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... wetlands in headwater areas to major river valleys and seacoasts On a relatively large scale, characterization of water mass transfer between ground water and surface water bodies is relatively ... University of California at Santa Barbara CHAPTER Robert A Pastorok Exponent Environmental Group Danny D Reible Chapter Editor Louisiana State Univeristy Sam Bentley Louisiana State University ... source compliance as well In the case of lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters, some states specify the surface area that can be affected by the discharge The surface area limitation usually applies...

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... political decision-making, geared toward the formation of partnerships and power sharing It is consensus-driven and geared toward achieving a balance of interests The emphasis is on communities and ... Location map of the study area; arrow indicates Phu An Commune The total area of Phu An Commune is 1,128 hectares and over 500 hectares are occupied by Tam Giang Lagoon, which is utilized for fishing ... of the Phu An’s FA is due to following reasons: (i) lack of stable financial 171 resources to put plans to actions because the FA is a voluntary organization; (ii) lack of awareness among members/community...

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... via amino-N and three deprotonated amide-N One of the disadvantages of the complex between metal ions and oligopeptides through the terminal amino and carboxylate and amide groups is that it is ... nickel ions and the latter can form an Au-S bond on a gold surface The use of natural amino acids is advantageous because additional amino acids can be introduced into target proteins or peptides ... Park et al reported a LC-based sensor to monitor the protease activity of trypsin acting on an oligopeptide substrate (Ser-Asn-Lys-Tyr-Arg-Ile-Asp-Glu-AlaAsn-Asn-Lys-Ala-Tyr-Lys-Met-Leu) (Park...

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... characterized by an agricultural land use with farms, mainly cropping rice and fruits Some of the farms maintain small animal husbandries and fishponds Surface water, rain water and ground water ... performing an ion-balance according to (DVWK, 1992) Also, data on surface water and ground water quality, climatic data and data on ground water levels was collected and evaluated for the surrounding area ... water samples taken at both study sites are illustrated in a Piper-diagram According to the classification method by FURTAK & LANGGUTH (1967) the ground water in An Binh can be rated as a alkaline-earth...

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... example, recharge at the water table is equal to ground-water discharge to a stream (Figure C– 1A) Assume a well is installed and is pumped continually at a rate, Q1 After a new state of dynamic ... creates a dynamic habitat for aquatic fauna near the interface These organisms are part of a food chain that sustains a diverse ecological community Studies indicate that these organisms may ... streams Evaporation generally has a greater effect on lake levels than on stream levels because the surface area of lakes is generally larger and less shaded than many reaches of streams, and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:21

... to analysis of water surface profile of flows in Amenity Hydraulic Structures A general mathematical model based on a new coordinate system attached to 3D arbitrary bottom surface with an axis ... conference papers: Anh T N and Hosoda T.: Depth-Averaged model of open channel flows over an arbitrary 3D surface and its applications to analysis of water surface profile Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ... calculated flow pattern in a shallow bend, in which the depth gradually approaches to zero toward the banks by mean of a depth-averaged model Ponce and Yabusaki (1981) applied the shallow water...

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... Vellore – Tamilnadu; Vapi, Vadora – Gujarat; Thane, Belapur – Maharashtra; Patancheru, Pashamylaram, Bollarum, Kazipally – Andhra Pradesh; Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Nangal - Punjab etc.) Since all the ... of Mettupalayam Taluk Most of the major water consuming and polluting industries, located in Thekkampatty and Jadayampalayam village of Mettupalayam taluk (upstream of Bhavanisagar Dam), belong ... Biradar et al., 2002; Salunke and Karande, 2002; Kumar and Narayanaswamy, 2002; Barman et al., 2001; Singh et al., 2001; Kisku et al., 2000; Gowd and Kotaiah, 2000; Pathak et al., 1999; Tiwari and...

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... Recharge Package Evapotranspiration (ET) of ground water from areas not mapped as wetlands was simulated with the Evapotranspiration Package This package simulates evapotranspiration as a water ... the Assabet River Basin, Eastern MA Table Drainage-area characteristics and mean annual flows at streamflow-gaging stations in and near the Assabet River Basin, eastern Massachusetts [Period of ... the Assabet River Basin, eastern Massachusetts Fine to coarse sand and gravel Silt and clay Sand and gravel Medium to coarse sand and gravel Sand and gravel Fine to coarse sand and gravel AN-11G...

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... Poyang Lake, and the lakes in the Jianghan Plain and Anqing region, together with the Yangtze River and its tributaries, provide important habitats for aquatic animals and plants This area is also ... Phragmites communis, Vallisneria spiralis, Lake declined from 74 in the Zizania latifolia, Hydrilla verticillata, 1960s to 57 in the 1990s Potamogeton maackianus, and Najas marina, and (Chang ... (Zizania latifolia), and sago pondweed (P maackianus) in the 1950s (Zhou et al 1963), but these were replaced by P maackianus, holly-leaved naiad (Najas marina), and Hydrilla verticillata in...

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... 1600.00 drainage area sq miles Fig Annual stream flow from gauged stations and drainage area at the gauges Since drainage area is already calculated for each stream cell location, this equation incorporated ... feature and all available spatial data layers are then displayed A discussion of the spatial data layers included is discussed in Component of this document Component Integrating EPA WHAEM and ... statistical analysis techniques found the most important variables to be upstream drainage area, 30-year annual maximum temperature, and stream slope While this analysis was limited by the availability...

