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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"CLIMATIC TRENDS"”.
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Climatic trends and soil moisture feedbacks over Zimbabwe
… region. A statistical analysis of historical trends in climate extreme events is used and lays a foundation of projecting into future climates. A trend analysis done on rainfall patterns attained from SOMs approach compliments the RClimdex statistical approach and strengthens some of the …
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Impacts of greenhouse gases from coal power stations on climatic trends in Witbank areas, South Africa
… from coal power station affect the behaviour of climatic parameters such as the temperature, rainfall and evaporation, over a long period of time, hence causing climatic trends. This study focused on investigating the impacts of Greenhouse gases (GHGs) from coal power stations on climatic and …
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Assessing the impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies on smallholder farming in the Vhembe District, South Africa
… adaptation and IKS based strategies to deal with climatic shocks. Focus group discussions (FGDs), semi-structured interviews with the extension officers elicited thematic data that complemented the interview survey. Climate data were obtained from the South Africa Weather Service (SAWS) for the …
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ΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΦΥΣΙΚΟΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΟΝΤΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΔΙΑΜΟΡΦΩΝΟΥΝ ΤΗΝ ΗΜΕΡΗΣΙΑ ΚΥΜΑΝΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΙΕΣΗΣ ΚΟΝΤΑ ΣΤΟ ΕΔΑΦΟΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΧΩΡΟ
… IS STUDIED. IN THE 3RDCHAPTER, WE LOOKED FOR CLIMATIC TRENDS IN THE COMPONENTS OF PRESSURE FOR THE DATA OF NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS (1901-82). WE TRY TO SEE A SIMILAR BEHAVIOUR IN TEMPERATURE AS WELL AS IN OZON MEASUREMENTS. WE USED THE POWER SPECTRUM ANALYSIS METHOD IN ORDER TO LOOK FOR …
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Agricultural practices and perceptions of climate change in Keur Samba Guéye village, Senegal, West Africa
… agricultures strong dependency on natural climatic conditions. In this research, I identified recent climatic trends, documented changes in land use/land cover (LULC) from 1989 to 2011, and assessed farmers\' perceptions of climate change and their responses to such changes. To document …
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Climate variability and its implication for water resources and livelihoods in Uganda
This thesis examines the climatic trends of rainfall and temperature in Uganda using historical data. And because climate is an important aspect in water resources management and livelihoods formation, an attempt to explain how the interaction impacts on the two is made in the context of climate …
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Interpretations of Paleoclimate and Speleogenesis from Speleothems in Donnehue's Cave, Indiana
… constructing predictive models of future climate trends. Researchers studying past climate (paleoclimate) records from different parts of the world are beginning to piece together an increasingly detailed picture of past climatic patterns on a global scale. Some of the most reliable resources for …
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An analysis of organisational adaptation to climate change: the case of the Bardiya National Park
… village level surveys, highlights a number of climatic trends which, along with related environmental changes are shown to have an important role in driving change within the BNPMA. A range of anthropogenic drivers are also shown to be relevant. The factors enabling and constraining the BNPMA’s …
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CONTINENTAL SCALE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF MONTHLY WATER BALANCE MODELS FOR THE UNITED STATES
… regional scale dynamics, and to identify hydro-climatic trends and systematic biases in data. Because existing models have, to-date, only been tested on data sets of limited spatial representativeness and extent, it has not yet been established that they are capable of reproducing the range of …
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A comparison of the effects of two different grazing systems on community attributes of eastern Karoo vegetation
… and Edward's Model for the Analysis of Limited Climatic Data, developed in Australia. There are two aspects to soi 1 erosion by wind - the erodibility of the soil as determined by moisture, grains size, aggregates, plant cover and surface topography; and soil erosive ty as determined by wind …
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An investigation of the areas of potential wind erosion in the Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
… and Edward's Model for the Analysis of Limited Climatic Data, developed in Australia. There are two aspects to soil erosion by wind - the erodibility of the soil as determined by moisture, grains size, aggregates, plant cover and surface topography; and soil erosivity as determined by wind …
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Palaeoclimatic impacts on the phylogeography of an Afro-montane liverwort: Jamesoniella colorata (Lophoziaceae )
… inferred evolutionary history with major palaeoclimatic trends in South Africa. Liverworts are generally well-suited for phylogeographical studies because they often have low dispersal rates, broad geographical ranges and long evolutionary persistence. In addition, the high among-population …
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Moving towards climate-smart flood management in Bangkok and Tokyo
… events and adapting to the gradual shift in climatic trends are pressing concerns, especially for local governments of coastal megacities in Asia. Planning for disaster and climate change is a fundamental city function, and there is an urgent need for cities to enhance their disaster …
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An integrated approach to climate vulnerability and adaptation assessment of smallholder production systems: evidence from horticultural production in Ghana
… Local knowledge, perceptions and effects of climatic trends (eg. increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall) on farmers' livelihoods resulted in identification of about twenty-four strategies practiced by farmers to manage changing climate. Costs and benefits analysis of the first five …
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Application de la télédétection à l'analyse de la variabilité climatique des régions boréales et subarctiques du Canada et à la validation du modèle régional canadien du climat
… period. It was possible to observe rapid cycle climatic phenomena such as the El Niäno/La Niäna couple whose effect on surface temperature and the length of the growing season was found to be more significant over the central region of Canada.The NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation) and AO (Arctic …
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Regional dynamical downscaling and analysis of water balance across different regions and time scales
… in these regions, characterised by unique climatic and geographic challenges, demonstrate the ability of RDD to resolve regional- and meso-scale processes and improve data availability in data-scarce region and enhance data-quality over complex terrains. The findings underline the critical …
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1300 Years of Snowpack Change for the Sangre de Cristo Mountian Range
… runoff availability is alarming. Observing hydro-climatic trends over a much broader paleo-historic range is necessary to understand the implications and historical significance of recent snowpack decline in New Mexico and the broader region.</p> <p>A nested principle components regression was …
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Urban Households' Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… satellite dataset from the global data to detect climatic trends and cycles in annual and monthly Temperatures and Rainfall during the period. Google earth pro and ‗gps visualizer‘ are used to conduct topographical analysis to assess the influence of terrain on the occurrence of climate related …
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Late glacial to Holocene climate and vegetation changes on the Tibetan Plateau inferred from fossil pollen records in lacustrine sediments
… previously published Late Glacial to Holocene climatic records from monsoonal central Asia in order to extract the general climate signals and the associated summer monsoon intensities. New climate and vegetation sequences were then established using improved quantitative methods, focusing on …