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Azhari, M. (author), Altamimi, Z. (author), Azman, G. (author), Kadir, M. (author), Simons, W.J.F. (author), Sohaime, R. (author), Yunus, M. Y. (author), Irwan, M. J. (author), Asyran, C. A. (author)Malaysia is located at the stable part of the tec-tonic Sundaland platelet in SE Asia. The platelet is surrounded in almost every direction by tectonically active convergent boundaries, at which the Philippine Sea, the Australian and the Indian Plates are subducting respectively from the East, South and West.The current Malaysia geodetic...journal article 2020
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Lu, S. (author), ten Veldhuis, Marie-claire (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author), Heemink, A.W. (author), Verlaan, M. (author)Satellite and reanalysis precipitation products perform poorly over regions with low-density ground observation networks. In order to improve space-dependent parameterization of precipitation estimation models in data-scarce environments, the delineation boundaries of precipitation regimes should be accurately identified. Existing approaches...journal article 2020
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Urgilez Vinueza, A.R. (author), Robles, Jessica (author), Bakker, M. (author), Guzman, Pablo (author), Bogaard, T.A. (author)The high landslide risk potential along the steep hillslopes of the Eastern Andes in Ecuador provides challenges for hazard mitigation, especially in areas with hydropower dams and reservoirs. The objective of this study was to characterize, understand, and quantify the mechanisms driving the motions of the Guarumales landslide. This 1.5 km...journal article 2020
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den Ouden, O.F.C. (author), Assink, Jelle D. (author), Smets, P.S.M. (author), Shani-Kadmiel, Shahar (author), Averbuch, G. (author), Evers, L.G. (author)The detection and characterization of signals of interest in the presence of (in)coherent ambient noise is central to the analysis of infrasound array data. Microbaroms have an extended source region and a dynamical character. From the perspective of an infrasound array, these coherent noise sources appear as interfering signals which...journal article 2020
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Lin, Q. (author), Zhang, Yihuan (author), Verwer, S.E. (author), Wang, Jun (author)This paper proposes a novel hybrid model for learning discrete and continuous dynamics of car-following behaviors. Multiple modes representing driving patterns are identified by partitioning the model into groups of states. The model is visualizable and interpretable for car-following behavior recognition, traffic simulation, and human-like...journal article 2019
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Obergfell, C.C.A. (author), Bakker, M. (author), Maas, C. (author)A new method is presented to estimate average diffuse aquifer recharge of water table aquifers in temperate climates using time series analysis of water table level fluctuations. An accurate estimate of the recharge caused by rainfall requires an accurate estimate of the influence of evaporation. In temperate climates, evaporation imprints a...journal article 2019
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Bruijn, Willem E.L. (author), Rip, Jolien (author), Hendriks, Antoon J.H. (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)A marine project consists of series of operations, with each operation subject to a predefined operational limit and duration. If actual weather conditions exceed the operational limit, the operation cannot be executed and hence downtime occurs. An accurate assessment of uncertainties and the expected downtime during a marine project is...journal article 2019
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Terefenko, Paweł (author), Paprotny, D. (author), Giza, Andrzej (author), Morales Napoles, O. (author), Kubicki, Adam (author), Walczakiewicz, Szymon (author)Cliff coasts are dynamic environments that can retreat very quickly. However, the<br/>short-term changes and factors contributing to cliff coast erosion have not received as much attention as dune coasts. In this study, three soft-cliff systems in the southern Baltic Sea were monitored with the use of terrestrial laser scanner technology over a...journal article 2019
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Sambell, K.A.M. (author), Smets, P.S.M. (author), Simons, D.G. (author), Snellen, M. (author), Evers, L.G. (author)Continuous long-term sound sources are recorded at hydroacoustic station H03S, a threeelement hydrophone array south of Robinson Crusoe Island between 2014 April 23 and 2017 August 20. The origin of the signal between 3 and 20 Hz is investigated by using cross-correlation, array processing using plane wave beamforming and spectral analysis....journal article 2019
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Anders, K. (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author), Vos, S.E. (author), Mara, H. (author), de Vries, S. (author), Höfle, B. (author)Geomorphic processes occur spatially variable and at varying magnitudes, frequencies and velocities, which poses a great challenge to current methods of topographic change analysis. For the quantification of surface change, permanent terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) can generate time series of 3D point clouds at high temporal and spatial...journal article 2019
