Manuscripts

  • Ahmed, M., Chen, Y., Khalil, M., 2022, Isotopic Composition of Groundwater Resources in Arid Environments, Journal of Hydrology, 609, p. 127773, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127773. 
  • Gyawali, B., Ahmed, M., Murgulet, D., Wiese, D., 2022, Filling Temporal Gaps within and between GRACE and GRACE-FO Terrestrial Water Storage Records: An Innovative Approach, Remote Sensing, v. 14, p. 1565, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14071565.
  • Fallatah, O., Ahmed, M., Gyawali, B., Alhawsawi, A., 2022, Factors Controlling Groundwater Radioactivity in Arid Environments: An Automated Machine Learning Approach, Science of the Total Environment. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154707.
  • Gyawali, B., Murgulet, D., Ahmed, M., 2022, Quantifying Changes in Groundwater Storage and Response to Hydroclimatic Extremes in a Coastal Aquifer Using Remote Sensing and Ground-Based Measurements: The Texas Gulf Coast Aquifer, Remote Sensing, v. 14, p. 612, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14030612.
  • Kamara, A., Ahmed, M., Benevides*, A., 2022, Environmental and Economic Impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Africa: Water, v. 14, p. 312, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14030312.
  • Haley, M., Ahmed, M., Gebermichael, E, Murgulet, D., Starek, M., 2022, Land Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Bend: Locations, Rates, Triggers, and Consequences: Remote Sensing, v. 14, p. 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010192.
  • Ahmed, M., Aqnouy, M., Elmessari, J., Sustainability of Morocco’s Groundwater Resources in Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Forces, Journal of Hydrology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126866.
  • Chen, Y., Ahmed, M., Tangdamrongsub, N., Murgulet, D., 2021, Reservoir-Induced Land Deformation: Case Study from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Remote Sensing, v. 13, p. 874, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13050874
  • Ahmed, M., Turner, R., Haley, M., Shyrigh, S., Colmenero, D., Penchala, T., 2020, Constructing a Geophysical Test Site for Coastal Community’s Research and Education Activities, The Leading Edge, doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/tle40020306.1
  • Ahmed, M., 2020, Sustainable Management Scenarios for Northern Africa’s Fossil Aquifer Systems, Journal of Hydrology, v. 589, p. 125196, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125196.
  • Niyazi, B., Masoud, M., Ahmed, M., Basahi, J., Rashed, M., 2020, Runoff assessment and modeling in arid regions by integration of watershed and hydrologic models with GIS techniques, Journal of African Earth Science, p. 103966, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103966.
  • Essam, D., Ahmed, M., Abouelmagd A., Soliman, F., 2020, Monitoring temporal variations in groundwater levels in urban areas using Ground Penetrating Radar, Science of the Total Environment, v. 703, p. 134986 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134986.
  • Gafurov, A., Yapiyev, V., Ahmed, M., Sagin, J., Haghighi, E., Akylbekova, A., Kløve, B., 2019, Groundwater resources, In Xenarios, S., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Qadir, M.,  Janusz-Pawletta, B., Abdullaev, I., (Eds.), The Aral Sea Basin, Water for Sustainable Development in Central Asia, Routledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429436475.
  • El-Sharkawi, M., Botros, N., Madani, A., Ahmed, M., Abdellatif, B., Abdelrahman, Y., Araffa, S., 2019, History of the geological research in Egypt. In Hamimi, Z., El-Barkooky, A., Martínez Frías, J., Fritz, H., Abd El-Rahman, Y. (Eds.), The Geology of Egypt, Regional Geology Reviews, 1-35, Springer, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-15265-9_1
  • Ahmed, M., Wiese, D., 2019, Short-term trends in Africa’s freshwater resources: Magnitudes and drivers, Science of the Total Environment, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133843
  • Ahmed, M., Sultan, M., Elbayoumi, T., Tissot, P., 2019, Forecasting GRACE data over the African watersheds using artificial neural network, Remote Sensing, 11, p. 1769-1790, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11151769.
