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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0074.v1

Monitoring the Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Green Dam in Djelfa Province, Algeria

Ramzi Benhizia, Yacine Kouba, György Szabó, Gábor Négyesi, Behnam Ata

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Green Dam; Green Walls; Desertification; Aleppo pine; Land degradation.

Online: 2 June 2021 (12:16:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0062.v1

Assessment of Snowfall Accumulation from Satellite and Reanalysis Products Using SNOTEL Observations in Alaska

Yang Song, Patrick Broxton, Mohammad Reza Ehsani, Ali Behrangi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Alaska; SNOTEL; Snowfall accumulation; IMERG; precipitation

Online: 2 June 2021 (10:00:06 CEST)

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The combination of snowfall, snow water equivalent (SWE), and precipitation rate measurements from 39 Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) sites in Alaska are used to assess the performance of various precipitation products from satellites, reanalysis, and rain gauges. Observation of precipitation from two water years (2018-2019) of the high resolution radar/rain gauge data (Stage IV) product was also utilized to add insights into scaling differences between various products. The outcomes were also used to assess two popular methods for rain gauge undercatch correction. It was found that SWE and precipitation measurements at SNOTELs, as well as precipitation estimates based on Stage IV data, are generally consistent and can provide a range in which other products can be assessed. Time-series of snowfall and SWE accumulation suggests that most of the products can capture snowfall events; however, differences exist in their accumulation. Reanalysis products tend to overestimate snow accumulation in the study area, while current combined passive microwave remote sensing products (i.e., IMERG-HQ) underestimate snowfall accumulation. We found that corrections factors applied to rain gauges are effective in improving their undercatch, especially for snowfall. However, no improvement in correlation is seen when correction factors are applied, and rainfall is still estimated better than snowfall. Even though IMERG-HQ has less skill in capturing snowfall than rainfall, analysis using Taylor plots showed that the combined microwave product does have skill in capturing the geographical distribution of snowfall and precipitation accumulation, so bias adjustment might lead to reasonable precipitation estimates. This study demonstrates that other snow properties (e.g., SWE accumulation at the SNOTEL sites) can complement precipitation data to estimate snowfall. In the future, gridded SWE and snow depth data from GlobSnow and Sentinel-1 can be used to assess snowfall and its distribution over broader regions.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0054.v1

The Impact of Cutting With a Shearer on the Conditions of Longwall Ventilation

Stanisław Wasilewski, Wacław Dziurzyński, Teresa Pałka, Andrzej Krach

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: monitoring of methane concentration; ventilation of mines; measurements of ventilation parameters

Online: 2 June 2021 (08:45:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0041.v1

Performance of Low-Cost Sensors for Air Pollution Measurements in Urban Environments. Accuracy Evaluation Applying the Air Quality Index (AQI)

Georgios C. Spyropoulos, Panagiotis T. Nastos, Konstantinos P. Moustris

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: air quality; air pollution measurements; electrochemical sensors; low-cost sensors; AQI (Air Quality Index); Athens

Online: 1 June 2021 (15:08:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0775.v1

Land Degradation Neutrality Assessment using Geospatial Techniques in North Wello Zone, Northern Ethiopia

Getnet Zeleke, Menberu Teshome Zeleke, Lineger Ayele Mersha

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Land Degradation; Land Productivity Dynamics; Vegetation Cover Change; Soil Organic Carbon

Online: 31 May 2021 (13:29:58 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0758.v1

Agriculture 4.0 and Smart Sensors. The Scientific Evolution of Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities

Michele Kremer Sott, Leandro da Silva Nascimento, Cristian Rogério Foguesatto, Leonardo B. Furstenau, Kadígia Faccin, Paulo Antônio Zawislak, Bruce Mellado, Jude Dzevela Kong, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: precision agriculture; agriculture 4.0; digital agriculture; smart farming; industry 4.0; sustainability; innovation; bibliometrics; science mapping.

Online: 31 May 2021 (12:01:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0747.v1

Tools for Edible Cities: A Review of Tools for Planning and Assessing Edible Nature-Based Solutions

Eric Mino, Josep Pueyo-Ros, Mateja Škerjanec, Joana A. Castellar, Andre Viljoen, Darja Istenič, Nataša Atanasova, Katrin Bohn, Joaquim Comas

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: nature-based solutions; productive urban landscapes; decision support systems; edible cities; urban agriculture; circular economy

Online: 31 May 2021 (11:30:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0734.v1

Lowland Bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) Deforestation and Subsequent Cultivation Effects on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties in Southwestern Ethiopia

Zebene Tadesse, Melkamu Abere, Belayneh Bayu, Kaiwen Pan, Yigardu Mulatu, Meta Francis Justine

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Land use change; soil quality; Lowland bamboo; Cultivation periods; Ethiopia

Online: 31 May 2021 (10:37:49 CEST)

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Growth, Yield, Quality and Microbial Diversity in Hydroponic Vertical Farming – Effect of Phycocyanin-Rich Spirulina Extract

Leonard Lerer, Jeet Varia, Cedric Kamaleson

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: vertical farming; controlled environment agriculture; plant factories; biostimulant; microbiome; hydroponics; aeroponics

Online: 28 May 2021 (11:07:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0693.v1

Measuring and Evaluating the Quality of Urban Walkways from the Perspective of the Creative Urban Space

Ameneh Ekrasardashti, Hassan Sajadzadeh, Farshid Aram

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Urban walkways; Creative city, Urban Space

Online: 28 May 2021 (10:57:07 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0692.v1

Impact of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure on Cognitive Function and Neurodegeneration in Humans. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jessica Humphreys, Maria Del Carmen Valdés Hernández

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5); cognition; neurodegeneration; neurology; air pollution; environment; rural; urban; neurocognitive development; neurodegeneration

Online: 28 May 2021 (10:26:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0669.v1

Porosity Prediction from Gravity Inversion with Constraints from Resistivity Data

Fernando A. Monteiro Santos, Patricia Represas

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: porosity prediction; pore-water prediction; gravity; resistivity; combined inversion

Online: 27 May 2021 (13:16:28 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0666.v1

A Compact Muon Tracker for Dynamic Tomography of Density Based on a Thin Time Projection Chamber with Micromegas Readout

Ignacio Lázaro Roche

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: muon tomography; time projection chamber; Micromegas; cosmic rays; geophysics; dam

Online: 27 May 2021 (13:11:57 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0662.v1

Management of Posidonia Oceanica Leaf Litter in Calabrian Sandy Beaches (Southern Italy).

