Optimized rain gauge networks minimize their input and maintenance costs. Satellite precipitation observations are particularly susceptible to the effects of terrain elevation, vegetation, and other topographical factors, resulting in large deviation...
The National Meteorological Satellite Center/Korean Meteorological Administration (NMSC/KMA) receives data directly from low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites (including NOAA-18,19; MetOp-A,B; and Suomi-NPP), and generates Level 2 products (e.g., temperat...
The Kampmann and Wagner numerical model was adapted in MATLAB to predict the precipitation and growth of Al3Sc precipitates as a function of starting concentration and heat-treatment steps. This model was then expanded to predict the strengthening in...
Typhoon precipitation and intensity forecasting plays an important role in disaster prevention and mitigation in the typhoon landfall area. However, the issue of improving forecast accuracy is very challenging. In this study, the Weather Research and...
Precipitation as a key parameter in hydrometeorology and other water-related applications always needs precise methods for assessing and predicting precipitation data. In this study, an effort has been conducted to downscale and evaluate a satellite...
The ability to obtain accurate precipitation data from various geographic locations is crucial for many applications. Various global products have been released in recent decades for estimating precipitation spatially and temporally. Nevertheless, it...
Precipitation is a very important topic in weather forecasts. Weather forecasts, especially precipitation prediction, poses complex tasks because they depend on various parameters to predict the dependent variables like temperature, humidity, wind sp...
Zinc oxide (ZnO) possesses exceptional potential to be utilized in water and wastewater treatment applications, either as a photocatalyst or in membrane incorporation. In the present study, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using the precipitation m...
Nowadays, precipitable water vapor (PWV) retrieved from ground-based Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) tracking stations has heralded a new era of GNSS meteorological applications, especially for severe weather prediction. Among the existing...
Accurate precipitation forecasting plays a crucial role in sustainable water resource management, especially in arid regions like Konya, one of Turkey’s driest areas. Reliable forecasts support effective water budgeting, agricultural planning,...
Auricularia auricula-judae polysaccharide (AAP)-based nanoparticles (NPs) prepared via an anti-solvent precipitation approach were studied. Response surface methodology (RSM) design was carried out on the basis of single factor experiments, using ave...
Precipitation is an important meteorological indicator that has a direct and significant impact on ecology, agriculture, hydrology, and other vital areas of human health and life. It is therefore essential to monitor variations of this parameter at a...
Precipitation fluctuations in the Pearl River Basin (PRB) have a significant impact on river runoff, causing huge economic losses and casualties. However, future precipitation variations in the PRB remain unclear. Therefore, we explored the projected...
Extreme rainfall may induce flooding failures of electricity facilities, which poses power systems in a risk of power supply interruption. To quantitatively estimate the risk of power system operation under extreme rainfall, a multi-scenario stochast...
Accurate precipitation estimates are crucial for various hydrological and environmental applications. This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of three widely used satellite-based precipitation datasets (SPDs)—PERSIANN, CHIRPS, and MERRA&...
The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is a standardized measure of the variability of precipitation and is widely used for drought assessment around the world. In general, the probability distribution used to calculate the SPI in many studies is...
Precipitation images play an important role in meteorological forecasting and flood forecasting, but how to characterize precipitation images and conduct rainfall similarity analysis is challenging and meaningful work. This paper proposes a rainfall...
The choice of Z-R relationship is an essential source of error in radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE). A QPE algorithm combining the Optimization process of precipitation Classification and Dynamical adjustments (OCD) is proposed to imp...
Afforestation in the Three North Region (TNR) of China has received wide concern due to the low survival rate and threats to water security associated with the lack of available precipitation for vegetation. It is crucial to provide a spatial layout...
Droughts occur frequently during summer maize growth in the Huaihe River Basin, China. Identifying the critical precipitation thresholds that can lead to drought is conducive to drought monitoring and the creation of early warning systems. Based on m...
Drought directly affects environmental sustainability. Predicting the drought at the earliest opportunity will help to execute drought mitigation plans. Several drought indices are used to predict the severity of drought across different geographical...
The current neighborhood probability (NP) method mainly considers the spatial displacement error in high-resolution precipitation forecasts, but the problem of the forecast time exceeding or lagging behind the observed field has not been properly sol...
Precipitation deficit can affect different natural resources such as water, soil, rivers and plants, and cause meteorological, hydrological and agricultural droughts. Multivariate drought indexes can theoretically show the severity and weakness of va...
Global warming is inevitably the cause of local climate change, which will have a profound impact on regional ecology, especially in the desertified steppe and steppefied desert transition zones with fragile ecological environments. In order to inves...
Precipitation is a key component of the water cycle. Different precipitation data sources have strengths and weaknesses. To combine these strengths and achieve accurate precipitation data, this study introduces a dual-layer neural network (D-ConvLSTM...