  • Niyazi, B., Ahmed, M., Masoud, M., Rashed, M., Basahi, J., 2019, Sustainable and resilient management scenarios for groundwater resources of the Red Sea coastal aquifers, Science of the Total Environment, v. 690, p. 1310–1320, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.081
  • Sultan, M., Sturchio, N., Alsefry, S., Emil, M., Ahmed, M., Fathy, K., AbuAbdullah, M., Bettadpur, S., Save, H., Othman, A., Chouinard, K., 2019, Assessment of age, origin, and sustainability of fossil aquifers: A geochemical and remote sensing–based approach, Journal of Hydrology, v. 576, p. 325-341, doi: 1016/j.jhydrol.2019.06.017.
  • Abdelmohsen, K., Sultan, M., Ahmed, M., Save, H., Elkaliouby, B., Emil, M., Yan, E., Abotalib, A., Krishnamurthy, R., Abdelmalik, K., 2019, Response of deep aquifers to climate variability, Science of the Total Environment, v. 677, p. 530-544, doi: 1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.316 .
  • Niyazi, B., Ahmed, M., Basahi, J., Masoud, M., Rashed, M., 2018, Spatiotemporal trends in freshwater availability in the Red Sea Hills, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, v. 702, p. 1-13, doi: 1007/s12517-018-4052-y.
  • Fallatah, O., Ahmed M., Cardace, D., Boving, T., Akanda, A., 2018, Assessment of Modern Recharge to Arid Region Aquifers Using Integrated Geophysical, Geochemical, and Remote Sensing Approaches, Journal of Hydrology, doi: 1016/j.jhydrol.2018.09.061.
  • Ahmed, M., Abdelmohsen, K., 2018, Quantifying Modern Recharge and Depletion Rates of the Nubian Aquifer in Egypt, Surveys in Geophysics, v. 39, p. 729-751, doi: 10.1007/s10712-018-9465-3.
  • Fallatah, O., Ahmed M., Save, H., Akanda, A., 2017, Quantifying Temporal Variations in Water Resources of a Vulnerable Middle Eastern Transboundary Aquifer System. Hydrological Processes, v. 31, p. 4081-4091, doi: 10.1002/hyp.11285.
  • Ebead, B., Ahmed, M., Sultan, M., Niu, Z., 2017, Quantifying the anthropogenic impact on groundwater resources of North China using GRACE and land surface models: Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, doi:10.1117/1.JRS.11.026029.
  • Mohamed, A., Sultan, M., Ahmed M., Yan, E., Ahmed, E., 2016, Aquifer recharge, depletion, and connectivity: inferences from GRACE, land surface models, geochemical, and geophysical data. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 129, p. 534-546, doi: 10.1130/B31460.1.
  • Ahmed, M., Sultan, M., Yan, E., Wahr, J., 2016, Assessing and Improving Land Surface Model Outputs Over Africa Using GRACE, Field, and Remote Sensing Data. Surveys in Geophysics, v. 37, p. 529–556, doi: 10.1007/s10712-016-9360-8.
  • Mohamed, L., Sultan, M., Ahmed, M., Zaki, A., Sauck, W., Soliman, F., Yan, E., Elkadiri, R., Aboelmagd, A., 2015, Structural controls on groundwater flow in basement terrains: Geophysical, remote sensing, and field investigations in Sinai: Surveys in Geophysics, v. 36, p. 717–742, doi: 10.1007/s10712-015-9331-5.
  • Dailey, D., Sauck, W., Sultan, M., Milewski, A., Ahmed, M., Laton, R., Foster, J., Elkederi, R., Schmidt, C., Alharbi, T., 2015, Geophysical, remote sensing, GIS, and geochemical applications for a better understanding of the structural controls on groundwater flow in the Mojave Desert, California: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, v. 3, p. 211-232, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2014.12.002.
  • Ahmed, M., Sultan, M., Wahr, J., Yan, E., 2014, The use of GRACE data to monitor natural and anthropogenic induced variations in water availability across Africa: Earth Science Reviews, v. 136, p. 289–300, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.05.009.
  • Sultan, M., Ahmed, M., Wahr, J., Yan, E., Emil, M., 2014, Monitoring Aquifer Depletion from Space: Case Studies from the Saharan and Arabian Aquifers, in Lakshmi, V., (Ed.), Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle, AGU Geophysical Monograph # 206, p. 347-366, doi: 10.1002/9781118872086.
