scholarly journals Reflecting on the status of precipitation data collection in Alaska: a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas L. Kane ◽  
Svetlana L. Stuefer
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Precipitation Data ◽  
High Latitudes ◽  
Measured Variable ◽  
Solid Precipitation ◽  
Spatial Coverage ◽  
The Status ◽  
Intensity Duration Frequency ◽  
Precipitation Network

Measuring precipitation, especially solid, at high latitudes is a challenge. In Alaska (USA), the extreme topography, large regional extent, and varying climate result in annual precipitation values ranging from 120 in. (3,050 mm) to 10 in. (254 mm). The state's precipitation network recently has expanded significantly, but there is still room for improvement. A recent intensity-duration-frequency (idf) exercise for the state showed that: (1) although density and spatial coverage of stations have increased, large areas in northern and western Alaska are still without gauge coverage; (2) the number of gauges at higher elevations is insufficient, although growing (e.g., the number of stations above 1,000 ft (305 m) increased from 26 gauges in 1963 to 134 gauges in 2012); (3) solid precipitation is difficult to quantify, and at unmanned sites, the phase of precipitation (liquid or solid) is hard to determine, as air temperature is often the only other measured variable; (4) corrections for gauge undercatch need to be made but too often information on the shielded status of gauges and wind speed is lacking; and (5) in the recent idf analysis only about one-third of the existing and historical stations were used because of data-quality issues. Obviously, overall improvements in precipitation data collection can and should be made.

scholarly journals Estudo de Caso: Análise Sinótica de um Evento Extremo de Precipitação Ocorrida no Estado de Pernambuco entre os dias 17 A 19 de Junho de 2010 (Case Study: Synoptic Analysis of an Extreme Event of Precipitation in the Pernambuco State between ...)

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giordani Rafael Sodré
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Meteorological Parameters ◽  
Weather Forecasting ◽  
Extreme Event ◽  
Reanalysis Data ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Precipitation Data ◽  
Climate Studies

Utilizando parâmetros meteorológicos na investigação da atuação dos mecanismos atmosféricos moduladores da precipitação no período de inverno sobre o Nordeste Brasileiro (NEB), e caracterizar qual fenômeno modulou aprecipitação intensa ocorrida entre os dias 17/06/2010 e 19/06/2010 por meio de dados de reanálise do NCEP/NCAR, dados de precipitação da Plataforma de Coleta de Dados (PCD’s), do Instituto Nacional deMeteorologia (INMET) e imagens de satélite do Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (CPTEC/INPE). Observou-se através dos campos gerados pelo software Grads, as características atmosféricas propícias ao favorecimento da convecção sobre o NEB no mês de junho e em específico nos dias 17, 18 e 19 de junho onde foram registrados os valores mais elevados de precipitação, foi realizado o diagnóstico dos sistemas sinóticos atuantes nos três dias, em estudo, caracterizando as perturbações vindas de leste como o sistema responsável pela formação do complexo convectivo que atuou sobre o estado de Pernambuco. AbstractThe use of meteorological parameters is important to investigate its function on the atmospheric modulators mechanisms of precipitation during the winter over the Northeast Brazil (NEB). This study aimed to characterize the phenomena which modulates the intense precipitation occurred between the days 17 to 19/06/2010 through the reanalysis data of NCEP / NCAR precipitation data of the Platform for Data Collection (PCDs), the National Institutes of Meteorology (INMET) and satellite images of the Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, National Institute for Space Research (CPTEC / INPE). It was observed, through the fields generated by the software Grads, that the atmospheric characteristics that permit the convection over the NEB in June and, in particular, on days 17, 18 and 19 June when was we registered the highest values of precipitation, when the diagnosis of synoptic systems operating in three days was performed; itcharacterized the disturbances coming from the east, as the system responsible for the formation of convective complex that occurred on the State of Pernambuco.

scholarly journals Degrees of Statelessness: Children of Returned Marriage Migrants in Can Tho, Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-94
Author(s):  
Susan Kneebone ◽  
Brandais York ◽  
Sayomi Ariyawansa
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Household Registration ◽  
International Marriage ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Conceptual Debate ◽  
Marriage Migrants ◽  
The Status ◽  
Foreign Nationality

