The lack of an initial condition is one of the major challenges in full-wave-equation depth extrapolation. This initial condition is the vertical partial derivative of the surface wavefield and cannot be provided by the conventional seismic acquisiti...
MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) is a Franco-German space mission designed to provide weighted columns of atmospheric methane through an inversion of the lidar signal using a priori information on the atmospheric state. Uncertainties abo...
This study proposes a microscale flow model to estimate mean wind speed, fluctuating wind speed and wind direction over complex terrain considering the effects of topography, atmospheric stability, and turbine wakes. Firstly, the effect of topography...
The atmospheric stability and ground topography play an important role in shaping wind-speed profiles. However, the commonly used power-law wind-speed extrapolation method is usually applied, ignoring atmospheric stability effects. In the present wor...
Spatial and temporal variations in the vertical stratification of the troposphere introduce significant propagation delays in interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) observations. Observations of small amplitude surface deformations and regi...
The downward surface shortwave radiation (DSSR) received by an inclined surface can be estimated accurately based on the mountain radiation transfer model by using the digital elevation model (DEM) and high-resolution optical remote sensing images. H...
In the context of anomalous global climate change and the frequent occurrence of droughts and floods, studying trends in the conversion rate between precipitable water vapor (PWV) and actual precipitation in a certain region can help in analyzing the...
Landscape topography is an important driver of landscape distributions of soil properties and processes due to its impacts on gravity-driven overland and intrasoil lateral transport of water and nutrients. Rapid advancements in aerial, space, and geo...
Genera and species of Elmidae (riffle beetles) are sensitive to water pollution; however, in tropical freshwater ecosystems, their requirements regarding environmental factors need to be investigated. Species distribution models (SDMs) were establish...
Understanding the population size of animals is crucial for formulating scientific management policies, especially for endangered species. The central area of the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi is a vital area for forest musk deer, but research is insu...
We correlate the gravity aspects (descriptors), namely the strike angles, derived from a recent gravity field model, with the known oil, gas and groundwater deposits/reservoirs and hypothetical paleolakes with the locations of archaeological sites. T...
Lakes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau are important indicators of global climate change, and variations in their water storage strongly influence regional hydrological cycles and ecosystems. However, existing studies have largely focused on relati...
Tourism is a major socioeconomic contributor to established and emerging destinations in the Mediterranean region. Recent studies introducing the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) highlight the significance of climate as a factor in sustaining the competit...
Soil nutrients play critical roles in regulating and improving the sustainable development of economic forests. Consequently, an elucidation of the spatial patterns and drivers of soil nutrients in these forests is fundamental to their management. Fo...
Forest canopy height is defined as the distance between the highest point of the tree canopy and the ground, which is considered to be a key factor in calculating above-ground biomass, leaf area index, and carbon stock. Large-scale forest canopy heig...
This work proposes a new global FD-RTM method to solve the problem of ultrasonic inspection of parts with complex geometric shapes. With this method, the frequency domain reverse time migration (FD-RTM) algorithm is used to adapt to the complex refra...
Forest canopy height is an important parameter for studying biodiversity and the carbon cycle. A variety of techniques for mapping forest height using remote sensing data have been successfully developed in recent years. However, the demands for fore...
A surface water extent downscaling framework was developed in the past using a floodability index based on topography. We presented here a new downscaling approach including several improvements. (1) The use of a new Floodability Index (FI), includin...
Although pressure pipelines serve as a secure and energy-efficient means of transporting oil, gas, and chemicals, they are susceptible to fatigue cracks over extended periods of cyclic loading due to the challenging operational conditions. Their qual...
Forests provide habitat for diverse species and play a key role in mitigating climate change. Remote sensing enables efficient monitoring of many forest attributes across vast areas, thus supporting effective and efficient management strategies. This...
The Iraqi coastline in the northern Persian Gulf is highly vulnerable to the impacts of future sea level rise. This study introduces a novel approach in the Arc Geographic Information System (ArcGIS) for inundation risk of the 58 km Iraqi coast of th...
Climate change and anthropogenic development considerably influence groundwater resource distribution and conditions. Catchment basin groundwater recharge—discharge computation reliability is needed for effective groundwater management policy f...
The South China Sea spans the tropics and subtropics. Tropical cyclones in the area are extremely active, due to the features of its marine environment, such as wide water-depth profile, complex topography and hydrology. The maximum wave heights alon...
The surface and near-surface air temperature observations are primary data for glacio-hydro-climatological studies. The in situ air temperature (Ta) observations require intense logistic and financial investments, making it sparse and fragmented part...
Forest canopy height is one of the critical parameters for carbon sink estimation. Although spaceborne lidar data can obtain relatively high precision canopy height on discrete light spots, to obtain continuous canopy height, the integration of optic...
The use of composite materials within extreme environments is an exciting frontier in which a wealth of cutting-edge developments have taken place recently. Although there is vast knowledge of composites’ behaviour in standard room temperature...