J. Abu Rajab

Hashemite University | HU · Department of Earth Sciences and Environment

Jordan's eastern coast of the Aqaba gulf is an example of seawater intrusion in extremely arid conditions and escalating urban development. The presented research is the first to use a large dataset of ground–based transient electromagnetic, which consists of 160 TEM soundings of various loop dimensions (100 m × 100 m, 50 m × 50 m, and 25 m × 25 m)...

Mottled Zones (MZ) in south Levant regions show discrete, varied-dimensional rock complex exposures and many unexplored areas in the vicinity of the Dead Sea Transform Fault (DSF). The research area, located south of the Daba–Siwaqa Mottled Zone complex in Jordan, was surveyed using the very low-frequency electromagnetic method (VLF-EM) for the pur...

Two wells at an industrial facility were recently removed from service due to signs of long‐term hydrocarbon contamination. Groundwater monitoring at the polluted wells documented the presence of a massive body of LNAPL materials that were accumulated at a depth of ∼50 m in the water table. We have used transient electromagnetic (TEM) and electrica...

Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) was employed to conduct a geoelectrical survey near the Al-Badia lava tunnel located close to the Al-Bishyrria Village in Jordan. The technique enabled the mapping of the subsurface tunnel extension and description of its inner structure. To assess the quality of data and resistivity models, Schlumberger and...

The rapid expansion of urban areas over the past two decades within Mafraq City has affected the surface hydrology runoff. Developments in Mafraq City have changed the land coverage from vegetation to impervious surface (Asphalt and Buildings) which covers most of the urban areas within Mafraq City. This reduced the ability of the land to absorb r...

In the present study, three different electrical resistivity electrode configurations (Dipole-Dipole, Wenner-Schlumberger, and Wenner configurations) were applied to a geological outcrop that demonstrates a lateral lithological variation at sub-vertical contact. The main target was to examine the intrinsic characteristics of resistivity configurati...

The oil shale exploration program in Jordan is undertaking great activity in the domain of applied geophysical methods to evaluate bitumen‐bearing rock. In the study area, the bituminous marl or oil shale exhibits a rock type dominated by lithofacies layers composed of chalky limestone, marls, clayey marls, and phosphatic marls. The study aims to p...

Geophysical study and watershed hydrological delineation have been integrated at downstream of Alasra dam site Norh Azraq area to investigate their potential for artificial groundwater recharge. The total surface area of the watershed was found to be about 195 square kilometers. The estimated annual runoff volumes for the Alasra watershed ranged be...

Hydrogeophysical characterization using the transient electromagnetic method (TEM) and the DC resistivity sounding (VES) method was implemented in the central part of Azraq Basin (Qa Basin), Jordan, to identify and map the spatial distribution of shallow fresh and saline groundwater in the upper aquifer systems. The alluvium (Al) and chert limeston...

Analysis of short‐term deformation along the southern part of Dead Sea Fault (DSF) provides a systematic view of kinematics this part of the continental transform. The southern DSF consists of two principal segments: the Wadi Araba and Jordan Valley faults. In addition to other regional continuous GPS data, this study uses new data from 25 survey s...

Analysis of short­term deformation along the southern part of Dead Sea Fault (DSF) provides a systematic view of kinematics this part of the continental transform. The southern DSF consists of two principal segments: the Wadi Araba and Jordan Valley faults. In addition to other regional continuous GPS data, this study uses new data from 25 survey s...

Analysis of short-term deformation along the southern part of Dead Sea Fault (DSF) provides a systematic view of kinematics this part of the continental transform. The southern DSF consists of two principal segments: the Wadi Araba and Jordan Valley faults. In addition to other regional continuous GPS data, this study uses new data from 25 survey s...

Owing to its relative structural simplicity, the Dead Sea Fault (DSF) is an ideal subject to study active kinematics associated with slow continental transforms. The DSF constitutes the boundary between the Arabian and Sinai plates in the eastern Mediterranean region. The southern DSF’s seismic activity has relatively quiescent over the last 4 cent...

This study presents an initial synthesis of GPS observations focusing on different parts of the Dead Sea Fault System (DSFS) in order to construct a comprehensive view of crustal deformation along the entire length of this left-lateral, transform boundary between the Arabian and Sinai plates. As one of the main tectonic elements in the eastern Medi...

The southern Dead Sea Fault System (DSFS) traces ~400 km from the Gulf of Aqaba in the south to the southern end of Lebanese Restraining Bend along the DSFS. The general structure involves two main segments, the Wadia Araba fault and the Jordan Valley fault, that control the Dead Sea pull-apart basin. This study assesses the present-day kinematics...

A Very Low Frequency-Electromagnetic (VLF-EM) survey was carried out in two sites of domestic waste of old and recent landfills. The landfill structures lie on a major highly fractured limestone aquifer of shallow groundwater less than 30 m, which is considered as the main source of fresh water in Amman-Zarqa region. A total of 18 VLF-EM profiles w...

The very low frequency-electromagnetic (VLF-EM) technique was used to delineate two sub-parallel lava tubes, faults and dikes in Umm El-Quttein area, NE Jordan. The investigation of the lava tubes was conducted through 22 VLF-EM profiles across lava strike; the length of profiles ranged from 700 to 1700 m. The lava tubes outcrop at two sites: Azzam...

The very low frequency-electromagnetic (VLF-EM) technique was used to delineate two sub-parallel lava tubes, faults and dikes in Umm El-Quttein area, NE Jordan. The investigation of the lava tubes was conducted through 22 VLF-EM profiles across lava strike; the length of profiles ranged from 700 to 1700 m. The lava tubes outcrop at two sites: Azzam...

The effect of the Ruseifa municipal landfill on the shallow groundwater aquifers in the area was investigated in two separate sites. The first one was not used since 1994, whereas the other is still being used for dumping. Fourteen electrical resistivity soundings were performed to detect the leachate and its effect on the quality of the groundwate...

The effect of the Ruseifa municipal landfill on the shallow groundwater aquifers in the area was investigated in two separate sites. The first one was not used since 1994, whereas the other is still being used for dumping. Fourteen electrical resistivity soundings were performed to detect the leachate and its effect on the quality of the groundwate...