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Xuchun Ye, Zengxin Zhang, Chong-Yu Xu and Jia Liu
Characterized by increasing surface air temperature, global warming has altered the hydrological cycle at global and regional scales. In order to adapt water resources management under the context of global warming, attribution analysis on regional diffe...
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Youcan Feng, Steven J. Burian and Eric R. Pardyjak
While the rain-driven evapotranspiration (ET) process has been well-studied in the humid climate, the mixed irrigation and rain-driven ET process is less understood for green roof implementations in dry regions, where empirical observations and model par...
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Youcan Feng, Steven J. Burian and Eric R. Pardyjak
While the rain-driven evapotranspiration (ET) process has been well-studied in the humid climate, the mixed irrigation and rain-driven ET process is less understood for green roof implementations in dry regions, where empirical observations and model par...
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Jessica M. McDonald, Alan F. Srock and Joseph J. Charney
In this paper, we describe and analyze a climatology of the Hot-Dry-Windy Index (HDW), with the goal of providing fire-weather forecasters with information about the daily and seasonal variability of the index. The 30-year climatology (1981–2010) w...
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Ana Claudia Carfan, Emerson Galvani, Jonas Teixeira Nery
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This study aimed at analyzing the effect of buildings height on the thermal comfort in Ourinhos city ? São Paulo State. The following variables were analyzed: air temperature, specific humidity, solar radiation and heat flows. Ourinhos is located in the ...
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Kunlong Niu, Junliang Qiu, Shirong Cai, Wenxin Zhang, Xiaolin Mu, Edward Park and Xiankun Yang
In recent decades, global climate change has made natural hazards increasingly prevalent. Droughts, as a common natural hazard, have been a hot study topic for years. Most studies conducted drought monitoring in arid and semi-arid regions. In humid and s...
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Charles M. Balagizi and Marcello Liotta
The processes of isotope fractionation in the hydrological cycle naturally occur during vapor formation, vapor condensation, and moisture transportation. These processes are therefore dependent on local and regional surface and atmospheric physical featu...
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Dirk Gijsbert Cirkel, Bernard R. Voortman, Thijs Van Veen and Ruud P. Bartholomeus
Worldwide cities are facing increasing temperatures due to climate change and increasing urban density. Green roofs are promoted as a climate adaptation measure to lower air temperatures and improve comfort in urban areas, especially during intensive dry...
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Khaled Bataineh and Ayham Alrabee
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of energy retrofit programs for the existing residential buildings under the typical Jordanian climate. The Jordanian climate has mild heating season and a hot (and usually dry) cooling season. Sever...
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Gawie de Villiers, Giel Viljoen, Herman Booysen
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According to the geological history of the earth, climate change is an integral part of environmental changes that occurred over time. Sufficient evidence is provided of recurrent wet and dry and cold and hot periods due to natural circumstances. ...
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Gawie de Villiers, Giel Viljoen, Herman Booysen
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According to the geological history of the earth, climate change is an integral part of environmental changes that occurred over time. Sufficient evidence is provided of recurrent wet and dry and cold and hot periods due to natural circumstances. ...
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Binaee Yaseen Raof
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Urban population growth has affected the spread of residential buildings in many countries. The Kurdistan region of Iraq has been witnessing rapid progress in residential complex projects. The energy consumption in buildings, especially residential build...
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Hamdan Al Mahmoud, Khouri Al Issam, Arslan Awadis
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This research was conducted through the rain season 2009 -2010, in Mehasseh Research Center at (Al Qaryatein), The area is characterized by a hot and dry climate in summer and cold in winter with an annual average rainfall of 114 mm. Three slopes (8%, 6%...
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Teresa A. Paço, Ricardo Cruz de Carvalho, Pedro Arsénio and Diana Martins
Green roof typology can vary depending on buildings structure, climate conditions, substrate, and plants used. In regions with hot and dry summers, such as the Mediterranean region, irrigation plays an essential role, as the highest temperatures occur du...
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Green roof typology can vary depending on buildings structure, climate conditions, substrate, and plants used. In regions with hot and dry summers, such as the Mediterranean region, irrigation plays an essential role, as the highest temperatures occur du...
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Alan F. Srock, Joseph J. Charney, Brian E. Potter and Scott L. Goodrick
Fire weather indices are commonly used by fire weather forecasters to predict when weather conditions will make a wildland fire difficult to manage. Complex interactions at multiple scales between fire, fuels, topography, and weather make these predictio...
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Horacio E. Bown, Juan-Pablo Fuentes, Jorge F. Perez-Quezada, Nicolás Franck
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Sclerophyllous shrubs and forests are predominant in semiarid Central Chile and have a long history of degradation by fire, cultivation, firewood extraction and grazing. The aim of this study was to compare the amount and environmental drivers of soil re...
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