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I believe that the educational process is interactive between the teacher and the student; however, the process becomes tedious and useless without that interaction.
· The students are of different levels, tendencies, and abilities, so the teacher must consider this and try to attract them to the lesson in an interactive way.
· To ensure a successful teaching and learning process, it is essential to make the student love the subject he is studying and work to attract him to it and entice him with it through several means. · The theoretical and practical education methods are diverse, and we invest the progress made in educational technology for that.
· Including various media during the presentation has an influential role in attracting the student's attention to that presentation, and thus we ensure that the content of the presentation is delivered to the student.
· Quizzes are one of the effective means that alert the student to the need to follow the lecture and interact with it to obtain a high mark in it.
· I believe that homework is necessary to ensure that the student follows the course and develops his knowledge and skills.
Visiting Professor, University of Alabama, United States, 2022, 2025
Visiting Professor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Professor, Knowledge University, 2018-2020
Professor, University of Kufa, 2016-2018
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Michigan State University, United States, 2011
Professor, Salahaddin University, 2007-2016
Assist. Lecturer, Lecturer, A. Professor, Middle Technical University 1980-2007
Remote Sensing, GIS, Environmental Monitoring, Urbanization Mapping, Climate Change
1. Research Methodology for Petroleum & Mining Engineering Dept.
2. Geoinformaics for Mineral Exploration.
3. Research Methodology for Aviation Engineering Dept.
4. Academic Writing.
5. Artificial Intellegence AI.
6. Geology.
1. Geoinformatics for Mineral Exploration.
2. Research Methodology.
3. Remote Sensing I.
4. Remote Sensing II.
5. Academic Writing.
6. Geology.
1. Remote Sensing I.
2. GIS.
3. Geoinformatics for Mineral Exploration.
4. Research Methodology.
5. Academic Writing.
6. Remote Sensing II.
7. Digital Image Processing.
1. Remote Sensing & GIS. Petroleum & Mining Eng. Dept.
2. Research Methods. Petroleum & Mining Eng. Dept.
3. Academic Writing. Petroleum & Mining Eng. Dept.
4. Remote Sensing & GIS, Civil Engineering Dept.
1. Remote Sensing I
2. Remote Sensing II
3. GIS
4. Digital Image Processing
5. Research Methods
6. Research Project
1. Remote Sensing I
2. GIS.
3. Remote Sensing II.
4. Digital Image Processing.
Journal Papers:
2026
Bekalo, D. J., Bojer, A. K., Debelee, T. G., Negera, W. G., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Gebissa, K. W., & Deche, A. (2026). Integrating geo-spatial analysis and gray relational approach for wildfire susceptibility mapping in Bale Mountain National Park, Ethiopia. Trees Forests and People, 23, 101159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2026.101159
Singha, C., Sahoo, S., Swain, K. C., Govind, A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Singh, S. P. (2026). Utilization of MOLUSCE tool and GEE cloud to predict the variation of LST through LULC, NDBI and NDVI in Tollygunge-Panchannagram Basin of Kolkata. Discover Environment, 4(1).
2025
Al-Hasani, B., Abdellatif, M., Carnacina, I., Harris, C., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Al-Shammari, M. M. A. (2025). Forecasting evaporation trends amid climate change for sustainable water management in semi-arid regions. Water, 17(7), 1039.
Bekalo, D. J., Bojer, A. K., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Debelee, T. G., Negera, W. G., Woldesillasie, F. F., & Esubalew, S. Z. (2025). Geospatial analysis and Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) for predicting soil erosion: A case study in Deder District, Oromia, Ethiopia. Advances in Space Research, 76(8), 4001–4015.
Bekalo, D. J., Bojer, A. K., Debelee, T. G., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Negera, W. G., Gebissa, K. W., Nadarajah, S., & Woldesillasie, F. F. (2025). Spatial modeling of flood hazard in Addis Ababa using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Information Gain Ratio (IGR) method. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 18(4), e70124.
Bojer, A. K., Abshare, M. W., Mesfin, F., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2025). Assessing climate and land use impacts on surface water yield using remote sensing and machine learning. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 18477.
