Human water regulation, groundwater lateral flow and the movement of soil frost and thaw fronts affect water and thermal processes, as well as energy and water exchanges between the land surface and atmosphere. Reasonable ...
Environment
Aug 13, 2018
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Yukon Delta in the US state of Alaska.
Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2018
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The ECMWF-run Copernicus Climate Change Service is testing a new service that will make available seasonal forecasts and longer-term climate change predictions of river flow and other hydrological conditions.
Environment
Jul 6, 2017
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A shoreline of the northeastern Caspian Sea is pictured in this satellite image.
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2015
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Optimality principles have been used, in a holistic approach, to describe flow processes in several important geosystems. Optimality principles refer to the state of a physical system that is controlled by an optimal condition ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2014
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The stratigraphic record, the sequential layers of sediment that geologists use to reconstruct the history of a landscape, has been described as "more gaps than record." The record, laid down over time as sediment settles ...
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2013
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Forest-living insects and spiders become less abundant and birds are adversely affected along regulated rivers. Three different studies by ecologists at Umeå University show that river regulation has a negative effect also ...
Ecology
Feb 28, 2013
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Laos has pledged to stall construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Mekong river until all its neighbours' environmental concerns have been answered, state media said Friday.
Environment
Jul 6, 2012
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Mathematical models describing the interaction between water flow, vegetation and sediments in river basins are being developed at Aalto University. The hydraulic models will be used to create a basis for natural, environmentally ...
Engineering
Jun 26, 2012
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A new assessment of available water resources, published today by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), reveals that large areas in Spain and Eastern Europe have on average less than 200 mm freshwater available every year while ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2012
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