scholarly journals CEH-GEAR: 1 km resolution daily and monthly areal rainfall estimates for the UK for hydrological use

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. D. J. Keller ◽  
M. Tanguy ◽  
I. Prosdocimi ◽  
J. A. Terry ◽  
O. Hitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monthly Rainfall ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
National Database ◽  
Maximum Information ◽  
Weather Observations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Areal Rainfall ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Rainfall Estimates

Abstract. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology – Gridded Estimates of Areal Rainfall (CEH-GEAR) dataset was developed to provide reliable 1 km gridded estimates of daily and monthly rainfall for Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) (together with approximately 3500 km2 of catchment in the Republic of Ireland) from 1890 onwards. The dataset was primarily required to support hydrological modelling. The rainfall estimates are derived from the Met Office collated historical weather observations for the UK which include a national database of raingauge observations. The natural neighbour interpolation methodology, including a normalisation step based on average annual rainfall, was used to generate the daily and monthly rainfall grids. To derive the monthly estimates, rainfall totals from monthly and daily (when complete month available) read raingauges were used in order to obtain maximum information from the raingauge network. The daily grids were adjusted so that the monthly grids are fully consistent with the daily grids. The CEH-GEAR dataset was developed according to the guidance provided by the British Standards Institution. The CEH-GEAR dataset contains 1 km grids of daily and monthly rainfall estimates for GB and NI for the period 1890–2012. For each day and month, CEH-GEAR includes a secondary grid of distance to the nearest operational raingauge. This may be used as an indicator of the quality of the estimates. When this distance is greater than 100 km, the estimates are not calculated due to high uncertainty. CEH-GEAR is available free of charge for commercial and non-commercial use subject to licensing terms and conditions. doi:10.5285/5dc179dc-f692-49ba-9326-a6893a503f6e

scholarly journals CEH-GEAR: 1 km resolution daily and monthly areal rainfall estimates for the UK for hydrological and other applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. D. J. Keller ◽  
M. Tanguy ◽  
I. Prosdocimi ◽  
J. A. Terry ◽  
O. Hitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rain Gauge ◽  
Monthly Rainfall ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
National Database ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Maximum Information ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Areal Rainfall ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Rainfall Estimates

Abstract. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology – Gridded Estimates of Areal Rainfall (CEH-GEAR) data set was developed to provide reliable 1 km gridded estimates of daily and monthly rainfall for Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) (together with approximately 3500 km2 of catchment in the Republic of Ireland) from 1890 onwards. The data set was primarily required to support hydrological modelling. The rainfall estimates are derived from the Met Office collated historical weather observations for the UK which include a national database of rain gauge observations. The natural neighbour interpolation methodology, including a normalisation step based on average annual rainfall (AAR), was used to generate the daily and monthly rainfall grids. To derive the monthly estimates, rainfall totals from monthly and daily (when complete month available) rain gauges were used in order to obtain maximum information from the rain gauge network. The daily grids were adjusted so that the monthly grids are fully consistent with the daily grids. The CEH-GEAR data set was developed according to the guidance provided by the British Standards Institution. The CEH-GEAR data set contains 1 km grids of daily and monthly rainfall estimates for GB and NI for the period 1890–2012. For each day and month, CEH-GEAR includes a secondary grid of distance to the nearest operational rain gauge. This may be used as an indicator of the quality of the estimates. When this distance is greater than 100 km, the estimates are not calculated due to high uncertainty. CEH-GEAR is available from doi:10.5285/5dc179dc-f692-49ba-9326-a6893a503f6e and is free of charge for commercial and non-commercial use subject to licensing terms and conditions.

Independent regulators of care quality

2018 ◽  
pp. 559-572
Author(s):  
Owen Barr ◽  
Bob Gates
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Uk

This chapter provides an overview of the role of the independent care regulators across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It provides information on arrangements for care regulators within the specific jurisdictions of Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. This chapter outlines the role of the independent care regulators in both inspecting and supporting the development of quality in services. Nurses for people with intellectual disabilities need to have a rounded and balanced understanding of the role of these care regulators, as well as the standards and resources they provide, in order to maximize the quality of care provided to people with intellectual disabilities.

scholarly journals Gridded Monthly Rainfall Estimates Derived from Historical Atoll Observations

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner E. Cook ◽  
J. Scott Greene
Keyword(s):  
Ordinary Kriging ◽  
Global Precipitation Climatology Project ◽  
Monthly Rainfall ◽  
Standard Errors ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
Kriging Variance ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Areal Rainfall ◽  
Rainfall Estimates