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Lindenbergh, R.C. (author), Van Der Kleij, S. (author), Kuschnerus, M. (author), Vos, S.E. (author), de Vries, S. (author)Sandy beaches are highly dynamic areas affected by different natural and anthropogenic effects. Large changes, caused by a storm for example, are in general well-understood and easy to measure. Most times, only small changes, at the centimeter scale, are occurring, but these changes accumulate significantly over periods from weeks to months....journal article 2019
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Daout, Simon (author), Sudhaus, Henriette (author), Kausch, T. (author), Steinberg, Andreas (author), Dini, Benedetta (author)Understanding the mechanisms by which earthquake cycles produce folding and accommodate shortening is essential to quantify the seismic potential of active faults and integrate aseismic slip within our understanding of the physical mechanisms of the long-term deformation. However, measuring such small deformation signals in mountainous areas...journal article 2019
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Manfren, Massimiliano (author), Nastasi, B. (author)Data analysis methodologies are crucial to learn insights from data and to create more trust in the assumptions used for energy performance assessment. Indeed, continuous performance monitoring should become a more diffuse practice in order to improve our design and operation strategies for the future. This is an essential step to reduce...journal article 2019
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Blank, J.L.T. (author), Enserink, B. (author), van Heezik, A.A.S. (author)In the last four decades, the Dutch drinking water industry has undergone two major policy reforms, namely the consolidation of the industry by stimulating mergers and the introduction of yardstick competition by applying benchmarks. This paper addresses the question of whether these two instruments have improved productivity. Productivity...journal article 2019
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Blank, J.L.T. (author), van Heezik, A.A.S. (author)The judiciary is constantly undergoing change in order to respond to a wide range of social developments that have brought the sector under increasing pressure. In order to deal with the constant call for enhancing budgets, different policy measures have been taken to downsize the appeal to the judiciary and to improve productivity. One of...journal article 2019
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Khoshrou, A. (author), Pauwels, Eric J. (author)Scenario-based probabilistic forecasting models have been explored extensively in the literature in recent years. The performance of such models evidently depends to a large extent on how different input (temperature) scenarios are being generated. This paper proposes a generic framework for probabilistic load forecasting using an ensemble of...journal article 2019
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Averbuch, G. (author), Ben-Horin, Yochai (author), Smets, P.S.M. (author), Evers, L.G. (author)Measurements of seismo-acoustic events by collocated seismic and infrasound arrays allow for studying the two wavefields that were produced by the same event. However, some of the scientific and technical constraints on the building of the two technologies are different and may be contradicting. For the case of a new station, an optimal design...journal article 2019
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de Nie, Ruben (author), Leontaris, G. (author), Hoogendoorn, Don (author), Wolfert, A.R.M. (author)Installation and maintenance operations of offshore assets are impacted by local environmental conditions such as wave height and period, wind speed and current velocity. These parameters are substantially of influence for the asset planning (time and costs) given the uncertainty of operational windows. In this article, a method is proposed to...journal article 2019
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Maffei, C. (author), Alfieri, S.M. (author), Menenti, M. (author)Forest fires are a major source of ecosystem disturbance. Vegetation reacts to meteorological factors contributing to fire danger by reducing stomatal conductance, thus leading to an increase of canopy temperature. The latter can be detected by remote sensing measurements in the thermal infrared as a deviation of observed land surface...journal article 2018
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Qin, Xiaoqiong (author), Zhang, Lu (author), Yang, M. (author), Luo, Heng (author), Liao, Mingsheng (author), Ding, Xiaoli (author)Arch bridges are important transportation infrastructures widely distributed in China, but they are prone to structural defects due to aging without routine inspection and maintenance. Therefore, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of these bridges is urgently needed by civil engineers to effectively reduce the risk of bridge damage or...journal article 2018