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soil & water conservation engineering; soil spectroscopy; heavy metals accumulation; soil genesis; innovations and techniques in soil and plant analysis; non-destructive techniques for soil testing<br> <a href="#" id="editor_contrib_183957" onclick="div_toggle(this.id); return false;">Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals</a> <div id="div_editor_contrib_183957" style="display: none"> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/agriengineering/special_issues/TechnologiesSoil"> <i>AgriEngineering</i>: Novel Technologies to Improve Soil Productivity</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/8NPO39I8MT"> <i>Applied Sciences</i>: Soil Analysis in Different Ecosystems</a><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="sergio baselga artificial intelligence applications in gnss; deformation monitoring; gnss algorithms; robust estimation and optimization problems in cartographic sciences"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop134654' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/data/editors/editor_134654.png?1729153112" style= "width: auto; 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GLONASS; GPS; GNSS; CORS; remote sensing; geomatics; dam displacements<br> <a href="#" id="editor_contrib_118257" onclick="div_toggle(this.id); return false;">Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals</a> <div id="div_editor_contrib_118257" style="display: none"> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/BDS_GNSS"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: BDS/GNSS for Earth Observation</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/remotesensing_geomatics"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: Remote Sensing in Geomatics</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/GNSS_CORS"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: GNSS CORS Application</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/L4M35S0B3S"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: Quantifying Digital Geomorphology and Planetary Geomorphology Using Remote Sensing Techniques</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/KPKKS2R3UJ"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: BDS/GNSS for Earth Observation: Part II</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/WJD3SU0M07"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: Remote Sensing in Geomatics (Second Edition)</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/SM671XN0V9"> <i>Remote Sensing</i>: State of the Art of GNSS and SAR/InSAR Techniques for Geomatic Applications</a><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="andre di capua stratigraphy; 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clastic sedimentology; volcanism and sedimentation; petrography of clastic rocks<br> <a href="#" id="editor_contrib_167894" onclick="div_toggle(this.id); return false;">Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals</a> <div id="div_editor_contrib_167894" style="display: none"> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/minerals/special_issues/07LMQ5OH2C"> <i>Minerals</i>: Volcaniclastic Sedimentation in Deep-Water Basins</a><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="shihong du geographic information science; remote sensing; spatial knowledge expression and mining; intelligent understanding of spatial data; spatio-temporal statistics and environmental applications"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop143164' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/data/editors/editor_143164.png" style= "width: auto; 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remote sensing; spatial knowledge expression and mining; intelligent understanding of spatial data; spatio-temporal statistics and environmental applications<br> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="mikhail o. eremin rock mechanics; mining science; fracture; plasticity; numerical modeling"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop168943' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name"> Dr. Mikhail O. 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mining science; fracture; plasticity; numerical modeling<br> <a href="#" id="editor_contrib_168943" onclick="div_toggle(this.id); return false;">Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals</a> <div id="div_editor_contrib_168943" style="display: none"> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/numerical_analysis_rock"> <i>Applied Sciences</i>: The Numerical Analysis in Rock</a><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="yongcun feng geomechanics; rock mechanics; petroleum engineering; oilfield waste disposal"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop160261' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name"> Prof. Dr. Yongcun Feng </span></div></div> </div> <div id="profile-card-drop160261" data-dropdown-content class="f-dropdown content profile-card-content" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <div class="profile-card__title profile-card__title--no-image"> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name"> Prof. Dr. Yongcun Feng </span></div></div> </div> <div class="profile-card__buttons" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/342217?utm_source=mdpi.com&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=avatar_name" class="button button--color-inversed" target="_blank"> SciProfiles </a> <a href="https://scilit.net/scholars?q=Yongcun%20Feng" class="button button--color-inversed" target="_blank"> Scilit </a> <a href="https://www.preprints.org/search?search1=Yongcun%20Feng&field1=authors" class="button button--color-inversed" target="_blank"> Preprints.org </a> <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Yongcun%20Feng" class="button button--color-inversed" target="_blank" rels="noopener noreferrer"> Google Scholar </a> </div> </div> <br class="show-for-small-only" /> <br/> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div class="editor-div__content"> Department of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China<br> <b>Interests:</b> geomechanics; 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weathering; elemental behaviors<br> <a href="#" id="editor_contrib_147309" onclick="div_toggle(this.id); return false;">Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals</a> <div id="div_editor_contrib_147309" style="display: none"> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/093IB50YT8"> <i>Applied Sciences</i>: New Advances and Illustrations in Applied Geochemistry</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/33Y7428L9J"> <i>Applied Sciences</i>: New Advances, Challenges, and Illustrations in Applied Geochemistry</a><br> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/85A6N78TS2"> <i>Applied Sciences</i>: Recent Advances in Geochemistry</a><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="alexei gvishiani geophysics; algorithmic systems analysis; big data; geoinformatics; earth magnetic field; earth sciences data mining; pattern recognition; seismic zonation"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop181126' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/data/editors/editor_181126.png" style= "width: auto; 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atmospheric-ocean optics; remote sensing scientific instruments; cloud and aerosol remote sensing<br> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="tetsuya hiraishi coastal wave transformation; harbor oscillation; storm surge mitigation; removable breakwater; beach nourishment"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop164274' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/data/editors/editor_164274.png" style= "width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name"> Prof. Dr. Tetsuya Hiraishi </span></div></div> </div> <div id="profile-card-drop164274" data-dropdown-content class="f-dropdown content profile-card-content" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <div class="profile-card__title "> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/data/editors/editor_164274.png" style= "width: auto; 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harbor oscillation; storm surge mitigation; removable breakwater; beach nourishment<br> <a href="#" id="editor_contrib_164274" onclick="div_toggle(this.id); return false;">Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals</a> <div id="div_editor_contrib_164274" style="display: none"> Special Issue in <a href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/Tsunami_Storm"> <i>Applied Sciences</i>: Disaster Prevention for Tsunami, Storm Surge and Storm Waves</a><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item editor-div" data-filter="christos kanellopoulos environmental geochemistry/ geology; geochemistry; ore deposits / industrial minerals; sustainable development; geothermal systems/energy; travertines / carbonate sedimentology; geomicrobiology; igneous petrology; mineralogy"> <div class="editor-div__content"> <div class='profile-card-drop' data-dropdown='profile-card-drop167045' data-options='is_hover:true, hover_timeout:5000'> <div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/data/editors/editor_167045.png" style= "width: auto; 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