Geomorphological units and landcover map of Wadi El-Natrun area using remote sensing and GIS techniques, Western desert, Egypt
Ismail, M. M.
Geomorphological units and landcover map of Wadi El-Natrun area using remote sensing and GIS techniques, Western desert, Egypt [electronic resource]. الوحدات الجيومورفولوجية وخريطة الغطاء الأرضى لمنطقة وادى النطرون باستخدام تقنيات الأستشعار من بعد ونظم المعلومات الجغرافية، الصحراء الغربية، مصر. - p.81-93.
Includes references.
Wadi EL-Natrun area is one of the promising areas in the Western Desert for reclamation and utilization due to its location and the presence of ground water in a suitable quality for irrigation. It is located in the northeast corner of the Western Desert between longitudes 30° 00' and 30° 30' East and latitudes 30° 15' and 30° 30' North: Wadi El-Natrun is a morphotectonic depression, having the lowest portion at its_center (-23 m ASL) with gradual increase elevation towards the outer margins of the depression. The geomorphological characteristics of Wadi El-Natrun depression and their surrounding lands were studied using the remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques. Landsat ETM image (2006), Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN map), Digital Elevation Model (DEM map), geological map and data verification by in situ observation were used for delineating the main geomorphologic units. Key words: Wadi El-Natrun, geomorphological units, landcover map Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS).
Summary in Arabic.
Geographic information systems.
Natural resources--Remote sensing.
Land use--Remote sensing.
Geomorphological units and landcover map of Wadi El-Natrun area using remote sensing and GIS techniques, Western desert, Egypt [electronic resource]. الوحدات الجيومورفولوجية وخريطة الغطاء الأرضى لمنطقة وادى النطرون باستخدام تقنيات الأستشعار من بعد ونظم المعلومات الجغرافية، الصحراء الغربية، مصر. - p.81-93.
Includes references.
Wadi EL-Natrun area is one of the promising areas in the Western Desert for reclamation and utilization due to its location and the presence of ground water in a suitable quality for irrigation. It is located in the northeast corner of the Western Desert between longitudes 30° 00' and 30° 30' East and latitudes 30° 15' and 30° 30' North: Wadi El-Natrun is a morphotectonic depression, having the lowest portion at its_center (-23 m ASL) with gradual increase elevation towards the outer margins of the depression. The geomorphological characteristics of Wadi El-Natrun depression and their surrounding lands were studied using the remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques. Landsat ETM image (2006), Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN map), Digital Elevation Model (DEM map), geological map and data verification by in situ observation were used for delineating the main geomorphologic units. Key words: Wadi El-Natrun, geomorphological units, landcover map Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS).
Summary in Arabic.
Geographic information systems.
Natural resources--Remote sensing.
Land use--Remote sensing.