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Paper published in journal Sensors on “A Dynamic Calibration of Optical Fiber DTS Measurements Using PEST and Reference Thermometers”.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 21, 2022 | Publications

Link to a published open-access paper in journal Sensors, 2022, 22(10), 3890, https://doi.org/10.3390/s22103890. Open access publication, pdf is available here.

Abstract published for EGU 2022 on “Effect of coarse gravel and cobble size particles’ shape on their dynamic image analysis results”.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 21, 2022 | Publications

Link to an open-access abstract published for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-4865, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4865, 2022.

Abstract published for EGU 2022 on “Characteristics of the drop size distribution and rainfall erosivity of throughfall beneath a deciduous tree canopy”.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 21, 2022 | Publications

Link to an open-access abstract published for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-3433, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-3433, 2022.

BBC Future Planet: Can gravity batteries solve our energy storage problems?

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 19, 2022 | Sustainable Development News

On the BBC Future Planet web pages, there is an interesting article on gravity batteries published on May 17, 2022. The article is available here. Could a cutting-edge technology that harnesses one of the universe’s fundamental forces help solve our energy...

UNESCO Chair Mid-term Progress Report May 2020 – April 2022 submitted.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 15, 2022 | Higher Education News, Water-related News

We have today submitted our UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction Mid-term Progress Report for the period May 2020 – April 2022 to the UNITWIN Secretariat. Here you can see a list of all UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks.

LARAM School 2022, September 5-16, registration deadline approaching.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 15, 2022 | Higher Education News, Water-related News

The LARAM School 2022 (www.laram.unisa.it) will be held from Monday 5 to Friday 16 September (in hybrid mode, with some students and teachers connected online) in Salerno. We will also host the 3rd LARAM Honour Lecture. The next LARAM Lecturer will be announced in the...

Bled Water Festival June 16-17, 2022.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 15, 2022 | Water-related News

The Bled Water Festival will take place on 16 and 17 June 2022. Detailed information about this two-day event is available here. In 2021, UNESCO WRDRR signed a partnership with Bled Water Festival which is recognized as the leading platform for water innovation in...

JRC Workshop on Soil Erosion, June 20-22, 2022.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 12, 2022 | Water-related News

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is organizing an online workshop on the topic of soil erosion for the EU with many interesting topics such as landslides, modelling, erosion mitigation, etc. More information about the event can be found here:...

Paper published in journal Frontiers for Young Minds on “How Math Helps us Predict Water Flows in Forests”.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | May 3, 2022 | Higher Education News, Publications

An open-access paper was published in journal Frontiers for Young Minds, 2022, 10:762009, https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.762009. Abstract: Water flows through forests in many ways, so it is difficult to understand and predict where and when it...

Three Slovenian cities selected for the EU climate-neutral project.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Apr 30, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News

Eight Slovenian cities applied for the European Commission’s Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities 2030 Mission, and three of them, Ljubljana, Kranj and Velenje, have been chosen to participate in the project, featuring in total of 100 cities. The 100 selected cities...
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