Temporal stability of soil moisture and radar backscatter observed by the advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) [PDF]
The high spatio-temporal variability of soil moisture is the result of atmospheric forcing and redistribution processes related to terrain, soil, and vegetation characteristics.
Alexander Löw +58 more
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Intraseasonal Vertical Cloud Regimes Based on CloudSat Observations over the Tropics
This study identifies the evolution of tropical vertical cloud regimes (CRs) and their associated heating structures on the intraseasonal time scales. Using the cloud classification retrievals of CloudSat during boreal winter between 2006 and 2017, the ...
Meng-Pai Hung +4 more
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Investigation into the variations of moisture content of two buildings constructed with light earth walls [PDF]
This paper briefly describes the background to light earth buildings and details a series of moisture measurements undertaken upon the clay and straw, (light earth) constructed walls of two UK based buildings.
Chris Morgan +4 more
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Variations on nutritive value of Jijona nougat in suprema, extra and popular qualities.
In this paper, the nutritive value of the three qualities of Jijona- Nougat has been analysed. These qualities are regulated by the Spanish Regulations for Nougat and Marzipan (Reglamentación Técnico-Sanitaria para Turrones y Mazapanes), (Real Decreto ...
G. Blázquez Abellán +2 more
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Desiccation limits recruitment in the pleometrotic desert seed‐harvester ant Veromessor pergandei
The desert harvester ant Veromessor pergandei displays geographic variation in colony founding with queens initiating nests singly (haplometrosis) or in groups (pleometrosis).
Robert A. Johnson
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Wooden materials used in the building sector are exposed to different loading types and different strength depending on the place of use. The use of materials suitable for the type of loading affects important factors such as safety, performance and cost.
Eser Sözen +2 more
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Evaluation of Soil Moisture Retrieval from the ERS and Metop Scatterometers in the Lower Mekong Basin [PDF]
The natural environment and livelihoods in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) are significantly affected by the annual hydrological cycle. Monitoring of soil moisture as a key variable in the hydrological cycle is of great interest in a number of Hydrological ...
Apel, Heiko +5 more
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Impacts of citrus pulp addition and wilting on elephant grass silage quality
The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of citrus pulp addition and wilting on fermentative characteristics, chemical composition as well as gas and effluent losses of elephant grass silage.
Raphael dos Santos Gomes +6 more
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Moisture Measurement in Paper and Cardboard Packaging Waste Bales for Recycling
Moisture content is a quality issue raised by recycling plants in the acceptance of paper and cardboard coming from waste streams. The current way to measure this parameter is by the oven drying method, which is a slow and invasive process, costing time ...
Ana Silveira +3 more
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