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- Abid, R., Kamoun, N., Jamoussi, F., El Feki, H., 2022. Fabrication and properties of compressed earth brick from local Tunisian raw materials. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio 61, 397–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bsecv.2021.02.001
- Allouss, D., Essamlali, Y., Chakir, A., Khadhar, S., Zahouily, M., 2020. Effective removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution over graphene oxide encapsulated carboxymethylcellulose-alginate hydrogel microspheres: towards real wastewater treatment plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 7476–7492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06950-w
- Aloui, D., Chekirbane, A., Stefan, C., Schlick, R., Msaddek, M.H., Mlayah, A., 2022. Use of a GIS-multi-criteria decision analysis and web-based decision support tools for mapping and sharing managed aquifer recharge feasibility in Enfidha plain, NE of Tunisia. Arab J Geosci 15, 658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09893-8
- Ameur, M., Hamzaoui-Azaza, F., Gannouni, S., Gueddari, M., 2019. Contribution of remote sensing and geochemistry approaches to identify hydrogeological interconnections between Sminja and Oued Rmel Aquifer System (SORAS) (North-eastern Tunisia). DWT 158, 216–224. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2019.24114
- Amri, A., Fadhel, M.B., Chermiti, A., Youssef, M.B., 2018. Biostratigraphy of upper Cretaceous through Paleocene successions in Grombalia, Tunisia (southern Tethyan domain)—reworking processes and interpretations. Arab J Geosci 11, 253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3572-9
- Amri, A., Fadhel, M.B., Guellala, R., Youssef, M.B., 2022. Contribution of biostratigraphy to the investigation of water resources. A Case study of the Abiod Formation in the Serj and Fahs areas (Northern Tunisia). Arab J Geosci 15, 737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10004-w
- Amri, D.T., Dhahri, F., Soussi, M., Gabtni, H., Bédir, M., 2017. The role of E–W basement faults in the Mesozoic geodynamic evolution of the Gafsa and Chotts basins, south-central Tunisia. J Earth Syst Sci 126, 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-017-0876-1
- Aouissi, J., Benabdallah, S., Lili Chabaâne, Z., Cudennec, C., 2018. Valuing scarce observation of rainfall variability with flexible semi-distributed hydrological modelling – Mountainous Mediterranean context. Science of The Total Environment 643, 346–356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.086
- Aouissi, J., Dridi, S., Benabdallah, S., Nsiri, I., Benrhouma, A., Attia, R., 2025. EROSION MODELING AT THE RMIL WATERSHED IN NORTHERN TUNISIA USING THE USLE AND THE SWAT MODELS. Appl. Ecol. Env. Res. 23, 2541–2563. https://doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2302_25412563
- Atawa, M., Boukerbout, H., Zouaghi, T., Mzali, H., Saibi, H., Abtout, A., 2019. Interpretation of gravity data using 3D inversion and 2D continuous wavelet transform in Hedil deformed structures, northern Tunisia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 151, 371–390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.01.002
- Ayadi, Y., Mokadem, N., Besser, H., Redhaounia, B., Khelifi, F., Harabi, S., Nasri, T., Hamed, Y., 2018. Statistical and geochemical assessment of groundwater quality in Teboursouk area (Northwestern Tunisian Atlas). Environ Earth Sci 77, 349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7523-2
- Ayari, J., Barbieri, M., Agnan, Y., Sellami, A., Braham, A., Dhaha, F., Charef, A., 2021. Trace element contamination in the mine-affected stream sediments of Oued Rarai in north-western Tunisia: a river basin scale assessment. Environ Geochem Health 43, 4027–4042. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00887-1
- Ayari, S., Ghouili, N., Gabtni, H., Zouhri, L., 2024. Structure of the Plio-Quaternary coastal aquifer (Mediterranean Basin, Tunisia): insights from gravity and seismic analysis. QJEGH 57, qjegh2023-084. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2023-084