Nasir, M. J., Raziq, A., Ur Rahman, J., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2025). Assessing groundwater potential and recharge zones using integrated remote sensing and GIS techniques in Bannu Basin, Pakistan. Mongolian Geoscientist, 30. https://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/MGS/article/view/4085
Ouadjane, Y., Benzougagh, B., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Bammou, Y., Najem, H., & Sadkaoui, D. (2025). Assessment of erosion risk and sustainable mitigation strategies: A case study of Agoudal Watershed (High-Atlas, Morocco). Iraqi Geological Journal, 58(2E), 256–277.
Raziq, A., Khan, B., Sardar, T., Ijaz, A., Ullah, A., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2025). Monitoring and mapping of Batura Glacier in Northern Pakistan's Gilgit Baltistan Region: A geospatial approach. Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering, 11(1), 111–123.
Singh, C., Swain, K. C., Sahoo, S., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Alao, J. O., Almohamad, H., Ahmed, M. F. M., & Abdo, H. G. (2025). Predicting forest above-ground biomass using SAR imagery and GEDI data through machine learning in GEE cloud. Forest Science and Technology, 21(2), 187–206.
Sur, K., Verma, V. K., Singh, M., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Arora, P., & Pateriya, B. (2025). Estimation of LAI across phenological stages of wheat using Google Earth Engine. Applied Geomatics, 17(1), 117–128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-025-00613-x
2024
Bojer, A. K., Bekalo, D. J., Debelee, T. G., Nadarajah, S., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Rainwater harvesting site selection for drought-prone areas in Somali and Borena zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: A geospatial and multi-criteria decision analysis. Water, 16(13), 1789. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16131789
Bojer, A. K., Biru, B. H., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Debelee, T. G., Negera, W. G., Woldesillasie, F. F., & Esubalew, S. Z. (2024). Machine learning and remote sensing-based time series analysis for drought risk prediction in Borena Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Arid Environments, 222, 105160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105160
Ehsan, M., Shabbir, H., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., et al. (2024). Groundwater delineation for sustainable improvement and development aided by GIS, AHP, and MIF techniques. Applied Water Science, 14, 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-023-02065-3
Mehwish, M., Nasir, M. J., Raziq, A., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Soil erosion vulnerability and soil loss estimation for Siran River watershed, Pakistan: An integrated GIS and remote sensing approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196, 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12262-x
Taj Abbasi, A., Raziq, A., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Remote sensing, artificial neural networks, and spatial interpolation methods for modelling soil chemical characteristics. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-024-02050-y
2023
Abdalkarim, K. O., Gaznayee, H. A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Abdalla, Z. O. (2023). Predictive digital mapping of surface soil properties using remote sensing and multivariate statistical analysis. Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 35(6), 189–203. https://doi.org/10.21271/ZJPAS.35.6.19
Al-Hasani, B., Abdellatif, M., Carnacina, I., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2023). Integrated geospatial approach for adaptive rainwater harvesting site selection under the impact of climate change. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-023-02611-0
Bammou, Y., Benzougagh, B., Bensaid, A., Igmoullan, B., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2023). Mapping of current and future soil erosion risk in a semi-arid context (Haouz plain - Marrakech) based on CMIP6 climate models, the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), and RUSLE. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-023-01845-9
Bojer, A. K., Ahmed, M., Bekalo, D., Debelee, T., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Deche, A. (2023). Analysis of land use/land cover change (LULCC) and debris flow risks in Adama district, Ethiopia, aided by numerical simulation and deep learning-based remote sensing. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-023-02550-w
Bojer, A. K., Suryabhagavan, K. V., Mekasha, S. T., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2023). Climate change impacts on LULC in the Jarmet Wetland and its surrounding areas in Western Ethiopia. Hydrospatial Analysis, 6(2), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj3.2023070101
Gaznayee, H. A. A., Zaki, S. H., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Aliehsan, P. H., Hakzi, K. K., Razvanchy, H. A. S., Riksen, M., & Mahdi, K. (2023). Integrating remote sensing techniques and meteorological data to assess the ideal irrigation system performance scenarios for improving crop productivity. Water, 15, 1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15081605
Neupane, B. K., Mandal, U. K., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Ozdemir, M., & Rai, R. (2023). Environmental threat of soil erosion in the Gwang Khola Watershed, Chure Region of Nepal. Iraqi Geological Journal, 56(1E). https://www.igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/1535
2022
Baga, R., Mondal, I., Dehbozorgi, M., Bank, S., Das, D., Bandyopadhyay, J., Pham, Q., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Cuong, N. (2022). Modeling and mapping of susceptibility to soil erosion using machine learning in a tropical sub-humid environment. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132428
Gaznayee, A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Mahdi, K., & Ritsema, C. (2022). A geospatial approach for analysis of drought impacts on vegetation cover and land surface temperature in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Water, 14(6), 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14060927
