The Art of (Up)Recycling: How Plastic Debris Has Become a Matter of Art?Abstract Since 1907, when Bakelite was invented, there has been a dramatic rise in the daily usage of plastic-like materials. Today, its negative impacts are a part of scientific studies and public debates. Art and artists play a significant role in these discussions. They mediate between the spe [...] 956 9834 |
Oil Spill Detection Using Satellite ImageryAbstract Since oil exploration began, oil spills have become a serious problem. When drilling for oil, there is always a risk of an oil spill. With the new development of technology over the years, oil spill detection has become much easier making the clean-up of a spill to happen much faster red [...] 1060 11158 |
Demographic Differences in the Quantity, Mass, and Anatomical Location of Ingested Plastic in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): A Review and Reconsideration of NE Pacific Ocean Samplesby
Gary W. Shugart
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Tessa G. Nania
Abstract On the Washington and Oregon coast of the NE Pacific Ocean from 2008-2015, we found that juveniles represented 83% of Northern Fulmars that were beached. In comparison to older birds, juveniles averaged more mass and pieces of plastic in stomachs. This reflected relatively larger plastic [...] 737 23675 |
Spatial Relation between Wind Stress and Storm Surge during Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020by
Shih-Ang Hsu
Abstract Spatial relation between wind stress and storm surge during two hurricanes in 2020 is investigated. It is found that, during Laura’s landfall, the area inside of 65 knots (34 m s -1) isotach or line of equal wind speed can produce up to 18 ft (5.5 m) inundation and [...] 1314 7291 |
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Urban Water Cycleby
Hadi Heidari
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Neil S Grigg
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global crisis spreading to all countries. This study explains and documents the first-order effects of the new coronavirus on the urban water cycle. Urban water systems play an important role in public health because people rely so heavily on [...] 1261 15433 |
Reconstruction of Anthropogenic Land-Cover Change for Middle America, 1500 CEAbstract This project demonstrates how to use existing syntheses of many decades of historical social science research to produce empirically derived land-use maps in a GIS for large regions for a specific target year at a resolution appropriate to the calibration of existing anthropogenic land-c [...] 948 8330 |
Analysis of Surface Water Areal changes using Remote Sensing Databy
Heath Murray
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Mehdi Khaki
Abstract Inland water bodies are crucial for supporting human life in various parts of the world. Therefore, it is essential to accurately monitor its spatiotemporal variations for better water management. The main objective of this study is to investigate the application of remote sensing data f [...] 1054 8352 |
Normalized Difference Vegetative Index-related Assessment for Climate Change Impact on Indigenous Communities from High Resolution IKONOS Satellite Imagery in West PapuaAbstract High-resolution satellite imagery permits acquisition of critical data to observe climate-change and environmental impact on conflict-impacted indigenous communities with co-existing socio-economic factors, often within unstable regimes. Conflict may prevent direct access in remote regio [...] 1167 8729 |
Correction of Sunglint Effects in High Spatial Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery Using SWIR or NIR Bands and Taking Account of Spectral Variation of Refractive Index of Waterby
Bo-Cai Gao
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Rong-Rong Li
Abstract Passive high spatial resolution hyperspectral and multispectral imaging systems in the solar spectral region from aircraft and satellite platforms are being increasingly used for remote sensing of coastal waters and inland lakes. However, the remotely sensed data are often contaminated b [...] 1687 9934 |
Modeling Tile Drainage Outflow in Thin Agricultural Soils with Impermeable under Layer in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadaby
Lordwin Girish Kumar Jeyakumar
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David B. McKenzie
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Yuanmei Zhang
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Lakshman Galagedara
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Shabtai Bittman
and
Derek Hunt
Abstract Subsurface tile drainage installation helps to maintain water table levels and to meet adequate crop moisture requirements. Artificial subsurface drainage continues to be a common practice in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) and elsewhere around the world. The main objective of this study [...] 1365 8229 |