Journal of Geography  & Natural Disasters
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Department of Earth Sciences, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya

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• Research Article   
  Hypsometric Curve of Watersheds in Southern Part of Al Jabal-Al Akhdar Area, North-East Libya
  Author(s): Jamal Zamot* and Mohammed Afkareen
  
  Hypsometric analysis is the study of the relationship between horizontal cross-sectional drainage basin area and elevation. The hypsometry of drainage basins has been assessed in an attempt to simulate the stages of geological maturation and to study the influence of varying forcing factors (i.e., tectonics, climate, lithology) on watersheds. The shape of the hypsometric curve provides valuable information on the erosional stage of the basin, and also on the tectonic factors controlling it. Comparisons of the shape of the hypsometric curve for different drainage basins under similar hydrologic conditions provides a relative insight into the past soil movement of basins. In addition, calculating the Hypsometric Integral (HI) is a suitable method to describe the form of the hypsometric curve for a particular drainage basin. In this study, hypsometric analysis of four sub- basins in s.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35841/2167-0587.23.13.262

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