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A Simulink Hydrological Estimation of Water Shortage Problem in Al-Najaf Region

Version 1 : Received: 19 July 2019 / Approved: 22 July 2019 / Online: 22 July 2019 (08:03:43 CEST)

How to cite: Hussein, A.K.; Kareem, H.H.; Hayder, A.M. A Simulink Hydrological Estimation of Water Shortage Problem in Al-Najaf Region. Preprints 2019, 2019070234. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0234.v1 Hussein, A.K.; Kareem, H.H.; Hayder, A.M. A Simulink Hydrological Estimation of Water Shortage Problem in Al-Najaf Region. Preprints 2019, 2019070234. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0234.v1

Abstract

Recently, the environment is being put under constantly increasing pressure. Globally, water shortage is considered as one of the most serious environmental problems which affect human life and plant wealth. Iraq is highly affected by water deficit in many regions. In particular, Al-Najaf region is selected to be under evaluation for the current and future water resources shortage. This study is based on the collected data for rainfall, evaporation, flow-rate, groundwater, water needed for irrigation, and daily uses for the period between 2000 and 2018. The Artificial Neural Network, normal distribution, and lognormal distribution type III are applied for analyzing the collected data in addition to predict the water shortage for year 2050. Results show a water shortage in years 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2017 only for the selected period. A Simulink model is constructed using Matlab to increase the credibility of the estimated results and gives accurate results for the groundwater and surface water needed. Where in 2050, it is found that it needs to use the groundwater source by 0.024 x 109 m3 to support the surface water source which is represented by the Euphrates River. The study shows the extent of inefficient management of water resources in Al-Najaf region.

Keywords

water shortage; Euphrates River; Al-Najaf region; artificial neural network; Simulink / Matlab

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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