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Underwater wireless communication (UWC) plays a significant role in observation of marine life, water pollution, oil and gas rig exploration, surveillance of natural disasters, naval tactical operations for coastal securities and to observe the changes in the underwater environment. In this regard, ...
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Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Overview. 2018. Available online: https://www.ncdc.noaa. gov/billions/ (accessed on 12 March 2018). 6. Rabuñal, J.R.; Puertas, J.; Suárez, J.; Rivero, D. Determination of the unit hydrograph of a typical urban basin using genetic ...
sustainability Article Regional Temporal and Spatial Trends in Drought and Flood Disasters in China and Assessment of Economic Losses in Recent Years Jieming Chou 1 , Tian Xian 1,*, Wenjie Dong 2 and Yuan Xu 1 1 State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of ...
Incidents of pipeline failure can result in serious ecological disasters, human casualties and financial loss. In order to avoid such menace and maintain safe and reliable pipeline infrastructure, substantial research efforts have been devoted to implementing pipeline leak detection and localisation using ...
Such a process is termed structural health monitoring (SHM), and has been used to identify early signs of potential problems in civil structures, to prevent disasters, and conduct needed repairs at the appropriate time, avoiding unnecessary costs and reducing economic burden. Thus, it is important...
And the air pollution from these vessels was neglected since it is indiscernible and has a weak connection to maritime accidents and disasters. However, concerning the long-term hazards and effects of ship air pollution on public health and the environment, societies are now paying more attention ...
Sensors 2012, 12, 8601-8639; doi:10.3390/s120708601 Review OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors Recent Progress in Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Xiaoyi Bao * and Liang Chen Physics Department, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N6N5, Canada; E-Mail: lchen@u...