Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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Influence of initial soil moisture in a Regional Climate Model study over West Africa. Part 2: Impact on the climate extremes

Abstract. The influence of the anomalies in initial soil moisture on the climate extreme over West Africa is investigated using …

2020 Open Access

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Evaluation of global seismicity along Northern and Southern hemispheres

Abstract. An earthquake has been identified as one of the major natural disasters that cause loss of lives and property. …

2020 Open Access

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Effect of improved cookstove intervention on childhood acute lower respiratory infection in Northwest Ethiopia: Cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract BackgroundHousehold air pollution exposure is linked with over 3.5 million premature deaths every year, ranking highest among environmental risk …

2020 Open Access

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Land Use Land Cover (LULC) Change Detection Using Geospatial Technique in Anbessa Forest, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

Abstract Background LULC analysis using satellite images for detecting the changes across a given landscape is a very crucial tool …

2020 Open Access

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Influence of initial soil moisture in a Regional Climate Model study over West Africa: Part 1: Impact on the climate mean

Abstract. The impact of the anomalies in initial soil moisture in later spring on the subsequent mean climate over West …

2020 Open Access

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Diagnostic Comparison of Changes in Air Quality over China before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract The rapid spread of Covid-19 has affected the political, social, and economic sectors, which inevitably will also affect the …

2020 Open Access

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From R-squared to coefficient of model accuracy for assessing "goodness-of-fits"

Abstract. Modelers tend to focus more on advancing methods of statistical and mathematical modeling than developing novel techniques for comparing …

2020 Open Access

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Low-Cost Data Acquisition Station for Microclimate Detection and Public Health Risks Management: A Case Study of Casablanca

the environmental data acquisition station is used to manage the public health and detection of a microclimate of a city …

2020 Open Access

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Teachers’ views on support by environmental non-governmental organizations in selected Alexandra Township primary schools

This article explores teachers’ views regarding the support by environmental non- governmental organizations in managing environmental education (EE) projects in …

2020 Open Access

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Decentralized solar-powered drinking water ozonation in Western Kenya: an evaluation of disinfection efficacy

Background: Decentralized drinking water treatment methods generally apply membrane-based treatment approaches. Ozonation of drinking water, which previously has only been …

2020 Open Access

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Intraspecific mitochondrial gene variation can be as low as that of nuclear rRNA

Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has long been used to date historical demographic events. The idea that it is useful for …

2020 Open Access

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Habitat requirements affect genetic variation in three species of mayfly (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from South Africa

This study investigates genetic diversity in three species of Ephemeroptera, one eurytopic and therefore widespread (Afroptilum sudafricanum) and two stenotopic …

2020 Open Access

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Ensemble forecasting system for the management of the Senegal River discharge: application upstream the Manantali dam

Abstract Providing useful inflow forecasts of the Manantali dam is critical for zonal consumption and agricultural water supply, power production, …

2020 Open Access

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Protected and un-protected urban wetlands have similar aquatic macroinvertebrate communities: A case study from the Cape Flats Sand Fynbos region of southern Africa

Rapid urbanisation has led to major landscape alterations, affecting aquatic ecosystems' hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and biodiversity. Thus, habitat alteration …

2020 Open Access

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Biometric differences between several populations of Cordulegaster boltonii (Odonata: Cordulegastridae) in Ibero-Maghrebian area

Biometric data of the exuviae of female larvae of the dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii collected in Portugal, Spain and Morocco were …

2020 Open Access

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Population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Guangua Ellala Forest, Awi Zone, north west Ethiopia

A study on population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (Canis aureus) was conducted from October 2017 …

2020 Open Access

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Efficiency of pozzolan and sawdust as biofilter in the treatment of wastewater

Abstract Wastewater can offer a favorable solution for wastewater treatment. This work reviews series of filters with different particle sizes, …

2020 Open Access

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A Multi-Scale, Participatory Approach to Developing a Protected Area Wetland Inventory in South Africa

Given limited time, staffing and specialist expertise, management of wetlands within biodiversity-rich protected areas of developing countries is often held …

2020 Open Access

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The challenges experienced by small-scale fishing communities of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

Small-scale fisheries play a significant role in enhancing livelihoods, creating employment and contributing to food security especially in developing countries. …

2020 Open Access

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Downward cloud venting of the central African biomass burning plume during the West Africa summer monsoon

Abstract. Between June and September large amounts of biomass burning aerosol are released into the atmosphere from agricultural fires in …

2020 Open Access