Dynamic Evolution of Atmospheric, Ecological, and Hydrological Systems in Circum-Mediterranean Regions

This edited book is based on selected papers at the 3rd MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul 2023. It spans a large spectrum of atmospheric, ecological, and hydrological topics, and presents newest observations, simulations, analyses and predictions mainly relevant to circum-Mediterranean Regions. This book shares new insights into dynamical evolutions of atmospheric, ecological, and hydrological processes and improved practices in sustainable environment management. It will be of interest to scientists, engineers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of climatology, oceanography, ecology, biogeochemistry, hydrology, hydrogeology, and geosciences in general. Meanwhile, this book is also of great value to students and environment-related professionals for further investigations on the state of Earth systems.

Focuses mainly on geoscience studies from the Mediterranean and surrounding areas Provides new insights into the latest stratigraphic records and paleo-environmental/environmental studies Presents some new developments in geo-engineering, geotechnics, and geomechanics

Autorentext

Zhihua Zhang is a Taishan Distinguished Professor at Shandong University (China) and is leading an AI for Digital Earth research group. His long-standing researches focus on AI techniques, big data mining, climate change mechanisms, ocean dynamics, environmental evolution and sustainability. Prof Zhang has published 7 Elsevier/Springer books as the first author and >80 research articles as the first/corresponding author. His researches have highlighted many times as journal featured articles and reported by New Scientist (UK), China Science Daily, China Social Science Daily. Currently, Prof. Zhang is serving as an Editor-in-Chief of Int J Big Data Mining for Global Warming (World Scientific); a Chief Editor of Arab J Geosci (Springer); an Associate Editor of Environ Dev Sustain (Springer), EURASIP J Adv Signal Process (Springer), and Int J Climate Change Strat & Manag (Emerald); a Topical Editor of Big Earth Data (Taylor); and an Editorial Board Member of Earth Sci Informatics (Springer), PLoS ONE, Open Geosci (DeGruyter), Int J Global Warming (Indersci).

Inhalt

Tsunami danger prediction by PC-based fast numerical modeling.- A Dynamic Tracking Model for Strong Cyclonic Vortices over Complex Topography.- Estimations of the Wavelength-Dependent behavior of ASSA in the Troposphere Region above Sukhothai Province, Thailand.- Analysis and Forecasting of Geomagnetic Storms Using Machine Learning.- Weather Data Analysis with Predictive Modelling for Floods in Muvumba Catchment of Rwanda.- XMed-Dry network: results of the first year and a half of sampling in Lecce.- Modeling Incoherent Scatter Radar Electron Density Profiles using Data Ingestion of Simultaneous Ionosonde Measurements.- A comparative study of ionospheric parameters at both hemispheres during the decline phase of 24th solar cycle.- Machine learning-based approach for detecting earthquake precursor from ionospheric time series data at anomaly crest station.- Solar Radiation Forecasting with Regression Tree.- Ground-based estimation of Global Solar Irradiance using Meteosat images - Evaluation with ground measurements.- Marine forecast for the southeastern part of the Black Sea and prospects for its improvement.- Variational Data Assimilation for Sea Dynamics Problems.- Study of the impact of bathymetry on the tidal wave: Case of the harbor of Casablanca (Moroccan Atlantic facade).- Establishing Updated Astronomical Tide Elevations in Alexandria Harbor via Ellipsoidal Height Modeling.- Hidrodinamic Analysis of the Patos Lagoon Estuary During Events El Niño and La Niña 2015 -2010 and 2013.- Similarity and Differences of Turbulent Structures in the Sea and Atmosphere Conjugates Layers.- Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network: an Emerging Collaborative Global Network.- The task of creating an unmanned surface boat for the study of the aquatic environment.- Variational assimilation of satellite data for the Black Sea dynamics numerical model: analysis and comparison.- Physical, chemical and biological alterations in the Sea of Azov ecosystem as indicators of anthropogenic activities and climate change starting from mid-20th century till now.- Hybrid Statistical Downscaling in Reducing Bias in drivers of Compound Wet-warm extremes during the West African Summer Monsoon Season.- Comparative Analysis of Köppen Climate Classification based on climate models for the territory of Kazakhstan.- Evaluation of Satellite-Based Climate Products (ERA5 and POWER) in the Marrakesh-Safi Region: Enhanc-ing Data Accessibility in Morocco.- Technologies for the Improvement of North Africa Climate.- Climate Change in Bulgaria Impacts and Adaptation in Agriculture.- A review of the Mediterranean climate (1902-2021): from the analytical climatology to the isotopic signature of precipitation in the Iberian Peninsula.- Analysis of the influence of climate change on extreme precipitation events in central Italy.- Combination Of Models to Estimate Evaporation Rate In Arid Regions - Case Of Djorf-Torba Dam (Bechar)-Algeria.- Comparative Performance Analysis of Evaporation Rate Prediction Models: A Case Study of Brezina Reservoir Dam (El-Bayadh)-Algeria.- Modeling of meteorological drought under climate variability using the Standardizes Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI) and Machines Learning Models for wadi Ouahrane basin, Algeria.- Assessment of Drought in Izmir District Using Standardized Precipitation Index.- Calculation and mapping of some drought indices of the Seybouse Maritime basin (northeastern Algeria).- Influencing Change: Increasing Social Awareness as a Catalyst for Legislative Solutions to Climate Change in Egypt.- Sensitivity analysis of Thornthwaite's humidity and aridity indices in Greece.- Homogeneity, trend, and de-trend analysis of seasonal precipitation series of Konya Closed Basin.- Interannual variability in rainfall intermittency across different climatic zones of Nigeria.- Extreme rainfall projection using Statistical Downscaling (Northwestern Algeria).-Assessment of Reanalysis Wind Speeds Datasets against the HadISD Dataset over South Asia.- Surface waves and atmosphere parameters modeling at high wind speeds. Assessing Added Value of Dynamical Downscaling for Wind Speed over South Asia: A Distribution Added Value Approach.- A study on the relationship between outdoor thermal parameters (otp) in built environment. case study - three neighborhoods in Biskra city - Algeria.- Statistical analysis of the vector polygon data as a new tool to study geophysical fields.- Macrocomponent composition of the snow cover in the large center of the potash industry, Russia.- Soil moisture feedback and moisture convergence associated with surface water over Africa from 1981 to 2019 and projections under a warming world.- Spatial and Temporal distribution of Heatwaves. Case study of Morocco.- Trend analysis of temperature during 19402011 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia (northeastern Italy).- Warming trend and extreme temperatures in 7 Tunisian cities between 1991 and 2011.- High-temperature spectroscopic data for exoplanetary studies: the e-PYTHEAS Project.- Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and benzo[e]pyrene (BeP) in aerosols atmosphere in Algiers.- Background Air Monitoring: Mercury Emissions Sources Revealing.- The utility of the Temperature-Vegetation Water Stress Index in detecting and mapping drought severity.- Hydrological evaluation of satellite products estimating rainfall in the Assaka watershed (South of Morocco).- Short-term vascular plant biodiversity assessment in burned and restored forest areas of Greece.- Spatial patterns of plant species diversity in Northwestern Caucasus.- Carbon sequestration against agricultural production on example of south Russian steppes.- Distribution and carbon balance of coastal wetlands in conditions of periodic marine surges and fires: on example of the River Don Delta.- …