Dr-Yosef-CV

Personal Data:
Experience
Water Studies Center,
King Faisal University,
POBox 420, Hofuf, 31982,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Name: Dr. Yousef Yacoub Aldakheel
Nationality: Saudi
Date / Place of Birth: 1377 AH (1958) / Al‐Hassa, Saudi Arabia
Marital Status: Married
Tel:+9663581116611(work
direct)
Tel: +96635800000‐ext 1441,
(work)
Fax:+9663581116611, (work)
Tel:+9663581116611 (home)
e‐email:yaldakheel@kfu.edu.sa
2006– date Environment and Natural Resources Department,
Chairman
2004–date
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural Sciences and Foods,
King Faisal University,
2001– date Water Studies Center, King Faisal University,
Director
2000–2001 Water Studies Center, King Faisal University,
Director Assistant
1992–1999 Department of Soil and Water, College of
Agricultural Sciences and Foods, King Faisal University,
Lecturer, Assistant Professor
1990–1991 College of Agricultural Sciences and Foods, King
Faisal University,
Head of Registration Office
Establishment of the office
1989–1990 Deanship of Student Affairs King Faisal University
Student Activities Supervisor
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1987–1989 College of Agricultural Sciences and Foods
Secretary of Academic Affairs Committee
1981–1982 Training and Research Station, KFU.
Assistant Manager
Education 1995–1998 University of Salford Manchester, UK
Ph.D. Irrigation and Remote Sensing
1991–1994 University of NottinghamNottingham, UK
M.Phill. Remote Sensing
1983–1986 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
M.Sc.. Irrigation and Drainage
1977–1981 King Faisal UniversityHofuf, Saudi Arabia
B.Sc. Soil and Water Science
Interests Application of remote sensing in irrigation water management,
evaluation of irrigation and drainage systems and water resources,
using computers based models to study soil ,water, and
environmental problems.
Publications
Elprince, M.A, Turjoman, A. and Al‐Dakheel, Y. (1983) Irrigation
water requirements for soil reclamation in the Eastern Province in
Saudi Arabia. Symposium on Water Resources in Saudi Arabia, College
of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh.
Aldakheel, Y. (1988) Evaluation of irrigation water resources in
Alhassa Oasis. The First Symposium on Earth Sciences, College of Earth
Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah.
Aldakheel, Y. (1989) Contribution of water table to irrigation water
requirement in irrigated areas, International Conference of Irrigation:
Theory and Practice, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Aldakheel, Y. (1995) Using NDVI to infer water stress in sugar beet
canopies. Proceedings of the 21 st Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing
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Society. Remote Sensing Society, The University of Nottingham,
Nottingham. 955‐959.
Aldakheel, Y. and Danson, F.M (1996) Spectral reflectance of
dehydrating leaves over different backgrounds. In N.A. Higgins and
Z. Hesley (Eds). Proceedings of The Remote Sensing Society One Day
Student Meeting. 4 th April 1996. The University of Salford, Salford, 1‐6.
Aldakheel, Y.Y. and Danson, F.M (1996) Spectral reflectance of
dehydrating leaves: measurements and modelling. Proceedings of the
22 nd Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society. Remote Sensing
Society, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham. 63‐68.
Aldakheel, Y.Y. and Danson, F.M (1997) Spectral reflectance of
dehydrating leaves: measurements and modelling. International
Journal of Remote Sensing, 18, 3683‐3690.
Danson, F.M and Aldakheel, Y.Y (1997) Diurnal water stress in sugar
beet: measurements and modelling. Proceedings of the 23 rd Annual
Conference of the Remote Sensing Society. Remote Sensing Society, The
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, 225‐230.
Danson, F.Mark and Aldakheel, Yousef.Y. (2000) Diurnal water
stress in sugar beet: spectral reflectance measurements and
modelling. Agronomie. 20, 31‐39.
Aldakheel, Y.Y (2000) Effect of water regime and different irrigation
systems on growth, quality and yield of Hassawi muskmelon
cultivar (Cucumis melo, L.). Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Mansoura
University, 25: 6321‐6330.
Aldakheel, Y.Y and AL‐Naeem, A.A (2000) Effect of water quantities
and irrigation systems on two muskmelon cultivars under Al‐Hassa
condition‐Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Agricultural Sciences.
Mansoura University, 25: 6763‐6772.
Aldakheel, Y. (2001) Evaluation of irrigation water resources in
Alhassa Region. The WSTA Fifth Gulf Water Congress Proceedings,
Water Science,and Technology Association, Bahrain , 351‐367. (In
Arabic)
Al‐Madini, A. and Aldakheel, Y.Y. (2001) Impacts of fertilizer types
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and irrigation practices on growth and yield of local and imported
muskmelon cultivars grown in Al‐Hassa oasis, KSA. Zagazig Journal
of Agric. Sciences, 299‐317.
Alghosaibi, A and Aldakheel, Y. Problems facing graduate students
in the college of agricultural sciences and food, King Faisal
University Proc. Graduate Studies Symposium on Saudi Universities:
Future Perspectives. King Abdul Aziz Univ., Jeddah. 2001
Al‐Hussaini, A. and Aldakheel, Y.Y. (2002) Quantitative analysis of
the land‐cover classification of merged landsat TM and SPOT data
using supervised and unsupervised methods, (in preparation).
