Jasem A Albanai

To view the article please use the following link: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s12517-022-09689-w?sharing_token=ppESdNtlJ4U7GOi16Fiag_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY4xTRdkpR0DDAp038Oh2fBEqEIFLUd8FWV7znfpSztZFr8zARCfHzk_SqbCjpAkiMPlS2DCrHrSAC-NCTm21dSZAEm_RT_mDiCRuSGxwmvamCdZHx5Pjl_wHIVXgOuv6lw%3D • The issue of natural oil seepage is one of the ch...

NASA Ocean Color has been making near-surface chlorophyll-a data in oceans available since late in the 20 th century, signifying a major leap in our understanding of the spatial distribution of chlorophyll-a. In 2012, NASA launched VIIRS as a successor to MODIS in monitoring Ocean Color. Although the characteristics of both sensors are similar, and...

Flash flooding is one of the most devastating natural events that leads to enormous and recurring loss of life. Kuwait was subjected to severe rainstorms in the winter of 2018 and 2020 followed by an extreme violent flood that had not been known in Kuwait since 1976. It resulted in several geomorphological and environmental impacts in urban and des...

Flash floods from rainstorms pose a severe natural hazard, especially dangerous in arid regions. This has occurred multiple times in Kuwait: in 1967, 1997, 2009, 2013, 2018, and 2020. For example, about 300 mm of rain beset the State of Kuwait on the 14th and 15th of November 2018. Subsequently, Sabah Al-Ahmad City was declared an environmental dis...

In watershed management, check dams are commonly used to increase lag time, recharge groundwater, and decrease flood peak discharge and sediment transfer. In this regard, the Eastern Mediterranean region is characterized by frequent floods which destroy infrastructure and property. Developing a comprehensive framework that proposes suitable locatio...

Objectives: The study seeks to analyze trends in physical geography research at the local (Kuwait), regional (selected journals in the Arab region) and global (international journals and conferences) in the last decade. Methodology: The Geographical Letters Journal of the Kuwaiti Geographical Society (2010-2021) was used to analyze research trends...

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on the global community, affecting various aspects of life. One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic is its effect on air quality. This study uses the state of Kuwait as a case study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of gaseous pollu...

As an indicator of phytoplankton density in an area, the concentration of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) is an important reflection of marine water quality. Remote sensing techniques have been developed to measure the near-surface concentration of Chl-a in water by combining spectral bands and in situ data. This algorithm can be applied to sensors of varyin...

Mangrove ecotourism is gaining immense popularity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as a neoliberal conservation tool, and it has contributed significantly to the growth of the tourism sector in the region over the past two decades. However, there is no comprehensive review on the full extent of mangrove ecotourism activities and the...

Floods are considered one of the most common natural hazards in the Eastern Mediterranean. In western Syria, floods annually cause dozens of casualties with massive destruction of infrastructure and agricultural land. Moreover, the consequences of the war in Syria increased the amount of losses due to the complete absence of administration componen...

In light of population growth and climate change, groundwater is one of the most important water resources globally. Groundwater is crucial for sustaining many vital sectors in Syria, including industrial and agricultural sectors. However, groundwater exploitation has significantly escalated to meet different water needs especially in the postwar p...

Goals: Less is known about street networks (SNs) in developing countries. The overarching aim of this study is to spatially analyze Kuwait SN griddedness, transportation efficiency, and connectivity, using several indicators (i.e., orientation-order, street circuity, average street length, average node degree, proportion of dead-ends, and proportio...

The first connection between human health and geography dates back to 1854 when a cholera outbreak occurred in the Soho district of London. After unsuccessful theoretical medical attempts to understand the phenomenon, which suggested that the spread of the disease was due to air particles arising from the decomposition of organic sources, Dr John S...

Gullying is one of the problems that cause soil degradation in semi-arid areas and should be predicted to mitigate its damaging effects. Three machine learning models have been employed in this work to map the susceptibility to gully erosion in the N'fis river basin in the Moroccan High Atlas. Utilizing high-resolution images from Google Earth alon...

Sabkha is the Arabic term meaning "salt flat". It is usually used to describe coastal flat areas extending above the high tide level and which are evaporate-rich clastic sediments. In Kuwait, sabkhas exist along the southern and northern coastal areas. Previous studies did not discuss the chronological changes of the coastal sabkhas in Kuwait, espe...

Globally, green spaces are considered as a fundamental part of biodiversity to balance the environment in an ecosystem particularly in urban areas. Contrary to this, urban green is declining in the least developing nations particularly due to rapid urbanization. This impact alter the condition of environmental services in term of non-provision and...

In this work, the vulnerability to flooding in the Prahova River basin was calculated and analyzed using advanced methods and techniques. Thus, 2 hybrid models represented by Iterative Classifier Optimizer – Multiclass Alternating Decision Tree – Certainty Factor (ICO-LADT-CF) and Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Process – Certainty Factor (FAHP-CF) were...

