Holocene stable isotope record of insolation and rapid climate change in a stalagmite from the Zagros of Iran

JE Andrews, SA Carolin, EN Peckover, A Marca… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
We explore Holocene climatic changes recorded by geochemical proxies in a single, well-
dated, stalagmite from the northern Zagros Mountains of Iran, a region where stalagmite …

Speleothem records of glacial/interglacial climate from Iran forewarn of future Water Availability in the interior of the Middle East

S Mehterian, A Pourmand, A Sharifi… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents the first absolute-dated record of climate variability constructed by
oxygen isotopes (δ 18 O c) from stalagmites in the interior of West Asia (Middle East) that …

Inter-comparison of high-resolution satellite precipitation products over Central Asia

H Guo, S Chen, A Bao, J Hu, AS Gebregiorgis, X Xue… - Remote Sensing, 2015 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the spatial error structures of eight precipitation estimates derived from
four different satellite retrieval algorithms including TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation …

Selection of gridded precipitation data for Iraq using compromise programming

SA Salman, S Shahid, T Ismail, AM Al-Abadi, X Wang… - Measurement, 2019 - Elsevier
Appropriate selection of gridded precipitation data is very important for the region where
long-term precipitation observations are not available. An approach based on compromise …

Trends in extreme precipitation indices in Iran: 1951–2007

RC Balling Jr, MS Keikhosravi Kiany… - Advances in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate trends in extreme precipitation in Iran for 1951–2007 using the recently
released APHRODITE daily rainfall time series. We find that seven different indices of …

Future changes in precipitation extremes over Iran: Insight from a CMIP6 bias-corrected multi-model ensemble

A Zarrin, A Dadashi-Roudbari, S Hassani - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2022 - Springer
The performance of bias-corrected precipitation of the Coupled Model Intercomparison
Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) was evaluated using gauge observations from 45 synoptic stations …

Systematical evaluation of satellite precipitation estimates over central Asia using an improved error‐component procedure

H Guo, A Bao, F Ndayisaba, T Liu… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite precipitation estimates (SPEs) provide important alternative precipitation sources
for various applications especially for regions where in situ observations are limited or …

Spatial variability analysis of reference evapotranspiration in Iran utilizing fine resolution gridded datasets

T Raziei, LS Pereira - Agricultural Water Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Monthly averages of maximum and minimum temperature, mean relative humidity, sunshine
duration and wind speed at 2m height, relative to 148 Iranian weather stations and period …

Investigation of trends in extreme events: a case study of Ceyhan Basin, Turkey

MI Yuce, M Esit, V Kalaycioglu - Journal of Applied Water …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Investigation of natural hazards is crucial for regional water management and disaster
preparedness. In this study, trends in annual maximum, minimum and average temperature; …

Recent changes in continentality and aridity conditions over the Middle East and North Africa region, and their association with circulation patterns

AM El Kenawy, MF McCabe, SM Vicente-Serrano… - Climate …, 2016 - int-res.com
A long-term (1960-2013) assessment of the variability of continentality and aridity conditions
over the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was undertaken. Monthly gridded …