Environmental Researches

Environmental Researches

Evaluation of Climate Change’s Treat on Habitats of Gazella Bennettii Using Time Series of Satellite Data in the Central Plateau of Iran in the Last 17 Years

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Senior Expert in Environmental Science and Engineering, Land-Use Assessment and Planning, Faculty of Environment, Karaj, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Hazards and Assessment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Biodiversity and Biosafety, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tehran, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Natural Environment and Biodiversity, Faculty of Environment, Karaj, Iran
10.22034/eiap.2024.333850.2409
Abstract
Precipitation is including of every rainfall. Level of rainfall is 240 ml in Iran and average of rainfall is 860 ml in the world. For evaluation of precipitation by remote sensing data, TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) was used. The goals of these picture are measurement of precipitation and energy in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The aim of this research is evaluation of precipitation trends in Central Plateau of Iran and habitats of Gazella bennettii. This aim was done by remote sensing data and time series. Using the data for evaluation of precipitation is related to daily pictures of TRMM 3B42 during 2002 to 2018. For this purpose, significance of Mann Kendall and Linear correlation were used for SUM monthly and annual parameters. Analyses show the similarity between two significant methods. The result indicates that in Central Plateau of Iran, there are increasing of significant in Qom, some parts of Semnan and Yazd provinces. Decreasing significant for SUM annual parameter was shown in Khorasan-e Razavi and Semnan. For SUM monthly parameter, there was not any significant reduction. In habitats of Gazella bennettii, there was not any significance including increasing or decreasing for two parameters. Research indicate the low and irregular rainfall in arid areas. Current research approved this result too.
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