Classification of the alluvial fans in Iraq
Other Title(s)
تصنيف المراوح الفيضية في العراق
Joint Authors
Abd al-Jabbar, Mawahib Fadil
Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik
Source
Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining
Issue
Vol. 10, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.43-67, 25 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
25
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
The Iraqi territory exhibits diverse topography in its different parts; from the extreme southeast, where the coastal area along the Arabian Gulf, passing northwards to the Mesopotamia Plain, and more north and northeast to hilly, low mountainous and high mountainous areas, respectively.
Whilst towards west, the plateau of the Southern and Western Deserts exist and in the northwestern part is the Jazira Plain.
This diversity in the topography with climatic changes has caused development of different systems of alluvial fans, with different ages, stages, shapes, sizes and constituents.
This study aims to establish a classification of alluvial fans developed in Iraq depending mainly on the stages, for the main types and the size, shape and covering constituents for the types and sub-types.
Consequently, two main types were found: Single Stage and Multi Stage Alluvial Fans.
Furthermore, each main type is classified into many types, depending on the size, shape and top covering materials.
The age is not included in the classification, because almost all the existing alluvial fans in Iraq have the same age range (Pleistocene – Holocene).
Moreover, no accurate dating is available to use for the fan classification.
The constituent factor is not used, because it depends on the type of the exposed rocks in the source area.
Examples are given for each type and sub-type from different parts of Iraq.
Some of the examples have fan names, used in other studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik& Abd al-Jabbar, Mawahib Fadil. 2014. Classification of the alluvial fans in Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 10, no. 3, pp.43-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-748144
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik& Abd al-Jabbar, Mawahib Fadil. Classification of the alluvial fans in Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 10, no. 3 (2014), pp.43-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-748144
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik& Abd al-Jabbar, Mawahib Fadil. Classification of the alluvial fans in Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2014. Vol. 10, no. 3, pp.43-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-748144
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 65-67
Record ID
BIM-748144