Flood Forecasting Simulation in Karst Areas——A Case Study of Jinbao River Basin in Yangshuo by YUAN Meng, HU Haiying, TIAN Tian, ZHU Dantong, CHENG Xiangju

“…The runoff depth errors of the simulated floods in Jinbao River are all less than 20%, the peak time errors are all less than 1 h, and the overall qualification rate is 88.89%, with an average Nash efficiency coefficient of 0.85, which achieves the accuracy of Class B forecasting, and the flood prediction of the Yulong River is also up to the Class B accuracy, which indicates that the constructed model has good applicability to the simulation of runoff in the Jinbao River and other small watersheds in the karst mountainous areas. The model calculates the warning time and flow rate of vulnerable points under different rainfall recurrence periods, which can provide a basis for flood prevention and early warning in this area.…”
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Actual Evapotranspiration Comparison in Hanjiang River and Weihe River Basin Based on Multiple Methods by LI Tongtong, LIU Dengfeng, MING Guanghui, HAN Songjun, MENG Xianmeng, HUANG Qiang

“…Accurate actual evapotranspiration assessment in a basin is important for revealing climate change trends and serving regional water resources management.The Hanjiang River and Weihe River are typical representatives of semi-humid and semi-arid watersheds on the north and south sides of the Qinling Mountains.This paper estimates and verifies the mean annual actual evapotranspiration of basins in the Hanjiang River and Weihe River basins by multiple methods including the water balance method, B2015 evapotranspiration complementary model, SWAT hydrological model, and evapotranspiration data products.The results show that the B2015 evapotranspiration complementary model is well applied to both study areas, and the calculated actual evapotranspiration error is less than 10%.The SWAT model performs well in the daily runoff simulation in both study areas, and the determination coefficient is larger than 0.63.The comparison results of multiple methods show that the annual actual evapotranspiration calculated by the water balance method and the SWAT model is closer to the actual value, and the calculated values of the B2015 evapotranspiration complementary model in Hanjiang River and Weihe River are 3.79% and 2.46% smaller than the actual values respectively.The actual evapotranspiration from the TEDAC and GLDAS evapotranspiration products is 31.08% and 36.54% larger in Hanjiang River and 13.72% and 5.06% larger in Weihe River, and the evaluation performance of the two products is better in the Weihe River than that in Hanjiang River.Additionally, it is still difficult to calculate the accurate actual evapotranspiration by current datasets and methods in specific basins.…”
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Crystal structure of poly[aqua-(μ2-1,3-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propane-κ2N:N′)-(μ3-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroterephthalato-κ3O:O′:O′′)cadmium(II)], C17H14N4O5F4Cd by Guo Yu-Mei, Tang Bo, Ge Hong-Guang, Huang Pei, Lu Jiu-Fu

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Climate model downscaling in central Asia: a dynamical and a neural network approach by B. Fallah, B. Fallah, M. Rostami, M. Rostami, E. Russo, P. Harder, C. Menz, P. Hoffmann, I. Didovets, F. F. Hattermann, F. F. Hattermann

“…The added value of CCLM, compared to its driving GCM, is evident over mountainous areas in CA, which are at a higher risk of extreme precipitation events. …”
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Understanding the coupled relationship between regional longevity and physical geographical environment in Hechi, Guangxi, China by Qucheng Deng, Yaqing Liu, Yongping Wei, Wei Liang, Kaixian Zhu, Yonghua Li, Lihai Zhang

“…It is mostly located in rocky mountainous areas with low elevations, small to medium undulations, medium slopes and brown calcareous soils, but is rarely found near the non-ferrous mining industry. …”
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Reconstructing prehistoric lifeways using multi-Isotope analyses of human enamel, dentine, and bone from Legaire Sur, Spain. by Jacob I Griffith, Hannah F James, Javier Ordoño, Teresa Fernández-Crespo, Carina T Gerritzen, Christina Cheung, Rachèl Spros, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis, Barbara Veselka, Christophe Snoeck

“…Megalithism has been repetitively tied to specialised herding economies in Iberia, particularly in the mountainous areas of the Basque Country. Legaire Sur, in the uplands of Álava region, is a recently excavated passage tomb (megalithic monument) that held a minimum number of 25 individuals. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Dust Event and Climate and Surface Factors in Khuzestan Province (2011-2019) by Elham Mobark Hassan, Mahnaz Karimkhani

“…Also the ‎result demonstrated that the dust surface concentration and the dust column density declines from the ‎southwest to the northeast of the region due to the increased distance from the cross-border dust sources and ‎also the mountainous structure of the northeast. Analyzing of the annual distribution, showed a negative ‎relationship between the dust surface mass concentration and vegetation, and also positive/negative relationship ‎between dust column density and vegetation/ precipitation. …”
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Study on the Vibration Propagation Law and Stress Distribution Characteristics in Double-Arch Tunnels During Blasting by Xiaofei Sun, Ying Su, Dunwen Liu, Yu Tang, Pei Zhang, Jishuang Hu, Xianghao Sun

“…Highway tunnel construction in mountainous areas of China has been developing rapidly. …”
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Revealing the fireworks-set-off pattern of spatial multi-function expansion across cities leveraging big geodata – a case of the Greater Bay Area, China by Ku Gao, Xiaomei Yang, Zhihua Wang, Yueming Liu, Huifang Zhang, Xiaoliang Liu, Qingyang Zhang

