Amdar (2025) Jordanwaterdata

Identification

• Journal: 4TU.ResearchData
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-12-08
• Authors: Amdar, Nafn
• DOI: 10.4121/1520aeb1-d081-4818-b5b0-9485d413cdc4

Research Groups

• Nafn Amdar (Author)
• IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Short Summary

This paper presents a comprehensive dataset of groundwater abstractions, interbasin transfers, and irrigation water abstractions for the Amman Zarqa basin in Jordan, covering the period from 2018 to 2021.

Objective

• To compile and provide a detailed dataset of groundwater abstractions, interbasin transfers, and irrigation water abstractions within the Amman Zarqa basin, Jordan, to support water resource management and research.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Amman Zarqa basin, Jordan (approximately 32.07° N, 36.08° E)
• Temporal Scale: 2018 to 2021

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not specified as this is a data collection.
• Data sources: Collection of groundwater abstractions, interbasin transfers, and irrigation water abstractions. Specific primary sources (e.g., field measurements, governmental reports) are not detailed in the provided text.

Main Results

• A publicly available dataset (DOI: 10.4121/1520aeb1-d081-4818-b5b0-9485d413cdc4.v1) containing comprehensive records of groundwater abstractions, interbasin transfers, and irrigation water abstractions for the Amman Zarqa basin, Jordan, spanning the years 2018 to 2021.

Contributions

• Provides a critical and unique dataset that addresses existing data gaps in water resource management for the Amman Zarqa basin, Jordan, facilitating improved hydrological modeling and sustainability assessments in human-water systems.

Funding

• IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Citation

@article{Amdar2025Jordanwaterdata,
  author = {Amdar, Nafn},
  title = {Jordan_water_data},
  journal = {4TU.ResearchData},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.4121/1520aeb1-d081-4818-b5b0-9485d413cdc4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4121/1520aeb1-d081-4818-b5b0-9485d413cdc4}
}