Oases are part of the natural wealth and heritage of Morocco and contribute to the social, economic, and touristic environment. Morocco has lost more than 2/3 of its oases during the past century due to water scarcity, succession of drought periods, climate change and over-exploitation of groundwater resources. Palm trees are strongly dependent on irrigation and availability of surface water as…
This paper presents a framework for semantic segmentation of satellite imagery aimed at studying atoll morphometrics. Recent advances in deep neural networks for automated segmentation have been valuable across a variety of satellite and aerial imagery applications, such as land cover classification, mineral characterization, and disaster impact assessment. However, identifying an appropriate s…
Suspended sediment concentration (SSC) information on the coastal waters is necessary for understanding and management of the estuarine environment. It serves as an indicator of coastal erosion and deposition. It is challenging for a macro-tidal estuary like the Hugli with a complex hydrodynamic condition and depth variations to estimate suspended sediment concentration by field observations on…