Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing, and Mathematical Modelling for Surface Water Quality Management in Irrigated Watersheds

Abstract

The very first person I would like to thank with the deepest appreciation and the most honor which I feel being one of his students is my Promotor Prof. Dr. Roland Price, no words can express my eternal gratitude for his scientific support, encouragement and guidance. I will always be grateful and thankful to him and he will always be in my mind and heart; he taught me how to be a good and confident researcher, how to think beyond research limitations and how to keep working and learning without losing enthusiasm.The second person who had a great impact on my scientific and technical career during the years of my PhD research, is my dear and sincere supervisor Dr. Zoltan Vekerdy from ITC-University of Twente, he was always there for me, I am grateful for his time and effort, I thank him for all the valuable time that I spent at ITC-Enschede and the vast knowledge that I gained from there, all the long discussions we had on remote sensing and the ideas he gave me were not only reflected in my thesis, but they shaped my future interest as a researcher, he taught me that every simple scientific idea is valuable, if it is not a step taken today it could be a step forward taken tomorrow. Thank you Dr. Vekerdy and thanks to ITC for the remarkable scientific support to me and providing me with all the needed remote sensing data and satellite images needed in my research application.

Evaluation of Water Quality Parameters in Marshes Zone Southern of Iraq Based on Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

“…Consequently, the water quality in rivers, lakes and marshes is severely affected. These indicators posed a serious concern to the ecosystem, water resources degradation, public health risks and watersheds especially prone to water quality problems (Azab 2012). Therefore, the quality of surface water is rapidly deteriorating.…”

“…The surface water quality of watersheds such as marshes, lakes and reservoirs often varies depending on natural of hydrological, biological, chemical, morphological and sedimentation processes. Salinity, heavy metals and pathogens such as parasites, bacteria and viruses being the waste materials are most dangerous environmental pollutants (Azab 2012;Kerekes and Baum 2005;Mather and Koch 2011a, b;Ongley 2000;Ustin 2004;Zacharias and Gianni 2008).…”

Modeling the Hydrodynamics and Salinity of El-Burullus Lake (Nile Delta, Northern Egypt)

“…A successful model application requires a model calibration that compares simulated results with measured lake conditions [9]. The procedure of this work is shown in Fig.…”

“…Bek et al applied the ocean model (FVCOM) to replicate the hydrodynamic flows experienced within Lake El-Manzala, Egypt [8]. However, Amel developed a detailed 2D hydrodynamic model of the shallow lake, and a 2D water quality and eutrophication screening models for the Lake Edku system [9]. Linnersund load may have on Lake El-Manzal water quality through hydrodynamic-ecological modeling [11].…”

Coupled Hydrodynamic-Water Quality Model for Pollution Control Scenarios in El-Burullus Lake (Nile Delta, Egypt)

“…Based on these inputs, concentrations of DO and BOD in the river water were modeled in MIKE11 software (DHI Water and Environment). Azab (2012) developed a detailed Two-Dimensional (2D) hydrodynamic model and 2D water quality and eutrophication screening models for the Lake Edku system (Egypt). Recently, Zhao et al (2013) utilized the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC) to represent the main water quality and ecological processes in Lake Yilong (China).…”