Persian juniper and Pistachio are grown in low density in the rangelands of North-East of Iran. These rangelands are populated by evergreen conifers, which are widespread and present at low-density and sparse shrub of pistachio in Iran, that are not only environmentally but also genetically essential as seed sources for pistachio improvement in orchards. Rangelands offer excellent opportunities...

koopan regional laterites located in north east of shiraz, fars province.the rock strata, koopan laterits set on neyriz ophiolites that these ophiolites are actually part of a series zagros ophiolite with of upper cretaceous age. these laterites are covered with nummulitic limestone equivalent jahrom formation with eocene age. the lateritization should be occurred after the upper cretaceous in ...

abstract background: in the age of communication and media that families are rapidly driven towards using satellite channels and other media, considering family health in this regard is essential. a determinant of health is marital satisfaction. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between watching satellite channels and intimacy and marital satisfaction in isfahan, iran. m...

Remotely sensed satellite data can provide spatial and temporal coverage for global environmental monitoring. Calibration and validation are very important for more accurate satellite products and can contribute to the detection of climate changes on earth. Calibration and validation of satellite products normally use both ground-based and satellite-based data, which have geospatial metainforma...

IN THE NEWS FOCUS STORY “WEATHER forecasts slowly clearing up” (9 November, p. 734), R. Kerr nicely summarizes how the growing improvement in prediction is coming from a focus on “more computer power, the assimilation of radar observations, and more physically realistic models.” He emphasizes that better assimilation of satellite data is a key element of improved forecasting. Unfortunately, the...

Reliable drought monitoring requires long-term and continuous precipitation data. High resolution satellite measurements provide valuable precipitation information on a quasi-global scale. However, their short lengths of records limit their applications in drought monitoring. In addition to this limitation, long-term low resolution satellite-based gauge-adjusted data sets such as the Global Pre...