250 words) The increasing pressure and overexploitation of water bodies in the recent decades are negatively affecting the quality and quantity of aquifers. Its deterioration is also having many negative impacts on numerous ecosystems connected with these water bodies, as is the case of groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs). Therefore, the protection of groundwater resources and ecosystems ar...

Artificial intelligence techniques can be used to solve problems using a heuristic approach. This paper deals with a model able to verify whether there is groundwater in a given place, the quantity available and its quality. The system has been implemented in the logic programming language Prolog and runs on a personal computer under MS-DOS. The knowledge base has been constructed using degrees...

regarding to increased use of groundwater resources, it seems necessary to have more accurate knowledge of characteristics of aquifers in order to improved usage and accurate management of these resources. in this study, we simulated groundwater flow of qazvin aquifer usingvisual modflow model, collecting data and statistics, as well as using different studies. the simulation model has operated...

Climate change can result in significant impacts on regional and global surface water and groundwater resources. Using groundwater as a complimentary source of water has provided an effective means to satisfy the ever-increasing water demands and deal with surface water shortages problems due to robust capability of groundwater in responding to climate change. Conjunctive use of surface water a...

determining the distribution of heavy metals in groundwater is important in developing appropriate management strategies at mine sites. in this paper, the application of artificial intelligence (ai) methods to data analysis,namely artificial neural network (ann), hybrid ann with biogeography-based optimization (ann-bbo), and multi-output adaptive neural fuzzy inference system (manfis) to estima...

hyderabad is one of the fastest growing indian megacities which have significant impact on itsenvironment. the surface and groundwater resources are severely affected by uncontrolled expansion anddensification of the city. for the better understanding, recovery and to prevent future deterioration of thesesignificance resources, it is necessary to have knowledge of the impact of urban growth in ...

in developing and newly industrialized countries, population growth and migration contribute immensely to the development of megacities and mega urban areas. in most cases, the rapid development ofcities has far-reaching consequences for the ecosystem in general and the hydrological cycle in particular. the developments in china within the last decades show an interesting, but complex setting. ...