scholarly journals Soil erosion and sediment transport modelling using hydrological models and remote sensing techniques in Wadi Billi, Egypt

Author(s):  
O. Almasalmeh ◽  
Ahmed Adel Saleh ◽  
Khaldoon A. Mourad

AbstractModelling soil erosion and sediment transport are vital to assess the impact of the flash floods. However, limited research works have studied sediment transport, especially in Egypt. This paper employs the HEC-HMS lumped hydrological model to predict the sediment load due to the flood event of 9th March 2014 in Wadi Billi, Egypt. The Modified USLE model has been used to calculate the total upland erosion, while Laursen-Copeland has been used to simulate load streams’ sediment transport potential. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) has been applied over Landsat 8 image captured on 20th February 2014 using ArcMap 10.5 to determine the vegetation cover based on its spectral footprint. The resulted sedigraph showed accumulation of more than five thousand tons of sediments at the Wadi’s outlet. The results are crucial to design a suitable stormwater management system to protect the downstream urban area and to use flood water for groundwater recharge.

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Ángel Aguilar ◽  
Rafael Jiménez-Lao ◽  
Abderrahim Nemmaoui ◽  
Fernando José Aguilar ◽  
Dilek Koc-San ◽  
...  

Remote sensing techniques based on medium resolution satellite imagery are being widely applied for mapping plastic covered greenhouses (PCG). This article aims at testing the spectral consistency of surface reflectance values of Sentinel-2 MSI (S2 L2A) and Landsat 8 OLI (L8 L2 and the pansharpened and atmospherically corrected product from L1T product; L8 PANSH) data in PCG areas located in Spain, Morocco, Italy and Turkey. The six corresponding bands of S2 and L8, together with the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), were generated through an OBIA approach for each PCG study site. The coefficient of determination (r2) and the root mean square error (RMSE) were computed in sixteen cloud-free simultaneously acquired image pairs from the four study sites to evaluate the coherence between the two sensors. It was found that the S2 and L8 correlation (r2 > 0.840, RMSE < 9.917%) was quite good in most bands and NDVI. However, the correlation of the two sensors fluctuated between study sites, showing occasional sun glint effects on PCG roofs related to the sensor orbit and sun position. Moreover, higher surface reflectance discrepancies between L8 L2 and L8 PANSH data, mainly in the visible bands, were always observed in areas with high-level aerosol values derived from the aerosol quality band included in the L8 L2 product (SR aerosol). In this way, the consistency between L8 PANSH and S2 L2A was improved mainly in high-level aerosol areas according to the SR aerosol band.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Tri Muji Susantoro ◽  
Ketut Wikantika ◽  
Agung Budi Harto ◽  
Deni Suwardi

This study is intended to examine the growing phases and the harvest of sugarcane crops. The growing phases is analyzed with remote sensing approaches. The remote sensing data employed is Landsat 8. The vegetation indices of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (ENDVI) are employed to analyze the growing phases and the harvest of sugarcane crops. Field survey was conducted in March and August 2017. The research results shows that March is the peak of the third phase (Stem elonging phase or grand growth phase), the period from May to July is the fourth phase (maturing or ripening phase), and the period from August to October is the peak of harvest. In January, the sugarcane crops begin to grow and some sugarcane crops enter the third phase again. The research results also found the sugarcane plants that do not grow well near the oil and gas field. This condition is estimated due as the impact of hydrocarbon microseepage. The benefit of this research is to identify the sugarcane growth cycle and harvest. Having knowing this, it will be easier to plan the seed development and crops transport.


