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| Title: | Hydrogeophysical investigation at Luxor, southern Egypt |
| Author (s): | Ismail, Ahmed Anderson, Neil L. Rogers, David |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies Geological Sciences & Engineering Materials Research Center Natural Hazard Mitigation Institute (NHMI) University Transportation Center |
| Keywords: | Aswan dam archaeological sites electrical sounding seismic methods |
| Subject Terms: | Africa. |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society EEGS |
| Citation: | Ismail, Ahmed, Neil L. Anderson, and J. David Rogers. “Hydrogeophysical investigation at Luxor, southern Egypt.” Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics, 10 (1): 35-50 (2005). |
| Abstract: | Over the past 35 years, the exposed stone foundations of the ancient Egyptian monuments at Luxor have deteriorated at an alarmingly accelerated rate. Accelerated deterioration is attributable to three principal factors: 1) excavation and exposure of foundation stone; 2) construction of the Aswan High Dam; and 3) changes in the regional groundwater regime. In an effort to better elucidate the hydrostratigraphy in the Luxor study area that extends from the River Nile to the boundaries of the Nile Valley and covers about 70 km2, a geophysical/hydrological investigation was conducted. Forty Schlumberger vertical electrical soundings (VES), two approximately 6 km long seismic refraction profiles and a total number of 39 groundwater and surface water samples were acquired. Based on the integrated interpretation of the acquired geophysical/hydrological data, the main contributions of this study were the geophysical definition of the hydrostratigraphy using resistivity (seven distinct geologic/hydrologic units were mapped), the mapping of the water table using seismic refraction and the mapping of groundwater salinity trends through geochemical sampling. The factors contributing to the rise of groundwater and its accompanying increase in salinity were identified and documented. This characterization establishes a model for evaluating various plans to lower groundwater levels and salinities in the areas of archeological monuments. |
| Type: | Article - Journal text |
| In Title: | Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics |
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| title | Hydrogeophysical investigation at Luxor, southern Egypt |
| contributor.author | Ismail, Ahmed |
| contributor.author | Anderson, Neil L. |
| contributor.author | Rogers, David |
| contributor.deptlab | Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies |
| contributor.deptlab | Geological Sciences & Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | Materials Research Center |
| contributor.deptlab | Natural Hazard Mitigation Institute (NHMI) |
| contributor.deptlab | University Transportation Center |
| subject | Aswan dam |
| subject | archaeological sites |
| subject | electrical sounding |
| subject | seismic methods |
| subject.LCSH | Africa. |
| date.issued | 2005 |
| publisher | Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society EEGS |
| identifier.citation | Ismail, Ahmed, Neil L. Anderson, and J. David Rogers. “Hydrogeophysical investigation at Luxor, southern Egypt.” Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics, 10 (1): 35-50 (2005). |
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| description.abstract | Over the past 35 years, the exposed stone foundations of the ancient Egyptian monuments at Luxor have deteriorated at an alarmingly accelerated rate. Accelerated deterioration is attributable to three principal factors: 1) excavation and exposure of foundation stone; 2) construction of the Aswan High Dam; and 3) changes in the regional groundwater regime. In an effort to better elucidate the hydrostratigraphy in the Luxor study area that extends from the River Nile to the boundaries of the Nile Valley and covers about 70 km2, a geophysical/hydrological investigation was conducted. Forty Schlumberger vertical electrical soundings (VES), two approximately 6 km long seismic refraction profiles and a total number of 39 groundwater and surface water samples were acquired. Based on the integrated interpretation of the acquired geophysical/hydrological data, the main contributions of this study were the geophysical definition of the hydrostratigraphy using resistivity (seven distinct geologic/hydrologic units were mapped), the mapping of the water table using seismic refraction and the mapping of groundwater salinity trends through geochemical sampling. The factors contributing to the rise of groundwater and its accompanying increase in salinity were identified and documented. This characterization establishes a model for evaluating various plans to lower groundwater levels and salinities in the areas of archeological monuments. |
| type | Article - Journal |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| relation.isPartOf | Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
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| date.available | 2008-07-29T13:51:41Z |
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