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Modification of Crop Pattern Considering Climate Change and Efficient Use of Water Resources
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
In recent decades, the earth is affected by climate change and the seasons has been warmer than the last. Furthermore, the efficiency of agricultural irrigation is low, and it leads to surface water drought and decrease in groundwater level. The Middle East is known for its warm desert climate. Lack of water resources is considered the most limiting factor for sustainable agriculture and water management of irrigation is a crucial issue for agriculture in Middle East. So it’s necessary to devote the cropping pattern considering above changes. The FAO56 Penman-Monteith equation is the standardized ETo equation. A comparison was made between 8 selected methods and FAO56-PM. Thus the method...
Climate Classification of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) by Introducing a New Index for Clustering Validation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Clustering presents valuable information in discovery of the climatic zones. To use clustering approaches, similarity measure, clustering algorithm, and clustering validity index should be determined. To find climatic zones over Middle East nad North Africa (MENA), this study performs k-means clustering with Euclidean distance as the similarity measure on four monthly precipitation datasets (CRU, GPCC, UDEL, and PREC/L) and two monthly temperature datasets (CRU, NOAA GHCN-CAMS). This study aims to validate clustering results and find a proper number of clusters. For this purpose, five traditional validity indices are examined on experimental datasets. Results show significant differences...
Comparison and Evaluation of Flood Simulation Under Different Scenarios in Kashkan River and Missouri Basins Using Hec-Ras and Lisflood-Fp, and Development of a Method for Downscaling of Flood Discharge
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M.Sc. Thesis
Sharif University of Technology
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Moghim, Sanaz
(Supervisor)
Abstract
This study consists of two parts. In the first part, the performance of the LISFLOOD-FP model, which is raster-based, and the HEC-RAS model, are compared and evaluated. This work studied different scenarios under various digital models in two study areas, the Kashkan study basin with mountainous topography and the basin in Nebraska, which has a plain surface. The flood events are among the most severe floods in both study areas that occurred in March and April 2019. This study showed that in mountain topography, the performance of both models is good even with the 30 m high digital models. Although two models perform well, in the Nebraska basin, the performance of the two models in the...
The Effect of Land Use Change on Water Cycle in Forested and Deforested Areas in Australia
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Forested areas can cause positive impacts on ecosystems and water supply for agriculture, electricity generation, industry, and human. On the other hand, large-scale deforestation affects the water and energy budget on a regional and global scale. Considering the importance of this issue, this study evaluates the impact of land use and land cover changes (LULC) on the water cycle components, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, and hydroclimatic variables such as soil moisture, air temperature, soil temperature, and sensible heat flux in southeastern Australia using an ecosystem model called Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS). For this purpose, a two-year time span with...
Modeling and Forecasting of Carbon Dioxide Concentration over the Australian Daintree Rainforest
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
In recent decades, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that raises the Earth’s temperature, and it can endanger life on Earth. This study uses the 6.2 version of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) with its simple biosphere model (SiB-2) to simulate and forecast the concentration of carbon dioxide over the Daintree rainforest in Australia. This analysis helps to better understand the interaction between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Results of the carbon dioxide simulation were compared and validated with the observed values of the satellite product (MultiInstrumentFusedXCO2). Based on effective parameters,...
Alarming System for Extreme Weather Events (Case Study: Bangladesh)
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Climate and extreme hydrometeorological studies are required to reduce risk and vulnerabilities. This study uses different cumulus and microphysics schemes in Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to simulate heavy rainfall events and Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, where many extreme events occur. Results show that WRF can capture the cyclone track, intensity, and landfall position. In addition, regionalization and an ensemble method through Bayesian regression model (BRM) are used to improve WRF rainfall simulations. Although regionalization can improve results of the experiments with different schemes, BRM leads to the best performance. To consider uncertainty and evaluate hazards, a...
Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning and Statistical Approaches for Wildfire Modeling and Prediction
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Wildfires are complex phenomena with many indeterminate and highly unpredictable driving factors that have remained unresolved. During the last decade, machine learning methods have successfully excelled in wildfire prediction as an alternative to traditional field research methods by elucidating the relationship between historical wildfire events and various important variables. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the random forest machine learning approach and the logistic regression statistical approach to prepare a wildfire susceptibility map using data related to historical wildfires and effective variables in the Okanogan region in Washington province of the United States...
