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Assessment and quantification of sediment retention and dam management in arid environments using remote sensing techniques
The current study implements an empirical soil erosion model (RUSLE) along with remote sensing data, and TerrSet algorithms to analyze sediment retention in Wadi Baysh. The ALOS PALSAR digital elevation model ...
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Using inconsistencies of wadi morphometric parameters to understand patterns of soil erosion
Morphometric parameters are variables that can be used to investigate watershed delineation and other geomorphological studies, such as understanding soil erosion problems. This study aims to understand the ro...
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Spatiotemporal analysis of the annual rainfall in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: predictions to 2030 with different confidence levels
Predictions of future water resources are essential for the strategic plans of any country especially in arid regions such as Saudi Arabia (SA). This paper presents a modeling study of the temporal annual rain...
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Microwave versus Optical Remote Sensing Data in Urban Footprint Map** of the Coastal City of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Urban dynamic temporal analysis is essential for the policymaker, natural resources management plan, decision-makers, and scientific purposes. Satisfactory urban management strategies depend on consistent plot...
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Time series analysis of remotely sensed water quality parameters in arid environments, Saudi Arabia
The monitoring of inland water resources in arid environments is an essential element due to their fragility. Reliable prediction of the water quality parameters helps to control and manage the water resources...
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Open AccessEvaluation of Optical Remote Sensing Data in Burned Areas Map** of Thasos Island, Greece
Forest fires are a common feature in the Mediterranean forests through the years, as a wide tract of forest fortune is lost because of the incendiary fires in the forests. The enormous damages caused by forest...
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Potential flood risk due to urbanization expansion in arid environments, Saudi Arabia
Urbanization of watersheds is known to increase the flood risk potentials. Since 1970, eastern Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, underwent rapid urbanization due to the high rate of population growth and the booming econo...
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Effect of reservoir models and climate change on flood analysis in arid regions
Dams are built in arid regions across watersheds for flood control among other purposes. Capacity-elevation (C-E) curves are vital for reservoir routing and dam operation. Different models are available for re...
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Modeling annual rainfall time series in Saudi Arabia using first-order autoregressive AR(1) model
The objective of this paper is to develop a forecasting model for the annual rainfall depth in Saudi Arabia (SA). The annual rainfall data of four stations are used as a pilot study. The coefficient of variati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Quick Urban Flood Risk Assessment in Arid Environment Using HECRAS and Dam Break Theory: Case Study of Daghbag Dam in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Urban flood hazards are becoming a worldwide problem. The change in climatic conditions has caused serious threats to humanity, one of which is the unexpected severe floods.
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Empirical equations for flood analysis in arid zones: the Ari-Zo model
Water resources all over the world are facing several problems such as scarcity, pollution, climate change, and global warming. Arid zones especially suffer from either severe drought or severe floods. Scienti...
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A fully distributed spreadsheet modeling as a tool for analyzing groundwater level rise problem in Jeddah city
In this paper, a spreadsheet modeling is introduced as a tool for studying fully distributed real-world engineering problems. The merits of using the spreadsheet are the following: its simplicity, the spreadsh...