Planet Earth uses ingenious paper cuts to reveal the amazing details of our planet, from bubbling volcanoes to rushing rivers to its boiling hot interior. With detailed art by paper-cut studio Bomboland, a fact-packed text, and flaps and die-cuts on every spread, this unique novelty book will appeal to all the family.

A total land suitability analysis was carried out through FuzzyAHP technique for rice and potato crops in West Bengal, India. Around 21 most relevant crop suitability parameters were selected and classified under five primary criteria, such as terrain distribution parameter, static soil parameter, available soil nutrient, agriculture practice param...

The present study analyzed soil samples from flood-prone Unions in two Coastal Upazilas of Bangladesh using Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) techniques with Van de Graaff Accelerator for detecting heavy trace elements and Gamma spectrometry techniques. The findings indicate that while Potassium (averaging 19,62 μg/g for Sutarkhali; 21364.67 μg/...

Land fires lead to a deterioration of environmental quality and have perilous social and economic aspects. One method for mitigating this hazard is to determine the range of fire risk areas. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the current and potential future fire risk in the Ogan Komering Ilir, southern Sumatra region of Indonesia, using CMIP6 data...

Objectives: The current study aims to: Determine the geomorphological characteristics around the Al-Subiya road, monitor the geomorphological hazards on the road, propose some practical solutions to adapt to these environmental problems and loses. Al-Subiya Road is located in the north of the State of Kuwait. There are many geomorphological dangers...

2023): Effects of the built-up index and land surface temperature on the mangrove area change along the southern Sumatra coast, Forest Science and Technology, ABSTRACT Mangrove trees have a crucial role in providing habitat and breeding for various aquatic species and averting coastal erosion caused by strong waves, tidal surges, and storm surges....

Air quality is measured by the relative concentration of different gases. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is one of the gases where we see a high concentration above cities, chiefly as a result of human activities such as burning fossil fuels, industry, and daily traffic activities. A high concentration of NO2 can cause much damage to the environment and pe...

Researchers need to delineate the shoreline for different applications with no access to costly resources such as topographic maps and high-resolution satellite images. With the increase of open source data, this study aims to present a methodology to use open source data in the best possible way to map the shoreline. Several methods have been test...

Intensive aeolian processes occur due to the scarcity of rainfall and lack of vegetation cover in arid regions. The study of recent surface sediments in arid areas is important for environmental assessments, evaluation of natural resources, and land use planning. In this study, two areas were chosen as they show changes in lithology, environment an...

The concentration of chlorophyll-a (chlor-a) is an important indicator of marine water quality, as it is considered an indicator of the phytoplankton density and algal blooms in a specific area. Remote sensing techniques have been developed to measure the near-surface concentration of chlor-a in aquatic areas through the correlation between spec...

This study aims to assess the effect of the turbidity, seasons, and dissolved oxygen (DO) on chlorophyll-a (Chl.a) level and ultimately as a major triggering factor for events damaging the marine ecosystem, such as harmful algal bloom, red tide, and fish kills in the State of Kuwait. Different variables, such as sea temperature, salinity, pH, Chl.a...

The seas and oceans can be exposed to many emergencies that require immediateintervention. For example, an oil spill can cause damage to coastal soils or lead to fires, killing marine organisms, as well as triggering human losses. As a result, a strictmonitoring system for the marine environment is essential, to allow us to respondquickly to emerge...

كتاب: التصميم الأنيق لماذا ينبغي أن نبدأ بالعلم قبل كل شيء ؟ هل نحن وحدنا في هذا الكون ! كيف كانت طفولة الأرض ؟ من أين أتت المياه ؟ وكيف تطورت الحياة ! هل نعيش على قارات متحركة ؟ ماذا يوجد في باطن الأرض ؟ ماذا عن شكل الأرض تحت المياه ! كيف تعيش الكائنات الحية في البيئات القاسية ؟ ما هي صحة نظرية التطور لتشارلز داروين ؟ لماذا توجد صحاري في عالم تزد...

In this book, I'm telling you the story of climate change as I saw it after standing on the shoulders of senior scientists. The story begins with a question about climate conditions. Has the current climate changed previously? Because the present has secrets that lead us to understand the past, the long history of the Earth will answer this questio...

Goals: The study aims to find out coastal geomorphological map of Kuwait using spatial technologies. Kuwait is a country located in the northwestern part of the Arabian Gulf; a disparity in the country’s coastline can be noticed, in spite of its relatively short length. Remote sensing and GIS provide the ability to identify these spatial difference...

Chlorophyll-a concentration in water is an indicator of phytoplankton density, which in turn is crucial, as it represents the base of the ecological life in seas and oceans. Any increase or decrease in the number of phytoplankton may contribute to disruption to the ecological cycle in the seawater. The density of phytoplankton is also an important...

Research have been conducted in many countries around the world to assess air quality during COVID-19 pandemic, especially during lockdown period, some of these studies found an increase or decrease in some pollutants. This paper investigates the impact of COVID-19 on seven air pollutants (i.e., PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, H2S, CO) from the period J...

The main aim of this research is to predict the impact of seasonal precipitation regimes on flood hazard applying machine learning models. For this purpose, twelve static variables and eight rainfall dynamics variables for 2050s (RCP 2.6 and 8.5) were used as conditioning factors. Four machine learning algorithms including K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN)...