Nicola Cantasano

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Posidonia oceanica; “Banquettes”; Calabria; Seaside tourism

Online: 27 May 2021 (10:20:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0654.v1

The Effect of Street Orientation on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Cold Mountainous Climate

Narges Delpak, Hassan Sajadzadeh, Saide Hasanpourfard, Farshid Aram

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Thermal Comfort; Outdoor Space; Microclimate Simulation; Street Orientation; Physiological Equivalent Temperature

Online: 27 May 2021 (08:02:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0647.v1

Evaluating the Performance of Cumulus Convection Parameterization Schemes in Regional Climate Modeling System

Sridhara Nayak, Suman Maity

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: RegCM, Indian Summer Monsoon, Cumulus Convection Schemes

Online: 26 May 2021 (15:04:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0645.v1

Structural Evidences for Present-day Compressive Tectonics at the St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (Equatorial Atlantic Ocean)

Thomas Campos, Kenji Motoki, Susanna Sichel, Leonardo Barão, Marcia Maia, Daniele Brunelli, Joaquim Neto, Thais Vargas, Peter Szatmari, Estefan Fonseca

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Tectonic joint; Pressure-ridge, Active uplift, Mantle rocks; St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago; Equatorial Atlantic

Online: 26 May 2021 (14:39:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0283.v2

The Seasonal Variability of the Ocean Energy Cycle From a Quasi-Geostrophic Double Gyre Ensemble

Takaya Uchida, Bruno Deremble, Thierry Penduff

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Ocean circulation; Geostrophic turbulence; Quasi-geostrophic flows

Online: 26 May 2021 (13:03:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0631.v1

On the Relationship between Circulation Patterns, the Southern Annular Mode, and Rainfall Variability in Western Cape

Chibuike Chiedozie Ibebuchi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Western Cape; Southern Annular Mode; Circulation type; Africa south of the equator; mid-latitude cyclone

Online: 26 May 2021 (11:04:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0620.v1

The Paradox between Health and Work of the Metallurgical Complex in La Oroya

Israel Mallma Perez, Lita Salazar Vásquez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Doe Run Peru; socioeconomic policy; public health; systemic freedom; La Oroya

Online: 26 May 2021 (08:02:56 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0618.v1

Can Sustainable Packaging Help to Reduce Food Waste? A Status Quo Focusing Plant-derived Polymers and Additives

Imke Korte, Judith Kreyenschmidt, Joana Wensing, Stefanie Bröring, Jan Niklas Frase, Ralf Pude, Christopher Konow, Thomas Havelt, Jessica Rumpf, Michaela Schmitz, Margit Schulze

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science And Technology Keywords: active packaging; bio-based polymers; bioeconomy; essential oil; food waste; natural additives; permeability; plant extracts; shelf life; sustainable packaging

Online: 25 May 2021 (15:28:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0603.v1

The Landscape Structure of the Dnipro River Islands in Kyiv, Ukraine: the Venetsiansky (Hydropark) Island Case Study

Anastasiia-Olena Pozharska

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: the landscape structure; the river island; the Venetsiansky (Hydropark) Island; the genetic landscape study; the European Landscape Classification (LANMAP).

Online: 25 May 2021 (10:27:56 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0583.v1

A Re-evaluation of Climate Sensitivity

Ian Harold Wilson

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: greenhouse gases; climate sensitivity; rapid adjustments; Bayesian analysis

Online: 24 May 2021 (15:13:18 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0580.v1

Influence of Teleconnections on the Precipitation

Erum Aamir

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Teleconnections; Precipitation; Mann Kendall; Partial Mann Kendall; Climate Indices; Trends

Online: 24 May 2021 (15:09:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0548.v1

Deterministic Model of the Eddy Dynamics for a Midlatitude Ocean Model

Takaya Uchida, Bruno Deremble, Stephane Popinet

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Mesoscale eddy closure; Quasi geostrophy; Mid-latitude double gyre

Online: 24 May 2021 (09:37:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0544.v1

Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde) 2014-2015 Eruption: Dust Characterization and Impacts on Environment and Human Health

Carla Candeias, Paula F. Ávila, Célia Alves, Carla Gama, Cristina Sequeira, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, Fernando Rocha

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Fogo volcano; volcanic eruption; outdoor dust; PM10; human health Risk

Online: 24 May 2021 (08:52:24 CEST)

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Fogo (Fogo island, Cape Verde Republic) is the youngest and most active volcano of the archipelago. The last eruption occurred in 2014–2015. Aiming at studying dust emissions and transport during the eruption period and assessing their impact on air quality and human health, a mineralogical and chemical characterization was undertaken in outdoor dust from all over the island, as well as in the lava resulting from this event. Air quality monitors were used to obtain concentrations of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants. The mineralogical constitution of the samples was analysed by X-ray diffraction and Electron Microprobe, while the chemical characterization was performed through X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and ICP-MS. The volcanic rock was found to be tephritic to basanitic, with high potassium content. Several minerals were identified, such as titanian augite with ilmenite, basaltic hornblendes, pyrrhotites, apatites, pyroxenes, basaltic hornblendes and hematites. Concentrations of the particulate matter inhalable fraction (PM10) exceeded the 24-hour mean of 50 µg/m3 recommended by the World Health Organization. Nevertheless, total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) showed levels lower than the worrying range. The highest levels of CO2 were recorded in more populated villages and farthest from the volcano. The Pollution Load Index (PLI) for outdoor dust collected on rooftops was always above 1, suggesting enrichment, with higher values in the dust size fraction < 63 µm. In the same way, the Contamination Factor pointed to high enrichment of As, Ni and Pb, and very high enrichment of Cd in the same size fraction. The Non-carcinogenic Hazard Quotient and Hazard Index estimated for Children suggest that health problems may arise. The Carcinogenic Risk, for all size fractions, was above the target risk. The element that most contributed to the global risk was As, followed by Pb and Co. Ingestion was the main exposure route for all size fractions. The dust size fraction that represented the highest risk was < 63 µm, mostly due to the As concentration.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0523.v1

Identifying Storm Hotspots and the Most Unsettled Areas in Barcelona by Analysing Significant Rainfall Episodes in Barcelona During the 2013 – 2018 Period

Laura Esbrí, Tomeu Rigo, María Carmen Llasat, Blanca Aznar

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: flash floods; urban floods; storms; hazard management; urban hydrology; convection; convective cells; thunderstorms; radar; flood prevention; Mediterranean

Online: 21 May 2021 (14:52:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0516.v1

Perceptions of Public University Students towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

Shyam Sundar Sarkar, Pranta Das, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, M S Zobaer

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Perceptions, public university students, online classes, COVID-19, Bangladesh

