Potential ground-water resources and decrease in natural flow of wells in Dakhla Oases, Western Desert, Egypt

The Nubian Aquifer System is the primary aquifer in the Western Desert of Egypt. The Dakhla Oases are among five other oases relying on this aquifer as the only source of water. The water-bearing layers are mainly porous Cretaceous sandstones overlain by predominantly marine shales and clays of Late...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: El Ghonemy, Hamdi Mohamed Riad,1962-
Other Authors: Davis, Stanley N.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1988
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/191977