Khamis Naba Sayl

• Professor
• Doctorate in Engineering at University of Anbar

This study was conducted during the summer season of 2023 to assess the groundwater quality in the Al-Wafaa region of Anbar Province western Iraq for irrigation purposes.18 water samples were collected from 18 wells Distributed in the study area. pH, EC, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), main cations, and anions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, HCO3-, NO3-...

Due to high costs and site accessibility, it is sometimes impractical to monitor water quality indicators in waterbodies or isolated watersheds. An approach that utilizes remote sensing and is cost-effective was created to forecast water quality metrics across a vast and logistically challenging region. In order to monitor water quality parameters...

Geotechnical engineering, similar to other branches of engineering, must adapt and progress in accordance with contemporary technological advancements. The present investigation endeavors to examine the spatial correlations between soil characteristics, such as Undrained Shear Strength (Su) and Bearing Capacity of shallow footing (qu), across vario...

This paper presents a comprehensive method to estimate the feasibility of constructing small hydropower dams by incorporating an analysis of the physical characteristics of the study area using the Geographical Information System (GIS) and a frequency analysis based on a large amount of reliable rainfall data for an arid area, specifically in the W...

Vast parts of the globe are facing a water scarcity problem owing to the increasing water demand of the growing population and urban expansion, and intensive agriculture and industrial activities. Arid and semiarid areas already suffer from a severe shortage of surface water supplies due to climatic conditions such as a temperature rise, evaporatio...

Sedimentation significantly impedes dam efficiency by diminishing storage capacity, necessitating planning and maintenance strategies that accurately identify key sediment sources in watersheds and restore sediment productivity. This study applied a physicalbased SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) watershed model to quantify the sedimentation of...

The construction of river training structures has a local influence on hydraulic and sediment regimes. River training is simply to modify the dimensions and patterns of channels, bars, and pools. Many scientists have applied and developed methods to identify suitable techniques for river training. In this paper 60 scientific papers were reviewed, a...

The impact of the suspended sediment load (SSL) on environmental health, agricultural operations, and water resources planning, is significant. The deposit of SSL restricts the streamflow region, affecting aquatic life migration and finally causing a river course shift. As a result, data on suspended sediments and their fluctuations are essential f...

The process of selecting the optimum route is complicated due to the enormous number of variables that must be considered in order to attain the best results. This research seeks to determine the best route via combining a set of assessment criteria into a structured framework based on Geographic Information System (GIS) using the analytical hierar...

Local climate change and water shortage led it essential to assess the amounts and locations of groundwater recharge. To keep the Iraqi Western Desert's groundwater system sustainable. A model was developed to estimate soil moisture using artificial neural networks (ANN), geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing (RS). The soil neede...

Hydrological soil group is essential to soil information for several fields of modeling and applications. This information can affect suitable environmental, agricultural, and hydrological development. Laboratory analysis for soil sampling cannot efficiently provide the needed information because these analyses are commonly costly, time-consuming,...

Hydrological soil group is essential to soil information for several fields of modeling and applications. This information can affect suitable environmental, agricultural, and hydrological development. Laboratory analysis for soil sampling cannot efficiently provide the needed information because these analyses are commonly costly, timeconsuming, a...

One of the most important challenges in the field of engineering hydrology and water resources management, especially in arid regions such as the Iraqi Western Desert, is the process of predicting and quantifying the surface runoff. The limited available data about rainfall, runoff, soil properties, evaporation, and the lack of metrological station...

The traditional Soil Conservation Service )SCS( process for calculating the runoff depth tends to be a very tedious and time time-consuming hydrological modeling process. Therefore, a geographic information system (GIS) is now being utilized as a tool alongside the common SCS-CN method for runoff calculations. This research aims to estimate the spa...

In arid and semi-arid parts worldwide, the investigation of the groundwater potential recharging zone is a main target to recompense the massive shortage in rainfall and surface water supplies. Recently, the combination of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques became possible to overcome the water scarcity and sup...

Small significance earth dams during the dry period for locals at most semi-arid cannot be overestimated. Water stored in the same of these dams is little or no lack of domestic water and drinking water for residents during dry periods. The main limitation is the lack of knowledge of the storage quantities of small dams in the study area and knowin...

An appropriate road network imposes on planners take into account factors such as land use, slope, soil type, hydrology, and agricultural area. Due to various considerations and desires, the planning process is difficult hence there may be confusion in interest in the decision-making process. The use of a geographic information system (GIS) and Mul...

Currently, desertification is a major problem in the western desert of Iraq. The harsh nature, remoteness, and size of the desert make it difficult and expensive to monitor and mitigate desertification. Therefore, this study proposed a comprehensive and cost-effective method, via the integration of geographic information systems (GISs) and remote s...

