Mehdi Rahmati

Education

PhD. in Soil Science - Soil Physics and Conservation , University of Tabriz , Iran (2009 - 2014)
Thesis title: Estimating soil infiltration rate by remote sensing and its using in LISEM model for Lighvan Watershed erosion prediction
MSc. in Soil Science - Soil Physics and Conservation , University of Tabriz , Iran (2007 - 2009)
Thesis title: Effects of the conversion of wheat-fallow and wheat- pea crop rotations to continuous wheat cropping on soil structural characters at rain-fed agricultural lands
BSc. in Soil Science , University of Tabriz , Iran (2003 - 2007)

Soil Hydrology and Hydraulic
Ecohydrology and Climate Change
Environmental Data Science
Soil Infiltration

Courses

Bachelor Of Science

1	Soil Erosion and Conservation
2	Wind Erosion
3	Fundamentals of Aerial Photos Interpretation
4	Computer programming
5	Watershed Management
6	Soil Management in sustainable agriculture

Master Of Science

1	Remote Sensing
2	Advanced Soil Conservation
3	Sustainable soil management

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Research activities

Journal articles

1	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , , , , Dani Or, , Jan Vanderborght, , Harry Vereecken (2023) Continuous increase in evaporative demand shortened the growing season of European ecosystems in the last decade Communications Earth & Environment: 4; 1—11
2	Mehdi Rahmati, Dani Or, , , , , , Jan Vanderborght, Harry Vereecken (2023) Soil is a living archive of the Earth system Nature Reviews Earth & Environment: 4; 1—3
3	, L. Lassabatere, D. Moret-Fernández, Mehdi Rahmati, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, B. Latorre (2023) Soil-dependent β and γ shape parameters of the Haverkamp infiltration model for 3D infiltration flow HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES: 37; 1—10
4	, , , , Mehdi Rahmati, , , Piet Seuntjens, (2023) Incorporating machine learning models and remote sensing to assess the spatial distribution of saturated hydraulic conductivity in a light-textured soil COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE: 209; 1—12
5	Mirko Castellini, , , Marcella Biddoccu, Mehdi Rahmati, Vincenzo Alagna (2022) Advances in Ecohydrology for Water Resources Optimization in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Water: 14; 1—4
6	Mehdi Rahmati, B. Latorre, D. Moret-Fernández, L. Lassabatere, , , , , , , , Jan Vanderborght, Lutz Weihermüller, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, Dani Or, , Harry Vereecken (2022) On Infiltration and Infiltration Characteristic Times WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH: 58; 1—19
7	, , Mehdi Rahmati, Harry Vereecken, , (2022) Recalibration of existing pedotransfer functions to estimate soil bulk density at a regional scale EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE: 73; 1—15
8	, , Mehdi Rahmati, Jan Vanderborght, Jirka Simunek, Harry Vereecken, Jasper Vrugt (2022) Parasite inversion for determining the coefficients andtime-validity of Philip’s two-term infiltration equation VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL: 21; 1—27
9	L. Lassabatere, Emanuele Priola, , , , B. Latorre, D. Moret-Fernández, , Mehdi Rahmati, , , , Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo (2021) A scaling procedure for straightforward computation of sorptivity HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES: 25; 5083—5104
10	, , , , Mehdi Rahmati, (2021) Predicting soil nutrient contents using Landsat OLI satellite images in rain‑fed agricultural lands, northwest of Iran ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT: 193; 1—12
11	Mehdi Rahmati, , L. Lassabatere, , Harry Vereecken (2021) Simplified characteristic time method for accurate estimation of the soil hydraulic parameters from one-dimensional infiltration experiments VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL: 20; 1—13
12	Lutz Weihermüller, Peter Lehmann, Michael Herbst, Mehdi Rahmati, Anne Verhoef, Dani Or, Diederick Jacques, Harry Vereecken (2021) Choice of Pedotransfer Functions Matters when Simulating Soil Water Balance Fluxes Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems: 13; 1—30
13	, , , , Mehdi Rahmati (2021) A Semi-automated Fuzzy-Object-Based Image Analysis Approach Applied for Gully Erosion Detection and Mapping Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing: 49; 1153—1169
14	, José Alexandre Melo Demattê, , , , Benito R Bonfatti, , , , , Nikou Hamzehpour, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Mehdi Rahmati (2021) High resolution middle eastern soil attributes mapping via open data and cloud computing GEODERMA: 385; 1—15
15	D. Moret-Fernández, B. Latorre, M. V. López, Yolanda Pueyo, L. Lassabatere, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, Mehdi Rahmati, Jaume Tormo, José M. Nicolau (2020) Three- and four-term approximate expansions of Haverkamp formulation to estimate soil hydraulic properties from disc infiltrometer measurements HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES: 34(26); 5543—5556
16	Nikou Hamzehpour, Mehdi Rahmati, Behjat Roohzad (2020) Spatial prediction of soil electrical conductivity using soil axillary data, soft data derived from general linear model and error measurement Desert: 25(1); 87—99
17	Mehdi Rahmati, Jan Vanderborght, Jirka Simunek, Jasper Vrugt, D. Moret-Fernández, B. Latorre, L. Lassabatere, Harry Vereecken (2020) Soil hydraulic properties estimation from one‐dimensional infiltration experiments using characteristic time concept VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL: 19; 1—22
18	, , , , Mehdi Rahmati (2020) Modification on optical trapezoid model for accurate estimation of soil moisture content in a maize growing field Journal of Applied Remote Sensing: 14; 1—19
19	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , (2020) Characterizing soil infiltration parameters using field/laboratory measured and remotely-sensed data Environmental Resources Research: 8; 129—145
20	fereshte alizadeh, Nikou Hamzehpour, Sara Mola ali abasiyan, Mehdi Rahmati (2020) The wind erodibility in the newly emerged surfaces ofUrmia Playa Lake and adjacent agricultural lands and its determining factors CATENA: 194; 1—13
