Publications

Publications of peer reviewed articles

• Othman, A.A.; Ali, S.S.; Obaid, A.K.; Al-Saady, Y.I.; Mahdi, M.M.; Ali, M.; Jasim, H.K.; Hasan, S.E.; Liesenberg, V. (2025) Neotectonics and paleoshoreline delineation of the Arabian Gulf using subsurface data and remote sensing techniques. Geomorphology 109954. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109954 

• Fábio Marcelo Breunig, Malva Andrea Mancuso, Ana Clara Amalia Coimbra, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, Tais Cristina Hempe, Elaine de Cacia de Lima Frick, Edenilson Roberto do Nascimento, Tony Vinicius Moreira Sampaio, William Gaida, Elias Fernando Berra, Romário Trentin, Arsalan Ahmed Othman, Veraldo Liesenberg (2025) Multiscale Remote Sensing Data Integration for Gully Erosion Monitoring in Southern Brazil: Case Study. AgriEngineering. Volume 7, Issue 7:2 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering7070212

• Sissakian, V. K., Othman, A. A., Obaid, A. K. & Abdulhaq, H. A. (2025) Soil Types and Erosion in Iraq: A Critical Discussion. Iraqi Bulletin Of Geology And Mining. Volume 21, Issue 1, 343–364.https://doi.org/10.59150/ibgm2101a19

• Othman, A.A., Ali, S.S., Obaid, A.K., Salar, S.G., Al-Kakey, O., Al-Saady, Y.I., Latif, S.D., Liesenberg, V., Neto, S.L.R., Breunig, F.M., Hasan, S.E. (2025) Satellite-derived shallow water depths estimation using remote sensing and artificial intelligence models, a case study: Darbandikhan Lake Upper, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Remote Sens. Appl. Soc. Environ. 37, 101432. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101432 

• Othman, A.A., Ali, S.S. & Scheytt, T. (2024) Comparison between multi RUSLE-SDR models for estimation of reservoir sedimentation: a case study of Dokan Lake Basin, Iraq–Iran. Environ Earth Sci 83, 419 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-024-11713-z

• Obaid, A.K., Othman, A.A., Salar, S.G., Sissakian, V.K., Ali, S.S. (2024). Tectonic and Erosion in the Zagros Fold-and-Thrust Belt (ZFTB). In: Al-Quraishi, A.M.F., Mustafa, Y.T. (eds) Natural Resources Deterioration in MENA Region. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5_4 

• Othman, A.A., Obaid, A.K. (2024): Comment on: “Solar system planetary alignment triggers tides and earthquakes” by Salih Muhammad Awadh [Journal of Coastal Conservation (2021) 25: 30]. J Coast Conserv 28:49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-024-01048-z

• Hamamin, D.F..; Othman, A.A., Al-Manmi, D.A.M.A.  (2023): Comparison of different statistical approaches to assess spring potential mapping in a multi‑aquifer system: a case study of Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Environmental Earth Sciences, Volume 82, Issue 12, 606; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-11250-1 

• Al-Saady, Y.I.; Othman, A.A.; Mohammad, Y.O.; Ali, S.S.; Ali, S.A.; Liesenberg, V.; Hasan, S.E. (2023): Composition of Rare Earth Elements in Fluvial Sediments of the Lesser Zab River Basin, Northeastern Iraq: Implications for Tectonic Setting and Provenance. Geosciences, Volume 13, Issue 12, 373. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13120373

• Alrawi, I.; Chen, J.; Othman, A.A., Ali, S.S.;  Harash, F. (2023): Insights of dam site selection for rainwater harvesting using GIS: A case study in the Al- qalamoun basin, Syria, Heliyon, Volume 9, Issue 9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19795.

