This
research is intended to assess the regional pattern of hypsometric curves(HCs)and
hypsometric integrals(HIs)for the watersheds draining into the Jordan Rift(River
Jordan, the Dead Sea, and Wadi Araba watersheds). Hypsometric analysis was performed
on 22 drainage basins using ASTER DEM(30 m
resolution)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(？=0.87)and River Jordan(？=0.77)watersheds. Whereas the lowest values(？=0.51)characterized
Wadi Araba catchments, except Wadi Nukhaileh(lower
Wadi Araba)
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