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Modification of Bitumen Properties Using Polyethylene Glycol: Towards Improved Outer Wrap Tapes for Gas Pipeline Coating in Cold Regions 聚乙二醇改性沥青性能——改进寒冷地区输气管道涂层外包带的研究

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01759-w

Milad Asadnia, Mehdi Sadat-Shojai

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Extraction of Zemu Glacier’s Boundary Using a Multi-Parametric Approach 基于多参数方法的泽木冰川边界提取

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01769-8

Devishri Kangjam, Kamaljit Singh Rajkumar, Mamata Maisnam, Pallipad Jayaprasad, Maganti Srinivasa Tarun, Putrevu Deepak, Misra Arundhati, Sharma Narpati, Shrestha Dhiren

{"title":"Extraction of Zemu Glacier’s Boundary Using a Multi-Parametric Approach","authors":"Devishri Kangjam, Kamaljit Singh Rajkumar, Mamata Maisnam, Pallipad Jayaprasad, Maganti Srinivasa Tarun, Putrevu Deepak, Misra Arundhati, Sharma Narpati, Shrestha Dhiren","doi":"10.1007/s40995-024-01769-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40995-024-01769-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Though Zemu is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalayas, it is one of the least monitored among the Himalayan glaciers. Thus, its sensitivity to global climate change should not be neglected. Glacier boundary delineation is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to create a semi-automatic processing chain that can recognize glacier boundaries using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and Connected components segmentation (CCS) techniques. SAR data processing provides weather-independent, high-resolution data that captures the surface characteristics of the glacier, including backscatter intensity and coherence, which are crucial for detecting glacier boundaries. PCA reduces data redundancy and enhances the spatial characteristics of the input data. CCS groups pixels with similar intensities into segments. Combining these methods results in a more accurate and reliable delineation of glacier boundaries. The parameters we have selected for the process are unique. Earlier researchers have used coherence and slope information. However, we have also considered the effect of radar backscattering intensity and curvature of the study area in addition to coherence and slope information. The use of CCS gives uniqueness to this study. A qualitative analysis of the study showed similarity with the GLIMS glacier outline, and the Intersection over Union (IoU) metric for segmentation accuracy was 0.67. Additionally, the two-pass Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) technique was used for estimating the LOS velocity of the Zemu glacier. The significance is that LOS velocity measurements help track the movement of glaciers over time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":600,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science","volume":"49 3","pages":"681 - 695"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Some approximation properties of Riemann-Liouville type fractional Bernstein-Stancu-Kantorovich operators with order of (alpha) 黎曼-利乌维尔分式伯恩斯坦-斯坦库-康托洛维奇算子的一些近似性质

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01754-1

Reşat Aslan

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Removal of Dimethoate Pesticide Using Double Layer Hydroxide@Graphene Oxide: Optimization Via Response Surface Methodology and Neural Networks 双层Hydroxide@Graphene氧化物去除乐果农药：响应面法和神经网络优化

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01771-0

Shokooh Sadat Khaloo, Ali Jafari, Samaneh Jalali, Reza Gholamnia

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Description of the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays Using Superstatistics and Gamma Distribution 用超统计和伽玛分布描述宇宙射线的能谱

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-23 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01770-1

Mahsa Iranmanesh, Hamid Arjomand Kermani

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Synthesis and Characterization of Microporous Nanomaterial from ZIF-8 for Efficient Loading and Controlled Release of Dapsone in Aqueous Media ZIF-8微孔纳米材料的合成及其在水介质中高效负载和控释氨苯砜的表征

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01750-5

Zahra Khalili, Negar Moatakef Kazemi, Zahra Jafari Azar, Zahra Mosavi, Mehdi Hasanzadeh

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Transformation, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Behaviors of Ni4Ti3 Precipitated/Un-Precipitated Ni-Rich NiTi SMA Ni4Ti3沉淀/未沉淀富ni - NiTi SMA的相变、动力学和热力学行为

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01756-z

Boutheina Ben Fraj, Slim Zghal

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Complex Symmetry of Slant H-Toeplitz Operators 斜H-Toeplitz算子的复对称性

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01745-2

Anuradha Gupta, Deepika Singh

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The Action Principle for Equilibrium Thermodynamics 平衡热力学的作用原理

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Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science Pub Date : 2024-12-07 DOI: 10.1007/s40995-024-01747-0

Sikarin Yoo-Kong

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A Note on Hopfian and Co-Hopfian S-Acts 关于Hopfian和Co-Hopfian S-Acts的注解