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Application of ERTS-1 data to the protection and management of New Jersey's coastal environment [PDF]

The author has identified the following significant results. A Coastal Zone Surveillance Program has been developed in which systematic comparisons of early ERTS-1 images and recently acquired images are regularly made to identify areas where changes ...
Feinberg, E. B., Macomber, R. T., Mairs, R. L., Stanczuk, D., Wobber, F. J., Yunghans, R. S.   +5 more
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Reliability and Degradation Mechanisms of Photovoltaic Modules in Pakistan

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Reliability of the PV module. ABSTRACT The number of photovoltaic (PV) installations has grown rapidly in the last 10 years in Pakistan due to the growing electricity demand, the availability of favourable solar resources, and the national renewable energy objectives.
Zafar Ullah Khan, Adnan Daud Khan, Muhammad Ahsan Amjed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of coastal squeeze and beach reduction and its consequences for the Caribbean island Martinique [PDF]

Based on a spatial model, the Martinique beaches and coastal wetlands are examined to identify the risks of coastal squeeze. In many cases coastal development prevents coasts from adapting by shifting landward.
Christine Schleupner
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The impacts of coastal protection structures in California’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary [PDF]

, 2005
This report outlines the potential impacts of coastal protection structures on the resources of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. At least 15 miles of the Sanctuary’s 300-mile shoreline are currently armored with seawalls and riprap revetments.
Stamski, Rebecca
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Characteristics of Lacustrine Diamictite and Analysis of Diagenetic Reservoir Facies in the Neogene Lower Youshashan Formation in the Dafengshan Tectonic Belt in the Qaidam Basin

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Based on field outcrop data, core descriptions, comprehensive thin section data (plain, cast, and fluorescent), scanning electron microscopy, whole rock analysis via X‐ray diffraction, physical property tests, element logging, core recording, and oil pilot tests, we propose utilizing a mature and practical three component classification method for ...
Lin Xie, Chang Liu, Hui He, Xianming Li, Mingqiu Hou, Pengshan Ma, Yu‐Jianjun Xue, Liang Qiao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Municipal Options to Address Nuisance Flooding of Coastal Highways in Rhode Island [PDF]

, 2019
Sea level rise and more powerful storm surges and erosion have increased flooding in low-lying coastal areas of Rhode Island. These impacts affect coastal highways, requiring municipalities to make difficult choices about whether and how to maintain or ...
Marine Affairs Institute, Roger Williams University School of Law, Porter, Read, Thompson, Olivia   +2 more
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Cheia de axé (full of axé): Spirituality, resistance, and repair in Pernambuco's Afro‐Brazilian traditional communities

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
wiley   +1 more source

Geoinformatics and Machine Learning for Shoreline Change Monitoring: A 35-Year Analysis of Coastal Erosion in the Upper Gulf of Thailand

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Coastal erosion is a critical environmental challenge in the Upper Gulf of Thailand, driven by both natural processes and human activities. This study analyzes 35 years (1988–2023) of shoreline changes using geoinformatics, machine learning algorithms ...
Chakrit Chawalit, Wuttichai Boonpook, Asamaporn Sitthi, Kritanai Torsri, Daroonwan Kamthonkiat, Yumin Tan, Apised Suwansaard, Attawut Nardkulpat   +7 more
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Marine Macroalgae as a Safe Healthy Food While Meeting Food Security Challenges Arising From Climate Changes

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
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Key soil health indicators under humid grazing lands

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Soil health can be described using a few key soil health indicators that target a diversity of soil functions. This perspective article highlights how forage management affects these soil health indicators in humid‐zone grazing lands. Abstract Background Soil health describes critical soil functions influenced by land management. Although some key soil
Alan J. Franzluebbers
wiley   +1 more source