Environmental change detection using remote sensing and GIS techniques in the area around al-Ahdeb oil field, Wasit governorate, Iraq

Other Title(s)

كشف التغييرات البيئية باستخدام تقنيات التحسس النائي و نظم المعلومات الجغرافية في المناطق المحيطة بحقل الأحدب النفطي، محافظة واسط، العراق

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Joint Authors

Hasan, Riyam Abd al-Karim
al-Shamma, Aysar Muhammad

Source

Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining

Issue

Vol. 15, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.123-133, 11 p.

Publisher

Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey

Publication Date

2019-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Earth Sciences, Water and Environment

Topics

Abstract EN

Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) are used in this study to detect environmental changes in the vicinity of Al-Ahdeb oil field, southwest of Kut City, Wasit Governorate.

Different image indices, such as Normalized Differences Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalized Differences Soil Index (NDSoI), and Normalized Differences Salinity Index (NDSI) are used.

Two LANDSAT images with acquired data of September 2007 and 2016 are used to detect the environmental changes and to detect the effect of Al-Ahdeb oil field before and after construction and industrial operation.

The results of change detection show there is a high decrease in the vegetation cover during the year 2016 compared with 2007, where the area of vegetation cover has decreased from (165.85 Km2) in 2007 to (119.62 Km2) in 2016.

The change detection results from NDSI show that the saline soil in (2016) is higher than those in (2007).

The NDSI derived from Landsat TM (2007) image confirms that there is significant increase of salinity in the study area, where the calculated area of the salinity in 2007 is (5.65 Km2) while in 2016 it is (21.951 Km2).

Change detection, using NDSoI, show that the land in the study area is going toward desertification and soil degradation.

The decrease in the vegetation cover, which in turn led to soil erosion in addition to water shortage and the pollution by the waste of the oil field, could be the main reasons of the desertification in the area.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hasan, Riyam Abd al-Karim& al-Shamma, Aysar Muhammad. 2019. Environmental change detection using remote sensing and GIS techniques in the area around al-Ahdeb oil field, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.123-133.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880441

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hasan, Riyam Abd al-Karim& al-Shamma, Aysar Muhammad. Environmental change detection using remote sensing and GIS techniques in the area around al-Ahdeb oil field, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 15, no. 1 (2019), pp.123-133.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880441

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hasan, Riyam Abd al-Karim& al-Shamma, Aysar Muhammad. Environmental change detection using remote sensing and GIS techniques in the area around al-Ahdeb oil field, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2019. Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.123-133.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880441

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 132-133

Record ID

BIM-880441