Publications

This page lists the most recent publications by members of the IAH Lebanon Chapter

• Elias A.R., Khadra W.M., Majdalani M.A., 2025.  Saltwater intrusion in coastal Lebanon: evolution of patterns, and database for groundwater quality monitoring and management.  Hydrological Sciences Journal 70(6), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2468839.
• Khadra F.W., El Sibai R., Khadra W.M., 2024. Deriving groundwater major ions from electrical conductivity using artificial neural networks supported by analytical hydrochemical solutions. Groundwater for Sustainable Development 24, 101056.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.101056.
• Mhanna, S., Halloran, L., and Brunner, P., 2024. Groundwater, armed conflict, and land surface uplift: an InSAR analysis of the Orontes River Basin, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-5577. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-5577
• ElGhawi, R., Kraft, B., Reimers, C., Reichstein, M., Körner, M., Gentine, P., & Winkler, A. J., 2023. Hybrid modeling of evapotranspiration: inferring stomatal and aerodynamic resistances using combined physics-based and machine learning. Environmental Research Letters, 18(3), 034039. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ACBBE0
• Cinkus, G., Wunsch, A., Mazzilli, N., Liesch, T., Chen, Z., Ravbar, N., Doummar, J., Fernández-Ortega, J., Barberá, J. A., Andreo, B., Goldscheider, N., and Jourde, H.: Comparison of artificial neural networks and reservoir models for simulating karst spring discharge on five test sites in the Alpine and Mediterranean regions, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 1961–1985. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-1961-2023
• Khadra W.M., Elias A.R., Majdalani M.A., 2022.  A systematic approach to derive natural background levels in groundwater: Application to an aquifer in North Lebanon perturbed by various pollution sources. Science of the Total Environment 847, 157586.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157586.
• Sbai M. A., Larabi A., Fahs M., Doummar J., 2021. A New Normalized Groundwater Age-Based Index for Quantitative Evaluation of the Vulnerability to Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: Implications for Management and Risk Assessments. Water, 13(18), 2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182496