1. Ahmadi, H., Gh. Zehtabian and H. Khosravi. 2006. Madalus Calibration Model to Present a Regional Model for Desertification Degradation in Kashan Region, Iranian Journal of Natural Resources. Volume 6: 727-744 (In Persian).
2. Arabameri, A., KH. Rezaii, M. Ramesht and M. Sohrabi. 2018. Quantitative assessment of desertification risk using the modified Medallus model, study Case: Shahroud-Bastam watershed. Journal of Watershed Engineering and Management. 11(2): 508-522 (In Persian).
3. Asma, A.A., Sh.A. Anwar, K.A. Waleed, A.E. Nabil and A.R. Mahmmod. 2002. Desertification in the Arab Region: analysis of current status and trends. Journal of Arid Environments, 51: 521-545 (In Persian). [
DOI:10.1016/S0140-1963(02)90975-4]
4. Bakhshandehmehr, L., S. Soltani and A. Sepehr. 2013. Assessment of present status of desertification and modifying the MEDALUS model in Segzi plain of Isfahan. Journal of range and watershed management. 66(1): 27-41 (In Persian).
5. De Paola, F., D. Ducci and M. Giugni. 2009. Soil erosion and desertification: a combined approach using RUSLE and ESAs models in the Tusciano basin (southern Italy). In: EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vienna, Austria. 21.
6. Ekhtesasi, M. and A. Sepehr. 2011. Methods and models of desertification assessment and mapping. Yazd University press, 286 p (In Persian).
7. Elena Topa, M., P. Iavazzo, S. Terracciano, P. Adamo, A. Coly, F. De Paola, S. Giardano, M. Giugni and S. Eric Traore. 2013. Evaluation of sensitivity to desertification by a Modified ESAs method in two sub-Saharan peri-urban areas: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) And Saint Louis (Senegal). Geophysical Research Abstracts. Issue 15: 2013-2229.
8. Fozooni, L., A. Fakhrieh and M.R. Ekhtesasi. 2012. Assessment of desertification using of modify MEDALUS model in Sistan Plain (the east of IRAN). Elixir International Journal, 47: 8950-8955 (In Persian).
9. Ghasemi, S. 2007. Evaluation of desertification criteria and indicators based on water and soil to evaluate the intensity of desertification and prepare a desert map of Zabol region,.Master Thesis, Faculty of Natural Resources,University of Tehran (In Persian).
10. Ghasemi, M., Gh. Zehtabian and H. Ahmadi. 2008. Evaluation of desertification intensity in Zabol region from the perspective of water criteria using Madalus model. Journal of Research and Construction, 21: 59-71 (In Persian).
11. Giordano, L.F., S. Giordano, M. Grauso, M. Lannetta, G. Scicortino, F. Bonnati. 2002. Desertification vulnerability in Sicily. Proc. Of the 2nd Int. Conf. On New Trend in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life: Eco-Compatible Solution for Aquatic Environments.
12. Habibi, A., S. Shadfar and M. Sadeghi. 2012. Investigation of Desertification Intensity in Geomorphological Landscapes Using GIS in Khuzestan Province, Journal of Applied Research in Geographical Sciences, Fourteenth Year, No. 32: 141-159) In Persian).
13. Lahlaoi, H., H. Rhinane, A. Hilali, S. Lahssini and S. Moukrim. 2017. Desertification assessment using MEDALUS model in watershed Oued El Maleh, Morocco. Geosciences, 7(50): 1-16. [
DOI:10.3390/geosciences7030050]
14. Lavado, C.J.F., S. Schnabel, A.G. Mezo Gutierrez and F.M. Pulido. 2009. Mapping Sensitivity to land degradation Extremadura. SW spain, Land Degrad Develop, 20: 129-144. [
DOI:10.1002/ldr.884]
15. Kadovich, R., A. Mansour, Y. Bohajar, V. Perovich, S. Belanovich Simik, M. Todosijevich, S. Tosich, M. Andelic and U. Dovezenski. 2016. Land sensitivity analysis of degradation using MEDALUS model, case study: Deliblato Sands, Serbia. Archives of Environmental Protection, 42(4): 114-124. [
DOI:10.1515/aep-2016-0045]
16. Kardawani, P. and A. Palash. 2009. Comparison of the role of Hamoon Lake during waterlogging and drought in the economic and social situation of Sistan. Geography, 9(8): 123-144 (In Persian)
17. Kazeminia, A.R., K. Rangzan and M. Mahmoud Abadi. 2017. Assessment of Desertification using the MEDALUS model (Case study: the lands of west Ahvaz). Journal of RS & GIS for Natural Resources, 8(2): 111-126 (In Persian)
18. Kundu, A. and D. Dutta, 2010. Monitoring desertification risk through climate change and Human interference using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Int. J. of Geometrics and Geosciences, 2(1): 21-33.
