[HTML][HTML] Egypt's water budget deficit and suggested mitigation policies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam filling scenarios

E Heggy, Z Sharkawy, AZ Abotalib - Environmental Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Nile River is a unique environmental system and essential water resource for
its basin riparian nations. Population growth, changes in precipitation patterns, damming …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrology and Droughts in the Nile: A Review of Key Findings and Implications

MB Melesse, Y Demissie - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Nile Basin has long been the subject of extensive research, reflecting its importance,
which spans from its historical role in the development of ancient civilizations to its current …

The Egyptian Nile estuarine habitats: a review

KM Abdelsalam, HRZ Tadros, AA Moneer, MK Khalil… - Aquatic Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Estuaries are nutrient-rich environments characterized by a gradient in salinity due to the
mixing of freshwater and seawater. These bodies of water play vital functions in nature and …

[HTML][HTML] Observing the recent floods and drought in the Lake Victoria Basin using Earth observations and hydrological anomalies

G Pavur, V Lakshmi - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lake Victoria Basin, home of Africa's largest freshwater lake, experienced
extensive floods in 2019–2020 and anomalous drought conditions in early 2022. Both …

Satellite-Based Methodology for Purposes of Rescue Archaeology of Cultural Heritage Threatened by Dam Construction

F Zaina, D Tapete - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The destruction of cultural heritage caused by dams represents a major issue especially in
an age of climate change and narrowly focused development policies. To counteract this …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of the filling phases of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam using sentinel-1 SAR data

RM Abou Samra, RR Ali - The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is regarded as one of the most
critical water issues in downstream countries. While the GERD offers hopeful development …

Intercomparison of automated near-real-time flood mapping algorithms using satellite data and DEM-Based methods: a case study of 2022 Madagascar flood

W Li, D Li, ZN Fang - Hydrology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Numerous algorithms have been developed to automate the process of delineating water
surface maps for flood monitoring and mitigation purposes by using multiple sources such …

Evaluation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Lake Using Remote Sensing Data and GIS

A Salama, M ElGabry, G El-Qady, HH Moussa - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ethiopia began constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011 on the
Blue Nile near the borders of Sudan for electricity production. The dam was constructed as a …

Investigating decadal changes of multiple hydrological products and land-cover changes in the Mediterranean Region for 2009–2018

W Li, S Perera, E Linstead, R Thomas… - Earth Systems and …, 2021 - Springer
Land-cover change is a critical concern due to its climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic
consequences. In this study, we used multiple variables including precipitation, vegetation …

Water levels in the major reservoirs of the Nile River Basin—A comparison of Sentinel with satellite altimetry data

P Kansara, V Lakshmi - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the increasing number of reservoirs on the Nile River Basin, it has become important to
understand the reservoir operations in the basin for coordinated water management among …