Author(s):  
K. Narmada ◽  
K. Annaidasan

Aim: To study the carbon storage potential of Muthupet mangroves in Tamil Nadu using Remote sensing techniques. Place and Duration: The study is carried out in Muthupet Mangroves for the years 2000, 2010 and 2017. Methodology: In this study the remote sensing images were processed using the ERDAS and ArcGIS software and the NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) has also been applied to estimate the quantity of carbon sequestration capability for the Avicennia marina mangrove growing in the Muthupet region for the period 2000-2017. The formula proposed by Lai [10] was used to calculate the carbon stock using geospatial techniques. Results: The results show that the mangroves in Muthupet region has NDVI values between -0.671 and 0.398 in 2000, -0.93 and 0.621 in 2010 and -0.66 and 0.398 in 2017. The observation indicates the reliability and validity of the aviation remote sensing with high resolution and with near red spectrum experimented in this research for estimating the the Avicennia marina (Forsk.) mangrove growing in this region. The estimated quantity of carbon di oxide sequestrated by the mangrove was about 1475.642 Mg/Ha in 2000, 3646.312 Mg/Ha in 2010 and 1677.72 Mg/Ha in 2017. Conclusion: The capacity of the Avicennia marina growing in Muthupet region to sequestrate carbon show that it has a great potential for development and implementation. The results obtained in this research can be used as a basis for policy makers, conservationists, regional planners, and researchers to deal with future development of cities and their surroundings in regions of highly ecological and environmental sensitivity. Thus the finding shows that wetlands are an important ecological boon as it helps to control the impact of climate change in many different ways.


2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-801
Author(s):  
Al-Jbouri & Al-Timimi

Agriculture is the most important and most dependent economic activity and influenced by climatic conditions as the climate elements represented by solar radiation, temperature, wind and relative humidity. Therefore, is necessary that analyze and understand the relationship between climate and agriculture. The aim of this study to assessment the relationship between land surface temperature (LST) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for three regions of Diyala Governorate in Iraq (Al Muqdadya, Baladrooz, and Baquba) by through using of remote sensing techniques and geographic information system (GIS).The Normalized difference vegetation index NDVI and land surface temperature (LST) were used in two of the Landsat-5 ETM + and Landsat-8 OLI satellite imagery during the years 1999 and 2019.  The results showed that increased in NDVI and decreased in LST for 2019, while for 1999 increased in LST and decreased in NDVI for the three regions. Finally, the regression was used to obtain that correlation between LST and NDVI. It was concluded that the correlation coefficient between NDVI and LST is negative, where the strongest correlation was 0.76 for Baquba and weakest correlation was 0.55 for Muqdadyia.


2022 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nasar Ahmad ◽  
Zhenfeng Shao ◽  
Orhan Altan

This study comprises the identification of the locust outbreak that happened in February 2020. It is not possible to conduct ground-based surveys to monitor such huge disasters in a timely and adequate manner. Therefore, we used a combination of automatic and manual remote sensing data processing techniques to find out the aftereffects of locust attack effectively. We processed MODIS -normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI ) manually on ENVI and Landsat 8 NDVI using the Google Earth Engine (GEE ) cloud computing platform. We found from the results that, (a) NDVI computation on GEE is more effective, prompt, and reliable compared with the results of manual NDVI computations; (b) there is a high effect of locust disasters in the northern part of Sindh, Thul, Ghari Khairo, Garhi Yaseen, Jacobabad, and Ubauro, which are more vulnerable; and (c) NDVI value suddenly decreased to 0.68 from 0.92 in 2020 using Landsat NDVI and from 0.81 to 0.65 using MODIS satellite imagery. Results clearly indicate an abrupt decrease in vegetation in 2020 due to a locust disaster. That is a big threat to crop yield and food production because it provides a major portion of food chain and gross domestic product for Sindh, Pakistan.


Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Valentine Piroton ◽  
Romy Schlögel ◽  
Christian Barbier ◽  
Hans-Balder Havenith

Central Asian mountain regions are prone to multiple types of natural hazards, often causing damage due to the impact of mass movements. In spring 2017, Kyrgyzstan suffered significant losses from a massive landslide activation event, during which also two of the largest deep-seated mass movements of the former mining area of Mailuu-Suu—the Koytash and Tektonik landslides—were reactivated. This study consists of the use of optical and radar satellite data to highlight deformation zones and identify displacements prior to the collapse of Koytash and to the more superficial deformation on Tektonik. Especially for the first one, the comparison of Digital Elevation Models of 2011 and 2017 (respectively, satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery-based) highlights areas of depletion and accumulation, in the scarp and near the toe, respectively. The Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry analysis identified slow displacements during the months preceding the reactivation in April 2017, indicating the long-term sliding activity of Koytash and Tektonik. This was confirmed by the computation of deformation time series, showing a positive velocity anomaly on the upper part of both landslides. Furthermore, the analysis of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index revealed land cover changes associated with the sliding process between June 2016 and October 2017. In addition, in situ data from a local meteorological station highlighted the important contribution of precipitation as a trigger of the collapse. The multidirectional approach used in this study demonstrated the efficiency of applying multiple remote sensing techniques, combined with a meteorological analysis, to identify triggering factors and monitor the activity of landslides.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Nurlita Indah Wahyuni ◽  
Diah Irawati Dwi Arini ◽  
Afandi Ahmad

<p class="judulabstrakindo">                                                                 ABSTRAK</p><p class="judulabstrakindo">Kebutuhan manusia akan lahan di wilayah perkotaan menyebabkan perubahan fungsi lahan terutama pada area bervegetasi. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengkaji perubahan kerapatan vegetasi tahun 2001 dan 2015 di Kota Manado serta pengaruhnya terhadap kualitas lingkungan. Penelitian dimulai dengan melakukan pengumpulan data citra satelit Landsat 7 tahun 2001 tanggal akuisisi 14 Februari 2001 dan Landsat 8 tanggal akusisi 25 Maret 2015, data-data pendukung lainnya yaitu peta administrasi kota Manado tahun 2010, peta rupa bumi kota Manado skala 1:50.000. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah perbandingan nilai normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) dengan kanal merah (red) dan infra merah dekat (NIR) yang sudah dikonversi ke nilai reflektan. Teknik analisis menggunakan Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) dan penginderaan jauh dengan menentukan kerapatan vegetasi dan diklasifikasikan menjadi kelas kerapatan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbandingan kelas kerapatan antara 2001 dan 2015 sebagai berikut kelas tidak bervegetasi (air dan awan) mengalami peningkatan sebesar 14,29%, kelas tidak rapat (lahan kosong, pemukiman, bangunan, dan industri) mengalami peningkatan sebesar 42,56%, kelas cukup rapat (tegalan dan tumbuhan ternak) mengalami peningkatan sebesar 48,94%, kelas rapat (perkebunan, sawah kering, dan semak belukar) mengalami penurunan sebesar 68,46% dan kelas sangat rapat (hutan lebat) mengalami penurunan sebesar 314,07%. Selama kurun waktu 15 tahun penurunan areal bervegetasi di Kota Manado diperkirakan 10,57%. Perubahan areal bervegetasi di Kota Manado signifikan terjadi karena kegiatan reklamasi pantai menjadi lahan terbangun serta lahan kosong dan perkebunan menjadi perumahan. Dampak yang saat ini mulai dirasakan dengan adanya perubahan areal bervegetasi adalah peningkatan suhu dan polusi udara di wilayah perkotaan.</p><p class="katakunci"><strong>Kata kunci</strong>:Landsat, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), kerapatan, Kota Manado</p><p class="judulabstraking"><strong><em>                                                                           ABSTRACT</em></strong></p><p class="judulabstraking"><em>Human demand on urban land has brought various impacts toward land use, one of them is vegetation area change. This study aims to identify vegetation density change between period 2001 and 2015 in Manado area along with its influence toward environment quality. The data was collected from Landsat 7 imagery with acquisition date on February 14<sup>th</sup> 2001 and Landsat 8 imagery with acquisition date on March 25<sup>th</sup> 2015. Supporting data i.e. administrative map of Manado City in 2010 and basic map of Manado in scale 1:50.000. We compared normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) between red band and near infra red (NIR) band. Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing techniques were used to determine and classify crown density of vegetation. The result showed that the density class comparison between 2001 and 2015 were: no vegetation (water body and cloud) increased 14,29%, low dense (bareland, residence, buildings and industry) increased 42,56%, moderately dense (garden and forage crops) increased 48,94%, dense (plantation, dry field and shrubs) decreased 68,46% and highly dense (forest) decreased 314,07%. In the period 15 years there was decreasing of vegetation area in Manado city 10,57% approximately. The significance change of Manado City was occurred due to coast reclamation into building area as well as bare land and plantation become residence. The impact of vegetation area change is the increasing of temperature and air pollution in urban area.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: Landsat,</em><em> Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)</em><em>, </em><em>density, Manado City</em><em></em></p>


