(2023). Modeling temperature extremes in Egypt and their impact on some ancient Egyptian monuments. The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change, 15(2), 17-39. doi: 10.21608/ejec.2023.320691
. "Modeling temperature extremes in Egypt and their impact on some ancient Egyptian monuments". The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change, 15, 2, 2023, 17-39. doi: 10.21608/ejec.2023.320691
(2023). 'Modeling temperature extremes in Egypt and their impact on some ancient Egyptian monuments', The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change, 15(2), pp. 17-39. doi: 10.21608/ejec.2023.320691
Modeling temperature extremes in Egypt and their impact on some ancient Egyptian monuments. The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change, 2023; 15(2): 17-39. doi: 10.21608/ejec.2023.320691
Modeling temperature extremes in Egypt and their impact on some ancient Egyptian monuments
Egypt extends between latitudes 22-31
degrees north and longitudes 25-37 degrees
east in a dry climate characterized by extreme
temperatures. Extreme weather events are
defined as abnormal weather events that deviate
significantly from their average value, as they
are the highest and lowest temperature recorded
during a day, month, year, or any time period in
meteorological stations. The average maximum
or minimum temperature for any time period
can be used to indicate thermal extremes.
The study aims to monitor cases of extreme
temperatures during the period (1980-2020),
determine the frequency and intensity of high
and low extreme phenomena, and show the
most important influences and the relationship < /div>
between extreme temperatures and the prevailing
weathering processes affecting ancient
Egyptian. The study showed that the thermal
range is one of the pillars in the occurrence
of the mechanical weathering process, as the
process of expansion and contraction inside
the rock contributes to the mineral stress that
characterizes the rocks and the speed of the
weathering phenomenon. And rocks retain
heat for a longer period, especially in the sun,
in sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, in
contrast to igneous rocks such as granite, which
lose their heat faster. Mechanical weathering
is the most active, especially in southern
Egypt. Physical geography, with its tools, can
also contribute in a powerful and effective
way to the management of archaeological
sites, specifically to the documentation and
production of maps for these sites.
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