Dr Saeed Golian

    ICARUS, Geography

    Senior Post Doctoral Researcher

    Biography

        I am a Senior Postdoctoral in the Department of Geography, ICARUS at Maynooth University and started work here in August 2019. I completed my PhD in Hydrology at the Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran in 2010 and worked at Shahrood University of Technology as an Associate/Assistant Professor before joining Maynooth University. 

        I currently research on seasonal hydrological forecasting for Irish river catchments using statistical and dynamical approaches.

        My main research interests are: 1- Investigating different hydrological cycle components including rainfall, surface runoff and soil moisture. 2- Rainfall-runoff and rainfall generation models 3- Flood forecasting and warning systems 4- Drought analysis and forecasting 5- Uncertainties associated to hydroloclimatological data and modeling 6- Application of GIS and RS in hydrology and 7- Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods in hydrology.  

    Research Interests

    1- Investigating different hydrological cycle components including rainfall, surface runoff and soil moisture.
    2- Rainfall-runoff and rainfall generation models
    3- Flood forecasting and warning systems
    4- Drought analysis and forecasting
    5- Uncertainties associated to hydroloclimatological data and modeling
    6- Application of GIS and RS in hydrology
    7- Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods in hydrology.

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2017 'Ensemble-Based Multivariate Sensitivity Analysis of Satellite Rainfall Estimates Using Copula Model'
    Saber Moazami; Saeed Golian (2017) 'Ensemble-Based Multivariate Sensitivity Analysis of Satellite Rainfall Estimates Using Copula Model' In: Sensitivity Analysis in Earth Observation Modelling. Netherlands: Elsevier. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2021 'Evaluating the effects of climate change on precipitation and temperature for Iran using RCP scenarios'
    Doulabian, S;Golian, S;Toosi, AS;Murphy, C (2021) 'Evaluating the effects of climate change on precipitation and temperature for Iran using RCP scenarios'. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 12 :166-184 [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Evaluation of Sub-Selection Methods for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Low-Flow and Hydrological Drought Conditions'
    Golian, S;Murphy, C (2021) 'Evaluation of Sub-Selection Methods for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Low-Flow and Hydrological Drought Conditions'. Water Resources Management, 35 :113-133 [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Benchmarking seasonal forecasting skill using river flow persistence in Irish catchments'
    Quinn, DF;Murphy, C;Wilby, RL;Matthews, T;Broderick, C;Golian, S;Donegan, S;Harrigan, S (2021) 'Benchmarking seasonal forecasting skill using river flow persistence in Irish catchments'. Hydrological Sciences Journal/Journal des Sciences, Hydrologiques, [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Conditioning ensemble streamflow prediction with the North Atlantic Oscillation improves skill at longer lead times'
    Donegan S.;Murphy C.;Harrigan S.;Broderick C.;Foran Quinn D.;Golian S.;Knight J.;Matthews T.;Prudhomme C.;Scaife A.A.;Stringer N.;Wilby R.L. (2021) 'Conditioning ensemble streamflow prediction with the North Atlantic Oscillation improves skill at longer lead times'. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, 25 (7):4159-4183 [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Flood prediction based on climatic signals using wavelet neural network'
    Linh N.T.T.;Ruigar H.;Golian S.;Bawoke G.T.;Gupta V.;Rahman K.U.;Sankaran A.;Pham Q.B. (2021) 'Flood prediction based on climatic signals using wavelet neural network'. Acta Geophysica, 69 (4):1413-1426 [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Regionalization of hydrological models for flow estimation in ungauged catchments in Ireland'
    Golian, S., Murphy, C., Meresa, H. (2021) 'Regionalization of hydrological models for flow estimation in ungauged catchments in Ireland'. Journal of Hydrology, [Details]
    2019 'Determining the best combination of MODIS data as input to ANN models for simulation of rainfall'
    Mohammad Khedmatkar Bolandakhtar; Saeed Golian (2019) 'Determining the best combination of MODIS data as input to ANN models for simulation of rainfall'. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, [full-text] [Details]