• Neto, S.L.R.; dos Santos, V.J.; Schutz, E.L.D.; de Moliner, L.M.; Kloth, C.G.; Schier, D.T.; Othman, A.A.; Liesenberg, V.; Bispo, P.d.C. (2023): Application of Hydro-Based Morphological Models for Environmental Assessment of Watersheds. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information-MDPI, Volume 12, Issue 8, 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12080314

• Al-Kakey, O.; Othman, A.A.; Al-Mukhtar, M.;  Dunger, V. (2023): Proposing Optimal Locations for Runoff Harvesting and Water Management Structures in the Hami Qeshan Watershed, Iraq. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information-MDPI, Volume 12, Issue 8, 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12080312 

• Othman, A.A.; Ali, S.S.; Salar, S.G.; Obaid, A.K.; Al-Kakey, O.; Liesenberg, V. (2023): Insights for Estimating and Predicting Reservoir Sedimentation Using the RUSLE-SDR Approach: A Case of Darbandikhan Lake Basin, Iraq–Iran. Remote Sens., 15, 697. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030697 

• Al-Kakey, O.H.;  Othman, A.A.;  Merkel, B.J. (2023):  Identifying potential sites for artificial groundwater recharge using GIS and AHP techniques: A case study of Erbil basin, Iraq. Kuwait Journal of Science. Volume 50, No. 1B, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.48129/kjs.11917 

• Al-Tamimi, O.S.; Abo-Khomra, N.K..; Othman, A.A. (2022): Delineate the hydrological boundaries situation using the morphometric analysis and geological features: A case study of Laylan sub-basin, Kirkuk / NE Iraq. Volume 1120, no. 012013 , pp. 1-9,  .IOP Conf. Ser. Earth Environ. Sci. 1120, 12013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1120/1/012013 

• Ali, M.A.; Al-Mashaikie, S.Z.; Othman, A.A. (2022): The Mid–Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) manifestation in Iraq: Carbon and oxygen isotopes proxies. Iraqi Bulletin Of Geology and Mining, Volume 18, Issue 2, pp. 1-24. https://ibgm-iq.org/ibgm/index.php/ibgm/article/view/445/444

• Alrawi, I.; Chen, J.; Othman, A.A. (2022): Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping: Integration of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and GIS Techniques for the Al-Qalamoun Region in Syria. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf., 11, 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11120603

• Al-Attar, Z.; Othman, A.A.*; Al-Hakari, S.H..; Obaid, A.; Salar, S.G.; Liesenberg, V. (2022): A neotectonic statistical assessment through watershed geomorphic analysis: A case study in the Greater Zab River Basin, Turkey-Iraq. Environmental Earth Sciences. Volume 81, Article number 355. doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10478-7

• Salar, S.G.*; Othman, A.A.; Rasooli, S.; Ali, S.S.; Al-Attar, Z.; Liesenberg, V. (2022): GIS-Based Modeling for Vegetated Land Fire Prediction in Qaradagh Area, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Sustainability – MDPI, Volume 14, Issue 10. doi.org/10.3390/su14106194

• Abo-Khomra, N.K.*; Al-Tamimi, O.S.I.; Othman, A.A.(2022): DRASTIC for groundwater vulnerability assessment by using GIS: A case study in Laylan sub-basin, Kirkuk, Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal, Volume 55, No. B1, pp. 71-80. https://doi.org/10.46717/igj.55.1B.7Ms-2022-02-23 

• Salar, S.G.*; Mahmoud, A.N.; Othman, A.A. (2022): Water and sediments yields estimation: A case study in Bawashaswar Watershed/ Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Kuwait Journal of Science, Volume 49, No.1, pp. 1-16.your publications with the links. doi.org/10.48129/kjs.v49i1.11027

• Othman, A.A.*; Obaid, A.K.; Al-Manmi D.A.M.A.; Pirouei M.; Salar, S.G.; Liesenberg, V.; Al-Maamar, A.F.; Shihab, A.T.; Al-Saady, Y.I.; Al-Attar, Z.T. (2021): Insights for Landfill Site Selection Using GIS: A Case Study in the Tanjero River Basin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Sustainability – MDPI, Volume 13, Issue 22, p. 29.  doi.org/10.3390/su132212602 

• Bashir, B.*; Alsalman, A.; Othman, A.A.; Obaid, A.K.; Bashir, H. (2021): New Approach to Selecting Civil Defense Centers in Al-Riyadh City (KSA) Based on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and GIS. Land–MDPI, Volume 10, Issue 11, p. 1108. doi.org/10.3390/land10111108

