Gebrerufael Hailu Kahsay

Groundwater Resource Assessment: Through Distributed Steady-state Flow Modelling Gebrerufael Hailu Kahsay

This work is divided in eight chapters and the contents are outlined briefly as: Chapter1: Describes the introduction of the research that includes the problem statement, the objective of the research and research questions which the research tries to answer on the basis of the available data and applied methodologies. Methods followed and materials used are also discussed in this introductory chapter. Chapter 2: Stresses the review of previous studies in the area and literature review related to principle of groundwater modeling and recharge estimation methods are discussed. Chapter 3: General description of the study area, giving the description of the study area in relation to location, climate, geology, structure, land use, soil cover and hydro geological setting of the area. Chapter4: Data processing and analysis. This chapter is devoted to the processing and analysis of data (primary and secondary data) and involved in synthesizing and screening field data and translating the data to model input. Water chemistry data, water level data, discharge and recharge condition of the area are parts of the analysis. Chapter 5: Development of conceptual model.