Rapid Decarbonisation of Australian Housing in Warm Temperate Climatic Regions for 2050

2018 ◽  
pp. 509-521
Author(s):  
John J. Shiel ◽  
Behdad Moghtaderi ◽  
Richard Aynsley ◽  
Adrian Page ◽  
John M. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Warm Temperate

scholarly journals Characterizing Multiscale Effects of Climatic Factors on the Temporal Variation of Vegetation in Different Climatic Regions of China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
hongfen zhu ◽  
Haoxi Ding ◽  
Rutian Bi ◽  
Meiting Hou
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Wavelet Coherence ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Vegetation Dynamic ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Wavelet Coherency ◽  
Warm Temperate

Abstract Vegetation dynamic is sensitive to climatic warming, and is affected by individual or combined climatic factors at different temporal scale with different intensity. Previous studies have unraveled the relationships between vegetation condition and individual climatic factors; however, it is unclear whether the effects of single or combined climatic factors on vegetation dynamic was dominant for different temporal scales, vegetation types, and climatic regions. The objective of this study was to explore the scale-specific univariate and multivariate controls on vegetation over the period 1982–2015 using bivariate wavelet coherency (BWC), multiple wavelet coherence (MWC), and multiple empirical model decomposition (MEMD). The results indicated that the significant vegetation dynamics were mainly located at scales of 1, 0.5, and 0.3 years. The combined explanatory power of the seven climatic factors on the vegetation were greater at the short-term and long-term scales, while the individual climatic factor might affect vegetation dynamic in the seasonal and medium-term scales at some climatic regions. The combined effect of climatic factors in grassland of Tibetan Plateau (TP) and Tempera grassland of Inner Mongolia (TGIM) regions were the greatest, which were 65.06% and 59.53%, respectively. The explanatory powers of climate for crop dynamics between temperate humid & subhumid Northeast China (THSNC) and TP, warm-temperate humid & subhumid North China (WHSNC) and subtropical humid Central & South China (SHCSC), and TGIM and temperate & warm-temperate desert of Northwest China (TWDNC) were equivalent, which were around 47%, 45%, and 39%, respectively. Farming practices in cropland could alleviate the spatial variation of the relationships between climate and vegetation, while enhance the temporal difference of their relationships. Additionally, the dominant influencing factor among different regions varied greatly in the medium-term scale. Collectively, the results might provide alternative perspective for understanding vegetation evolution in response to climatic changes in China.

Corrosiveness of atmosphere in different climatic regions of Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
M.G. Abramova ◽  
◽  
Yu.M. Panchenko ◽  
E.Yu. Vetrova ◽  
T.A. Nenasheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Climatic Regions

Attribution of meteorological, hydrological and agricultural drought propagation in different climatic regions of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 106996
Author(s):  
Yibo Ding ◽  
Xinglong Gong ◽  
Zhenxiang Xing ◽  
Huanjie Cai ◽  
Zhaoqiang Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Drought ◽  
Climatic Regions

scholarly journals Urbanisation minimises the effects of plant traits on soil provisioned ecosystem services across climatic regions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J Kotze ◽  
S. Ghosh ◽  
N. Hui ◽  
A. Jumpponen ◽  
B.P.Y‐H. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Plant Traits ◽  
Climatic Regions

scholarly journals Empirical Research on Climate Warming Risks for Forest Fires: A Case Study of Grade I Forest Fire Danger Zone, Sichuan Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7773
Author(s):  
San Wang ◽  
Hongli Li ◽  
Shukui Niu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Climate Warming ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Meteorological Factors ◽  
Sichuan Province ◽  
Danger Zone ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Area Burned ◽  
Forest Fire Danger

The Sichuan province is a key area for forest and grassland fire prevention in China. Forest resources contribute significantly not only to the biological gene pool in the mid latitudes but also in reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases and slowing down global warming. To study and forecast forest fire change trends in a grade I forest fire danger zone in the Sichuan province under climate change, the dynamic impacts of meteorological factors on forest fires in different climatic regions were explored and a model between them was established by using an integral regression in this study. The results showed that the dominant factor behind the area burned was wind speed in three climatic regions, particularly in Ganzi and A’ba with plateau climates. In Ganzi and A’ba, precipitation was mainly responsible for controlling the number of forest fires while it was mainly affected by temperature in Panzhihua and Liangshan with semi-humid subtropical mountain climates. Moreover, the synergistic effect of temperature, precipitation and wind speed was responsible in basin mid-subtropical humid climates with Chengdu as the center and the influence of temperature was slightly higher. The differential forest fire response to meteorological factors was observed in different climatic regions but there was some regularity. The influence of monthly precipitation in the autumn on the area burned in each climatic region was more significant than in other seasons, which verified the hypothesis of a precipitation lag effect. Climate warming and the combined impact of warming effects may lead to more frequent and severe fires.

