[HTML][HTML] Strongly increasing heat extremes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 21st century

J Lelieveld, Y Proestos, P Had**icolaou, M Tanarhte… - Climatic Change, 2016 - Springer
The ensemble results of CMIP5 climate models that applied the RCP4. 5 and RCP8. 5
scenarios have been used to investigate climate change and temperature extremes in the …

Soil moisture forecasting by a hybrid machine learning technique: ELM integrated with ensemble empirical mode decomposition

R Prasad, RC Deo, Y Li, T Maraseni - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil moisture (SM) is an essential component of the environmental and the agricultural
system. Continuous monitoring and forecasting of soil moisture is a desirable strategy to …

Novel concept for water scarcity quantification considering nonconventional and virtual water resources in arid countries: Application in Gulf Cooperation Council …

M Al Rashed, A Sefelnasr, M Sherif, A Murad… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The lack of perennial streams or surface water in most arid countries necessitates input
modification and water scarcity/security equation calculation as per the water resource …

Weekly soil moisture forecasting with multivariate sequential, ensemble empirical mode decomposition and Boruta-random forest hybridizer algorithm approach

R Prasad, RC Deo, Y Li, T Maraseni - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil moisture forecasts are vital for environmental monitoring, the health of ecological
systems, hydrology, agriculture and understanding the soil characteristics. In this study, we …

Multi-criteria evaluation of irrigated agriculture suitability to achieve food security in an arid environment

A Aldababseh, M Temimi, P Maghelal, O Branch… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
This research aims at assessing land suitability for large-scale agriculture using multiple
spatial datasets which include climate conditions, water potential, soil capabilities …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal evaluation of MODIS temperature vegetation dryness index in the Middle East

Y Khosravi, S Homayouni, TBMJ Ouarda - Ecological Informatics, 2024 - Elsevier
Drought, a recurring meteorological event, can potentially cause devastating consequences
for human populations, and its attributes vary significantly across diverse geographic areas …

[PDF][PDF] Teleconnections and analysis of long-term wind speed variability in the UAE

MS Naizghi, T Ouarda - Int. J. Climatol, 2017 - researchgate.net
Wind energy accounts for a small share of the global energy consumption in spite of its
widespread availability. One of the obstacles hindering exploitation of wind energy is the …

Assessment of risk and resilience of terrestrial ecosystem productivity under the influence of extreme climatic conditions over India

S Jha, J Das, MK Goyal - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Analysing the link between terrestrial ecosystem productivity (ie, Net Primary Productivity:
NPP) and extreme climate conditions is vital in the context of increasing threats due to …

Short-term air temperature forecasting using Nonparametric Functional Data Analysis and SARMA models

S Curceac, C Ternynck, TBMJ Ouarda… - … Modelling & Software, 2019 - Elsevier
Air temperature is a significant meteorological variable that affects social activities and
economic sectors. In this paper, a non-parametric and a parametric approach are used to …

Ground subsidence monitoring with SAR interferometry techniques in the rural area of Al Wagan, UAE

N Liosis, PR Marpu, K Pavlopoulos… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the past and present land deformation in Al Wagan area in the
United Arab Emirates. The area is primarily an agricultural region where dependence on …