A three-dimensional palaeohydrogeological reconstruction of the groundwater salinity distribution in the Nile Delta Aquifer

van Engelen, Joeri; Verkaik, Jarno; King, Jude; Nofal, Eman R.; Bierkens, Marc F. P.; Oude Essink, Gualbert H. P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5175-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5175-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5175-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 12

Research article

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19 Dec 2019

Research article |

| 19 Dec 2019

A three-dimensional palaeohydrogeological reconstruction of the groundwater salinity distribution in the Nile Delta Aquifer

Joeri van Engelen, Jarno Verkaik, Jude King, Eman R. Nofal, Marc F. P. Bierkens, and Gualbert H. P. Oude Essink

Data sets

Model input files J. van Engelen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3461667

Model code and software

Nile_Delta_post: Postprocessing scripts J. van Engelen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3461788

Video supplement

Video supplement: A three-dimensional palaeo-reconstruction of the groundwater salinity distribution in the Nile Delta Aquifer J. van Engelen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2628427

Short summary

The Nile Delta is an important agricultural area with a fast-growing population, relying increasingly on groundwater. However, saline groundwater extends far land-inward, rendering groundwater close to the coastal zone useless for consumption or agriculture. It normally is assumed that this is caused by mixing due to velocity differences, but here we show that it might also be caused by the coastline being located more land-inward 8000 years ago.