Drought and Desertification in Iran
Iran has different climatic and geographical zones (mountainous and desert areas), mostly arid and semi-arid, which are suffering from land degradation. Desertification as a land degradation process in Iran is created by natural and anthropogenic driving forces. Meteorological drought is a major nat...
Main Authors: | Iraj Emadodin, Thorsten Reinsch, Friedhelm Taube |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-08-01
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Series: | Hydrology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/6/3/66 |
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