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Contribution of the 3D Geological Model to the Study of the High Basin Ziz Jurassic Aquifers Structure (Central High Atlas, Morocco)
Laboratory of Applied Geosciences and Center of Eastern Science and Water Technology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed 1st University, Oujda, Morocco
Laboratory of Applied Geosciences and Center of Eastern Science and Water Technology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed 1st University, Oujda, Morocco
Geology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Moulay Ismail, Errachidia, Morocco
- 1 Laboratory of Applied Geosciences and Center of Eastern Science and Water Technology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed 1st University, Oujda, Morocco
- 2 Laboratory of Applied Geosciences and Center of Eastern Science and Water Technology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed 1st University, Oujda, Morocco
- 3 Geology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Moulay Ismail, Errachidia, Morocco
Journal of Geographic Information System·Volume 07 (2015)·Pages 294–300·Published 20 May 2015·DOI10.4236/jgis.2015.73023
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Abstract
The high Ziz’s basin, which is part of the Central High Atlas, contains Jurassic superficial and deep aquifers. The information sheets are still fragmentary and insufficient because of the basin’s large size and its complex geological structure. In order to improve the knowledge of these aquifers and the determination of the structure of aquifers, a 3D geological model was developed in this study. It was constructed from information provided by 200 mechanical soundings and 81 electrical surveys and geological maps. Compiled holes were analyzed, coded and integrated in the software Groundwater Modeling System 6.0 (GMS 6.0). For doing this, five lithostratigraphic units were considered: the Domerian, the Toarcian, the Aalenian, the Bajo-Bathonian and the Quaternary. The operation of the 3D stratigraphic model allowed making it closer to the geometry of Jurassic aquifers.
KeywordsCentral High AtlasZiz’s BasinJurassic Aquifers3D Stratigraphic Model
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