT, Meryem, Geology, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, 20000, Morocco, TIFRATINE, Salma, Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Casablanca, 20100, Morocco and ZAMRANE, Zineb, Laboratory GEOHYD, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, alan.fryar@uky.edu, alan.fryar@uky.edu
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THE INTEGRATION OF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING IN TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN MOROCCO: EVOLUTION AND BENEFITS
LAFTOUHI, Nour-Eddine1, FEKRI, Ahmed2, BENAABIDATE, Lahcen3, MARKHI, Amal1, ZAMRANE, Zineb1, FRYAR, Alan E.4, MILEWSKI, Adam5 and SULTAN, Mohamed6, (1)Laboratory GEOHYD, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, (2)Geology, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, 20000, Morocco, (3)Earth Sciences, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, B.P. 2202, Fez, 30000, Morocco, (4)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (5)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (6)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, noureddine.laftouhi@uca.ma, noureddine.laftouhi@uca.ma
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RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES OVER MOROCCAN WATERSHEDS: SEBOU, MELOUYA, SOUSS, BOUREGRAG, TENSIFT, AND OUM ER RBIA
EL KADIRI, Racha, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, DURHAM, Michael C., Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and FRYAR, Alan E., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, racha.elkadiri@wmich.edu, racha.elkadiri@wmich.edu
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DEVELOPMENT OF A HYDROLOGICAL DATABASE OF SEBOU WATERSHED: APPLICATION TO THE HYDROLOGICAL STUDY OF INAOUENE, R'DOM AND GUIGOU SUB CATCHMENTS
BENAABIDATE, Lahcen1, LAFTOUHI, Nour-Eddine2, NAOURA, Jamal1, ZIAN, Ahmed1 and FNIGUIRE, Fatima2, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, B.P. 2202, Fez, 30000, Morocco, (2)Laboratory GEOHYD, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, benaabidate@yahoo.fr, benaabidate@yahoo.fr
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HYDRONEURALNETWORKS: A SOFTWARE FOR HYDROLOGICAL MODELING USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
ZEMZAMI, Mahmoud and BENAABIDATE, Lahcen, Earth Sciences, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, B.P. 2202, Fez, 30000, Morocco, yashiromah@hotmail.com, yashiromah@hotmail.com
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SOME IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE TENSIFT WATERSHED (MOROCCO)
FNIGUIRE, Fatima, LAFTOUHI, Nour-Eddine and ZAMRANE, Zineb, Laboratory GEOHYD, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, fniguire.f@gmail.com, fniguire.f@gmail.com
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CHARACTERIZATION OF DROUGHT PERIODS IN THE TENSIFT WATERSHED (WEST-CENTRAL MOROCCO)
ZAMRANE, Zineb1, LAFTOUHI, Nour-Eddine1, FNIGUIRE, Fatima1, MARKHI, Amal1, LAIGNEL, Benoît2, MILEWSKI, Adam3 and FRYAR, Alan E.4, (1)Laboratory GEOHYD, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, (2)Umr Cnrs 6143, Université de Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, 76821, France, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (4)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, z.zamrane@gmail.com, z.zamrane@gmail.com
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PROBLEM OF WATERSHED ERODIBILITY IN THE HIGH ATLAS OF MARRAKECH (MOROCCO) AND ITS IMPACT ON WATER RESOURCES
MARKHI, Amal1, LAFTOUHI, Nour-Eddine1, SOULAIMANI, Abderahmane2, MILEWSKI, Adam3 and FRYAR, Alan E.4, (1)Laboratory GEOHYD, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, (2)Geology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (4)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, amal.merkhi@gmail.com, amal.merkhi@gmail.com
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DELINEATION OF GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL ZONES AND ZONES OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY SUITABLE FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES
EL MOULAT, Meryem1, FEKRI, Ahmed1, FRYAR, Alan E.2, MILEWSKI, Adam3 and GLOAGUEN, Richard4, (1)Geology, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, 20000, Morocco, (2)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (4)TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institut für Geologie, Freiberg, 09596, Germany, m.elmoulat@gmail.com, m.elmoulat@gmail.com
Handouts
  • GSA_Poster_M_ELMOULAT.pptx (6.1 MB)
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    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF QUARRYING IN THE PROVINCE OF SIDI BENNOUR (DOUKKALA, MOROCCO)
    TIFRATINE, Salma, AMRAOUI, Fouad and REMMAL, Toufik, Geology, Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Casablanca, 20100, Morocco, salmatifratine@yahoo.fr, salmatifratine@yahoo.fr
    Handouts
  • Poster_GSA.pptx (5.0 MB)
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    THE USE OF GRACE AND TRMM DATA TO QUANTIFY THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN PRECIPITATION AND TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE (TWS) ACROSS THE NILE RIVER BASIN
    AHMED, Mohamed1, SULTAN, Mohamed1, WAHR, John2, MILEWSKI, Adam3, CHOUINARD, Kyle1 and ELBAYOUMI, Tamer M.4, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (4)Statistics, Western Michigan University, 3304 Everett Tower, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, mohamed.ahmed@wmich.edu, mohamed.ahmed@wmich.edu
