On the Establishment of Climatic Zones in Europe with Regard to the Energy Performance of Buildings
Nowadays, subjects such as eco-design requirements, product rating or code compliance with regard to energy efficiency are expanding towards a pan-European level.
Katerina Tsikaloudaki +2 more
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Degree-Days: Growing, Heating, and Cooling
How much and when it rains, freezes, and thaws can make the difference between boom and bust for a year's crop. However, temperature can predict more than boom or bust. Atmospheric temperature can predict the growth rates of many plants. For this reason,
Clyde W. Fraisse +1 more
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Quinoa Phenological Development Modeling Based on Field Data [PDF]
IntroductionClimate change is rapidly degrading the conditions of crop production. For instance, increasing salinization and aridity is forecasted to increase in most parts of the world. As a consequence, new stress-tolerant species and genotypes must be
Sh Eghbalishahabad +3 more
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Optimal Insulation Assessment, Emission Analysis, and Correlation Formulation for Indian Region
The current study depicts the effects of different insulation materials and fuel types on the cooling and heating performance of buildings situated in hot and dry, warm and humid, composite, and cold climatic conditions in India.
Mehmet Ali Kallioğlu +7 more
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GRB 020813: polarization in the case of a smooth optical decay [PDF]
We present the results of a VLT polarimetric monitoring campaign of the GRB 020813 optical afterglow carried out in three nights, from 0.88 to 4.20 days after the gamma-ray event.
A. J. Castro-Tirado +61 more
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Prediction Models for Flight Activity of the Cranberry Girdler (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Wisconsin [PDF]
Cranberry girdler, Chrysoteuchia topiaria, was monitored with pheromone traps in Wisconsin cranberry farms. Cumulative 50% capture was related to degree-days after first catch using air or soil temperature.
Cockfield, Stephen D, Mahr, Daniel L
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Degree-Day Summation and Hatching of the Forest Tent Caterpillar, \u3ci\u3eMalacosoma Disstria\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) [PDF]
(excerpt) The forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria (Htibner), is a common defoliater of deciduous trees throughout most of the United States and Canada.
Erickson, Glen W +1 more
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Quantitative tools to assess climatic impact on energy consumption. Case study: Bucharest town area [PDF]
Degree-days (DDs), generically representing the sum of temperature differences between the ambient or outdoor air-temperature and a reference (base) temperature (Tb), may be expressive and useful quantitative tools in assessing the impact of climatic ...
Nicoleta IONAC +4 more
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Photopolarimetric Monitoring of Blazars in the Optical and Near-Infrared Bands with the Kanata Telescope. I. Correlations between Flux, Color, and Polarization [PDF]
We report on the correlation between the flux, color and polarization variations on time scales of days--months in blazars, and discuss their universal aspects.
Arai, Akira +12 more
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Near-infrared polarimetric observations of the afterglow of GRB 000301C [PDF]
Based on near-infrared polarimetric observations we constrain the degree of linear polarization of the afterglow light of GRB 000301C to less than 30% 1.8 days after the burst.Comment: To appear in: Proc.
Bailer-Jones, C. +4 more
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