“…We found that (1) across-cities SMFE exhibited a fireworks-set-off pattern, including sprawling along river in the plains between coastal port cities and inland core cities and diffusing from inland core cities on the plains to inland node cities in the mountains; (2) social-living, business-trade, and industry-production functions were sequentially primary expanding functions; (3) paddy and forest were two major land cover types encroaching upon inland cities, while coastal cities primarily suffered from losses of water. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Dynamic Performance of a Bridge-Tunnel Transition Section with a Deep Buried Pile-Plank Structure by Shuanglong Li, Limin Wei, Xiaobin Chen, Qun He

“…However, in regard to a mountainous area, the common transition approaches may not be practicable anymore due to the limitation of the length between subgrade and rigid structures. …”
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Divergence of alpine plant populations of three Gentianaceae species in the Qinling sky Island by Peng-Cheng Fu, Bing-Jie Mo, He-Xin Wan, Shu-Wen Yang, Rui Xing, Shan-Shan Sun

“…Abstract Background Known for their unique biodiversity, the Qinling Mountains are considered the only area in which alpine biomes occur in central China. …”
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The Damage Induced by Blasting Excavation and Seepage Characteristics of Deep Rock under High Seepage Pressure by Qian Dong, Xin Liu, Hangli Gong, Yi Luo, Xinping Li, Liangjun Wang

“…By taking the blasting excavation of a deeply buried karst tunnel in the North Tianshan Mountains in China as research objects, the damage induced by blasting excavation and seepage characteristics of deep rock under high seepage pressure was investigated. …”
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Investigating some biological activities of ethanolic extract from Chloranthus japonicus Sieb. leaves by Nguyễn Minh Cần, Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Trinh

“…Chloranthus japonicus Sieb. is a perennial herb which can be found in northern Vietnam mountains and also in some southern areas such as Lam Dong, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. …”
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Exploring the Mediation Effect of Brand Trust on the Link Between Tourism Destination Image, Social Influence and Brand Loyalty by Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Hassane Gharbi, Riadh Brini, Nadir Aliane

“…This study examines the structural relationship between a destination’s image (DI), social influence (SI), and tourists’ brand trust (BT) and brand loyalty (BL) in the destination of Tozeur, a Tunisian town located at the gateway to the Sahara and rooted in the Atlas Mountains, where George Lucas set scenes for the Star Wars saga. …”
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Genome-Wide Genomic Analysis and Evolutionary Insights into Bovine Coronavirus Strains in Southwest China by Qingqing Li, Huili Bai, Yan Pan, Yuying Liao, Zhe Pei, Cuilan Wu, Chunxia Ma, Zhongwei Chen, Changting Li, Yu Gong, Jing Liu, Yangyan Yin, Ling Teng, Leping Wang, Ezhen Zhang, Tianchao Wei, Hao Peng

“…This study highlights the importance of monitoring cross-species transmission between cattle and goats, especially in the mountainous areas of Southwest China where mixed farming occurs, and thus, the monitoring of cross-species transmission between cattle and goats is important for preventing new public health challenges, providing important insights for research on cross-species transmission, early prevention, and control measures, with potential applications in vaccine development.…”
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Ecological and biological features of Gentiana septemfida in the south of Western Siberia by Alexey S. Prokopyev, Tatjana N. Kataeva, Mikhail S. Yamburov

“…It was found that the distribution of G. septemfida in the southern part of Western Siberia is closely associated with meadow cenoses. In the Altai Mountains, this species occurs near the upper boundary of the forest belt, in forest meadows, open glades, and bushy tundra with alpine and subalpine forbs. …”
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Determine the probability distribution function of frosts in Iran during the period (1981-2010) by Mohammad daraei, Peyman Mahmoudi, Behroz sari sarraf, Ali Mohammad khorshiddost

“…Based on the calculations, the first day of frost occurs in the highlands of the Northwest (Saqez, Hamedan, Ardabil, and Zanjan), Northeast (Bojnoord, Torbat-e Heydariyeh, Birjand, and also the Central Zagros Mountains (Shahr-e Kord), due to proximity with cold lands of the North such as Siberia and Northern Europe as well as early entry of westerly winds to this region compared to other regions of Iran will occur. …”
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Development potential of multi-cropping systems and its influence on agricultural water consumption in the Huang–Huai–Hai River Basin of China by Linghui Li, Qingming Wang, Yong Zhao, Jiaqi Zhai, Haihong Li, Shuying Han, Lichuan Wang, Yunpeng Gui

“…Warming promoted the transformation to MCS with 64.25 % (35.3 %) potential of area distribution (growth period), and the region with the greatest potential was the mountainous area in the Yellow River Basin. The simulated average evapotranspiration was 491.2 mm per year with an increasing by 30.51 %, and would further increase by 57.28 % after the development of MCS.…”
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Identification Method of Highway Accident Prone Sections Under Adverse Meteorological Conditions Based on Meteorological Responsiveness by Yanyang Gao, Chi Zhang, Maojie Ye, Bo Wang

“…Historical meteorological data and accident records from mountainous highways were meticulously analyzed to quantify the spectrum of adverse weather impacts on driving risks. …”
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What can the location of biogas plants tell us about agricultural change? A Case Study from the Czech Republic by Dan Van Der Horst, Stanislav Martinát, Josef Navrátil, Petr Dvořák, Petra Chmielová

“…Core areas with AD plants make a belt that mostly covers sub-mountainous central parts of the Czech Republic where traditional agricultural plants are now significantly being displaced by maize to feed AD plants.…”
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