Online: 21 May 2021 (09:52:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0497.v1

Metal(loids) Bioaccessibility in Road Dusts from the Surrounding Villages of an Active Mine

Carla Candeias, Paula F. Ávila, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, Fernando Rocha

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: road dusts; active mine; metal(loids); oral bioaccessibility; human health risk

Online: 21 May 2021 (07:44:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0475.v1

Perception of Vulnerable Ultra-Poor Women on Climate Change Impacts and Local Adaptation in a High Flood Prone Area of Bangladesh

Md. Shareful Hassan, Syed Mahmud-ul-Islam, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Saeid Eslamian

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Climate change, vulnerable women, perception, adaptation, Bangladesh, high flood

Online: 20 May 2021 (10:23:39 CEST)

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The contextual and risk perception of climate change plays a critical role in an individual’s decision-making process. It could also help people to respond appropriately to the consequences of global climate change and eventually take necessary adaptation actions. However, the perceptions of climate change are often gendered and vary among men and women. Therefore, this study explores different perceptions of climate change and its local adaptation options among ultra-poor vulnerable women, particularly in highly vulnerable flood-prone regions of Bangladesh. The research followed an empirical research methodology to collect primary and secondary information using qualitative and quantitative research tools. The study findings reveal that climate change perceptions at the individual level are relatively low (63%). Still, they have been observing significant changes in various climatic variables over the past 30 years. Moreover, this study identified some major adaptation options such as plinth raising (100%), livestock rearing (100%), homestead gardening (82%), seasonal migration (82%), and using indigenous knowledge (69%), and so on to tackle the adverse impacts of climate change-induced extreme events including flooding at the local level. For implementing these adaptation measures, the respondents spent a significant amount of financial resources from individual sources in the study area. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used in addition to the statistical analyses to understand any connections between the climate change perceptions and other variables associated with the community under study. The SEM result shows that climate change will be a long–term problem, which offers a strong predictor in this model, considering standardized regression weight β= 0.56. It means, despite inadequate knowledge on climate change of the respondent’s, climate change is occurring and becoming the worst factor limiting cultural, economic, and environmental development in the study area.

Working Paper ARTICLE

Multinational Coordination Required for Conservation of at least 90% of Marine Species

Leslie Roberson, Casey O'Hara, James Watson, Benjamin Halpern, Carissa Klein, Daniel Dunn, Melanie Frazier, Hawthorne Beyer, Caitlin Keumpel, Brooke Williams, Hedley Grantham, Jamie Montgomery, Salit Kark, Rebecca Runting

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Transboundary management; biodiversity; species distributions; Exclusive Economic Zones; marine conservation; collaboration

Online: 20 May 2021 (10:14:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0469.v1

Green Innovation Enterprises and Environmental Entrepreneurship for Poverty Alleviation in Kenya

Innocent Ngare

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Environmental Entrepreneurship; Poverty alleviation; Green Entrepreneurship; Economic growth

Online: 20 May 2021 (09:55:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0455.v1

Carbon, Nitrogen Dynamics and CO₂ Efflux in the Calcareous Sandy Loam Soil Treated with Chemically Modified Organic Amendments

Ahmed Mohammed-Nour, Mohamed Al-Sewailem, Ahmed H. El-Naggar, Mohamed Hamza, Anwar A. Aly, Jamal Elfaki

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: organic wastes; cow manure; CO2 effluxes; ammonia stripping; C:N ratio

Online: 20 May 2021 (07:37:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0434.v1

Exploring the Impact and Management Strategies for Hailstorm Associated Loss and Damage among Smallholder Farmers in Poverty Prone Northern Bangladesh

Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Mizanur Rahman Bijoy

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Climate Change; Loss and Damage; Hailstorm; Impact on Agriculture and Livelihood; Adaptation Options; Response; policy suggestions; Bangladesh

Online: 19 May 2021 (08:04:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0433.v1

Assessing Loss and Damage of Low Exposed Sudden Onset Disasters: Evidence from the Marginal Salt Cultivators of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh

Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Mizanur Rahman Bijoy

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Climate change; loss and damage; human well-being; marginal salt farmers; adaptation; vulnerability; Bangladesh

Online: 19 May 2021 (07:58:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0426.v1

Changes in Crop Layout, Effects on Farmland Nutrient Balance: A Case Study in The West Liaohe River Basin, China

Zijuan Zhao, Beilei Fan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Crop layout; Nutrient balance; Chemical fertilizer; Nutrient surpluses; Nutrient use efficiency

Online: 18 May 2021 (12:59:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0396.v1

Ensemble Mapping and Change Analysis of the Seafloor Sediment Distribution in the Sylt Outer Reef, German North Sea from 2016-2018

Daphnie S. Galvez, Svenja Papenmeier, Lasse Sanders, H. Christian Hass, Vera Fofonova, A. Bartholomae, Karen H. Wiltshire

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: ensemble modelling; seafloor mapping; sediment change analysis; seafloor sediment distribution; North Sea; seafloor classification; acoustic mapping; small sample size; ensemble map

Online: 17 May 2021 (16:58:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0389.v1

Spatial Analysis of Degradation in the Reserve for San Rafael National Park, Period 2005-2019

Tania Jeannette Llamas Franco, Lucía Janet Villalba Marín, Stella Mary Amarilla Rodríguez, Lidia Florencia Pérez de Molas, Lourdes González Soria, Eric Bullock

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: forest degradation; NDFI index; multitemporal analysis; Continuous Degradation Detection; Google Earth Engine

Online: 17 May 2021 (13:30:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0381.v1

Building-Level Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19 Using Tampon Swabs and RT-LAMP for Rapid SARS-Cov-2 RNA Detection

Aaron Bivins, Megan Lott, Marlee Shaffer, Zhenyu Wu, Devin North, Erin Lipp, Kyle Bibby

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; wastewater monitoring; environmental surveillance; RT-LAMP; building-level; near-source; passive sampling

Online: 17 May 2021 (10:07:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0375.v1

An Integrative Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining Contamination in the Amazon

Mariana V. Capparelli, Marcela Cabrera, Andreu Rico, Oscar Lucas-Solis, Danieal Alvear-S, Samantha Vasco, Emily Galarza, Lady Shiguango, Veronica Pinos-Velez, Andrés Perez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo Espinosa, Gabriel M. Moulatlet

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Metals; Environmental monitoring; Bioassays; Amazon River; Amazon; mining

Online: 17 May 2021 (09:42:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0374.v1

Change Mechanism of Strength of Soil-rock Mixture Freezing-thawing Interface under Different Rock

