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The Erosion Yield Potention of Lithology Unite in Komroud Drainage Basin (North Semnan, Iran) Using MPSIAC Method
2012 International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology IPCBEE vol.30 (2012) © (2012) IACSIT Press, Singapore The Erosion Yield Potention of Lithology Unite in Komroud Drainage Basin (North Semnan, Iran) Using MPSIAC Method + Ahmad Adib1 , Davood Jahani2, Masomeh Zareh 3 1Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran 2, 3 Geology department, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Abstract. Komroud basin with area of 32 km2 is located at North of Semnan Provence. Kahar formation with the age of infracamberian is the oldest available stones in this basin. Stone units in infracamberian and Cambrian formation cover more than 50% area of total range. This region is generally consisting of sediment stones. 6 main factors including geology, climate, tectonic, slope, plant cover and weathering are influence on level of erosion of rock units. In this research effective factors on erosion will be studied. And by using Arc GIS software the level of sediment yield map and investigation of formations to erosion at Komroud basin was specified. Most important factors on erosion at this region include geology, tectonic and slope. Then based on MPSIAC the related tables, maps will be prepared and finally the level of sediment at Komroud basin will be achieved. Results of tests and studies, certified that stone units of Komroud basin are classified within 5 erosion groups in which Quaternary unite had very high erosion and Lalun & Mila formation had very low sediment. Factors including Surface geology were effective on Komroud basin. Keywords: Komroud Drainage Basin, Erosion, Alluvium, Erosion Sensitive 1. Introduction Sedimentation measure can be estimated by different methods. -
Situational Analysis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Most Important Endemic Area of the Disease in Iran
J Arthropod-Borne Dis, December 2017, 11(4): 482–496 E Moradi-Asl et al.: Situational Analysis of … Original Article Situational Analysis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Most Important Endemic Area of the Disease in Iran Eslam Moradi-Asl 1,2, *Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd 1, *Yavar Rassi 1, Hassan Vatandoost 1,3, Mehdi Mohebali 4, Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi 1, Shahram Habibzadeh 5, Sadegh Hazrati 5, Sayena Rafizadeh 6 1Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran 3Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5Department of Infection Disease, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran 6Ministry of Health and Medical Education, National Institute for Medical Research Development, Tehran, Iran (Received 26 Sep 2017; accepted 9 Dec 2017) Abstract Background: Visceral leishmaniasis is one of the most important vector borne diseases in the world, transmitted by sand flies. Despite efforts to prevent the spread of the disease, cases continue worldwide. In Iran, the disease usually occurs in children under 10 years. In the absence of timely diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is 95–100%. The main objective of this study was to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of visceral leishmaniasis as well as its correlation with climatic factors for determining high-risk areas in an endemic focus in northwestern Iran. -
And “Climate”. Qarah Dagh in Khorasan Ostan on the East of Iran 1
IRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1397 1. LAND AND CLIMATE Introduction T he statistical information that appeared in this of Tehran and south of Mazandaran and Gilan chapter includes “geographical characteristics and Ostans, Ala Dagh, Binalud, Hezar Masjed and administrative divisions” ,and “climate”. Qarah Dagh in Khorasan Ostan on the east of Iran 1. Geographical characteristics and aministrative and joins Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. divisions The mountain ranges in the west, which have Iran comprises a land area of over 1.6 million extended from Ararat mountain to the north west square kilometers. It