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Molluscan diversity influenced by mangrove habitat in the khors of Qatar
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar is a rapidly developing region within the Arabian Gulf, where monitoring of changes in benthic biodiversity and its functioning is needed. The influence of mangroves and seasonality ...
Formation and weathering assessment of oil-suspended sediment aggregates through a laboratory investigation.
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Formation of oil-suspended sediment aggregates (OSAs) is believed to be one of the natural cleaning processes in the marine environment. In this study, we have investigated the formation processes of OSAs under different ...
Hitchhiking of encrusting organisms on floating marine debris along the west coast of Qatar, Arabian/Persian Gulf
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ELSEVIER
, 2021 , Article)
The floating marine debris (FMD) and the associated rafting communities are one of the major stressors to ecosystem services, global biodiversity and economy and human health. In this study, assemblages of encrusting ...
Assessment of the environmental health of an ecologically sensitive, semi-enclosed, basin - A water quality modelling approach.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Semi-enclosed basins are environmentally dynamic and some of the most anthropogenically affected components of the coastal realm. They can reflect various environmental impacts, thus qualifying as natural laboratories to ...
Attenuation of wave energy due to mangrove vegetation off Mumbai, India
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Coastal regions of India are prone to sea level rise, cyclones, storm surges, and human-induced activities, resulting in flood, erosion, and inundation, and some of these impacts could be attributed to climate change. ...
Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review
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Taylor and Francis
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic (MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the ...
Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been assessed. A total of 2376 ML items with varying sizes were found ...
Spatial distribution, structural characterization and weathering of tarmats along the west coast of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Oil pollution resulting from natural and anthropogenic activities in the Arabian Gulf as well as oil residue in the form of tarmat (TM) deposited on the coast is a major environmental concern. The spatial distribution, ...
The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
Recent studies point out the importance of northerly winds and waves in the Arabian Sea, especially those due to shamal and makran events in addition to the northeast monsoon system. We have analyzed climatology and trends ...
Oil Spill Index (OSI) to Sentinel-2 satellite data: QU in International Contribution
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
An Oil Spill Index (OSI = (B3+B4)/B2) was developed and applied to Sentinel-2 optical satellite data of the European Space Agency (ESA) to map marine oil spills using spectral absorption characters of spectral bands of the ...