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... Applications? History of GIS Applications 4M Applications Advantages and Disadvantages of GIS Applications Advantages GIS Applications Save Time and Money GIS Applications Are Critical to Sustaining GIS ... Stream-Flow Data in Aurora Monitoring Basics Remotely Sensed Rainfall Data Satellite Rainfall Data Radar Rainfall Data NEXRAD Rainfall Data NEXRAD Level III Data Estimating Rainfall Using GIS Copyright ... Topology Map Projections and Coordinate Systems Map Scale Data Quality Data Errors Map Accuracy Map Types Base Map Digital Orthophotos Planimetric Maps Small-Scale Maps Advantages of GIS Maps GIS Mapping...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:22

... sophisticated tools for remote sensing and complex image analysis It contains all the capabilities of IMAGINE Essentials and IMAGINE Advantage and adds radar analysis and advanced classification ... IMAGINE Expert Classifier It also includes graphical spatial data modeling, an advanced feature for geographic data analysis ERDAS MapSheets is a mapping and geographic presentation software package ... SPOT, air photos, or radar data in one image processing package Users can use data from GIS databases and extract information for resource analysis, mapping and environmental applications It can also...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:22

... local spatial data For example, the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access system (PASDA), Pennsylvania's official geospatial information clearinghouse and its node on the National Spatial Data Infrastructure ... text Spatial Analyst and Hydro Extension Spatial Analyst is an optional extension (separately purchased add-on program) for ESRI’s ArcView 3.x and ArcGIS 8.x software packages The Spatial Analyst ... Kriging, and conditional simulation are also offered IDRISI is basically a raster GIS IDRISI includes tools for manipulating DEM data to extract streams and watershed boundaries IDRISI GIS data has an...

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... and software is presented GPS accuracy issues are also discussed GPS BASICS GPS, also referred to as Navigation System by Timing and Ranging (NAVSTAR), is a satellite-based radio navigation system ... necessary The data set is massaged to ensure its stability including calculating the IDs and building the data set The data set is then exported and saved as a backup file After the process is completed ... Prepare a project plan to define the scope, resource inventory (paper maps, databases, etc.), and data dictionary The data dictionary is a template for field data Copyright © 2005 by Taylor & Francis...

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... subsections Tacoma’s Intranet and Mobile GIS Application GIS software Other software Hardware GIS data Study area Organization Intranet and Wireless GIS AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map, MapGuide, and GE Smallworld ... Montana’s Watershed Data Information Management System Application GIS software Organization GIS-based watershed data management system ArcView Montana Department of Environmental Quality Montana ... Drawing Exchange Format PDA Personal Digital Assistant RDBMS Relational Database Management System WWW World Wide Web DUBLIN’S WEB MAP Application GIS software GIS data Study area Web-based mapping...

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... field GIS According to a recent study, about 40% of all mobile data applications in utilities are using a GIS (Wilson, 2001) With mobile GIS, feature location and attribute data can be verified, augmented, ... that field crews are accustomed to using The main advantage of a mobile GIS is that it eliminates postprocessing of paper data in the office Mobile GIS is the result of advances in four key areas: ... enterprise data Wireless connections allow real time access to office GIS data in the field and real time updates to office data When a persistent network connection is not feasible, mobile GIS can transport...

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... Mapping basics Map types Advantages of GIS maps GIS mapping steps Mapping case studies LIST OF CHAPTER ACRONYMS AM/FM Automated Mapping/Facilities Management AML Arc Macro Language DRG Digital ... called pixels, each with an associated data value Many complex spatial analyses, such as automatic land-use change detection, require raster maps Raster maps are also commonly used as base maps ... data are for a given application Data quality is important because it determines the maximum potential reliability of the GIS application results Use of inappropriate data in a GIS map may lead...

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... financial support for a GIS department GIS maps and associated databases can be manipulated in a variety of ways to develop applications that automate and simplify the routine tasks GIS maps are ... this application was the development of a Map Maintenance Application (MMA), which is an update developed using ArcInfo and Oracle It allows simultaneous maintenance of water system layers and ... but a map in GIS can automate “the why of where.” Most GIS applications originate from GIS maps This chapter describes simple mapping applications Advanced applications like hydrologic and hydraulic...

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... hail indicator to locate most significant storms and to identify areas of heavy rainfall NEXRAD data and various visualization and analysis software tools are available from NCDC and commercial ... example, real time or near-real time rainfall data can be used in a raster GIS to estimate the subbasin mean aerial rainfall Real time subbasin rainfall data can be used to estimate real time surface ... (ASCE, 1999) Hourly NEXRAD rainfall data called hourly digital precipitation array (DPA) are available from several NWS-authorized commercial data vendors, such as WSI Corporation and Paramax...

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... used to map and visualize contributing areas around a stream channel During each calculation of the discharge, a graphical image of the watershed and contributing areas was captured as a Graphics ... problems is available only in separate pieces rather than as an integrated package Simulation models and GIS and SVS packages are individually strong in specific aspects of spatial analysis but inadequate ... limited GIS capability In this method, GIS is essentially used as a mapping tool Sophisticated data management and data visualization capabilities are not present PCSWMM GIS [described in Chapter...

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