One of the important criteria ofdesertification is water and irrigationwhich isinfluenced byvariousindices, all of which areaffected byhuman activities. In this research, in order to determine the most effective water and irrigation index in the desertification of Kashan and Aran Bidgol plains, and to show the importance of human activities in desertification, 13 water and irrigation indices of IMDPA model were investigated after on the field operations and collecting the necessary data. The GIS map of water and irrigation index based on work unit was extracted. The results showedthat 84.58 percent of the studyarea is located in the intenseclass, and 15.42 percentin the medium classof desertification. Thehighest numerical value isrelated to the work unitsof the sandy plainslocated on Epandage plains, residentialand industrialland, and agricultural land of coveredplainsandEpandage plain with intenseclass, respectively. Analysesperformed on thenumerical values ofweight averageindicesaffecting water and irrigation criteria in the areaindicate that the index of waterpumpinghours is the most influentialindex on accelerating rate of desertificationinthe region.
Vesali, S. A., Zehtabian, G. R., & Azarnivand, H. (2015). Determination of the Most Effective Indicators of Water and Irrigation Criteria in Desertification Intensity (Case Study: Kashan and Aran Bidgol Plains). Desert Management, 3(6), 25-38. doi: 10.22034/jdmal.2015.21670
MLA
Seyed Ali Vesali; Gholam Reza Zehtabian; Hossein Azarnivand. "Determination of the Most Effective Indicators of Water and Irrigation Criteria in Desertification Intensity (Case Study: Kashan and Aran Bidgol Plains)". Desert Management, 3, 6, 2015, 25-38. doi: 10.22034/jdmal.2015.21670
HARVARD
Vesali, S. A., Zehtabian, G. R., Azarnivand, H. (2015). 'Determination of the Most Effective Indicators of Water and Irrigation Criteria in Desertification Intensity (Case Study: Kashan and Aran Bidgol Plains)', Desert Management, 3(6), pp. 25-38. doi: 10.22034/jdmal.2015.21670
VANCOUVER
Vesali, S. A., Zehtabian, G. R., Azarnivand, H. Determination of the Most Effective Indicators of Water and Irrigation Criteria in Desertification Intensity (Case Study: Kashan and Aran Bidgol Plains). Desert Management, 2015; 3(6): 25-38. doi: 10.22034/jdmal.2015.21670