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earth_science

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📄 earth science

Linking groundwater recharge processes and nitrogen dynamics on a small Mediterranean island: A conceptual framework from Kythera Island (Greece)

This study integrates hydrochemical and isotopic analyses to develop a conceptual framework for Kythera Island, revealing that groundwater recharge is primarily driven by mountainous carbonate formations while nitrogen dynamics are dominated by soil organic nitrification with limited denitrification, offering insights for managing water resources in similar semi-arid Mediterranean islands.

Ioannis Matiatos, Elias Dimitriou, Anastasios Papadopoulos, Ioanna Zotou, Sergios Lagogiannis, Vassiliki Markogianni, So (…)2026-08-06
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Assessing Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Forecasting Urban Expansion Using Satellite Imagery and a Data-Driven Model: A Case Study of the Tabriz Metropolitan Area, Iran

This study utilizes multi-temporal Landsat imagery processed via Google Earth Engine and a CA-Markov model to analyze the rapid urban expansion of Tabriz, Iran, from 1972 to 2021 and project its continued growth and impact on agricultural lands through 2030.

Davoud Omarzadeh, Fateme Rahimi Kojanb, Mobin Eftekhari, Hoda Khallaghi, Ali Haji Elyasi2026-08-06
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AI for Good: Harmonizing Three Decades of Citizen Science Water Quality Data using Probabilistic Modeling

This paper presents a probabilistic modeling framework that combines Bayesian hierarchical models and metadata feature engineering to curate, harmonize, and validate three decades of global citizen science water quality data, transforming noisy grassroots observations into actionable insights for environmental decision-making.

Yujun Wu, Satoshi Seida, David Rivers, Cory Charles Platt, Sam Ippisch, Andrew Henning, Ivona Cetinic, Kelsey Bisson2026-08-06
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Ice shelf retreat decouples Piglet Glacier from the Pine Island catchment and amplifies dynamic mass loss

This study demonstrates that the 2017–2020 retreat of the Pine Island Ice Shelf created Piglet Glacier, a detached tributary whose rapid inland acceleration and intensified dynamic thinning reveal how ice shelf damage and shear-margin attrition can efficiently propagate stress to amplify mass loss and fragment the wider West Antarctic drainage system.

Byeong-Hoon Kim, Changhyun Choi, Choon-Ki Lee, Ki-Weon Seo, Won Sang Lee, Ji Sung Na, Sukyoung Yun, Clare Eayrs, Benjami (…)2026-08-06
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Non-piped groundwater sources supply over 2 billion people in low- and middle-income countries

Using high-resolution modeling of household survey data, this study reveals that over 2 billion people in low- and middle-income countries rely on non-piped groundwater sources, a critical yet largely invisible component of global water security that is currently absent from major databases and vulnerability assessments.

Rebekah Hinton, Dor Fridman, Florian Sorger-Domenigg, Bárbara Willaarts, Taher Kahil2026-08-06
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Unraveling the spatial patterns and underlying mechanisms of flowering times in subtropical mountains of Jiangxi Province

This study analyzes 259 flowering plant species across six subtropical mountains in Jiangxi Province to reveal that flowering time patterns are driven by a complex interplay of elevation-dependent climate trends, habitat disturbance, and plant functional traits, with seed mass identified as the primary determinant of phenological shifts.

Dongmin Shi, Guojin Zhu, Qing Ye, Dagen Wang, Yuting Zhang, Prabin Bhandari, Xiaotao Song, Kuiling Zu2026-08-06
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A GIS-based framework for standardized environmental characterization in One-Health surveillance: a case study of HPAI monitoring in wetlands

This study presents a GIS-based framework utilizing mobile tools and spatial databases to standardize environmental data collection at wetland surveillance sites, thereby enhancing One Health monitoring and epidemiological analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

Giacomo De Conti, Rodrigo Macario, Luca Martelli, Diletta Fornasiero, Paolo Mulatti, Valentina Panzarin, Matteo Mazzucat (…)2026-08-06
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A construction sector environmental climate change risk management system to achieve sustainable development goals

This qualitative study proposes a risk management system utilizing a probability-impact matrix to address climate change challenges in the construction sector, aiming to advance sustainable development goals and promote green building practices.

Kemala Hayati, Nurunnashiha Nurunnashiha, Aryana Rachmad Sulistya, Irma Sepriyanna, Qurratuain Kamazuhra, Rachmad Ardhia (…)2026-08-06
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Assessing the performance of high-resolution climate models at simulating Southern Florida Wet Season Rainfall

This study evaluates various high-resolution climate models and downscaled products for simulating Southern Florida wet-season rainfall, finding that while statistical downscaling best captures observed patterns, nominal 25-km resolution alone is insufficient due to persistent biases in rainfall intensity and frequency that require improved convection and air–sea coupling processes.

Rachel Gaal, Ben Kirtman, Emily Becker, Amy Clement2026-08-06
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Intra-block fault strain accommodation reshapes continental deformation of the Bayan Har block in Tibet

By integrating high-resolution InSAR and GNSS data, this study reveals that intra-block faults accommodate a significant portion of shear strain within the central-eastern Bayan Har block, challenging rigid block kinematics and supporting a semi-confined non-rigid bookshelf-fault model for understanding continental deformation and seismic hazards in Tibet.

Rumeng Guo, Wenting Zhang, Lingyun Ji, Chuanjin Liu, Liangyu Zhu, Heping Sun2026-08-06