A research team from the College of Agriculture at the University of Kirkuk, consisting of Prof. Dr. Dilshad Rasoul Aziz, Asst. Lecturer Nurjan Ismat Nuri, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Wael Fahmi Abdulrahman, published a scientific paper in the journal Natural and Engineering Sciences, which is indexed in Scopus Q1.
The research team explained that their study focused on “Estimating the Volume of Surface Runoff of the Shwan-Kirkuk Basin Using Geospatial Techniques.”
They added that the aim of the study was to estimate the surface runoff volume of the Shwan–Kirkuk basin using GIS and remote sensing techniques, by applying the SCS-CN method of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service within ArcGIS 10.8 software and Landsat 9 OLI satellite imagery, while considering key factors such as land cover, soil type, and rainfall intensity.
The researchers concluded that the highest runoff volume was recorded in 2019, corresponding with the highest rainfall intensity, while the lowest volume was observed in 2021. The results also showed that Curve Number (CN) values varied depending on soil characteristics and vegetation density.
