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Lake Urmia A Hypersaline Waterbody in a Drying Climate
This book provides a holistic review of the environmental status of Lake Urmia in terms of its hydrodynamic, chemical, and ecological properties....
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Introduction: Lake Urmia – A Hypersaline Waterbody in a Drying Climate
Lake Urmia and the main driving components that regulate this lake are introduced in the introduction chapter. A brief comparison of Lake Urmia with...
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Future climate-driven drought events across Lake Urmia, Iran
Climate change has increased the vulnerability of arid and semi-arid regions to recurrent and prolonged meteorological droughts. In light of this,...
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Spatiotemporal simulation of annual precipitation in the Urmia Lake basin
Precipitation prediction is one of the most effective management aspects for rehabilitating dried water resources such as Urmia Lake, Iran. This...
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The rise and demise of Iran’s Urmia Lake during the Holocene and the Anthropocene: “what’s past is prologue”
Urmia Lake in NW Iran was the world’s second largest hypersaline lake until three decades ago, when it began to lose ~ 90% of its surface area due to...
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Soil erosion control of Urmia Lake using indigenous ureolytic calcifying bacteria
Land degradation caused by accelerated soil erosion is a significant issue, particularly in arid or semi-arid regions, such as Urmia Lake in...
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Ambient air pollutants and respiratory health outcomes in Tabriz and Urmia, two metropolises of Iran
Polluted air affects human life and it is crucial to assess air pollutants to inform policy and protect human lives. In this study, we sought to...
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Evaluating the impact of dam construction on extreme shrinkage of Urmia Lake using spatial data
In this study, the extreme shrinkage of Urmia Lake is investigated, aiming to assess the impact of anthropogenic factors, particularly the...
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A hybrid intelligent model for spatial analysis of groundwater potential around Urmia Lake, Iran
The importance of groundwater potential map** (GWPM) is eminent for the proper management of underpinning resources. This research applies...
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Health and ecological risks assessment of heavy metals and metalloids in surface sediments of Urmia Salt Lake, Northwest of Iran
Urmia Lake, in the northwest of Iran, is the largest body of saline water in the Middle East, which has been desiccated in recent decades. To...
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Modelling Physical and Chemical Processes of the Hypersaline Lake Urmia: Water Level Decline and Restoration by Water Conveyance
The decrease of the Lake Urmia water level from its peak around 1995 to present has had dramatic consequences for the lake ecosystem. To restore the...
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The monetary facilities payment for ecosystem services as an approach to restore the Degraded Urmia Lake in Iran
This study analyzed the potential use of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) as a strategy for improving water supply management. This study focused...
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Determining the most appropriate probability distribution function for meteorological drought indices in Urmia Lake Basin, Iran
Normalization is believed to be one of the most important parts of numerical computation in discrete mathematics. This process aims to transform a...
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Evaluating performance indicators of irrigation systems using swarm intelligence methods in Lake Urmia basin, Iran
The main challenge in the agricultural sector is to increase crop production with minimal water consumption. In this regard, various high efficient...
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An ISM approach to overcome the participation barriers in the waste source separation—a case study: Urmia University Campus
A procedure developed to identify and facilitate the implementation of waste source separation strategies applicable in higher education centers, as...
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Ecological risk assessment of the riverine and deltaic environments (Rozechai River, Urmia Lake, Iran), using sediment quality indices
Rozechai River is one of the tributaries of Urmia Lake (the nrthwest of Iran), which has experienced severe pollution and water level fluctuations in...
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Comparative Study of the Major Ion Composition in Eurasian Salt Lakes: Lake Urmia, Lake Issyk-Kul, Aral Sea, and Dead Sea
A comparative study of the major ion composition on the base of the same chemical methods was made for the hypersaline lakes: the Lake Urmia, the...
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Satellite-based monitoring of lake Urmia basin health with focus on its ecosystem regulating services by applying total ecosystem health (TEH) model
In recent decades, most of the natural and semi-natural ecosystems around the world have experienced excessive environmental loads due to human...
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Salt Load Impact on Lake Urmia Basin Volume
Lake Urmia is a hypersaline terminal lake in northwest Iran which has significant changes in basin volume and water level. Shortage of riverine...
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Hydro-Meteorological Observations in Hypersaline Basin of Lake Urmia
This technical paper describes the challenges of installing and operating two observatory hydro-meteorological stations in a hypersaline lake (Lake...