Oceanographic and Marine Environmental Studies around the Arabian Peninsula

Najeeb M.A. Rasul obtained a PhD in geological oceanography from the University of Wales, Swansea, UK. He was with the Faculty of Marine Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, before joining the Saudi Geological Survey, where he was a technical adviser until 2022 and head of the Center for Marine Geology from 2003 to 2010. He has held key research positions at the Geological and Geophysical Research Systems in Canada, the Challenger Division for Seafloor Processes at the Southampton Oceanography Centre, currently NOC, Southampton, and Environment Canada. He has conducted research cruises with European Union research centres, including the Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), Italy, to the Red Sea and the IOC-UNESCO (TTR programme) in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. He was a EUROMARGINS and Saudi scientific coordinator. He has also been involved in research projects as chief scientist and principal investigator in the Western Basin of Lake Erie, the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, the Arabian Sea and, currently, the Red Sea. His research interests have concentrated on both shallow and deepwater sedimentary processes, depositional mechanisms and environmental aspects. Ian C.F. Stewart received a PhD in seismology from the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He is an independent geophysical consultant based in Adelaide and has worked for numerous mining and oil companies in Australia, the Middle East and elsewhere. From 1974 until 1982, he was with the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, where he taught geophysics. He then carried out research for Saudi Aramco in the exploration department in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, from 1982 until 1996 and was in charge of the development and application of potential field methods throughout the Kingdom. Later, he was involved in geophysical exploration in Australia. He was the Geophysical Technical Adviser to the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), Jeddah, between 2003 and 2013, applying geophysical methods for mineral and groundwater exploration in the Kingdom, as well as carrying out earthquake studies. He has published numerous papers in addition to reports for the SGS, Saudi Aramco and other companies.

1. Introduction to oceanographic and marine environmental studies around the Arabian Peninsula Part 1: HYDRODYNAMICS 2. Hydro-environmental characteristics of the northern Arabian Gulf 3. Quantum multi-objective algorithm and radar satellite data for automatic detection of nonlinear turbulent flow in the Red Sea 4. Wind wave variability in the Red Sea Part 2: CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY 5. Remote sensing of ocean colour in the Arabian Gulf 6. Eutrophication in the Red Sea: causes and effects Part 3: HEAVY METALS IN SEA WATER AND SEDIMENTS 7. Heavy metal levels in waters, sediments and biota from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden coasts of Yemen 8. A lead isotopic study of pollution distribution and sourcing from near-shore sediments of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 9. Temporally resolved lead sourcing via isotopic analysis along the Jeddah, Saudi Arabian coast 10. Mangrove sediment lead apportionment along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast using isotopic methods 11. Use of recent invertebrates as a tool for monitoring environmental hazards (Strombus tricornis Humphrey, 1786): case study Part 4: MARINE DEBRIS 12. Distribution and abundance of marine litter along the central Sudanese Red Sea Coast 13. An overview of marine litter in the Sudanese Red Sea Coast Part 5: HYDROCARBON POLLUTION IN SEDIMENTS AND SEA WATER 14. Oil pollution in the ROPME Sea Area with specific emphasis on the toxicity of Kuwait crude oil in the northern Arabian Gulf 15. Spatial distribution of hydrocarbons in the Shatt Al-Arab River and the Northern Coast of the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Characteristics, sources, and environmental impacts. 16. Four-dimensional radar hologram interferometry for monitoring oil and gas exploration near Kharg Island Part 6: CONSERVATION AND THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM 17. Sanganeb Atoll: from lighthouse to inscription on the World Heritage List. A case study from the Sudanese Red Sea 18. Trends in marine fisheries of the Arabian/Persian Gulf Part 7: MANGROVES AND THE COASTAL ECOSYSTEM 19. Coastal dredging and reclamation in the Arabian Gulf: Impacts and management 20. Mapping the mangroves in the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia 21. The Red Sea mangroves and the mangrove microbiome 22. Mangroves in therapeutic and experimental medicine 23. Mangroves of the Sudanese Red Sea coastal region 24. The Red Sea sabkhas, seaweeds, and seagrasses 25. The grazing effect of dugongs on seagrass: a field experiment at Wadi El Gemal National Park, Egypt 26. Changes in key habitats on the southern Sudanese Red Sea coast using remote sensing and GIS (1972-2013) Part 8: CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND ITS EFFECTS 27. Climate change and risk assessment of the Red Sea region, Egypt Part 9: NEW DEVELOPMENTS 28. New research opportunities in extreme saline environments of the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea: From biotechnology to astrobiology