- Ayed, L., Bekir, K., Achour, S., Cheref, A., Bakhrouf, A., 2017. Exploring bioaugmentation strategies for azo dye CI Reactive Violet 5 decolourization using bacterial mixture: dye response surface methodology: Exploring bioaugmentation strategies for azo dye. Water and Environment Journal 31, 80–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12216
- Azaiez, H., Gabtni, H., Bédir, M., 2021. Joint Gravity and Seismic Reflection Methods to Characterize the Deep Aquifers in Arid Ain El Beidha Plain (Central Tunisia, North Africa). Water 13, 1310. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13091310
- Azaiez, H., Gabtni, H., Bédir, M., Campbell, S., 2018. Aeromagnetic study of buried basement structures and lineaments of Sahel region (Eastern Tunisia, North Africa). Arab J Geosci 11, 140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3476-8
- Azaiez, H., Gabtni, H., Chabaane, A., Sayem, G., Bédir, M., 2020. Geophysical study of Hammam Sidi Maamar geothermal site in Central Tunisia for sustainable development. Journal of African Earth Sciences 170, 103897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103897
- Azouzi, R., Charef, A., Ayed, L., Khadhar, S., 2019. Effect of Water Quality on Heavy Metal Redistribution and Mobility in Polluted Agricultural Soils in a Semi-Arid Region. Pedosphere 29, 730–739. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60367-9
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- Baaloudj, O., Langerame, F., Iunnissi, R., Buttiglieri, G., Buono, D.D., Khadhar, S., Scrano, L., Trotta, V., Brienza, M., 2025. Biochar-based Downflow Fixed-Bed Adsorption Systems for Water Treatment: Process Optimization, Reusability, and Techno-Economic Evaluation. Separation and Purification Technology 377, 134347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134347
- Babou, M.L., Gabtni, H., 2025. Contribution of integrated geophysical data to the study of the relationship between the Sfax and Regueb aquifers in the Tunisian Sahel, Eastern Tunisian Foreland Basin (Mediterranean arid region). QJEGH qjegh2024-167. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2024-167
- Baudron, P., Leduc, C., Mohamed, A.S., Zeddouri, A., Hadj-Said, S., Leblanc, M., Lachaal, F., Tweed, S., García Aróstegui, J.L., 2022. A not-so-paradoxical groundwater rise in semi-arid environments. https://doi.org/10.5194/iahs2022-486
- Bédir, M., Aissaoui, M.N., 2020. Seismic Tectono-Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Implications of Lowstand Deep Marine Oligo-Miocene Siliciclastic Reservoirs in the Northern Levant Basin, in: Khomsi, S., Roure, F.M., Al Garni, M., Amin, A. (Eds.), Arabian Plate and Surroundings: Geology, Sedimentary Basins and Georesources, Regional Geology Reviews. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 71–113. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21874-4_3
- Bédir, M., Gabtni, H., Azaiez, H., 2023. Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary cover dynamics in strike-slip salt and clay tectonics in the eastern Sahel Tunisian margin (North African plate). Journal of African Earth Sciences 200, 104824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2022.104824
- Bédir, M., Houatmia, F., Khomsi, S., Souei, A., 2021. Seismic and sequence stratigraphy contributions to Oligo-Miocene deep aquifer characterization in the Tunisian Sahel Foreland Basin (North Africa). Arab J Geosci 14, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07581-7
- Bédir, M., Soltani, A., Mohamed, A.B., Arbi, A., Saidi, M., 2020. Cretaceous petroleum system modeling of Kairouan Basin in eastern Tunisia. Arab J Geosci 13, 683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05550-0
- Béjaoui, B., Basti, L., Canu, D.M., Feki-Sahnoun, W., Salem, H., Dahmani, S., Sahbani, S., Benabdallah, S., Blake, R., Norouzi, H., Solidoro, C., 2022. Hydrology, biogeochemistry and metabolism in a semi-arid mediterranean coastal wetland ecosystem. Sci Rep 12, 9367. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12936-5
