Milad Hatefi; Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi
Abstract
The present study was conducted to make a brief prioritization based on a combined index for flood potential, water stress, rainfall erosivity index and drought severity at province scale in Iran. To accomplish this, the initial country-wide available data were initially collected. The raw data were ...
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The present study was conducted to make a brief prioritization based on a combined index for flood potential, water stress, rainfall erosivity index and drought severity at province scale in Iran. To accomplish this, the initial country-wide available data were initially collected. The raw data were mined and then standardized to neglect differences in units and magnitudes. The standardized data were ultimately analyzed using geometric mean. According to the results, Khozestan, Alborz and Kermanshah Provinces with respective combined indices of 0.61, 0.59 and 0.58 stood at the first priority in viewpoint of water and erosion indicators. Furthermore, the results of the study showed that southwestern provinces of the country were the most sensitive areas owing to high probability of extreme events and as a result, high amount of water resources loss and erosion potential. So that, implementation of soil and water resources management strategies in aforesaid provinces seems to be vital.