## 5 Discussion  
### Discussion of Relative Tectonic Activity  
Numerous numerical and field laboratory methods of research have been analyzed to investigate drainage networks that evolve along natural hazards, including seismicity, flooding, and soil erosion [33; 34]. In some previous studies, researchers assessed the relative tectonic activity based on mountain front analysis without taking into account the evaluation of regional tectonic activity [13; 35]. Others applied the average of the different morphotectonic parameters to assign tectonic activity signals into three different classes, which has provided a useful key and scheme in understanding the different geomorphological characteristics [31]. However, to date, such morphotectonic studies of Wadi Al-Lith have been very limited. In this study, we assigned RTAM into three different classes, with class 1 representing high signals of tectonic activity, class 2 indicating moderate characteristics of tectonic activity, and class 3 recognizing the lowest level of tectonic activity deformation. The distribution of these RTAM classes is illustrated in Figure 8 and listed in Table 3. In this section, we discuss every single parameter that was applied in this study. The V\({}_{\text{f}}\) values were effectively used to define valley geometries, and they were distinguished into V- and U-shaped valleys. While the lowest values of this parameter indicated V-shaped valleys \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Sub-Basins**} & \(Rb\) & \(F\) & \(Dt\) & \(Dd\) & \(F\) & \(Re\) & \(Rc\) & \(Cc\) & \(Lg\) & \(Rhl\) & \(Rn\) & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Compound Class**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Priority**} \\ \hline
**S-b7** & 12 & 14 & 14 & 15 & 1 & 11 & 15 & 2 & 11 & 3 & 11 & 9.90 & 14 \\
**S-b8** & 15 & 13 & 15 & 10 & 3 & 15 & 7 & 9 & 9 & 1 & 6 & 9.36 & 13 \\
**S-b9** & 11 & 9 & 11 & 3 & 9 & 13 & 2 & 14 & 4 & 9 & 8 & 8.45 & 9 \\
**S-b10** & 8 & 5 & 9 & 2 & 6 & 4 & 1 & 15 & 2 & 8 & 4 & 5.81 & 2 \\
**S-b11** & 13 & 11 & 12 & 7 & 13 & 8 & 14 & 1 & 7 & 4 & 10 & 9.09 & 11 \\
**S-b12** & 3 & 12 & 3 & 11 & 10 & 12 & 11 & 5 & 10 & 5 & 15 & 8.18 & 8 \\
**S-b13** & 2 & 6 & 1 & 13 & 11 & 10 & 10 & 6 & 14 & 6 & 1 & 7.270 & 5 \\
**S-b14** & 9 & 10 & 10 & 14 & 12 & 7 & 13 & 4 & 15 & 2 & 5 & 9.18 & 12 \\
**S-b15** & 5 & 4 & 6 & 6 & 8 & 2 & 8 & 8 & 13 & 7 & 2 & 6.27 & 3 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 4: _Cont._ \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Morphometric**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Priority**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Priority Rank**} \\ \hline S-b1 & 15 & Low \\ S-b2 & 7 & Moderate \\ S-b3 & 10 & Moderate \\ S-b4 & 6 & Moderate \\ S-b5 & 1 & High \\ S-b6 & 4 & High \\ S-b7 & 14 & Low \\ S-b8 & 13 & Low \\ S-b9 & 9 & Moderate \\ S-b10 & 2 & High \\ S-b11 & 11 & Low \\ S-b12 & 8 & Moderate \\ S-b13 & 5 & High \\ S-b14 & 12 & Low \\ S-b15 & 3 & High \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 5: Classification of compound parameter values into three priority ranks. and could be used to define an uplifting-related incision and active tectonic deformations, high values represented U-shaped valleys that had faced few tectonic activity signals. In this study, low V\({}_{\text{f}}\) values were present for most of the Wadi Al-Lith area, referring to possible tectonic activity and continuous deformations. In contrast, moderated V\({}_{\text{f}}\) values that were calculated for the eastern part of the study basin indicated signatures of some neotectonic movements (Figure 3). No high values were recorded in the study area, suggesting that all sub-basins posed tectonic signals. Therefore, we can infer that the Wadi Al-Lith area has been undergoing tectonic characteristics. Several researchers applied the basin block tilting measures to investigate the tectonic framework of basins [35; 36]. The A\({}_{\text{f}}\) parameter was applied in tectonic geomorphology to define the basin tilting degree due to the basin asymmetry factor.