#measurements — Public Fediverse posts

Illustration by Augustin Hirschvogel, from Geometria (1543).

Source: SLUB

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/14213a6a-ef4e-474c-ad4b-281f61c28f60

#diagrams #perspective #measurements #shapes #polygons #threedimensional #geometry #etching #art #publicdomain

Global Subsidence Of River Deltas
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09928-6 <-- shared paper
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H/T Wageningen University & Research
“🌊🔍 River deltas are sinking!
A new study [link above] reveals that river deltas worldwide are sinking significantly, faster than sea levels rise..."
#GIS #mapping #spatial #remotesensing #NASA #earthobservation #RiverDelta #ClimateChange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #marine #river #delta #coast #coastal #global #subsidence #groundwater #extraction #pumping #overpumping #watertable #hydrogeology #sediment #waterresources #planning #policy #landuse #landscape #hydrogeomorphology #worldwide #riverdelta #humanimpacts #ecosystems #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #flood #flooding #landloss #salinity #risk #hazard #salinization #vulnerable #measurements #monitoring #elevation #insar #radar #surfaceelevation #anthropogenic #urbanexpansion

A Decade of Post-Fire Succession Amplifies the Effect of Wildfire on the Surface Radiation Balance and Permafrost Thaw in Subarctic Peatlands
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.70016 <-- shared paper
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#permafrost #thaw #Canada #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #wildfire #postfire #peatlands #ScottyCreek #vegetation #tree #toppling #geomorphology #cryosphere #geomorphetry #warming #winter #summer #climatechange #subarctic #arctic #monitoring #measurements #TaigaPlains #ecoregion #blackspruce #processes #landcover

USGS Hydrology Technicians Measure Peak Flows After A Recent Storm In West Virginia
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/virginia-and-west-virginia-water-science-center/news/usgs-hydrology-technicians-measure <-- shared article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #flood #flooding #highwater #monitoring #streamgauge #gauging #WestVirginia #USGS #Charleston #rainfall #precipitation #extremeweather #opendata #publicdata #highflow #measurements #streamgage #sitevisits #WV #stage #discharge #safety #risk #hazard #environmental #USACE #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
@USGS

I will #AlsoAlsoAdd...

#TheFormerUnitedKingdom has its own #System of #Measurements including (but not limited to):

• #DoubleDeckerBuses (Height)
• #OlympicSwimmingPools / #FootballPitches (Length)
• #Wales / #Belgium (Geographic Landmass / Area)
• #Heffalumps (Weight)

These are #NonStandard #UnitsOfMeasurement; we can #BlameBrexit if you #Like...

#IT won't #AffectTheOutcome...

🧙⚔️🤖🐺🤖⚔️🧙 | ☕️🍪🍫🦄🍫🍪☕

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