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Millennial-scale environmental histories from North American desert southwest (SW) ciénegas were examined with existing time series for the North American Monsoon (NAM) and El Niño, in concert with published long-term records of desert vegetation and ...
Andrea Brunelle
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Mapping evapotranspiration variability over a complex oasis-desert ecosystem based on automated calibration of Landsat 7 ETM+ data in SEBAL [PDF]
Fragmented ecosystems of the desiccated Aral Sea seek answers to the profound local hydrologically- and water-related problems. Particularly, in the Small Aral Sea Basin (SASB), these problems are associated with low precipitation, increased temperature,
Cao, Liangzhong +6 more
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Quantification of the Tourism Climate of Algeria Based on the Climate-Tourism-Information-Scheme
The relevance and role of aesthetic, thermal and physical facets to climatic tourism potential over Algeria at 12.00 UTC (13.00 local time) are analyzed.
Salah Sahabi Abed, Andreas Matzarakis
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[Objective] The present situation, problems, and development strategy for comprehensive control in the desert regions of China in the context of international and national conditions, science and technology, and climate change in a new era were studied ...
Xiao Jianhua +3 more
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Downscaled subseasonal fire danger forecast skill across the contiguous United States
The increasing complexity and impacts of fire seasons in the United States have prompted efforts to improve early warning systems for wildland fire management.
John T. Abatzoglou +4 more
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The desert locust Schistocerca gregagia (Forskål, 1775) is one of the most harmful migratory pests in the world, posing a major threat to agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security.
Qianhong Tang +6 more
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An Optimal Air-Conditioner On-Off Control Scheme under Extremely Hot Weather Conditions
Being reliant on Air Conditioning (AC) throughout the majority of the year, desert countries with extremely hot weather conditions such as Qatar are facing challenges in lowering weariness cost due to AC On-Off switching while maintaining an adequate ...
Mohammed Al-Azba +3 more
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Monitoring the impact of desert dust outbreaks for air quality for health studies [PDF]
We review the major features of desert dust outbreaks that are relevant to the assessment of dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the acquisition of relevant population exposure information for ...
Alastuey, A. +11 more
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Exploring the Synergies between Urban Overheating and Heatwaves (HWs) in Western Sydney
There is no consensus regarding the change of magnitude of urban overheating during HW periods, and possible interactions between the two phenomena are still an open question, despite the increasing frequency and impacts of Heatwaves (HW). The purpose of
Hassan Saeed Khan +3 more
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Passive house for a desert climate [PDF]
The first phase of the project presented in this paper consisted of an analysis of the current conditions of the users of social housing units, and has been carried out in different Mexican climatic zones. This diagnosis focused primarily on identifying the users’ satisfaction relative to diverse aspects of the house, such as the function of the space,
I. Marincic, J. M. Ochoa, M. G. Alpuche
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