- Bellali, A., Jarraya Horriche, F., Gabtni, H., Bédir, M., 2018. Seismic reflection and structuring characterization of deep aquifer system in the Dakhla syncline (Cap Bon, North-Eastern Tunisia). Journal of African Earth Sciences 140, 134–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.12.012
- Ben Fraj, A., Gabtni, H., 2021. Quaternary Alluvial Aquifer Study Using Integrated Geophysical Approach in Zaghouan Plain (Northeastern Tunisia). Nat Resour Res 30, 307–319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-020-09729-w
- Ben Hassen, N., Khiari, N., Chiron, S., Chkirbene, A., Khézami, F., Azouzi, R., Mlayah, A., Hatira, A., Khadhar, S., 2023. Risk Assessment of Trace Metals Using Chemical Speciation, Bioavailability, and Cluster Analysis Around Wadi EL Bey (Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia). Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2023.2199090
- Ben Khelifa, W., Strohmeier, S., Benabdallah, S., Habaieb, H., 2021. Evaluation of bench terracing model parameters transferability for runoff and sediment yield on catchment modelling. Journal of African Earth Sciences 178, 104177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2021.104177
- Ben Lasmar, R., Guellala, R., Inoubli, M.H., 2022. New elements on the “Continental Intercalaire,” the most important aquifer in North Africa: joint use of seismic reflection and borehole data. Arab J Geosci 15, 734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09930-6
- Ben Messaoud, R., Lachaal, F., Leduc, C., Mlayah, A., 2021. Discharge of treated wastewater: hydrodynamic and hydrogeochemical impacts on the Kairouan plain aquifer (Central Tunisia). Environ Earth Sci 80, 381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09667-7
- Ben Skander, S., Guellala, R., Abouda, W., 2025. Integrated Hydrogeophysical Study for the Delineation of Mio–Plio–Quaternary Aquifers in the Central Part of the Sousse Governorate (Tunisian Sahel). Nat Resour Res 34, 839–859. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-025-10457-2
- Benabdallah, S., Mairech, H., Hummel, F.M., 2018. Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Recharge for the Chiba Basin in Tunisia, in: Calvache, M.L., Duque, C., Pulido-Velazquez, D. (Eds.), Groundwater and Global Change in the Western Mediterranean Area. Environmental Earth Sciences, pp. 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69356-9_4
- Boukari, A., Benabdallah, S., Everbecq, E., Magermans, P., Grard, A., Habaieb, H., Deliège, J.-F., 2019. Assessment of Agriculture Pressures Impact on the Joumine River Water Quality Using the PEGASE Model. Environmental Management 64, 520–535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-019-01207-1
- Boulajfene, W., Strogyloudi, E., Lasram, M., El Mlayah, A., Vassiliki-Angelique, C., Zouari-Tlig, S., 2019. Biological and biochemical assessment in Phorcus articulatus (Lamarck 1822): contamination and seasonal effect. Environ Monit Assess 191, 555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7726-3
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- Chaari, I., Fakhfakh, E., Medhioub, M., Jamoussi, F., 2019. Comparative study on adsorption of cationic and anionic dyes by smectite rich natural clays. Journal of Molecular Structure 1179, 672–677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.11.039
- Chaari, I., Medhioub, M., Jamoussi, F., Hamzaoui, A.H., 2021. Acid-treated clay materials (Southwestern Tunisia) for removing sodium leuco-vat dye : Characterization, adsorption study and activation mechanism. Journal of Molecular Structure 1223, 128944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128944
- Chabaane, A., Redhaounia, B., Gabtni, H., 2017. Combined application of vertical electrical sounding and 2D electrical resistivity imaging for geothermal groundwater characterization: Hammam Sayala hot spring case study (NW Tunisia). Journal of African Earth Sciences 134, 292–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.07.003
