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BOSTON UNIVERSITY TO STUDY THE GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL IN THE NORTHERN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
01 November 2001 - Boston University
| Boston University has signed a contract to study the groundwater potential in the northern United Arab Emirates. The three-year research project will be performed by the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing in cooperation with the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority. |
Boston University has signed a contract to study the groundwater potential in the northern United Arab Emirates. The three-year research project will be performed by the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing in cooperation with the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority. Dr. Farouk El-Baz, research professor and director of the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing, will direct the project. The research will utilize recent satellite images such as those of Landsat to study fault traces that might indicate the potential of fracture zones; where these are porous, they store groundwater. It will also use radar images from space to locate courses of former rivers that are now buried by sand. These indicate locations of groundwater transport channels. The project will include training of U.A.E. nationals in remote sensing techniques, geographic information system methodologies, and the interpretation of satellite images. H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, initiated the request for the research project. His vision was based on the need to apply newfound knowledge from space research to solving problems of people on Earth. "We must strategically plan our country's water use and identify new sources so we are prepared for the future," he said. "It is a distinct honor for me to serve the people of Sharjah through scientific research, particularly for the location of new groundwater resources " said Dr. El-Baz. "This is the best possible application of data obtained from space."
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