issue 2 publication date 2015-07-01

• A low-level jet in eastern Iran: a possible factor in dust events in the region
• Climate change scenarios generated by using GCM outputs and statistical downscaling in an arid region
• First observations of the aquatic invertebrate fauna in ephemeral Atacama River (22° S, Antofagasta Region, Chile)
• Simulation of climate change in Iran during 2071-2100 using PRECIS regional climate modelling system
• Determination of optimized sediment rating equation and its relationship with physical characteristics of watershed in semiarid regions: A case study of Pol-Doab watershed, Iran
• The most important climatic factors affecting distribution of Zygophyllum atriplicoides in semi-arid region of Iran (Case Study: Isfahan Province)
• Climate diversity in line with agroforestry systems: studying technicalities of agroforestry systems and allied components in two diverse climatic regions (Warm climate vs. cold climate) (Case study: Kazeroun & Sepidan in Fars Province, I.R.Iran)
• Low flow frequency analysis by L-moments method (Case study: Iranian Central Plateau River Basin)
• Modeling of streamflow- suspended sediment load relationship by adaptive neuro-fuzzy and artificial neural network approaches (Case study: Dalaki River, Iran)
• Simulation of rice production under climate change scenarios in the Southern coasts of Caspian Sea
• Column leaching experiments on saline soils of different textures in Sistan plain
• Investigating strategies for optimum water usage in green spaces covered with lawn
• Measure and comparison of economic, social and ecological sustainability of farming systems in the Marvdasht plain
• The necessity of transgenic technology in sustainable production
• Effect of drought stress and salicylic acid on yield and mucilage content of the medicinal herb Plantago ovata Forssk