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Extreme Rainfall Variability in Australia: Patterns, Drivers, and Predictability* [PDF]

Journal of Climate, 2014
Abstract Leading patterns of observed monthly extreme rainfall variability in Australia are examined using an empirical orthogonal teleconnection (EOT) method. Extreme rainfall variability is more closely related to mean rainfall variability during austral summer than in winter.
King, AD, Klingaman, NP, Alexander, LV, Donat, MG, Jourdain, NC, Maher, P   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Compression‐Tension‐Asymmetry and Stiffness Nonlinearity of Collagen‐Matrigel Composite Hydrogels

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐assembled collagen hydrogel matrices are widely used in tissue engineering applications. These matrices stiffen and contract laterally under tension due to fiber alignment and soften and collapse under compression due to fiber buckling. It is demonstrated that filler materials, such as Matrigel, linearize the mechanical behavior of collagen ...
David Böhringer, Jan Hinrichsen, Radik Gataulin, Sandra Wiedenmann, Marina Spörrer, Selda Sherifova, Paul Steinmann, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Ben Fabry, Silvia Budday   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing rainfall pattern in Northeast Thailand and implications for cropping systems adaptation [PDF]

, 2015
In Northeast Thailand, about 80% of the 20 million inhabitants are engaged in rainfed agriculture. Climate vagaries combined with coarse-textured sandy and unevenly distributed saline soils explain low agriculture yields and the endemic relative poverty ...
Lacombe, Guillaume, Polthanee, Anan, Trébuil, Guy   +2 more
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Optimal irrigation water allocation using a genetic algorithm under various weather conditions [PDF]

, 2014
Growing water scarcity, due to growing populations and varying natural conditions, puts pressure on irrigation systems, which often are the main consumptive water users.
Ghahraman, Bijan, Gitizadeh, Mohsen, Sabouhi, Mahmood, Sadati, Somayeh Khanjari, Speelman, Stijn   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Shapeshifting Liquid Metal Droplets for Soft Fluidic Machines

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study presented a liquid metal shape shifting strategy which harnesses Lorentz force, surface tension and fluid instabilities to achieve autonomous fluidic power. By using a liquid metal droplet as a mobile current carrier, this strategy enables the development of low‐voltage, self‐oscillating pumps that outperform existing soft pumps.
Saba Firouznia, Christian Romero, Hemma Philamore, Andrew Conn, Martin Garrad, Jonathan Rossiter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Change of Agroclimatic Suitability for Rice Cultivation in South Sumatra, Indonesia

AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science
This study examines variations in agro-climatic conditions for rice farming in South Sumatra, Indonesia, over four different periods: 1981-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2010 and 2011-2020.
Wandayantolis Wandayantolis, Dedik Budianta, Yakup Yakup, Dodo Gunawan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influência do fenômeno El Niño na erosividade das chuvas na região de Santa Maria (RS) Effect of El Niño/Southern Oscillation on rainfall erosivity in Santa Maria (RS)

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2010
O fenômeno El Niño Oscilação Sul (ENOS) altera o tempo e o clima em vários locais, provocando alterações na circulação atmosférica que afetam os elementos meteorológicos e climáticos, principalmente a chuva, nas diferentes regiões do Brasil.
Gizelli Moiano de Paula, Nereu Augusto Streck, Alencar Junior Zanon, Flávio Luiz Foletto Eltz, Arno Bernardo Heldwein, Simone Erotildes Teliginski Ferraz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigate the impacts of assimilating satellite rainfall estimates on rainstorm forecast over southwest United States [PDF]

, 2004
Using the MM5-4DVAR system, a monsoon rainstorm case over southern Arizona (5-6 August 2002) was investigated for the influence of assimilating satellite rainfall estimates on precipitation forecasts.
Gao, X, Sorooshian, S, Xiao, Q, Xu, J
core   +1 more source

Rainfall pattern effects on crusting, infiltration and erodibility in some South African soils with various texture and mineralogy

, 2014
Rainfall characteristics affect crust formation, infiltration rate and erosion depending on intrinsic soil properties such as texture and mineralogy.
A. Nciizah, I. Wakindiki
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Soft Microrobot for Single‐Cell Transport, Spheroid Assembly, and Dual‐Mode Drug Screening

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A soft, untethered hydrogel microrobot enables precise single‐cell delivery, self‐assembly into 3D spheroids, and real‐time thermal actuation. Driven by light‐induced convection and embedded with gold nanorods and temperature sensors, the microrobot guides cells, modulates local microenvironments, and supports drug testing.
Philipp Harder, Nergishan İyisan, Yukun Wang, Berna Özkale   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source