American Journal of Environmental Engineering

American Journal of Environmental Engineering presents broad interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental engineering science, systems engineering, and sanitation. A balanced contribution from consultants, practicing engineers, and researchers is sought on engineering solutions, and professional obligations and responsibilities.

Khaled Balkhair

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Environmental Engineering

Associate Professor, King Abdualziz University, Saudi Arabia

Research Areas

Hydrology - Environment

Education

1999Ph.D.University of Arizona (USA)
1990M.Sc.King Abdulaziz university-Jeddah-Saudi Arabia
1987B.Sc.King Abdulaziz university-Jeddah-Saudi Arabia

Experience

2008-2009Manager of Water Resources Unit-Water Research Center
2003-2005Head of Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1987-1992Hydrololgy, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Manager of Database Department at Water Research Center-King Abdulaziz Univ

Publications: Journals

[1]  Balkhair, K. S., 2002. Aquifer Parameters Determination for Large Diameter Wells Using Neural Network Approach, Journal of Hydrology, 265(2002), 118-128.
[2]  Balkhair, K. S., 2002. Outranking strategic groundwater basins in Western Saudi Arabia using multi-criterion decision making techniques. Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Regions (WaRMAR), March 23-27, Kuwait.
[3]  Balkhair, k. S., 2002. Conditional simulation approach to delineate aquifer heterogeneity, case study, proceeding of the 4th international conference on calibration and reliability in groundwater modeling, acta universitatis carolina geologica , prague, czech republic 17-20 june, 46(2/3).
[4]  Balkhair, k. S., 2002. Stochastically conditioned flow paths and travel time distribution in highly synthesized heterogeneous aquifers, hydrological sciences journal, vol. 49, no 6.
[5]  Balkhair, k. S., 2004. Optimal crop production under availability and shortage of groundwater supply: Western province of Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf Journal for Scientific Researches, 22(3), pp 96-101, 2004.
[6]  Balkhair, k. S., 2007. Impact of rainfall events on modeling nitrate transport in unsaturated zone of Hada Asham aquifer, western region of Saudi Arabia.Egyptian journal of applied sciences, Vol. 22, No. 6A.
[7]  Comments on the article "Determination of groundwater availability in shallow arid region aquifers utilizing GIS technology: a case study in Hada Al-Sham, Western Saudi Arabia" by A. S. El-Hames and K. A. Al- Ahmed (Hydrogeology Journal (2005), Volume 13, No.4, p 640–648, and Erratum in Volume 13, No. 4, p 649), Hydrogeology Journal (2006) 14: 1380-1382.