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Environmental Remote Sensing in Egypt pp 23–91Cite as

Egypt’s Environment from Satellite

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One way of enjoying Egypt’s heritage and ancient history is to visit tourist attractions, national museums and local cities. However, there is always another way of looking at things. The shape of Egypt is different from near to its view from a distance. Usually, distinctive pictures reflect the place, so this chapter present 32 figures (images and pictures) that take you on a tour of Egypt such as lakes, depressions, khores, oasis… etc. These images reflect the various sites within Egypt from above like you have never seen before. The overall Egypt’s image can be divided based on satellite images from above to three groups. First group of images describe general view of Egypt, Nile, topography, agricultural land, and desertification. The second group deals with the most important Nile islands, major wadis, and top canyon in Egypt. However, the third group shed the light on Canals, depressions, Oases, and protected areas in Egypt.

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Acknowledgements

Abdelazim M. Negm acknowledges the partial financial support from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) of Egypt via the bilateral collaboration Italian (CNR)–Egyptian (ASRT) project titled; Experimentation of the new Sentinel missions for the observation of inland water bodies on the course of the Nile River.

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  1. Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt

    El-Sayed E. Omran

  2. Department of Natural Resources, Institute of African Research and Studies, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

    El-Sayed E. Omran

  3. Water and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt

    Abdelazim M. Negm

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Omran, ES.E., Negm, A.M. (2020). Egypt’s Environment from Satellite. In: Elbeih, S., Negm, A., Kostianoy, A. (eds) Environmental Remote Sensing in Egypt. Springer Geophysics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39593-3_3

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