Geomorphological Study of Jaflong Area near Dauki Fault Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
MA Salam ◽  
F Tazneen ◽  
ASMN Chowdhury

Geomorphology is closely related to geology, soil science, hydrology and environmental science and is being increasingly applied in planning, mining and hydrological sectors, and within environmental consultancy and tourism. The study area lies in the north-eastern part of the country and tectonically this area belongs to Surma Basin situated into Bengal Fore deep zone of Bengal Basin also known as Sylhet Trough. Under this study an attempt was made to establish the relationship between geomorphic unit and existing landuse based on remote sensing data. In the study area nine landuse categories were identified through remote sensing and GIS techniques. Two different physiographic units which are North-Eastern Terrace Land and Surma-Kushiyara Flood Plain are belongs to the study are. Moreover two surface geological units include Young Gravelly Sand and Marsh Clay and Peat are also there. From analysis no relationship has been found between landuse classes with its physiography and surface geology. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 12(1&2): 151-155, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 322-342
Author(s):  
P. Abdul Azeez ◽  
Mini Raman ◽  
Prathibha Rohit ◽  
Latha Shenoy ◽  
Ashok Kumar Jaiswar ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
V. V. Afanasev

The results of the analysis of geospatial and geological information on the structure and dynamics of the lagoon coast of the North-Eastern Sakhalin are presented. On the basis of a number of parameters of the coastal erosion-accumulation processes and migration of lagoon straits during the period 1927–2014. the morpholithodynamics system of the North-Eastern Sakhalin was considered. The volume of sediments transported during the migration of the straits, was estimated with the help of three-dimensional models, in which, parallel with time-averaged areas of erosion and accumulation, additional data were used, namely: bathymetry of the straits and adjacent water area, characteristics of the relief of the barrier forms and geological information obtained as a result of georadar survey and drilling. Georadar data, together with remote sensing data, have made it possible to create a model of sedimentation, which formed the basis for the analysis of the history of the coast formation beyond the period of observations. Currently, we can trace the situation as long as to the middle of the XIXth century.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjin Sun ◽  
Changming Dong ◽  
Wei Tan ◽  
Yijun He

A (an) cyclonic (anticyclonic) eddy is usually associated with a cold (warm) core caused by the eddy-induced divergence (convergence) motion. However, there are also some cyclonic (anticyclonic) eddies with warm (cold) cores in the North Pacific, named cyclonic warm-core eddies (CWEs) and anticyclonic cold-core eddies (ACEs) in this study, respectively. Their spatio-temporal characteristics and regional dependence are analyzed using the multi-satellite merged remote sensing datasets. The CWEs are mainly concentrated in the northwestern and southeastern North Pacific. However, besides these two areas, the ACEs are also concentrated in the northeastern Pacific. The annual mean number decreases year by year for both CWEs and ACEs, and the decreasing rate of the CWEs is about two times as large as that of the ACEs. Moreover, the CWEs and ACEs also exhibit a significant seasonal variation, which are intense in summer and weak in winter. Based on the statistics of dynamic characteristics in seven subregions, the Kuroshio Extension region could be considered as the most active area for the CWEs and ACEs. Two possible mechanisms for CW-ACEs generation are discussed by analyzing two cases.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell Benjamin Joseph ◽  
Anna Spiers ◽  
Michael J. Koontz ◽  
Nayani Ilangakoon ◽  
Kylen Solvik ◽  
...  

Researchers in Earth and environmental science can extract incredible value from high resolution remote sensing data, but these data can be hard to use. Pain free use requires skills from remote sensing and the data sciences that are seldom taught together. In practice, many researchers teach themselves how to use high resolution remote sensing data with ad hoc trial and error processes, often resulting in wasted effort and resources. Here we outline ten “rules” with examples from Earth and environmental science to help applied researchers work more effectively with high resolution data.


2020 ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Abdullah Saleh Al-Ghamdi

Classifying and mapping of vegetated area in Al- Baha region, Saudi Arabia using remote sensing shows that the medium-high density vegetation is mostly found at the central part of Al-Baha region separating the highlands and the low lands. Results obtained show that only 862.5 km2 (7.7%) Al-Baha region is covered with medium-high density vegetation found mainly at the 6-15km width horizontal central belt (at districts of Al-Mandaq, Al-Baha and south Baljurashi) along high foggy mountainous plateau. Whereas, about 65% of Al-Baha region has very low-none density vegetation mainly occurred extensively at Tihama low plain towards the Red Sea and at the north-eastern desert plain. In addition, study reveals that the highlands of Al-Baha have the most numbers of trees represents the areas of the highest elevations in the region (range between 1940 and 2366 m above sea level. This indicates that there is relationship between this elevation range with medium to high vegetation density. Similarly, the low surface temperatures are mainly located at the central belt across Al-Baha region. When overlaid with medium-high vegetation density zone with the temperature map, it was visually observed that it almost fit with lower temperature zone of less than 15°C. This also indicates that there is relationship between lower temperature with medium-high vegetation density.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Undang Hernawan