lies down on the southern half and the south east of the country, cover Sari Dash, of the northern temperate zone, between latitudes Chehel Cheshmeh, Panjeh Ali, Alvand, Bakhtiyari 25º 04' and 39º 46' north, and longitudes 44º 02' and mountains, Pish Kuh, Posht Kuh, Oshtoran Kuh and 63º 19' east. The land’s average height is over 1200 Zard Kuh which totally form Zagros ranges. The meters above seas level. The lowest place, located highest peak of this range is “Dena” with a 4409 m in Chaleh-ye-Loot, is only 56 meters high, while the height. highest point, Damavand peak in Alborz The southern mountain range stretches from Mountains, rises as high as 5610 meters. The land Khouzestan Ostan to Sistan & Baluchestan Ostan height at the southern coastal strip of the Caspian and joins Soleyman Mountains in Pakistan. The Sea is 28 meters lower than the open seas. mountain range includes Sepidar, Meymand, Iran is bounded by Turkmenistan, the Caspian Sea, Bashagard and Bam Posht Mountains. -
Zoning the Lead Contamination at the Soil of Ardabil Agricultural
Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences ISSN: 2231– 6345 (Online) An Open Access, Online International Journal Available at http://www.cibtech.org/jls.htm 2015 Vol. 5 (1) January-March, pp. 249-256/Zargari and Sadati Research Article ZONING THE LEAD CONTAMINATION AT THE SOIL OF ARDABIL AGRICULTURAL LAND BY USING REMOTE SENSING Rouzbeh Zargari Asl and *Hossein Sadati Department of environmental sciences Ardabil branch Islamic Azad University Ardabil Iran *Author for Correspondence ABSTRACT Manual measurement of heavy metals at wide-areas is very difficult and it's with a lot of errors and it costs a lot of money. So remote sensing with monitoring points is an appropriate practical knowledge. The goal of this research was to evaluate the density of lead at the agricultural land of the input of Ardabil such as (Abi Beyglu, Khalkhal, Sarcham, Sareyn, Astara and Arjestan). And also the sampling of soil, preparing satellite images (landset 8) (2013), statistical analysis, Geostatistics and geographic information system. The result of this research showed us that the most of the lead density at that region was at the input of Abi Beyglu. So that the class 3 with the lead density of 3 to 3.50 had the most space and class 1 with the density of 2.10 to 2.50 had the least space at the region. And also, totally band 7 had the most space and band 5 had the least space between the lead floors. The result of measuring the lead and also analyzing the remote sensing showed us that the maximum of the lead density is at the east and south of Ardabil and remote sensing has a meaningful solidarity for estimating the lead density. -
A Pallas's Cat Roadkill in Iran Moqanaki Et Al
short communication MOHAMMAD ALI ADIBI1,2, MOHAMMAD REZA SHIRAZI3 AND EHSAN M. MOQANAKI4* distri�ution range, �ut it is generally consid� ered a rare carnivore (Farhadinia et al. 2016, A Pallas's cat roadkill in Iran Moqanaki et al. in press). The threats facing these cats in Iran (incidental killing, ha�itat Pallas’s cats Otocolobus manul are globally threatened by human-generated habitat degradation and depletion of their preferred degradation and fragmentation and poaching, as well as depletion of their prey base. prey; Moqanaki et al. in press) underline the Vehicle accident mortalities of the Pallas’s cat are not a common phenomenon, and challenges facing this Near Threatened small we are not aware of any documented cases. Here we report the observation of a felid across its glo�al distri�ution range (Ross Pallas’s cat roadkill in a protected area in northern Semnan Province, Iran. et al. 2016). The death of Pallas’s cats due to collisions with vehicles seems to �e rare, as On 26 Octo�er 2017 at 14:25 h, a Pallas’s cat vince (Fig. 1). The latter stretch is mainly used we are not aware of any documented records was found dead on the edge of a paved road �y pastoralists who migrate with their livestock in the literature. However, we do not rule out crossing Parvar Protected Area PPA, just 1 km at this time of the year from summer pastures the occurrence of previous incidents, in Iran south�west of Vavsar�e No (= Jadid) village in the north in Mazandaran Province to low� or elsewhere that have not �een detected �y in the �order area �etween Mazandaran and land winter pastures in the south in Semnan wildlife authorities, or reported in the litera� Semnan Provinces (35°57’37” N / 53°33’08” E, Province. -
