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Showing 1 to 20 of 230 for “"climate conditions"”.
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Modeling of oil palm energy surface fluxes and growth for Brazilian Amazon climate conditions
… forest, mainly by the Amazon Rainforest. Also, climate change has reduced the amount of land suitable for oil palm plantation in Brazil, since, under unfavorable climatic conditions, crop yield is reduced. To reconcile the increase in oil palm production in Brazil with the conservation of …
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Integrated Thermal and Daylight Performance Comparison of Single and Double Glass Skin Facade for Hot Climate Conditions
… single-skin systems in cold and moderate weather conditions. However, there is no clear evidence of how the system will perform in hot climate conditions. In this research, a testing procedure was established to experimentally evaluate the performance of the double-skin façade system, data was …
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Determination of global solar radiation using temperature-based model for different climate conditions for Limpopo Province of South Africa
… listed above and elsewhere with similar climatic conditions and areas where the radiation data is missing or unavailable. Hence, the study will also help to advance the state of knowledge of global solar radiation to the point where it has applications in the estimation of monthly average daily …
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Investigation of Agricultural Residues Gasification for Electricity Production in Sudan as an Example for Biomass Energy Utlization under Arid Climate Conditions in Developing Countries
… 7 that biomass gasification under the local conditions has its comparative merits however a high institutional support is needed at the beginning.
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The Combined Role of ENSO-driven Sea Surface Temperature Variation and Arctic Sea Ice Extent in Defining Climate Conditions in the Southwestern United States
… tracks, precipitation patterns, and overall climate conditions in the American southwest. We find that tropical Pacific SSTs greatly influence climate system response to variability in Arctic SIC, with ENSO-Neutral SSTs permitting the greatest response. Additionally, the degree of expansion …
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Essays on the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate change is currently one of the most important challenges for global society. Expected effects of climate change include changes in climate patterns and disasters that affect wellbeing through changes in consumption and production levels, individual preferences and beliefs, and direct …
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Reliability of Integrated Municipal Water Systems: Implications of Drought
Drought conditions pose a serious risk to the performance of integrated municipal water systems (MWS). They subject MWS to a combined effect of increased demands and decreased supplies. Both water supplies and demands are driven by variability of climate conditions such as rainfall and temperature.
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Architecture and Hospitality
… that is informed by both site, culture, and climate conditions as well as cultural changes in the hospitality industry under the new conditions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Climate Change and the Sea Breeze in the North Carolina Coast
… and 2) to explore the effects of a future warmer climate on SB evolution. To explore these objectives, a SB climatology for 2009-2012 along the NC coast was constructed using radar and reanalysis datasets. Additionally, current and future climate SB simulations were produced using the Weather …
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Linking the landscape: legal and policy tools to promote connected habitats in fragmented landscapes
… are projected to become more pronounced as the climate changes, hindering many species from adapting to novel climate conditions by shifting to a range with more hospitable climate conditions. Corridors can improve species viability in heavily-fragmented landscapes as well as in a changing …
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The vulnerability of U.S. coastal energy infrastructure under climate change
… to continue and likely increase with a changing climate (17). Since extensive energy infrastructure exists along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts, these facilities are exposed to an increasing risk of flooding. We study the combined impacts of anticipated sea level rise, hurricane activity, and …
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Costs of Meeting Water Quality Goals under Climate Change in Urbanizing Watersheds: The Case of Difficult Run, Virginia
… variability are expected to increase under climate change (CC). However, there are few studies that provide a predictive framework for abating nutrient loadings under CC. Thus, there is a lack of information regarding how effective water quality policy will be in the future. Using the …
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A Comparison of Relict and Active Terrestrial Patterned Ground as an Analog for Mars
… processes are possible under present-day climate conditions, however warmer climate conditions are predicted to have occurred during past periods of high obliquity and could have supported periglacial freeze-thaw modification of patterned ground on Mars. Understanding the extent to which …
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Evaluation of Coupled Erosional Processes and Landscape Evolution in the Teton Range, Wyoming
… between large-scale tectonic, surficial and climate conditions. Dominant processes are attributed to creating characteristic features of the landscape, but topographic features are the cumulative result of coupled surficial processes, each locally effective in a different climate or elevation …
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Soil Moisture Measurements and Modeling at a Geomorphically Reclaimed Coal Mine in New Mexico
… eventually form in nature given the particular conditions of a location, making them self-sustaining and functional. The near surface water balance will have a large impact on the establishment and health of vegetation which in turn is important for maintaining a stable landform. This study …
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Design and validation of a data-driven infrastructure decision and planning framework for improving climate resiliency of small municipalities and rural communities
The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change calls for local governments to be the drivers toward resilient communities concerning climate change. Resilient municipalities must make decisions incorporating climate change to reinvest in an aging infrastructure network. The challenge is that small …
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Climate Variability Influences Women’s Attitudes Towards Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
… against women. Our study examines the effects of climate conditions on women’s attitudes towards wife beating. The demographic health surveys (DHS) dataset includes over 550,000 women in 38 countries, asked a series of wife beating justification questions in the domestic violence module. Using a …
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Preventive conservation of works of art in historic buildings : assessment and modelling
… buildings is caused by unfavourable indoor climate conditions. The most important works of art receive invasive conservation treatment, called direct action, but this treatment is very expensive. To avoid invasive conservation treatments and ensure that works of art are protected for now and …
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Probabilistic Flood Risk Assessment Under Climate Change Scenarios in the Humber River Watershed
Flood frequency is expected to increase due to climate change. This research uses the CAPRA method to perform flood risk assessment in the Humber River watershed. The economic and social damages are quantified under current and future climate conditions. First current and future stochastic …
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