Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1007/s12517-021-06942-6 |
The use of remotely sensed data to reveal geologic, structural, and hydrologic features and predict potential areas of water resources in arid regions | |
Abdelkareem, Mohamed; Al-Arifi, Nassir | |
通讯作者 | Abdelkareem, M (corresponding author), South Valley Univ, Fac Sci, Geol Dept, Qena 83523, Egypt. ; Abdelkareem, M (corresponding author), South Valley Univ, Remote Sensing Lab, Qena 83523, Egypt. |
来源期刊 | ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
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ISSN | 1866-7511 |
EISSN | 1866-7538 |
出版年 | 2021 |
卷号 | 14期号:8 |
英文摘要 | Egypt's arid deserts resemble the Sahara. They lack water resources because of climatic conditions, although the high topographic areas receive rainfall during sporadic storms. In this article, integrating radar Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS)/Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR), Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data reveal the geological, geomorphic, structural, and hydrological features in Wadi Batur (WB), Egypt. This defunct tributary of the Nile basin, in the eastern Egyptian desert, covers approximately 6600 km(2). Analysis of the remotely sensed data shows that the northwest-southeast structures control the structures discussed in this study, which are later captured by the east-west trend. A fused ALOS/PALSAR and Landsat-8 image reveals two water outlets for the WB: one extends between the Precambrian and Phanerozoic rocks and drains in a northwestern direction to Wadi Matula in the north, and the second cuts the sedimentary rock and drains to the west, at Idfu. Ten sub-basins were extracted by using SRTM data and arranged by their infiltration properties. Eight evidential maps were combined after assigning a weight to each, and a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technique was used to predict the groundwater recharge potential zones (GPZs). The results show that the predicted GPZs in the WB fall into six categories, ranging from excellent to bare/absent. Importantly, about 10% of the surface areas in the WB basin are characterized by an excellent recharging potential and represent the most promising zones for future groundwater extraction. Combining various datasets derived from satellite sensors is a substantial tool to detect geological features and explore groundwater resources in arid environments. |
英文关键词 | Water resources Remote sensing GIS Recharge zones Wadi Batur |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000639074300001 |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
来源机构 | King Saud University |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349562 |
作者单位 | [Abdelkareem, Mohamed] South Valley Univ, Fac Sci, Geol Dept, Qena 83523, Egypt; [Abdelkareem, Mohamed] South Valley Univ, Remote Sensing Lab, Qena 83523, Egypt; [Al-Arifi, Nassir] King Saud Univ, Geol & Geophys Dept, Chair Nat Hazards & Mineral Resources, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Abdelkareem, Mohamed,Al-Arifi, Nassir. The use of remotely sensed data to reveal geologic, structural, and hydrologic features and predict potential areas of water resources in arid regions[J]. King Saud University,2021,14(8). |
APA | Abdelkareem, Mohamed,&Al-Arifi, Nassir.(2021).The use of remotely sensed data to reveal geologic, structural, and hydrologic features and predict potential areas of water resources in arid regions.ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES,14(8). |
MLA | Abdelkareem, Mohamed,et al."The use of remotely sensed data to reveal geologic, structural, and hydrologic features and predict potential areas of water resources in arid regions".ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES 14.8(2021). |
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