Coupling of remote sensing data aided with field investigations for geological hazards assessment in Jazan area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-130

  Youssef, Ahmed M ^a,b   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^c   Sabtan, Abdullah A ^d   El Harbi, Hassan M ^d  

^a SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Sohag University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Geological hazards; GIS; Jazan; Remote sensing; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FIELD INVESTIGATION; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; GEOLOGICAL MAP; HUMAN INJURY; INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS; JAZAN; KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; LANDSAT; LOESS SOILS; LOSS OF LIFE; NATURAL FACTORS; NEW PROJECTS; QUICKBIRD IMAGES; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SALT DOMES; SAND DUNES; SATELLITE DATA; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDY AREAS; URBAN AREAS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING;

HAZARDS;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; LANDSAT; QUICKBIRD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; URBAN AREA;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84855266617     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1071-3     Document Type: Article

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