Hatem Aboelkhair

• Ph.D
• Professor (Full) at Damietta University

The northern coastal wetlands suffer from environmental pollution since they receive industrial, domestic, and agricultural drainage wastewater directly without treatments which has a negative impact on water as a substantial natural resource. Thus, this work aimed to assess the suitability of water quality in Manzala and Burullus wetlands for vari...

The volcanosedimentary arc-related skarn deposits are the predominant types in the Arabian Shield (AS). However, the post-amalgamation extraordinary marine basins with carbonate successions exist in the AS, intruded by different types of granite plutons, and dissected by major shear zones. Therefore, all the recipes for skarn deposits are mature at...

The advancement of geophysical methods and remote-sensing techniques, with improved processing models in recent years, encourage for further applied research in gold exploration and other associated elements and becoming useful tools for the exploration of new occurrences. The main objective of this research paper is to explore and map the hydrothe...

Siwa Oasis is a tectonically induced depression located in the northern part of the Western Desert. It is intensively characterized by salt mineralization and salt pans. This paper aims to investigate the evaluation of salts from the near-surface underground water in Siwa Oasis to assess the quality of salt for several uses. The study results show...

The Red Sea coastal plain between Halayb and Shalateen represents one of the localities with great potential for future sustainable development. The area is almost flat with Quaternary deposits from the western wadies towards the Red Sea shoreline. Due to the general character of the area, it is promising for reclamation, tourism, and industrial ac...

Dungash-Atud area, located in the southeastern Egyptian Desert, is intensively distinguished by gold mineralization and associated mineral deposits. This area was studied using the integrated analysis and interpretation of ASTER, aeromagnetic, and gamma-ray spectrometric data. For ASTER, different approaches of image processing, such as false color...

El-Qaa plain in the South Sinai is one of Egypt’s promising regions for sustainable development. The groundwater forms the primary sources of development in this region. The present study aims to identify the groundwater resources in El-Qaa plain area, Southern Sinai, Egypt. ASTER-TIR indices (Carbonate Index, Quartz Index, and Mafic Index) combine...

Satellite remote sensing is a popular method utilized in mineral and natural resource exploration, particularly to reduce reconnaissance and exploration costs. Its use is widely popular for geological mapping of arid regions. The primary objective of this paper is to illustrate how remote sensing satellite data could be used for mapping and assessi...

In geosciences, field observations, and survey, remote sensing applications and data analysis still need to find out a seamless approach of integration, interlinking, and storing environment. Most applications of geomatic tools in geological studies (mainly in southern countries) focus on getting information of the real world from satellite data, b...

The Neoproterozoic basement complex of Egypt outcrops in the Eastern Desert (ED) and southern Sinai, and is regarded to represent the northwestern continuation of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS). The area west of Berenice has been given little attention, although it represents the key to understanding the geologic history of the South Eastern Deser...

A geoelectrical resistivity survey supported by hydrochemical analysis was managed in Ayun Musa area to detect the groundwater aquifer, differentiate the subsurface layers and estimate the groundwater quality of Ayun Musa springs. A suit of 29 vertical electrical soundings (VES) of AB/2 varying from 1 up to 1000 metres were measured in the study ar...

Abstract The shoreline changes of the coastal zone at New Mansoura City which extends about 27km, have been studied using GIS technique based on RS data. The shoreline spatial and temporal changes in the interval time between years 1984 and 2018 has been estimated. The results show that the coast of New Mansoura City has been affected by morphologi...

This work is an integrated field and ASTER remote sensing approach for remapping and interpreting tectonic windows of the Eastern Desert of Egypt. These tectonic windows include the Hafafit, Sibai, Shalul, Meatiq and Beitan gneissic domes. The L1B data of the five areas are used, taking into consideration to avoid ASTER scenes after April, 2008 at...

Estimation of finite strain and microstructural analysis of deformed rocks are keys to better understanding deformational processes and related structures in a variety of scales started from microscopic fabric development to regional-scale structures. In the present work, we carried out the quantitative calculation of strain using the Rf/φ and Fry...

Detailed geological mapping description of the different granitic types of Kab Amiri pluton were integrated with geophysical (ground gamma ray spectrometry and aeromagnetic) data to identify and map the distribution of radioelement concentrations as well as delineate structural trends that control the mineralized zones in the study area. The geolog...