21	Bijan Abadi, Arash Yadolahi, , Mehdi Rahmati (2020) The contribution of diverse motivations for adhering to soil conservationinitiatives and the role of conservation agriculture features in decision-making AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: 182; 1—11
22	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , Jan Vanderborght, Harry Vereecken (2020) On the impact of increasing drought on the relationship between soil water content and evapotranspiration of a grassland VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL: 19; 1—20
23	Bijan Abadi, Arash Yadolahi, , Mehdi Rahmati (2020) The discrimination of adopters and non-adopters of conservation agricultural initiatives in northwest Iran: Modules of attitudinal, soil testing, and topography LAND USE POLICY: 95; 1—12
24	Mehdi Rahmati, Iraj Eskandari, Mehdi Kouselou, , Gholam Reza Mahdavinia, , Blair McKenzie (2020) Changes in soil organic carbon fractions and residence time five years after implementing conventional and conservation tillage practices SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH: 200; 1—7
25	, Jan Vanderborght, , , , , Mehdi Rahmati, , Harry Vereecken, (2020) Responses of soil water storage and crop water use efficiency to changing climatic conditions: a lysimeter-based space-for-time approach HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES: 24; 1211—1225
26	Mehdi Rahmati, , (2019) Prediction of Soil Hydraulic Conductivity at Saturation Using Air Permeability at Any Individual Soil Water Content KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering: 23; 5226—5234
27	Mehdi Rahmati, Andreas Pohlmeier, Sara Mola ali abasiyan, Lutz Weihermüller, Harry Vereecken (2019) Water Retention and Pore Size Distribution of a Biopolymeric-Amended Loam Soil VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL: 18; 1—13
28	Mehdi Rahmati, B. Latorre, L. Lassabatere, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, D. Moret-Fernández (2019) The relevance of Philip theory to Haverkamp quasi-exact implicit analytical formulation and its uses to predict soil hydraulic properties JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY: 570; 816—826
29	Mehdi Rahmati, Lutz Weihermüller, Jan Vanderborght, Yakov A. Pachepsky, Lili Mao, Harry Vereecken, Seyed Bahman Mousavi, Mehdi Kouselou (2018) Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database Earth System Science Data: 10; 1237—1263
30	B. Latorre, D. Moret-Fernández, L. Lassabatere, Mehdi Rahmati, M. V. López, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, R. Sorando, F. Comín, J.J. Jiménez (2018) Influence of the β parameter of the Haverkamp model on the transient soil water infiltration curve JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY: 564; 222—229
31	Mehdi Rahmati, Nikou Hamzehpour (2018) Effectiveness of spectral data reduction in detection of salt-affected soils in a small study area Desert: 23; 97—106
32	Mehdi Kouselou, Sanaz Hashemi, Iraj Eskandari, Blair McKenzie, Esmaeil Karimi, Abbas Rezaei, Mehdi Rahmati (2018) Quantifying soil displacement and tillage erosion rate by different tillage systems in dryland northwestern Iran SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT: 34; 48—59
33	Rasoul Daneshfaraz, Mehdi Rahmati, Pourya Akbari Moghanjigh (2017) Soil erosion and sediment mapping in Aidoghmoush watershed using MPSIAC model and GIS and RS technologies Environmental Resources Research: 5; 35-49
34	Mehdi Rahmati (2017) Reliable and accurate point-based prediction of cumulative infiltration using soil readily available characteristics: A comparison between GMDH, ANN, and MLR JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY: 551; 0—0
35	Nikou Hamzehpour, Mehdi Rahmati (2016) Investigation of Soil Salinity to Distinguish Boundary Line between Saline and Agricultural Lands in Bonab Plain, Southeast Urmia Lake, Iran Journal of applied sciences and environmental management: 20(4); 1037—1042
36	Mehdi Rahmati, (2016) Soil Air Permeability Modeling and Its Use for Predicting Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL: 80(6); 1507-1513
37	Mehdi Rahmati, Nikou Hamzehpour (2016) Quantitative remote sensing of soil electrical conductivity using ETM+ and ground measured data INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING: 38; 123-140
38	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , (2016) Soil organic carbon prediction using remotely sensed data at Lighvan watershed, Northwest of Iran Azarian Journal of Agriculture: 3; 45-49
39	, Mehdi Rahmati, Seyed Ali Reza Rafiei Alavi, Hosein Rezaei, Amir Hosein Nazemi (2015) Prediction of unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity using air permeability: Regression approach Indian Journal of Agricultural Research: 49; 528-533
40	Mehdi Rahmati, Ezatollah Esfandiari, Majid Abdoli (2015) Evaluation of iodate toxicity (KIO3) on growth, morpho-physiological characteristics and mineral nutrients concentrations of potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Agria) Azarian Journal of Agriculture: 2; 99 - 107
41	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , Seyed Bahman Mousavi (2015) Soil moisture derivation using triangle method in the lighvan watershed, north western Iran Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition: 15; 0—0
42	Mehdi Rahmati, , Esmaeil Karimi, Ali Asghar Aliloo (2014) Dryland soil water storage susceptibility to different soil tillage practices under VetchWheat crop rotation Azarian Journal of Agriculture: 1; 18 - 24
43	Mehdi Rahmati, , Seyed Bahman Mousavi (2014) Swelling Bulk Density and its Application in Arya and Paris Model for Soil Moisture Curve Prediction Environmental Resources Research: 2; 185 - 194
44	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , (2014) ETM+ data applicability for remote sensing of soil salinity in Lighvan watershed, Northwest of Iran Current Opinion in Agriculture: 3; 10 - 13
45	, Mehdi Rahmati, Cloude Doussan, Boushra Behrouznezhad (2013) Simplified estimation of unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity using bulk electrical conductivity and particle size distribution Soil Research: 51; 23-33
46	Mehdi Rahmati, , , , (2011) Impact of changing crop rotation to continuous wheat on soil characteristics in semiarid areas African Journal of Agricultural Research: 6; 3783-3788

