Search Results - "Arabian journal of geosciences"

Groundwater potential mapping at Kurdistan region of Iran using analytic hierarchy process and GIS by Rahmati, Omid, Nazari Samani, Aliakbar, Mahdavi, Mohamad, Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza, Zeinivand, Hossein

“…Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) as an advantageous tool has been applied by various researchers to improve their management ability. Management of…”
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Application of the GIS based multi-criteria decision analysis and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) in the flood susceptibility mapping (Tunisia) by Hammami, Salma, Zouhri, Lahcen, Souissi, Dhekra, Souei, Ali, Zghibi, Adel, Marzougui, Amira, Dlala, Mahmoud

“…Flooding is considered as the most dangerous natural catastrophe in the world. This paper develops a spatial multi-criteria decision production prototype for…”
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Subsurface drain spacing in the unsteady conditions by HYDRUS-3D and artificial neural networks by Ostad-Ali-Askari, Kaveh, Shayan, Mohammed

“…The methodological process for defining the drainage retention capacity of surface layers under conditions of unsteady-state groundwater flow was demonstrated…”
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Analysis and evaluation of landslide susceptibility: a review on articles published during 2005–2016 (periods of 2005–2012 and 2013–2016) by Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza, Teimoori Yansari, Zeinab, Panagos, Panos, Pradhan, Biswajeet

“…Landslides are one of the most important environmental hazards occur naturally or human-induced with large-scale social, economic, and environmental impacts…”
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Effects of biochar on soil fertility and crop productivity in arid regions: a review by Diatta, André Amakobo, Fike, John Herschel, Battaglia, Martin Leonardo, Galbraith, John M., Baig, Mirza Barjees

“…Biochar, carbon-rich materials produced during the thermochemical processing of biomass, are receiving increased attention given their potential value as soil…”
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Hydrochemical appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes and the major influencing factors: a case study in and around Hua County, China by Li, Peiyue, Wu, Jianhua, Qian, Hui

“…Groundwater is the major source of water for drinking and irrigation purposes in and around Hua County, China. However, long-term industrial effluents in the…”
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Application of frequency ratio, statistical index, and weights-of-evidence models and their comparison in landslide susceptibility mapping in Central Nepal Himalaya by Regmi, Amar Deep, Devkota, Krishna Chandra, Yoshida, Kohki, Pradhan, Biswajeet, Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza, Kumamoto, Takashi, Akgun, Aykut

“…The Mugling–Narayanghat road section falls within the Lesser Himalaya and Siwalik zones of Central Nepal Himalaya and is highly deformed by the presence of…”
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Evaluation of flood susceptibility mapping using logistic regression and GIS conditioning factors by Al-Juaidi, Ahmed E. M., Nassar, Ayman M., Al-Juaidi, Omar E. M.

“…This paper investigates the application of logistic regression model for flood susceptibility mapping in southern Gaza Strip areas. At first, flood inventory…”
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A critical review of mechanisms involved in the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants through biochar by Abbas, Zohaib, Ali, Shafaqat, Rizwan, Muhammad, Zaheer, Ihsan Elahi, Malik, Afifa, Riaz, Muhammad Ahsan, Shahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Rehman, Muhammad Zia ur, Al-Wabel, Mohammad I.

“…Successful application of low-cost adsorbent like biochar has introduced multidisciplinary areas of science, particularly with respect to remediation of both…”
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Drought indices and indicators revisited by Yihdego, Yohannes, Vaheddoost, Babak, Al-Weshah, Radwan A.

“…There are numerous drought indicators used by decision makers all around the globe which have been developed to fulfill specific needs. By far, risks…”
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Blasting-induced flyrock and ground vibration prediction through an expert artificial neural network based on particle swarm optimization by Armaghani, D. Jahed, Hajihassani, M., Mohamad, E. Tonnizam, Marto, A., Noorani, S. A.

“…Blasting is a major component of the construction and mining industries in terms of rock fragmentation and concrete demolition. Blast designers are constantly…”
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Water quality assessment along Tigris River (Iraq) using water quality index (WQI) and GIS software by Chabuk, Ali, Al-Madhlom, Qais, Al-Maliki, Ali, Al-Ansari, Nadhir, Hussain, Hussain Musa, Laue, Jan

“…Most of the third world countries having rivers passing through them suffer from the water contaminant problem. This problem is considered so difficult to get…”
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Landslide susceptibility mapping using analytic hierarchy process and information value methods along a highway road section in Constantine, Algeria by Achour, Yacine, Boumezbeur, Abderrahmane, Hadji, Riheb, Chouabbi, Abdelmadjid, Cavaleiro, Victor, Bendaoud, El Amine

“…This research work deals with the landslide susceptibility assessment using Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and information value (IV) methods along a highway…”
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Delineation of groundwater potential zones in Karha river basin, Maharashtra, India, using AHP and geospatial techniques by Bera, Amit, Mukhopadhyay, Bhabani Prasad, Barua, Swarnali

“…Groundwater is a life-sustaining resource catering the daily water requirements of mankind, aids in industrial development, influences agricultural activity,…”
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Distribution, contamination, and health risk assessment of heavy metals in surface soils from northern Telangana, India by Adimalla, Narsimha, Wang, Haike

“…The aim of the present study was to assess the levels of heavy metal contamination in soils and its effects on human health in the northern Telangana, India…”
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Irrigation risk assessment of groundwater in a non-perennial river basin of South India: implication from irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and geographical information system (GIS) approaches by Aravinthasamy, P., Karunanidhi, D., Subba Rao, N., Subramani, T., Srinivasamoorthy, K.

“…Groundwater is an important natural resource for irrigation purpose in the non-perennial River basin (Shanmuganadhi) of South India. The present investigation…”
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Using correlation and multivariate statistical analysis to identify hydrogeochemical processes affecting the major ion chemistry of waters: a case study in Laoheba phosphorite mine in Sichuan, China by Wu, Jianhua, Li, Peiyue, Qian, Hui, Duan, Zhao, Zhang, Xuedi

“…Prior to mining, the water in and around the mine is rarely influenced by human activities, and hydrogeochemical processes are the major factors influencing…”
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A GIS-based evaluation of hydrochemical characterisation of groundwater in hard rock region, South Tamil Nadu, India by Panneerselvam, Balamurugan, Paramasivam, Suresh Kumar, Karuppannan, Shankar, Ravichandran, Nagavinothini, Selvaraj, Pauline

“…Groundwater is a major source for domestic and agricultural uses in Natham Taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India. The intention of this study is to…”
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Geographic information system and AHP-based flood hazard zonation of Vaitarna basin, Maharashtra, India by Das, Sumit

“…Flood is one of the most common natural hazard that take place almost everywhere around the world except the polar regions. Flood damage can be reduced through…”
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Landslide susceptibility mapping at Vaz Watershed (Iran) using an artificial neural network model: a comparison between multilayer perceptron (MLP) and radial basic function (RBF) algorithms by Zare, Mohammad, Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza, Vafakhah, Mahdi, Pradhan, Biswajeet

“…Landslide susceptibility and hazard assessments are the most important steps in landslide risk mapping. The main objective of this study was to investigate and…”
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