Over Exploitation of Groundwater in the Centre of Amman Zarqa Basin—Jordan: Evaluation of Well Data and GRACE Satellite Observations

Jordan faces a sincere water crisis. Groundwater is the major water resource in Jordan and most of the ground water systems are already exploited beyond their estimated safe yield. The Amman Zarqa Basin is one of the most important groundwater systems in Jordan, which supplies the three largest citi...

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Main Authors: Sana’a Al-Zyoud, Wolfram Rühaak, Ehsan Forootan, Ingo Sass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Resources
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/4/4/819