Aldakheel, Y.Y. Effect of water stress on tomato plant and its
relationship with reflected radiation under Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
condition. Egypt.J.Appl.Sci. 17(11):239‐251.2002.
Aldakheel, Y.Y. , Hamail,A. F. and Tartoura ,E. A. Effect of irrigation
systems and water quantities on growth, yield and reflected
radiation of cucumber plant.Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Mansoura
University, 27: 4831‐4840..2002.
Al‐Dakheel, Y.Y. and Al‐Hussaini, A. Monitoring long term
enhancement of dessert greening in Al‐Hassa, Saudi Arabia.
Proceedings The Joint Kingdom of the Saudi Arabian‐ Japan Symposium in
2002: New Attempt at Improvement and Rehabilitation of the Desert
Environment. 2002
Elprince , Adel M. and Yousef Y. Al‐Dakheel. Georeferecing
irrigation and drainage networks using advanced spatial technology
. Proceedings Malaysian Society of Soil Science Conference (SOIL2003).
2003.
Aldakheel, Y. and Al‐Hussaini, A.I. The use of multi‐temporal
Landsat TM imagery to detect land cover/use changes in Al‐Hassa,
Saudi Arabia. King Faisal Univ. Scientific J. ( 6 ):111‐126. 2005.
Al Safarjalani, A..M., Al‐Dakheel, Y. and El‐Mahmoudi, A. S. (2007).
Radionuclide levels in soil of Al Hassa, KSA .Journal of
Environmental Sciences, Mansoura University, Vol. 34, 151‐174.
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Aldakheel, Y. and Zeineldin, F.2007. Improving conveyance and
distribution efficiency through conversion of an open channel lateral
canal to low pressure pipeline at Al‐Hassa irrigation project, Saudi
Arabia. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 32,
Number 1c. Page 77‐86.
Al Safarjalani, A..M., Al Dakheel, Y.Y. and El‐Mahmoudi, A. S.
(2008). Natural Radioactivity Levels for Groundwater In Al Hassa,
KSA. WSTA, Eighth Gulf Water Conference “Water in the GCC
Towards an Integrated Water Resources Management”3‐6 March,
2008, Kingdom of Bahrain. Conference Proceedings, Vol. (?), #‐#.
Hussein, A.H.A., Y.Y. Al‐Dakheel, M.A. Massoud and M. Shahin
(2007). Evaluating different types of irrigation water and its effect on
level of heavy metals in soil and plant in Al‐ Hassa Oasis, KSA.
WSTA Eighth Gulf Water Conference3‐6 March, 2008, Kingdom of
Bahrain (In press).
Membership of Professional an Scientific Societies and Associations:
1‐ Member of the board, Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences (SSAS), 2002.‐2004
2‐ Member, IEEE, International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society,2002
3‐ Member, Saudi Environmental Society (SES), since 1999.
4‐ Member, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Society (PRSS), since 1995.
5‐ Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), since 1982.
Finished Research Projects:
No. Investigators’ Names Projects’ Title
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2.
3.
Y. Y. Aldakheel, A.M.
Elprince,
Y. Y. Aldakheel, A.H.
Assedi,A.M.
Elprince,Y.A. Al‐
Nabulsi, K.A. Al‐
Kuwaiti, and S.S.
Ahmed
Y. Y. Aldakheel, and
A. I. Al‐Husaini
Mapping of salt Affected Soil in Al‐Hassa Oaisis, (LG‐8‐
10) Funded by KACST, Riyadh, KSA)
Water Conservation on Hassa Irrigation and Drainage
Project by Controlling the Conveying and Irrigation
Methods (AT‐19‐4) Funded by KACST, Riyadh, KSA)
Evaluation of Temporal Development of Al‐Hassa
Oasis, Saudi Arabia Using Remote Sensing and GIS
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4. A.M. Elprince, , A.H.
Assedi, , and Y. Y.
Aldakheel
5.
6.
7.
8.
Y. Y. Aldakheel, A.H.
Assedi and M.A.
Alabdussalam
Y. Y. Aldakheel, and
A. F. Hamail
A. F. Hamail and Y. Y.
Aldakheel,
Y. Y. Aldakheel, A.M
Alghosaibi and A. F.
Hamail
Funded by WSC‐KFU, 2000
National Fertilizer Program of Date Palm, Al‐Hassa stage
(Funded by SABIC, Riyadh, KSA), 2000
Using Remote Sensing to Determine Water Stress of Alfalf
under Different Levels of Water Table, Funded by KACST
Riyadh, KSA. 2001
Evaluation of Water Stressed Vegetables in Saudi Arabia
in Relation to Reflected Solar Radiation. Funded by
Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Faisal
University. 2001
Evaluation of Some Compound Fertilizers and Irrigation
Trials on Some Vegetables under Green house
Conditions Funded by Saudi Basic Industrial
Corporation (SABIC), 2001
Effects of compound fertilizer and irrigation on
production of muskmelon under the condition of green
houses and open field. Funded by Saudi Basic Industrial
Corporation (SABIC), 2000
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