    2019 'On the use of satellite, gauge, and reanalysis precipitation products for drought studies'
    Saeed Golian; Mostafa Javadian; Ali Behrangi (2019) 'On the use of satellite, gauge, and reanalysis precipitation products for drought studies'. Environmental Research Letters (ERL), 14 (7) [full-text] [Details]
    2018 'Evaluation of data-driven models to downscale rainfall parameters from global climate models outputs: The case study of Latyan watershed'
    Reza Haji Hosseini; Saeed Golian; Jafar Yazdi (2018) 'Evaluation of data-driven models to downscale rainfall parameters from global climate models outputs: The case study of Latyan watershed'. Journal of Water and Climate Change, [full-text] [Details]
    2017 'Optimal location of artificial recharge of treated wastewater using fuzzy logic approach'
    Alireza Ghasemi; Bahram Saghafian; Saeed Golian (2017) 'Optimal location of artificial recharge of treated wastewater using fuzzy logic approach'. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA, 66 (3) [Details]
    2017 'Non-stationary frequency analysis of extreme water level: application of annual maximum series and peak-over threshold approaches'
    Ali Razmi; Saeed Golian; Zahra Zahmatkesh (2017) 'Non-stationary frequency analysis of extreme water level: application of annual maximum series and peak-over threshold approaches'. Water Resources Management, 31 (7) [Details]
    2017 'Determining Checkdams Layout for Flood Mitigation Using Simulation–Optimization Approach'
    Jafar Yazdi, Saeed Golian, Mohammad Roohi (2017) 'Determining Checkdams Layout for Flood Mitigation Using Simulation–Optimization Approach'. International Journal of Environmental Research, [Details]
    2017 'System dynamics approach for simulating water resources of an urban water system with emphasis on sustainability of groundwater'
    Alireza Ghasemi; Bahram Saghafian; Saeed Golian (2017) 'System dynamics approach for simulating water resources of an urban water system with emphasis on sustainability of groundwater'. Environmental Earth Sciences, [Details]
    2016 'Multiyear monitoring of soil moisture over Iran through satellite and reanalysis soil moisture products'
    Abdolaziz Rahmani, Saeed Golian, Luca Brocca (2016) 'Multiyear monitoring of soil moisture over Iran through satellite and reanalysis soil moisture products'. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 48 [Details]
    2016 'Monitoring deforestation in Iran, Jangal-Abr Forest using multi-temporal satellite images and spectral mixture analysis method'
    Neamat Karimi; Saeed Golian; Danesh Karimi (2016) 'Monitoring deforestation in Iran, Jangal-Abr Forest using multi-temporal satellite images and spectral mixture analysis method'. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, [Details]
    2016 'Prediction of precipitation in Golestan dam watershed using climate signals'
    Hossein Ruigar; Saeed Golian (2016) 'Prediction of precipitation in Golestan dam watershed using climate signals'. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, 123 [Details]
    2016 'Comprehensive evaluation of four high-resolution satellite precipitation products under diverse climate conditions in Iran'
    Saber Moazami; Saeed Golian; Yang Hong; Chen Sheng; M Reza Kavianpour (2016) 'Comprehensive evaluation of four high-resolution satellite precipitation products under diverse climate conditions in Iran'. HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL-JOURNAL DES SCIENCES HYDR, 61 (2) [Details]
    2015 'Trends in meteorological and agricultural droughts in Iran'
    S Golian; O Mazdiyasni; Amir AghaKouchak (2015) 'Trends in meteorological and agricultural droughts in Iran'. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, 119 (3-4) [Details]
    2015 'Evaluating the performance of merged multi-satellite precipitation products over a complex terrain'
    Saeed Golian; Saber Moazami; Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter; Yang Hong (2015) 'Evaluating the performance of merged multi-satellite precipitation products over a complex terrain'. Water Resources Management, 29 (13) [Details]
    2015 'Assessing the correlation between climate signals and monthly mean and extreme precipitation and discharge of Golestan Dam Watershed'
    Hossein Ruigar; Saeed Golian (2015) 'Assessing the correlation between climate signals and monthly mean and extreme precipitation and discharge of Golestan Dam Watershed'. Earth Sciences Research Journal, 19 (1) [Details]
    2015 'Analytical derivation of overland travel time based on diffusive wave solution'