Islamic and Indian
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Leaf Area Index Variations in Ecoregions of Ardabil Province, Iran
remote sensing Article Leaf Area Index Variations in Ecoregions of Ardabil Province, Iran Lida Andalibi 1, Ardavan Ghorbani 2,* , Mehdi Moameri 2, Zeinab Hazbavi 2, Arne Nothdurft 3, Reza Jafari 4 and Farid Dadjou 1 1 Department of Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil 56199-11367, Iran; [email protected] (L.A.); [email protected] (F.D.) 2 Department of Natural Resources, Water Management Research Center, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil 56199-11367, Iran; [email protected] (M.M.); [email protected] (Z.H.) 3 Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), 331180 Vienna, Austria; [email protected] 4 Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +98-91-2665-2624 Abstract: The leaf area index (LAI) is an important vegetation biophysical index that provides broad information on the dynamic behavior of an ecosystem’s productivity and related climate, topography, and edaphic impacts. The spatiotemporal changes of LAI were assessed throughout Ardabil Province—a host of relevant plant communities within the critical ecoregion of a semi- arid climate. In a comparative study, novel data from Google Earth Engine (GEE) was tested against traditional ENVI measures to provide LAI estimations. Moreover, it is of important practical significance for institutional networks to quantitatively and accurately estimate LAI, at large areas in a short time, and using appropriate baseline vegetation indices. Therefore, LAI was characterized for ecoregions of Ardabil Province using remote sensing indices extracted from Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI), including the Enhanced Vegetation Index calculated in GEE (EVIG) and ENVI5.3 Citation: Andalibi, L.; Ghorbani, A.; software (EVIE), as well as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index estimated in ENVI5.3 software Moameri, M.; Hazbavi, Z.; Nothdurft, (NDVIE). -
Archaeological Survey of "GANZAG": Beautiful Ancient Village in Ardabil, Iran 1Dr
Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST) ISSN: 3159-0040 Vol. 2 Issue 5, May - 2015 Archaeological Survey of "GANZAG": Beautiful Ancient Village in Ardabil, Iran 1Dr. Habib Shahbazi Shiran: 2Dr. Ilhama Mammadova: 3Nasrin Bakhshizad: Department of Archaeology, Azerbaiyjan National Academy of Researcher. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. Sciences. Institute of Archaeology Ardabil-Islamic Republic of Iran. UMA. and Ethnography. E-mail: [email protected] Ardabil-Islamic Republic of Iran. Baku-Republic of Azerbaijan. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract—The GANZAG village an area of precedents of this area are appeared in works and SAREYN district from Ardabil city, with objects obtained during various archaeological geographical coordinates 48° and 8 min eastern excavations and the industry and art reflected in these longitude and 38° and 9 min northern latitude, is 3 works shows that historical events have a great km away from SAREYN present city. At present influence on the technology and art works. The there are two types of old and new habitation availability of abundant water and springs in this area models in rural areas. The old habitation model of recall. The linkage between water and villages and this area includes historical cemetery and integration of special architecture with water connected rock tombs and hills which the areas symbolize purity, life and emergence. According to the on – the ground evidence indicates the pre – Islam history, the area of Ardabil has been one of the oldest habitation. During Islamic periods, a brick – habitats and a place to great historical happening of shaped and stratified house of the precedent Iran. -
Sociology Study of Tourist Attractions in Ardabil Province and Its Role In
Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Research Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch Vol. 7, No 4,Summer 2020, Pp. 43-63 Sociology Study of Tourist Attractions in Ardabil Province and Its Role in Sustainable Development Fariba Mireskandari Assistant Professor and Faculty of Tehran Islamic Azad University, Iran. Abstract: Tourism is traveling for recreational, leisure, or business purposes, usually for a limited duration. Tourism is commonly associated with trans-national travel, but may also refer to travel to another location within the same country. Iran is world famous for kind hospitality, friendliness, and beautiful landscapes and villages. Beautiful historical areas, like Ardabil, have been visited by many foreign and domestic tourists. Therefore, the main purpose in this paper is to investigate the aspects of tourism in Ardabil from a sustainable and sociological view and also to study and introduce Ardabil's Tourist Attractions. The method in this paper is qualitative and also action research and tools of data collection are documental and interviewing research participants. It is worth mentioning that the present research, in its theoretical framework and data analysis, follows the Butler theory. Findings of the study show that Ardabil province has significant potentials for tourist attraction. Key Words: Sociology, Tourist Attractions, Ardabil Province, Sustainable Development *Corresponding author: [email protected] Received: 2020/08/22 Accepted: 2020/09/05 Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Research, Vol. 7, No 4,summer 2020 1. Introduction and Statement of Problem: With the development of the tourism industry and with the creation of various infrastructures, such as roads and transportation networks as well as the provision of facilities for tourists, we may witness economic growth and also development in quality of domestic people's lives. -
Regionalization and Evaluation of Seasonal Human Bioclimate of Semnan Province
J. Basic. Appl. Sci. Res., 2(5)4740-4750, 2012 ISSN 2090-4304 Journal of Basic and Applied © 2012, TextRoad Publication Scientific Research www.textroad.com Regionalization and Evaluation of Seasonal Human Bioclimate of Semnan Province Dr Houshmand Ataei1, Sadat Hashemi nasab2 1Geography Department, University of payam noor, Tehran, Iran 2Educator University of payam noor, Isfahan, Iran ABSTRACT All human activities for the purpose of health and peace is effected by climatically conditions, too.In research I used Terjung Method due to evaluation of seasonal human bioclimatic of Semnan Province using average of maximum and minimum temperature, average of sun shine hours, average of wind speed in four synoptic stations and fourteen climatologically stations in a 15- year course (1994-2008) and I also used AutoCAD map and Arc map software’s based buffering and altitudinal gradient to prepare map of regions in different seasons. The result of research indicates that bioclimatic maps of Semnan Province have remarkable differences in formation of dominant types quantities in summer and winter. Generally mentioned types are restricted to three types in winter and seven types in summer. K1, K2 and K4 types are formed because of outward climatical factors in winter. For the purpose of C2, M2, M3, W3 and W4 are five types effected by both outside and local factors in spring. Seven types (H3, H4, H5, M1, M3, W3, W4) are formed solely on the basis of local factors (outside and local) three bioclimatical types (M3, M1, C2) dominate in fall. Key words: Bioclimatic, Terjung, Peace coefficient, Wind-chill, Regionalization, Semnan Province. -
Feasibility of Developing Sport Tourism in Ardabil (Case Study: Alvares Ski Resort)
ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﻪرﯾﺰي و آﻣﺎﯾﺶ ﻓﻀﺎ دوره 22، ﺷﻤﺎره 4، زﻣﺴﺘﺎن 1397 اﻣﮑﺎنﺳﻨﺠﯽ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﮔﺮدﺷﮕﺮي ورزﺷﯽ در اردﺑﯿﻞ (ﻣﻮرد ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ: ﭘﯿﺴﺖ اﺳﮑﯽ آﻟﻮارس) ﻋﯿﺴﯽ ﻣﻌﺼﻮﻣﯽ ﺟﻨﺎﻗﺮد1، ﻧﺎزﻧﯿﻦ ﺗﺒﺮﯾﺰي2*، ﻣﻬﺪي رﻣﻀﺎنزاده ﻟﺴﺒﻮﯾﯽ3 1- ﮐﺎرﺷﻨﺎﺳﯽ ارﺷﺪ، ﺟﻬﺎﻧﮕﺮدي، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﻣﺎزﻧﺪران، ﺑﺎﺑﻠﺴﺮ، اﯾﺮان 2- اﺳﺘﺎدﯾﺎر، ﺟﻐﺮاﻓﯿﺎ و ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﻪرﯾﺰي ﺷﻬﺮي، ﮔﺮوه ﺟﻬﺎﻧﮕﺮدي، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﻣﺎزﻧﺪران، ﺑﺎﺑﻠﺴﺮ، اﯾﺮان 3- داﻧﺸﯿﺎر، ﺟﻐﺮاﻓﯿﺎ و ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﻪرﯾﺰي روﺳﺘﺎﯾﯽ، ﮔﺮوه ﺟﻬﺎﻧﮕﺮدي، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﻣﺎزﻧﺪران، ﺑﺎﺑﻠﺴﺮ، اﯾﺮان. درﯾﺎﻓﺖ: 23/4/97 ﭘﺬﯾﺮش: 97/9/5 ﭼﮑﯿﺪه ﻫﺪف اﯾﻦ ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ اﻣﮑﺎنﺳﻨﺠﯽ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﮔﺮدﺷﮕﺮي ورزﺷﯽ در ﭘﯿﺴﺖ اﺳﮑﯽ آﻟﻮارس اردﺑﯿﻞ از دﯾﺪﮔﺎه ﮔﺮدﺷﮕﺮان اﺳﺖ. روش اﻧﺠﺎم ﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ ﺗﻮﺻﯿﻔﯽ - ﺗﺤﻠﯿﻠﯽ و از ﻧﻮع ﮐﺎرﺑﺮدي ﺑﻮده و ﺗﺤﻠﯿﻞ دادهﻫـﺎ ﺑـﺎ اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از ﻧﺮماﻓﺰار Smart PLS ﺻﻮرت ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ اﺳﺖ. ﻧﺘﺎﯾﺞ ﺑﻪ دﺳﺖ آﻣﺪه ﻧﺸﺎن ﻣـﯽ دﻫـﺪ، ﺗﻤـﺎم ﺷﺎﺧﺺﻫﺎي ﺳﻨﺠﺶ ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮﺑﯽ ﺗﺒﯿﯿﻦﮐﻨﻨﺪه ﺳﺎزه ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ ﺑﻮده و ﺷﺎﺧﺺﻫﺎي ﻣﺮﺑﻮط ﺑـﻪ اﺳـﺘﻔﺎده از ﻓﻨﺎوريﻫﺎي ﻧﻮﯾﻦ (809/0)، وﺟـﻮد ﺑﺎﺷـﮕﺎه ﻫـﺎ و ﻟﯿـﮓ اﺳـﺘﺎﻧ ﯽ (801/0)، ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣـﻪ ﻫـﺎ ي ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮕـﯽ و ﺟﺸﻨﻮارهﻫﺎي ﺑﻮﻣﯽ ﻣﻮﺟﻮد در روﯾﺪادﻫﺎي ورزﺷﯽ (818/0)، ﺗﻨﻮع ﻣﺤﺼﻮﻻت و ﻓﻌﺎﻟﯿﺖﻫﺎي ورزﺷﯽ (838/0) و وﺟﻮد راﻫﻨﻤﺎ و ﻣﺘﺮﺟﻢ در ﻣﺤﻞ (814/0) داري ﺑﯿﺸﺘﺮﯾﻦ ﻗﺪرت ﺗﺒﯿﯿﻦ در ﺳﺎزه را دارد. ﺿﺮاﯾﺐ ﻣﺴﯿﺮ ﻣﺘﻐﯿﺮﻫﺎي ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ ﺣﺎﮐﯽ از ﺑﺮﻗﺮاري ارﺗﺒﺎط ﻋﻠﯽ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﯿﻢ ﻣﯿﺎن ﻣﺘﻐﯿﺮﻫـﺎي ﭘـﮋوﻫﺶ Downloaded from hsmsp.modares.ac.ir at 15:45 IRST on Saturday September 25th 2021 اﺳﺖ و ﺷﺪت اﯾﻦ راﺑﻄﻪ ﻣﯿﺎن ﻣﺘﻐﯿﺮ زﯾﺮﺳﺎﺧﺘﯽ و ﻣﺘﻐﯿـﺮ ﺗﻮﺳـﻌﻪ ﮔﺮدﺷـﮕﺮي ورزﺷـﯽ (462/0) در ﻣﻘﺎﯾﺴﻪ ﺑﺎ ﺳﺎﯾﺮ ﻣﺘﻐﯿﺮﻫﺎي ﻣﮑﻨﻮن (ﻣﺘﻐﯿﺮﻫﺎي ﻣﺤﯿﻄﯽ و ﻣـﺪﯾﺮﯾﺘﯽ) ﺑﯿﺸـﺘﺮ اﺳـﺖ . در ﻧﻬﺎﯾـﺖ ﺑﺎﯾـﺪ اذﻋﺎن داﺷﺖ ﺑﺮازش ﻣﺪلﻫﺎي اﻧﺪازهﮔﯿﺮي ﺣﺎﮐﯽ از آن اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ اﻣﮑﺎن ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﮔﺮدﺷﮕﺮي ورزﺷﯽ در اردﺑﯿﻞ ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺷﺎﺧﺺ ﻫﺎي ﻣﻮرد ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ وﺟﻮد دارد. -
The First Evidence of Paleolithic Cave Sites in the Northern Margin of the Iranian Central Desert, Semnan, Iran
Archaeology 2019, 7(1): 1-5 DOI: 10.5923/j.archaeology.20190701.01 Anzo: The First Evidence of Paleolithic Cave Sites in the Northern Margin of the Iranian Central Desert, Semnan, Iran Mozhgan Jayez1,*, Seyyed-Milad Hashemi2, Asghar Nateghi3, Alieh Abdollahi3, Mohammad Akhavan Kharazian4, Hamed Vahdati Nasab2, Gilles Berillon4 1Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT), Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research (ICAR), Tehran, Iran 2Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran 3Islamic Azad University of Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran 4UMR7194 CNRS-MNHN-UPVD, Joint French and Iranian Palaeoanthropological Project (FIPP), Musée de l'Homme, Paris, France Abstract The archaeological survey of the southern foothills of Alborz Mountains was conducted in search of caves and rock shelters with Palaeolithic remains. The region under investigation in Semnan Province is located in the northwestern margins of Dasht-e Kavir in Iranian Plateau. It was investigated primarily in 1980s and 1990s by Iranian archaeologists. From 2009, The Paleolithic Survey of the Iranian Central Desert Project (PSICDP) was established in order to evaluate the Paleolithic potential of the region, as a result of which Palaeolithic sites were documented and their surface collections were published. The current survey was conducted as a part of PSICDP project in autumn 2017. As a result, 12 caves and rock shelters were recorded, despite the promising condition of which only one had evidence from Palaeolithic Period. Anzo Cave, in northwest of Mehdishahr, was the only cave which yielded few number of chipped stones on the outer slope of the cave. The results of this survey raise the possibility that movement patterns of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in the region included seasonal-vertical movements between mountainous area in the north and southern lowlands.