The precipitation systems that pass over mountains develop rapidly due to the forcible ascent caused by the topography, and spatial rainfall distribution differences occur due to the local development of the system because of the topography. In order...
In this study, we propose the application of struvite precipitation for the sustainable recovery of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from anaerobic digestion (AD) effluents derived from swine manure. The optimal conditions for four major factors that...
The aim of the present research was the efficient degradation of industrial textile wastewater dyes using a very active cloned laccase enzyme. For this purpose, potent laccase-producing bacteria were isolated from soil samples collected from wastewat...
A complex interplay between several biological macromolecules maintains cellular homeostasis. Generally, the demanding chemical reactions which sustain life are not performed by individual macromolecules, but rather by several proteins that together...
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Land degradation is one of the world’s most serious environmental issues. Human activities play an important role in it. Therefore, human-induced land degradation monitoring is of crucial scientific significance in revealing the evolution of la...
Efficient phosphorus recovery is of great significance for sustainable wastewater management and resource recycling. While chemical precipitation is widely used, its effectiveness under complex multi-factor conditions remains challenging to predict a...
Satellite precipitation estimate (SPE) dedicated to reservoir inflow forecasting is very attractive as it can provide near-real-time information for reservoir monitoring. However, the potential of SPE retrievals with fine temporal resolution in suppo...
The images acquired by microwave sensors are blurry and have low resolution. On the other hand, the images obtained using infrared/visible sensors are often of higher resolution. In this paper, we develop a data fusion methodology and apply it to enh...
The impact of climate change has led to significant changes in hydroclimatic patterns and continuous stress on water resources through frequent wet and dry spells. Hence, understanding and effectively addressing the escalating impact of climate chang...
Directed Energy Deposition-Laser Beam (DED-LB) is an ideal Additive Manufacturing (AM) process to obtain very complex geometries, which can be important for several applications in industries such as aerospace and biomedical engineering. The present...
This study systematically explores existing and new optimization techniques for analog ensemble (AnEn) post-processing of hourly to daily precipitation forecasts over the complex terrain of southwest British Columbia, Canada. An AnEn bias-corrects a...
The development of processing techniques for the extraction of rare earth elements and critical minerals (REE/CM) from acid mine drainage precipitates (AMDp) has attracted increased interest in recent years. Processes under development often utilize...
This preliminary study investigates the optimization of the mechanical properties of the zinc wrought alloy ZEP1510 with the objective of assessing its potential to approach the hardness, strength, and toughness of the brass alloy, CuZn21Si3P. Enhanc...
Plant-derived edible nanovesicles serve as crucial nanocarriers for targeted delivery of bioactive substances, including miRNAs and phytochemicals, to specific tissues. They have emerged as a significant focus in precision nutrient delivery research....
This article describes a new technique for the preparation of hollow fiber (HF) membrane samples using an automatic manipulator unit. The manipulator uses a syringe needle to form a HF of a given geometry. The needle in automatic mode is sequentially...
Oxide Precipitation-Hardened (OPH) alloys are a new generation of Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened (ODS) alloys recently developed by the authors. The mechanical properties of this group of alloys are significantly influenced by the chemical composition...
Drought, as a natural disaster, has significant negative consequences and directly impacts living organisms. Drought forecasting commonly relies on various drought indices, with the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) being widely used. In this st...
Our study investigates the use of machine learning models for daily precipitation prediction using data from 56 meteorological stations in Jilin Province, China. We evaluate Stacked Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Transformer, and Support Vector Regre...
Traditional soil stabilization methods, including cement and chemical grouting, are energy-intensive and environmentally harmful. Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology offers a sustainable alternative by utilizing microorganisms...
Urban flooding, intensified by climate change, poses significant threats to sustainable development, necessitating accurate precipitation projections for effective risk management. This study utilized Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) to optimize CMIP6...
Lignin, a complex and heterogeneous biopolymer derived from wood, holds immense potential as a sustainable feedstock for various industrial applications. Kraft pulping, a widely employed process in the paper industry, generates black liquor containin...
In recent years, the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model has been utilized to generate quantitative precipitation forecasts with higher spatial and temporal resolutions. However, factors including horizontal resolution, domain size, and the phy...
The South African Weather Service is mandated to issue warnings of hazardous weather events, including those related to heavy precipitation, in order to safeguard life and property. Flooding and flash flood events are common in South Africa. Frequent...
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, new requirements for clean air supply are introduced for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. One way for HVAC systems to efficiently remove airborne viruses is by filtering them. Unlike di...
Air quality and air pollution are important issues, and thus it is necessary to look at possibilities for how to decrease emissions in the atmosphere affordably and effectively. This article focuses on solid aerosols, specifically particulate matter,...
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