... streamflows inthebasin during the measurement period were lower than average, as indicated by flowsat streamflow- gagingstationsinandnearthebasin (fig and table 5) For streamflow- gagingstations ... characteristicsandmeanannualflowsat streamflow- gagingstationsinandneartheAssabetRiverBasin .18 Drainage- areacharacteristicsandmeanannualflows ... records attheAssabetRiver streamflow- gaging station in Maynard; B, streamflow records atthe Nashoba Brook streamflow- gaging station; and C, climate data from Bedford and West Medway weather stations, ...
... which then flows to the Ohio Riverand on to the Mississippi The researchers have monitored the water quality of the incoming and outgoing water flows over time and have found that the wetland’s ... Nitrate-Contaminated Drinking Water: Excessive levels of nitrate in drinking water can cause human health problems Nitrate in drinking water has been linked to “blue baby” disease (methemoglobinemia), ... proof that wetlands throughout thebasin have a “significant nexus” to theriverandthe gulf and are therefore covered by the law The small streams and associated wetlands inthe Mississippi watershed...
... domestic animals and crops Climate change impacts on the coastal zone inthe province include: (1) The shrinking of land and coastal plain due to enlarged wetland and flooded areas in Tam Giang - ... fisheries and aquaculture Impacts on the coastal zone Changes inthe flow regime will affect the itinerary of fishing boats and other ships and fish migration/spawning routes Changes inthe natural ... and industrial development) inthe coastal zone [3] Conclusions The study has provided a quantitative understanding of the impacts of climate change on water resources inthe Huong River basin...
... larvae and juveniles of some common fish species from the Mekong RiverBasin China Myanmar Figure x Map of the Lower Mekong RiverBasin Introduction The Mekong River originates in China inthe ... throughout the Mekong Basin It migrates locally and moves into smaller tributaries and flooded areas including inundated forest during the flood season, and returns to main river channels when the water ... maturity late in life and adult specimens are increasingly rare It is migratory: juveniles enter inundated areas during the rainy season It spawns inthe rainy season between June and August in...
... Dissolved Organic matter Flocculation Fine Particulate Organic Matter Invertebrate Shredders Vertebrate Predators Invertebrate Grazers Invertebrate Scrapers Invertebrate Invertebrate Predators Collectors ... be by far the greatest threat to sustaining aquatic biological resources inthe Mekong Basin decomposition of most aquatic vegentation, mineralization of nutrints run off and concentration of ... households inthe Lower Mekong Basin are involved in fisheries, both for their own consumption and for sale Women and children are very active inthe fishery, in both catching and processing/marketing...
... Data‑Collection Sites The environmental setting of the McKenzie Riverbasinand a discussion of sampling sites inthebasin have been previously reported in McCarthy and others (2009) and Kelly and others (2012) ... additional data as they become available Introduction The McKenzie River is the source of drinking water for approximately 200,000 people inthe Eugene area of Oregon (fig 1) To protect this source, the ... Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) has implemented a source protection program (Eugene Water and Electric Board, 2000) that includes monitoring water inthe McKenzie Riverbasin for the presence...
... perchloroethylene inthe Niagara River to St Lawrence Estuary system, is because there are continuous industrial and municipal inputs Other less volatile PTOCs such as the lower chlorinated PCBs and chlorinated ... between the concentration of a PTOC inthe particulate phase andthe concentration in solution is complicated by several factors At a given particulate concentration, the concentration of the chemical ... affecting PTOC fate: (1) sedimentation, (2) degradation, and (3) bioaccumulation The role of phosphorus and nitrogen in primary productivity andthe role of these nutrients in setting lake and river...
... to the suckers For the Klamath Basin coho, the NMFS RPA involves coordination of operations as well as reduction of ramping rates for flows below the mainstem dams and increased flowsinthe ... and was listed as threatened under the ESA in 1997 Factors contributing to the decline in abundance of the endangered suckers and threatened coho inthe Klamath RiverBasin are diverse and, in ... Klamath River main stem Although the proposed higher flows are intended to increase the amount of habitat inthe main stem, the increase in habitat space that can occur through adjustments in water...
... sustainability, landscape quality and biodiversity Due to the close vicinity of many of these planned projects to the Mekong Riverandthe important role the 3S rivers play in maintaining the ... CAMBODIA 10 Duc Xuyen Main 3SRivers Under Threat Introduction The Sesan, Srepok and Sekong (3S) rivers basin is a major tributary and watershed of the Mekong Riverand is located inthe countries of ... projects inthe 3S basins, threatening large lengths of theriver which are s ll largely intact If built, these dams will alter thebasin s natural resources through changes inthe region’s water...