AbstractTo provide an analysis tool for areal rainfall estimates, 1° gridded monthly sea level rainfall estimates have been derived from historical atoll rainfall observations contained in the Pacific Rainfall (PACRAIN) database. The PACRAIN database is a searchable repository of in situ rainfall observations initiated and maintained by the University of Oklahoma and supported by a research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Climate Program Office/Ocean Observing and Monitoring. The gridding algorithm employs ordinary kriging, a standard geostatistical technique, and selects for nonnegative estimates and for local estimation neighborhoods yielding minimum kriging variance. This methodology facilitates the selection of fixed-size neighborhoods from available stations beyond simply choosing the closest stations, as it accounts for dependence between estimator stations. The number of stations used for estimation is based on bias and standard error exhibited under cross estimation. A cross validation is conducted, comparing estimated and observed rains, as well as theoretical and observed standard errors for the ordinary kriging estimator. The conditional bias of the kriging estimator and the predictive value of kriging standard errors, with respect to observed standard errors, are discussed. Plots of the gridded rainfall estimates are given for sample El Niño and La Niña cases and standardized differences between the estimates produced here and the merged monthly rainfall estimates published by the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) are shown and discussed.

National clinical audit: lessons from cardiac surgery

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (9) ◽  
pp. 296-297
Author(s):  
Ben Bridgewater
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Clinical Audit ◽  
National Database ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
National Data ◽  
History Of Collecting ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk

Cardiac surgery has a long history of collecting and analysing clinical outcomes data. Initial systems for benchmarking mortality against pooled national data started in the 1970s. The initiative was given impetus by the Bristol Pubic Inquiry Report and the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act in 2005. Over recent years national data collection has been supported by funding from the National Clinical Audit Support Programme. All NHS hospitals in the UK now submit data to the national database. The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) in conjunction with Dendrite Clinical Systems have recently produced a major report, Demonstrating quality, the sixth national database report, which received significant national press coverage because it reported marked improvement in the quality of care for patients undergoing cardiac surgery over the last decade.

Estimates on poverty in Russia and the additional measures to reduce it at the regional level

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Sadykov
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Social Standard ◽  
Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Sociological Studies

Subject. This article deals with the issues of social justice and a high quality of life, creating favorable economic and social conditions. Objectives. The article aims to assess the rate and changes in poverty in Russia and the Republic of Bashkortostan and develop complementary measures to reduce it. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of logical, comparative, economic and statistical analyses, the results of sociological studies, and official statistics. Results. The article highlights additional measures to reduce poverty in the region, including the establishment of a minimum social standard of living in each particular region that determines the poverty rate. Conclusions. Various factors, such as economic sanctions, economic slowdowns, territorial and regional imbalances, lead to living standards decline and poverty rise.

THE SPECIFICS OF TAXATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Alomatxon Abdullayeva ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Domestic Products

The article examines the legal basis, application and rates of taxes, customs duties and levies, such as excise and VAT, applied in the foreign economic activity of Uzbekistan.The study found that an increase in taxes, duties and levies on imported goods could also lead to a decline in the quality of domestic products

Coordination of technology of railway operation of the Republic of Tajikistan and organization of railways in international traffic

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. N. Pulatov
Keyword(s):  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Railway Operation ◽  
Required Quality

Current geopolitical and economic conditions for the functioning of railway transport in most post-Soviet states are such that it is extremely difficult to provide required quality of transport services and break-even operations at high expenses for maintaining the railway infrastructure and rolling stock. Dynamics of transportation of the Tajik Railway (TSR) is shown, which displays that most of its sections are classified as low-intensity ones. The paper proposes methodical principles, setting and qualitative analysis of the task of rationalization of operational work and organization of car flows for international transportation, taking into account the specifics of the Tajik Railway. There is a problem of complex maintenance of the efficiency of operational work in modern conditions based on the synthesis of the tasks of self-management (rational internal operational technology of the Tajik Railway) and coordination tasks (technological interaction with railway administrations of other states). Author substantiated the necessity of solving this problem. Proposed classification of technological restrictions and controlled variables in the performance of transport takes into account methods for changing external conditions for the functioning of the railway landfill and methods for increasing internal efficiency of its operation. The search for the solution of the problem involves direct search of variants along its ordered set with clipping of groups of variants that do not correspond to constraints, with the subsequent finding of compromise control over a set of effective alternatives.

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