Title: Sources of Water Salinities in the Jordan Valley Area/Jordan
Abstract: Acta hydrochimica et hydrobiologicaVolume 29, Issue 6-7 p. 329-362 Review Sources of Water Salinities in the Jordan Valley Area/Jordan Elias Salameh, Elias Salameh [email protected] Search for more papers by this author Elias Salameh, Elias Salameh [email protected] Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 July 2002 https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-401X(200112)29:6/7<329::AID-AHEH329>3.0.CO;2-6Citations: 29AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstracten Due to its history, development of its hydrologic regime, recharge-discharge mechanisms, geologic formations, and development of its hydrodynamic pattern, the groundwater resources of the Jordan Valley show a very wide range of chemistries. In this paper the groundwater hydrochemistries are studied along profiles extending N-S along the Jordan Valley escarpment and the Jordan Valley itself and along profiles extending from the eastern escarpment to the Jordan River. Hydrochemical end members are identified and the sources of water salinization are defined. It was found that the evaporites within the Jurassic and Triassic rocks are the main contributors to the salinization of groundwater entering the Jordan Valley laterally, from its eastern side, and that the deposits of the ancestors of the Dead Sea; the Lisan Lake (Lisan deposits) are the main contributors to water salinities within the Jordan Valley itself. The Jurassic and Triassic evaporites contribute with NaCl and CaSO4 salts to the groundwater. Whereas, the Lisan deposits contribute with NaCl, CaSO4 and moderately, in a few localities with Ca2+ and Mg2+ chlorides. Abstractde Herkunft der Wassersalinität im Jordantal/Jordanien Die Grundwasservorräte des Jordantals weisen große Unterschiede in ihrem Chemismus auf, die in der Entstehungsgeschichte, der Entwicklung des hydrologischen Regimes, den Zufluss-/Abflussmechanismen, den geologischen Formationen und der Entwicklung des hydrodynamischen Musters dieses Tals bedingt sind. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Hydrochemie der Grundwässer untersucht, und zwar entlang von Profilen in Nord-Süd-Richtung an der Abbruchkante des Jordantals und im Jordantal selbst sowie entlang von Profilen von der östlichen Abbruchkante in Richtung des Flusses Jordan. Die hydrochemischen Endglieder und die Quellen für die Aufsalzung des Wassers werden ermittelt. Es zeigte sich, dass Evaporite in den Felsen aus Jura und Trias die Hauptursache für die Aufsalzung des Grundwassers sind, das seitlich von Osten ins das Jordantal einströmt. Die Jura- und Trias-Evaporite geben NaCl und CaSO4 ans Grundwasser ab. Die Versalzung des Grundwassers im Jordantal selbst hingegen geht auf den Vorläufer des Toten Meers, den Lisan-See (Lisan-Ablagerungen) zurück. Aus den Lisan-Ablagerungen lösen sich NaCl, CaSO4 und in geringerem Maße an einigen Stellen Calcium- und Magnesiumchlorid. Citing Literature Volume29, Issue6-7July 2002Pages 329-362 RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Language: en
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