Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions
Precipitation is a fundamental variable that is widely used in the organization of water resources and has a great influence on hydrological processes and ecological assessment. This study investigated the quantitative effect of monthly precipitation on surface water area (denoted by the Modified No...
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| author | Jamal S. Abd Al Rukabie, Salwa S. Naif and Monim H. Al-Jiboori |
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| description | Precipitation is a fundamental variable that is widely used in the organization of water resources and has a great influence on hydrological processes and ecological assessment. This study investigated the quantitative effect of monthly precipitation on surface water area (denoted by the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index, MNDWI), vegetation area (denoted by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, NDVI), and potential evapotranspiration (PET) during two years (2018 and 2021) in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. Using the Thornthwaite aridity index, the annual aridity was first assessed to quantify the climate category of these years. The result shows that they were semi-arid and very arid, respectively. The empirical relationships between precipitation and areas of MNDWI and NDVI, and between rainfall and PET, were also examined. Due to less precipitation in 2021, no relationship was found in arid climates, while in 2018 for semi-arid climates, precipitation had a positive non-linear correlation with MNDWI and NDVI areas and a negative correlation with PET. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-badc460d2cad4c69820228aed23a6d722025-01-20T07:13:36ZengTechnoscience PublicationsNature Environment and Pollution Technology0972-62682395-34542024-12-012342383238910.46488/NEPT.2024.v23i04.041Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry ConditionsJamal S. Abd Al Rukabie, Salwa S. Naif and Monim H. Al-JibooriPrecipitation is a fundamental variable that is widely used in the organization of water resources and has a great influence on hydrological processes and ecological assessment. This study investigated the quantitative effect of monthly precipitation on surface water area (denoted by the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index, MNDWI), vegetation area (denoted by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, NDVI), and potential evapotranspiration (PET) during two years (2018 and 2021) in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. Using the Thornthwaite aridity index, the annual aridity was first assessed to quantify the climate category of these years. The result shows that they were semi-arid and very arid, respectively. The empirical relationships between precipitation and areas of MNDWI and NDVI, and between rainfall and PET, were also examined. Due to less precipitation in 2021, no relationship was found in arid climates, while in 2018 for semi-arid climates, precipitation had a positive non-linear correlation with MNDWI and NDVI areas and a negative correlation with PET.https://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(41)D-1621.pdfprecipitation, aridity index, mndwi, ndvi, potential evapotranspiration |
| spellingShingle | Jamal S. Abd Al Rukabie, Salwa S. Naif and Monim H. Al-Jiboori Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions Nature Environment and Pollution Technology precipitation, aridity index, mndwi, ndvi, potential evapotranspiration |
| title | Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions |
| title_full | Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions |
| title_short | Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions |
| title_sort | quantitative impact of monthly precipitation on urban vegetation surface water and potential evapotranspiration in baghdad under wet and dry conditions |
| topic | precipitation, aridity index, mndwi, ndvi, potential evapotranspiration |
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