Dust storms in Iran–Distribution, causes, frequencies and impacts

A Rashki, NJ Middleton, AS Goudie - Aeolian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence of dust storms in Iran has been a source of interest for centuries, but their
study has increased dramatically over the last two decades. This paper reviews recent work …

Spatial and seasonal variations of sand-dust events and their relation to atmospheric conditions and vegetation cover in semi-arid regions of central Iran

ZE Khusfi, M Khosroshahi, F Roustaei, M Mirakbari - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Atmospheric conditions and physical characteristics of the earth surface have an important
effect on the spatiotemporal variations of sand-dust events. The main objective of the …

[HTML][HTML] Dust over water: Analyzing the impact of lake desiccation on dust storms on the Iranian Plateau

A Ahrari, A Panchanathan, AT Haghighi - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The desiccation of lakes on the Iranian Plateau, driven by both natural processes and
anthropogenic activities, has led to significant land cover changes, exposing lake beds and …

Efficient rainwater harvesting planning using socio-environmental variables and data-driven geospatial techniques

H Darabi, E Moradi, AA Davudirad, M Ehteram… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is increasing worldwide due to population growth and climate
variability/change. As a supplementary water resource, Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a …

The great salt lake water level is becoming less resilient to climate change

D Hassan, SJ Burian, RC Johnson, S Shin… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change and water diversions are putting the Great Salt Lake (GSL) at risk.
Projections indicate a continued decrease in the GSL water surface elevation (WSE) would …

Socially-optimal and Nash Pareto-based alternatives for water allocation under uncertainty: an approach and application

AR Nafarzadegan, H Vagharfard, MR Nikoo… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Springer
This study has proposed a methodology by enhancing an interactive algorithm to multi-
objective optimization problems with interval parameters, in an attempt to reach the tradeoff …

Measuring the farmers' vulnerability to climate change in Tashk and Bakhtegan Lakes in Iran

J Masoumi Jashni, M Hamidian Pour… - Climate and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study used a descriptive-analytical method to assess how vulnerable farmers in Fars
Province's rural regions near the Tashk and Bakhtegan lakes are to the effects of climate …

Climate variability and trends in the Endorheic Lake Hayk basin: implications for Lake Hayk water level changes in the lake basin, Ethiopia

M Mewded, A Abebe, S Tilahun, Z Agide - Environmental Systems …, 2022 - Springer
For sustainable climate hazard management, climate information at the local level is crucial
for developing countries like Ethiopia, which has an exceptionally low adaptive capacity to …

Synergy between satellite altimetry and optical water quality data towards improved estimation of lakes ecological status

A Ansper-Toomsalu, K Alikas, K Nielsen, L Tuvikene… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
European countries are obligated to monitor and estimate ecological status of lakes under
European Union Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) for sustainable lakes' ecosystems …

Effect of tectonic-climatic controllers on the transition of Endorheic to Exorheic Basins in the Zagros mountain range

G Hassan Jafari… - Journal of Mountain …, 2023 - Springer
Endorheic basins (ENBs) are inland drainage basins allowing no outflow to oceans. These
basins in the active mountain chains of the convergence zones are under the influence of …