@article{fdi:010060534,
  title = {{C}omprehension and hydrogeological conceptualization of aquifer in arid and semi-arid regions using integrated hydrogeological information system : case of the deep aquifer of {Z}{\'e}ramdine-{B}{\'e}ni {H}assen (east-central {T}unisia)},
  author = {{L}achaal, {F}. and {M}layah, {A}. and {A}nane, {M}. and {B}edir, {M}. and {T}arhouni, {J}. and {L}educ, {C}hristian},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n arid and semi-arid regions, the groundwater overexploitation caused drawdown in piezometric levels and a degradation of chemical water quality. {T}hat is why the groundwater monitoring needs a good comprehension of the hydrogeological aquifer properties. {T}his is specially the case of {Z},ramdine-{B},ni {H}assen deep aquifer (east-central {T}unisia). {S}eismic profiles interpretation highlights the existence of the {Z},ramdine fault corridor, the {B}oumerd{S}s anticline, the {M}oknine and {M}ahdia grabens that represent lateral boundaries for the study aquifer. {T}he outcrop of the aquifer is located in the {Z},ramdine, {B},ni {H}assen and {A}in {B}en {J}annet regions, where two lithostratigraphic sections were realized. {T}he piezometric study shows that the principal groundwater flow is from west to east. {A} secondary flow is from {NW} to {SE}. {T}he hydrochemical study of 22 sample shows that the aquifer is characterized by freshwater, dominated by {N}a-{C}a-{C}l-{SO}4 facies. {T}he salinity increase is from the west to the east, which coincides with the principal water flow direction. {T}he integration of all results deduced from the hydrogeophysic, hydrodynamic and hydrochemical studies is developed to investigate hydrological processes of {Z},ramdine-{B},ni {H}assen aquifer and consequently to propose a conceptual model, which will help to propose a rescue plan for the studied aquifer and to implement a spatial hydrogeological database using the global information system and then to characterize the complex aquifer system.},
  keywords = {{G}roundwater ; {C}onceptual model ; {G}eodatabase ; {H}ydrogeological information systems ; {T}unisia ; {TUNISIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rabian {J}ournal of {G}eosciences},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {2655--2671},
  ISSN = {1866-7511},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12517-011-0498-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060534},
}