Gaznayee, H. A. A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Mahdi, K., Messina, J. P., Zaki, S., Razvanchy, H., Hakzi, K., Huebner, L., Ababakr, S., Riksen, M., & Ritsema, C. (2022). Drought severity and frequency analysis aided by spectral and meteorological indices in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Water, 14(19), 3024. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14193024
Hossain, H. K., Mondal, I., Thakur, S., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2022). Coastal vulnerability assessment of India's Purba Medinipur-Balasore coastal stretch: A comparative study using empirical models. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103065
Huebner, L., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Branch, O., & Gaznayee, H. A. A. (2022). New approaches: Use of assisted natural succession in revegetation of inhabited arid drylands as alternative to large-scale afforestation. SN Applied Sciences, 4, 80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-04951-y
Huebner, L., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Branch, O., & Gaznayee, H. A. A. (2022). Sahel afforestation and simulated risks of heatwaves and flooding versus ecological revegetation that combines planting and succession. Geosciences and Environment Protection, 10(2), 94–108. https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2022.102007
Mohammed, L., Mondal, I., Dinh, C. D., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2022). Assessment of spatio-temporal trends of satellite-based aerosol optical depth using Mann-Kendall test and Sen's slope estimator model. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2070552
2021
Alqasemi, A., Hereher, M., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Saibi, H., Aldahan, A., & Abuelgasim, A. (2020). Retrieval of monthly maximum and minimum air temperature using MODIS Aqua land surface temperature data over the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Geocarto International. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2020.1837261
Alqasemi, A. S., Hereher, M. E., Kaplan, G., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Saibi, H. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 lockdown upon the air quality and surface urban heat island intensity over the United Arab Emirates. Science of the Total Environment, 767, 144330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144330
Alqasemi, A. S., Ibrahim, M., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2021). Detection and modeling of soil salinity variations in arid lands using remote sensing data. Open Geosciences, 13(1), 443–453. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2020-0244
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Gaznayee, H. A. A., & Crespi, M. (2021). Drought trend analysis in a semi-arid area of Iraq based on normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference water index, and standardized precipitation index. Journal of Arid Land, 13(4), 413–430. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40333-021-0062-9
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Gaznayee, H. A. A., & Messina, J. P. (2021). Drought severity trend analysis based on the Landsat time-series dataset of 1998-2017 in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 779(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/779/1/012083
Gaznayee, H. A. A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Al-Sulttani, A. H. A. (2021). Drought spatiotemporal characteristics based on a vegetation condition index in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science, 62(11), 4545–4556. https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2021.62.11 (SI).34
Khwarahm, N., Ararat, K., Qader, S., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2021). Modelling habitat suitability for the breeding Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction A: Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40995-021-01150-z
2020
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Razvanchy, H. A., & Gaznayee, H. A. A. (2020). A comparative study for performance of five Landsat-based vegetation indices: Their relations to some ecological and terrain variables. Journal of Geoinformatics and Environmental Science, 1(1), 20–37. https://doi.org/10.38094/jgier119
Divya, Y., Gopinathan, P., Jayachandran, K., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2020). Color slices analysis of land use changes due to urbanization in a city environment of Miami Area, South Florida, USA. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00883-x
Gaznayee, H. A. A., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2020). Identifying drought status in Duhok Governorate (Iraqi Kurdistan Region) from 1998 through 2012 using Landsat time series dataset. Journal of Applied Science and Technology Trends, 1(1), 17–23. https://doi.org/10.38094/jastt1112
Gopinathan, P., Parthiban, S., Magendran, T., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Singh, A. K., & Singh, P. K. (2020). Mapping of ferric (Fe³⁺) and ferrous (Fe²⁺) iron oxides distribution using band ratio techniques with ASTER data and geochemistry of Kanjamalai and Godumalai, Tamil Nadu, South India. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100306
Khwarahm, N. R., Qader, S., Ararat, K., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2020). Predicting and mapping land cover/land use changes in Erbil, Iraq using CA-Markov synergy model. Earth Science Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-020-00541-x
Othman, A., Al-Maamar, A., Al-Manmi, D., Obaid, A., Liesenberg, V., Hasan, S., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2020). GIS-based modeling for selection of dam sites in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(4), 244. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9040244
2019
Attafi, R., Boloorani, A. D., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Amiraslani, F. (2019). Spatio-temporal assessment of drought impacts on agricultural activities in Basrah Governorate, Iraq using remote sensing technique. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 11(7 Special Issue), 174–184.
