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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2025-4</article-id>
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<article-title>Integrating Hydrodynamic Modelling and Remote Sensing for Spatiotemporal Analysis of Wadi Thuwal Basin Flood Hazards Affecting the Haramain Train Pathway&amp;nbsp;</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Abdelkarim</surname>
<given-names>Ashraf</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-8061</ext-link>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Abdelhafez</surname>
<given-names>Mohamed Hssan Hassan</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-272X</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Elkhayat</surname>
<given-names>Khaled</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Touahmia</surname>
<given-names>Mabrouk</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alshenaifi</surname>
<given-names>Mohammed</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Aldersoni</surname>
<given-names>Ali</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alfraidi</surname>
<given-names>Sultan</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mesloub</surname>
<given-names>Abdelhakim</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hamdy</surname>
<given-names>Omar</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7379-9461</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4">
<sup>4</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Research Centre, Ministry of Housing, AR-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia</addr-line>
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<label>4</label>
<addr-line>Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>04</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>2025</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>27</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Ashraf Abdelkarim et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
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<p>Spatiotemporal analysis to create accurate flood simulations in arid environments and hydrological unmeasured valley basins is one of the most important challenges in flood risk studies. This study investigated the flood risks that the torrents of the Wadi Thuwal Basin pose to the Haramain Train Pathway in various time and space scenarios. It also examined the potential impacts of climate change and environmental alterations on flood risks. The research aims to develop a comprehensive risk management plan that mitigates the possible negative consequences associated with floods. To achieve these goals, remote sensing, and high-resolution data from LiDAR, geological, topographic, and soil maps were processed using GIS. The Hydrological Engineering Center-Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) was used to derive the hydrograph of torrential waters and the hydraulic model of the Hydrologic Engineering Center-River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) to simulate the Wadi Thuwal flood. This involved creating maps of torrential waters&apos; velocity, depth, and spread, and evaluating the hydraulic installations under the train pathway. This study presents important planning considerations for policymakers in the KSA, given the paramount importance of the two holy cities of Makkah and Al-Madinah and the crucial role of the Haramain Train Pathway in ensuring safe connectivity between them.</p>
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