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Coupled Lake‐Atmosphere‐Land Physics Uncertainties in a Great Lakes Regional Climate Model

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
This study develops a surrogate‐based method to assess the uncertainty within a convective permitting integrated modeling system of the Great Lakes region, arising from interacting physics parameterizations across the lake, atmosphere, and land surface ...
William J. Pringle, Chenfu Huang, Pengfei Xue, Jiali Wang, Khachik Sargsyan, Miraj B. Kayastha, T. C. Chakraborty, Zhao Yang, Yun Qian, Robert D. Hetland   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of the skill of the CORDEX-Africa regional climate models to simulate regional climate setting in the East African Transboundary Omo Gibe River Basin, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Mathewos Y, Abate B, Dadi M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of simulations of a polar low with the Canadian Regional Climate Model. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Moreno-Ibáñez M, Laprise R, Gachon P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

The Potential Impact of the Three Gorges Reservoir on Regional Extreme Precipitation—A Sensitivity Study

Remote Sensing
Understanding the potential impact of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) on regional extreme precipitation and its mechanisms is critical for the safe operation of the reservoir and the efficient management of regional water resources.
Ya Huang, Weihua Xiao, Yuyan Zhou
doaj   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe, Juo‐Han Tsay, Sarah A. Low   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maritime transport and regional climate change impacts in large EU islands and archipelagos. [PDF]

EuroMediterr J Environ Integr, 2023
Zittis G, Ahrens B, Obermann-Hellhund A, Giannakis E, Risto D, Agulles Gamez M, Jorda G, Quesada Peña M, Lora Rodríguez V, Guersi Sauret JL, Lionello P, Briche E, Collignan J, Grätz M, Arikas D, Stylianou C, Neophytou H, Serghides D.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Germination and seedling growth of Calluna vulgaris is sensitive to regional climate, heathland succession, and drought. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Birkeli K, Gya R, Haugum SV, Velle LG, Vandvik V.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source