Studying rain water catchment potentialities in the northwest coast of Egypt using remote sensing and geographic information system
Other Title(s)
دراسة إمكانيات مستجمعات المياه في دراسة حالة في الساحل الشمالي الغربي لمصر لاستخدام الاستشعار عن بعد و نظم المعلومات الجغرافية
Joint Authors
Abu Hadid, Ayman Farid
Khatir, Asma Ahmad
Abu al-Ghar, Muhammad Amin
Ali, Abd al-Rauf Masud
al-Buhayri, Usamah Ahmad
Source
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Issue
Vol. 27, Issue 3 (31 Jul. 2019), pp.1955-1966, 12 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Agriculture
Publication Date
2019-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Topics
- Land cover
- Agricultural development
- Cultural Development
- Information systems
- Agricultural production
- Harvesting
- Crops
- Plant products
- Watersheds
- Surface water
- Land forms
- Sea level
- Tree crops
- Remote sensing
- Geographical information systems
- Models
- Water harvesting
- Irrigation water
Abstract EN
Sustainable agricultural development of the desert areas of Egypt under the scarcity of irrigation water is a significant national challenge.
Existing water harvesting techniques on the northwest coast of Egypt do not ensure the optimal use of rainfall for agricultural purposes.
Basin-scale hydrology potentialities were studied to investigate how available annual rainfall could be used in agriculture irrigation to increase crop production.
The present study includes data related to agricultural production in the form of geospatial layers including climate, soil, land covers unite and rain water catchment areas.
Thematic classification of Sentinal-2 imagery was carried out to produce the land cover and crop maps following based on the (FAO) system of land cover classification.
Contour lines and spot height points were used to create a digital elevation model (DEM).
Then, DEM was used to delineate basins, sub-basins, and water outlet points using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (Arc SWAT).
Main soil mapping units of the study area identified from Land Master Plan maps it was(Very shallow gravelly and rocky soils and barren rock).
Climatic data collected from the Central Laboratory for Climate.
The results showed that the study area receives a significant amount of precipitation almost every three years, however, water harvesting methods are inappropriate to store water to be used in agricultural during drought seasons.
The amount of precipitation(81.9 mm), surface water runoff(4.46 mm), potential evapotranspiration(70.5 mm), and actual evapotranspiration(7.10 mm) for the years (2004 to 2017) shown as results of (Arc SWAT).
The land cover map showed that tree crops (olive and fig) cover 195.8 km2 when herbaceous crops (barley and wheat) cover 154 km2.
The maximum elevation was 250 meters above sea level while the lowest one was -3 meters below sea level.
The study area receives a massive variable amount of precipitation; however, water harvesting methods are inappropriate to store water for purposes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khatir, Asma Ahmad& Abu Hadid, Ayman Farid& al-Buhayri, Usamah Ahmad& Abu al-Ghar, Muhammad Amin& Ali, Abd al-Rauf Masud. 2019. Studying rain water catchment potentialities in the northwest coast of Egypt using remote sensing and geographic information system. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences،Vol. 27, no. 3, pp.1955-1966.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1000002
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khatir, Asma Ahmad…[et al.]. Studying rain water catchment potentialities in the northwest coast of Egypt using remote sensing and geographic information system. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 27, no. 3 (2019), pp.1955-1966.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1000002
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khatir, Asma Ahmad& Abu Hadid, Ayman Farid& al-Buhayri, Usamah Ahmad& Abu al-Ghar, Muhammad Amin& Ali, Abd al-Rauf Masud. Studying rain water catchment potentialities in the northwest coast of Egypt using remote sensing and geographic information system. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2019. Vol. 27, no. 3, pp.1955-1966.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1000002
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
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Record ID
BIM-1000002