Mapping groundwater potential zones using a knowledge-driven approach and GIS analysis

Q Zhu, M Abdelkareem - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the Sahara being one of the most arid regions on Earth, it has experienced rainfall
conditions in the past and could hold plentiful groundwater resources. Thus, groundwater is …

Using remote sensing and GIS-based frequency ratio technique for revealing groundwater prospective areas at Wadi Al Hamdh watershed, Saudi Arabia

M Abdekareem, F Abdalla, N Al-Arifi, AO Bamousa… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
For socioeconomic development in arid regions, there is an increasing need for
groundwater resources due to rapid population expansion. It is necessary to apply …

Use of optical and radar remote sensing satellites for identifying and monitoring active/inactive landforms in the driest desert in Saudi Arabia

M Abdelkareem, A Gaber, F Abdalla, GK El-Din - Geomorphology, 2020 - Elsevier
Observing Earth from the space is key for monitoring land-surface dynamics and probing
near-surface geomorphic and geological features, including those obscured by sand …

Fragmentation, rafting, and drowning of a carbonate platform margin in a rift-basin setting

A Petrovic, T Lüdmann, AM Afifi, Y Saitz… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
High-resolution bathymetric and shallow seismic data along the northeast Red Sea margin
reveal a previously disregarded mechanism for carbonate platform drowning at a steep …

Revealing potential areas of water resources using integrated remote-sensing data and GIS-based analytical hierarchy process

M Abdelkareem, F Abdalla - Geocarto International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, a part of Wadi Al-Sahba, Saudi Arabia, is tested for revealing and modelling
potential area of groundwater using integrated data derived from remote-sensing, geology …

The use of remotely sensed data to reveal geologic, structural, and hydrologic features and predict potential areas of water resources in arid regions

M Abdelkareem, N Al-Arifi - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Multispectral and RADAR images integration for geologic, geomorphic, and structural investigation in southwestern Arabian Shield, Al Qunfudhah area, Saudi Arabia

M Abdelkareem, AO Bamousa, Z Hamimi… - Journal of Taibah …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, Western Saudi Arabia underwent remote sensing investigation via Operational
Land Imager (OLI), Advanced Land Observing Satellite/Phased Array type L-band Synthetic …

Integration of remote-sensing data for mapping lithological and structural features in the Esh El-Mallaha area, west Gulf of Suez, Egypt

M Abdelkareem, Z Hamimi, MZ El-Bialy… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Esh El-Mallaha west of the Gulf of Suez is a potential area for hydrocarbon
resources. In this article, Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI), Shuttle Radar …

Tracking the effects of the long‐term changes on the coastal archaeological sites of the Mediterranean using remote sensing data: The case study from the northern …

A Elfadaly, K Abutaleb, DM Naguib… - Archaeological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change effects along with anthropogenic activities present the main factors that
threaten the existence of heritage sites across the north Nile Delta of Egypt close to the …

Integration of C-band SAR and high-resolution optical images for delineating palaeo-channels in Nagaur and Barmer districts, western Rajasthan, India

R Biswas, VS Rathore, AP Krishna, G Singh… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2022 - Springer
Identifying hitherto unknown palaeo-channels, especially in the arid regions of the Thar
Desert, is crucial since these channels may form excellent aquifers, and are also associated …