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Mayr, Manuel J. ; Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Fire regimes at the arid fringe : A 16-year remote sensing perspective (2000-2016) on the controls of fire activity in Namibia from spatial predictive models.
In: Ecological Indicators. Bd. 91 (August 2018) . - S. 324-337.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.022

Reinhardt, Katja ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Comparison of different wind data interpolation methods for a region with complex terrain in Central Asia.
In: Climate Dynamics. (Januar 2018) . - S. 1-18.
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-018-4101-y

Kassam, Karim-Aly S. ; Ruelle, Morgan L. ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Trabucco, Antonio ; Xu, Jianchu:
Anticipating Climatic Variability : The Potential of Ecological Calendars.
In: Human Ecology. Bd. 46 (2018) Heft 2 . - S. 249-257.
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-018-9970-5

Mayr, Manuel J. ; Malß, Sophia ; Ofner, Elisabeth ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Disturbance feedbacks on the height of woody vegetation in a savannah : a multi-plot assessment using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. (2017) . - S. 1-25.
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1362132

Krüger, Fred ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Environmental management and the reshaping and respacing of livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa : a short commentary on recent trends and conceptual ideas.
In: African Geographical Review. (2017) . - S. 1-7.
DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2017.1286244

Samimi, Cyrus:
Klimatologischer Überblick.
In: Zöller, Ludwig ; Beierkuhnlein, Carl ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Faust, Dominik (Hrsg.): Die Physische Geographie Deutschlands. - Darmstadt : WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft), 2017 . - S. 167-179

Nabavi, Seyed Omid ; Haimberger, Leopold ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Sensitivity of WRF-chem predictions to dust source function specification in West Asia.
In: Aeolian Research. Bd. 24 (2017) . - S. 115-131.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.12.005

Zandler, Harald ; Morche, Thomas ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Wind and solar power as possible energy alternatives in peripheral high mountains? : Insights from the Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan.
In: Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories. Bd. 9 (2017) Heft 4 . - S. 343-354.

Schumacher, Paul ; Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Brenning, Alexander ; Zandler, Harald ; Brandt, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Koellner, Thomas:
Do Red Edge and Texture Attributes from High-Resolution Satellite Data Improve Wood Volume Estimation in a Semi-Arid Mountainous Region?
In: Remote Sensing. Bd. 8 (24 Juni 2016) Heft 7 . - 19 Seiten.
DOI: 10.3390/rs8070540

Romankiewicz, Clemens ; Doevenspeck, Martin ; Brandt, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Adaptation as by-product : Migration and environmental change in Nguith, Senegal.
In: Die Erde. Bd. 147 (2016) Heft 2 . - S. 95-108.
DOI: 10.12854/erde-147-7

Nabavi, Seyed Omid ; Haimberger, Leopold ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Climatology of dust distribution over West Asia from homogenized remote sensing data.
In: Aeolian Research. Bd. 21 (2016) . - S. 93-107.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.04.002

Eklund, Lina ; Romankiewicz, Clemens ; Brandt, Martin ; Doevenspeck, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Data and methods in the environment-migration nexus : a scale perspective.
In: Die Erde. Bd. 147 (2016) Heft 2 . - S. 139-152.
DOI: 10.12854/erde-147-10

Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Breckle, Siegmar-W.:
Preserving a Comprehensive Vegetation Knowledge Base : An Evaluation of Four Historical Soviet Vegetation Maps of the Western Pamirs (Tajikistan).
In: PLoS One. Bd. 11 (2016) Heft 2 . - e0148930.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148930

Zandler, Harald ; Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Scenarios of Solar Energy Use on the “Roof of the World” : Potentials and Environmental Benefits.
In: Mountain Research and Development. Bd. 36 (2016) Heft 3 . - S. 256-266.
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00077.1

Zandler, Harald ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Brenning, Alexander:
Potential of Space-Borne Hyperspectral Data for Biomass Quantification in an Arid Environment : Advantages and Limitations.
In: Remote Sensing. Bd. 7 (15 April 2015) Heft 4 . - S. 4565-4580.
DOI: 10.3390/rs70404565

Zandler, Harald ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Brenning, Alexander:
Quantifying dwarf shrub biomass in an arid environment : comparing empirical methods in a high dimensional setting.
In: Remote Sensing of Environment. Bd. 158 (1 März 2015) . - S. 140-155.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.11.007

Spiekermann, Raphael ; Brandt, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Woody vegetation and land cover changes in the Sahel of Mali (1967-2011).
In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. Bd. 34 (Februar 2015) . - S. 113-121.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2014.08.007

Samimi, Cyrus:
Aktuelle Tendenzen des Klimawandels.
In: Obermaier, Gabriele ; Samimi, Cyrus (Hrsg.): Folgen des Klimawandels. - Bayreuth : Verlag Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Bayreuth e.V., 2015 . - S. 7-24 . - (Bayreuther Kontaktstudium Geographie ; 8 )

Zandler, Harald:
Assessment of Woody Biomass and Solar Energy Resources with Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques : A Regional Study in the High Mountains of the Eastern Pamirs (Tajikistan).
Bayreuth , 2015 . - XVIII, 131 S.
( Dissertation, 2015 , Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften)

