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Journal of Geosciences and Geomatics. 2014, 2(1), 11-16
DOI: 10.12691/JGG-2-1-2
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Integration of Hydrogeological Factors for Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Lazarus G. Ndatuwong1, 2, and G. S. Yadav1

1Department of Geophysics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

2Department of Physics, Adamawa State University, Mubi, Nigeria

Pub. Date: February 06, 2014
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Lazarus G. Ndatuwong and G. S. Yadav. Integration of Hydrogeological Factors for Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques. Journal of Geosciences and Geomatics. 2014; 2(1):11-16. doi: 10.12691/JGG-2-1-2

Abstract

Remote sensing data can be used as a reconnaissance and features identification tool for identifying surface and sub-surface water potential zone. The present study has been carried out to evaluate the potential zones for groundwater targeting using an integrated remote sensing data, Survey of India (SOI) topographical sheets and field verification. Four features (geomorphologic units, slope, drainage density and lineaments density) that influence groundwater occurrence were extracted and integrated to evaluate the hydrogeomorphological characteristics of the study area and demarcate the groundwater potential zones. Thematic maps of the extracted features were prepared and integrated through geography information system (GIS) environment. The groundwater potential map was prepared by overlaying the thematic layers. Weightage percentages were assigned to the different parameters according to their relative importance to groundwater potentiality. The integrated map of the area shows different zones of groundwater prospects, viz. very high (0.77% of the area), high (35.57% of the area), moderate (54.53% of the area), while poor and very poor are made up of 9.13% of the area.

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geomorphologic units, hydrogelogy, remote sensing, GIS, groundwater

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