Boloorani, A. D., Masoud, S., Papi, R., Alavipanah, S. K., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2019). Zoning areas susceptible to land subsidence in Tigris and Euphrates basins. Engineering and Technology Journal, 37(7A), 265–272.
Khudair, D. A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Hasan, A. A. (2019). Spatiotemporal monitoring and modeling of urban sprawl using remote sensing and GIS: A case study Al-Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 11(6 Special Issue), 1691–1698.
Kumar, M., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Mondal, I. (2019). Glacier changes monitoring in Bhutan High Himalaya using satellite remote sensing. Journal of Environmental Engineering Research. https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2019.255
Meshram, S., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2019). Application of SAW and TOPSIS in prioritizing watershed. Water Resources Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-019-02470-x
Wu, W., Muhaimeed, A. S., Al-Shafie, W. M., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2019). Using L-band radar data for soil salinity mapping: A case study in central Iraq. Environmental Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab37f0
2018
Wu, W., Zucca, C., Muhaimeed, A., Al-Shafie, W. M., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Nangia, V., Zhu, M., & Liu, G. (2018). Soil salinity prediction and mapping by machine learning regression in Central Mesopotamia, Iraq. Land Degradation & Development, 29(11), 4005–4014. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3148
2017
Zhang, Z., Kang, H., Yao, Y., Fadhil, A. M., Zhang, Y., & Jia, K. (2017). Spatial and decadal variations in satellite-based terrestrial evapotranspiration and drought over Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China during 1982–2009. Journal of Earth System Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s1204
2011 and Earlier
Yao, Y., Qin, Q., Fadhil, A. M., Zhao, S., & Liu, S. (2011). Evaluation of EDI derived from the exponential evapotranspiration model for monitoring China's surface drought. Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-0972-5
Fadhil, A. M. (2011). Drought mapping using geo-information technology for some sites in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. International Journal of Digital Earth, 4(3), 239–257. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2010.489971
Fadhil, A. M. (2009). Land degradation detection using geo-information technology for some sites in Iraq. Journal of Al-Nahrain University-Science, 12(3), 94–108.
Fadhil, A. M. (2004). Design a dynamic monitoring system of land degradation with geoinformation technology for northern part of Shaanxi Province, China. Journal of Applied Sciences, 4(4), 669–674.
Fadhil, A. M. (2004). Assessment of soil erosion risk with RUSLE and geoinformation technology in the northern part of Shaanxi Province, China. Journal of China University of Geosciences, 15(Supplement), 31–39.
Fadhil, A. M. (2003). Soil erosion risk prediction with RS and GIS for the northwestern part of Hebei Province, China. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences, 3(10), 659–669.
Fadhil, A. M. (2003). Evaluation of sand dunes stabilization in Baiji area, Iraq. Journal of China University of Geosciences, 14(1), 59–64.
Fadhil, A. M. (2002). Sand dunes fixation in Baiji District, Iraq. Journal of China University of Geosciences, 13(1), 67–72.
Jassim, A. A., & Fadhil, A. M. (1997). The side effect of some machines and equipment on some soil characteristics and plant growth. Technical Research Journal.
Abed, F. M., & Fadhil, A. M. (1996). Influence of sodium silicate on some soil stability parameters against wind erosion. Technical Research Journal.
Fadhil, A. M. (1996). Estimating the potential wind erosion of soil by computer programming. Technical Research Journal, 30, 119–129.
Fadhil, A. M., & Abed, F. M. (1995). Computer programming for estimating the water erodibility of soil using some of its properties. Technical Research Journal, 27, 115–125.
Fadhil, A. M., & Abed, F. M. (1993). Computer programming for estimating the wind erodibility of soil using some of its properties. Technical Research Journal, 20, 63–69.
Fadhil, A. M., & Saleh, A. (1992). Effect of methods of sand dunes stabilization on some parameters of wind erosion in Baiji area, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 23, 105–114.
Fadhil, A. M., & Abdullah, H. J. (1992). Influence of prevailing natural conditions on devastation of soil by erosion. Technical Research Journal.