Kadabora younger granite pluton is one of the most promising uranium mineralization plutons in the central Eastern Desert (CED) of Egypt. Airborne gamma ray spectrometry (AGRS) integrated with ETM+ remote sensing data to identify and map uraniferous alteration zones hosted in Kadabora pluton. These data were also used to locate more radioactive are...

Elmissikat-Eleridiya district is one of the most important uranium localities in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. The feature oriented principal component selection (FPCS) and spectral angle mapper (SAM) techniques were applied on ASTER L1B imagery for mapping the common alteration zones. The study revealed that ASTER VNIR-SWIR bands are effect...

In this paper, an attempt was tried to study the relation between radiogenic heat production rate (RHPR) that derived from gamma-ray spectrometric data and the kinetic surface temperature KST, which was calculated from the thermal emission and reflection radiometer-thermal infrared (ASTER-TIR) imagery applied on Elmissikat-Eleridiya district. This...

The present study deals with the analysis of data from a ground magnetic survey that was conducted in the Abu-Rodaym area of the Southwestern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. This survey was carried out to delineate the subsurface structural framework, and to identify the thickness of the sedimentary basin of the study area. Locating these structures, and d...

High-resolution gamma ray spectrometry was exploited to locate the potential radioactive targets at Kab Amiri granite pluton, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. The Kab Amiri pluton forms a concentric granitic body of monzogranite to syenogranite composition intruded into mafic-ultramific rocks. To identify and detect anomalous concentrations of natura...

The shallow subsurface structures of the offshore Nile Delta particularly in the southeastern Mediterranean were dealt through the interpretation of 40 two-dimensional seismic reflection lines. The interpretations of seismic reflection data indicated that the principle sedimentary processes affecting the study area include three main structural gro...

The shallow subsurface structures of the offshore Nile Delta particularly in the southeastern Mediterranean were dealt through the interpretation of 40 two-dimensional seismic reflection lines. The interpretations of seismic reflection data indicated that the principle sedimentary processes affecting the study area include three main structural gro...

The concentrations and distributions of naturally occurring radioactive materials were studied with the aim of detecting and mapping radioactive anomalies as well as monitoring the environment for black-sand beach deposits in Northern Sinai, Egypt. For this purpose, ground gamma-ray spectrometric surveys were conducted using a portable GS-512 spect...

AbstractA ground‐based gamma‐ray survey has been performed in the area close to El‐Ramlah village, southwestern Sinai, Egypt, using a GS‐512 spectrometer. The main objective of this survey was to delineate radioactive anomalies within the surface of the study area and to identify the environmental effects of natural radioelements on the new inhabit...

In situ gamma spectrometric measurements have been performed to characterise the natural radiation that emitted from the stream sediment feldspars in Wadi El Missikat and Wadi Homret El Gergab, Eastern Desert, Egypt. The measurements of potassium (K, %), equivalent uranium (eU, ppm) and equivalent thorium (eTh, ppm) were converted into specific act...

Processing of multispectral ASTER data were used for detection and mapping Tertiary-Quaternary basalt flow around Madinah area, Saudi Arabia which forms part of the north-south alignment of basalt plateaux in the Western part of Arbian Sheild. To identify and map this type of volcanic rocks, Mafic Index (MI), as well as band combinations and band...

ASTER level 1B (radiance at the sensor) TIR-bands and level 2B04 (surface emissivity) data were analyzed to detect four of 14 rare-metal-enriched albite granite, which are classified as I-type magnetite-series (G3 type) granites in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Analysis of the shapes of laboratory emissivity spectrum of albite granite sample...

Bahariya Oases area is located in the northern part of the Western Desert of Egypt It is situated almost 160 km to the west of the Nile Valley. The Bahariya Oases area displays a special importance in recent years due to the discovery of economic iron ore deposits in El- Gedida and Nasser areas as well as the discovery of petroleum in economic quan...

A new exploration method was developed by Saunders et al.(1993) which uses surface and aerial gamma-ray spectral measurements in prospecting for hydrocarbon accumulations in stratigraphic and structural traps. This method was applied on the recorded aerial gamma-ray spectrometric survey data of the Bahariya Oasis area, Northern Western Desert, Egyp...