Hydrogeophysical modeling of the groundwater aquifer units under climate variability in parts of Peninsular Malaysia: A case study of the climate-water nexus approach to sustainability. Issue 3 (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kayode, John Stephen; Arifin, Mohd Hariri; Mansor, Mohd Idham; Abdul Malek, Nurul Nadia; Musa, Roziah Che; Shahri, Sabrina; Izehar, Nur Hazwani; Umor, Mohd Rozi
• Is Part Of: Heliyon. Volume 9:Issue 3(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: Climatic-water nexus sustainability -- Groundwater saturation -- Beranang Selangor -- Peninsular Malaysia; Research -- Periodicals; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Natural history -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Physical sciences -- Periodicals; 507.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13710
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8440

Abstract

Abstract: Understanding of the climate-water nexus for sustainability, required good knowledge of the climate effects on groundwater aquifer units, particularly in rural communities. The studies were achieved using RES2-D modelling of the subsurface structures at the study site. Geophysical exploration with the application of 2-D Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI), combined with Induced Polarization (IP) method, were carried out to identify groundwater aquifers during extreme weather at Kampung Kuala Pajam, Beranang, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. The signatures obtained from geophysical explorations were used to better understand the phenomena that are responsible for groundwater depletion in the area. In recent times, there had been seasonal fluctuations in the water supply from boreholes serving the community. During the drought season, subsurface underlain this area experienced perennial acute shortages of groundwater supplies due to annual climatic variations that call for immediate solution by meeting the agricultural, domestic, and industrial water usage of the State of Selangor . A Pole-dipole techniques, using seven parallel lines of 400 m each at 5 m inter electrode spacing deployed to study the groundwater accumulation/aquifers within the area. Saturated groundwater occurrences zones were delineated as areas with average resistivity values of about 125 Ω-m, with corresponding chargeability of 30 ms. The methods used identified major faults along the northeast-southwest (NE-SW) directions, suitable for groundwater occurrences with approximate volume of about 2.86 Mega cubic metre (CBM), to proffer lasting solutions to the challenges being experienced by the community using a climate-water nexus sustainability. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: Long period of droughts occasioned by climate variations, caused declined in groundwater. Groundwater aquifer is greatly depleted than expected, particularly in Selangor. RES2-D inversion, and IP were applied to define dry-areas and groundwater aquifer zones. 3-D hydrogeophysical modelling of the aquifer units was used to quantify groundwater volume. An estimated volume of about 2.86 Mega m 3, was obtained to proffer long-lasting solutions.