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A Multivariate Geomorphometric Approach to Prioritize Erosion-Prone Watersheds
sustainability Article A Multivariate Geomorphometric Approach to Prioritize Erosion-Prone Watersheds Jesús A. Prieto-Amparán 1, Alfredo Pinedo-Alvarez 1 , Griselda Vázquez-Quintero 2, María C. Valles-Aragón 2 , Argelia E. Rascón-Ramos 1, Martin Martinez-Salvador 1 and Federico Villarreal-Guerrero 1,* 1 Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31453, Mexico; [email protected] (J.A.P.-A.); [email protected] (A.P.-A.); [email protected] (A.E.R.-R.); [email protected] (M.M.-S.) 2 Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31350, Mexico; [email protected] (G.V.-Q.); [email protected] (M.C.V.-A.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +52-(614)-434-1448 Received: 15 August 2019; Accepted: 15 September 2019; Published: 19 September 2019 Abstract: Soil erosion is considered one of the main degradation processes in ecosystems located in developing countries. In northern Mexico, one of the most important hydrological regions is the Conchos River Basin (CRB) due to its utilization as a runoff source. However, the CRB is subjected to significant erosion processes due to natural and anthropogenic causes. Thus, classifying the CRB’s watersheds based on their erosion susceptibility is of great importance. This study classified and then prioritized the 31 watersheds composing the CRB. For that, multivariate techniques such as principal component analysis (PCA), group analysis (GA), and the ranking methodology known as compound parameter (Cp) were used. After a correlation analysis, the values of 26 from 33 geomorphometric parameters estimated from each watershed served for the evaluation. The PCA defined linear-type parameters as the main source of variability among the watersheds. -
Contribution of Greece to the Victory of the Allies During Ww Ii
CONTRIBUTION OF GREECE TO THE VICTORY OF THE ALLIES DURING WW II Lt Colonel of Engineering Panayiotis Spyropoulos Historian of the History Directorate of Hellenic Army General Staff The peninsula of Greece has, since antiquity, been a point of confrontation be- tween East and West, as it constitutes an area of utmost strategic value, situated on the flanks of the main axis of operations in East-West direction and vice-versa. Who- ever occupies Greece can effortlessly with his forces harass the flanks or even the rear of troops operating along the aforementioned axis, control the sea line of com- munication from Gibraltar to Suez, and block from the west the sea route from the Black Sea to Propontis (Marmara) Sea, the Hellespont (Straits), the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The geo-strategic value of Greece has been dramatically enhanced during the XXth century, due to the rapid technological development of war equipment (as per the quote of sir Halford Mackinder on the «Heartland»). During the 2nd World War, Italy launched the attack against Greece, without informing its ally, Germany. Berlin was enraged by the Italian action and considered it «totally incoherent» and mistimed, because it was initiated just before wintertime, a season unsuitable for mountain operations, as well as just before the elections in the (still neutral) USA, providing Roosevelt with even more convincing arguments for go- ing to war. Moreover, it criticised the Italians refraining from any seaborne operation, a fact that facilitated the British in debarking on Crete and other islands, significant for their strategic importance; while they left them the margin to deploy in Thessalo- nica. -
Ορνιθολογικη Αναφορα Του Life011nat/Gr/1014
ΟΡΝΙΘΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑ ΤΟΥ LIFE011NAT/GR/1014 “FOROPENFORESTS” «Conservation of Priority Forests and Forest Openings in “Ethnikos Drymos Oitis” and “Oros Kallidromo” of Sterea Ellada» Χαράλαμπος Αλιβιζάτος Δεκέμβριος 2014 Το έργο συγχρηματοδοτείται από το χρηματοδοτικό μέσο LIFE+ της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής ΟΡΝΙΘΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑ ΤΟΥ LIFE011NAT/GR/1014 “ForOpenForests” «Conservation of Priority Forests and Forest Openings in “Ethnikos Drymos Oitis” and “Oros Kallidromo” of Sterea Ellada» Χαράλαμπος Αλιβιζάτος Δεκέμβριος 2014 1 Το έργο συγχρηµατοδοτείται από το χρηµατοδοτικό µέσο LIFE της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Ομάδα έργου Χαράλαμπος Αλιβιζάτος: Ορνιθολόγος, εργασία πεδίου Νίκος Πέτρου: Φωτογράφος φύσης, επιμέλεια κειμένων Χρήστος Γεωργιάδης: Γεωπόνος, έλεγχος προδιαγραφών 2 Το έργο συγχρηµατοδοτείται από το χρηµατοδοτικό µέσο LIFE της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ Summary ……………………………………………………………………………….....………………………………………..4 1. Εισαγωγή ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....…...5 2. Γενικές πληροφορίες για τα είδη …………………………………………………………………….….....……...6 2.1. Πετροπέρδικα………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 2.2. Αιγωλιός…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 2.3. Σταχτής Δρυοκολάπτης………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 2.4. Μαύρος Δρυοκολάπτης………………………………………………………………………………………………...9 2.5. Λευκονώτης Δρυοκολάπτης…………………………………………………………………………………………10 3. Μεθοδολογία………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....11 4. Αποτελέσματα………………………………………………………………………………………………………......14 4.1. Πετροπέρδικα………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14 -