Fadhil, A. M., & Jassim, A. A. (1989). The effect of tillage on soil water and corn emergence. Technical Research Journal.
Books
2024
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Negm, A. M., & Benzougagh, B. (Eds.). (2024). Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region. (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74395-5
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Mustafa, Y. T. (2024). Natural resources deterioration in MENA region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5
2022
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Mustafa, Y. T., & Negm, A. M. (2022). Environmental degradation in Asia: Land degradation, environmental contamination, and human activities. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8
2020
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Negm, A. M. (Eds.). (2020). Environmental remote sensing and GIS in Iraq. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2
Book Chapters
2024
Alghariani, M. S., Sagar, E. M., Bedair, H., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Google Earth Engine (GEE) to detect vegetation cover changes in Northwest Libya. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1103
Al-Hasani, B., Abdellatif, M., Carnacina, I., Harris, C., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Maaroof, B. F. (2024). Assessing climate change impacts on rainfall-runoff in Northern Iraq: A case study of Kirkuk Governorate, a semi-arid region. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1154
Al-Kasoob, G. F., Al-Sulttani, A. H., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Hussein, R. N. (2024). Monitoring drifting sand using spectral index and Landsat TM/OLI datasets in Bahr An-Najaf area, Iraq. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & Y. T. Mustafa (Eds.), Natural resources deterioration in MENA region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5_12
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Geoinformatics approaches to climate change-induced soil degradation in the MENA region: A review. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1167
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Leveraging geoinformatics to analyze environmental contamination amidst climate change in the MENA region: A review. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1166
Bammou, Y., Benzougagh, B., Igmoullan, B., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Ghaib, F. A., & Kader, S. (2024). Assessing soil erosion vulnerability in semi-arid Haouz Plain, Marrakech, Morocco: Land cover, socio-spatial mutations, and climatic variations. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & Y. T. Mustafa (Eds.), Natural resources deterioration in MENA region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5_7
Benzougagh, B., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Bammou, Y., Kader, S., El Brahimi, M., Sadkaoui, D., & Ladel, L. (2024). Spectral angle mapper approach (SAM) for land degradation mapping: A case study of the Oued Lahdar watershed in the Pre-Rif region (Morocco). In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & Y. T. Mustafa (Eds.), Natural resources deterioration in MENA region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5_2
Benzougagh, B., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Kader, S., Mimich, K., Bammou, Y., Sadkaoui, D., Ouchen, I., El Brahimi, M., Khedher, K. M., & Hakkou, M. (2024). Impact of Green Generation, Green Morocco, and climate change programs on water resources in Morocco. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1112
El Brahimi, M., Benzougagh, B., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., et al. (2024). GIS-based erosion potential method (EPM) for soil degradation evaluation: A case study in the northeast of Morocco. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & Y. T. Mustafa (Eds.), Natural resources deterioration in MENA region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5_8
Eltaif, N. I., Gharaibeh, M. A., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Impact of climate change on Iraq: Severe water scarcity and desertification. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1100
Huebner, L., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Desertification in Algeria and Turkey: Climate change leading to "natural selection" of restoration concepts. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1101
Mehri, A., Karimi, H., Mustafa, Y. T., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Galalizadeh, S. (2024). Predicting soil erosion using RUSLE model in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & Y. T. Mustafa (Eds.), Natural resources deterioration in MENA region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5_9
Ouchen, I., Benzougagh, B., Mastere, M., El Brahimi, M., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2024). Exploring the interconnection between greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, and natural resource degradation in the central region of Morocco. In A. Al-Quraishi, A. Negm, & B. Benzougagh (Eds.), Climate change and environmental degradation in the MENA region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1096
2022
Hossini, H., Karimi, H., Mustafa, Y. T., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2022). Role of effective factors on soil erosion and land degradation: A review. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi, Y. T. Mustafa, & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental degradation in Asia: Land degradation, environmental contamination, and human activities. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_11
Huebner, L., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2022). Desertification in China: Role of natural succession in the sustainable revegetation of drylands. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi, Y. T. Mustafa, & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental degradation in Asia: Land degradation, environmental contamination, and human activities. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_28
