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Comfort in the canopy: How urban treescapes affect human thermal comfort in a temperate climate

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract People living in urban centres are exposed to higher levels of heat stress than those living outside of these areas; this is intensified by the urban heat island effect. Heat stress is a concern for the more vulnerable members of society and can exacerbate many medical conditions; excessive heat increases morbidity and mortality rates.
James Parker, Catherine E. Scott, James B. McQuaid, Thomas J. Sloan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controls on submarine canyon head evolution: Monterey Canyon, offshore central California

Marine Geology, 2018
The Monterey submarine canyon, incised across the continental shelf in Monterey Bay, California, provides a record of the link between onshore tectonism, fluvial transport, and deep-marine deposition.
K. L. Maier, S. Y. Johnson, P. Hart
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Observations and numerical simulations of a valley‐exit wind in the Alpine Bolzano basin

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
The evolution and spreading of the nocturnal valley‐exit wind flowing from the Isarco Valley into the Bolzano basin, in the Italian Alps, are found to be influenced by the basin temperature stratification. Measurements and high‐resolution simulations show that a cold‐air pool favors an upward trajectory of the flow at the exit of the valley.
Federica Gucci, Andrea Zonato, Marco Falocchi, Dino Zardi, Lorenzo Giovannini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphometric fingerprints and downslope evolution in bathymetric surveys: insights into morphodynamics of the Congo canyon-channel

Frontiers in Earth Science
Submarine canyons and channels are globally important pathways for sediment, organic carbon, nutrients and pollutants to the deep sea, and they form the largest sediment accumulations on Earth.
Martin Hasenhündl, Martin Hasenhündl, Peter J. Talling, Peter J. Talling, Ed L. Pope, Megan L. Baker, Maarten S. Heijnen, Sean C. Ruffell, Ricardo da Silva Jacinto, Arnaud Gaillot, Sophie Hage, Stephen M. Simmons, Catharina J. Heerema, Catharina J. Heerema, Claire McGhee, Michael A. Clare, Matthieu J. B. Cartigny   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Locally Enhanced Vertical Diffusivity on the Cross-Shelf Transport of Tracers Induced by a Submarine Canyon [PDF]

Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2018
The exchanges of water, nutrients, and oxygen between the coastal and open ocean are key components of on-shelf nutrient budgets and biogeochemical cycles.
Karina Ramos‐Musalem, S. Allen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A framework to evaluate and identify development requirements for land‐surface models at km‐scale resolution: Application to a semi‐arid and mountainous region

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
This article provides a first evaluation of land‐surface models at the km‐scale resolutions at which they are used in weather and Earth‐system models. At these resolutions, the lateral transfers of water that organize landscapes play an important role in predicting evaporation correctly. Riparian processes and human water management for irrigation need
Jan Polcher, Julie Collignan, Juan Pablo Sierra Perez, Gabriele Arduini, Sophie Bastin, Martin Best, Aaron Boone, Manel Bravo, Francesca Covella, Jasper M. C. Denissen, Cenlin He, Simon Munier, Marc Prange, Elena Shevliakova   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benthic species patterns in and around the Cape Canyon: A large submarine canyon off the western passive margin of South Africa

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Although submarine canyons are internationally recognized as sensitive ecosystems and reported to be biological hotspots, regional studies are required to validate this consensus.
Zoleka Filander, Adam N. H. Smith, Adam N. H. Smith, Hayley C. Cawthra, Hayley C. Cawthra, Tarron Lamont, Tarron Lamont, Tarron Lamont   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Testing of a Minimal Configuration Underwater Micro‐Glider: Automating Lake and Reservoir Monitoring

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) have transformed oceanographic research through autonomous data gathering. Similarly, lake and other aquatic research can potentially be automated and transformed. However, UUVs would need to be smaller, lighter, less complex, and cheaper than currently available to make them more practical and user‐friendly
James M Rand, Alan Hunter, Danielle Wain, Lee D Bryant   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internal tides in a dendritic submarine canyon

Progress in Oceanography, 2017
Submarine canyons are a common geomorphological feature along continental slopes worldwide and often found to be ‘hotspots’ of internal tide activity. However, the majority of well-studied submarine canyons are simple linear incisions or have meandering ...
Tahmeena Aslam, R. Hall, S. Dye
semanticscholar   +1 more source

FLSea: Underwater Visual–Inertial and Stereovision Forward‐Looking Data Sets

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Visibility underwater is challenging and degrades as the distance between the subject and the camera increases. That is why forward‐looking underwater computer vision tasks are difficult. We have collected underwater forward‐looking stereovision and visual–inertial image sets using two underwater imaging platforms, a stereo camera rig, and an ...
Yelena Randall, Ori Lifschitz, Tali Treibitz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source