| Expert Name | Prof. Abdelaziz Merzouk |
| Title | Professor |
| Division | |
| Institution | IAV Hassan II |
| City | Rabat |
| Country | Morocco |
| Telephone | 212 7 771285 |
| Email | merzouk(at)mtds.com; merzoukabdelaziz(at)yahoo.com |
| Work Experience | - Training and research in the field of soil erosion (water and wind erosion, sand dune stabilization).
- Physical characterization of agricultural soils of land evaluation.
- Soil and water conservation: Project preparation and evaluation.
- Remote sensing and GIS technologies applied to soil and water resources management.
- Environmental impact studies.
- Consultant for various UN development agencies and national consulting companies. |
| Qualifications | Bachelor of science - General Agronomy - IAV Hassan II - Rabat - 1975
M.Sc. Soil Sciences - University of Minnesota - USA - 1977
Ph.D. Soil Physics/Ag. Eng. - University of Minnesota - USA - 1985 |
| Number of Publications | 36 |
| Awards | |
| Other Activities | 1. Founding member and active bureau member of the Moroccan Society of Environmental Protection
2. International Soil Conservation Organization
3. International Soil Sciences Society. |
| Publications | 1. Merzouk, A. and G.R. Blake, 1992. Indices for the estimation of interrill erodibility of Moroccan soils. CATENA, Journal of Soil Sciences: Hydrology - Geomorphology. Vol 18. Pp:537-550.
2. Hassan, A., F. Bonn and A. Merzouk. 1994. Remote sensing and GIS based mapping and modeling of water erosion and sediment yield in semi-arid watersheds (Morocco). GEO-CARTO - International Journal (1) 1994. Pp. 31-40.
3. Merzouk, A., 1994. Utilisation de la télédétection spatiale dans l'étude des sols en zones arides. In: Télédétection de l'Environnement dans l'espace francophone. Edité par F. Bonn. Presse de l'Université du Québec. ISBN: 2-7605-07041.
4. Merzouk, A. and H. Dhman. 1997. Shifting land use and its implication on sediment yield in the Rif Mountains (Morocco). In: ISCO '96 post-conference book, Bonn, Germany. 13 pages. (in press)
5. Fryear, D.W., A. Merzouk and J.P. Gupta. 1989. Mechanics, measurement and prediction of wind erosion. In: Challenges in dryland |
| Discipline | Agricultural Sciences |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 18:00:00 |
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