19. Mahmoodabadi, M., K. Omidvar, GH. Mozafari and A. Mazidi, 2016. Assessment of Teleconnection Patterns Affecting Rainfall Extreme Indices (Case Study: Sistan-Baluchestan Province). Journal of Watershed Management Research, 9 (17) : 280-294 (In Persian). [
DOI:10.29252/jwmr.9.17.280]
20. Rashki, A. 2013. Investigating the Variability of the Source of Sistan Dust Storms Due to the Drying of Hamoon Lakes, First International Dust Conference, Ahvaz )In Persian).
21. Rakhshani, A. and Z. Rakhshani. 2018.The effects of the environmental crisis of Hamoon Wetland on the social situation of the people of Sistan and the presentation of managerial and executive solutions. 9th National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources: 135-143 (In Persian).
22. Rezayepour, A.B., H. Bahrami, J. Rafysharifabad and H. Khosravi. 2013.Evaluation of desertification using Madalus model (Case study of Baghdar, Yazd), Quarterly Journal of Geographical Studies of Arid Areas, Fifth Year. 19: 42-54 (In Persian).
23. Salvati, L. and S. Bajocco. 2011. Land sensitivity to desertification across Italy: past, present, and future. Applied Geography, 31(1): 223-231. [
DOI:10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.04.006]
24. Sargazi, H. and M. Onogh. 2017. Study and ranking of desertification criteria in Sistan plain. Journal of Gorgan Water and Soil Research:160-173 (In Persian).
25. Shahbazi, K., M. Khosrowshahi, M. Heshmati and M. Ghietury. 2020. Effects of Geological and Topographical Factors on Determining Gully Erosion Thresholds. jwmr. 11(21): 259-268 (In Persian).
26. Shariyary, A., M. Hoseini, M. Ekhtesasi and A. Fakhire. 2009. Assessment of land degradation in Sistan region with emphasis Ton wind erosion.,Journal of Geography and Development, 20: 21-36 (In Persian).
27. Soleimani Sardo, M. and M. Zarei. 2019. Drought Monitoring Using MODIS Data and Its Comparison with SPI Meteorological Index in Short Periods (Case Study: Jaz_Murian basin). jwmr. 10(20) :250-261 (In Persian). [
DOI:10.29252/jwmr.10.20.250]
28. Taghipour-Javi, S., A. Fazeli and B. Kazemi. 2016. A case study of desertification hazard mapping using the MEDALUS (ESAs) methodology in south-west Iran. Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 6(1): 8-24 (In Persian). [
DOI:10.5027/jnrd.v6i0.01]
29. Yang, X., K. Zhang, B. Jia and L. Ci. 2005. Desertification assessment in China: An Overview. J. Arid Environ. Issue 63: 517-531. [
DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.032]
30. Yaghmaeian Mahabadi, N., H. Asadi and S. Rezaei. 2017. Mapping and assessment of land degradation risk using MEDALUS model in Siyahpoush Catchment, Ardabil Province. Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 24(1): 173-187 (In Persian).
31. Zehtabian,Gh., A. Khosravi and H. Azarnivand. 2015. Evaluation of desertification intensity in Kashan region from the perspective of soil criteria. Sixth National Conference on Watershed Management Science and Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, 285-293 (In Persian).