Map** of flood-prone areas utilizing GIS techniques and remote sensing: a case study of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

AR M Amen, A Mustafa, DA Kareem, HM Hameed… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the most common types of natural disaster, floods can happen anywhere on Earth,
except in the polar regions. The severity of the damage caused by flooding can be reduced …

Flood susceptibility map** utilizing the integration of geospatial and multivariate statistical analysis, Erbil area in Northern Iraq as a case study

A Ahmed, A Al Maliki, B Hashim, D Alshamsi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Climate extreme events such as floods and droughts in any area have a significant impact
on human life, infrastructure, agriculture, and the economy. In the last two years, flash floods …

A geospatial approach for analysis of drought impacts on vegetation cover and land surface temperature in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

HAA Gaznayee, AMF Al-Quraishi, K Mahdi, C Ritsema - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought is a common event in Iraq's climate, and the country has severely suffered from
drought episodes in the last two decades. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is …

Integrating remote sensing techniques and meteorological data to assess the ideal irrigation system performance scenarios for improving crop productivity

HAA Gaznayee, SH Zaki, AMF Al-Quraishi… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
To increase agricultural productivity and ensure food security, it is important to understand
the reasons for variations in irrigation over time. However, researchers often avoid …

Study of air contamination in Iraq using remotely sensed Data and GIS

HJ Jumaah, MH Ameen, S Mahmood… - Geocarto …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study is an effort to spatially assess the air quality in Iraq. A statistical model was
applied to predict air quality and determine the relationships of air pollutants with the Air …

Drought trend analysis in a semi-arid area of Iraq based on normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference water index and standardized precipitation …

AMF Al-Quraishi, HA Gaznayee, M Crespi - Journal of Arid Land, 2021 - Springer
Drought was a severe recurring phenomenon in Iraq over the past two decades due to
climate change despite the fact that Iraq has been one of the most water-rich countries in the …

[HTML][HTML] Drought severity and frequency analysis aided by spectral and meteorological indices in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

HAA Gaznayee, AMF Al-Quraishi, K Mahdi, JP Messina… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the past two decades, severe drought has been a recurrent problem in Iraq due in part to
climate change. Additionally, the catastrophic drop in the discharge of the Tigris and …

A spatio-temporal analysis of the magnitude and trend of land use/land cover changes in Gilgel Gibe Catchment, Southwest Ethiopia

ZA Tilahun, YK Bizuneh, AG Mekonnen - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Analyzing alterations in land use/land cover is crucial for water Scientists, planners, and
decision-makers in watershed management. This examination enables the development of …

Analysis of land use/land cover change (LULCC) and debris flow risks in Adama district, Ethiopia, aided by numerical simulation and deep learning-based remote …

AK Bojer, ME Ahmed, DJ Bekalo, TG Debelee… - … Research and Risk …, 2023 - Springer
Detecting land use/land cover change (LULCC) and assessing the risk of slope failure and
debris flow has been a worldwide concern. This study is the first in Adama District, Ethiopia …

ST-CenterNet: Small target detection algorithm with adaptive data enhancement

Y Guo, X Lu - Entropy, 2023 - mdpi.com
General target detection with deep learning has made tremendous strides in the past few
years. However, small target detection sometimes is associated with insufficient sample size …