Atmospheric dust dynamics over Central Asia: A perspective view from loess deposits
Different origins of loess deposits in northern and southern Central Asia are not only
associated with Central Asian topography, but also with aeolian dust dynamics. However …
associated with Central Asian topography, but also with aeolian dust dynamics. However …
Tropical Indian Ocean basin hydroclimate at the mid-to late-Holocene transition and the double drying hypothesis
The spatial pattern of Holocene climate anomalies is crucial to determining the mechanisms
of change, distinguishing between unforced and forced climate variability, and …
of change, distinguishing between unforced and forced climate variability, and …
A tenfold slowdown in river meander migration driven by plant life
Meandering rivers are diagnostic landforms of hydrologically active planets, and their
migration regulates the continental component of biogeochemical cycles that stabilize …
migration regulates the continental component of biogeochemical cycles that stabilize …
Numerical simulations of dust storms originated from dried lakes in central and southwest Asia: The case of Aral Sea and Sistan Basin
Ephemeral and dried lakes in southwest and central Asia, such as the Aral Sea and
Hamouns in east Iran, are major sources of dust storms with an increasing tendency during …
Hamouns in east Iran, are major sources of dust storms with an increasing tendency during …
[HTML][HTML] Defining paleoclimatic routes and opportunities for hominin dispersals across Iran
Fossil and archaeological evidence indicates that hominin dispersals into Southwest Asia
occurred throughout the Pleistocene, including the expansion of Homo sapiens populations …
occurred throughout the Pleistocene, including the expansion of Homo sapiens populations …
Climatology of the Sistan Levar wind: Atmospheric dynamics driving its onset, duration and withdrawal
Levar wind is the dominant meteorological and climatic feature in east Iran, blowing from
Central Asia to the northern coast of the Arabian Sea. It is also known as “120-days wind” …
Central Asia to the northern coast of the Arabian Sea. It is also known as “120-days wind” …
A Late Pleistocene-Holocene multi-proxy record of climate variability in the Jazmurian playa, southeastern Iran
We present a multi-proxy record from a 5-m long sediment core from the Jazmurian playa in
southeastern Iran to provide insights into globally-recognized major climatic events since the …
southeastern Iran to provide insights into globally-recognized major climatic events since the …
Vegetation and climate dynamics at the dawn of human settlement: multiproxy palaeoenvironmental evidence from the Hashilan Wetland, western Iran
The scarcity of high‐resolution palaeoclimate records from the interior of West Asia has
limited our understanding of the mechanisms of past climate change and their potential …
limited our understanding of the mechanisms of past climate change and their potential …
[HTML][HTML] Sustainability and virtual water: The lessons of history
This article aims to show that virtual water has historically been an adaptation strategy that
enabled some arid regions to develop a prosperous economy without putting pressure on …
enabled some arid regions to develop a prosperous economy without putting pressure on …
[HTML][HTML] The tale of three floods: From extreme events and cascades of highs to anthropogenic floods
Right after a devastating multi-year drought, a number of flood events with unprecedented
spatial extent hit different parts of Iran over the 2-week period of March 17th to April 1st …
spatial extent hit different parts of Iran over the 2-week period of March 17th to April 1st …