A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty

Chefi Triki; Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi; Ali Al-Maktoumi; Slim Zekri

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_51

A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty

Chefi Triki^*, Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi, Ali Al-Maktoumi, Slim Zekri

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In this paper, we described a computationally efficient simulation–optimization (S/O) framework for coastal groundwater management (CGM), based on the combined application of numerical modeling, artificial neural networks, and genetic algorithm. The objective was to analyze the ‘trade-off’ between optimality and risk in deriving CGM strategies and to show that reformulating the problem using a mean–variance bi-criterion objective function can be a valuable tool in minimizing the risk of non-optimality. As a case study for our analysis, we studied the optimal design of an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) system in the Muscat metropolitan area in Oman. S/O was applied to find the optimal constant daily abstraction and injection rates that maximize the net present value (NPV) of the ASR system. The results show that the choice of the decision variables significantly affects the risk of non-optimality, and reducing this risk comes at the cost of a decrease in the expected NPV.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3
Editors	Amjad Kallel, Maurizio Barbieri, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Helder I. Chaminé, Broder Merkel, Haroun Chenchouni, Jasper Knight, Sandeep Panda, Nabil Khélifi, Ali Cemal Benim, Stefan Grab, Hesham El-Askary, Santanu Banerjee, Riheb Hadji, Mehdi Eshagh
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	241-243
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9783031438028
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_51
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	3rd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, CAJG-3 2020 - Virtual, Online Duration: Nov 2 2020 → Nov 5 2020

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

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Conference	3rd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, CAJG-3 2020
City	Virtual, Online
Period	11/2/20 → 11/5/20

Keywords

Artificial neural network
Coastal aquifer
Robust optimization
Uncertainty quantification

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Architecture
Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Triki, C., Rajabi, M. M., Al-Maktoumi, A., & Zekri, S. (2023). A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty. In A. Kallel, M. Barbieri, J. Rodrigo-Comino, H. I. Chaminé, B. Merkel, H. Chenchouni, J. Knight, S. Panda, N. Khélifi, A. C. Benim, S. Grab, H. El-Askary, S. Banerjee, R. Hadji, & M. Eshagh (Eds.), Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3 (pp. 241-243). (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_51

A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty. / Triki, Chefi; Rajabi, Mohammad Mahdi; Al-Maktoumi, Ali et al.
Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3. ed. / Amjad Kallel; Maurizio Barbieri; Jesús Rodrigo-Comino; Helder I. Chaminé; Broder Merkel; Haroun Chenchouni; Jasper Knight; Sandeep Panda; Nabil Khélifi; Ali Cemal Benim; Stefan Grab; Hesham El-Askary; Santanu Banerjee; Riheb Hadji; Mehdi Eshagh. Springer Nature, 2023. p. 241-243 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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Triki, C, Rajabi, MM, Al-Maktoumi, A & Zekri, S 2023, A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty. in A Kallel, M Barbieri, J Rodrigo-Comino, HI Chaminé, B Merkel, H Chenchouni, J Knight, S Panda, N Khélifi, AC Benim, S Grab, H El-Askary, S Banerjee, R Hadji & M Eshagh (eds), Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, Springer Nature, pp. 241-243, 3rd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, CAJG-3 2020, Virtual, Online, 11/2/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_51

Triki C, Rajabi MM, Al-Maktoumi A , Zekri S. A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty. In Kallel A, Barbieri M, Rodrigo-Comino J, Chaminé HI, Merkel B, Chenchouni H, Knight J, Panda S, Khélifi N, Benim AC, Grab S, El-Askary H, Banerjee S, Hadji R, Eshagh M, editors, Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3. Springer Nature. 2023. p. 241-243. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_51

Triki, Chefi ; Rajabi, Mohammad Mahdi ; Al-Maktoumi, Ali et al. / A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty. Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3. editor / Amjad Kallel ; Maurizio Barbieri ; Jesús Rodrigo-Comino ; Helder I. Chaminé ; Broder Merkel ; Haroun Chenchouni ; Jasper Knight ; Sandeep Panda ; Nabil Khélifi ; Ali Cemal Benim ; Stefan Grab ; Hesham El-Askary ; Santanu Banerjee ; Riheb Hadji ; Mehdi Eshagh. Springer Nature, 2023. pp. 241-243 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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