  • Alharbi, T., Sultan, M., Sefry, S., El Kadiri, R., Ahmed, M., Chase, R., Milewski, A., AbuAbdallah, M., Emil, M., Chounaird, 2014, An assessment of landslide distribution in the Fifa area, Saudi Arabia, using remote sensing and GIS techniques: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, v.14, p. 1553–1564, doi: 10.1002/9781118872086.
  • Abouelmagd, A., Sultan, M., Sturchio, N., Soliman, F., Rashed, M., Ahmed, M., Kehew, A., Milewski, A., Chouinard, K., 2014. Paleoclimate record in the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt: Quaternary Research, v. 81, p. 158–167, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2013.10.017.
  • Ahmed, M., Sauck, W., Sultan, M., Yan, E., Soliman, F., Rashed, M., 2014, Geophysical constraints on the hydrogeologic and structural settings of the Gulf of Suez Rift–related basins: Case study from the El Qaa Plain, Sinai, Egypt: Surveys in Geophysics, v. 35, p. 415–430, doi: 10.1007/s10712-013-9259-6.
  • Sultan, M., Ahmed, M., Sturchio, N., Yan, Y., Milewski, A., Becker, R., Wahr, J., Becker, D., Chouinard, K., 2013, Assessment of the Vulnerabilities of the Nubian Sandstone Fossil Aquifer, North Africa, in Roger A. Pielke (Ed.), Climate Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats to Essential Resources. Elsevier Inc., Academic Press, p. 311–333, ISBN: 978-0-12-384704-1.
  • Becker, D., Sultan, M., Milewski, A., Becker, R., Sauck, W., Soliman, F., Rashed, M., Ahmed, M., Yan, E., Wagdy, A., Chouinard, K., Welton, B., 2012, Integrated solutions for hydrologic investigations in arid lands: Geosphere, v. 8, p. 1588–1605, doi: 10.1130/GES00777.1.
  • Ahmed, M., 2012, Integrated approach for hydrogeologic investigations in Africa: Inferences from space-borne and land-based gravity, aeromagnetic, GIS and remote sensing data. Ph.D. Dissertation, Western Michigan University, http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/94.
  • Ahmed, M., Sultan, M., Wahr, J., Yan, E., Milewski, A., Sauck, W., Becker, R., and Welton, B., 2011, Integration of GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) data with traditional data sets for a better understanding of the time-dependent water partitioning in African watersheds: Geology, v. 39, p. 479–482, doi: 10.1130/G31812.1.
  • Sultan, M., Metwally, S., Milewski, A., Becker, D., Ahmed, M., Sauck, W., Soliman, F., Sturchio, N., Yan E., Rashed, M., Wagdy, A., Becker, R., Welton, B., 2011, Modern recharge to fossil aquifers: Geochemical, geophysical, and modeling constraints: Journal of Hydrology, v. 403, p. 14–24, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.03.036.
  • Al-Dousari, A., Milewski, A., Ud Din, S., and Ahmed, M., 2010, Remote sensing inputs to SWAT model for groundwater recharge estimates in Kuwait: Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, v. 4, p. 71–77, Link.
  • Sultan, M., Yousef, A. F., Metwally, S.E., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Sauck, W., Sturchio, N., Mohamed, A., Wagdy, A., El Alfy, Z., Soliman, F., Rashed, M., Becker, D., Sagintayev, Z., Ahmed, M., Welton, B., 2010, Red Sea rifting controls on aquifer distribution: Constraints from geochemical, geophysical, and remote sensing data, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 123, p. 911–924, doi: 10.1130/B30146.1.
  • Ahmed, M., 2009, Seismic data interpretation of the Neogene-Quaternary sediments of offshore Baltim area, Nile Delta, Egypt, M.Sc. Dissertation, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, 123p, Link.
  • Ahmed, M., Rashed, M. A., and Shendi, A. H., 2008, 3D seismic and well logging results unveil a new potential gas reservoir offshore Baltim area, north Nile Delta, Egypt: Proceedings of the first Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics, v.1, p. 1 – 15.