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Impact of Biomimetic Pinna Shape Variation on Clutter Echoes: A Machine Learning Approach
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Bats with dynamic ear structures navigate dense, echo‐rich environments, yet the echoes they receive are highly random. This study shows that machine learning can reliably detect structural signatures in these seemingly chaotic biosonar signals. The results open new directions for biologically inspired sensing, where time‐varying receiver shapes ...
Ibrahim Eshera +2 more
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Abstract Extreme weather already causes much damage today, and it will become only more common as climate change progresses, not only in the Netherlands itself but also in the Caribbean territories. In this chapter, we specifically examine the damage caused by extreme rainfall, who is compensated for it, and who actually pays for it.
Annick de Vries +5 more
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Modelling Extremes of the Areal Rainfall Process
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology, 1996 SUMMARY Risk assessment for many hydrological structures requires an estimate of the extremal behaviour of the rainfall regime within a specified catchment region. In most cases it is the spatially aggregated rainfall which is the key process, though in practice only pointwise rainfall measurements from a network of sites over the region
Tawn, Jonathan A., Coles, S. G.
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BeeRootBot: A Bioinspired Robotic Probe Exhibiting Apical Growth through In Situ Soil Binding
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study introduces a novel method for consolidating subterranean exploration pathways in plant‐inspired robots by binding in‐situ soil with beeswax, a biobased material. This simultaneous advancement and wall‐lining process reduces penetration resistance, enhances exploration efficiency, enables communication and resource sharing, and promotes ...
Sachin Sachin +4 more
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Spatio-temporal distribution characteristics of annual extreme hourly rainfall over central China
暴雨灾害, 2020 Based on the annual maximum hourly rainfall data at 241 national meteorological stations over central China during 1981-2017, we have conducted an analysis of the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics of annual extreme hourly rainfall in central ...
Peiting LIU +4 more
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State of the climate 2014 [PDF]
Air and ocean temperatures across Australia are now, on average, almost a degree Celsius warmer than they were in 1910, with most of the warming occurring since 1950, according to this report.
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Global meteorological influences on the record UK rainfall of winter 2013-14 [PDF]
, 2017 The UK experienced record average rainfall in winter 2013–14, leading to widespread and prolonged flooding. The immediate cause of this exceptional rainfall was a very strong and persistent cyclonic atmospheric circulation over the North East Atlantic ...
Adam A Scaife +15 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Species of Deuterocohnia (17 spp.) show extraordinary variation in elevation (0–3900 m a.s.l.) and growth forms, and many have narrow geographic distributions in the west‐central Andes and the Peru‐Chile coast. Previous research using few plastid and nuclear loci failed to produce well‐resolved or supported phylogenies.
Bing Li +5 more
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Blue Nile Runoff Sensitivity to Climate Change [PDF]
, 2010 This study describes implementation of hydrological climate change impact assessment tool utilising a combination of statistical spatiotemporal downscaling and an operational hydrological model known as the Nile Forecasting System.
Bellerby, T +3 more
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Corrosion of metallic process equipment in chemical, marine, and offshore industries leads to significant maintenance costs and safety concerns. Conventional epoxy coatings, though widely applied, often deteriorate under harsh conditions due to microcracking, moisture ingress and lack of self‐healing capability.
Thean Nam Low +5 more
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