Li Gang, Huang Tao, Li Zhen, Bai Miaomaio

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: soil–rock mixture, freezing–thawing interface, shear strength, shear failure surface, particle calculation model

Online: 17 May 2021 (09:34:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0368.v1

Combined Selenium and Zinc Biofortification of Bread Making Wheat under Mediterranean Conditions

Dolores Reynolds-Marzal, Angelica Rivera-Martin, Oscar Santamaria, Maria J. Poblaciones

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: sodium selenate; zinc sulfate; cereal; rainfed conditions; forage yield

Online: 17 May 2021 (07:54:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0341.v1

Analysis of Dust Flux and Sand Collection Efficiency of Wind Erosion near Surface Based on Field Observations

Xinchun Liu, Yongde Kang, Hongna Chen, Hui Lu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Soil erosion; Winds; Sand collection efficiency; Dust horizontal flux

Online: 14 May 2021 (14:45:47 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0338.v1

Understanding Weather and Climate Extremes

Emmanuel Eresanya, Olufemi Sunday Durowoju, Israel R. Orimoloye, Mojolaoluwa Daramola, Akindamola Ayobami Akinyemi, Olasunkanmi Olorunsaye

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: climate; weather; extreme

Online: 14 May 2021 (14:04:25 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Good Practices to Counteract Epidemic Emergency in Mining Companies in Poland

Patrycja Bąk

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: COVID 19; pandemic; mining company; epidemic emergency; prevention; good practices

Online: 14 May 2021 (11:52:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0319.v1

Impact of Changed Use of Greenspace during COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Anxiety

Seulkee Heo, Miraj Desai, Sarah R. Lowe, Michelle L. Bell

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Greenspace; mental health; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic; South Korea; social determinants of mental health; intervention

Online: 14 May 2021 (08:56:52 CEST)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for health, social, and economic domains, but what has received far less focus is the effect on people’s relationship to vital ecological supports, including access to greenspace. We assessed patterns of greenspace use in relation to individual and environmental factors and their relationship with experiencing psychological symptoms under the pandemic. We conducted an online survey recruiting participants from social media for adults in Korea for September–December 2020. The survey collected data on demographics, patterns of using greenspace during the pandemic, and major depression (MD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2) were applied to identify probable cases of MD and GAD. A logistic regression model assessed the association decreased visits to greenspace after the outbreak compared to 2019 and probable MD and GAD. Among the 322 survey participants, prevalence of probable MD and GAD were 19.3% and 14.9%, respectively. High rates of probable MD (23.3%) and GAD (19.4%) were found among persons currently having job-related and financial issues. Of the total participants, 64.9% reported decreased visits to greenspace after the COVID-19 outbreak. Persons with decreased visits to greenspace had 2.06 higher odds (95% CI: 0.91, 4.67) of probable MD at the time of the survey than persons whose visits to greenspace increased or did not change. Findings suggest that barriers to greenspace use could deprive people of mental health benefits and affect mental health during pandemic; an alternative explanation is that those experiencing poor mental health may be less likely to visit greenspaces during pandemic. This implies the need of adequate interventions on greenspace uses under an outbreak especially focusing on how low-income populations may be more adversely affected by a pandemic and its policy responses.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0313.v1

The Dynamical Structure of a Warm Core Ring as Inferred from Glider Observations and Along-Track Altimetry

Thomas Meunier, Enric Pallas Sanz, Charly de Marez, Juan Gabriel Correa Perez, Miguel Tenreiro, Angel Ruiz Angulo, Amy Bower

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Gliders; Altimetry; Mesoscale; Eddies; Warm-core rings; Potential Vorticity; Gulf of Mexico

Online: 13 May 2021 (17:27:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0274.v2

Diagnostic Relations Between Pressure and Entropy Perturbations for Acoustic and Entropy Modes

Sergey Leble, Ekaterina Smirnova

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: acoustics of non-uniform media; wave mode diagnostics; entropy mode; initialization of hydrodynamic field

Online: 13 May 2021 (13:57:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0300.v1

Evolution of a Late Miocene Deep-water Depositional System in the Southern Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

Clayton Silver, Heather Bedle

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: seismic analysis; attributes; deepwater channels; paleochannels; Miocene

Online: 13 May 2021 (13:50:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0291.v1

Research on Anti-Scourability of Slope Eroded Soil

Liu Xin Chun, Kang Yongde, Chen Hong Na, Lu Hui

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Soil anti-scourability; Soil erodibility; Artificial simulated rainfallSoil aggregates; Erodibility

Online: 13 May 2021 (13:06:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0363.v2

Design Floods Considering the Epistemic Uncertainty

Radu Drobot, Aurelian Florentin Draghia, Daniel Ciuiu, Romică Trandafir

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Annual Maximum Series; Peak Over Threshold; uncertainty interval; flood parameters; compactness coefficient; flood shape

Online: 13 May 2021 (12:42:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0595.v2

Multi Criteria Decision Analysis Technique for Solar Power Sites Selection in Duhok Governorate – Iraq

Gaylan R. Faqe Ibrahim, Kamaran Wali Mahmood, Muhammad Mirza Mahmud

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Duhok Governorate; Solar Power; MCDA; AHP; Boolean

Online: 12 May 2021 (13:58:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0256.v1

Temperature Effect on Permeate Water in Batch Electrodialysis Reversal

Germán Eduardo Dévora-Isiordia, Alejandra Ayala-Espinoza, Luis Alberto Lares-Rangel

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: reversible electrodialysis; water scarcity; process efficiency; temperature effect; voltage

Online: 12 May 2021 (07:25:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0241.v1

Value-Added Forest Carbon Offset Projects: Application of the South Korean Emission Trading System in the Forestry Sector

Heesung Woo, Mauricio Acuna, Byoungkoo Choi, Joonsoon Kim

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: forest carbon offset scheme, South Korea, economic assessment, forest management, climate change

Online: 11 May 2021 (11:09:29 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0225.v1

A Review on Land Use and Land Cover Change in Ethiopian Basins

Motuma Shiferaw Regasa, Michael Nones

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Ethiopia; Geographic Information Systems; Land Use Land Cover; Remote Sensing

Online: 11 May 2021 (09:27:29 CEST)

