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Applications of the Correlation Length
The correlation length is the system–dependent parameter, which defines the structure of the dominant current–carrying (electric or fluid) paths....
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Pressure Saturation Curves and the Critical Volume Fraction for Percolation
The pressure-saturation curves of porous media give fundamental information about the pore space. In equilibrium, ignoring effects due to hysteresis,...
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Effects of Multi-Scale Heterogeneity
It is generally agreed that problems with multi-scale heterogeneity present the biggest challenge to computation and understanding. A few such...
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Specific Examples of Critical Path Analysis
At the end of Chap. 1 the general technique of critical path analysis was introduced. This technique will actually form the basis of most of the...
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Basic Constitutive Relations for Unsaturated Media
The following sections describe how to find the hydraulic conductivity, air permeability, electrical conductivity, as well as solute and gas...
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Applications of the Cluster Statistics
This chapter presents a conceptually straightforward treatment of spatial correlations of “random” heterogeneous media, but does not intend to...
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Porous Media Primer for Physicists
During the 1980's physicists (and some geophysicists) devoted considerable efforts to understanding the physical (meaning here not hydraulic)...
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Percolation Theory
Percolation describes properties related to the connectivity of large numbers of objects which individually have some spatial extent, and for which...
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Assessment of Water Dynamics and Water Quality Parameters over Gobind Sagar Reservoir, India, Based on High-Resolution Remote Sensing Approach
Monitoring surface water dynamics and ensuring water quality parameters are important for the health of the environment and sustainable economic...
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The microsprinkler irrigation system influences the growth, yield, and water productivity and nutrient uptake of aerobic rice under humid subtropical climatic conditions
Properly managed microsprinkler irrigation of rice is an efficient and viable alternative to traditional flood irrigation methods for enhancing crop...
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Enhancement of geotechnical properties of loess using nano clay and nano-iron oxide
Loess typically has a metastable structure that is susceptible to collapse upon wetting. Collapse and other associated problems, such as landslides...
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Comparison between multi RUSLE-SDR models for estimation of reservoir sedimentation: a case study of Dokan Lake Basin, Iraq–Iran
Reservoir sedimentation in mountainous watersheds, such as the Zagros mountains, is high. Reservoir sedimentation reduces water storage and threatens...
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Earth system model’s capability of predicting drought-induced crop failure
We used the Meteorological Research Institute Earth System Model to investigate land precipitation and net primary production (NPP, proxy for...
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Remote sensing and field visit for small scale runoff harvesting for agricultural water consumption management, case study at Kariyan, Hormozgan, Iran
In recent years, Iran has been dealing with a significant problem. A consistent lack of rainfall, often distributed unevenly across different areas...
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Quantifying environmental impact of unplanned mining through integrated non-invasive geophysical methods: a case study from Jharia coalfield, India
The Jharia coalfield stands as a paramount asset within the Indian economy. However, many pressing issues, such as coal fires, land subsidence,...
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Post-mining planning under the prism of land use alternatives: a cellular automata model
Greece committed to the European Green Deal plans to complete mining operations by the end of 2028 and to transition from coal-based electricity to...
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Green manuring–system of rice intensification–rice fallow pulses crop** system for enhancing the crop productivity and soil health: a sustainable farming solutions
Rice cultivation in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India, is a vital component of its agricultural landscape and economy. It holds historical...
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Investigation of water delivery performance considering irrigation time as well as water volume: a case in the North Nile Delta of Egypt
In the North Nile Delta, over-planting paddy fields by upstream farmers results in low canal water levels downstream during the daytime, and...
