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Design of a robust railway line system for severe winter conditions in The Netherlands [PDF]
, 2016 Winter weather has a major impact on railway operations in The Netherlands. To stay in control, the number of trains is reduced by half in a special “winter timetable”.
Goverde, R.M.P. (Rob) +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 While there is literature on excess winter mortality, there are few studies examining the evolution of its trend which may be changing in parallel with global warming. This study aimed to examine the trend in the excess mortality in winter as compared to
Pui Hing Chau, Jean Woo
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VHF downline communication system for SLAR data [PDF]
A real time VHF downlink communication system is described for transmitting side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) data directly from an aircraft to a portable ground/shipboard receiving station. Use of this receiving station aboard the U.S.
Chase, T. L. +5 more
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Rating the winter weather forecast
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1984 For the second year in a row, the National Weather Service (NWS) winter forecast fell disappointingly short of the mark because of an unforseen atmospheric event that shaped an entire season of weather. This winter it was a mass of bitter cold arctic air that caused December's record‐breaking low temperatures and established the character of January ...
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Extratropical Large-Scale Traveling Weather Systems in the Southern Hemisphere on Mars [PDF]
From late-autumn through early-spring, the middle- and high-latitudes of both hemispheres of Mars and its predominantly carbon-dioxide atmosphere support mean equator-to-pole thermal contrasts, and then, support a strong mean westerly polar vortex ...
Hollingsworth, Jeffery L. +2 more
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Genotype and environment interaction on yield and quality parameters of organically grown winter wheat – Triticum aestivum L. genotypes [PDF]
, 2005 The interaction of genotype and environment upon yield and quality parameters of eight winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes was studied under organic conditions in Austria over two growing periods, 2001/2002 and 2002/2003, respectively.
Dashbaljir, Ichinkhorloo +4 more
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LIHEAP Stabilizes Family Housing and Protects Children's Health [PDF]
, 2011 The heating and cooling season presents special challenges for our nation's low-income families. With limited resources, many are challenged to manage the seasonal spike in utility expenses, facing decisions about whether to pay the rent, keep the lights
Deborah A. Frank +5 more
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Scorecard on winter weather forecast
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1983 A comparison of the observed temperatures and precipitation for this past winter (maps on left) with predicted temperatures and precipitation (maps on right) shows that the National Weather Service (NWS) temperature prediction was below par, but that the NWS precipitation forecast was ‘quite good,’ according to Don L.
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Vulnerability of horticultural crop production to extreme weather events [PDF]
, 2008 The potential impact of future extreme weather events on horticultural crops was evaluated. A review was carried out of the sensitivities of a representative set of crops to environmental challenges.
Adams, S. R. (Steven R.) +4 more
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Increased persistence of warm and wet winter weather in recent decades in north-western Europe
Communications Earth & EnvironmentChanges in weather persistence have important implications for flood risk and regional climate resilience. In recent decades, the winter North Atlantic Oscillation index has shown a sustained shift toward more strongly positive values, exceeding the ...
Barend Spanjers +3 more
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