Appling remote sensing technology in determining dust emission sites in Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Royal Reserve

This research attempts to identify common locations from which dust storms blow in Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve, to estimate how much dust each source contributes with using Remote Sensing Technology. This process facilitates proposing proper solutions to reduce the effects of dust emissions. This will be conducted through extracting spectral reflections from both bands: third and seventh of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) of the moon during Spring throughout (2003-2024), and applying natural dust indicator of ARC gis Pro. Findings revealed that dust sources contributions are: North-west area of the reserve is the major source of the dust (63%), then the middle area from the west (31%), and far south (6%). That stressed the significance of soil geology factor in this issue, facilitating provision of equipment and applying solutions for this issue.