... feeding and growing prolifically Atthe beginning of the dry season, they move out of the floodplains with the receding water and back into river channels Eventually, their migration takes them ... nursery habitats on the extensive floodplains of the lower Mekong basin4 Atthe beginning of the dry season, the young fish move out of the floodplains, back into the Mekong where they initiate large-scale ... eggs The fish is sexually mature at 17 cm Feeding habitats: the larvae and juveniles feed in floodplain habitats, particularly inthe lower stretches of thebasininthe Tonle Sap River/ Great Lake...
... Food Demand Figure Mekong River key monitoring stations (27) RiverBasin population growth rate from the national population growth rates of each country represented inthe Mekong RiverBasin adjusted ... 2003 Mekong RiverBasinand Yangtze RiverBasin In: Water Use for Agriculture in Priority River Basins, Section World Wide Fund for Nature Publication, Living Water Programme, Netherlands, 32 pp ... rate of natural increase was estimated for each country from 1970 to 2050 as the birth rate less the death rate, assuming that the rate of net migration is zero Population growth inthebasin over...
... Geographical setting of the Yangtze Riverand its sub-basins 43 Figure 3.2 Annualmean precipitation inthe Yangtze River basin; the raster map was outputted using Kriging spatial interpolation based ... Dam and its fragmented river landscapes in Min Riverbasin Before construction of the dam, the Min River maintained connectivity between six river landscapes After the dam constructed in 1978, the ... Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation of China The arrow inthe left panel indicates the residential area, which has destroyed and moved down to the shore of the Bailong River (arrow inthe right...
... banking operations cost, including salary expenses, fixed costs, and other noninterest expenses Atthe same time, these banks remain focused on generating income and serving customers, and they ... for the random influences should be equal to zero, and so to eliminate the random influences, the residuals are averaged over the five annual observations What remains should then measure the ... higher salaries at ownermanaged banks are, in part, a means of overstating expenses and avoiding taxes Since these expenses go into determining a bank’s efficiency index and cost ratios, the ’true’...
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... this case, the multipath waves are mainly the reflected or scattered waves from main objects such as the walls, furniture, the floor, the ceiling In a local area, the rapid variation of the received ... by the steady path andthe scattered paths, that is, K= E α0 2σ 2 , (2) where 2σ is themean power of the scattered paths For physical channels, it is reasonable to assume that the channel statistic ... exponent, and XΩ denotes a zero mean Gaussian distributed random variable with a standard deviation Ω The standard deviation statistically describes the variation with respect to themean path loss at...
... using the linear heating sensor designed by Granier [ 12] and applying the empirical relationship relating sap flux density to the thermal difference between the heated and reference probes The ... Scanjet II cx) The number of rings crossed by each heating probe andthe total conducting area were determined together with the ratio between the earlywood and latewood area crossed by the probe ... quantitatively inter- nal basis Until now, the methods used for extrapolating sap flow data to estimate stand transpiration have remained rather empirical, with the capacitances inthe water transfer...
... the study was the mountainous area, highlands, mainly the ethnic minorities, difficulties in traveling, backward customs, inhabitant’s life mainly relying on cultivating in burnt-over lands Therefore, ... Study indicators ̊ Indicators on current status of acute respiratory infections in under-five children in study settings before intervention: Clinical examination ̊ Indicators on association ... respiratory infections in children in key provinces in 2007 andthe 2007-2010 period” and reported that the highest prevalence of acute respiratory infections in recent years was inthe mountainous...
... etc has a meaning Such meanings are called grammatical meaning In conclusion, grammatical meaning of the words is meaning in terms of grammar and their grammatical meaning only functions in contexts ... differ in meaning: they will share the same lexical meaning (or meanings) but differ in respect of their grammatical meaning‖ Obviously, a meaningful sentence is composed of smaller meaningful ... drawing attention to the main vocabulary or other main points from a unit (e.g technical meaning or definition), checking understanding and discussing problems according to the feedback In addition,...
... is obtained by combining equations (3.1) and (3.2) Inthe formulation, the centre of the Earth is the origin inthe co-ordinate system andthe radius vector r is defined as positive inthe direction ... in inclination, an increment inthe satellite velocity, Dn , is required Dn is related to the change inthe orbital inclination, Di, by the following equation Dn ¼ 2nsin Di ð3:93Þ By expressing ... angles – in relation to the latitude andthe longitude of the Earth station The following sections discuss the location of the satellite with respect to the different co-ordinate systems Note: the...
... Labor in fishery industry According to the fishery statistics, there were 1,039,000 people working inthe field of landing, growing and processing in 1995, in which 420,000 people are in landing, ... Agriculture and living land distribution The rate of growing and living land is in fluctuation in different areas (appendix 3.4) By the custom of resident in three areas of the country, the average ... action andthe allocation of resources necessary for carrying out these goals” The main idea in Chandler’s definition is that strategy involves a rational planning process The organization is...