a Record control number 000263361600002

a ISSN 0943-0105

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

a Classification number TD195

b Item number .A53 2009

a Personal name Endreny, Theodore A.

a Title Ancient eco-technology of qanats for engineering a sustainable water supply in the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus.

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc Theodore A.Endreny, Hüseyin Gökçekuş.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

a Summary, etc The qanat water supply technology, which gravity drains mountain aquifers into valleys, is considered as a culturally appropriate and ecological sustainable design to meet northern Cyprus' drinking water development needs. This research estimates the boundary and water budget for the proposed qanat recharge area of 370 km(2), which is in the upper elevations of the limestone dominated Five Finger Mountain Range. The mountain drainage was analyzed using global elevation data from the Shuttle Ranging Topography Mission (SRTM). Efforts to use Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) annual precipitation for water budget inputs failed due to extreme error when tested against 10-30 years of meteorological station data; TRMM under-estimated depths on the narrow mountain peaks. Gage records, while few in number, were area averaged to set average annual precipitation inputs at 530 mm year(-1). Evaporation was estimated using a complementary relationship areal evapotranspiration (CRAE) model, setting average atmospheric outputs at 221 mm year(-1). Recharge to the qanat aquifer was set by subtracting evaporation from precipitation, and then allocating 50% of the remaining water to environmental services. At 25% development, the qanat system supplies 14 mm(3) year(-1) of water, meeting the drinking water deficit of 13 mm(3).

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental sciences

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Water Resources

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Water scarcity

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Remotely sensed data

g Relationship information MAR 2009, Vol 57 Issue 2, p249-257, Special Issue: SI

t Title Environmental Geology

x International Standard Serial Number 09430105

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00254-008-1274-4