Huebner, L., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Branch, O., & Gaznayee, H. A. A. (2022). Sustainable renaturation in desertification control: Expediting natural succession of large-scale vegetation in drylands. In T. Walker, S. Wendt, S. Goubran, & T. Schwartz (Eds.), Business and policy trajectories to climate change adaptation. Palgrave-Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86803-1_5
Karimi, H., Mustafa, Y. T., Hossini, H., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2022). Assessment of land degradation vulnerability using GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis in Zakho District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi, Y. T. Mustafa, & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental degradation in Asia: Land degradation, environmental contamination, and human activities. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_3
2019
Almamalachy, Y. S., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Moradkhani, H. (2019). Agricultural drought monitoring over Iraq utilizing MODIS products. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental remote sensing and GIS in Iraq. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2_11
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Qader, S. H., & Wu, W. (2019). Drought monitoring using spectral and meteorological-based indices combination: A case study in Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental remote sensing and GIS in Iraq. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2_15
Musatafa, B. M., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Gholizadeh, A., & Saberioon, M. (2019). Proximal soil sensing for soil monitoring. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental remote sensing and GIS in Iraq. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2_5
Wu, W., Muhaimeed, A., Al-Shafie, W., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2019). Using radar and optical data for soil salinity modeling and mapping in central Iraq. In A. M. F. Al-Quraishi & A. M. Negm (Eds.), Environmental remote sensing and GIS in Iraq. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2_2
Conference Papers & Proceedings
2020
Othman, A., Al-Maamar, A., Al-Manmi, D., Obaid, A., Liesenberg, V., Hasan, S., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2020, May). GIS-based modeling for selection of dam sites in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq [Paper presentation]. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-2057
2019
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Sadiq, H. A., & Messina, J. P. (2019, September). Characterization and modeling surface soil physicochemical properties using Landsat images: A case study in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region [Paper presentation]. MRSS19 Conference, Munich Technical University & ISPRS, Munich, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W16-21-2019
Gaznayee, H. A. A., Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., & Wu, W. (2019, October). Spatiotemporal characteristics of drought in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region using Landsat time-series images based on VHI and VCI indices of 1998–2017 [Paper presentation]. ICGITA2019 Conference, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
2018
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Qader, S. H., & Wu, W. (2018, February 26–March 2). Spectral and meteorological based indices for drought monitoring: A case study in Sulaimaniyah, the Iraqi Kurdistan Region [Paper presentation]. The United Nations/Pakistan/PSIPW 4th International Conference on Space Technology for Water Management, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Al-Quraishi, A. M. F., Sadiq, H. A., & Messina, J. P. (2018, July 9–12). Surface soil properties predicting and mapping using Landsat images: A case study in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region [Paper presentation]. The 38th Annual EARSeL Symposium Earth Observation Supporting Sustainability Research, Chania, Crete, Greece.
Wu, W., Zucca, C., Muhaimeed, A., Al-Shafie, W. M., & Al-Quraishi, A. M. F. (2018, April). Application of ALOS L-band radar data in soil salinity modeling and mapping in Central Iraq [Paper presentation]. The International Workshop on Climate Change and Soil Salinity Dynamics: Threats and Challenges, Manama, Bahrain.
2013 and Earlier
Sulaiman, A. A., Hamad, A. I., & Fadhil, A. M. (2013, April 24–25). Soil salinity monitoring using remote sensing and GIS techniques [Paper presentation]. The Third Scientific Conference of the College of Agriculture, University of Kufa, Iraq.
Fadhil, A. M. (2013, March 19). Sand dunes monitoring using remote sensing and GIS techniques for some sites in Iraq [Paper presentation]. PIAGENG 2013: Intelligent Information, Control, and Communication Technology for Agricultural Engineering (Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 8762). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2019735
Fadhil, A. M. (2006, August 28–September 1). Environmental change monitoring by geoinformation technology for Baghdad and its neighboring areas [Paper presentation]. Map Asia 2006: The 5th Asian Conference in GIS, GPS, Aerial Photography, and Remote Sensing, Bangkok, Thailand.
Fadhil, A. M. (2004, May 5–7). Assessing and monitoring the desertification in the northern part of Shaanxi Province, China, using geoinformation technology [Paper presentation]. International CEOS Workshop on Rapid Response Information Systems, Wuhan, China.
Fadhil, A. M., Hu, G. D., & Chen, J. G. (2004, August 26–29). Land degradation detection, mapping, and monitoring in the northwestern part of Hebei Province, China, using RS and GIS technologies [Paper presentation]. Map Asia 2004: The 3rd Asian Conference in GIS, GPS, Aerial Photography, and Remote Sensing, Beijing, China.
