Date of Award
12-2013
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Geological and Environmental Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Mohamed Sultan
Second Advisor
Dr. William Sauck
Third Advisor
Dr. Robert Gillespie
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Richard Becker
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The Nile Delta in Egypt is being threatened by two continuous and relatively slow hazards: encroachment from the Mediterranean Sea as sea levels rise and land subsidence of the delta itself. The magnitude of sea level rise has been actively monitored, while the subsidence of the Nile Delta has not been adequately quantified spatially and temporally. Instead, all previous studies have either focused on measuring average Holocene subsidence rates or modern subsidence rates on local scales (point- or city-scale).
The overall study objective is three-fold: (1) to measure and map the spatial variations in subsidence rates across the entire Nile Delta, (2) to identify the nature of factors (natural and anthropogenic) controlling modern subsidence rates, and (3) to discuss the advantages and limitations of using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry techniques over the Nile Delta.
Recommended Citation
Bouali, El Hachemi Yousef, "Utilizing Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to Investigate the Nature and Factors Controlling Nile Delta Subsidence" (2013). Masters Theses. 425.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/425