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Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes analysis is one of the most useful methodologies to understand how the land was used in the past years, what types of detections are to be expected in the future, as well as the driving forces and processes behind these changes. In Ethiopia, the rapidly changing of LULC is mainly due to population pressure, resettlement programs, climate change, and other human and nature-induced driving forces. Anthropogenic activities are the most significant factors adversely changing the natural status of the landscape and resources, which exerts unfavourable and adverse impacts on the environment and livelihood. The main goal of the present work is to review previous studies, discussing the spatio-temporal LULC changes in Ethiopian basins, to find out common points and gaps that exist in the current literature, to be eventually addressed in the future. Seventeen articles, published from 2011 to 2020, were selected and reviewed, focusing on LULC classification using ArcGIS and ERDAS imagine software by unsupervised and maximum likelihood supervised classification methods. Key informant interview (KII), focal group discussions (FGDs) and collection of ground truth data using ground positioning systems (GPS) for data validation were the major approaches discussed in most of the studies. All the analysed research showed that, during the last decades, Ethiopian lands changed to agricultural land use, waterbody, commercial farmland and built-up/settlement. Some parts of forest land, grazing land, swamp/wetland, shrubland, rangeland and bare/ rock out cropland cover class were changed to other LULC class types, mainly as a consequence of increasing anthropogenic pressure. In summary, these articles confirmed that LULC changes are a direct result of both natural and human influences. However, most of the study provided details of LULC for the past decades within a specific spatial location, while they did not address the challenge of forecasting future LULC changes at the basin scale.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0204.v1

Infant mortality rates and nonrenewable energy consumption in Asia and the Pacific: The mediating role of carbon emissions

Bosede Ngozi ADELEYE, Muhammad AZAM, Evans OSABUOHIEN, Ifeoluwa OGUNRINOLA, Paul O. ADEKOLA

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Carbon emissions; infant mortality rate; per capita income; nonrenewable energy; Asia and the Pacific region

Online: 10 May 2021 (14:54:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0199.v1

Temporal Change in Relationships Between Urban Structure and Surface Temperature

Justin Stewart, Peleg Kremer

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: urban structure, remote sensing, temporal change, NYC

Online: 10 May 2021 (14:26:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0154.v1

Archipelago Insights as Efforts to Establish National Geostrategic Resilience: A Literature Review

Khansa Avi, Hemas Dewi, Moses Pandin

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geography Keywords: Geostrategy; National Resilience; Archipelago Insights

Online: 10 May 2021 (09:56:46 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0139.v1

The Role of Climate Datasets in Understanding Climate Extremes

Emmanuel Eresanya, Israel R. Orimoloye, Olufemi Sunday Durowoju, Mojolaoluwa Daramola, Jesufemi Peter Olowe, Folorunsho Akinleye, Olasunkanmi Olorunsaye

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Climate, Datasets, Extremes.

Online: 7 May 2021 (10:40:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0138.v1

Effects of Aerosols and Clouds on the Levels of Surface Solar Radiation and Solar Energy in Cyprus

Ilias Fountoulakis, Panagiotis Kosmopoulos, Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou, Panagiotis-Ioannis Raptis, Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Argyro Nisantzi, Antonis Gkikas, Jonas Witthuhn, Sebastian Bley, Anna Moustaka, Johannes Buehl, Patric Seifert, Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Charalampos Kontoes, and Stelios Kazadzis

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: solar energy; dust; aerosol; clouds; Cyprus

Online: 7 May 2021 (10:36:00 CEST)

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Public attitudes towards Digital Water Meters for households

Steven Hendrik Koop, Sharon Helena Clevers, Elisabeth Johanna Blokker, Stijn Brouwer

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: Water Conservation; Customer Segmentation; Pro-Environmental Behaviour; Smart Water Meters; Water-use Feedback

Online: 7 May 2021 (09:41:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0118.v1

GPR Clutter Reflection Noise Filtering Through Singular Value Decomposition in the Bidimensional Spectral Domain

Rui Jorge Oliveira, Bento Caldeira, Teresa Teixidó, José Fernando Borges

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Applied Geophysics; Digital Signal Processing; Enhancement of GPR Datasets; Clutter Noise Removal; Spectral Filtering

Online: 6 May 2021 (17:12:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0105.v1

Water-Quality Data Imputation With High Percentage of Missing Values: A Machine Learning Approach

Rafael Rodriguez, Marcos Pastorini, Lorena Etcheverry, Christian Chreties, Mónica Fossati, Alberto Castro, Angela Gorgoglione

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: data scarcity; water quality; missing data; univariate imputation; multivariate imputation; machine learning; hydroinformatics.

Online: 6 May 2021 (15:18:23 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0100.v1

Submerged Speleothems and Sea Level Reconstructions: A Global Overview and New Results from the Mediterranean Sea

Fabrizio Antonioli, Stefano Furlani, Paolo Montagna, Paolo Stocchi, Lucio Calcagnile, Gianluca Quarta, Jonatan Cecchinel, Valeria Lo Presti, Maurizio Gasparo Morticelli, Franco Foresta Martin, Valeria Vaccher

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: submerged speleothem; phreatic speleothem; sea level change; sea caves; vertical tectonic movements; Ustica; Favignana

Online: 6 May 2021 (15:11:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0071.v1

A Municipality-Based Pressure Index Developed in the Campania Region as a Geo-Stratification Tool for Human and Environmental Monitoring Studies

Antonio Pizzolante, Federico Nicodemo, Andrea Pierri, Amedeo Ferro, Amedeo Ferro, Carlo Buonerba, Eleonora Beccaloni, Stefano Albanese, Bruno Basso, Pellegrino Cerino

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Terra dei Fuochi; Land of Fires; biomonitoring; environmental monitoring

Online: 5 May 2021 (18:26:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0588.v2

Predicting Citywide Distribution of Air Pollution Using Mobile Monitoring and Three-dimensional Urban Structure

Lucas Cummings, Justin Stewart, Peleg Kremer, Kabindra Shakya

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Air Pollution; STURLA; Urban Structure; Mobile Monitoring; Spatial Prediction

Online: 5 May 2021 (12:41:17 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0022.v1

A Case Study on the Perceptions of Forest Owners on Restoring the Forests after a Wildfire in the Treuenbrietzen Forest of Brandenburg, Germany

Regine Frank, Katrin Fröhlich, Somidh Saha

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Wildfire; Private Forest; Reforestation; Southeast Germany; Qualitative Study; Pine Monoculture; Mixed Forest

Online: 4 May 2021 (14:13:31 CEST)

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Working Paper COMMUNICATION

Climate Change/Global Warming/Climate Emergency Versus General Climate Research: Historical (1910-2020) and Bibliometric Trends of Publications

Rafael M. Santos, Reza Bakhshoodeh

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics; Human Influence on Climate; Natural Control of Climate; Climatic and Non-climatic Effects on Living Organisms; Improving Climate Monitoring; Climate Variability; Climate Models; CO2

Online: 3 May 2021 (17:01:28 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0010.v1

A Review of Optical Techniques for Coral Monitoring & Introducing Low-Cost Hyperspectral Imaging

Jonathan Teague, David A Megson-Smith, Micheal J Allen, John C.C Day, Thomas B Scott

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Coral Reef Monitoring; Reef Health; Review; Hyperspectral Imaging; Marine Optics

Online: 3 May 2021 (16:10:43 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

A Major Impact of WRF Planetary Boundary Layer Schemes on Simulation Accuracy of Vertical Wind Structure by 3D Doppler Wind Lidar

Lei Zhang, Jinyuan Xin, Yan Yin, Wenyuan Chang, Min Xue, Danjie Jia, Yongjing Ma

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: 3D Doppler Wind Lidar; planetary boundary layer; vertical wind; wind speed; wind direction

Online: 29 April 2021 (10:33:39 CEST)

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Working Paper CONCEPT PAPER

Radioactivity as Sustainable Source of Energy: An Oxymoron or a Nature-Inspired Concept of Resources Management?

