#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

~INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS

https://beyondtheillusion97.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/introduction-to-physics/

This year's theme emphasises the that accurate, internationally recognised measurements provide the vital, objective scientific evidence that governments need to make informed, transparent, and enforceable public policies.

#worldmetrologyday #metrology #metreconvention #measurements #measurement #measurementscience #internationalsystemofunits #systèmeinternationaldunités #metricsystem #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ

This year's theme emphasises the that accurate, internationally recognised measurements provide the vital, objective scientific evidence that governments need to make informed, transparent, and enforceable public policies.

#worldmetrologyday #metrology #metreconvention #measurements #measurement #measurementscience #internationalsystemofunits #systèmeinternationaldunités #metricsystem #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ

This year's theme emphasises the that accurate, internationally recognised measurements provide the vital, objective scientific evidence that governments need to make informed, transparent, and enforceable public policies.

#worldmetrologyday #metrology #metreconvention #measurements #measurement #measurementscience #internationalsystemofunits #systèmeinternationaldunités #metricsystem #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ

Happy World Metrology Day, 20 May, 2026. 2026 Theme: "Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making". This year, we celebrate the 151st anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention - a milestone that underscores a century and a half of international collaboration in measurement science.

#worldmetrologyday #metrology #metreconvention #measurements #measurement #internationalsystemofunits #systèmeinternationaldunités #metricsystem #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ

Happy World Metrology Day, 20 May, 2026. 2026 Theme: "Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making". This year, we celebrate the 151st anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention - a milestone that underscores a century and a half of international collaboration in measurement science.

#worldmetrologyday #metrology #metreconvention #measurements #measurement #internationalsystemofunits #systèmeinternationaldunités #metricsystem #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ

Happy World Metrology Day, 20 May, 2026. 2026 Theme: "Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making". This year, we celebrate the 151st anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention - a milestone that underscores a century and a half of international collaboration in measurement science.

#worldmetrologyday #metrology #metreconvention #measurements #measurement #internationalsystemofunits #systèmeinternationaldunités #metricsystem #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ

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

Quantifying Methane Emissions From United States Landfills
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi7735 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #aerial #remotesensing #earthobservation #methane #US #USA #landfill #landfills #emission #solidwaste #waste #anthropogenic #climatechange #greehousegas #imaging #spectrometers #spatialanalysis #systematic #monitoring #measurements #exceedance #wastemanagement #mitigation #engineering #AVIRIS

John McPhee’s Short Essay About A 1972 Rockefeller Civil Service Award Winner - Dr. Luna Leopold, The First Chief Hydrologist At The USGS
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https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/rockefeller-public-service-awards-washington-dc-19580430 <--JFK's 1958 speech at the Rockerfeller Civil Service Awards
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/lessons-learned-a-legend-luna-leopolds-view-river <-- shared details of Dr. Luna Leopold from the USGS
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https://fiddlrts.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-patch-by-john-mcphee.html <-- shared details of The Patch, by John McPhee
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https://eos.org/opinions/luna-b-leopold-geoscience-pioneer <--shared EOS retrospective of Dr Leopold
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I was reading - with a mug of tea - The Patch (link above) by John McPhee, a decades-old favourite author of mine - and came across this short essay amongst many fine others…
#spatial #datalover #measurements #metrics #hydrology #water #fedservice #fedscience #LunaLeopold #hydrologist #crossdiscipline #RockefellerCivilServiceAward #USGS #JohnMcPhee #writing #readingforpleasure #mission #opendata #mapping #waterresources #watersecurity #wateruse #watermanagement
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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
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