Fadhil, A. M., & Abdullah, H. J. (1992). Effect of ecosystem on wind erosion as a major cause of desertification [Paper presentation]. The 3rd Conference of Technical Research, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq.
Fadhil, A. M., & Saleh, A. (1988). The effect of conditioners on sand dunes fixation in Baiji area, Iraq [Paper presentation]. Geology of Desert Environment International Seminar, Baghdad, Iraq.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352039419_Drought_Severity_Trend_Analysis_Based_on_the_Landsat_Time-Series_Dataset_of_1998-2017_in_the_Iraqi_Kurdistan_Region?_sg0=OZDk8Paedum4k4bvtVPtWK6GousgNh-Sm_Y9Q7vwYOhLct9ptcXIr1xnGBEenRIN0QbMnOUL5QLZwVwHCPZ2vADnLmKDsD8Y24kfhuVO.EMtNryi0awwq0OUYrvrUgdulRJSE4ZnNm_WtVIezmkEHqzbKUtwLVSMrk3EVw4deXmfYTiPgFPhgE_PaxzUbyQ
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310096438_Impacts_of_climate_change_on_rangeland_productivity_in_Western_Asia?_sg0=OZDk8Paedum4k4bvtVPtWK6GousgNh-Sm_Y9Q7vwYOhLct9ptcXIr1xnGBEenRIN0QbMnOUL5QLZwVwHCPZ2vADnLmKDsD8Y24kfhuVO.EMtNryi0awwq0OUYrvrUgdulRJSE4ZnNm_WtVIezmkEHqzbKUtwLVSMrk3EVw4deXmfYTiPgFPhgE_PaxzUbyQ
1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363249109_A_Presentation_at_the_University_of_Alabama_Iraq 's_drought_land_degradation_and_environmental_changes_during_the_past_two_decades?_sg0=OZDk8Paedum4k4bvtVPtWK6GousgNh-Sm_Y9Q7vwYOhLct9ptcXIr1xnGBEenRIN0QbMnOUL5QLZwVwHCPZ2vADnLmKDsD8Y24kfhuVO.EMtNryi0awwq0OUYrvrUgdulRJSE4ZnNm_WtVIezmkEHqzbKUtwLVSMrk3EVw4deXmfYTiPgFPhgE_PaxzUbyQ
2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346626823_Drought_Spatiotemporal_Characteristics_based_on_the_Vegetation_Condition_Index_VCI_in_Erbil_the_Iraqi_Kurdistan_Region_from_1998_to_2017?_sg0=OZDk8Paedum4k4bvtVPtWK6GousgNh-Sm_Y9Q7vwYOhLct9ptcXIr1xnGBEenRIN0QbMnOUL5QLZwVwHCPZ2vADnLmKDsD8Y24kfhuVO.EMtNryi0awwq0OUYrvrUgdulRJSE4ZnNm_WtVIezmkEHqzbKUtwLVSMrk3EVw4deXmfYTiPgFPhgE_PaxzUbyQ
Visiting Professor, China University of Geosciences, China, 2024
Visiting Professor, University of Alabama, U.S.A. 2022, 2025
Academics & Professional Memberships
ASPRS, (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - the Imaging and Geospatial Information Society, United States, (2018-present).
IEEE, United States, (2012-present).
IEEE-GRSS, the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, United States, (2012-present).
AAG, the Association of American Geographers, United States (2013-present).
SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, United States, (2012-present).
JpGU, the Japan Geosciences Union, Japan, (2018-present).
APISE, the Asia Pacific Institute of Science and Engineering, Hong Kong-China, (2019-present).
EGU, the European Geosciences Union, Germany, (2012-present).
APCBEES, the Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society, Senior Member, Hong Kong, China (2011-present).
ISEIS, the International Society for Environmental Information Sciences, Saskatchewan, Canada (2009-present).
ISSS, the Iraqi Soil Science Society, Baghdad, Iraq (2010-present).
Iraqi Teachers Union, Baghdad, Iraq (1980-present).
Union of the Iraqi Kurdistan Teachers, Erbil, Iraq (2007-present).
Iraqi Union of Agricultural Engineers, Baghdad, Iraq (1978-present).
Other Scientific Activities
The Ambassador in Iraq of the IEEE Geosciences and Remote sensing society (IEEE-GRSS) (2016-present).
