Groundwater studies related to tropical islands inMalaysia are briefly reviewed.Perspectives areaddressed as three aspects:(a)study location,wheregroundwater studies in Malaysia are conducted indifferent types of trop...Groundwater studies related to tropical islands inMalaysia are briefly reviewed.Perspectives areaddressed as three aspects:(a)study location,wheregroundwater studies in Malaysia are conducted indifferent types of tropical islands(b)methods,namelynumerical modeling,geophysical investigations,hydrochemical analysis and geochemical modeling wereapplied in the studies of groundwater where numericalmodeling is the most used method in groundwater studiesof Malaysian coastal environment and tropical islands;(c)types of studies,where most of groundwater studiesare more focused in investigating the groundwaterresources and management as well as seawater intrusionusing numerical models and geophysical investigations.This review revealed that main objectives in most ofMalaysian groundwater studies in tropical islands aregroundwater resources,management as well asmechanism and processes of seawater intrusionphenomenon.This showed that groundwater studies inMalaysia focusing in tropical islands are clearly neededto be increased and strategized in terms of researchobjectives.Based on previous studies,future studiesshould give a focus in other types of investigations inutilization of this resource in order to fill in the knowledgegap of groundwater to provide clear direction insustainable development of this precious resource.展开更多
基金support by NationalScience Fellowship (NSF) Scholarship awarded by Ministry ofScience, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia for herdoctoral study.
文摘Groundwater studies related to tropical islands inMalaysia are briefly reviewed.Perspectives areaddressed as three aspects:(a)study location,wheregroundwater studies in Malaysia are conducted indifferent types of tropical islands(b)methods,namelynumerical modeling,geophysical investigations,hydrochemical analysis and geochemical modeling wereapplied in the studies of groundwater where numericalmodeling is the most used method in groundwater studiesof Malaysian coastal environment and tropical islands;(c)types of studies,where most of groundwater studiesare more focused in investigating the groundwaterresources and management as well as seawater intrusionusing numerical models and geophysical investigations.This review revealed that main objectives in most ofMalaysian groundwater studies in tropical islands aregroundwater resources,management as well asmechanism and processes of seawater intrusionphenomenon.This showed that groundwater studies inMalaysia focusing in tropical islands are clearly neededto be increased and strategized in terms of researchobjectives.Based on previous studies,future studiesshould give a focus in other types of investigations inutilization of this resource in order to fill in the knowledgegap of groundwater to provide clear direction insustainable development of this precious resource.
