Overview of some geological hazards in the Saudi Arabia

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3115-3130

  Youssef, Ahmed M ^a,b   Maerz, Norbert H ^c  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological hazards; KSA; Mapping

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; KSA; NATURAL HAZARD; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SAND ACCUMULATION; SLOPE-STABILITY PROBLEMS;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LANDFORMS; MAPPING;

HAZARDS;

COASTAL PLAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESCARPMENT; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; SAND;

ARABIAN SEA; ARABIAN SHIELD; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SAUDI ARABIA; TIHAMAH;

EID: 84888048208     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2373-4     Document Type: Article

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