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A model for hydraulic redistribution incorporating coupled soil-root moisture transport
- G. G. Amenu, P. Kumar
- Environmental Science
- 4 October 2007
One of the adaptive strategies of vegetation, par- ticularly in water limited ecosystems, is the development of deep roots and the use of hydraulic redistribution which enables them to make optimal… Expand
The Role of Critical Zone Observatories in Critical Zone Science
- T. White, S. Brantley, +10 authors B. McDowell
- Geography
- 2015
Chapter 2 The Role of Critical Zone Observatories in Critical Zone Science Timothy White*, Susan Brantley**, Steve Banwart † , Jon Chorover ‡ , William Dietrich § , Lou Derry ¶ , Kathleen Lohse †† ,… Expand
Simultaneous improvement in productivity, water use, and albedo through crop structural modification.
Spanning 15% of the global ice-free terrestrial surface, agricultural lands provide an immense and near-term opportunity to address climate change, food, and water security challenges. Through the… Expand
Legacy Effects in Material Flux: Structural Catchment Changes Predate Long-Term Studies
- D. Bain, M. Green, +19 authors D. S. Leigh
- Environmental Science
- 1 June 2012
Legacy effects of past land use and disturbance are increasingly recognized, yet consistent definitions of and criteria for defining them do not exist. To address this gap in biological- and… Expand
NVAP and Reanalysis-2 Global Precipitable Water Products : Intercomparison and Variability Studies
- G. G. Amenu, P. Kumar
- Environmental Science
- 1 February 2005
In this study similarities and differences between NASA's Water Vapor Project (NVAP) and NCEP–NCAR's reanalysis-2 total precipitable water (TPW) datasets are investigated, along with an assessment of… Expand
Labile carbon fractions build-up and dynamiccs under vertical stratification of Populus deltoides and Eucalyptus tereticornis based agroforestry systems in Trans-Gangetic Plains of India
- S. Chaudhari, P. Kumar, +4 authors D. Sharma
- Environmental Science
- 2015
Populus deltoides and Eucalyptus tereticornisn based agroforestry systems are credited for stocking significant amounts of soil carbon and hence have the potential to mitigate climate change. In… Expand
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Investigation of Fiber-Modified Bituminous Mixes
- P. Kumar, H. Mehndiratta, Satish Immadi
- Materials Science
- 14 December 2009
Bituminous pavements provide a resilient, waterproof, load-distributing medium that protects the base course from the detrimental effects of water and the abrasive action of traffic. Bituminous… Expand
Assessment of floodplain vulnerability during extreme Mississippi River flood 2011.
- A. Goodwell, Zhenduo Zhu, +8 authors R. Jacobson
- Geology, Medicine
- Environmental science & technology
- 17 February 2014
Regional change in the variability and magnitude of flooding could be a major consequence of future global climate change. Extreme floods have the capacity to rapidly transform landscapes and expose… Expand
Amelioration of Chromium VI Toxicity in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) using Glycine Betaine
- P. Kumar, J. Tokas, H. R. Singal
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Scientific Reports
- 5 November 2019
The main objective of the present research work was to study the effect of Cr toxicity and its amelioration by glycine betaine (GB) in sorghum (HJ 541 and SSG 59-3). Chromium (Cr VI), 2 and 4 ppm led… Expand
Dynamics of sustained use and abandonment of clean cooking systems: lessons from rural India
- Nishesh Chalise, P. Kumar, P. Priyadarshini, G. Yadama
- Business
- 14 March 2018
Clean cooking technologies—ranging from efficient cookstoves to clean fuels—are widely deployed to reduce household air pollution and alleviate adverse health and climate consequences. Although much… Expand