Long-term drought monitoring of the Zayandehrud River basin (central Iran) using hydroclimatological models and satellite observations

Drought is one of the most complex and threatening disasters, defined as a period of drier-than-normal conditions which results in water-related problems. In addition to climate variation, human activities can cause or intensify drought through groundwater overextraction, unsupervised expansion of agricultural lands, etc. One prime example of...