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    INSIGHT INTO WADI PROPERTIES, DYNAMICS, AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS DURING FLASH-FLOOD EVENTS USING TRMM SATELLITE DATA AND SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBES IN SINAI PENINSULA, EGYPT
    DURHAM, Michael C., Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, SULTAN, Mohamed, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and EL KADIRI, Racha, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, durham@uga.edu, durham@uga.edu
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    SURFACE WATER EVALUATION IN LUXOR AREA, SOUTH EGYPT
    EL SHAMY, I.Z.1, GAD, M.I.2, EL KAZZAZ, Y.A.1 and AMMAR, Mohamed1, (1)Geology, Helwan University, Cairo, 11795, Egypt, (2)Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, geo.ammar@yahoo.com, geo.ammar@yahoo.com
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    USING NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR EVALUATING SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES IN REGIONS OF EL-SALAM CANAL AREA
    ALNAIMY, Manal, SOLIMAN, K., ATIA ATIA, N., EL SAYED, A. and EL-NAKA, A., Soil Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt, dr_manalalnaimy@yahoo.com, dr_manalalnaimy@yahoo.com
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    ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY OF THE QUATERNARY AQUIFER IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NILE DELTA
    ELEWA, Hossam H., Water Resources, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 23 Jozef Brows Tito St, El Nozha El Gedida, Cairo, 11769, Egypt and NOUSIR, Ahmad M., Geology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt, ahmed_nosair2003@yahoo.com, ahmed_nosair2003@yahoo.com
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    ECONOMIC MAP OF SHARKAI GOVERNORATE, EGYPT, USING GIS AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES
    ELELSEDAMY, Mohamed Z.1, HAMED, Nawal F.2 and ELSAYED, Mohamed M.2, (1)Geography, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, (2)Geography, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt, mohamed.mahdy88@yahoo.com, mohamed.mahdy88@yahoo.com
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    PASSING ON THE BATON TO FUTURE WATER RESOURCES SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
    ISIORHO, Solomon A., Department of Geosciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, SUNDQUIST, P.H., Geosciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46805 and OMOLE, David, Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, School of Engineering, Km 10 Idiroko Road, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, isiorho@ipfw.edu, isiorho@ipfw.edu
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    RESISTIVITY SURVEY FOR GROUNDWATER IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA
    OGUNLEYE, Funsho, University of Abuja, 49 Gwagwalada Road, Abuja, 255, Nigeria, tosin.adetayo@gmail.com, tosin.adetayo@gmail.com
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    BUILDING TOWARDS GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL NORTHERN UGANDA, AFRICA
    WONG, Stephanie, Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798 and YELDERMAN Jr, Joe C., Geology, Baylor University, PO Box 97354, Waco, TX 76798, stephanie_wong@baylor.edu, stephanie_wong@baylor.edu
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    MODELING EXTREME FLOOD EVENTS IN AFGHANISTAN
    JOHNSON, William C.1, KASTENS, Jude2, LEE, Eunmok2, DOBBS, Kevin E.3 and MACPHERSON, G.L.4, (1)Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, 124 Higuchi Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (4)Dept. of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, wcj@ku.edu, wcj@ku.edu
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    IS THE KARIZ WORTH SAVING? ASSESSING THE LONGEVITY OF ANCIENT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN AFGHANISTAN
    MACPHERSON, G.L.1, LIU, Huan1, WHISNER, C.1 and JOHNSON, William C.2, (1)Dept. of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, glmac@ku.edu, glmac@ku.edu
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    WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND HYDROLOGIC EDUCATION IN THE THULOKHOLA WATERSHED, NUWAKOT, NEPAL
    DUEX, Timothy W., Geology Dept, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Box 44530, Lafayette, LA 70504 and POUDEL, Durga D., School of Geosciences, University of Louisana at Lafayette, Box 44530, Lafayette, LA 70504, TDuex@Louisiana.edu, TDuex@Louisiana.edu
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    EMPOWERING LOCAL VILLAGERS FROM WEST BENGAL TO UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF ARSENIC CONTAMINATION AND LOCATE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
    FORD, Sophia1, TELFEYAN, Kat2, MANALILKADA SASIDHARAN, Sankar1, MOHAJERIN, Tahmineh Jade2, NEAL, Andrew3, JOHANNESSON, Karen2 and DATTA, Saugata1, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (3)Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, sophief@ksu.edu, sophief@ksu.edu
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    CAPACITY BUILDING FOR KARST WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHWEST CHINA'S KARST REGION THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION
    GROVES, Chris1, YUAN, Daoxian2, JIANG, Yongjun3, ZHANG, Cheng2, CAO, Jianhua2 and LU, Qian2, (1)Crawford Hydrology Laboratory, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, (2)Karst Dynamics Laboratory, Institute of Karst Geology, Guilin, 541004, China, (3)Southwest University, Beibei, 400715, China, chris.groves@wku.edu, chris.groves@wku.edu
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