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Frictional and Particle Emission Behavior of Different Brake Disk Concepts Correlated with Optical Pin Surface Characterization

Atmosphere
Brake wear emissions can be reduced by altering the surface of brake disks. A parametric study using a gray cast iron and a laser-cladded brake disk was performed in a pin-on-disk experiment with integrated optical pin surface characterization and ...
Juan C. Londono Alfaro, Sven Brandt, Chengyuan Fang, David Hesse, Timo Gericke, Frank Schiefer, Carsten Schilde, Sebastian A. Kaiser   +7 more
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Climatic Conditions in the Central Part of the Kashmir Valley During the Pleistocene–Holocene Transition: Insights from Lithostratigraphy, Geochemical Analyses, and Radiocarbon Chronology of Palaeosol Sequences

Atmosphere
The Kashmir Valley, characterized by its rich loess–palaeosol sequences (LPSs), provides a unique geo-archive for reconstructing Late Quaternary climate dynamics.
Rayees Ahmad Shah, Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Imran Khan, Pankaj Kumar   +3 more
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Extreme Precipitation and Low-Lying Urban Flooding in Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Atmosphere
On the morning of 7 March 2025, the Argentine district of Bahía Blanca experienced a severe flooding that led to at least 15 fatalities. This study presents the main aspects of the event based on different data sources that helped to explain the ...
Natalia Verónica Revollo, Verónica Gil, Flavio Tiago Couto   +2 more
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Quantitative Assessment of Road Dust Suspension Based on Variations in Asphalt Pavement Surface Texture

Atmosphere
This study explores the correlation between road surface texture, including microtexture (texture depth) and macrotexture (wavelength) in asphalt pavement, and suspended dust generation on asphalt pavements. A detailed analysis of various pavement types,
Ho-Jun Yoo, Sung-Jin Hong, Jeong-Yeon Cho, In-Tai Kim   +3 more
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Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM_2.5): Persistence and Trends in the Air Quality of Five India Cities

Atmosphere
Poor air quality in India has sparked our interest in studying the time series dynamics of PM2.5 in India’s five most populous cities (Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata).
Luis A. Gil-Alana, Nieves Carmona-González   +1 more
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Performance of the RadonEye Monitor

Atmosphere
In addition to cheap track-etch and expensive research-grade radon monitors, for several years, a new generation of affordable consumer-grade active monitors has been available. Their performance raises the question of whether they could also be used for
Peter Bossew
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Lobbying strategies for climate-affected farmers in rural communities in Ghana: a case study of Klotekpo in the Volta region of Ghana

Multidisciplinary Adaptive Climate Insights
Climate change effects such as rising temperatures, and increased frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods are significantly impacting agriculture in Ghana.
Lord Offei-Darko, Vincent Von Vordzogbe, Adotei Jacob Nii Akwei, Winnifred Aku Adotey, Suzzane Osei, Veronica Ofori, Mary Aboagye, David Kofi Duho, David Djangmah Tawiah, Reginald Torjagbo, Gabriel Akwasi Owusu-Akyaw, Thelma Naroog Bamanteeh, Clara Ayambire, Buah Abigail Audrey   +13 more
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Sustainable diet within global food system: from people to planet to people

Multidisciplinary Adaptive Climate Insights
Sustainability in global food system is an urgent necessity, it is a highly debatable topic; food scientists, local farmers, food manufacturers, private sector and governments regularly gather for decisive decisions to be dictated.
Mai Magdy
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A New Insight on El Niño Diversity: Decadal Variability in Westerly Wind Bursts

Atmospheric Science Letters
El Niño‐Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the strongest mode of interannual climate variability, characterized by fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST) with diverse spatial structures.
Anqi Li, Chaopeng Ji, Xianghui Fang
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An empirical analysis of net-zero emission targets of Canada and the European Union

Multidisciplinary Adaptive Climate Insights
 This analysis examines the emission trajectories of Canada and the EU27 that purportedly lead to a point of net zero emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050.
Martin J. Bush
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