Géosciences

The region of mid Euphrates is one of most important Agricultural regions in Iraq because of the richness in water and healthy soil also farmers , But unfortunately at last years the situation changed and Iraq began to lose these areas by desertification and salinity by effects of the moving sand dunes toward the region …

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  Remote Sensing provides us the quick and useful prelimary information on parameters controlling the occurrence and movement of Ground water like geology, lithology, structure, geomorphology, landuse/landcover, drainage etc. The present study , Nakkavagu catchment covering the total area of about 734 sq kms of Medak and Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad and falling under the …

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The vegetation was surveyed in Wadi Rijaf, Jebel Bura protected area, Yemen. The study is aimed to investigate the vegetation of one of a small number of locations in Yemen where unique plant species are known to occur. The study presents the first systematic vegetation survey of this area. Transect were located from west to …

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ABSTRACT   ArcGIS Spatial Analysis provides tools to serve a purpose to create model for solving spatial problems. A set of steps can be used to build a model for heavy metals in air of Baghdad city that represents lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) through a group of  measurement stations distributed in Baghdad , …

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The paper examines the relationship between HyMap reflectance simulated from laboratory spectra obtained by an analytical spectra device (ASD) spectroradiometer in contact probe mode and the gravimetric moisture content of upland peat.  Inverse stepwise regression models were developed to predict peat moisture for upland blanket peat of diverse physico-chemical properties.  Their potential use to predict …

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This study was concerned with assessment the water quality of Euphrates river in the middle of Iraq. Water quality assessment is the overall process of evaluation of the physical, chemical and biological nature of the water. Water pollution for Euphrates river in Middle of Iraq (Babylon Al-Najaf, and Al-Diwaniya governorates) occurs in both rural and …

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GIS and remote sensing, techniques for sustainable mobility in urban areas is a major international issue. These tools are now being used to communicate the magnitude of the problem like noise and its abatement. The paper is designed to present a case study in Tripoli city of Libya which is growing and developing at a …

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The definition of environmental hazards is difficult but could be divided according to it’s causes, natural hazards (floods and earthquakes) and human hazards (deforestation, human activities, etc).This paper is mainly foxed natural soils hazards such as erosion, salinity and sodicity these hazards using untraditional methods for studying, such as Remote Sensing (R.S.) and Geographic Information …

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  Satellite images provide unparalleled techniques to monitor changes after a natural disaster such as tropical cyclone. In this study, medium to high-resolution satellite images consisting of Landsat Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and Ikonos were used to map the areas most severely affected by the cyclone Gonu which affected the eastern parts of the Sultanate …

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  In recent decade water resources has decreased and the groundwater level has been falling down in Iran. The best solution is groundwater management and artificial recharge (AR) using surface water. The main objective of this research is to identify the AR sites using Fuzzy logic in the Shahrekord plain, Shahrekord, Iran. Effective factors on …

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