Reconnaissance geomorphologic mapping of the Sahl Al Matran Area, Saudi Arabia, on the basis of remote sensing data

Abstract EN

This study demonstrates the applicability of remote sensing methods for geomorphological investigations of an area within Sahl Al Mat- ran Quadrangle.

Northwestern Saudi Arabia including the city of Al Ula.

The contribution presents details of the methodological approach which served to elaborate the data bases, process, analyze and evaluate the data in terms of geomorphology.

Geomorphologic classification system is elabo- rated and used for interpretation mapping of landforms and the results are supported by multidirectional photographs.

This study was undertaken in a scale of 1:100,000 (X).

focus being on the pro- vision of synoptic rather than on detailed results.