Quantitative morphometric analysis of three selected Sub-basins using Remote sensing and GIS techniques, East Abu Zenima area, South west Sinai, Egypt | ||
| Bulletin of Faculty of Science, Zagazig University | ||
| Article 10, Volume 2022, Issue 1, April 2022, Pages 95-111 PDF (2.22 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bfszu.2021.85787.1084 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali Ali Elkhadragy1; Saffie Metwally2; Amir Shalaby3; Sara Ahmed Zamzam* 4 | ||
| 1Geology department | ||
| 2Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 3Electronic Construction Service Company (ECS),Mudlogging Services, New Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 4Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sub-basin quantitative morphometric analysis supplies insights into its dynamics, vulnerability to floods, erosion capacity and possible inherent relations to structural features. Various GIS tools with remote sensing data in an integrative manner are a useful approach to determine the morphological parameters of the basin. In the current study, we analyze the drainage system of three selected sub-basins namely: EL-Seih, Um graph and Mukattab, located in East Abu Zenima (EAZ) area, southwest Sinai, Egypt. The present study concentrates on terrain (slope and aspect), drainage network, watershed geometry, drainage texture analysis and relief characteristic aspects of the three sub-basins. Slope and aspect maps of the sub-basins indicate the variety in there topographic surface. The morphometric analysis results revealed that the sub-basins are at late youth stage, faintly potential to soil erosion and flooding, low to moderate runoff rate and the geological structures do not deform the drainage pattern, except for W El-Seih. The present study indicates that the morphometric analysis is highly applicable in delineating water supply zones. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Remote sensing; Morphometric analysis; East Abu Zenima; GIS; Terrain analysis | ||
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