Irrigation Sciences and Engineering

Irrigation Sciences and Engineering

Temporal and Spatial Monitoring and Evaluation of Meteorological and Agricultural Drought in Hormozgan Province Using Remote Sensing

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Hadi Siasar 1
Maryam Heydarzadeh 2
1 Asistant Professor of Department of Agircultural, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant professor, Department of water engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Minab higher Education center, University of Hormozgan.Iran
10.22055/jise.2025.45302.2100
Abstract
Drought has intensified in arid and semi-arid regions in recent decades, posing serious challenges to water resources and agriculture. This study assessed agricultural and meteorological drought in Hormozgan Province using Google Earth Engine and MODIS-derived indices from 2000 to 2022. NDVI, VCI, VHI, and SVI were used for agricultural drought, while TCI, PDSI, SPI, and PCI were applied for meteorological drought assessment. The results showed significant trends in VCI and VHI, as well as in PDSI and SPI, across the studied stations. Jask and Hajiabad stations exhibited significant positive trends at the 99% confidence level for VCI, VHI, PDSI, and SPI, while Minab showed similar trends for VHI, PDSI, and SPI. The findings indicated that much of the province is affected by severe to very severe drought. Overall, the combined use of satellite-based and ground-based meteorological indices provides an effective approach for monitoring drought, although index performance depends on local climatic, topographic, vegetation, and soil conditions.
Keywords
Drought
Google Earth Engine
Remote Sensing
Satellite Indices
Hormozgan Province
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Irrigation Sciences and Engineering
Volume 49, Issue 1
Spring 2026
Pages 111-131

  • Receive Date 05 June 2024
  • Revise Date 04 January 2025
  • Accept Date 26 January 2025
  • Publish Date 05 May 2026