• Othman, A.A.*; Obaid, A.K.; Al-Manmi D.A.M.A.; Al-Maamar, A.F.; Liesenberg, V.; Hasan, S.E.; Shihab, A.T.; Al-Saady, Y.I. (2021): New insight on soil loss estimation: Case study from the northwestern region, Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information – MDPI, Volume 10, Issue 2, p. 24. doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10020059

• Al-Saady, Y. I.; Al-Obaydi, M.M.; Othman, A.A.*; Hasan S.E. (2021): Distribution pattern of heavy minerals assemblages in recent sediments of Lesser Zab River Basin (LZRB), NE Iraq. Environmental Earth Sciences. Volume 80, Issue 4, Article number 155. doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09441-9 

• Bayram A.F.; Mohamed A.I.*; Othman, A.A. (2021): Stability and sustainability assessment for the surface failure of various rock slopes excavated along the Konya-Alanya Road segment, Turkey. Kuwait Journal of Science. Volume 48, No. 4, pp. 1-15.doi.org/10.48129/kjs.v48i4.10679

• Othman, A.A.*; Al- Maamar, A.F.; Al-Manmi, D.A.; Liesenberg, V.; Hasan, S.E.; Obaid, A.K.; Al-Quraishi, A.M. (2020): GIS-based modeling for selection of dam sites in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information – MDPI, Volume 9, Issue 4, p. 244. doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9040244 

• Jabbar A.; Othman, A.A.*; Merkel, B.; Hasan, S.E. (2020): Change detection of glaciers and snow cover and temperature using remote sensing and GIS: A case study of the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan. Remote sensing applications: society and environment – Elsevier, Volume 18, Article 100308, pp. 1-19. doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100308

• Othman, A.A.*; Al-Maamar, A.F.; Al-Manmi, D.A.; Liesenberg, V.; Al-Saady, Y.I.; Shihab, A.T.; Khwedim K.; Hasan, S.E. (2019): Application of DInSAR-PSI Technology for Deformation Monitoring of the Mosul Dam, Iraq. Remote Sensing. Volume 11, Issue 22, p. 1-20. doi.org/10.3390/rs11222632

• Sissakian, V.K.; Othman, A.A.; Shihab, A.T.* (2018): Factors Controlling the Development of Wine Glass Forms in the Mountains of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University. Volume 6, No. 2, pp. 39-48. doi.org/10.14500/aro.10415

• Salar, S.G.*; Othman, A.A.; Hasan, S.E. (2018): Identification of suitable sites for groundwater recharge in Awaspi Watershed using GIS and Remote Sensing techniques. Environmental Earth Sciences. Volume 77, Issue 19, Article number 701. doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7887-3

• Othman, A.A.*; Gloaguen, R.; Andreani, L.; Rahnama, M. (2018): Improving landslide susceptibility mapping using morphometric features in the Mawat area, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq: Comparison of different statistical models. Geomorphology. Volume/ Issue 319, pp. 147-160. doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.07.018 

• Othman, A.A.; Al–Jaff, A.U.; Al-Manmi, D.A.; Al-Maamar, A.F.* (2018): Landslide susceptibility mapping using remote sensing and GIS application: Case study in Qala Diza area, Kurdistan region, NE Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. Volume 14, Number 1, pp. 65-90. https://ibgm-iq.org/ibgm/index.php/ibgm/article/view/348

• Othman, A.A.*; Gloaguen, R. (2017): Integration of spectral, spatial and morphometric data into lithological mapping: A comparison of different machine learning algorithms in the Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. Volume 146, pp. 90-102. doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.05.005

• Sissakian V. K.; Shihab, A.T.*; Othman, A.A.*. (2017): Factors controlling the development of straight valleys and streams in the Kurdistan Region, north and northeast of Iraq. ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University. Volume 5, No. 2, pp. 32-48. doi.org/10.14500/aro.10262

• Al-Saady, Y.I.; Al-Tawash, B.S.; Al-Suhail, Q.A.; Othman, A.A.* (2016): Drainage network extraction and morphometric analysis using remote sensing and GIS mapping techniques (Lesser Zab River Basin, Iraq and Iran). Environmental Earth Sciences. Volume 75, Issue 18, Article number 1243. doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-6038-y

