ABSTRACT Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) expansion in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon has transformed primary forests into a novel wetland complex of thousands of abandoned mining ponds. Despite their ecological relevance, post‐mining recovery of these systems remains understudied, particularly regarding fish biodiversity ...
Camila Timana‐Mendoza+7 more
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Detection of illegal wells using advanced GIS analysis through Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 image fusion in Bastam, Iran. [PDF]
Sassani A, Bigdeli B, Saghravani SF.
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Where Snow and Forest Meet: A Global Atlas
Abstract The complex interactions between snow cover and forests have implications for ecosystems, water resources and the Earth's climate. However, the geographic distribution of where snow and forest overlap remains poorly known. Here, we evaluate the importance of snowfall over forested environments and its spatial variability at the global scale ...
C. Deschamps‐Berger+4 more
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Evaluation of atmospheric correction algorithms for salt lake water assessment: Accuracy, band-specific effects, and sensor consistency. [PDF]
Liu C, Zhang F, Jim CY, Oke SA, Adam E.
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Absence of Elevation‐Dependent Warming in Antarctica Inferred From Blue Ice Paleoclimate Records
Abstract Reconstructing the past Antarctic climate commonly involves deep drilling of ice cores. However, the ∼1% of the Antarctic ice sheet surface covered with blue ice also provides unique, yet largely unexploited paleoclimatic opportunities. Here, we analyze 444 ice samples collected in blue ice surfaces located around the Sør Rondane Mountains ...
Etienne Legrain+21 more
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Integrating mining district data into ecological security pattern identification: a case study of Chenzhou. [PDF]
Hui J, Cheng Y.
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Abstract Future projections and past reconstructions of Antarctic Ice Sheet stability and sea‐level rise depend on knowledge of continental shelf bathymetry, which controls water circulation under floating ice and interactions between the ice shelf and seafloor.
C. D. Locke+3 more
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An Inversion Model for Suspended Sediment Concentration Based on Hue Angle Optical Classification: A Case Study of the Coastal Waters in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. [PDF]
Yang J+5 more
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A First Look at River Discharge Estimation From SWOT Satellite Observations
Abstract The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite has the potential to transform global hydrologic science by offering simultaneous and synoptic estimates of river discharge and other hydraulic variables. Discharge is estimated from SWOT observations of water surface elevation, width, and slope.
Konstantinos M. Andreadis+41 more
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Sustainable development in mosque construction. [PDF]
Yu H, Zahidi I, Fai CM, Madsen DØ.
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