Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model

Iran is situated in a very diverse environmental area. The climate of the region is varied and influenced by different patterns. In order to best describe the expected climate change impacts for the region, climate change scenarios and climate variables must be developed on a regional, or even sit...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farzanmanesh, Raheleh, Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom, Shakiba, Ali Reza, Amanollahi, Jamil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/1/15.%20Impact%20assessment%20of%20climate%20change%20in%20Iran%20using%20LARS-WG%20model.pdf
_version_ 1848849433558515712
author Farzanmanesh, Raheleh
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Shakiba, Ali Reza
Amanollahi, Jamil
author_facet Farzanmanesh, Raheleh
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Shakiba, Ali Reza
Amanollahi, Jamil
author_sort Farzanmanesh, Raheleh
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Iran is situated in a very diverse environmental area. The climate of the region is varied and influenced by different patterns. In order to best describe the expected climate change impacts for the region, climate change scenarios and climate variables must be developed on a regional, or even site-specific, scale. The weather generator is one of the valid downscaling methods. In the current study, LARS- WG (a weather generator) and the outputs from ECHO-G for present climate, as well as future time slice of 2010-2039 based on A1 scenario, were used to evaluate LARS-WG as a tool at 13 synoptic stations located in the north and northeast parts of Iran. The results obtained in this study illustrate that LARS-WG has a reasonable capability of simulating the minimum and maximum temperatures and precipitation. In addition, the results showed that the mean precipitation decreased in Semnan, the south of Khorasan and Golestan. Meanwhile, the mean temperature during 2010-2039 would increase by 0.5°C, especially in the cold season.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T09:50:19Z
format Article
id upm-40466
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T09:50:19Z
publishDate 2012
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-404662015-11-04T03:51:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/ Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model Farzanmanesh, Raheleh Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom Shakiba, Ali Reza Amanollahi, Jamil Iran is situated in a very diverse environmental area. The climate of the region is varied and influenced by different patterns. In order to best describe the expected climate change impacts for the region, climate change scenarios and climate variables must be developed on a regional, or even site-specific, scale. The weather generator is one of the valid downscaling methods. In the current study, LARS- WG (a weather generator) and the outputs from ECHO-G for present climate, as well as future time slice of 2010-2039 based on A1 scenario, were used to evaluate LARS-WG as a tool at 13 synoptic stations located in the north and northeast parts of Iran. The results obtained in this study illustrate that LARS-WG has a reasonable capability of simulating the minimum and maximum temperatures and precipitation. In addition, the results showed that the mean precipitation decreased in Semnan, the south of Khorasan and Golestan. Meanwhile, the mean temperature during 2010-2039 would increase by 0.5°C, especially in the cold season. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/1/15.%20Impact%20assessment%20of%20climate%20change%20in%20Iran%20using%20LARS-WG%20model.pdf Farzanmanesh, Raheleh and Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom and Shakiba, Ali Reza and Amanollahi, Jamil (2012) Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 20 (2). pp. 299-311. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2020%20%282%29%20Jul.%202012/08%20Pg%20299-311.pdf
spellingShingle Farzanmanesh, Raheleh
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Shakiba, Ali Reza
Amanollahi, Jamil
Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model
title Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model
title_full Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model
title_fullStr Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model
title_full_unstemmed Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model
title_short Impact assessment of climate change in Iran using LARS-WG model
title_sort impact assessment of climate change in iran using lars-wg model
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40466/1/15.%20Impact%20assessment%20of%20climate%20change%20in%20Iran%20using%20LARS-WG%20model.pdf