    Mahmoud Zakeri Niri; Bahram Saghafian; Saeed Golian (2015) 'Analytical derivation of overland travel time based on diffusive wave solution'. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - ASCE, 21 (2) [Details]
    2014 'Quasi-online flood forecasting downstream of dams based on rainfall thresholds'
    Saghafian Bahram; Golian Saeed; Khodadadi Hossein (2014) 'Quasi-online flood forecasting downstream of dams based on rainfall thresholds'. Hydrology Research, 45 (4-5) [Details]
    2014 'Application of copula method and neural networks for predicting peak outflow from breached embankments'
    Hooshyaripor Farhad; Tahershamsi Ahmad; Golian Saeed (2014) 'Application of copula method and neural networks for predicting peak outflow from breached embankments'. Journal of Hydro-Environment Research, 8 (3) [Details]
    2014 'Flood frequency analysis based on simulated peak discharges'
    Bahram Saghafian; Saeed Golian; Alireza Ghasemi (2014) 'Flood frequency analysis based on simulated peak discharges'. Natural Hazards, 73 [Details]
    2014 'Uncertainty analysis of bias from satellite rainfall estimates using copula method'
    Saber Moazami; Saeed Golian; M Reza Kavianpour; Yang Hong (2014) 'Uncertainty analysis of bias from satellite rainfall estimates using copula method'. Atmospheric Research, 137 [Details]
    2014 'A deterministic framework for selecting a Flood Forecasting and Warning System (FFWS) at watershed scale'
    Saeed Golian; Jafar Yazdi; Mario LV Martina; Sara Sheshangosht (2014) 'A deterministic framework for selecting a Flood Forecasting and Warning System (FFWS) at watershed scale'. Journal of Flood Risk Management, [Details]
    2014 'Real-time updating of rainfall threshold curves for flood forecasting'
    Golian Saeed; Fallahi Mohammad Reza; Behbahani Seyyed Mahmoudreza; Sharifi Soroosh; Sharma Ashish (2014) 'Real-time updating of rainfall threshold curves for flood forecasting'. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - ASCE, 20 (4) [Details]
    2014 'A stochastic framework to assess the performance of flood warning systems based on rainfall‐runoff modeling'
    Yazdi J; Salehi Neyshabouri SAA; Golian S (2014) 'A stochastic framework to assess the performance of flood warning systems based on rainfall‐runoff modeling'. Hydrological Processes, 28 (18) [Details]
    2013 'Comparison of PERSIANN and V7 TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) products with rain gauge data over Iran'
    Saber Moazami; Saeed Golian; M Reza Kavianpour; Yang Hong (2013) 'Comparison of PERSIANN and V7 TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) products with rain gauge data over Iran'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING, 34 (22) [Details]
    2013 'Monte Carlo analysis of the effect of spatial distribution of storms on prioritization of flood source areas'
    Bahram Saghafian; Saeed Golian; Mohammad Elmi; Ruhangiz Akhtari (2013) 'Monte Carlo analysis of the effect of spatial distribution of storms on prioritization of flood source areas'. Natural Hazards, 66 (2) [Details]
    2013 'Application of surrogate artificial intelligent models for real‐time flood routing'
    Hossein Ghalkhani; Saeed Golian; Bahram Saghafian; Ashkan Farokhnia; Asaad Shamseldin (2013) 'Application of surrogate artificial intelligent models for real‐time flood routing'. Water and Environment Journal, 27 (4) [Details]
    2012 'Comparison of dust source identification techniques over land in the Middle East region using MODIS data'
    Neamat Karimi; Ali Moridnejad; Saeed Golian; Jamal Mohammad Vali Samani; Danesh Karimi; Sara Javadi (2012) 'Comparison of dust source identification techniques over land in the Middle East region using MODIS data'. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 38 (5) [Details]

    Employment

      Employer Position From / To
    Shahrood University of Technology Assistant Professor 06-SEP-11 / 01-JAN-19
    Shahrood University of Technology Associate Professor 01-JAN-19 / 27-AUG-19
    Maynooth University Senior Postdoc 27-AUG-19 /

    Teaching Interests

    Hydrology
    Advanced Hydrology
    Statistical Hydrology
    Introduction to GIS and RS
    Hydrological modelling 
    Global Warming and Climate Change

    Recent Postgraduates

      Graduation Student Name University Degree Thesis
    2020 Jordan Cooney Maynooth University MSc Investigation into the potential accuracy of satellite and reanalysis precipitation products at drought monitoring and detection over Ireland
    2021 Shane Adam Condell Maynooth University MSc Assessing the long-term effectiveness of Supplemental Irrigation on maize crop yields under different climate scenarios: A case-study for northern Ghana