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Study of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Climate Change, Using a Numerical Model: The Figuig Aquifer (Eastern High Atlas, Morocco)

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The impact of climate change on groundwater resources can be significant in arid regions. This is due to the increase in temperature and the decrease in precipitations in such areas. This work studies the effect of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) on the groundwater in the Figuig aquifer (392 km2), which is located in the Eastern High Atlas of Morocco. A numerical model was implemented to evaluate the effect of climate change and MAR up to 2099. Two areas with a surface of 1 and 32 km2, respectively, are favored for the construction of dams to serve the purpose of MAR. The extreme A1F1 scenario derived from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was chosen for the simulation of the recharge. The simulation results show that the scenarios are feasible, and that MAR can contribute to an efficient recovery of the groundwater in the Figuig aquifer.

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  1. Laboratory of Mineral Deposits, Hydrogeology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed I, Bd. Mohammed VI, B.P: 524, 60000, Oujda, Morocco

    Abdelhakim Jilali

  2. Department of Geography—FLSH, University Mohammed I, Oujda, Morocco

    Abderrahmane El Harradji

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  1. Institut des Régions Arides, Medenine, Tunisia

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  2. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Donald Gabriels

  3. Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan

    Atsushi Tsunekawa

  4. USDA-ARS, Bushland, Texas, USA

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Jilali, A., Harradji, A.E. (2017). Study of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Climate Change, Using a Numerical Model: The Figuig Aquifer (Eastern High Atlas, Morocco). In: Ouessar, M., Gabriels, D., Tsunekawa, A., Evett, S. (eds) Water and Land Security in Drylands. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54021-4_4

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