Spatial-temporal analysis of the military climate of the United Arab Emirates

Document Type : Original Article

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AMU
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Implementing sustainable development in regions requires careful planning based on the talents and limitations of resources, and the climate of each region is one of the most important factors determining the development potential of the place. In this regard, the climatic characteristics and its dominant elements that play a decisive role in the distribution and formation of vital phenomena (plants, animals, humans), the United Arab Emirates, as one of the countries on the Persian Gulf, has great economic, commercial and tourism importance, and the purpose of this research is to evaluate and zone the climatic elements of the United Arab Emirates using statistical methods in the geographic information system and ARCGIS10.8 software. In order to investigate the climatic situation in the United Arab Emirates, climatic data from 28 meteorological stations as well as network data from the World Climate Site were used. The results of the research showed that the United Arab Emirates mainly has a desert climate, hot and dry. The average annual temperature in this country varies between 24 and 30 degrees Celsius, with the lowest occurring in the relatively high areas located in the east of the country and the Emirate of Fujairah and the highest occurring in the desert areas located in the south of the country. Also, the annual rainfall in the United Arab Emirates varies between 55 and 376 mm, with the highest occurring in the northeastern highlands of the country and the heights of Hajar, Jays and Mirah with an amount of about 300 mm; while in the western regions of the country such as the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the annual rainfall is less than 75 mm. In terms of wind speed, the average maximum wind speed is about 30 knots at the stations of Jabal Mubarah and Al Jazirah, and in terms of relative humidity, the highest average humidity occurs at the stations of Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain with 65.8 and 64.6 percent, respectively.

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