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DOI	10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126583
	Hydrological assessment and management implications for the ancient Nabataean flood control system in Petra, Jordan
	Abdelal, Qasem; Al-Rawabdeh, Abdulla; Al Qudah, Khaldoon; Hamarneh, Catreena; Abu-Jaber, Nizar
通讯作者	Abdelal, Q (corresponding author), German Jordanian Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, POB 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
ISSN	0022-1694
EISSN	1879-2707
出版年	2021
卷号	601
英文摘要	Evaluating the function and effectiveness of the Nabatean flash flood management system in Petra requires both insight into the nature and extent of the system as well as its hydrological information. Studies of runoff and flooding in semi-arid mountainous regions with high potential for flash floods, such as Petra, can be limited by the lack of any runoff measurements as well as low-resolution rainfall and terrain data. Wadi Hremiyyeh is a small catchment that flows into the Treasury Plaza and is responsible for much of the flooding that occurs there. Half meter spatial-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) was built for this catchment using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) surveying, which was useful in determining the exact sites of terraces built by the Nabataeans for flood management. Rainfall data from the nearby Wadi Musa station was supplemented with a new station installed through this project for continuous precipitation measurements at the site. New water level meters specifically designed for that purpose were installed within the main channel. Four of the ancient Nabataean and post Nabataean check dams were restored. Data collected from the 2019-2020 rainy season created an understanding of the rain-runoff conditions at the site and was utilized in constructing and calibrating hydrological models using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS software. The function and the effectiveness of the rebuilt terraces were evaluated. The models suggest that terraces are effective at delaying the flood peak time (up to 25-minute delay for an 18 dam setup) and at reducing the actual amount of water arriving downstream (13.5% volume reduction). Similar results can be observed for lower frequency flood analysis, in which the models also show effectiveness of these interventions. Modeling of a large dam, rather than the smaller terraces and check dams, shows that such an intervention would result in a reduction of 30.5% in peak flow but a delay of the peak of merely 14 min. While Petra was the venue for this work, its techniques and suggested parameters are applicable to cases of similar arid and semi-arid mountainous regions that are subjected to flash floods.
英文关键词	Check dams Numerical modeling Environmental monitoring HEC-RAS Flash floods Semi-arid
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000695816300009
WOS类目	Engineering, Civil ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Geology ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/368406
作者单位	[Abdelal, Qasem; Abu-Jaber, Nizar] German Jordanian Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, POB 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan; [Al-Rawabdeh, Abdulla; Al Qudah, Khaldoon] Yarmouk Univ, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Irbid 21163, Jordan; [Al-Rawabdeh, Abdulla] Yarmouk Univ, Lab Appl Geoinformat, Irbid 21163, Jordan; [Hamarneh, Catreena] German Protestant Inst Archaeol, POB 183, Amman 11118, Jordan; [Abu-Jaber, Nizar] German Jordanian Univ, Ctr Study Nat & Cultural Heritage, POB 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Abdelal, Qasem,Al-Rawabdeh, Abdulla,Al Qudah, Khaldoon,et al. Hydrological assessment and management implications for the ancient Nabataean flood control system in Petra, Jordan[J],2021,601.
APA	Abdelal, Qasem,Al-Rawabdeh, Abdulla,Al Qudah, Khaldoon,Hamarneh, Catreena,&Abu-Jaber, Nizar.(2021).Hydrological assessment and management implications for the ancient Nabataean flood control system in Petra, Jordan.JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY,601.
MLA	Abdelal, Qasem,et al."Hydrological assessment and management implications for the ancient Nabataean flood control system in Petra, Jordan".JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY 601(2021).