- Chabaane, A., Redhaounia, B., Gabtni, H., Amiri, A., 2018. Contribution of geophysics to geometric characterization of freshwater–saltwater interface in the Maâmoura region (NE Tunisia). Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 3, 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-018-0068-7
- Chairi, R., 2024. Organic matter distribution in modern wetland sediments of Moknine Sebkha, Tunisia. Med. Geosc. Rev. 6, 37–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42990-023-00109-z
- Chairi, R., Abdeljaouad, S., 2019. Étude environnementale et géomorphologique des Sebkhas de Gotaia et Eliane en relation avec l’évolution de la Sebkha de Moknine (Tunisie orientale). geomorphologie 25. https://doi.org/10.4000/geomorphologie.13086
- Chairi, R., Farhat, B., Bouden, S., Mahmoud, N., Triki, A., 2024. Geomorphology and Sedimentary Dynamics of the Tunis Gulf Mouths, in: Çiner, A., Barbieri, M., Khan, M.F., Ugulu, I., Turan, V., Knight, J., Rodrigo-Comino, J., Chenchouni, H., Radwan, A.E., Kallel, A., Panagoulia, D., Candeias, C., Biswas, A., Chaminé, H.I., Gentilucci, M., Bezzeghoud, M., Ergüler, Z.A. (Eds.), Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, pp. 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48754-5_36
- Chargui, H., Hajjaji, W., Wouters, J., Yans, J., Jamoussi, F., 2018. Direct Orange 34 dye fixation by modified kaolin. Clay miner. 53, 271–287. https://doi.org/10.1180/clm.2018.18
- Chargui, H., Lazaar, K., Elfil, H., Hajjaji, W., Jamoussi, F., 2021. Fe/Clay Composite as Catalysts for Textile Wastewater Treatment, in: Ksibi, M., Ghorbal, A., Chakraborty, S., Chaminé, H.I., Barbieri, M., Guerriero, G., Hentati, O., Negm, A., Lehmann, A., Römbke, J., Costa Duarte, A., Xoplaki, E., Khélifi, N., Colinet, G., Miguel Dias, J., Gargouri, I., Van Hullebusch, E.D., Sánchez Cabrero, B., Ferlisi, S., Tizaoui, C., Kallel, A., Rtimi, S., Panda, S., Michaud, P., Sahu, J.N., Seffen, M., Naddeo, V. (Eds.), Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition), Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 9–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_2
- Chargui, S., Jaberi, A., Cudennec, C., Lachaal, F., Calvez, R., Slimani, M., 2018. Statistical detection and no-detection of rainfall change trends and breaks in semiarid Tunisia—50+ years over the Merguellil agro-hydro-climatic reference basin. Arab J Geosci 11, 675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-4001-9
- Chargui, S., Lachaal, F., Ben Khelifa, W., Slimani, M., 2022a. Trends in seasonal and monthly rainfall for semi-arid Merguellil basin, central Tunisia. Meteorol Atmos Phys 134, 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-022-00859-9
- Chargui, S., Zarrour, R., El Mouaddeb, R., Ben Khelifa, W., 2022b. Recent trends and variability of extreme rainfall indices over Lebna basin and neighborhood in the last 40 years. Arab J Geosci 15, 203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-09334-y
- Chekirbane, A., Gasmi, O., Mlayah, A., Gabtni, H., Khadhar, S., Lachaal, F., Zghibi, A., Taupin, J.-D., 2022a. Anthropogenic Aquifer Recharge Effect on Groundwater Resources in an Agricultural Floodplain in Northeastern Tunisia: Insights from Geochemical Tracers and Geophysical Methods. Nat Resour Res 31, 315–334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-021-09991-6
- Chekirbane, A., Khadhar, S., Lachaal, F., Mlayah, A., 2022b. Groundwater behavior in a hydrologically-modified watershed by a Managed Aquifer Recharge system (Wadi Khairat, NE of Tunisia). Arab J Geosci 15, 292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09484-7
- Cherif, A., González-Corrochano, B., Moussi, B., Jamoussi, F., Alonso-Azcárate, J., 2023. Influence of kiln type on the production of lightweight aggregates. Mater Struct 56, 154. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02237-2
- Chermiti, A., Moumni, Y., Khiari, N., Ben Youssef, M., 2018. Facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy and paleoenvironment reconstruction of the Paleogene deposits in central Tunisia (Faidh section). Journal of African Earth Sciences 144, 183–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.04.013
