Introduction to General Geography and Water Resources of Saudi Arabia

ISBN-13: 9783659614293 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 184 str.

Mohammad Suhail

Opis

The region of Saudi Arabia, literally, has not been explored until the mid of twentieth century, and available information is very scarce. Earlier accounts provide only few travelogue descriptions, which focused especially on Caravan and mercantile routes, and the remarkable feat of endurance lacks authenticity and pour contradictions. The present book propensities towards geographical overview and Water resources in greater details, as well as encompasses latest scientific information. The book contains resource-based appraisal of physical and anthropogenic environmental summary regarding to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is very rich in geological sequences. It varies from pre-Cambrian rock strata of igneous and metamorphic rocks in the Arabian Shield to the recent Quaternary sediment deposits of sand, silt and clay in the Arabian shelf. The author has attempted to put forward plausible explanations on the subject rather than customary deliberations.

O autorze

Dr. Mohammad Suhail has keen interest in research & development. He has given informal supervision to many PhD scholars. Despite being delivered invited talks including IIT Kanpur, he is proactive & creative researcher. His area of interest includes hydrology, resource management, remote sensing and regional geography of West Asia and India.