Maria Letizia Terranova

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science And Technology Keywords: nuclear batteries; radioactivity; melanins; energy

Online: 29 April 2021 (09:11:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0752.v1

Spatio-Temporal Interurban Regularities in the Global South

Bartosz Prokop, John Friesen

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: spatial analysis; urban development; sustainable infrastructure; urban scales

Online: 28 April 2021 (15:29:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0730.v1

Strategic Actors and their Scenarios in the Extraction of Phosphates from the Mantaro Valley

Israel Mallma, Lita Salazar Vásquez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Prospective analysis; strategic actors; scenarios; objectives; policies; phosphate extraction; mining project; rural communities

Online: 28 April 2021 (07:47:34 CEST)

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Followed by the aspect of respect for rights 20, the social and environmental issue has a score of 19.9, the dialogue issue is 19. In short, the proximity plan indicates that the policies used regarding the issue of generating employment and economic growth (Empresa Mantaro Perú SAC), continue to be the strategic variables in the first instance, but they are far from the social actors (rural communities of Aco, Vico, Cruz Pampa and others) and environmental (Junín environmental dialogue table) and Ombudsman's Office (rights) that are currently closer together. The actor from the Archbishop of Huancayo referred to communication is one of the driving variables of power. The proximity plan shows us that the policies used regarding the issue of generating employment and economic growth (Empresa Mantaro Perú SAC), continue to be the strategic variables in the first instance, but that they are far from the social actors (Rural Communities of Aco , Vico, Cruz Pampa and others) and environmental (Junín Environmental Dialogue Table) and Ombudsman's Office (rights) that are currently closer together. The actor from the Archbishop of Huancayo referred to communication is one of the driving variables of power. The proximity plan shows us that the policies used regarding the issue of generating employment and economic growth (Empresa Mantaro Perú SAC), continue to be the strategic variables in the first instance, but that they are far from the social actors (Rural Communities of Aco , Vico, Cruz Pampa and others) and environmental (Junín Environmental Dialogue Table) and Ombudsman's Office (rights) that are currently closer together. The actor from the Archbishop of Huancayo referred to communication is one of the driving variables of power. but they are far from the social actors (rural communities of Aco, Vico, Cruz Pampa and others) and environmental (Junín Environmental Dialogue Table) and the Ombudsman's Office (rights) that are closer together today. The actor from the Archbishopric of Huancayo referred to communication, is within the driving variables of power. but they are far from the social actors (rural communities of Aco, Vico, Cruz Pampa and others) and environmental (Junín Environmental Dialogue Table) and the Ombudsman's Office (rights) that are currently closer together. The actor of the Archbishopric of Huancayo referred to communication, is within the driving variables of power.

Working Paper ARTICLE

Impact of Anthropogenic Heat Emissions on Global Atmospheric Temperature

Dimitre Karamanev

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Anthropogenic heat emissions; global energy use; atmospheric temperature; carbon dioxide emissions.

Online: 28 April 2021 (07:47:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0722.v1

Characterization of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Pyrenees. From the Local to the Synoptic Scale.

Marc Lemus-Canovas, Joan-A. Lopez-Bustins, Javier Martín-Vide, Amar Halifa-Marin, Damián Insua-Costa, Joan Martinez-Artigas, Laura Trapero, Roberto Serrano-Notivoli, José María Cuadrat

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: extreme precipitation; Mediterranean region; Pyrenees; return period; teleconnection indices; weather type.; Backward trajectory; IVT

Online: 27 April 2021 (13:00:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0700.v1

Improving Community Resilience and Emergency Plans by Mapping Risk and Preparedness at the Neighborhood Scale

Yaron Finzi, Noam Ganz, Yoash Limon, Sebastian Langer

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Community resilience; risk reduction; disaster response; preparedness; seasonality in emergency

Online: 27 April 2021 (10:11:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0697.v1

Heating and Cooling Degree-Days Climate Change Projections for Portugal

Cristina Andrade, Sandra Mourato, João Ramos

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: heating degree-day (HDD), cooling degree-day (CDD), climate change, projections, energy demand of residential buildings, Portugal

Online: 26 April 2021 (21:18:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0696.v1

Combining Satellite InSAR, Slope Units and Finite Element Modeling for Stability Analysis in Mining Waste Disposal Areas

Juan López-Vinielles, José A. Fernández-Merodo, Pablo Ezquerro, Juan C. García-Davalillo, Roberto Sarro, Cristina Reyes-Carmona, Anna Barra, José A. Navarro, Vrinda Krishnakumar, Massimiliano Alvioli, Gerardo Herrera

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Satellite radar interferometry (InSAR); Slope units; Active deformation slope units; Finite element method (FEM); Shear strength reduction (SSR); Slope stability; Abandoned mining areas.

Online: 26 April 2021 (21:05:50 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

What Is the Environmental Impact of Different Strategies for the Use of Medical and Community Masks?

