Abstract
The State of Kuwait is located in the northwestern Arabian Gulf. It is characterized by arid to semi-arid weather. This study’s concerned with the southern coastal area of the Al-Khiran. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and study the geo-history and evolution of geomorphologic features, especially coastal Ridges and Sabkhas in the Al-Khiran study area. This study based on the field observations as well as the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing techniques to establish a geodatabase for the study area in different disciplines. The results showed that the Al-Khiran coastal area was affected by the sea level fluctuation and coastal sedimentation during the Holocene and late Pleistocene. The coastal Ridges were originally coastal dunes, which were composed during the sea regression periods and consolidated with time. These Ridges were developed with time and separated the Al-Khiran area as a closed lagoon. This lagoon dried with time and formed a Sabkha field, especially on the depression zone that intersected or surrounded with the coastal Ridges. The Remote Sensing change detection technique shows that the changes were mainly concentrated on covering Sabkhas in some locations and might be due to the impact of active sand sheets and Aeolian sands. Land development in the Al-Khiran area led to the demolition of most of the coastal Ridges and Sabkha deposits.
Highlights
The State of Kuwait has arid to semi-arid weather, with an average annual precipitation of 115 mm, and prevalence of NW winds
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and study the geo-history and evolution of geomorphologic features, especially coastal Ridges and Sabkhas in the Al-Khiran study area
This study based on the field observations as well as the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing techniques to establish a geodatabase for the study area in different disciplines
Summary
The State of Kuwait has arid to semi-arid weather, with an average annual precipitation of 115 mm, and prevalence of NW winds. Its summer is very hot with a maximum mean temperature of 45 ̊C and its winter is very cold [1]. It is located at the northwestern part of Arabian Gulf. It is bordered by the Arabian Gulf from the east, by Iraq from the north and west and by Saudi Arabia from the south. Kuwait lies between latitudes 28 ̊30' and 30 ̊05'N and longitudes 46 ̊33' and 48 ̊30'E, with an approximately area of 18,000 km2 [2,3]. The higher elevation of 248 m is located in the western area of Kuwait
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