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Developing micro level resilience index for Indian Sundarban adopting resilience indicators for measurement and analysis (RIMA) methodology

Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 2023
Tropical cyclones induced multi-hazards have wreaked havoc on coastal communities in the last two-three years in coastal West Bengal, India. This research article aims to highlight the essence of these people's resilience to cyclone induced multi-scale ...
Manas Mondal, Anupam Biswas, Somnath Mandal, Subhasis Bhattacharya, Suman Paul   +4 more
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Morphometric analysis of hillslope evolution in the Kadisha River Basin based on archived aerial photographs

Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 2023
The morphometric analysis of hillslope evolution, using the traditional method of interpreting archived aerial photographs, requires both considerable time and subjectivity.
Fabienne B. Youssef, Jean A. Doumit
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Clay mineralogy and provenance modeling of the Paleoproterozoic Kaladgi shales, Dharwar Craton, Southern India: Implications on paleoweathering and source rock compositions

Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 2023
Proterozoic clastic sediments reveal vast information regarding provenance, depositional conditions, and environmental evolutions. Peninsular India comprising Archean cratons, also have numerous intracratonic Proterozoic sedimentary basins along their ...
Pronoy Roy, G. Parthasarathy, Bulusu Sreenivas   +2 more
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Development and testing a low-cost device for airborne PM monitoring in highly anthropized areas: The international maritime hub of Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy)

Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 2023
In this paper we describe our work aimed at designing a system able to measure the particulate matter (PM) concentrations via an optical particle counter (OPC) and simultaneously collect it via standard 2.5 cm filters for laboratory characterization. The
Federico Lucci, Giancarlo Della Ventura, Daniele Piazzolla, Carlo Venettacci, Andrea Terribili, Cecilia La Bella, Alessandra Conte, Simone Bonamano, Sergio Scanu, Francesco Radica, Marco Marcelli   +10 more
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Quaternary surface development in the frontal Mikir massif, NE India: A possible key to understand the tectonic controls and geotechnical significance

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
Quaternary geological mapping has been carried out in the south-eastern frontal part of the Mikir massif in northeastern India. Geomorphological and surface geological studies have led to the delineation of three Quaternary surfaces viz., S1, S2, and S3,
Manash Protim Baruah, Devojit Bezbaruah, Tapos K. Goswami   +2 more
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Construction of ecological security pattern of Jiangnan water town considering water-related ecosystem services: a case study of Yuecheng District, Shaoxing

Geocarto International
The ecological security pattern (ESP) is considered an effective method to balance urban development and ecological protection. Integrating water-related ecosystem services (ESs) into the ESP construction process is essential for protecting urban water ...
Meizi Zhou, Yong He, Yonghua Li, Jialei Wang, Song Yao   +4 more
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Monitoring mangrove-based blue carbon ecosystems using UAVs: a review

Geocarto International
Blue carbon habitats, including mangrove forests, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, play a crucial role in sequestering organic carbon, mitigating global warming, and protecting coastlines and local livelihoods.
Nurul Asyiqin Abu Bakar, Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Aisyah Marliza Muhmad Kamarulzaman, Siti Nor Maizah Saad, Midhun Mohan   +5 more
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A large-scale extraction framework for mapping urban in-formal settlements using remote sensing and semantic segmentation

Geocarto International
Urban informal settlements (UISs) are densely populated and poorly developed residential areas in urban areas. The mapping of UISs using remote sensing is crucial for urban planning and management.
Yanan Zhang, Chen Lu, Jiao Wang, Fuguang Du   +3 more
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Drought susceptibility modeling with geospatial techniques and AHP model: a case of Bilate River Watershed, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

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Drought continues to be the worst natural hazard in the world affecting ecosystems, economies and overall human welfare with severe consequences in developing countries.
Ashenafi Burka, Birhanu Biazin, Woldeamlak Bewket   +2 more
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Enhancing spatial resolution of drought monitoring through a novel random forest-based GRACE drought index: a case study in Central Yunnan

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The original coarse spatial resolution of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data limits its application in small and medium-scale areas.
Xia Wang, Wei Zheng, Wenjie Yin, Keke Xu, Hebing Zhang, Weiwei Lei   +5 more
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