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To classify and analyze the fluvial landform characteristics of the Al-Ashaali drainage basin using digital elevation modeling and geospatial analysis.

June 19, 2025Bulletin of The Iraq Natural History MuseumOpen Access

Classifying Fluvial Landforms Using Geospatial Modeling in Al-Ashaali Watershed, Iraqi Southern Desert

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BMBashar F. MaaroofUniversity of Babylon HKHashim H. KareemUniversity of Misan JAJaffar Al-ZubaydiUniversity of Babylon

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Geospatial modeling study reveals complex fluvial landforms including alluvial fans and braided streams in a desert watershed, highlighting dynamic past hydro-geomorphological processes.

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To classify and analyze the fluvial landform characteristics of the Al-Ashaali drainage basin using digital elevation modeling and geospatial analysis.
Integrated Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation models with geological, hydrological, and topographic maps in ArcGIS.
Applied the Dutch Geosciences Institute (ITC) geomorphological classification system to identify and map hydro-geomorphological features.
Identified significant fluvial erosion features shaped by Quaternary desiccation, including river capture evidence such as 'captivity elbows' and 'wind gaps' in Rijlat Al-Tuwaitha.
Mapped active depositional and erosional structures across the plain, including steep-slope alluvial fans, extensive sediment floodplains, river islands, and cyclic braided streams.

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Maaroof et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb78f973a45d338c07987 https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2025.18.3.0739

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Geospatial modeling study reveals complex fluvial landforms including alluvial fans and braided streams in a desert watershed, highlighting dynamic past hydro-geomorphological processes.

Classifying Fluvial Landforms Using Geospatial Modeling in Al-Ashaali Watershed, Iraqi Southern Desert

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