Alexandre Bouchet, Julien Boucher, Kevin schutzbach, Nicolas Senn, blaise genton, david vernez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Facemask; community mask; medical mask; recycling; reuse; carbon footprint; COVID-19

Online: 26 April 2021 (20:04:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0678.v1

Using Machine Learning to Map Western Australian Landscapes

Thomas Albrecht, Ignacio González-Álvarez, Jens Klump

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: supervised machine learning; automated landscape mapping; digital elevation model

Online: 26 April 2021 (14:44:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0462.v2

Improved Estimates of the Vertical Structures of Rain Using Single Frequency Doppler Radars

A. R. Jameson, Michael Larsen, David Wolff

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Raindrop size distributions (DSD) from Doppler radar; Removing vertical air motion from radar Doppler spectra; Vertical pointing Doppler rain observations

Online: 26 April 2021 (14:09:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0648.v1

Concepts and Models of Environment in Self-Adaptive Systems: A Systematic Literature Review

Yong-Jun Shin, Joon-Young Bae, Doo-Hwan Bae

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: self-adaptive systems, environment, concept, model, systematic literature review

Online: 26 April 2021 (10:22:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0644.v1

Simulating Imaging Spectroscopy in Tropical Forest with 3D Radiative Transfer Modeling

Dav M. Ebengo, Florian de Boissieu, Gregoire Vincent, Christiane Weber, Jean-Baptiste Féret

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Diversity mapping; Imaging spectroscopy; Leaf traits; Radiative transfer; DART; PROSPECT

Online: 23 April 2021 (13:47:28 CEST)

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Optical remote sensing can contribute to biodiversity monitoring and species composition mapping in tropical forests. Inferring ecological information from canopy reflectance is complex and data availability suitable to such a task is limiting, which makes simulation tools particularly important in this context. We explored the capability of the 3D radiative transfer model DART to simulate top of canopy reflectance acquired with airborne imaging spectroscopy in complex tropical forest, and to reproduce spectral dissimilarity within and among species, as well as species discrimination based on spectral information. We focused on two factors contributing to these canopy reflectance properties: the horizontal variability in leaf optical properties (LOP) and the fraction of non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPVf). The variability in LOP was induced by changes in leaf pigment content, and defined for each pixel based on a hybrid approach combining radiative transfer modeling and spectral indices. The influence of LOP variability on simulated reflectance was tested by considering variability at species, individual tree crown and pixel level. We incorporated NPVf into simulations following two approaches, either considering NPVf as a part of wood area density in each voxel or using leaf brown pigments. We validated the different scenarios by comparing simulated scenes with experimental airborne imaging spectroscopy using statistical metrics, spectral dissimilarity (within crowns, within species, and among species dissimilarity) and supervised classification for species discrimination. The simulation of NPVf based on leaf brown pigments resulted in the closest match between measured and simulated canopy reflectance. The definition of LOP at pixel level resulted in conservation of the spectral dissimilarity and expected performances for species discrimination. Our simulation framework could contribute to better understand performances for species discrimination and relationship between spectral variations and taxonomic and functional dimensions of biodiversity.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0624.v1

Comparison and Contrast of Islamic Water Management Principles with International Water Law Principles: A Case Study of Helmand River Basin

Najibullah Loodin, Aaron Wolf

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Islamic Water Management Principles (IWMP); International Water Law Principles (IWLP); Helmand River Basin; Upstream State; Downstream State

Online: 23 April 2021 (09:53:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0616.v1

Prospective and Hybrid Alternative of Renewable Energy, For a Sustainable Mining

ISRAEL MALLMA PEREZ, Lita Salazar Vásquez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Renewable energy; mining industry; technologies; penetration rate political analysis

Online: 22 April 2021 (20:50:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0589.v1

Compaction Model for Shale in Differences of Geological Ages Using A 3D Empirical Relationship in Northeastern Thailand

Avirut Puttiwongrak, Syukratun Nufus, Chaiyaphruk Bunprasert, Pham Huy Giao, Sakanann Vann, Thongchai Suteerasak, Nophea Sasaki

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Shale compaction; Geological age; Thailand shale; Compaction model; Standard curve

Online: 21 April 2021 (16:50:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0585.v1

Assessing the Performance of Satellite-Based Products for Monitoring Extreme Rainfall Events in Bangladesh

Carlo Montes, Nachiketa Acharya, Quamrul Hassan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: remote sensing rainfall; extreme precipitation indices; gridded rainfall products; monsoon rainfall

Online: 21 April 2021 (15:39:34 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0581.v1

A Size-Independent Revision of the Fractal Step Method for Ammonite Sutures

Katherine Marriott, John A. Chamberlain, Jr.

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: sutures; fractal geometry; ammonoid paleobiology; functional morphology; ontogeny; paleontology; ammonite; paleobiology; mesozoic; jurassic; cretaceous; cephalopods

Online: 21 April 2021 (13:09:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0578.v1

Glacial Ripping in Sedimentary Rocks: Loch Eriboll, NW Scotland

Adrian Malcolm Hall, Hannah Mathers, Maarten Krabbendam

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: glacial ripping; groundwater overpressure; breccia; rubble till; Cambrian quartz-arenite

Online: 21 April 2021 (12:20:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0577.v1

Climate Change Projections of Dry and Wet Events in Iberia Based on the WASP-Index

Cristina Andrade, Joana Contente, João Andrade Santos

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: WASP-Index; Climate change; Projections; Extreme precipitation; Iberian Peninsula

Online: 21 April 2021 (12:17:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0508.v1

Quantification of the Direct Solar Impact on Some Components of the Hydroclimatic System

Mares Constantin, Mares Ileana, Dobrica Venera, Demetrescu Crisan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: time series; causality; entropy transfer; wavelet analysis; neural networks; climate response; solar impact

Online: 19 April 2021 (16:33:29 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0498.v1

Microplastics (MPs) in Drinking Water: Uses, Sources & Transport

Laxmi Kant Bhardwaj, Archana Sharma

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Microplastics (MPs); Nanoplastics (NPs); Drinking Water

Online: 19 April 2021 (14:31:09 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Resistance to Change and Perceived Risk as Determinants of Water-Saving Intention

Francisco J. Sarabia-Sánchez, Isabel P. Riquelme, Juan Manuel Bruno

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: water saving; resistance to change; perceived risk; intentions; Sustainable Development Goal 12

Online: 19 April 2021 (14:25:22 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0486.v1

ECLand: The ECMWF Land Surface Modelling System

Souhail Boussetta, Gianpaolo Balsamo, Gabriele Arduini, Emanuel Dutra, Joe McNorton, Margarita Choulga, Anna Agustí-Panareda, Anton Beljaars, Nils Wedi, Joaquin Munõz-Sabater, Patricia de Rosnay, Irina Sandu, Ioan Hadade, Glenn Carver, Cinzia Mazzetti, Christel Prudhomme, Dai Yamazaki, Ervin Zsoter

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Land-surface modelling system; hydrology; carbon; surface energy balance; open water; snow

Online: 19 April 2021 (13:23:53 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0481.v1

Minimizing Errors in RT-PCR Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for Wastewater Surveillance