Critical Evaluation of Risks and Opportunities for OPERANDUM Oals
Ref. Ares(2020)72894 - 07/01/2020 OPEn-air laboRAtories for Nature baseD solUtions to Manage hydro-meteo risks Critical evaluation of risks and opportunities for OPERANDUM OALs Deliverable information Deliverable no.: D1.2 Work package no.: 01 Document version: V01 Document Preparation Date: 18.11.2019 Responsibility: Partner No. 7 – UNIVERSITY OF SURREY This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 776848 GA no.: 776848 Project information Project acronym and name: OPERANDUM - OPEn-air laboRAtories for Nature baseD solUtions to Manage hydro-meteo risks EC Grant Agreement no.: 776848 Project coordinator: UNIBO Project start date: 01.07.2018 Duration: 48 months Document Information & Version Management Document title: Critical evaluation of risks and opportunities for OPERANDUM OALs Document type: Report Main author(s): Sisay Debele (UoS), Prashant Kumar (UoS), Jeetendra Sahani (UoS), Paul Bowyer (HZG), Julius Pröll (HZG), Swantje Preuschmann (HZG), Slobodan B. Mickovski (GCU), Liisa Ukonmaanaho (LUKE), Nikos Charizopoulos (AUA-PSTE), Michael Loupis (KKT-ITC), Thomas Zieher (OEAW), Martin Rutzinger (OEAW), Glauco Gallotti (UNIBO), Leonardo Aragão (UNIBO), Leonardo Bagaglini (UNIBO), Maria Stefanopoulou (KKT-ITC), Depy Panga (KKT-ITC), Leena Finér (LUKE), Eija Pouta (LUKE), Marco A. Santo (UNIBO), Natalia Korhonen (FMI), Francesco Pilla (UCD), Arunima Sarkar (UCD), Bidroha Basu (UCD) Contributor(s): - Reviewed by: Fabrice Renaud (UoG) and Federico Porcù -
Tom Barnes' Greek Archive, 1942–45
Archived at the Flinders Academic Commons: http://dspace.flinders.edu.au/dspace/ This is the published version of the following article: Barnes, K 2019, 'Gorgopotamos and after: Tom Barnes' Greek archive 1942-45', Journal of Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand) — Special Issue, pp. 163-185. Reproduced with permission of the publisher. © 2019 the author. Gorgopotamos and After: Tom Barnes’ Gree Are, 42–45 Katherine Barnes Cecil dward (Tom) arnes took part in the famous sabotage operation of the Gorgopotamos Bridge in November 1942 as leader of the demolition party. Remaining in Greece after the attack, he rose to become one of two Area Commanders for the Allied Military Mission in Greece. The archive he left behind at his death in 1952 includes over 1000 photos, war diaries, letters and reports, mainly relating to his experiences in Greece. This study demonstrates how these eye-witness records illuminate important aspects of these critical years in modern Greek history including the Gorgopotamos operation itself and the trek across Greece which followed, the “Animals” operation which was conducted to convince Hitler that the Allied landings would take place in Greece and distract his attention from Sicily, surrender overtures from the German commander in pirus General Hubert von Lanz), and the so-called first two rounds of Civil War in 1943 and 1944. ntrodton When Captain later Lieutenant-Colonel) “Tom” arnes was parachuted into Greece in late 194 at the age of 35 as one of three engineers for a Special Operations xecutive (SO mission against the German and Italian occupying forces, he had with him several small notebooks. -
Eastern Europe Cluster
Chhokar Part VI.qxd 11/18/2006 12:11 PM Page 765 VI▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ EASTERN EUROPE CLUSTER The Eastern Europe cluster in the GLOBE Research Program consisted of Albania, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia. Only two of these countries, Greece and Russia, are represented in this volume. The Eastern Europe cluster scored high on Assertiveness, Gender Egalitarianism, and In- Group Collectivism. Its scores on Humane Orientation, Institutional Collectivism, and Power Distance were in the middle range. It scored low on Future Orientation, Performance Orientation, and Uncertainty Avoidance (House et al., 2004). An outstanding leader in Eastern Europe would be one who combines Team Oriented lead- ership with Charismatic/Value Oriented leadership, displays fairly high levels of Autonomous leadership, and is also capable of Self-Protective behaviors. The range of variation between the countries of the cluster is quite varied, for example, slightly positive and strong positive endorsement of Participative leadership, to neutral to positive endorsement of Humane Orientation leadership. There are strong differences between Greece and Russia, the countries represented in this volume. However, high Power Distance and high Family and Group Collectivism seem to be characteristic of this cluster. Most of the countries in this cluster faced significant challenges in the recent past during the transition from communism to market-based economies (Bakacsi, 2002). REFERENCES Bakacsi, G., Sandor, T., Andras, K., & Viktor, I. (2002). Eastern European cluster: tradition and transi- tion. Journal of World Business, 37, 69–80. House, R. J., Hanges, P. J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., Gupta, V., & GLOBE Associates. (2004). Culture, leadership, and organizations: The GLOBE study of 62 societies. -