- Chihi, H., Ben Cheikh Larbi, I., 2023. Spatial prediction of groundwater levels using machine learning and geostatistical models: a case study of coastal faulted aquifer systems in southeastern Tunisia. Hydrogeol J 31, 1387–1404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-023-02686-7
- Chihi, H., Hammami, M.A., Mezni, I., Belayouni, H., Ben Mammou, A., 2023. Multiscale modeling of reservoir systems using geostatistical methods. Comptes Rendus. Géoscience 355, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.5802/crgeos.210
- Chouchene, A.B., Lachaal, F., Zouhri, L., Boualaares, A., Gabtni, H., 2022. The uses of geophysical methods in hydrogeological study of Grombalia plain (Northeastern Tunisia). Arab J Geosci 15, 110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-09332-0
- Cuenca-García, C., Aidona, E., Wilson, C., Jrad, A., Sarris, A., 2022. Geophysical and Geochemical Proxies of Neolithic Sites from Thessaly: A Comparative Study on the Potential of Soil Magnetic Susceptibility and Phosphate Analyses for Minimally Invasive Location and Interpretation of Buried Features. Geosciences 13, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13010003
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- Dekoninck, A., Moussi, B., Vennemann, T., Jamoussi, F., Mattielli, N., Decrée, S., Chaftar, H.-R., Hatira, N., Yans, J., 2018. Mixed hydrothermal and meteoric fluids evidenced by unusual H- and O-isotope compositions of kaolinite-halloysite in the Fe(-Mn) Tamra deposit (Nefza district, NW Tunisia). Applied Clay Science 163, 33–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2018.07.007
- Djebbi, M., Gabtni, H., 2018. A contribution of gravity and seismic data in understanding the geometry of the Zouaraa – Ouchtata dune (NW Tunisia): Hydrogeological implications. Journal of African Earth Sciences 137, 91–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.09.013
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- El Ghoul, I., Sellami, H., Khlifi, S., Vanclooster, M., 2024. Assessing Spatio-Temporal Hydrological Impacts of Climate Change in the Siliana Watershed, Northwestern Tunisia. Atmosphere 15, 1209. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15101209
- El Ghoul, I., Sellami, H., Khlifi, S., Vanclooster, M., 2023. Impact of land use land cover changes on flow uncertainty in Siliana watershed of northwestern Tunisia. CATENA 220, 106733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106733
- El Koundi, M., Dhaoui, M., El Ghali, A., 2024. Lineament depth deduction using geomorphometry and 3D Euler solution. Acta Geophys. 72, 1327–1342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-024-01309-3
- Elgattoussi, S., Melki, F., Gabtni, H., Booth Rea, G., 2023. Structural control on a Ypresian karstic aquifer revealed by an integrated geophysical and geological approach: the Mateur imbricated thrust zone (northern Tunisia). QJEGH 56, qjegh2023-049. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2023-049
- El-Sawy, E.-S.K., Masrouhi, A., 2019. Structural style and kinematic evolution of Al Ji’lani area, Ad Dawadimi terrane, Saudi Arabia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 150, 451–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.08.021
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- Fadhel, M.B., Henchiri, M., Gallala, N., Zammali, R., Amri, A., Chermiti, A., Youssef, M.B., 2019. Paleogene Calciclastic Deposits in Southern Tunisia, in: Boughdiri, M., Bádenas, B., Selden, P., Jaillard, E., Bengtson, P., Granier, B.R.C. (Eds.), Paleobiodiversity and Tectono-Sedimentary Records in the Mediterranean Tethys and Related Eastern Areas, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 271–274. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01452-0_65
- Farhat, M.B., Azaiez, H., Dhaoui, M., Gabtni, H., 2021. Structural control of hydrogeological setting revealed by gravity and Time Domain Electromagnetic data analysis: the Moulares basin (Southwestern Tunisia). Arab J Geosci 14, 1838. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-08202-z
