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An automated computer program isdeveloped for calculating areal average rainfall(AAR) value and its implementation is presentedfor the arid region representative country,Libya.The procedure is conceptually simple byconsideration of almost equilateral trianglesconnecting adjacent meteorological...
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This paper examines the development of a multi-objective tool, called “ALL_WATER”, in optimizing Water Resources … respecting water salinity requirements and hydraulic constraints. A Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA) and the PARETO … schedule of a real case study in Tunisia. The hydraulic system is made up of three surface water sources, one demand site, two …
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Although drinking water amounts to 1.03% of the total water available daily for Italian consumers, this service is not … easily replaced with other goods. Water is a basic need, and its consumption should be ensured for everyone. Yet the scarcity … of this resource implies that any loss should be strongly discouraged. These countervailing incentives regarding water …
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Luis Valley (SLV) at the Lobatos gauge station, in relation to changes in local environmental drivers. Irrigation …-dependent agriculture accounts for more than 85% of surface and ground water withdrawals in the SLV. Inflows of the Rio Grande and the …</Superscript> after 1924, coinciding with increases in surface water extractions. Additional reductions of about 50 hm …
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residential buildings and different levels of water consumption. For each location, house dwelling class and level of water … consumption, a water balance approach was used to assess the proportion of water demand that can be met by rainwater. Results … percent (80 %) of water demand of those living in bungalows can be met by rainwater. Rainwater harvesting potential was found …
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Many studies have reported the effect of water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in improving health and ultimately … access to a simple pit latrine or a source of safe drinking water, and this situation worsens in rural areas. To help end …
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was conducted, in central Greece, imposing four soil water regimes via different irrigation treatments: (1) Highly … water evapotranspired increases the sooner the stress is sensed. Yield reduction resulting from post-anthesis irrigation …Suitability of sweet sorghum in Greece, where irrigation supply during crop development is limited as rainfall is …
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water policy, that is the basis for a water cognition framework. How to test and evaluate a water cognition framework is the … articulate individuals’ deep emotions and values within a water community or network. The design and process can reveal how a … barriers within a water governance context. To explore these ideas, this paper includes a brief review of the evolving …
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scaling of water. The results show when the charge time is 10 s, the optimal zone of tension is 400–500 V and the average …
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An intensified hydrologic cycle and a large amount of monitoring flow data in the latter half of the 20th century attracted a lot of research on the continental U.S. hydrologic change. However, most previous studies are based on HCDN (Hydro-Climate Data Network) dataset with a period of ~1950s...
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