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Comprehensive assessment of the Torud Playa Basin hydrogeological reserves in NE Iran: Insights from utilizing pumping test methods

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
The Torud Playa Basin in northeastern Iran possesses significant brine and hydrocarbon exploration potential. Its complex geology—comprising playa basins, evaporites, and multi-layered aquifers—presents unique challenges for pumping test implementation ...
Pooria Kianoush, Ahmad Adib, Shahab Varkouhi, Nasser Keshavarz Faraj Khah   +3 more
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Interpretation of gravity-seismic joint inversion and its application in Longmenshan region

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
Analysis and research of large complex phenomena before and after the devastating earthquake is of great significance to reduce the threat of natural disasters.
Wenyue Zhou, Yanyun Sun, Wan Zhang, Guotao Yao, Ruohan Wu   +4 more
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Geochemical and mineralogical constraints on lithium mineralization in rare-metal pegmatites of the Amareshwar region, Eastern Dharwar Craton, India

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
Around 50 percent of global lithium resources are hosted in the rare-metal pegmatites. The present study deals with whole-rock geochemistry as well as zinnwaldite mineral chemistry of rare-metal pegmatites from Amareshwar, Gurugunta schist belt, Eastern ...
C.S. Sindhuja, M. Satyanarayanan, Srijita Banerjee, Soumi Chatterjee   +3 more
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Principles of Repopulation Initiatives for Community Resilience: Understandings Gleaned From the Proposed Scottish Government’s Islands Bond

Island Studies Journal
Depopulation is a concern for many islands and, in response, proposals and policies designed to reverse population loss have been developed in various national contexts.
Marcus W. Craigie, Margaret Currie, Paula Duffy, Lorna Philip, Ruth Wilson   +4 more
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What is shaping vulnerability to climate change? The case of Laamu Atoll, Maldives

Island Studies Journal, 2019
As climate change accelerates, it brings with it numerous challenges to society and the natural world. Concepts such as vulnerability have emerged as a way of trying to understand people’s risk, despite there being a range of variables that can influence
Karen E. McNamara, Rachel Clissold, Annah Piggott-McKellar, Lisa Buggy, Aishath Azfa   +4 more
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Malapportionment as a Factor Associated With Islandness: Three Archipelagos Compared

Island Studies Journal
This study examines the relationship between malapportionment and islandness in three European archipelagos (Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Azores), employing a comparative analysis of electoral systems.
Miguel Carranza Guasch
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Adapting to climate change at the national level in Caribbean small island developing states

Island Studies Journal, 2018
Small island developing states (SIDS) are distinct from other developing countries: they are particularly and comparatively more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Stacy-ann Robinson
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Geophysical assessment of aquifer protectivity, groundwater potential and flow dynamics in Northern Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria: Implications for sustainable freshwater management

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
Sustainable fresh water supply constitutes one of the challenges in recent times. We present the results of the geophysical valuation of aquifer protectivity, groundwater potentiality and flow properties in the northern part of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria ...
Emem O. Ikpe, Aniekan M. Ekanem, Nyakno J. George, Jewel E. Thomas   +3 more
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A lacustrine record of rainfall-induced variations in the pedogenic and weathering processes during the Late Holocene

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
In recent decades, extreme weather events have become more frequent across the globe. It necessitates a deeper understanding of the underlying driving mechanisms.
Adichinalniravel S. Yamuna, Anish K. Warrier, Bharti Sharma, Kizhur Sandeep, Mamilla Venkateshwarlu, Powravi Sai, George S. Joju, Geetha H. Aravind, Abdul K. Rafaz, Kakunja V. Reshma, Rajveer Sharma   +10 more
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An exercise in decision support modelling for islands: a case study for a ‘typical’ Mediterranean island

Island Studies Journal, 2018
Decision support for island management must be based on quantitative tools able to integrate the natural, economic, and social environment, including the effects of recent climate change.
Anna Tsoukala, Ioannis Spilanis, Isabel Banos-González, Julia Martínez-Fernández, Miguel Angel Esteve-Selma, George Tsirtsis   +5 more
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