Infiltration process tends to be one of the most essential elements of the hydrological cycle. Comprehensive and thorough information on soil infiltration in both temporal and spatial territories can support maintaining environmental and hydrological development. Traditional methods to measure soil infiltration are costly, time-consuming, and their...

One of the most important challenges in the field of engineering hydrology and water resources management, especially in arid regions such as the Iraqi Western Desert, is the process of predicting and quantifying the surface runoff. The limited available data about rainfall, runoff, soil properties, evaporation, and the lack of metrological station...

Water is a key natural resource on earth, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with limited rainfall amounts. The impact of drought could be alleviated via constructing dams to ensure water storage and supply. The aim of the present study is to detect proper sites for planning rainwater harvesting (RWH) in the western desert of Iraq using both...

Rainfall is a key source to diminish the problem of water scarcity in the arid and semi-arid regions. Rainwater harvesting is considered an imperious tool for rainwater conservation. Locating the appropriate location for rainwater harvesting structure plays an important role to increase water availability and improve water resources planning. The m...

In order to select suitable rainwater harvesting sites within the study area, rainwater harvesting criteria needed to be determined, defined, and structured. Several criteria played an important role in selecting the most suitable rainwater harvesting sites. A multicriteria analysis (MCA) approach, which is widely used to classify potential rainwat...

Runoff estimation in a watershed is very important for efficient management of scarce water resources. Soil information is essential information for runoff estimation. Data collecting and determination of soil textural classification for large territory using the traditional method, i.e. laboratory testing is time-consuming and costly. Therefore, t...

In this study remote sensing was employed with Geographical Information System (GIS) for study the hydrochemistry properties for Habania Lake that is located on Euphrates river, where the use of traditional methods are not fulfill the demands for study quality and situation of water of great areas which need enough time and money. Analytic study wa...

The main obstacle to development in arid areas is the scarce and intermittent rainfall. Water harvesting is considered one of means to grantee the sustainability of water for use in domestic, irrigation and even industry. The current study carried out on Haqlan valley basin in western part of Iraq. The selection of suitable location for rainwater h...

Surface infiltration plays an important role in watershed management and flood forecasting; Furthermore increase the efficiency of irrigation system and reduce water losses during the irrigation process. Experiments carried out on the Wadi AL-Ratga of the western desert, Iraq during 2019; which had been selected as a study area. The infiltration ra...

Geographic information system GIS SCS-CN West desert of Iraq GIS Technique A B S T R A C Estimation of runoff in an ungauged watershed is a significant part in the process of the water resources management. In the Iraqi western desert, the accessibility reliable surface runoff knowledge is scarce, that affects a critical difficulty for the hydrolog...

In this research, a comprehensive survey of water resources management and sustainability was conducted over the Western desert of Iraq. A modeling was performed using both remote sensing and numerical analytical tools. Field measurements of hydrological and hydrogeological variables were used to assess surface and groundwater resources. The waters...

Combating desertification includes having an accurate knowledge on the existing land degradation status and the amount of the potential risk. The remoteness, size and harsh nature of the world’s desert make it expensive and difficult to map or monitor this landscape or to determine the effect of the land use on them. Using the combination of Geogra...

In this study remote sensing was employed with Geographical Information System (GIS) for study the hydrochemistry properties for Habania Lake that is located on Euphrates river, where the use of traditional methods are not fulfill the demands for study quality and situation of water of great areas which need enough time and money. Analytic study wa...

دى التقدم التكنولوجي في مجال مراقبة الأرض واستخدام بيانات الأقمار الاصطناعية وتطور برامجيات الحاسوب إلى التطور في مجال مراقبة التغير في استعمالات الأرض بوقت وجهـد قليـل وخصوصا بعد زيادة دقة التمييز الأرضي للبيانات الصورية للأقمار الاصطناعية. وفي هذا البحث تم دراسة التنمية الحضرية لمدينة الفلوجه منذ النشؤ بالاعتماد على واقع حـال الاسـتعمالات الحقيقي...

In this study remote sensing was employed with Geographical Information System (GIS) for study the hydrochemistry properties for Habania Lake that is located on Euphrates river, where the use of traditional methods are not fulfill the demands for study quality and situation of water of great areas which need enough time and money. Analytic study wa...

People living in arid and semi-arid areas with highly variable rainfall and unforeseeable periods of droughts or floods are severely affected by water shortages and often have insecure livelihoods. The construction of dams in wadies to harvest rainwater from small watersheds and to induce artificial groundwater recharge is one of the solutions avai...

The look for the new water resources and the optimal using of available water is very important because of high change in the climate of the earth, the dry wave in the region as well as the decreases of the water inflow to the Euphrates and the tigress river because of the building of the dams upstream the basin in Turkey and Syria. In the present...

