Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management

damen, m. c. j.

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Title:: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management

Sub title:: proceedings of the 7th international Symposium, Enschede, 25 - 29 August 1986

Year of publication:: 1986

Place of publication:: Rotterdam; Boston

Publisher of the original:: A. A. Balkema

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Language:: English

Additional Notes:: Volume 1-3 erschienen von 1986-1988

Editor:: Damen, M. C. J.

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Persistent identifier:: 856641294

Title:: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management

Sub title:: proceedings of the 7th international Symposium, Enschede, 25 - 29 August 1986

Scope:: IX Seiten, Seiten 551-956

Year of publication:: 1986

Place of publication:: Rotterdam; Boston

Publisher of the original:: A,. A. Balkema

Identifier (digital):: 856641294

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Editor:: Damen, M. C. J.

Editor:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Commission of Photographic and Remote Sensing Data

Publisher of the digital copy:: Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover

Place of publication of the digital copy:: Hannover

Year of publication of the original:: 2016

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Title:: 5 Non-renewable resources: Geology, geomorphology and engineering projects. Chairman: J. V. Taranik, Liaison: B. N. Koopmans

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Title:: Photo-interpretation of landforms and the hydrogeologic bearing in highly deformed areas, NW of the gulf of Suez, Egypt. E. A. Korany, L. L. Iskandar

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Symposium on Remote Sensing for Resources Development and Environmental Management / Enschede / August 1986 and coal-poten- potential isoli- awski and Porzy- iel might be - L basin quickly îssive develop- be applied to the other coal îtting. |ical problems of l.Geol. 3. In Cainozoio lblin, 9-11.IX/, yego. Ijublin, ;z Lublin. Mapa Lublin. The Geo- ?arszawa,Inst. Geologiczna Pol- Logical Map of 5eol. /Explana- Lon signs in cry- tn Atlas of the josits in the Lu st. Geol. geologicznej ob- i Bugiem /Eng- jgioal structure crzyskie and the Inst.Geol. L;500 000. In At- mineral deposits szawa, Inst.Geol. Photo-interpretation of landforms and the hydrogeologic bearing in highly deformed areas, NW of the gulf of Suez, Egypt E.A.Korany Qatar University, Doha L.L.Iskandar Secondary Schools, Cairo, Egypt ABSTRACT: West of the gulf of Suez, the area is highly deformed. The Precambrian Shield was developed into an elongated fault block. It is overlapped on both eastern and western margin- s by thick sequences of younger sedimentary rocks. They are all broken by five sets of faults trending N-S, NE-SW, NW-SE, E-W, and WNW-ESE. The surface is developed into a higher Plateau occupies the Red Sea Range of the Basement rocks. The coastal strip is covered by Miocene and younger sediments and occupies the outlets of the dissects drainage arteries shedding from the higher plateau. An image interpretation of landforms is carried out on the bases of, qualitative and quant itative studies of relief criteria, the drainage network and the hydrographic features. More attentions are focused on the hydrogeologic bearings, the control upon water flow eit her on the surface or in subsurface, and the impacts upon the groundwater conditions in the Miocene aquifer. The study approach is based on the stereoscopic examination of aerial photographs, the stu dy of photo-mosaics and landsat imageries, and the field check and measurements. LOCATION OF THE AREA The area of study is located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt along the coast of the gulf of Suez. It is bounded by latitudes 27° 45' and 28° 25' N, and longitudes 32° 45' and 33° 45' E (Fig. 1). GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS The gulf of Suez lies within the stable belt of Egypt. It runs in a NW-SE direction forming an elongated depression seperating the massi ve central Sinai fron those of the Eastern Desert. It is being regarded as a complicated rift type graben structure initiated during Oligocène time and controlled by NW-SE norm al faults( Shalom,1954; Said,1962; Youssef, 1968; Said ,1969; and Abdeine,1§81). West of the gulf of Suez, the area is devel oped into NW-SE parallel fault blocks forming successive grabens and horsts. The horsts ha ve the form of anticlines and the grabens ha ve the form of synclines (El-Tarabili,1970, and Iskandar, in preparation). Five systems of faults are recognized in the area. They are trending N-S, NE-SW, NW-SE, E-W, and WNW-ESE. They are responsible for the development of certain géomorphologie lan dforms and the hydrographic features. The surface is built of the Basement rocks in the higher Plateau, while it is formed of younger sedimentary rocks along the coast. The Miocene section is the thickest single stratigraphic unit. The record culminated wi th thick evaporites of Middle Miocene age. The Rudeis Formation represents the wider distributed unit in the Middle Miocene secti on in the area. It is built of sands and sand stones at base, and shales at top. It maintai ns the main aquifer in the area. It yields brackish water having higher concentrations of Ca, Na+K, Cl, SO4, and HCO3 (Iskandar,in preparation). Figure 1. Location of the studied area, with an index of aerial photos and mosaics. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS The area is characterised by arid conditions. It has very low rainfall intensities (avera ge of 12.7 mm/ year) and high intensities of evaporation and évapotranspiration (average of 8.1(10)5 mm/year). Nevertheless, the occassional heavy showers during winter months along the higher Plateau and slopes represent possible routs for seas onal contribution to the water budget either on the surface or in subsurface (Korany,1980).

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