Hydrologic climate change modelling is hampered by climate-dependent model parameterizations. To reduce this dependency, we extended the regional hydrologic modelling framework SIMGRO to host a two-way coupling between the soil moisture model MetaSWAP and the crop growth simulation model WOFOST, accounting for ecohydrologic feedbacks in terms of radiation fraction that reaches the soil, crop co...

We present a new low-temperature refinement of disodium zinc bis-(sulfate) tetra-hydrate {systematic name: poly[tetra-μ-aqua-di-μ-sulfato-zinc(II)disodium(I)]}, [Na(2)Zn(SO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(4)](n) or Zn astrakanite, which is an upgrade of previously reported data [Bukin & Nozik (1974 ▶). Zh. Strukt. Khim.15, 712-716]. The compound is part of an isostructural family containing the Mg (the original ...

The reaction of hydroxyl-amine hydro-chloride with isatin in ethanol, catalysed with HCl and neutralized with Na(2)CO(3), yielded the one-dimensional coordination polymer, catena-poly[[[aqua-sodium]-di-μ-aqua-[aqua-sodium]-bis-(μ-2-oxoindoline-2,3-dione 3-oximato)] tetra-kis-(oxoindoline-2,3-dione 3-oxime)], {[Na(C(8)H(5)N(2)O(2))(H(2)O)(2)]·2C(8)H(6)N(2)O(2)}(n). The Na(I) atom has a six-coord...

The MnII ion in the structure of the mononuclear title compound, [Mn(C4H3N2O2)2(H2O)4], is situated on an inversion center and is coordinated by two O atoms from two deprotonated 4,6-di-hydroxy-pyrimidine ligands and by four O atoms from water mol-ecules giving rise to a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination sphere. The complex includes an intra-molecular hydrogen bond between an aqua lig...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ru(C(13)H(9)N(3))(C(15)H(11)N(3))(H(2)O)](PF(6))(2)·1.5C(3)H(6)O, consists of two crystallographically independent Ru(II) complexes. Each complex is approximately octa-hedral with the Ru(II) atom bound by an N,N'-coordinated 2-(2-pyrid-yl)-1,8-naphthyridine (pynp) ligand, a meridional 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (tpy) ligand and one aqua ligand. The tpy l...

) Monitoring crop condition and production estimates at the state and county level is of great interest to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducts field interviews with sampled fann operators and crop .. cuttings to obtain crop yield estimates at regional and state levels. NASS needs supplemental spa...

A general molecular mechanics (MM) model for treating aqueous Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) ions was developed based on valence bond (VB) theory and incorporated into the atomic multipole optimized energetics for biomolecular applications (AMOEBA) polarizable force field. Parameters were obtained by fitting MM energies to that computed by ab initio methods for gas-phase tetra- and hexa-aqua metal complexes...

Aqua MODIS, also known as the MODIS Flight Model 1 (FM1), was launched on May 4, 2002. It opened its nadir aperture door (NAD) on June 24, 2002, beginning its Earth observing mission. In this paper, we present early results from Aqua MODIS on-orbit calibration and characterization and assess the instrument s overall performance. MODIS has 36 spectral bands located on four focal plane assemblies...