Programming language is an artificial language that is used to write programs in order to control the behavior of a computer. What’s the most wanted/essential computer language in geology/geophysics software programing? that was a question pop up on my head y’know I’m annoying geologist asking a lot of question, read the #GeoTweeps interact with my question … Continue reading »
This month AW #42 named “Countertop Geology” by Ian Saginor of the blog Volcanoclast. Have you seen a great countertop out there? Sure, everyone says it’s “granite”, but you know better. Take a picture, post it on your own blog or send it to me and I’ll post it for you. Do you think you know what … Continue reading »
Our funny crew showing broken carbide bit after a troubles while drilling in a hard dolomite in North Sinai, Egypt in a mission to reach the Nubian aquifer. Drilling on earth have a lot of problem, I wonder what kind of machines and equipment we need to drill on the Mars in case of exploring … Continue reading »
يبدو أن عمليات براءات الإختراع وملكية الإكتشافات لا تسجل بسهولة في مصر ولذلك أعلن أستاذ الجيولوجيا بجامعة أسيوط خالد عبدالقادر عودة عن إكتشافة واحات في بحر الرمال وأدلة وصول مياه الخزان النوبي إليها جوفياً، وأعلن ذلك خشية سرقة إكتشافه. هل وصل الأمر إلي هذا الحد في مصر؟! حتي بعد الثورة! وإذا كان هذا حال أستاذ … Continue reading »
كشف الدكتور خالد عبدالقادر عودة أستاذ الجيولوجيا بجامعة أسيوط أن واحات جديدة تماماً لم يصل إليها الكشف الجيولوجي في بحر الرمال العظيم بالصحراء الغربية، وبها نحو 3.7 مليون فدان يمكن زراعتها، مكوَّنة من الحجر الرملي النوبي، وتعد الخزان الجوفي الرئيس للمياه الجوفية بمصر. أري إن هذا الإكتشاف جاء في التوقيت الخاطئ خاصة وأنه جاء في … Continue reading »
In response of Anne Jefferson questions for Accretionary Wedge #38: If you are a current or future student… what do you want to know about life and careers in the geosciences? Are there things you aren’t getting to learn or do in classes that you think are important? What sort of experiences do you want … Continue reading »
The White Desert is located at the northern region of the Farafra Oasis. I had visited it within field trip to western desert. The white desert has been classified by government of Egypt as a natural protected zone in 2002 and covers an area of 3010 square kilometers. It’s far 570 km from Cairo. The White … Continue reading »
Storativity (S) and specific storage (Ss) are other measures, these for amount of water absorbed or expelled as head either increases or decreases, due to mineral skeleton either expanding or contracting. Confined aquifer: S = b x Ss Unconfined aquifer: S = Sy + bSs Since Sy > bSs in Unconfined aquifer, a rule of … Continue reading »
Cross-posted on Yes Network here. The volume of water an aquifer releases from or takes into storage per unit surface area of the aquifer per unit change in head. It is equal to the product of specific storage and aquifer thickness. In an unconfined aquifer, the storativity is equivalent to the specific yield. Also called … Continue reading »
Cross-posted on Yes Network here. In an aquifer with a water table (unconfined aquifer), the volume of water released from groundwater storage per unit surface area of aquifer per unit decline in the water table is known as the specific yield, Sy. also known as the drainable porosity. Hydrologists divide water in storage in the … Continue reading »
Cross-posted on Yes Network here. The porosity of a soil or rock is that fraction of a given volume of material that is occupied by void space, or interstices. Porosity, indicated by the symbol (n), is usually expressed as the ratio of the volume of voids. Most rocks naturally contain a certain percentage of voids that … Continue reading »
This month is a tough Accretionary Wedge announced by Geosciblog: “What do you regret leaving behind at a geological locality?” In other words, what samples, specimens, or even photographs do you regret “not getting enough of”? OK, Wadi Elbattekh or وادي البطيخ my translation is “Watermelon Valley” it’s a Wadi filled with strange rock shape and very … Continue reading »
قدم الدكتور خالد عودة أطلس مخاطر التغيرات المناخية على السواحل المصرية والسياسات الدفاعية الواجبة كأحد أهم الإنجازات العلمية في مصر. حيث يعتبر تقدير حجم الخسائر الاقتصادية والبشرية فى الدلتا المصرية بسبب ارتفاع منسوب سطح البحر بمقدار لا يتجاوز مترا واحدا، مسألة ذات أهمية قصوى. وهذه المخاطر لا تقتصر على خسارة بعض الشواطئ السياحية كما يتصور … Continue reading »
This my first post to Accretionary Wedge Geoscience Blog Carnival. The current topic for AW#35 is “ What’s Your Favorite Geology Word? ” hosted by Evelyn Mervine. My Favorite Geology Word Is – Isopach Definition: A contour that connects points of equal thickness. Commonly, the isopachs, or contours that make up an isopach map, display … Continue reading »
