Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco
This study aims to contribute to a better estimation of the density of fractures likely to favour the drainage of surface water in the High Ziz River (HZR) basin. The method adopted consists of the use of different airborne image processing techniques (filtering, enhancement and slope analysis) whic...
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| author | Diani Khadija Kacimi Ilias ElBelrhiti Hicham Zemzami Mahmoud Tabyaoui Hassan Masmoudi Lhoussaine |
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| description | This study aims to contribute to a better estimation of the density of fractures likely to favour the drainage of surface water in the High Ziz River (HZR) basin. The method adopted consists of the use of different airborne image processing techniques (filtering, enhancement and slope analysis) which allow a good discrimination of image discontinuities (lineaments) that can then be used for producing lineament maps. The influence of these lineaments on the underground flow is then studied. Indeed, it was possible to extract the lineament network, following the exploitation of remote sensing and an objectively completed analog analysis using the PCI Geomatica LINE module and its directional filters (Sobel directional filters by the ACP method), and to extract the hydrographic network of the HZR basin, using the ArcHydro tool. After superimposing these data, their thematic maps (of the lineament and hydrographic network) were developed. In addition, this comparison of the two hydrographic networks and lineament maps showed us very varied flow directions influenced by geological structures, particularly fracturing. The topography of the region also has a secondary impact on flows through the presence of slopes generally oriented towards the SE of the basin. The correlation of the results with the different directions of the orders of the hydrographic network allowed us to identify the potential effects of lineaments on the orientations of surface water circulation. In addition to these results, the realization of the Rose diagram indicated that the dominant trend in lineaments is N90–45N° (NE–SW). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5373dcd30a5f4c54909b4f007f6168bd2024-02-03T07:17:46ZengMDPI AGLimnological Review2300-75752019-12-0119414915810.2478/limre-2019-0013limre-2019-0013Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, MoroccoDiani Khadija0Kacimi Ilias1ElBelrhiti Hicham2Zemzami Mahmoud3Tabyaoui Hassan4Masmoudi Lhoussaine5LGEE Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, MoroccoLGEE Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, MoroccoDépartement des Sciences Fondamentales et Appliquées (DSFA), Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. BP N° 6202 Madinat Alirfan, Rabat, MoroccoMinistry Delegate to the Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, in charge of water, Rabat, MoroccoNatural Resources and Environment Laboratory, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdullah University, Fez, MoroccoLCS Laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, MoroccoThis study aims to contribute to a better estimation of the density of fractures likely to favour the drainage of surface water in the High Ziz River (HZR) basin. The method adopted consists of the use of different airborne image processing techniques (filtering, enhancement and slope analysis) which allow a good discrimination of image discontinuities (lineaments) that can then be used for producing lineament maps. The influence of these lineaments on the underground flow is then studied. Indeed, it was possible to extract the lineament network, following the exploitation of remote sensing and an objectively completed analog analysis using the PCI Geomatica LINE module and its directional filters (Sobel directional filters by the ACP method), and to extract the hydrographic network of the HZR basin, using the ArcHydro tool. After superimposing these data, their thematic maps (of the lineament and hydrographic network) were developed. In addition, this comparison of the two hydrographic networks and lineament maps showed us very varied flow directions influenced by geological structures, particularly fracturing. The topography of the region also has a secondary impact on flows through the presence of slopes generally oriented towards the SE of the basin. The correlation of the results with the different directions of the orders of the hydrographic network allowed us to identify the potential effects of lineaments on the orientations of surface water circulation. In addition to these results, the realization of the Rose diagram indicated that the dominant trend in lineaments is N90–45N° (NE–SW).https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2019-0013lineamentsdrainage networkhigh ziz riverautomatic extraction and remote sensing |
| spellingShingle | Diani Khadija Kacimi Ilias ElBelrhiti Hicham Zemzami Mahmoud Tabyaoui Hassan Masmoudi Lhoussaine Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco Limnological Review lineaments drainage network high ziz river automatic extraction and remote sensing |
| title | Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_full | Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_short | Remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the High Ziz River basin, Central High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_sort | remote sensing and sig contribution for the identification of the fracturation influence on the drainage network architecture in the high ziz river basin central high atlas morocco |
| topic | lineaments drainage network high ziz river automatic extraction and remote sensing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2019-0013 |
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