Author(s):  
Renan Valério Eduvirgem ◽  
Claudemir Rodrigues Soares ◽  
Elissandro Voigt Beier

This paper addresses the exploitation of mineral resources and suggests that an environmental management that meets a set of measures and mutual cooperation between public and private managers, civil society, and mining companies that exploit natural, renewable, and non-renewable resources is needed. Cooperation between managers and joint safety measures can prevent present and future accidents like the one that occurred in Mariana City in Minas Gerais State (MG). The questioning presented puts into discussion the disaster that occurred in Mariana City due to the rupture of the ore tailings dam (Fundão dam) in November 2015. With an estimated population of 60,000 inhabitants, Mariana City has a local economy directly linked to mining activities. Due to the impact caused by the rupture of the Fundão dam, both city and vegetation were destroyed, among other factors observed along the path followed by the tailings. However, what is discussed in this article with greater emphasis is the loss of vegetation in the watershed. The methodology compared the degree of vegetation coverage in the basin area through the analysis of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index – NDVI for 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 in different months. Some images refer to August and other samples are from September, complementing the process through the use of Landsat 8 satellite images - OLI sensor, acquired from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) repository. 299 points were distributed in the quadrant to perform the analyses (n = 299). The level of significance was set at 5% with a 95% confidence, to ascertain and verify whether the data distribution is in an acceptable condition (dense or semi-dense vegetation cover). Regarding vegetation analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests were used. Both tests indicated a non-normal distribution for the NDVI data set, which indicates the absence of a vegetation index that was covered by the tailings, resulting in an area with large spaces without the coverage previously registered in 2013. We conclude that the vegetation suffered a drastic alteration provoked by the rupture of the Fundão dam which also led to homeless residents, negative impacts on the livelihood of the small farmers and fishermen, silting up of rivers and streams, death of several animal and plant species, and also affected the ecosystem and the local and regional biodiversity. 


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Piotr Szmytkiewicz ◽  
Rafał Ostrowski ◽  
Grzegorz R. Cerkowniak

The present paper addresses the litho-dynamic and morpho-dynamic processes in the coastal zone of Babie Doły (KM 93.6–93.9), Poland. As a background, the history of coastal engineering measures in this area is described. The impact of post-war structures on the seashore is analysed on the basis of historical maps, supported by results of the sediment transport modelling. Shore regression is caused by the so-called downstream erosion behind the headland with remains of rock palisade structures. The possible consequences for the seashore resulting from the removal of the analysed revetment are discussed. The paper also presents recommendations to the relevant authorities for the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 222-239
Author(s):  
Denivaldo Ferreira de Souza ◽  
German Dario Duarte Gonzalez ◽  
José Teixeira Filho