In this article, we consider the issue of the status of children of international marriage migrants who are returned to Vietnam following a failed marriage in another country. We argue that many of these children can considered to be de facto stateless due to their lack of ‘effective nationality’ in Vietnam. While the children, ethnically, are ‘half Vietnamese’ their legal status is often precarious in Vietnam as many of them hold a foreign nationality. Although their situations vary, we argue that their cases fall on a spectrum of different degrees of statelessness. In many cases their lack of household registration — ho khau — has resulted in ‘ineffective nationality’, which we argue is de facto statelessness. In this article, we present findings from data collection undertaken between 2015–19 in Can Tho, Vietnam and suggest how law and policy could address the issue. We argue that our findings provide a useful case study for considering the importance of effective nationality, which we situate within the broader conceptual debate surrounding de facto statelessness.

scholarly journals PELABELAN MASYARAKAT PERDESAAN TERHADAP JANDA MUDA DI DESA SAILONG KECAMATAN DUA BOCCOE KABUPATEN BONE

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Yusran Suhan ◽  
Sakaria Sakaria ◽  
Arsyad Genda ◽  
Andi Haris ◽  
Andi Rusdayani Amin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Data Sampling ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Depth Interviews

The research used qualitative methods with a descriptive type to describe a case study that happened in Sailong Village. Data sampling used a purposive sampling technique, while data collection included in-depth interviews, direct observation, and documentation. Based on the results of this study, labeling the status of young widows that occurs is not necessarily interpreted as having a negative (bad) connotation. A bad “label” does not indicate that the woman cannot prove that the label is wrong and is only a stereotype, stigma, and prejudice that does not apply to every individual. Therefore, the way to overcome it is by maintaining attitudes and behavior to always be good in the broader community. Furthermore, sometimes the community defines the status of widows in general based on what they saw or encountered based on experience. When seeing or meeting a widow who is not good, the definition becomes bad.   ABSTRAK Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan tipe deskriptif untuk menggambarkan studi kasus yang terjadi di Desa Sailong tersebut. Adapun teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara mendalam, observasi langsung dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini, pelabelan yang terjadi terhadap status janda muda, sebenarnya belum tentu diartikan sebagai perempuan berkonotasi negatif (buruk). Berkaitan mengenai “Label” yang buruk bukan berarti perempuan tersebut tidak mampu membuktikan bahwa label tersebut adalah salah dan hanya sebuah stereotype, stigma dan Prejudice yang tidak berlaku untuk semua orang. Sehingga untuk mengatasinya dengan menjaga sikap dan perilaku untuk senantiasa bersikap baik di masyarakat luas sedangkan masyarakat kadang dalam mendefinisikan status janda secara umum seperti yang pernah mereka lihat atau temui berdasarkan pengalaman. Ketika melihat atau menemui seorang janda yang bersikap tidak baik, maka pendefisiniannya buruk.

Penerapan Etika Bisnis Islam Dalam Transaksi Jual Beli:

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-200
Author(s):  
Ambar Wati ◽  
Arman Paramansyah ◽  
Dessy Damayanthi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Traditional Market ◽  
The Status ◽  
Islamic Business Ethics ◽  
Data Collection Technique

The problem to be looked for  the answer in this study is the process of applying Islamic business ethics in buying and selling transactions in the traditional market of Pendopo, Empat Lawang. This research uses a qualitative approach to the case study method, which emphasizes efforts to obtain information about the status of a picture of phenomena, as well as to draw the meaning of a desired problem with respect to a case. The data collection technique used triangulation with interviews, observation, and documentation study. The results of the study conclude that the understanding of traders in the traditional Pendopo market towards Islamic business ethics, traders have not maximally understood Islamic business ethics, both the expression of feelings that are reflected, the pattern of application of business ethics in Islam which emphasizes trading ethics in buying and selling transactions in the Pendopo market. It has been running quite well without being overtaken by the traders, there is still a lack of awareness of the traders about raising prices by hoarding goods with the aim of seeking high profits from consumer needs in general. traders feel they can compete so that their merchandise can sell cheaply and cheerfully. The measurement of the application of business ethics in Islam carried out by the seller / trader shows that not some traders have implemented business ethics in Islam. Based on these findings, it is suggested the need for periodic counseling to increase the insight and knowledge of traders to be aware of the meaning and benefits of business ethics in Islam which emphasizes trading ethics in sales transactions. the role of the community in this case is that buyers are also required to understand and understand the business ethics system in Islam    

