Evaluation of water scarcity in selected countries of the Middle East

P Procházka, V Hönig, M Maitah, I Pljučarská… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
The primary goal of this article is to evaluate water scarcity in selected countries of the
Middle-East and assess the impact on agricultural production. To begin with, the Weighted …

Spatial patterns and temporal trends of precipitation in Iran

T Raziei, J Daryabari, I Bordi, LS Pereira - Theoretical and Applied …, 2014 - Springer
Spatial patterns of monthly, seasonal and annual precipitation over Iran and the
corresponding long-term trends for the period 1951–2009 are investigated using the Global …

Long‐term precipitation analysis and estimation of precipitation concentration index using three support vector machine methods

M Gocic, S Shamshirband, Z Razak… - Advances in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The monthly precipitation data from 29 stations in Serbia during the period of 1946–2012
were considered. Precipitation trends were calculated using linear regression method …

Partitioning snowmelt and rainfall in the critical zone: Effects of climate type and soil properties

JC Hammond, AA Harpold, S Weiss… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2019 - hess.copernicus.org
Streamflow generation and deep groundwater recharge may be vulnerable to loss of snow,
making it important to quantify how snowmelt is partitioned between soil storage, deep …

Exploring the effects of climatic variables on monthly precipitation variation using a continuous wavelet-based multiscale entropy approach

K Roushangar, F Alizadeh, J Adamowski - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding precipitation on a regional basis is an important component of water
resources planning and management. The present study outlines a methodology based on …

[HTML][HTML] Drought spatiotemporal characterization using self-calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index in the northern region of Nigeria

AT Ogunrinde, PG Oguntunde, DA Olasehinde… - Results in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hazards from drought events has made it of utmost importance for scientist to concentrate on
the establishment of a dependable early warning systems that will enable stakeholders to …

Spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation in a Mediterranean area (southern Italy)

A Longobardi, G Buttafuoco, T Caloiero… - Environmental earth …, 2016 - Springer
The precipitation climate regime of a region is characterized by the distribution of the
monthly precipitation contribution. Its temporal and spatial analysis is particularly interesting …

An application of GPCC and NCEP/NCAR datasets for drought variability analysis in Iran

T Raziei, I Bordi, LS Pereira - Water resources management, 2011 - Springer
The lack of reliable and updated precipitation datasets is the most important limitation that
hinders establishing a drought monitoring and early warning system in Iran. To overcome …

The survey of climatic drought trend in Iran

H Bari Abarghouei, MA Asadi Zarch… - … Research and Risk …, 2011 - Springer
Drought is one of the most important natural hazards in Iran. Therefore, drought monitoring
has become a point of concern for most of the researchers. In the present study, the changes …

Precipitation concentration index management by adaptive neuro-fuzzy methodology

D Petković, M Gocic, S Trajkovic, M Milovančević… - Climatic Change, 2017 - Springer
This paper reconsiders the precipitation concentration index (PCI) in Serbia using
precipitation measurements such as the mean winter precipitation amount, annual total …