The study presents the application on a case study \"Qattara Depression\" - a 20,000 Km(2) development project which has received a lot of attention; on one hand, for its expected benefits to achieve Egypt 2030 national plan in terms of clean electricity generation, while, on the other ...
Define Qattara Depression. Qattara Depression synonyms, Qattara Depression pronunciation, Qattara Depression translation, English dictionary definition of Qattara Depression. A desert basin of northwest Egypt in the Libyan Desert. Its lowest point is abo
Since the Qattara Depression forms the deepest point in the Western Desert of Egypt, groundwater flow in all aquifers bordering this area is consequently directed to this final base level (Qattara Project Authority, 1979). Most of the groundwater that evaporates in the depression comes from the ...
Ecological and economic problems of the Qattara-depression project, EgyptNo Abstract available for this article.doi:10.1007/BF00446603F. N. IbrahimAkademische VerlagsgesellschaftGeojournal
This papers aims to study water and electricity for sustainable development around Qattara Depression in Egypt. This study suggests target level ranging from 170-165 (m) rather than 175 (m) upstream High Aswan Dam (HAD) and release the water for cultivation purposes in the Old Delta land from...
Students prepare for this project earlier in the semester by learning how to use ArcMap to determine areas, volumes, and evaporation amounts from lakes that have formed in the Toshka Depression in southern Egypt by overflow from Lake Nasser. Students use SRTM data and Shuttle orbital images to...
In this study; a brief evaluation has been presented for hydropower capabilities of proposed Qattara Depression Reservoir - maintained at 60 m BSL - served via two routes of water conveyance, an excavated tunnel and pumped water pipeline using the available renewable resources (such as Solar and ...
Qattara Depression (redirected fromQattara) Encyclopedia Qat·ta·ra Depression (kə-tär′ə) A desert basin of northwest Egypt in the Libyan Desert. Its lowest point is about 135 m (440 ft) below sea level. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyrigh...
The general conclusion reached was that the project has rather low benefits in comparison with its cost. This was mainly attributed to the exorbitant cost of channeling sea water into the depression. In the latter juncture, it was found that using nuclear excavation would substantially reduce the ...
Water and hydropower for sustainable development of Qattara Depression as a national project in Egypt. J Energy Procedia Elsevier- Science Direct, 2012; 18.Salem MG (2012) Water and hydropower for sustainable development of Qattara depression as a national project in Egypt. Energy Procedia 18:994...