US-Egypt Cooperative Research: Exploratory Study of Sediment Deposition and Sand Dune Encroachment in the Lake Nasser Reservoir Using Remote Sensing Techniques

描述：该奖项旨在支持由佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔市佛罗里达大学土木与海岸工程系scott E. Smith博士领导的美国团队与埃及伊斯梅利亚苏伊士运河大学地质系Hesham E. Monsef博士领导的团队之间的合作项目。他们计划解决埃及南部阿斯旺大坝形成的纳赛尔湖水库（LNR）因沙丘侵蚀而沉积和填充的问题。具体而言，他们将研究现有的卫星图像和地面和湖泊的实际数据，对LNR内的输沙和泥沙沉积现象进行初步的实地工作，研究卫星遥感数据在监测LNR内泥沙沉积模式中的有用性，并计划研究LNR附近的沙丘迁移和沙丘对水库的侵蚀。他们希望描述一项研究计划，以开发利用卫星数据预测储层中沙子迁移和沉积的模型。范围：该项目支持两个有经验的团队之间的协作，使用适当的工具，并获得必要的数据和设施。该项目为埃及和其他具有类似油藏条件的国家解决了一个重要问题。在埃及的这一地区，湖面面积大，一年中的大部分时间天气条件恶劣，妨碍了地面测量，因此使用遥感是一种非常可取的方法。除了佛罗里达大学和苏伊士运河大学外，该项目还将包括来自水资源和灌溉部以及埃及农业部的调查人员。一名美国研究生将参与这项研究。该项目符合INT在共同感兴趣的领域支持合作研究的目标。

0117616SmithDescription: This award is to support a collaborative project between a US team headed by Dr. Scot E. Smith, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida and a team headed by Dr. Hesham E. Monsef, Department of Geology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. They plan to address the question of sediment deposition and filling by sand dune encroachment in the Lake Nasser Reservoir (LNR) which was formed by the Aswan High Dam in southern Egypt. Specifically, they will examine available satellite images and actual data taken on the ground and in the lake, conduct preliminary field work on the phenomena of sediment transport and sediment deposition within the LNR, examine the usefulness of satellite remote sensing data in monitoring sediment deposition patterns in the LNR, and plan a study of sand dune migration in the vicinity of the LNR and sand dune encroachment into the reservoir. They expect to describe a plan of research for developing models to utilize satellite data for predicting sand migration and deposition in the reservoir.Scope: The project supports collaboration between two experienced teams, with the appropriate instruments, and with access to the necessary data and facilities. The project addresses an important topic for Egypt and for other countries with similar reservoir conditions. The large surface area of the lake and the hostile weather conditions most of the year, in that area of Egypt, impede the taking of ground measurements, and makes the use of remote sensing a very desirable approach. In addition to the University of Florida and the Suez Canal University, the project will involve investigators from the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and from the Ministry of Agriculture in Egypt. One US graduate student will participate in the research. This project meets the INT objective of supporting collaborative research in areas of mutual interest.