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using two methods based on geographic information system. Egypt J Remote Sens Space Sci
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contamination, protection, renewal, future overview. Egypt J Chem 59(3):321–362
Allam A, Saaf E, Dawoud M (2002) Desalination of brackish groundwater in Egypt. Desalination
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Saddle River, NJ, USA, p 960
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Mars. In: Frostick L, Reid I (eds) Desert sediments: Ancient and Modern, Geological Society of
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Retrieved 13 Oct 2017
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properties behavior and performance of calcareous soils. In: Demars KR, Chaney R (eds), ASTM
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Fertilizer Department. FAO and National programme on Food Security, Abuja, Nigeria 62
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Cook RU, Warren A (1973) Geomorphology in deserts. Batsford, London, p 394
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Mediterranean land evaluation information system. Soil Use Manag 8:89–96
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sediments, El Kharga Depression, Western Desert, Egypt. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Ain Shams
University, Cairo, Egypt, 241 p
El-Sayed MA, Abd El-Aziz SH, El-Desoky AI, Selmy SAH (2016) Pedomorphic features and soil
classification of Gharb El-Mawhob area, El- Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Middle East
J Agric Res 05(02):247–257 ISSN 2077-4605, Apr–June 2016
Fadl ME, Abuzaid AS (2017) Assessment of land suitability and water requirements for different
crops in Dahrla Oasis, Western desert, Egypt. Int J Plant Soil Sci 16(6):1–16
Faragallah MEA (1995) Relative distribution of certain nutrients in soils of the Nile valley-desert
interference zone, east of Assiut city. M.Sc. thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University,
Egypt
Ghoneim MF, Abd El-Razek M, El-Gharably GS, AbdEllah K (1984) Micronutrient status in soils
of Upper Egypt. 1- Zinc. Assiut J Agric Sci 15(3):15–26
Hamed MH, Khalafallah MY (2017) Available nutrients and some soil properties of El-Qasr soils,
El-Dakhla Oasis, Egypt 2(6):3243–3249
Hamimi Z, El-Barkooky A, Martínez JF, Fritz H, Abd El-Rahman Y (2020) The geology of Egypt,
regional geology reviews. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030–15265-9_17
Hammam AA, Mohamed ES (2018). Mapping soil salinity in the East Nile Delta using several
methodological approaches of salinity assessment
Hassan AM, Belal AA, Hassan MA, Farag FM, Mohamed ES (2019) Potential of thermal remote
sensing techniques in monitoring waterlogged area based on surface soil moisture retrieval. J Afr
Earth Sci 155:64–74
Hermina MH, Ghobrial MG, Issawi BS (1961) The geology of the Dakhla area. Geol Surv Mineral
Res Dept Cairo, 33 pp
Ismael H (2015) Evaluation of present-day climate-induced desertification in El-Dakhla Oasis,
Western desert of Egypt, based on integration of MEDALUS method, GIS and RS techniques.
Present Environ Sustain Dev 9(2):47–72
Maji AK, Obi RGP, Thayalan S, Walke NJ (2005) Characteristics and classification of landforms and
soils over basaltic terrain in sub-humid tropics of central India. J Indian Soc Soil Sci 53:154–162
A. B. A. Belal et al.
AbdelRahman MAE, Shalaby A, Mohamed ES (2019b) Comparison of two soil quality indices
using two methods based on geographic information system. Egypt J Remote Sens Space Sci
22(2):127–136
Abdel-Shafy HI, Kamel AH (2016) Groundwater in Egypt issue: resources location, amount,
contamination, protection, renewal, future overview. Egypt J Chem 59(3):321–362
Allam A, Saaf E, Dawoud M (2002) Desalination of brackish groundwater in Egypt. Desalination
152:19–26
Brady NC, Weil RR (2002) The nature and properties of soils, 13th edn. Prentice-Hall Inc., Upper
Saddle River, NJ, USA, p 960
Breed CS, McCauley JF, Davis PA (1987) Sand sheets of the eastern Sahara and ripple blankets on
Mars. In: Frostick L, Reid I (eds) Desert sediments: Ancient and Modern, Geological Society of
London Special Publication 35, London, pp 337–359
CAPMAS (2017) www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2017.
Retrieved 13 Oct 2017
Chaney R, Slonim S (1982) Determination of calcium carbonate content in soils: geotechnical
properties behavior and performance of calcareous soils. In: Demars KR, Chaney R (eds), ASTM
STP, Vol 777. American Society for Testing and Materials Philadelphia, pp 3–15
Chude VO, Malgwi WB, Amapu IY, Ano, AO (2011) Manual on soil fertility assessment. Federal
Fertilizer Department. FAO and National programme on Food Security, Abuja, Nigeria 62
Climate-Data (2013) Climate: Kharga—Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table. ClimateData.org. Retrieved 14 Aug
Cook RU, Warren A (1973) Geomorphology in deserts. Batsford, London, p 394
De la Rosa D, Moreno JA, Garcia LV, Almorza J (1992) MicroLEIS: A microcomputer-based
Mediterranean land evaluation information system. Soil Use Manag 8:89–96
El-Sankary MM (2002) Geological, sedimentological and radioactivity studies of the Quaternary
sediments, El Kharga Depression, Western Desert, Egypt. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Ain Shams
University, Cairo, Egypt, 241 p
El-Sayed MA, Abd El-Aziz SH, El-Desoky AI, Selmy SAH (2016) Pedomorphic features and soil
classification of Gharb El-Mawhob area, El- Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Middle East
J Agric Res 05(02):247–257 ISSN 2077-4605, Apr–June 2016
Fadl ME, Abuzaid AS (2017) Assessment of land suitability and water requirements for different
crops in Dahrla Oasis, Western desert, Egypt. Int J Plant Soil Sci 16(6):1–16
Faragallah MEA (1995) Relative distribution of certain nutrients in soils of the Nile valley-desert
interference zone, east of Assiut city. M.Sc. thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University,
Egypt
Ghoneim MF, Abd El-Razek M, El-Gharably GS, AbdEllah K (1984) Micronutrient status in soils
of Upper Egypt. 1- Zinc. Assiut J Agric Sci 15(3):15–26
Hamed MH, Khalafallah MY (2017) Available nutrients and some soil properties of El-Qasr soils,
El-Dakhla Oasis, Egypt 2(6):3243–3249
Hamimi Z, El-Barkooky A, Martínez JF, Fritz H, Abd El-Rahman Y (2020) The geology of Egypt,
regional geology reviews. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030–15265-9_17
Hammam AA, Mohamed ES (2018). Mapping soil salinity in the East Nile Delta using several
methodological approaches of salinity assessment
Hassan AM, Belal AA, Hassan MA, Farag FM, Mohamed ES (2019) Potential of thermal remote
sensing techniques in monitoring waterlogged area based on surface soil moisture retrieval. J Afr
Earth Sci 155:64–74
Hermina MH, Ghobrial MG, Issawi BS (1961) The geology of the Dakhla area. Geol Surv Mineral
Res Dept Cairo, 33 pp
Ismael H (2015) Evaluation of present-day climate-induced desertification in El-Dakhla Oasis,
Western desert of Egypt, based on integration of MEDALUS method, GIS and RS techniques.
Present Environ Sustain Dev 9(2):47–72
Maji AK, Obi RGP, Thayalan S, Walke NJ (2005) Characteristics and classification of landforms and
soils over basaltic terrain in sub-humid tropics of central India. J Indian Soc Soil Sci 53:154–162