Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Climate Change; Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Watershed Hydrology; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussions; Conclusions; References; Trend of Climate Variability in North Carolina During the Past Decades; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Trend Analysis; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Arctic Storm and Its Impact on the Surface Winds over the Chukchi-Beaufort Seas; Introduction; CBHAR Reanalysis and Storm Identification Algorithm; Climatological Circulation in the Chukchi-Beaufort Seas Region

Storm Climatology and Variability in CBHARStorm Impacts on the Surface Winds in the Chukchi-Beaufort Seas; Climatology Aspects; Case Studies; Concluding Remarks; References; Designing a Remote In Situ Soil Moisture Sensor Network for Small Satellite Data Retrieval; Introduction; Conclusion and Future Work; References; Alaskan Regional Climate Changes in Dynamically Downscaled CMIP5 Simulations; Introduction; Data and Model; Dynamical Downscaling of the Twentieth Century CCSM4 Simulation; Downscaled Future Climate Changes Under RCP6 Scenario over Alaska; Summary; References

Part II: Fate and Transport of ContaminantsApplication of Kalman Filter Embedded with Neural Network in 3-Dimensional Subsurface Contaminant Transport Modeling; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Application of Adaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Scheme to Improve the Efficiency of a Groundwater Contaminant Transport Model; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Application of Ensemble Square Root Kalman Filter in a Three-Dimensional Subsurface Contaminant Transport Model; Introduction; Methodology

Model and ParametersResult and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Application of 3D VAR Kalman Filter in a Three-Dimensional Subsurface Contaminant Transport Model for a Continuous Pollutant S...; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Groundwater Flow Modeling in the Shallow Aquifer of Buffalo Creek, Greensboro; Introduction; Site Description; Methodology; Results and Discussion; References; Part III: Food Bioprocessing; Inactivation of E. coli O157:H7 on Rocket Leaves by Eucalyptus and Wild-Thyme Essential Oils; Introduction; Materials and Methods

ResultsDiscussion; Conclusion; References; Decontamination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Leafy Green Vegetables Using Ascorbic Acid and Copper Alone or in Combination...; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; References; Enzymatic Activity of Lactobacillus Grown in a Sweet Potato Base Medium; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Effect of Metal Ions on the Enzymatic Activity of Lactobacillus reuteri Growing in a Sweet Potato Medium; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References