introduction persian gulf is a warm, hypersaline, shallow and semi-enclosed sea with low hydrodynamic energy and ideal conditions for deposition of particle materials. qeshm island is the largest island of persian gulf, in the mouth of strategic hormoz strait. every day, many tankers and ships that transport oil production of persian gulf throughout the world, cross near this island. thus, qesh...

The study presents the result of a new attempt for benthic biotopes remote sensing in the southern coast of the Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. This survey site covers approximately 233 km2 in water depth between five and 25 m. Bathymetric data was derived from the single beam survey and grab stations, underwater video and photos were undertaken as ground-trusthing. The acoustic results showe...

The second season of the archaeological survey of Qeshm Island was conducted during the winter of 2012, during which the team identified a total of 138 sites. The preliminary analysis of the ceramic assemblage from these sites suggests that 5 sites date to the 3rd millennium B.C.(Bronze Age) and represent the earliest in the directory. The remainder includes 3 Iron Age, 4 Achaemenid, 23 Parthia...

The occurrence of severe and inclusive dust storms has caused a lot damage every year in the Persian Gulf region it destructive environmental effects this area. aim study is to investigate monthly changes frequency over Khark, Kish Qeshm islands located during 10-year period (2007–2017) using satellite model observations. results show that highest was observed Island followed by Khark Islands. ...

In this study, the amount of nickel and vanadium elements in the soft tissues of rock oysters (Saccostrea cuculata) and sea water from coastal areas of Qeshm Island, the biggest island of Persian Gulf located in the south of Iran, were measured to evaluate the contamination of the aquatic environment and organisms. Following the bioassay, weighing and chemical digestion of the samples, finally...