scholarly journals Impact of Window to Wall Ratio on Energy Loads in Hot Regions: A Study of Building Energy Performance

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1080
Author(s):  
Mamdooh Alwetaishi ◽  
Omrane Benjeddou
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Heating And Cooling

The concern regarding local responsive building design has gained more attention globally as of late. This is due to the issue of the rapid increase in energy consumption in buildings for the purpose of heating and cooling. This has become a crucial issue in educational buildings and especially in schools. The major issue in school buildings in Saudi Arabia is that they are a form of prototype school building design (PSBD). As a result, if there is any concern in the design stage and in relation to the selection of building materials, this will spread throughout the region. In addition to that, the design is repeated regardless of the climate variation within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This research will focus on the influence of the window to wall ratio on the energy load in various orientations and different climatic regions. The research will use the energy computer tool TAS Environmental Design Solution Limited (EDSL) to calculate the energy load as well as solar gain. During the visit to the sample schools, a globe thermometer will be used to monitor the globe temperature in the classrooms. This research introduces a framework to assist architects and engineers in selecting the proper window to wall ratio (WWR) in each direction within the same building based on adequate natural light with a minimum reliance on energy load. For ultimate WWR for energy performance and daylight, the WWR should range from 20% to 30%, depending on orientation, in order to provide the optimal daylight factor combined with building energy efficiency. This ratio can be slightly greater in higher altitude locations.

scholarly journals A Comparison of some Upland and Valley Soils in the Ungava-Labrador Peninsula

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Hendershot
Keyword(s):  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Black Spruce ◽  
Carbon Accumulation ◽  
Shallow Depth ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Tree Line ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Coarse Texture ◽  
Active Mixing ◽  
Extractable Iron

ABSTRACT Thirteen soil profiles from northern Québec and Labrador, Canada, near the northern tree-line, were sampled and analysed. Five of these, located on poorly to imperfectly drained sites, are strongly cryoturbated soils with permafrost at a shallow depth. Below the surface horizon they have very uniform profile distributions of pH, carbon and extractable iron and aluminum due to the active mixing of the horizons. The eight soils from well-drained sites have profiles similar to those of soils in similar settings in more temperate climatic regions. One of these, developed in one of the most northerly valleys having a black spruce-larch forest vegetation, has the characteristics of a podzol (spodosol) except that the podzolic B (spodic) horizon is too thin. The other seven profiles all have color B horizons, although the coarse texture prevents their classification as cambic horizons; these soils all have carbon-rich A horizons varying in thickness from 1.5 to 20 cm. Soil temperature at 50 cm depth closely follows the elevational and latitudinal distribution of the soils; a range of 0 to 10° C was observed. Soil development, measured as depth of solum, organic carbon accumulation or degree of B horizon development, is closely related to soil temperature and site position. The presence of permanently frozen ice layers at shallow depth has a marked influence on soil genesis and the properties of the resultant soils.

Arid geomorphology: emerging research themes and new frontiers

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Tooth
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Planetary Science ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Short Channel ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Landscape Studies ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Physiographic Regions

Research conducted at the interfaces between traditionally disparate academic disciplines can provide fresh perspectives that catalyse novel research approaches and themes. With particular reference to publications from the last few years, this report focuses on a selection of emerging research themes that highlight the growing links between arid geomorphology and other disciplines, including ecology and soil science, sedimentology and petroleum geology, and planetary science. Three themes are addressed: (1) the role of fire in arid geomorphological systems, characterized by investigations that tend to focus on surface processes and landforms at relatively small spatial scales (plot to short channel reach) and short timescales (hours to years); (2) arid fluvial sedimentary systems, characterized by investigations that commonly focus on processes, landforms and sedimentary products at larger spatial scales (channel reach to basin) and longer timescales (years to millions of years); and (3) arid geomorphology on Mars, commonly characterized by process-landform investigations at very large spatial scales (entire physiographic regions to full planetary contexts) and yet longer timescales (millions to billions of years). For each theme, research gaps are identified, which provides an indication of where the research frontier currently lies. In particular, geomorphological research on Mars and other planetary bodies represents a new physical and intellectual frontier that offers great potential for further interplay with Earth landscape studies in arid and other climatic regions. While there are concerns about the present health and direction of geomorphology and physical geography, this rich diversity of themes provides evidence for vigorous and focused research in arid geomorphology.

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