%0 Journal Article
%T Regional Hypsometric Analysis of the Jordan Rift Drainage Basins (Jordan) Using Geographic Information System
%A Yahya Farhan
%A Rami Mousa
%A Arij Dagarah
%A Durgham Shtaya
%J Open Journal of Geology
%P 1312-1343
%@ 2161-7589
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojg.2016.610096
%X This
research is intended to assess the regional pattern of hypsometric curves</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(HCs)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and
hypsometric integrals</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(HIs)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">for the watersheds draining into the Jordan Rift</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(River
Jordan, the Dead Sea, and Wadi Araba watersheds). Hypsometric analysis was performed
on 22 drainage basins using ASTER DEM</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(30 m
resolution)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and GIS. The area-elevation ratio method was utilized to extract the
hypsometric integral values within a GIS environment. A prominent variation
exists in the HC shapes and HI values. The highest hypsometric values are found
for the Dead Sea</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(</span><span><span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.87)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and River Jordan</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.77)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">watersheds. Whereas the lowest values</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(</span><span><span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.51)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">characterized
Wadi Araba catchments, except Wadi Nukhaileh</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(lower
Wadi Araba)</span><span
%K Hypsometric Analysis
%K Tectonic Activity
%K GIS
%K ASTER DEM
%K Regression Analysis
%K Jordan Rift
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=71601