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📄 earth_science

Characteristics of Convective Initiation Activities in Hunan Province Based on FY-4B Satellite Data

This study utilizes FY-4B satellite data to characterize the spatiotemporal and topographic patterns of convective initiation in Hunan Province, demonstrating that while the satellite product effectively identifies developing storms and provides 1–2 hours of early warning, stricter discrimination criteria are necessary to distinguish sustainably developing convection and reduce false alarms.

Suling Ren, Bowei Han, Jianbo Deng, Chengzhi Ye, Bingyun Yand, Ning Niu2026-08-10
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Greater North American Monsoon Precipitation Brought by Enhanced Storm Activity in a Warm Climate

Contrary to climate model projections suggesting a weakened North American monsoon under warming, high-resolution simulations of the mid-Pliocene reveal that enhanced mesoscale convective system activity driven by land surface greening actually increased summer precipitation, highlighting the critical need for high-resolution models to capture surface albedo-moist convection interactions.

Mary Grace Albright, Ran Feng, Tripti Bhattacharya, Colin Zarzycki, Maria J Molina, Clay Tabor, Jiang Zhu, Bette Otto-Bl (…)2026-08-10
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Long-term Intensification of Surface Urban Heat Island Under Urban Expansion: A Remote Sensing-based Analysis

This study utilizes remote sensing data from 2003 to 2021 to demonstrate that rapid urban expansion in Sylhet City, Bangladesh, has significantly intensified the surface urban heat island effect through a 61% increase in built-up areas, with daytime temperature anomalies peaking during the monsoon and nighttime peaks in pre-monsoon and winter, driven primarily by the loss of vegetation and expansion of impervious surfaces.

Md. Aminul Haque Laskor, Abeda Tabassum, Abdulla Al Kafy, Torikul Islam Sanjid, Mostofa Kamal, Patrick Ludwig, Tanvir Ah (…)2026-08-10
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Quantifying prey energetic quality: energy density and size-energy relationships for marine fish and cephalopods

This study provides contemporary energy density and size-energy relationships for 34 North Sea fish and two cephalopod species using bomb calorimetry, offering critical data to update ecological models of predator-prey dynamics and assess the impacts of environmental change on marine food webs.

Philippa Wright, Cormac Booth, Katherine Whyte, Laura Oller, Charlie Cooper, Thomas Régnier, Sophie Smout, Gordon Hastie2026-08-10
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Fine root traits mediate the long-term effects of partial cuts on soil organic carbon storage and stability in black spruce forests

This study demonstrates that long-term partial cutting in black spruce forests alters soil organic carbon storage and stability through depth-specific modifications to fine root morphological, architectural, and chemical traits, which subsequently influence carbon inputs and microbial-mineral stabilization mechanisms.

Maya Disraëli Ratsimandresiarivo, Annie DesRochers, Jérôme Laganière, Xavier Cavard2026-08-07
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A Participatory Dynamic Modelling Framework to Support WEFE Nexus Management: Evidence from the Segura River Basin

This study develops a participatory dynamic modelling framework applied to the Segura River Basin to demonstrate how increasing climatic pressures and water scarcity drive significant trade-offs between water supply reliability, energy consumption, and agricultural production, thereby validating the approach as a crucial decision-support tool for sustainable Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem nexus management.

Valentina Mónico González, Adrià Rubio Martín, Manuel Pulido-Velazquez2026-08-07
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Simulation Effects of Cropland Retirement for Pollution Interception and Urban Expansion in the Erhai Lake Basin Using a Random Forest–Cellular Automata Coupled Model

This study employs a Random Forest–Cellular Automata coupled model to simulate and evaluate four land-use scenarios in the Erhai Lake Basin, revealing that a coordinated optimization strategy effectively balances urban development and pollution interception by increasing ecological land and reducing non-point source pollution while identifying specific zones of spatial conflict between cropland retirement and urban expansion.

Feng He, Xianguang Ma, Hongjiang Liu2026-08-07
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Evaluation of Urbanization Impacts on Flood Generation in the Adigrat Watershed, Northern Ethiopia

This study utilized HEC-HMS and GIS to demonstrate that rapid urbanization in the Adigrat watershed, northern Ethiopia, significantly increased peak discharge and flood volume by approximately 30% between 2000 and 2018, underscoring the critical need to integrate hydrological considerations into urban planning and flood risk management.

Kibrom Hagos Gebrehiwot, Michale Gebrekiros Gebreselassie, Dawit Mamo Zegeye2026-08-07