Mayr, Manuel J. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Comparing the dry season in-situ leaf area index (lai) derived from high-resolution rapideye imagery with MODIS LAI in a Namibian savanna.
In: Remote Sensing. Bd. 7 (2015) Heft 4 . - S. 4834-4857.
DOI: 10.3390/rs70404834

Folgen des Klimawandels.
Hrsg.: Obermaier, Gabriele ; Samimi, Cyrus
Bayreuth : Verlag Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Bayreuth e.V. , 2015 . - 175 S. - (Bayreuther Kontaktstudium Geographie ; 8 )

Brandt, Martin ; Mbow, Cheikh ; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz ; Verger, Aleixandre ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Fensholt, Rasmus:
Ground- and satellite-based evidence of the biophysical mechanisms behind the greening Sahel.
In: Global Change Biology. Bd. 21 (2015) Heft 4 . - S. 1610-1620.
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12807

Hohberg, Georg ; Kreczi, Fanny ; Zandler, Harald:
High mountain societies and limited local resources : livelihoods and energy utilization in the Eastern Pamirs, Tajikistan.
University of Stuttgart, Department of Landscape Planning and Ecology; Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Geographical Sciences; University of Bayreuth, Department of Geography
In: Erdkunde. Bd. 69 (2015) Heft 3 . - S. 233-246.
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2015.03.03

Staska, Bernadette ; Essl, Franz ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Density and age of invasive "Robinia pseudoacacia" modulate its impact on floodplain forests.
In: Basic and Applied Ecology. Bd. 15 (September 2014) Heft 6 . - S. 551-558.
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2014.07.010

Brandt, Martin ; Romankiewicz, Clemens ; Spiekermann, Raphael ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Environmental change in time series : An interdisciplinary study in the Sahel of Mali and Senegal.
In: Journal of Arid Environments. Bd. 105 (Juni 2014) . - S. 52-63.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.02.019

Brandt, Martin:
Environmental Change Based on Earth Observation and Field Data -- A Local Study in the Sahel Zone of Mali and Senegal.
Bayreuth , 2014 . - XVII, 142 S.
( Dissertation, 2014 , Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften)

Kraudzun, Tobias ; Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Realities and myths of the Teresken Syndrome : An evaluation of the exploitation of dwarf shrub resources in the Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan.
In: Journal of Environmental Management. Bd. 132 (Januar 2014) . - S. 49-59.

Glade, Thomas ; Bell, Rainer ; Dobesberger, Paul ; Embleton-Hamann, Christine ; Fromm, Reinhard ; Fuchs, Sven ; Hagen, Karl ; Hübl, Johannes ; Lieb, Gerhard ; Otto, Jan-Christoph ; Perzl, Frank ; Peticzka, Rober ; Prager, Christoph ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Sass, Oliver ; Schöner, Wolfgang ; Schröter, Dagmar ; Schrott, Lothar ; Zangerl, Christian ; Zeidler, Antonia:
Der Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Reliefsphäre.
In: Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 = Austrian Assessment Report 2014 (AAR14): Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC). - Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014 . - S. 557-600

Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Hable, Robert ; Fezakov, Manuchehr ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Abdulnazarov, Abdulnazar ; Koellner, Thomas:
Factors influencing households' firewood consumption in the Western Pamirs, Tajikistan.
In: Mountain Research and Development. Bd. 34 (2014) Heft 2 . - S. 147-156.
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00113.1

Brandt, Martin ; Verger, Aleixandre ; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz ; Baret, Frédéric ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Local vegetation trends in the sahel of Mali and Senegal using long time series FAPAR satellite products and field measurement (1982-2010).
In: Remote Sensing. Bd. 6 (2014) Heft 3 . - S. 2408-2434.
DOI: 10.3390/rs6032408

Brandt, Martin ; Grau, Tobias ; Mbow, Cheikh ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Modeling Soil and Woody Vegetation in the Senegalese Sahel in the Context of Environmental Change.
In: Land. Bd. 3 (2014) Heft 3 . - S. 770-792.
DOI: 10.3390/land3030770

Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Predictive Mapping of Dwarf Shrub Vegetation in an Arid High Mountain Ecosystem Using Remote Sensing and Random Forests.
In: Remote Sensing. Bd. 6 (2014) Heft 7 . - S. 6709-6726.
DOI: 10.3390/rs6076709

Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Kirchhoff, Joachim-F. ; Koellner, Thomas:
Analysis of costs and people's willingness to enroll in forest rehabilitation in Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan.
In: Forest Policy and Economics. Bd. 37 (Dezember 2013) . - S. 75-83.
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.12.001

Kastler, Bernadette ; Samimi, Cyrus:
The Impact of "Robinia pseudoacacia" on Ground Vegetation and Plant Nutrient Matter in Donau-Auen National Park.
In: 5th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas: 10-12 June 2013, Mittersill ; conference volume. - Mittersill : Hohe Tauern National Park Salzburg, 2013 . - S. 345-352

Brandt, Martin ; Paeth, Heiko ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Vegetationsveränderungen in Westafrika im Spiegel des Klimawandels und der Landnutzung.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Bd. 65 (2013) Heft 9 . - S. 36-42.

