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DOI | 10.1007/s10040-015-1336-0 |
Natural and human-induced sinkhole hazards in Saudi Arabia: distribution, investigation, causes and impacts | |
Youssef, Ahmed M.1,2; Al-Harbi, Hasan M.1; Gutierrez, Francisco3; Zabramwi, Yasser A.1; Bulkhi, Ali B.1; Zahrani, Saeed A.1; Bahamil, Alaa M.1; Zahrani, Ahmed J.4; Otaibi, Zaam A.4; El-Haddad, Bosy A.2 | |
通讯作者 | Youssef, Ahmed M. |
来源期刊 | HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL
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ISSN | 1431-2174 |
EISSN | 1435-0157 |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 24期号:3页码:625-644 |
英文摘要 | Approximately 60 % of the 2,150,000 km(2) area of Saudi Arabia is underlain by soluble sediments (carbonate and evaporite rock formations, salt diapirs, sabkha deposits). Despite its hyper-arid climate, a wide variety of recent sinkholes have been reported in numerous areas, involving significant property losses. Human activities, most notably groundwater extraction, have induced unstable conditions on pre-existing cavities. This work provides an overview of the sinkhole hazard in Saudi Arabia, a scarcely explored topic. It identifies the main karst formations and the distribution of the most problematic sinkhole areas, illustrated through several case studies covering the wide spectrum of subsidence mechanisms. Some of the main investigation methods are presented through selected examples, including remote sensing, trenching and geophysics. Based on the available data, the main causal factors are identified and further actions that should be undertaken to better assess and manage the risk are discussed. |
英文关键词 | Karst Geohazards Subsidence Carbonate rocks Saudi Arabia |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Saudi Arabia ; Egypt ; Spain |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000374973500007 |
WOS关键词 | ELECTRICAL-RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY ; AREA ; IDENTIFICATION ; SUBSIDENCE ; DESERT ; ERT ; GPR |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Water Resources |
WOS研究方向 | Geology ; Water Resources |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/193418 |
作者单位 | 1.Saudi Geol Survey, Geol Hazards Dept, Appl Geol Sect, POB 54141, Jeddah 21514, Saudi Arabia; 2.Sohag Univ, Dept Geol, Fac Sci, Sohag, Egypt; 3.Univ Zaragoza, Dept Earth Sci, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain; 4.Saudi Geol Survey, Geophys Survey Dept, POB 54141, Jeddah 21514, Saudi Arabia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Youssef, Ahmed M.,Al-Harbi, Hasan M.,Gutierrez, Francisco,et al. Natural and human-induced sinkhole hazards in Saudi Arabia: distribution, investigation, causes and impacts[J],2016,24(3):625-644. |
APA | Youssef, Ahmed M..,Al-Harbi, Hasan M..,Gutierrez, Francisco.,Zabramwi, Yasser A..,Bulkhi, Ali B..,...&El-Haddad, Bosy A..(2016).Natural and human-induced sinkhole hazards in Saudi Arabia: distribution, investigation, causes and impacts.HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL,24(3),625-644. |
MLA | Youssef, Ahmed M.,et al."Natural and human-induced sinkhole hazards in Saudi Arabia: distribution, investigation, causes and impacts".HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL 24.3(2016):625-644. |
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