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DOI10.1007/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
ISSN1431-2174
EISSN1435-0157
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
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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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