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.
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 Thornthwaites 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.- Soil organic carbon and agroforestry as integrated agricultural
system in Brazil: State-of-the-art, food, health, and systematic analysis.-
13C-DOC and 13 in pore water and bottom sediments of thermokarst lakes in
discontinuous permafrost of Western Siberia.- Application of the ECOSSE-
model to estimate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from a Scottish grassland.-
The importance of green covers in Mediterranean crops using different
analysis methods and geoprocessing tools.- Potential for the microbial
degradation of lake sediments in the Arctic and maritime Antarctic: a case
incubation study.- A Bioclimatic Index for Estimating Frost Damage in Avocado
Trees: Chile as a Case Study for the Mediterranean Climates.- Assessment of
cereal yields under climate change based on RCA 4 regional climate model
simulations.- The impact of sedimentation ponds of the former Solvay soda
plant in Krakow on the chemistry of the Wilga River and changes after road
construction investment.- Sustainable Blue Economy in inland surface waters:
Case study of a Greek lake in the Eastern Mediterranean.- Oxygen and hydrogen
isotopic composition of pore waters of thermokarst lakes in discontinuous
permafrost, Western Siberia.- Mercury metal in Lisa Ramada and Lucioperca
lucioperca from Sidi Salem freshwater reservoir (Northern Tunisia).-The
problem of heavy metals in the marine sediments of the Mediterranean Sea: a
crucial moment to change the trend.- Isotherm Studies on the Removal of
Cationic Dye from Aqueous Solutions.- Intrauterine fetal retardation in cows
is associated with a trace elements deficiency in the Lower Volga Region,
Russia.- Flood inundation areas Mapping using HEC-RAS model of Wabash River,
United States of America.-Flood Modeling Using Easyfit and HEC-RAS: A Case
Study of Kzlrmak Delta.- Flood inundation areas Mapping using HEC-RAS
model of Wabash River, United States of America.- Determination of Flood
Areas of Samsun Kürtün River with the Help of Hydraulic Models-GIS-Remote
Sensing.- Regionalization of precipitation and estimation of flash flood
flows for ungauged high Andean basins.- Contribution to the Method for
Evaluating Maximum Flow Rates for Sizing Flood Protection Structures in
Algeria.- Correlative analysis of multisource hydrologic measurements and
small pelagic fishing statistics along the Algerian coast.- A Geohydrological
Mapping of the Modder River Catchment of the Upper Orange River System of
Southern Africa.- Homogeneity and trend analysis of seasonal precipitation
data: A case study in Kzlrmak Delta (Samsun, Bafra), Turkey.- Assessing
the Impacts of Climate Change on Stream Flow and Discharge in the Cedar River
Using HEC-RAS Modeling and Future Climate Scenarios.- Quantify the
Hydrological Impact of Climate Change using the Regional Climate Model (case
study on Ribb Watershed, Ethiopia).- Hydrological Resilience in the Tarqui
River Basin: Modeling of Climate Change Scenarios through Hydro-BID.-
Figuring out Suitable Locations for Artificial Groundwater Recharge Based on
AHP-ANN and Electrical Resistivity Survey.- Urban hydrogeology and
groundwater management a Portuguese case study.- Analytic Hierarchy Process
and GIS for Groundwater Potential Assessment in Kano State of Northern
Nigeria- Multi-criteria decision analysis approach for groundwater potential
mapping of karstic aquifers (Tlemcen mountains, Nord-West Algeria).- A
concept for the application of integrated digital technologies to enhance
future intelligent groundwater management systems : ILMA Solution- Spatial
and Temporal Characterization of Fluoride and Arsenic in the Southern Part of
the Aguascalientes Valley Aquifer, Mexico- Hydrogeology Characterization of
Post-Mining Earths Surface Deformation within the Carpathian Potash Mines,
Stebnyk Deposit.- A Prototype Design and Implementation of a Real-time,
Rainfall-based Groundwater Level Monitoring System Using the Internet of
Things.- The use of experimental semivariograms to remove the trend component
in groundwater elevation data: Case of Mahdia shallow aquifers, Tunisia.- An
overview of North Algerian geothermal waters hydrochemistry for sustainable
development with updating data.- Integrated assessment of urban water
security in cities of developing countries: the example of the city of
Bauru/Brazil.- Innovative Courses and Learning Approaches to Promote
Sustainable Water Management in the Eastern Mediterranean.- Investigating the
potential of tackling water scarcity related to climate change through urban
water leakage monitoring: Insights from a Greek city.- Quantitative analysis
of mud deposited in the reservoirs of Moroccan dams.- Exploring the
spatiotemporal siltation patterns in Moroccan dam reservoirs using Geographic
Information System (GIS).- Assessment of soil sediments behind gabion check
dams using geophysical methods in arid regions, southern Tunisia.- Developing
the Framework for Multi-Hazard and Risk Assessment, Darbandikhan Dam, Iraq.-
Sea water intrusion approach by studying of conductivity profiles (Case study
of Algiers Bay (Eastern Mitidja, Algeria).- Implementing and simulating the
water isotopes (18O and D) distribution in the Mediterranean Sea using a
high-resolution oceanic model.- Using chemical and isotopic techniques to
elucidate supply mechanism and mineralization groundwater in a quaternary
aquifer in Central-Est Morocco.- Identification of Dunnian Runoff Through
Spectral Indices in the hydrographic basin of the Sauípe River, Bahia,
Brazil.- Diagnosing the Pollution Degree of Coastal Aquifers: A Case Study of
the Essaouira Basin.- Synergizing Hydrochemical and Remote Sensing Techniques
for Holistic Assessment of Water Quality: Implications for Irrigation and
Drinking in Semi-Arid Environments.- Experimental study of the depollution
efficiency of a storm basin.- An assessment of the variation in the areal
extent of Laguna Santa Rosa, a protected wetland in Atacama Region of Chile.-
Analysis of the Krasnodar Reservoir (Russia) coastline according laser
scanning data.Reproducing large scale (and not only) features in rotating
turbulent flows: a laboratory study.
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).