A coastal zone is the interface between the land and water that influenced by both of them. Coastal dynamic is influenced by many factors from land and sea, such as sedimentation and current. In order to support marine facility, Marine Geological Institute of Indonesia (MGI) plan to build a port. The prospective area is behind MGI office at Cirebon. This study use multi temporal remote sensing data in order to observe trend of coastline change around MGI. Based on the interpretation of the data, there are sedimentation around the MGI water and abrasion due to the presence of Kejawanan’s jetty and Kalijaga River. The result also shows that the current in this region is moving from southeast to northwest. The presence of the Kejawanan’s jetty stymies the movement of sediment. The sediment which is normally moving to the north of the jetty is then trapped on the south side of the structure, so that the sediment precipitates in this region and makes it as the active region of sedimentation and accretion. The presence mangrove conduces to support sedimentation speed and accretion at this region, because of his function as the catchment area. Abrasion occurs in the eastern part of MGI office at the Kalijaga river mouth within the bay. The Kalijaga River mouth is predicted to be the primary source of sedimentation in this area. The coastline change caused by sedimentation will be continuing as long as it is supplied by the sediment. The direction of the sedimentation is parallel to the jetty and it forms ellipsoid, with the sedimentation/accretion region is behind MGI office. The abrasion area is found in Kalijaga River mouth and a small area beside Kalijaga River. In order to build a port, we have to consider this sedimentation process. One of the alternatives to build the port is to make a quay pile model which gives way the current to pass through the other side of the port. Another alternative is to build the port as a pond model but it needs accuracy in building the mouth of jetty to minimize the sedimentation process. Keyword : sedimentation, Cirebon, remote sensing Pantai/pesisir merupakan wilayah antara daratan dan lautan yang masih dipengaruhi oleh keduanya. Dinamika pantai dipengaruhi oleh faktor-faktor dari daratan dan lautan seperti sedimentasi dan arus. Untuk menunjang “marine facility center” Puslitbang Geologi Kelautan (P3GL) bermaksud untuk membangun pelabuhan. Daerah yang prospektif adalah di belakang kantor P3GL, Cirebon. Studi ini menggunakan data citra satelit multi temporal, yang berguna untuk melihat arah perkembangan dan perubahan garis pantai di belakang kantor P3GL dan sekitarnya. Berdasarkan interpretasi data citra, di daerah studi ditemukan adanya daerah akresi/sedimentasi dan daerah abrasi yang disebabkan oleh adanya dermaga Kejawanan dan adanya sungai Kalijaga. Hasil studi juga menunjukkan arah arus umumnya bergerak dari tenggara menuju barat laut. Keberadaan jetty Kejawanan menyebabkan aliran arus dan sedimen terhenti. Sedimen yang seharusnya bergerak ke arah utama menjadi terhalang dan terjebak di bagian selatan jetty, sehingga mengendap di daerah ini. Keadaan ini menyebabkan daerah ini menjadi daerah sedimentasi yang aktif (akresi). Keberadaan mangrove pada daerah ini juga menambah kecepatan sedimentasi di daerah ini, karena berfungsi sebagai daerah tangkapan sedimen. Abrasi terjadi di sebelah timur P3GL, tepatnya pada daerah lengkungan teluk dan di mulut sungai Kalijaga. Daerah mulut sungai Kalijaga diprediksi sebagai sumber sedimen pada daerah ini. Perubahan garis pantai yang disebabkan oleh sedimentasi akan terus berlangsung di daerah ini, selama adanya pasokan sedimen. Sedimentasi ini akan berlangsung sampai arahnya sejajar dengan jetty Kejawanan dan akan membentuk ellipsoid, dengan daerah sedimentasi berada di sekitar jetty dan belakang P3GL sementara daerah abrasi berada di sungai Kalijaga dan daerah sebelahnya. Karena itu, pembangunan pelabuhan P3GL sebaiknya memperhatikan kondisi ini. Salah satu alternatifnya adalah dengan membuat pelabuhan model tiang pancang yang memungkinkan arus dan sedimen untuk bergerak ke sisi sebelahnya. Alternatif lain adalah dalam bentuk kolam pelabuhan, tetapi harus tepat memperhatikan mulut pelabuhan untuk meminimalkan sedimentasi yang terjadi.


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