The Mediterranean climate: an overview of the main characteristics and issues

P Lionello, P Malanotte-Rizzoli, R Boscolo… - Developments in earth …, 2006 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The Mediterranean Region has many morphologic, geographical,
historical, and societal characteristics, which make its climate scientifically interesting. The …

Reconstructions of spring/summer precipitation for the Eastern Mediterranean from tree-ring widths and its connection to large-scale atmospheric circulation

R Touchan, E Xoplaki, G Funkhouser, J Luterbacher… - Climate dynamics, 2005 - Springer
This study represents the first large-scale systematic dendroclimatic sampling focused on
developing chronologies from different species in the eastern Mediterranean region. Six …

Impact of climate and land use changes on water and food security in jordan: Implications for transcending “the tragedy of the commons”

JT Al-Bakri, M Salahat, A Suleiman, M Suifan… - Sustainability, 2013 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the impact of climate change and land use change on water
resources and food security in Jordan. The country is dominated by arid climate with limited …

Industrial and infrastructural conditions for production and export of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels in the MENA region: insights from Jordan, Morocco, and Oman

SR Ersoy, J Terrapon-Pfaff, T Pregger, J Braun… - Sustainability …, 2024 - Springer
Green hydrogen and synthetic fuels are increasingly recognized as a key strategic element
for the progress of the global energy transition. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) …

Diagnosis of GCM-RCM-driven rainfall patterns under changing climate through the robust selection of multi-model ensemble and sub-ensembles

S Gaur, R Singh, A Bandyopadhyay, R Singh - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
Understanding rainfall patterns is crucial for basin-wide risk management. The present study
assesses rainfall patterns by smoothing their daily mean through Fourier fitting for the …

Potential impact of climate change on rainfed agriculture of a semi-arid basin in Jordan

J Al-Bakri, A Suleiman, F Abdulla, J Ayad - … and chemistry of the earth, Parts …, 2011 - Elsevier
Rainfed agriculture in Jordan is one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change, as the
available water and land resources are limited and most of the country's land is arid. In this …

Artificial neural network models for forecasting monthly precipitation in Jordan

H Aksoy, A Dahamsheh - Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk …, 2009 - Springer
Forecasting precipitation in arid and semi-arid regions, in Jordan in the Middle East for
example, has particular importance since precipitation is the unique source of water in such …

High prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of mecA Staphylococcus aureus in dairy cattle, sheep, and goat bulk tank milk in Jordan

MM Obaidat, AE Bani Salman, AA Roess - Tropical animal health and …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of mecA
and mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in cattle, sheep, and goat …

Geographical factors affecting variability of precipitation regime in Iran

AA Sabziparvar, S Movahedi, H Asakereh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2015 - Springer
This study compares the precipitation regimes by using harmonic analysis during the last
four decades (1965–2004). We used the measured precipitation data from 428 rain-gauge …

The applicability of the tourism climate index in a hot arid environment: Saudi Arabia as a case study

TK Faraj, QY Tarawneh, IM Oroud - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to implement a widely used climate tourism index (TCI) developed by
Mieczkowski (Can Geogr/Geogr Can 29: 220-233, 1985) in a hot arid climate. This index …