Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Keynote -- 1 Rupture Dynamics and Seismic Radiation on Multi-scale Geometrically Complex Faults -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method and Parameterization -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Dynamic Ruptures on Segmented Faults -- 3.2 Dynamic Ruptures on Rough Faults -- 3.3 Kinematic Rupture Simulations for Rough Faults -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Applications of Gravity and Magnetic Methods -- 2 The Study of the Gravity Anomaly Maps of West and Southwestern Part of Ninawa Governorate (Iraq) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Separation Methods -- 3 Results (Interpretation and Discussion) -- 3.1 Regional Gravity Anomaly Maps -- 3.2 Residual Anomaly Map -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 3 High-Precision Gravity Measurements in Riyadh Using FGL Absolute Gravimeter -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Procedure -- 3 Adjusting ARAMCO Gravity Surveys to KSU Absolute Gravity Station -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- 4 Geological Evolution of the Tefedest Terrane a Recorder of a Polycyclic Pan-African Amalgamation (Central Hoggar, Algeria): Evidence from Airborne Geophysics, Remote Sensing and Field Study -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Materials -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Remote Sensing Results -- 3.2 Airborne Geophysics Results -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 5 Structural Setting of Western Mali Insights from Magnetic Data Analysis -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Setting -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Data Analysis and Interpretation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Improved Internal Geomagnetic Field Selection Using Artificial Neural Network -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Evaluation Metrics -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References. , 7 Lithospheric Structure Along a Transect from Red Sea to Arabian Shield Using a Potential Data (Gravity and Aeromagnetic Data) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Gravity Results -- 3.2 Aeromagnetic Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Neotectonic Deformation Model of the Northern Algeria from Paleomagnetic Data: Preliminary Results from Northwestern Areas -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Paleomagnetic Sampling -- 3 Paleomagnetic Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Geothermal Reconnaissance of Southeastern Nigeria from Analysis of Aeromagnetic Data -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings, Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods in Mineral and Groundwater Exploration -- 10 A Complete Solution to Self-potential Anomalies Due to 2D Inclined Sheets Using Whale Optimization -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Problem Formulation -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Synthetic Example -- 3.2 Real Examples -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Contribution of Electrical Tomography to the Study of Landslides in Texenna Region (Northeast Algeria) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Location of the Studied Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Effectiveness of DC Resistivity Imaging and Shallow Seismic Refraction Techniques Around El Giza-Pyramid Plateau, Egypt -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 13 Magnetotelluric Investigation of the Underlying Structure of Manzaz Volcanic District (Hoggar, Southern Algeria) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Settings -- 3 MT Data Survey, Analysis and Modeling -- 4 Discussion -- References. , 14 Characterization of Layers Saturated with Biogenic Gas Using Electromagnetic Geophysical Method -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 15 Integration of Aeromagnetic Interpretation and Induced Polarization Methods in Delineating Mineral Deposits and Basement Configuration Within Southern Bida Basin, North-West Nigeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 16 Study of an Aquifer in a Semi-arid Area Using MRS, FDEM, TDEM and ERT Methods (Youssoufia and Khouribga, Morocco) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings and Methods -- 2.1 Investigation Areas -- 2.2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 17 2-D Earth Resistivity Imaging for Subsurface Characterization in Srinagar, Garhwal Himalaya -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 18 Two-Dimensional Resistivity Imaging of Migmatized Gneiss Basement Rock in Kaduna Polytechnic Main Campus, Kaduna Nigeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Acquisition -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 19 2-D Resistivity Model of Magnetotelluric Inversion from M'rara Area, Algerian Sahara‏ -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 MT Data -- 3 Dimensionality and Inversion Results -- 4 Discussion and Interpretation -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 20 Magnetotelluric Imaging of Subsurface Structure in Rahat Volcanic Field, Madinah City (Saudi Arabia) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 21 Indices of Energy and Appraisal for Electrical Current Signal at Polarising Frequency Using Electrical Drilling: A Novel Approach -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods. , 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Case Studies on Refraction and Reflection Seismic Methods -- 22 Refraction Seismic Study Over a Proposed Landfill Site in South West Bank, Palestine -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 23 Application of Seismic Refraction Tomography to Map Bedrock: A Case Study from Al-Amrat, Oman -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 24 Q Factor Estimation and Validation: A New Link Between VSP and Seismic Lines -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 25 Young's Modulus: From Core and Logging to Seismic Lines -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 26 Application of Varying Geometric Spreads in Seismic Refraction Studies to Characterize the Overburden Strata on the Flanks of Zaria Dam, Northwestern Nigeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Acquisition -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Integrated Geoscience Applications in the Exploration of Subsurface Resources -- 27 Contribution of Tomographic Imaging in the Study of the Tabellout Dam Site, Jijel (Northeast Algeria) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geology of Tabellout Site -- 3 The Dam Site Fracturing -- 4 Geophysical Prospection -- 4.1 Equipment Used -- 4.2 At the Supports -- 4.3 At the Plate -- 4.3.1 Seismic Imaging -- 4.3.2 Electric Imaging -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 28 Integrated Studies to Elucidate the Subsurface Structures and Groundwater at Moghra Oasis, Northwestern Desert, Egypt -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geologic Setting of Moghra Lake Area -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Stratigraphic Results -- 4.2 Results of Land Magnetic Data. , 4.3 Geoelectric Results -- 4.4 Water Quality Results -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 29 The Way to a Clearer Seismic Image: An Integrated Approach in South Tunisia Ghadames Basin -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Settings -- 3 Major Issue -- 4 Approach and Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 30 Geophysical Modeling of Contact Area Between Outer and Inner Western Carpathians (Slovakia) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Setting and Methods -- 3 Interpretation of Geophysical Models -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 31 Geothermal Resources Database in Saudi Arabia (GRDiSA) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Non-listed references -- 32 Hydrogeochemical and Geophysical Studies on the Shallow Groundwater Aquifer at New Galala City, Northern Galala Plateau, Egypt -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geomorphological and Geological Setting -- 3 Geophysical and Geochemical Results -- 3.1 Aeromagnetic Data Analysis -- 3.2 Geochemical Properties of the Shallow Aquifer -- 3.3 Classification of Groundwater -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 33 Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration of the Gold Bearing Placer Deposits in the Southern Blue Nile (Sudan) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Electrical Resistivity Tomography Survey -- 2.1 ERT Fieldwork -- 2.2 ERT Results and Interpretation -- 3 Geochemical Survey -- 4 Discussion of Results -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Hydrocarbon and Petrophysical Studies -- 34 Halokinetic Activities and Structural Style in the Jeffara Basin (Tunisia): Implication for Hydrocarbon Prospectivity -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geodynamic Evolution -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References. , 35 Gas Hydrates Potential of Makran Area, Offshore Pakistan.