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DOI	10.1007/s12517-020-06128-6
	Contribution of ASTER-TIR indices with geophysical and geospatial data for groundwater prospecting in El-Qaa plain area, Southern Sinai, Egypt
	Aboelkhair, Hatem; Embaby, Abd-Alrahman; Mesalam, Mohamed
通讯作者	Aboelkhair, H
来源期刊	ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
ISSN	1866-7511
EISSN	1866-7538
出版年	2020
卷号	13 期号:21
英文摘要	El-Qaa plain in the South Sinai is one of Egypt's promising regions for sustainable development. The groundwater forms the primary sources of development in this region. The present study aims to identify the groundwater resources in El-Qaa plain area, Southern Sinai, Egypt. ASTER-TIR indices (Carbonate Index, Quartz Index, and Mafic Index) combined for the first ones with geophysical and geospatial data using fuzzy overlay spatial model (FOSM) to define the potential zones of groundwater in the area of study. The resultant model was tested and validated using the available well data of groundwater in the area of study. The results revealed that over 65% of EL-Qaa area is high to moderate with groundwater potentiality. The favorable areas for groundwater storing are nearly situated in the areas of high infiltration (high pixel values of carbonate and quartz indices) in the northwestern part of EL-Qaa area. Also, the regions in the central western, mid, and northeastern portions of the area of study where fractured rocks are dominant and reasonably higher rainfall. The results demonstrated the potential capacity of ASTER-TIR indices to assess groundwater potential in arid and semi-arid regions when integrated with other geospatial data as a reconnaissance tool.
英文关键词	Sinai El-Qaa plain Remote sensing GIS Fuzzy overlay Groundwater potentiality
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000581527600001
WOS关键词	AQUIFER ; GIS
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/327059
作者单位	[Aboelkhair, Hatem; Embaby, Abd-Alrahman; Mesalam, Mohamed] Damietta Univ, Fac Sci, Geol Dept, New Damietta, Egypt; [Aboelkhair, Hatem] Damietta Univ, Ctr Space Res & Applicat CSRA, New Damietta, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Aboelkhair, Hatem,Embaby, Abd-Alrahman,Mesalam, Mohamed. Contribution of ASTER-TIR indices with geophysical and geospatial data for groundwater prospecting in El-Qaa plain area, Southern Sinai, Egypt[J],2020,13(21).
APA	Aboelkhair, Hatem,Embaby, Abd-Alrahman,&Mesalam, Mohamed.(2020).Contribution of ASTER-TIR indices with geophysical and geospatial data for groundwater prospecting in El-Qaa plain area, Southern Sinai, Egypt.ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES,13(21).
MLA	Aboelkhair, Hatem,et al."Contribution of ASTER-TIR indices with geophysical and geospatial data for groundwater prospecting in El-Qaa plain area, Southern Sinai, Egypt".ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES 13.21(2020).