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Understanding impact of heat, drought, and salinity stresses on growth and physiological attributes of Chenopodium album under field conditions
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Springer
, 2023 , Article)
Utilizing potential of wild crop relatives becomes a necessity under current climate trends scenario. Chenopodium album is a natural inhabitant of Qatari harsh environment that is characterised by a combination of various ...
A multiscale ocean modelling system for the central Arabian/Persian Gulf: From regional to structure scale circulation patterns
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
The Arabian/Persian Gulf (hereafter, the “Gulf”) is one the busiest and fastest changing sea in the World. Its circulation is primarily driven by the surface water inflow from the Sea of Oman and density-driven and wind-driven ...
Vertical and seasonal variations in biofilm formation on plastic substrates in coastal waters of the Black Sea
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Plastic contamination of the marine environment is an increasing concern worldwide. Therefore, it is important to understand the kinetics of biofilms on plastics to study their behavior, fate, and transport pathways in the ...
First jellyfish records for Qatar and further notes on Scyphomedusae species from the Arabian Gulf (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa)
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Cambridge University Press
, 2023 , Article)
This study focused on a jellyfish monitoring and sampling programme along the eastern Qatar seawaters and reports the first jellyfish records for the Qatar pelagic ecosystem and the occurrence of three scyphozoans: the ...
Probabilistic human health risk assessment of trace elements in ballast water treated by reverse osmosis desalination plants
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Very few studies have paid attention to the transport of heavy and toxic metals via ballast water coming from different countries of the world. In the present study, ballast water samples (n = 83) were collected from ships, ...
How Efficient Would Demand-Based Water Strategies Be for Qatar?
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is a water scarce country that heavily relies on seawater desalination. Multiple studies have concluded the need for a more resilient water planning through efficient "demand control" strategies. This study is among ...
Synergetic Water Demand and Sustainable Supply Strategies in GCC Countries: Data-driven Recommendations
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2023 , Article)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, characterized with limited water resources and high oil/gas revenues, rely heavily on energy-intensive seawater desalination and non-renewable groundwater abstraction. The need ...
Governing desalination, managing the brine: A review and systematization of regulatory and socio-technical issues
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Desalination has become an attractive option for addressing water needs or solving problems of increasing water scarcity and short-term supply interruptions. However, several negative environmental impacts are associated ...
Enhancing subsea asset performance: Investigating the biomimetic functionality of the Mushroom Reef design in hydrodynamics, stability, and sedimentation
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
In this study, laboratory and in situ experiments were performed to assess the stability of the Mushroom Forest Artificial Reef (MFAR) against the hydrodynamic forces of waves and currents and its functionality to avoid ...
Remotely induced storm effects on the coastal flooding along the southwest coast of India
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
The southwest coast of India is exposed to long-period swells propagated from the South Indian Ocean during pre- and post-monsoon seasons. Although swells from the Southern Ocean and Atlantic Ocean were identified in the ...