Control of EU Funded Priority Projects Shortlisted by ''Task Force for Greece
Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union Directorate for Budgetary Affairs Secretariat of the Committee on Budgetary Control Brussels, 22 September 2015 Fact-finding mission of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) to Greece 24/25 September 2015 DRAFT PROGRAMME Control of EU funded priority projects shortlisted by ‘’Task Force for Greece” Members of the delegation: 1 .Ms Ingeborg Gräßle (EPP, DE, Head of Delegation) 2. Mr Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, CZ) 3. Ms Verónica Lope Fontagné (EPP, ES) 4. Mr Gilles Pargneaux (S&D, FR) 5. Mr Georgi Pirinski (S&D, BG) 6. Ms Inés Ayala Sender (S&D, ES) 7. Mr Anders Primdahl Vistisen (ECR, DA) 8. Mr Igor Šoltes (The Greens/EFA, SL) Accompanying Members: 9. Ms Eva Kaili (S&D, GR) 10. Mr Miltiadis Kyrkos (S&D, GR) CONT Secretariat 1. Mr Michal Czaplicki (EP mobile: +32-475/754 668) 2. Mr Hrvoje Svetic (EP mobile: +32-498/983 593) Advisors of Political Groups 1. Mr Balazs Szechy (EPP) 2. Ms Stefanie Ricken (S&D) 3. Mr Roccu Garoby (The Greens/EFA) Commission DG REGIO 1. Mr Stylianos Loupasis, - team leader 2. Mr Antonios Sartzetakis (Thessaloniki Metro, double high-speed railway line Tithorea- Lianokladi-Domokos, E65, Karla Lake). 3. Mr Panayiotis Thanou (cadastre, E-ticket, national registry. He is a desk officer (AD) in charge of Digital OP). ECA Mr Lazaros Lazarou, Member of the European Court of Auditors Interpreters FR Ms Stalia Georgoulis - team leader Ms Nathalie Paspaliari EN Ms Ioulia Spetsiou Mr Jose Fisher Rodrigu EL Ms Maria Provata Ms Vasiliki Chrysanthakopo Mr Laurent Recchia - technician, valise Languages covered EN, FR, EL Coordination in Athens - European Parliament Information Office Ms Maria KAROUZOU - logistics Mr Leonidas ANTONAKOPOULOS Head of Information Office of the European Parliament in Greece (8 Leof. -
Drainage Basin Morphology in the Central Coast Range of Oregon
AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF WENDY ADAMS NIEM for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in GEOGRAPHY presented on July 21, 1976 Title: DRAINAGE BASIN MORPHOLOGY IN THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Dr. James F. Lahey / The four major streams of the central Coast Range of Oregon are: the westward-flowing Siletz and Yaquina Rivers and the eastward-flowing Luckiamute and Marys Rivers. These fifth- and sixth-order streams conform to the laws of drain- age composition of R. E. Horton. The drainage densities and texture ratios calculated for these streams indicate coarse to medium texture compa- rable to basins in the Carboniferous sandstones of the Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania. Little variation in the values of these parameters occurs between basins on igneous rook and basins on sedimentary rock. The length of overland flow ranges from approximately i mile to i mile. Two thousand eight hundred twenty-five to 6,140 square feet are necessary to support one foot of channel in the central Coast Range. Maximum elevation in the area is 4,097 feet at Marys Peak which is the highest point in the Oregon Coast Range. The average elevation of summits in the thesis area is ap- proximately 1500 feet. The calculated relief ratios for the Siletz, Yaquina, Marys, and Luckiamute Rivers are compara- ble to relief ratios of streams on the Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains and on the Appalachian Piedmont. Coast Range streams respond quickly to increased rain- fall, and runoff is rapid. The Siletz has the largest an- nual discharge and the highest sustained discharge during the dry summer months. -
The Ecological Status of Juniperus Foetidissima Forest Stands in the Mt
sustainability Article The Ecological Status of Juniperus foetidissima Forest Stands in the Mt. Oiti-Natura 2000 Site in Greece Nikolaos Proutsos * , Alexandra Solomou, George Karetsos, Konstantinia Tsagari, George Mantakas, Konstantinos Kaoukis, Athanassios Bourletsikas and George Lyrintzis Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Demeter”, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Terma Alkmanos, 11528 Athens, Greece; [email protected] (A.S.); [email protected] (G.K.); [email protected] (K.T.); [email protected] (G.M.); [email protected] (K.K.); [email protected] (A.B.); [email protected] (G.L.