The Investigation and Tracking of Dust Particles and Their Properties over Hamoun Lake and the Aral Sea
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Dry bed of lakes and surrounding areas play an important role in dust production. This work tries to develop an Aerosol Type Detection Index for the two regions of Lake Hamon in Sistan, Iran, and the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Using the parameters of Extinction Coefficient and Depolarization Ration of CALIPSO satellite, the proposed index differentiates and categorizes fine dust particles and clouds according to the physical behavior of each in absorbing and backscattering satellite rays. This index shows values between zero and 0.15 for desert dust and -0.3 to zero for polluted desert dust particles. In order to verify the accuracy of determining the type of particles by the proposed index,...
Analysis of Heat and Cold Waves Indices
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Heat waves and cold waves are among the most important extreme weather events, which could directly affect human health. The heat wave and cold wave are defined as a period of consecutive days (usually at least 3 days) when hot or cold air persists over a region. However, there is no universal definition of these two phenomena in different scientific references, and the available definitions differ depending on the type of temperature index, the minimum required duration, and the defined threshold temperature. This research aims to examine the main indices of heat waves and cold waves and analyze them in 6 major cities: Tehran, London, Madrid, New York, Shanghai, and Vancouver which have...
Assessment of Vulnerability and Resilience to Land Degradation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
In recent decades, especially with the increase of greenhouse gases and global warming, land degradation has become one of the important global environmental issues. Land degradation has significant impacts on soil performance, vegetation cover, crops, and even the dispersion of dust particles. Land degradation is a complex phenomenon that is affected by multiple factors. Thus, it is necessary to identify these factors and then assess the degree of vulnerability and resilience to it globally. Proper indicators can clarify the integration and effective linkage between related parameters. This study aims to develop a Land Degradation Vulnerability Index (LDVI) using parameters such as...
Downscaling Tehran’s Temperature Field Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Geospatial Interpolation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Due to climate change and the increase in the emission of greenhouse gasses, the temperature of the large cities is increasing. Tehran, which is the capital of Iran and the most populated city of it, is no exception. One of the significant tools for characterizing heat in the cities is having access to the temperature field of the region. Different tools can be used for achieving the temperature field. Two methods for doing so are remote sensing and numerical models. Each one of the mentioned methods has their own strength and weaknesses. In this research, the WRF-ARW model (version 3.7) is used for deriving meteorological fields for the city of Tehran. One of the many merits of using...
Reliability Assessment of Wind Power Density in Khouzestan Province
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
This study seeks to evaluate reliability of wind power density over Khouzestan province using WRF simulations. Based on 10 meter wind speed data extracted from eight synoptic stations over Khouzestan province, two different domains were selected in south and south-west of khouzestan as promising regions with strong wind speeds. WRF model were used to simulate atmospheric data during 2016 and over two selected regions with 2 kilometers grid spacing. Simulated data were verified with comparing to in-situ data via three parameters of RMSE, BIAS and correlation. Results indicate that model configuration had acceptable accuracy in simulating wind speed data. In this study, Monte Carlo...
Recognition of Dust Sources of Lake Urmia Basin (Remote Sensing) and its Relationship with Climate and Meteorological Parameters
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Lake Urmia, the largest domestic lake in Iran due to climate change and lack of attention to sustainable development in the past two decades, has lost a significant part of its area. The contaminated bed of dried lakes is one of the main centers of dust generation.These materials are transported along with the wind to distant areas and have an irreversible impact on human health and the environment, so it is very important to determine the sources of dust production on the lake of Urmia to reduce the adverse effects of it.In this study, after determining the arid areas in the Lake Urmia basin using the Angstrom Exponent (AE) and the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), an index has been introduced...
Design of an Active Exoskeleton Robot to Assist Human Knee Motion
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Zohoor, Hassan (Supervisor)
Abstract
Nowadays nearly 1% of the world population depends on wheelchairs for walking and movement. Due to harmful changes in human lifestyle, different diseases like stroke and problems in musculoskeletal system are increasing noticeably. Despite the fact that wheelchairs have recently been improved they have faced big problems like forcing people not to move and just sit for a long period of time. Wearable robots not only help these patients to rehabilitate their disabled organ and walk, but also have a significant mental effect on them.
The analysis of an exoskeletal orthosis designed for patients who have pain in one of their knees is presented. A mechanism for knee exoskeleton is analyzed...
The analysis of an exoskeletal orthosis designed for patients who have pain in one of their knees is presented. A mechanism for knee exoskeleton is analyzed...