Editor-in-Chief, the Journal of Geoinformatics and Environmental Research. IPAcademia, Duhok, Iraq ( https://jgier.org/index.php/jgier ).
Guest Editor, Remote Sensing Journal, MDPI, Switzerland. The Special Issue Special Issue "Advances on Land–Ocean Heat Fluxes Using Remote Sensing. URL: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/land_ocean_heat_fluxes
Guest Editor, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS), SPIE, USA. The special section: Coastal Zone Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability. ( https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/journal-of-applied-remote-sensing/volume-16/issue-01/012001/Special-Section-Guest-Editorial--Coastal-Zone-Remote-Sensing-for/10.1117/1.JRS.16.012001.full?SSO=1 )
Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Geosciences and Environment Protection ( https://www.scirp.org/journal/editorialboard.aspx?journalid=2432 )
International Editorial Board Member of the Science- Journal of University of Zakho. ( http://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/about/editorialTeam )
Representative of the Knowledge University in the Scientific Agreement for the Scientific Cooperation between the East China University of Technology and the Knowledge University (2018-present).
Head of the Environmental Engineering Dept., College of Engineering, Knowledge University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (2018-2019).
Director, Knowledge University for Research Center (2018-2019).
Member of the International Editorial Board of the Science Journal of the University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (2017-present).
Member of Board of the Remote Sensing Center, University of Kufa, Iraq (2016-2018).
Head, and a member of more than thirty-five Examining Committees for the postgraduate students of Master and Doctoral Degrees at the Technical Engineering College-Baghdad, University of Technology-Baghdad, Baghdad University, Sulaimaniyah University, Duhok University, and Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Peer Reviewing for the Int/National Scientific Journals and Conferences:
Atmosphere, MDPI.
Remote Sensing, MDPI.
Applied Sciences, MDPI.
Sensors, MDPI.
Water, MDPI.
Land, MDPI.
Polymers, MDPI.
Sustainability, MDPI.
Agronomy, MDPI.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Elsevier.
Remote Sensing Applications: Society & Environment, Elsevier.
Science of The Total Environment, Elsevier.
Scientific African, Elsevier.
Natural Hazards, Springer.
Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer.
Land Degradation and Development, Springer.
Earth Science Informatics, Springer.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer.
Geology, Ecology, and landscapes. Taylor & Francis.
Geocarto International, Tayler & Francis.
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Taylor & Francis.
International Journal of Digital Earth, Taylor & Francis.
Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Taylor & Francis.
International Journal of Climatology, Wiley.
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.
Geomatics and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Research (EER), South Korea.
Applied Remote Sensing, SPIE.
Forests and Society.
Journal of Environmental Informatics Letter, IOP.
Environmental Research Letter, IOPScience.
Journal of Environment and Environment Protection (GEP).
Science Journal of the University of Zakho (SJUOZ), Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Topic Editor of the (Remote Sensing of Environmental Applications), Frontiers, Switzerland.
British Journal of Environment and Climate Change.
International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD)
Biodiversitas, Indonesia
African Journal of Agricultural Research.
Remote Sensing of Land, Gatha Cognition, India
Iraqi Geological Journal.
Research Journal of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Al-Taqani Scientific Journal, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Zanco Scientific Journal of Salahaddin University-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region.
The 4th International Scientific Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, Environment Research Center & Arab Union for Sustainable Development, 25–27 November 2018 Cairo, Egypt.
International Conference on Digital Images Processing (ICDIP).
The 1st International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2018 (ICOASE2018), 9-11 October 2018, the University of Zakho and Duhok Polytechnic University, Duhok-Zakho, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
The 4th International Conference on Multimedia and Image Processing (ICMIP 2019), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 19-21, 2019.
The 2019 International Conference on Wastewater Technologies and Environmental Treatment (ICWTET2019), Beijing, China on July 20-21, 2019.
The 2019 International Conference on Future Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICFEPP 2019), Beijing, China on 21-23 July 2019.
The Technical Committee of the (ICMIP 2019) the 4th Conference on Multimedia and Image Processing (ICMIP 2019) Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19-21, 2019, Malaysia.
The Technical Program Committee (TCP) of the IEEE-GRSS (IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society) Conference M2GARSS, which will be held in Tunisia in March 2020.
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2011.
Best Publication. TIU. 2024.
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Traveling.
Fishing.