• Othman, A.A.*; Gloaguen, R.; Andreani, L.; Rahnama, M. (2015): Landslide susceptibility mapping in Mawat area, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq: a comparison of different statistical models. NHESS. Volume/ Issue 3, pp. 1789–1833. doi.org/10.5194/nhessd-3-1789-2015

• Othman, A.A.*; Gloaguen, R. (2014): Improving Lithological Mapping by SVM Classification of Spectral and Morphological Features: The Discovery of a New Chromite Body in the Mawat Ophiolite Complex (Kurdistan, NE Iraq). Remote Sensing. Volume 6, Issue 8, pp. 6867-6896. doi.org/10.3390/rs6086867 

• Othman, A.A.*; Al-Saady, Y.I.; Al-Khafaji, A.K.; Gloaguen, R. (2014): Environmental change detection in the central part of Iraq using remote sensing data and GIS. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. Volume 7, pp. 1017-1028.  doi.org/10.1007/s12517-013-0870-0

• Othman, A.A.*; Gloaguen, R. (2013): Automatic extraction and size distribution of landslides in Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq. Remote Sensing. Volume 5, pp. 2389-2410. doi.org/10.3390/rs5052389

• Othman, A.A.*; Gloaguen, R. (2013): River courses affected by landslides and implications for hazard assessment: a high resolution remote sensing case study in NE Iraq–W Iran. Remote Sensing. Volume 5, pp. 1024-1044. doi.org/10.3390/rs5031024

• Yacoub, S.Y.; Othman, A.A.; and Hassan T. H. (2012), Geomorphology of Low Folded Zone. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, Special Issue.; No.5, pp. 1-26. https://ibgm-iq.org/ibgm/index.php/ibgm/article/view/221

• Othman, A.A.*; Al-Azawy, M.A.; (2010): Integration of remote sensing images and GIS techniques to locate the mineral showings in Halabja area, NE Iraq, Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. Volume 6, No. 1, pp. 31-46. https://ibgm-iq.org/ibgm/index.php/ibgm/article/view/125

• Abdulqader, A.M.*; Othman, A.A.* (2009): Digital processing of Landsat image to detect iron and kaoline deposits in selected sites in the western desert of Iraq. Iraqi journal of science. V. 50, No. 4, pp. 519-532. https://www.iasj.net/iasj/article/2577

Peer reviewed book chapters

• Obaid A.K.*; Othman, A.A.; Salar, S.G., Sissakian, V.K., Ali, S.S. (2024): Tectonic and Erosion in the Zagros Fold-and-Thrust Belt (ZFTB). In: Al-Quraishi, A.M.F., Mustafa, Y.T. (eds) Natural Resources Deterioration in MENA Region. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3031-58315-5_4

• Othman, A.A.*; Obaid A.K.; Sissakian V.K.; Al-Maamar, A.F.; Shihab, A.T. (2022): RUSLE model in the northwest part of the Zagros Mountain Belt. In: Al-Quraishi, A.M.F., Mustafa, Y.T., Negm, A.M. (eds) Environmental Degradation in Asia. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. Print ISBN 978-3-031-12111-1; ISBN 978-3-031-12112-8 (eBook). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_14

• Othman, A.A.*;  Shihab, A.T.; Al-Maamar, A.F.; Al-Saady, Y.I. (2019): Monitoring of the land cover changes in Iraq. Chapter 8 in Al-Quraishi and Negm (Ed.), Environmental Remote Sensing in Iraq. Springer: Earth and Environmental Sciences Series. Springer Water, ISBN 978-3-030-21343-5, ISBN 978-3-030-21344-2 (eBook). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2

• Othman, A.A.*; Al-Saady, Y.I.; Shihab, A.T.; Al-Maamar, A.F. (2019): The aeolian sand dunes in Iraq: a new insight. Chapter 12 in Al-Quraishi and Negm (Ed.), Environmental Remote Sensing in Iraq. Springer: Earth and Environmental Sciences Series. Springer Water, ISBN 978-3-030-21343-5, ISBN 978-3-030-21344-2 (eBook). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21344-2.