Warish Ahmed, Stuart Simpson, Paul Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins, Linda Blackall, Silvia Bofill-Mas, Albert Bosch, Joao Brandao, Phil Choi, Mark Ciesielski, Erica Donner, Nishita D'Souza, Andreas Farnleitner, Daniel Gerrity, Raul Gonzalez, John Griffith, Pradip Gyawali, Charles Haas, Kerry Hamilton, Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Valerie Harwood, Rehnuma Haque, Greg Jackson, Stuart Khan, Wesaal Khan, Masaaki Kitajima, Asja Korajkic, Giuseppina La Rosa, Blythe Layton, Erin Lipp, Sandra McLellan, Brian McMinn, Gertjan Medema, Suzanne Metcalfe, Wim Meijer, Jochen Mueller, Heather Murphy, Colleen Naughton, Rachel Noble, Sudhi Payyappat, Susan Petterson, Tarja Pitkanen, Veronica Rajal, Brandon Reyneke, Fernando Roman, Joan Rose, Marta Rusinol, Michael Sadowsky, Laura Sala-Comorera, Yin Xiang Setoh, Samendra Sherchan, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Wendy Smith, Joshua Steele, Rosalie Sabburg, Erin Symonds, Phong Thai, Kevin Thomas, Josh Tynan, Simon Toze, Janelle Thompson, Andy Whiteley, Judith Wong, Daisuke Sano, Stefan Wuertz, Irene Xagoraraki, Qian Zhang, Amity Zimmer-Faust, Orin Shanks

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Waste Management And Disposal Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Wastewater; Surveillance; False-positive; False-negative; RT-PCR

Online: 19 April 2021 (13:08:13 CEST)

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Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective, resource-efficient tool for gathering additional community-level public health information, including the incidence and/or prevalence and trends of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater may provide an early-warning signal of COVID-19 infections in a community. The capacity of the world’s environmental microbiology and virology laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 RNA characterization in wastewater is rapidly increasing. However, there are no standardized protocols nor harmonized quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance. This paper is a technical review of factors that can lead to false-positive and -negative errors in the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, culminating in recommendations and strategies that can be implemented to identify and mitigate these errors. Recommendations include, stringent QA/QC measures, representative sampling approaches, effective virus concentration and efficient RNA extraction, amplification inhibition assessment, inclusion of sample processing controls, and considerations for RT-PCR assay selection and data interpretation. Clear data interpretation guidelines (e.g., determination of positive and negative samples) are critical, particularly during a low incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Corrective and confirmatory actions must be in place for inconclusive and/or potentially significant results (e.g., initial onset or reemergence of COVID-19 in a community). It will also be prudent to perform inter-laboratory comparisons to ensure results are reliable and interpretable for ongoing and retrospective analyses. The strategies that are recommended in this review aim to improve SARS-CoV-2 characterization for wastewater surveillance applications. A silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the efficacy of wastewater surveillance was demonstrated during this global crisis. In the future, wastewater will play an important role in the surveillance of a range of other communicable diseases.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0431.v1

Spatio-temporal Evolution and Improvement Potential of Agricultural Eco-efficiency in Jiangsu Province

Zaijun Li, Meijuan Hu, Tao Jin

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: agricultural eco-efficiency; DEA-SBM model; spatio-temporal evolution pattern; improvement potential; Jiangsu Province

Online: 16 April 2021 (10:34:15 CEST)

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Achieving eco-efficiency in agriculture production at low environmental costs is key to sustainable agriculture. Using the DEA-SBM model, this study evaluated the agricultural eco-efficiency of the 77 counties and districts in China’s Jiangsu province from 1999 to 2018 and analyzed its spatio-temporal evolution pattern and influencing factors. The mains conclusions were as follows: (1) The overall agricultural eco-efficiency and its decomposition terms, pure technology efficiency and scale efficiency, exhibited a fluctuating downward trend. The regional inequality in agricultural eco-efficiency had been widening and exhibited a strong positive spatial association. (2) The agricultural eco-efficiency in Jiangsu province presented a “high south and low north” spatial pattern. High-level agricultural eco-efficiency areas were in the Taihu Plain in Sunan, while low-level agricultural eco-efficiency zones are distributed across Subei City. The High-High-type spatial association pattern is concentrated in the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou region, while the Low-Low areas are mainly in the coastal regions of Subei and Suzhong. (3) The spatial pattern of PTE and SE generally exhibited a “high south and low north” distribution. Areas with positive growth in agricultural eco-efficiency, PTE, and SE, were situated in Xuzhou, Nanjing city, and the bordering regions between Yangzhou and Huai’an, and Changzhou and Wuxi. (4) The excessive redundant use and application of pesticides, chemical fertilizer, agricultural diesel, labor, land, and agricultural carbon emission have been the primary factor affecting Jiangsu's agricultural eco-efficiency. Irrigation had also signficantly impacted agricultural eco-efficiency, while mechanical power and agricultural film had minimal effect. The majority of counties and districts in Subei, Suzhong, and Ningzhen Yang Hilly region have issues regarding their excessive usage of chemical fertilizer, pesticide, chemical fertilizer, agricultural diesel, labor, and land. The findings of this study can contribute towards a better understanding of agricultural eco-efficiency and spatial association effect and can help policymakers increase agricultural eco-efficiency.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0412.v1

Can Deep Learning Extract Useful Information about Energy Dissipation and Effective Hydraulic Conductivity from Gridded Conductivity Fields?

Mohammad Abdolhosseini Moghaddam, Ty Paul Andrew Ferré, Jeffrey Klakovich, Hoshin Vijay Gupta, Mohammad Reza Ehsani

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: deep learning; hydraulic conductivity; convolutional neural networks; groundwater

Online: 15 April 2021 (12:25:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0406.v1

Stabilization methodology in foundation soils by ERT-3D. Application in Estepona, South Spain.

Alfonso Gutiérrez-Martín, José I. Yenes, Marta Fernández-Hernández, Ricardo Castedo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: Electric tomography; three-dimensional; electrodes; seat control; foundations; stabilization methodology.

Online: 15 April 2021 (10:50:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0389.v1

Analysis and Forecasting the Precipitation and Temperature in the Dez Catchment Area

Alireza Chegnizadeh, Mohammad Javad Bahmani, Hamidreza Rabieifar3, Hossein Ebrahimi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Trends in meteorological data; SWAT, RCP; Mann-Kendall forecast

Online: 14 April 2021 (16:06:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0388.v1

Experimental Study of Absorbent Hygiene Product devolatilization in a bubbling fluidized bed

Barbara Malsegna, Andrea Di Giuliano, Katia Gallucci

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Waste Management And Disposal Keywords: absorbent hygiene product; waste; gasification; devolatilization; pyrolysis; fluidized bed; diapers; cellulosic fraction

Online: 14 April 2021 (15:34:08 CEST)

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