O avanço da tecnologia por meio do uso de imagens de satélites vem impulsionando os vários tipos de monitoramento da superfície terrestre. Embasado nesse avanço, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a cobertura vegetal na bacia hidrográfica do Ribeirão das Cabras, localizada no município de Campinas/SP, utilizando técnicas de sensoriamento remoto para a determinação do Índice de Vegetação por Diferença Normalizada - IVDN. O trabalho utilizou imagens dos satélites Landsat 5 TM e Landsat 8 OLI no período da estação chuvosa da região nos anos de 1986, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2011 e 2018. Para cada imagem foi calculado os valores de IVDN e agrupados em seis classes. O resultado das imagens mostrou que as áreas com cobertura vegetal mais intensa sofreram pequenas alterações no período. O destaque principal foi observado na classe que caracterizam os corpos hídricos, demonstrando um aumento da capacidade de reserva por meio de construção de açudes na região. Essas estruturas foram implantadas, em grande parte, a partir de projetos e construções inadequadas. Esses elementos potencializam os eventos de inundações na região por rompimento destas estruturas de barragens. Sendo assim, considerou a classificação das imagens utilizando o IVDN uma ferramenta que propicia um entendimento e análise da dinâmica da cobertura vegetal em diferentes tipos de escala e sazonalidades, determinando condições de aumento do potencial de risco de desastres ao meio. Palavras-chave: Risco de enchentes. Reservatórios. Imagem de satélite. IVDN. Campinas.   TEMPORAL VARIATION OF THE NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX AS A TOOL IDENTIFICATION TOOL IN THE RIBEIRÃO DAS CABRAS HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN ABSTRACT Technology’s advance through of satellite imagery us have driven the different types of terrestrial surface monitoring. Based on this advance, this article aims to analyze the vegetal cover in Ribeirão das Cabras hydrographic basin, localized at Campinas/SP, using remote sensing techniques for Normalized difference vegetation index – NDVI. The work used images from Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 8 OLI satellites in the period of rainy season in the region from years 1986, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2018. For each image were calculated the NDVI values and grouped in six classes. The result of the images showed that the intense vegetal cover areas suffered small alterations in the study period. The main highlight was observed in the class that characterize water bodies, demonstrating an increase in the reserve capacity through the construction of dams in the region. These structures were implanted, in large part, from inadequate projects and constructions. These elements potentiate flood events in the region by breaking the dams. Thus, it was considered the classification of the images using the NDVI, a tool that promotes an understanding and analysis of the dynamics of vegetation cover in different types of scale and seasonality, determining conditions for increasing the potential of disaster risks to the environment. Keywords: Flood risk. Reservoir. Satellite image. NDVI. Campinas.   VARIACIÓN TEMPORAL DEL ÍNDICE DE VEGETACIÓN POR DIFERENCIA NORMALIZADA COMO HERRAMIENTA DE IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LOS ACCESOS EN LA BACIA HIDROGRAFICA DEL RIBEIRÃO DAS CABRAS RESUMEN  El avance de la tecnología por medio del uso de imágenes de satélites viene siendo impulsado los diferentes tipos de monitoramiento de la superficie terrestre. Basado en ese avance, este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la cobertura vegetal en la cuenca hidrográfica de Riberão das Cabras, localizada en el municipio de Campinas/SP, utilizando técnicas de percepción remota para la determinación del índice de vegetación por diferencia normalizada – IVDN. El trabajo utilizó imágenes de los satélites Landsat 5 TM y Landsat 8 OLI en el periodo de la estación lluviosa de la región los años 1986, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2011 y 2018. Para cada imagen fueron calculados los valores de IVDN y agrupados en seis clases. El resultado de las imágenes mostró que las áreas con cobertura vegetal más intensa sufrieron pequeñas alteraciones en el periodo. El principal destaque fue observado en la clase que caracterizan los cuerpos hídricos, demostrando un aumento de la capacidad de reserva por medio de construcción de presas en la región. Estas estructuras fueron implantadas, en grande parte, a partir de proyectos y construcciones inadecuadas. Estos elementos potencializan los eventos de inundaciones en la región por rompimiento de las presas. Siendo así, se consideró la clasificación de las imágenes utilizando el IVDN una herramienta que propicia un entendimiento e análisis de la dinámica de la cobertura vegetal en diferentes tipos de escala y estacionalidad, determinando condiciones de aumento del potencial de riesgos de desastres al medio ambiente. Palabras clave: Riesgo de inundación. Embalse Imagen de satélite. IVDN. Campinas.


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