- Foughali, O.G., Guellala, R., Azibi, R., Gannouni, S., 2021. A multidisciplinary study for a better management of water resources in an agricultural region: case study of the Saouef-Jebibina region (North-East Tunisia). Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 6, 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-021-00261-8
- Frifita, N., Gharbi, M., Mickus, K., 2022. A renewed view of basement structural geometry beneath the Southern Atlas Front in Tunisia inferred from gravity, seismic reflection and earthquake data. Acta Geod Geophys 57, 265–291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40328-022-00377-5
- Frifita, N., Mickus, K., Gharbi, M., 2020. Gravity contribution to the Mejerda foreland basin, Northwestern region of Tunisia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 171, 103956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103956
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- Gabtni, H., Jallouli, C., 2017. Regional-residual separation of potential field: An example from Tunisia. Journal of Applied Geophysics 137, 8–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2016.12.011
- Gannouni, S., Kahri, H., Marzouki, A., Kefi, M., 2022. The comparison between the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and the HEUSCH model for the assessment and mapping of water erosion of the Sidi Saad dam watershed in Tunisia. Arab J Geosci 15, 466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09668-1
- Gannouni, S., Messedi, A.G., Riahi, R., Rebai, N., 2023a. Potential of and constraints on the application of remote sensing in Tunisia. Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 8, 999–1014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-023-00399-7
- Gannouni, S., Rebai, N., 2020. Comparative Analysis of the Classification of Maximum Reality (MVS) and the Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) of an Aster Image. Case Study: Soil Occupancy in the Main Area (Tunisia), in: Rebai, N., Mastere, M. (Eds.), Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Socio-Economic and Environmental Indicators for Sustainable Development, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21166-0_5
- Gannouni, S., Riahi, R., Kefi, M., Fehri, R.M., Rebai, N., 2023b. Identification and monitoring of groundwater potential zones using geospatial techniques (Siliana, Tunisia). Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 8, 1015–1034. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-023-00395-x
- Gannouni, S., Riahi, R., Rebai, N., 2025. Deep learning-based lineament extraction: a comparative study of sentinel-1, landsat 9 imagery. Earth Sci Inform 18, 462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-025-01960-4
- Gasmi, O., Louati, M., Mlayah, A., Alday, J.J.G., 2024. Groundwater Pollution Risk Mapping Using Index Methods (North-East Tunisia), in: Chenchouni, H., Zhang, Z., Bisht, D.S., Gentilucci, M., Chen, M., Chaminé, H.I., Barbieri, M., Jat, M.K., Rodrigo-Comino, J., Panagoulia, D., Kallel, A., Biswas, A., Turan, V., Knight, J., Çiner, A., Candeias, C., Ergüler, Z.A. (Eds.), Recent Advancements from Aquifers to Skies in Hydrogeology, Geoecology, and Atmospheric Sciences, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, pp. 21–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47079-0_5
Gharbi, M., Boote, D., Mouakhar, H., Gabtni, H., Graveleau, F., Soua, M., 2024. Role of the pre-orogenic rifting and preexisting Mesozoic salt tectonics on the deformation of the Southern Atlas front of Tunisia. IJG 143, 345–364. https://doi.org/10.3301/IJG.2024.20
Gharbi, M., Gabtni, H., Soua, M., Mickus, K., Bouzid, A., Mridekh, A.M., 2025. From the Tethyan Margin to Alpine Orogeny across the Northern African margin: Geodynamics, Tectonosedimentary Evolution, and Georesources. IJG 144, 299–304. https://doi.org/10.3301/IJG.2025.23
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