Samimi, Cyrus ; Fink, Andreas H. ; Paeth, Heiko:
The 2007 flood in the Sahel : Causes, characteristics and its presentation in the media and FEWS NEt.
In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Bd. 12 (2012) Heft 2 . - S. 313-325.
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-313-2012

Climate Change, Environment and Migration in the Sahel : Selected Issues with a Focus on Senegal and Mali.
Hrsg.: Doevenspeck, Martin ; Hummel, Diana ; Samimi, Cyrus
Frankfurt am Main : Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung, 2012 . - 81 S. - (Micle Working Paper ; 1 )

Vanselow, Kim André ; Kraudzun, Tobias ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Grazing practices and pasture tenure in the Eastern Pamirs : The nexus of pasture use, pasture potential, and property rights.
In: Mountain Research and Development. Bd. 32 (2012) Heft 3 . - S. 324-336.
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-12-00001.1

Vanselow, Kim André ; Kraudzun, Tobias ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Land stewardship in practice : An example from the Eastern pamirs of Tajikistan.
In: Squires, Victor (Hrsg.): Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia : balancing improved livelihoods, biodiversity conservation and land protection. - Dordrecht; Heidelberg, New York; London : Springer, 2012 . - S. 71-90
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5367-9_4

Koller, Ralf ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Deforestation in the Miombo woodlands : A pixel-based semi-automated change detection method.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. Bd. 32 (2011) Heft 22 . - S. 7631-7649.
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.527390

Zech, Michael ; Bimüller, Carolin ; Hemp, Andreas ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Broesike, Christina ; Hörold, Claudia ; Zech, Wolfgang:
Human and climate impact on 15N natural abundance of plants and soils in high-mountain ecosystems : A short review and two examples from the Eastern Pamirs and Mt. Kilimanjaro.
In: Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. Bd. 47 (2011) Heft 3 . - S. 286-296.
DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2011.596277

Paeth, Heiko ; Fink, Andreas H. ; Pohle, Susan ; Keis, Felix ; Mächel, Hermann ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Meteorological characteristics and potential causes of the 2007 flood in sub-Saharan Africa.
In: International Journal of Climatology. Bd. 31 (2011) Heft 13 . - S. 1908-1926.
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2199

Krüger, Fred ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Entwicklung und Umwelt im südlichen Afrika.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Bd. 62 (2010) Heft 6 . - S. 4-10.

Hassler, Sybille K. ; Kreyling, Jürgen ; Beierkuhnlein, Carl ; Eisold, Jenny ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Wagenseil, Hendrik ; Jentsch, Anke:
Vegetation pattern divergence between dry and wet season in a semiarid savanna - Spatio-temporal dynamics of plant diversity in northwest Namibia.
In: Journal of Arid Environments. Bd. 74 (2010) Heft 11 . - S. 1516-1524.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.021

Brandt, Martin ; Bäumler, Rupert ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Agricultural suitability of dune system and Limpopo Basin soils near Xai-Xai, Mozambique.
In: South African Journal of Plant and Soil. Bd. 26 (2009) Heft 4 . - S. 206-212.
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2009.10639956

Kraus, Tanja ; Schmidt, Michael ; Dech, Stefan W. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Combination of remote sensing and in situ measurements for a detailed assessment of biophysical properties of East African rainforests : A case study for Kakamega Forest, Kenya, and Budongo Forest, Uganda.
In: 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium : IGARSS 2009; Proceedings. Band 3. - Piscataway : IEEE, 2009 . - S. 326-329
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417766

Kraus, Tanja ; Schmidt, Michael ; Dech, Stefan W. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
The potential of optical high resolution data for the assessment of leaf area index in East African rainforest ecosystems.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. Bd. 30 (2009) Heft 19 . - S. 5039-5059.
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903022878

Wagenseil, Hendrik ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Woody vegetation cover in Namibian savannahs : A modelling approach based on remote sensing.
In: Erdkunde. Bd. 61 (2007) Heft 4 . - S. 325-334.
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2007.04.03

Wagenseil, Hendrik ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Assessing spatio-temporal variations in plant phenology using Fourier analysis on NDVI time series : Results from a dry savannah environment in Namibia.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. Bd. 27 (2006) Heft 16 . - S. 3455-3471.
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600639743

Samimi, Cyrus ; Krüger, Fred:
Miombo - Ökologische und soziale Veränderungen im größten Trockenwald der Erde.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Bd. 58 (2006) Heft 10 . - S. 40-47.

Samimi, Cyrus ; Kraus, Tanja:
Biomass estimation using Landsat-TM and -ETM+ : Towards a regional model for Southern Africa?
In: GeoJournal. Bd. 59 (2004) Heft 3 . - S. 177-187.
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEJO.0000026688.74589.58

Kraus, Tanja ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Biomass estimation for land use management and fire management using Landsat-TM and -ETM+.
In: Erdkunde. Bd. 56 (2002) Heft 2 . - S. 130-143.