• Characterization and Productivity of Alluvial Aquifers in Sustainability Oasis Areas: A Case Study of the Tata Watershed (Southeast Morocco) 

      Echogdali, Fatima Zahra; Boutaleb, Said; El Ayady, Hasna; Aadraoui, Mohamed; Abdelrahman, Kamal; Bendarma, Amine; Ikirri, Mustapha; Abu-Alam, Tamer; Id-Belqas, Mouna; Abioui, Mohamed (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-27)
      Groundwater from alluvial aquifers is a critical source of water supply for rural agriculture, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions. Effective management of these aquifers requires an understanding of the factors that influence their water resources. In this study, we present a case study of the Tata watershed in southeastern Morocco, where the economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and ...
    • Contribution of Gravity Data for Structural Characterization of the Ifni Inlier, Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco: Hydrogeological Implications 

      Ikirri, Mustapha; Jaffal, Mohammed; Rezouki, Ibtissam; Echogdali, Fatima Zahra; Boutaleb, Said; Abdelrahman, Kamal; Abu-Alam, Tamer; Faik, Farid; Kchikach, Azzouz; Abioui, Mohamed (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-13)
      The Sidi Ifni region in southwest Morocco is mainly composed of crystalline rocks with limited groundwater storage capacity. These water resources drain in particular fault zones with high fracture permeability. The main objective of this study is to describe the geological structure of the region to optimize future drilling locations. The gravity data were processed using various techniques, ...
    • Delineation of Groundwater Potential Area using an AHP, Remote Sensing, and GIS Techniques in the Ifni Basin, Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco 

      Ikirri, Mustapha; Boutaleb, Said; Ibraheem, Ismael M.; Abioui, Mohamed; Echogdali, Fatima Zahra; Abdelrahman, Kamal; Id-Belqas, Mouna; Abu-Alam, Tamer; El Ayady, Hasna; Essoussi, Sara; Faik, Farid (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-06)
      An assessment of potential groundwater areas in the Ifni basin, located in the western AntiAtlas range of Morocco, was conducted based on a multicriteria analytical approach that integrated a set of geomorphological and hydroclimatic factors influencing the availability of this resource. This approach involved the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and hierarchical analytical process ...
    • Mineral prospectivity mapping: a potential technique for sustainable mineral exploration and mining activities – a case study using the copper deposits of the Tagmout basin, Morocco 

      Echogdali, Fatima Zahra; Boutaleb, Said; Abia, El Hassan; Ouchchen, Mohammed; Dadi, Bouchra; Id-Belqas, Mouna; Abioui, Mohamed; Pham, Luan Thanh; Abu-Alam, Tamer; Mickus, Kevin L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-22)
      Mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM) based on the principle of geometric mean was applied to stream sediment geochemical, fault density, and aeromagnetic data from Tagmout basin, Morocco to determine new areas for optimizing copper exploration. The application of a fuzzy operator using stream sediment data, factor analysis, and fault density map, allowed weights to be assigned to these parameters so ...
    • The Missing Link in the Genesis of the Lower Paleozoic Copper Deposits of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event 

      Ouchchen, Mohammed; Abia, El Hassan; Soulaimani, Abderrahmane; Abioui, Mohamed; Lutz, Brandon; Benssaou, Mohammed; Abdelrahman, Kamal; Abu-Alam, Tamer; Echogdali, Fatima Zahra; Boutaleb, Said (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-30)
      Copper mineralization in the Lower Paleozoic sedimentary cover of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco) is continually being revised not only to improve its mining capacity, but also to determine its origin, which remains a matter of debate. As evidenced by the various models proposed, the related research is fragmented, localized, and confusing. The origin of the Anti-Atlas Lower Paleozoic copper mineralization ...