Runoff water harvesting (RWH) is a potential solution for areas suffering from water scarcity, such as the western desert of Iraq. Site selection based on RWH ranking using a combination of a watershed modelling system, geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques may enable authorities and water engineers to determine potential sol...

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) structure is considered as the best solution to conserve water for arid regions. The selection of RWH location is based on several key determinants such as hydrology, environment, topography, and socio-economic. This study proposed a robust methodology to identify and select the location of RWH using geographical informat...

The major limitation in planning water harvesting is the lack of knowledge in the estimation of surface area and storage volume at any depth of dam reservoir. The area–volume–elevation (AVE) curve of a reservoir plays a key role in estimating the most suitable depth, optimum surface area and highest capacity of reservoir storage. The existing metho...

Soil type is important in any civil engineering project. Thorough and comprehensive information on soils in both the spatial and temporal domains can assist in sustainable hydrological, environmental and agricultural development. Conventional soil sampling and laboratory analysis are generally time-consuming, costly and limited in their ability to...

Geographic Information System (GIS) are an intelligence technique skilled to extract, store, manage and display the spatial information for various applications of water resources management. Practically, arid and semi-arid environments suffer from several restrictions (e.g., lack of socio-economic and physical data, limited precipitation, and poor...

Planning for construction of water resources infrastructure requires high quality data to explain water demands, environmental conditions, and a range of impacts on economic, social, and natural systems. Where the required data are scarce or of low quality, poor decisions are often made and this has been the case in developing nations for many year...

In present study, the remote sensing (RS) techniques and geographic information system (GIS) were used to develop the topographic map for calculation the volumes of earth work depending on Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) which data cover about 80% of the earth. The above data was used to develop the topographic data for Al-Gaara dam in the...

In this study were employed techniques of remote sensing and geographic information systems to monitor the decline of the lakes, where it was noted that the methods of traditional studies of large areas are costly and timeconsuming and is not in line with scientific and technical progress now. In this research was the follow-up change area covered...

In this study were employed techniques of remote sensing and geographic information systems to monitor the decline of the lakes, where it was noted that the methods of traditional studies of large areas are costly and time-consuming and is not in line with scientific and technical progress now. In this research was the follow-up change area covered...

Soil spectral reflectance was studied for eight location selected to south Fulljua city reflect the difference of soil units status and geomorphologic location. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of soil physical and chemical properties on soil spectral reflectance .Spectral indices such as Brightness index , Vegetation index , Rat...

Soil spectral reflectance was studied for eight locations selected to south of Falluja city. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of soil physical and chemical properties (EC ,PH ,porosity ,density, sieve analysis test, organic, gypsum, and Calcite) on soil spectral reflectance and produce digital maps by employing the capabilities o...

بسبب التغيرات المناخية الكبيرة التي يشهدها كوكب الأرض وموجة الجفاف الكبيرة التي تعاني منها المنطقة علاوة على قلة الواردات المائية لنهري دجلة والفرات في السنوات الأخيرة سواء بسبب الجفاف أو السدود التي أقامتها تركيا وسوريا على مجاري هذه الأنهار أصبح موضوع إيجاد مصادر للمياه مع استغلال المتوفر بالطريقة المثلى يعد من الأهمية بمكان. تم اختيار أربعة جاب...

في ھذه الدراسة تم توظیف تقنیة الاستشعار عن بعد ونظم المعلومات الجغرافي نوعیة میاه بحیرة الحبانیة الواقعة على نھر الفرات، حیث إن استخدام الدراسات التقلیدیة وخاصة الدراسات والتطبیقات التي تتم على مساحات واسعة تكون مستھلكة للوقت و غالیة الثمن ولا تتماشى مع التقدم العلمي والتقني الحالي. حیث تم إجراء دراسة تحلیلیة تأخذ الجانب الھیدروكیمیائي للماء من خلا...

دى التقدم التكنولوجي في مجال مراقبة الأرض واستخدام بيانات الأقمار الاصطناعية وتطور برامجيات الحاسوب إلى التطور في مجال مراقبة التغير في استعمالات الأرض بوقت وجهـد قليـل وخصوصا بعد زيادة دقة التمييز الأرضي للبيانات الصورية للأقمار الاصطناعية. وفي هذا البحث تم دراسة التنمية الحضرية لمدينة الفلوجه منذ النشؤ بالاعتماد على واقع حـال الاسـتعمالات الحقيقي...

The rapid development in computer technology helped to overcome the problem of accuracy improvement and accuracy assessment of high precision network. In this paper a study was conducted to evaluate and compare the accuracy of position through the area of error ellipses in case of using single base line and two base lines for geodetic monitoring ne...

The rapid development in computer Technology and in the instruments used in field measurements helped to overcome the problem of accuracy improvement and accuracy assessment of high precision networks. This paper deals with solution of the use of mixed observation systems, it is an essential requirement to improve the accuracy. The study of the mag...