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Glacier Runoff Models: Influence of Forcing Data and Spatial Resolution

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This study examines the effects of meteorological forcing products and model resolutions on glacio-hydrological simulations in a Swiss Alpine catchment, offering practical guidance for achieving reliable runoff and mass balance predictions in data-limited environments facing climate change impacts on water resources. Challenges in Modeling Glacier Runoff and Its Importance Glaciers function as key water reservoirs […]

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Uncovering Links Between Forest Loss and Water Dynamics in the Amazon

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Explore the spatial and temporal shifts in precipitation, evaporation, and streamflow linked to deforestation in the Madeira River basin, the Amazon’s largest sub-basin, through analysis of satellite, reanalysis, and observed data from 1981 to 2016, highlighting significant correlations that inform regional water resource strategies. Deforestation Challenges in the Madeira River Basin The Madeira River basin

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Morphological Evolution of the Lower Rhine

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Exploring River Dynamics: A Review of Three Decades of Studies on Human-Induced Changes in the Lower Rhine, Emphasizing 2D Modeling for Transverse Sediment Variations, Bifurcation Stability, and Non-Erodible Layer Effects in Large-Scale Bed Profile Management Human Interventions in the Lower Rhine: Challenges and Significance The lower Rhine, including the Niederrhein in Germany and the delta

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Monitoring Amsterdams Bridges with InSAR

Civil Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, Geomatics, Infrastructure, Journal publication / Leave a Comment

A structured Delft–Amsterdam research collaboration integrates bridge typologies, expected failure mechanisms, and satellite viewing geometry to translate one-dimensional MT-InSAR measurements into practical damage indicators, demonstrating how regional-scale millimetre-level displacement data can support systematic structural evaluation of urban bridge networks. The Urban Bridge Monitoring Dilemma Across Europe and beyond, bridge networks are aging under increasing traffic

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Bamboo Solutions for Mangrove Restoration

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In Demak, Indonesia, a pilot deployment of bamboo and PVC permeable structures paired with systematic low-cost monitoring uncovers detailed seabed dynamics on a subsiding coast, highlighting both challenges and opportunities for nature-based mangrove restoration in complex coastal environments. Coastal Erosion and Subsidence: The Urgent Need for Effective Mangrove Restoration Mangroves provide essential coastal protection against

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