Studying physical oceanography is one of the important fields of remote sensing applications. Previously, the thermal mapping of seas and oceans relied on primitive methods, such as the use of sensors installed on buoys, extracting contour lines and deriving the values from the confluence of contour lines. Today's remote sensing provides more advan...

In this reachable of maps and graphs atlas, I am trying to increase our understanding of the Kuwaiti marine environment by analyzing thousands of data related to seawater quality of the State of Kuwait using one of the latest available geographical visualization methods and closest to reality. As the country suffers from the scarcity of studies rel...

The main aim of this research is to predict the impact of seasonal precipitation regimes on flood hazard applying machine learning models. For this purpose, twelve static variables and eight rainfall dynamics variables for 2050s (RCP 2.6 and 8.5) were used as conditioning factors. Four machine learning algorithms including K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN),...

العنوان: أطلس دولة الكويت الساحلي: الجيومورفولوجيا من الفضاء والجو The Coastal Atlas of the State of Kuwait is a modest attempt to benefit from remote sensing sources and previous studies in classifying the Kuwaiti coasts according to their geomorphological nature. Thus, modern maps and graphs through GIS in are exported. The Kuwait coastal atlas i...

Magazine article published by Al Hajar Magazine (31th issue August 2021) of the Geological Society of Oman (GSO).

Mapping bathymetry is essential for many fields, including science, engineering and the military, among others. Bathymetry is extremely important in the scientific field because it is linked to many physical and environmental issues such as coastal erosion, sea level rise and water quality. Traditionally, conventional methods, such as pre-measured...

The concentration of chlorophyll-a (chlor-a) is an important indicator of marine water quality, as it is considered an indicator of the phytoplankton density in a specific area. Remote sensing techniques have been developed to measure the near-surface concentration of chlor-a in water across the correlation between spectral bands and in situ data....

Flash flooding is one of the most devastating natural events that leads to enormous and recurring loss of life. Kuwait was subjected to severe rainstorms in the winter of 2018 and 2020 followed by an extreme violent flood that had not been known in Kuwait since 1976. It resulted in several geomorphological and environmental impacts in urban and des...

An Arabic translation for the fourth edition (1929) of the origin of continents and oceans by Alfred Wegener. Translation completed by Ahmad Ghali and Jasem Albanai. أصل القارات والمحيطات لماذا تتشابه الحواف القارية لكل من أمريكا الجنوبية وأفريقيا؟ لماذا تتشابه الأحافير والرواسب على القارتين هنا وهناك؟ كيف تتشابه الحيوانات القاطنة للقارات المختلف...

Air quality is measured by gases concentration. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is one of the gases that have high concentration above cities as a result of human activities such as burning fossil fuels, industry, and daily traffic activities. The high concentrations of NO2 cause many environmental and health damages, making it’s spatial and temporal distri...

As a result of climate change, many lands are under risk due to the rising sea levels (RSL). Studies show that the mean sea level will likely rise by 0.16 to 0.63 metres before 2050, and 0.2 to 2.5 metres by 2100. Lower-lying islands are more endangered from RSL. One of such islands is Failaka, a small island in Kuwait lying at the entrance of Kuwa...

As a result of climate change and global warming, polar ice is melting. Because of this melting, many lands are at the mercy of rising sea levels. Studies show that the mean sea level may rise by 0.16 to 0.63 metres before 2050, and 0.2 to 2.5 metres by 2100. In general, lowerlying islands are more likely to be close to the sea level, and that mean...

كتاب: علم المكان - مقدمة إلى نظم المعلومات الجغرافية الملخص: يمكننا أن نوضح موقعنا الجغرافي باستخدام الإحداثيات الرقمية، لكن هل سيغني ذلك عن إظهارنا له على الخريطة الجغرافية؟ الإجابة هي بالطبع لا، فالخريطة كانت وما زالت الخيار الأول في فهم المكان. إن العالم الحقيقي معقدٌ بحق، فعند التحليق جواً أعلى سطح كوكبنا نستطيع أن نلتمس هذا التعقيد بالنظر إلى...

كتاب: الأغلفة الأربعة: مقدمة في الجغرافيا الطبيعية والنظام الأرضي الملخص: هذا الكتاب، ستذهب في رحلة طويلة تمتد من آفاق الفضاء المظلمة الى تفاصيل الأرض الزاهية، حيث أننا سنبدأ رحلتنا في الوقوف على أقصى حافات الكون، للتعرف على أقصى ما وصلت إليه البشرية الى الآن، و من تلك النقطة سنبدأ بالسفر الى الأرض، لنتعرف على موقعها الخارجي و منظومتها الفلكية، و...

As a result of climate change and global warming, the poles ice is melting. Because of this melting, many lands are at the risk of sea level rise. Studies show that the mean sea level may rise 15-35 cm in 2050, and from 20 cm to 2 m in 2100. In general, the islands are more likely to be close to the sea level, and that let the islands on the face o...