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +30-2107-787535 Abstract: Junipers face multiple threats induced both by climate and land use changes, impacting their expansion and reproductive dynamics. The aim of this work is to evaluate the ecological status of Juniperus foetidissima Willd. forest stands in the protected Natura 2000 site of Mt. Oiti in Greece. The study of the ecological status is important for designing and implementing active management and conservation actions for the species’ protection. Tree size characteristics (height, breast height diameter), age, reproductive dynamics, seed production and viability, tree density, sex, and habitat expansion were examined. The data analysis revealed a generally good ecological status of the habitat with high plant diversity. However, at the different juniper stands, subpopulations present high variability and face different problems, such as poor tree density, reduced numbers of juvenile trees or poor seed production, inadequate male:female ratios, a small number of female trees, reduced numbers of seeds with viable embryos, competition with other woody species, grazing, and Citation: Proutsos, N.; Solomou, A.; illegal logging. From the results, the need for site-specific active management and interventions is Karetsos, G.; Tsagari, K.; Mantakas, demonstrated in order to preserve or achieve the good status of the habitat at all stands in the region. -
The Rise and Fall of the 5/42 Regiment of Evzones: a Study on National Resistance and Civil War in Greece 1941-1944
The Rise and Fall of the 5/42 Regiment of Evzones: A Study on National Resistance and Civil War in Greece 1941-1944 ARGYRIOS MAMARELIS Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy The European Institute London School of Economics and Political Science 2003 i UMI Number: U613346 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U613346 Published by ProQuest LLC 2014. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 9995 / 0/ -hoZ2 d X Abstract This thesis addresses a neglected dimension of Greece under German and Italian occupation and on the eve of civil war. Its contribution to the historiography of the period stems from the fact that it constitutes the first academic study of the third largest resistance organisation in Greece, the 5/42 regiment of evzones. The study of this national resistance organisation can thus extend our knowledge of the Greek resistance effort, the political relations between the main resistance groups, the conditions that led to the civil war and the domestic relevance of British policies. -
Stream Turbidity Modeling: a Foundation for Water Quality Forecasting
STREAM TURBIDITY MODELING: A FOUNDATION FOR WATER QUALITY FORECASTING By Amanda L. Mather A DISSERTATION Presented to the Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems and the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science and Engineering May 2015 School of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL This is to certify that the PhD dissertation of Amanda L. Mather has been approved ______________________________________ Richard L. Johnson, PhD Research Advisor ______________________________________ Joseph A. Needoba, PhD Examination Committee Chair ______________________________________ Karen H. Watanabe, PhD Examination Committee Member ______________________________________ Paul G. Tratnyek, PhD Examination Committee Member ______________________________________ Anthony J. (Jim) Tesoriero, PhD U.S. Geological Survey External Examination Committee Member TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. iv LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................ v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................ x ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... -
Estimating Sediment Delivery Ratio by Stream Slope and Relief Ratio
MATEC Web of Conferences 192, 02040 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819202040 ICEAST 2018 Estimating sediment delivery ratio by stream slope and relief ratio Kieu Anh Nguyen1 and Walter Chen1,* 1Department of Civil Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan Abstract. Nowadays, the storage capacity of a reservoir reduced by sediment deposition is a concern of many countries in the world. Therefore, understanding the soil erosion and transportation process is a significant matter, which helps to manage and prevent sediments entering the reservoir. The main objective of this study is to examine the sediments reaching the outlet of a basin by empirical sediment delivery ratio (SDR) equations and the gross soil erosion. The Shihmen reservoir watershed is used as the study area. Because steep terrain is a characteristic feature of the study area, two SDR models that depend on the slope of the mainstream channel and the relief-length ratio of the watershed are chosen. It is found that the Maner (1958) model, which uses the relief-length ratio, is the better model of the two. We believe that this empirical research improves our understanding of the sediment delivery process occurring in the study area. 1 Introduction Hsinchu County (Fig. 1). The watershed is mostly covered by forest with an area of 759.53 km2, and the elevation In recent years, soil erosion has become one of the most ranges from 220 m to 3527 m. serious environmental issues in the world due to climate Shihmen reservoir watershed receives an average of change. The determination of the amount of loose 2200 mm to 2800 mm of precipitation annually, delivered sediments in an area such as a watershed is an important by typhoons and rainstorms typically from May to August first step to understand the problem.