Conference articles

1	Nikou Hamzehpour, fereshte alizadeh, Mehdi Rahmati (2019) مدل سازی تغییرات مکانی شوری خاک با دادههای کمکی خاکی و روش کو کریجینگ 4th international congress of developing agriculture, natural resources, environment and tourism of Iran, Iran, Tabriz

Theses

1	Mehdi Kouselou, Mehdi Rahmati, Iraj Eskandari, Blair McKenzie, Abbas Rezaei (2018) ارزیابی میزان جابه جایی خاک در تیمارهای مختلف خاکورزی و روند تغییرات برخی از خصوصیات فیزیکی در دوره ی پسا خاک ورزی

Books

1	Mirko Castellini, , , Marcella Biddoccu, Mehdi Rahmati, Vincenzo Alagna (2022) Advances in Ecohydrology for Water Resources Optimization in Arid and Semi-arid Areas ISBN: 978-3-0365-4747-3

Sabbatical

1	Mehdi Rahmati (2019) Evaluating the climate impact on the hydrological cycle using long-term lysimeter data
2	Mehdi Rahmati (2018) Water retention and pore size distribution of a biopolymeric-amended loam soil
3	Mehdi Rahmati (2017) Evaluating the effects of Chitosan and Gum Arabic on structural and hydraulic characteristics of problematic soils

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Executive activities

Member of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Soil Science Association (2021 - present)
Head of Department of Soil Science and Engineering (2020 - 2021)

Mehdi Rahmati

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