Analysis of water flow during the drought and flood seasons case study: The Mosul dam, Iraq

Leabi, Wafa Khudiar; Wanas, Abeer Hassan; Nussrat, Taymoor Husham; Santiago, Lana Muthanna; Shukri, Zinah Ahmed; AbdulKareem, Wael Shahadha

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“…Sentinel‐2 images in March and July 2016 and 2020 record these variations of lake shorelines, especially in the upstream and downstream portions of the newly formed lake (Figure 15). Shoreline variations are linked to the seasonal discharge of the Tigris, as evidenced by data from the Ministry of Water Resources of Iraq (Leabi et al, 2020). Dam operations have a relevant impact on the variations of the lake level; for instance, shorelines periodically change in response to the seasonal drop in lake levels, revealing some submerged archaeological sites (Titolo, 2021).…”

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“…During filling operations, the MDL shoreline varies especially between March and July (Khattab et al, 2017;Khattab & Merkel, 2014;Leabi et al, 2020). Sentinel-2 images in March and July 2016 and 2020 record these variations of lake shorelines, especially in the upstream and downstream portions of the newly formed lake Resources of Iraq (Leabi et al, 2020). Dam operations have a relevant impact on the variations of the lake level; for instance, shorelines periodically change in response to the seasonal drop in lake levels, revealing some submerged archaeological sites (Titolo, 2021).…”

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Declassified intelligence satellite imagery as a tool to reconstruct past landforms and surface processes: The submerged riverscape of the Tigris River below the Mosul Dam Lake, Iraq

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Located along the Tigris River in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Mosul Dam Reservoir is the second biggest dam of the Near East and represents an important water storage for local human activities. The dam was built between 1981 and 1988 north of the village of Eski Mosul, submerging the course of the Tigris River for c. 100 km. The analysis of historical images derived from declassified Corona satellite imagery acquired between December 1967 and August 1968 reveals the pristine pattern of the Tigris River, including the seasonal changes of its riverbed, shifting across the hydrological year from meandering to anastomosing patterns. Geomorphological mapping based on Corona images allowed us to estimate the seasonal modification of fluvial elements such as the floodplain and point, middle and longitudinal bars. The comparison with Landsat data collected since the 1990s showed the first phases of the basin filling and the control on the present‐day aspect of the lake inherited from the setting of the Tigris channel belt and, more in general, the litho‐structural control over the evolution of the local hydrographic network; we also document the influence of the original Tigris River course on its recent insertion into the lake. Our work allowed reconstruction of the ancient fluvial landscape below the Mosul Dam Lake and the evolution of its riverscape controlled by litho‐structural factors and seasonal variations of the river discharge. Finally, this contribution highlights the relevance of declassified intelligence satellite imagery in interpreting natural geomorphic processes and landforms, today altered by human agency.

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Declassified intelligence satellite imagery as a tool to reconstruct past landforms and surface processes: The submerged riverscape of the Tigris River below the Mosul Dam Lake, Iraq

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Analysis of water flow during the drought and flood seasons case study: The Mosul dam, Iraq

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Declassified intelligence satellite imagery as a tool to reconstruct past landforms and surface processes: The submerged riverscape of the Tigris River below the Mosul Dam Lake, Iraq

Declassified intelligence satellite imagery as a tool to reconstruct past landforms and surface processes: The submerged riverscape of the Tigris River below the Mosul Dam Lake, Iraq

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