On-line Tropical Epidemiology -A Case-Study from The Gambia

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Rowan ◽  
P. Byass ◽  
R. W. Snow
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Bed Nets ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
On Line ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Rapid Processing

SummaryThis paper reports on a computerised approach to the management of an epidemiological field trial, which aimed at determining the effects of insecticide-impregnated bed nets on the incidence of malaria in children. The development of a data system satisfying the requirements of the project and its implementation using a database management system are discussed. The advantages of this method of management in terms of rapid processing of and access to data from the study are described, together with the completion rates and error rates observed in data collection.

Varied Responses to Human-Induced Seismicity in the City of Azle, Texas

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sarmistha R. Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Induced Seismicity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The Status

Fracking has helped to usher in an era of energy abundance in the United States. This advanced drilling procedure has helped the nation to attain the status of the largest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the world, but some of its negative externalities, such as human-induced seismicity, can no longer be ignored. The occurrence of earthquakes in communities located at proximity to disposal wells with no prior history of seismicity has shocked residents and have caused damages to properties. It has evoked individuals’ resentment against the practice of injection of fracking’s wastewater under pressure into underground disposal wells. Though the oil and gas companies have denied the existence of a link between such a practice and earthquakes and the local and state governments have delayed their responses to the unforeseen seismic events, the issue has gained in prominence among researchers, affected community residents, and the media. This case study has offered a glimpse into the varied responses of stakeholders to human-induced seismicity in a small city in the state of Texas. It is evident from this case study that although individuals’ complaints and protests from a small community may not be successful in bringing about statewide changes in regulatory policies on disposal of fracking’s wastewater, they can add to the public pressure on the state government to do something to address the problem in a state that supports fracking.

Deskripsi Budaya Organisasi dalam Amal Usaha Muhammadiyah (Studi Kasus Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)

ARISTO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Muh. Firyal Akbar ◽  
Sri Handyani Suprapto ◽  
Widya Kurniati Mohi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Objective Description

This research is generally aimed at strengthening Muhammadiyah union institution in one of Muhammadiyah's business charity in Gorontalo Province, whereas specifically the purpose of this research is to know objective description about reality that happened at campus of Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo from organizational culture that developed on campus This, taking into account the organizational culture found in Muhammadiyah in accordance with the PHIWM. This research uses qualitative method with case study approach. Data collection techniques used are observation, interview and documentation. Research time started from January to June 2017 From the results show that the employees have not implemented properly. Indicators of hard work still have not shown good results because most employees still do not understand the main duties and functions in work. Discipline indicators are also not well implemented where there are still many employees who enter the campus through the provisions of the time set as well while attending events on campus and when entering the time of prayer still not heed these things. The last indicator is the optimization in the work also has not shown the maximum results because only a few who are able to work effectively in accordance with the work agenda that they set previously.

The Status of Livelihood Vulnerability and Its CopingCapacities of Urban Squatters in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

Patan Pragya ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Chhabi Ram Baral
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Status

Urban poverty is one of multidimensional issue in Nepal. Increasing immigration from the outer parts of Kathmandu due to rural poverty, unemployment and weak security of the lives and the properties are core causes pushing people into urban areas. In this context how squatter urban area people sustain their livelihoods is major concern. The objectives of the study are to find out livelihood assets and capacities squatters coping with their livelihood vulnerability in adverse situation. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are applied for data collection. It is found that squatters social security is weak, victimized by severe health problems earning is not regular with lack of physical facilities and overall livelihood is critical. This study helps to understand what the changes that have occurred in livelihood patterns and how poor people survive in urban area.

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