Using satellite gravimetric and altimetric data, we examine trends in water storage and lake levels of multiple lakes in the Great Rift Valley region of East Africa for the years 2003–2008. GRACE total water storage estimates reveal that water storage declined in much of East Africa, by as much as 60 mm year, while altimetric data show that lake levels in some large lakes dropped by as much as ...

purpose: suitable site selections to provide the services needed by the tourists, is one of the most important step for tourism planning in the form of tourism villages based on the identification and analysis of the various criteria and indicators. mahabad dam lake as one of the beautiful tourist attractions in western azerbaijan province, attracts many tourists each year especially during the...

Situated in the Talvar valley of the Bijar County, Tepe Gheshlagh is an archaeological site with a sequence spanning the Chalcolithic through to the Bronze Age. Two seasons of salvage excavations have covered the site as it will be submerged as part of the intended lake of the Talvar Dam. Results from the excavations show evidence of long-lasting Chalcolithic (Dalma) settlements at the site. Da...

abstract in this study were reviewed some biological characteristics including sex ratio, gonadosomatic index, fecundity and egg diameter carassius gibelio in the study area from february to september 2015. during the study, 222 specimens from boostan dam and 238 specimens from alakoli reservoir were sampled using small beach seine. the maximum total length and weight of boostan dam for females...

Department of Earth and Environmental Science Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory The University of Texas at San Antonio ________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Century-long disposal of sewage sludge in Mitchell Lake at San Antonio, Texas has resulted in hyper-eutrophic conditions and an excess accumulation of toxic metals in the lake system. To ident...