Developing Meteoric Water Lines for Iran Based on Air Masses and Moisture Sources
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Iran Climatology and Weather Conditions
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Developing MWLs for Iran
4.2. MWLs for Specific Moisture Sources
4.3. The Role of Various Moisture Sources in Surface Water and Karstic Springs Recharge in Iran
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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MWL | Slope | Intercept | Dominant Air Masses | Dominant Moisture Sources |
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Zagros-south | 7.06 | 14.82 | MedT & cT | Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and continental sources |
Zagros-west | 8.12 | 16.99 | MedT, cT, & mP | Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Persian Gulf, and continental sources |
North of Iran | 7.11 | 3.86 | MedT, cT, mP, & cP | Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Persian Gulf, and continental sources |
Karachi MWL (KMWL) for Southeast Iran | 7.56 | 0.34 | mT | Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea |
Caspian Sea | 5.48 | −8.59 | cP | Caspian Sea |
Mediterranean Sea | 8.36 | 18.42 | MedT | Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea |
Persian Gulf | 7.02 | 14.53 | cT | Persian Gulf |
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Heydarizad, M.; Raeisi, E.; Sorí, R.; Gimeno, L. Developing Meteoric Water Lines for Iran Based on Air Masses and Moisture Sources. Water 2019, 11, 2359. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112359
Heydarizad M, Raeisi E, Sorí R, Gimeno L. Developing Meteoric Water Lines for Iran Based on Air Masses and Moisture Sources. Water. 2019; 11(11):2359. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112359
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeydarizad, Mojtaba, Ezzat Raeisi, Rogert Sorí, and Luis Gimeno. 2019. "Developing Meteoric Water Lines for Iran Based on Air Masses and Moisture Sources" Water 11, no. 11: 2359. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112359