Simulation of wetting tendency of fluids with high density ratios using RK Lattice Boltzmann method
, Article 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ARC 2019, 14 October 2019 through 18 October 2019 ; 2020 ; Pak, A ; Sadeghi, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
2020
Abstract
Several lattice Boltzmann models for multi-phase flow have been developed, but few of them are capable of modeling fluid flows with high density ratio in the order of 1000. Therefore, an advanced chromodynamics, Rothmann-Keller (RK) type model is employed in current study, which can handle liquid-gas density ratio in the order of 1000 and viscosity ratio in the order of 100. Other distinctive characteristics of the proposed model are high stability, and capability of setting parameters such as surface tension independently. In spite of these benefits, the original RK model fails to model wetting tendency of the fluids. As a result, it is impossible to correctly simulate two-fluid phase flow...
Development of a Model for Monitoring and Prediction of Drought under Climate Change at Watershed Scale
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Abrishamchi, Ahmad (Supervisor) ; Moghim, Sanaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
The objective of this dissertation is to develop a model to monitor and project the long-term changes in meteorological drought under climate change at watershed scale. In this model, drought is defined based on joint precipitation-temperature values since negative correlation between precipitation and temperature implies that drier periods are often warmer, and therefore, the consequences of drought are more severe compared to low-precipitation periods with mild temperature. This is of particular importance considering global warming. To quantify drought, an indicator called precipitation-temperature deciles index, which is an extension of precipitation deciles index, is introduced. Copula...
Mechanical behavior during aging of plastically deformed AA6061-SiCp composite in different temperatures
, Article Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications ; Volume 226, Issue 4 , 2012 , Pages 322-329 ; 14644207 (ISSN) ; Serajzadeh, S
SAGE
2012
Abstract
In this study, the kinetics of aging in AA6061 and AA6061 with 5% volume fraction SiCp were studied and compared. The composite was first produced and homogenized using stir casting technique followed by hot extrusion with the ratio of 18:1. Then, both AA6061 and the composite were aged at three different temperatures including room temperature, 170 °C and 240 °C, while mechanical properties during aging were evaluated employing hardness measurements and tensile testing. Moreover, in order to assess the effect of plastic deformation on the kinetics of aging, a series of samples were first deformed by equal-channel angular pressing immediately after solution treatment and then aged in the...
Electroosmotic flow and ionic conductance in a pH-regulated rectangular nanochannel
, Article Physics of Fluids ; Volume 29, Issue 6 , 2017 ; 10706631 (ISSN) ; Saidi, M. H ; Sadeghi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2017
Abstract
Infinite series solutions are obtained for electrical potential, electroosmotic velocity, ionic conductance, and surface physicochemical properties of long pH-regulated rectangular nanochannels of low surface potential utilizing the double finite Fourier transform method. Closed form expressions are also obtained for channels of large height to width ratio for which the depthwise variations vanish. Neglecting the Stern layer impact, the effects of EDL (Electric Double Layer) overlap, multiple ionic species, and association/dissociation reactions on the surface are all taken into account. Moreover, finite-element-based numerical simulations are conducted to account for the end effects as well...
Geotechnical characterization and collapsibility of a natural dispersive loess
, Article Engineering Geology ; Volume 250 , 2019 , Pages 89-100 ; 00137952 (ISSN) ; Kiani, M ; Sadeghi, M ; Jafarzadeh, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
Abstract
During preliminary investigation phase of the national Chabahar-Zahedan railway line, serious geotechnical problems including non-uniform settlements, tensile cracks, and local collapse were reported in parts of the path near the coastline. A follow-up field investigation revealed that the in-situ soil at construction site has a metastable structure being sensitive to saturation and loading. Therefore, a comprehensive series of physical, chemical, electro-chemical, and geotechnical tests were conducted to classify and characterize the soil properties and behavior in its natural state. The natural soil was classified as a clayey loess with moderately dispersive to dispersive characteristics....
Geometry effect on electrokinetic flow and ionic conductance in pH-regulated nanochannels
, Article Physics of Fluids ; Volume 29, Issue 12 , 2017 ; 10706631 (ISSN) ; Saidi, M. H ; Moosavi, A ; Sadeghi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2017
Abstract
Semi-analytical solutions are obtained for the electrical potential, electroosmotic velocity, ionic conductance, and surface physicochemical properties associated with long pH-regulated nanochannels of arbitrary but constant cross-sectional area. The effects of electric double layer overlap, multiple ionic species, and surface association/dissociation reactions are all taken into account, assuming low surface potentials. The method of analysis includes series solutions which the pertinent coefficients are obtained by applying the wall boundary conditions using either of the least-squares or point matching techniques. Although the procedure is general enough to be applied to almost any...