scholarly journals Water Bodies an Urban Microclimate: A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Golnoosh Manteghi ◽  
Hasanuddin Bin Limit ◽  
Dilshan Remaz
Keyword(s):  
Water Bodies ◽  
Urban Microclimate

scholarly journals Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Yang ◽  
Yaolin Lin ◽  
Chun-Qing Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Urban Microclimate ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Pavement Materials

A climate-responsive landscape design can create a more livable urban microclimate with adequate human comfortability. This paper aims to quantitatively investigate the effects of landscape design elements of pavement materials, greenery, and water bodies on urban microclimate and thermal comfort in a high-rise residential area in the tropic climate of Singapore. A comprehensive field measurement is undertaken to obtain real data on microclimate parameters for calibration of the microclimate-modeling software ENVI-met 4.0. With the calibrated ENVI-met, seven urban landscape scenarios are simulated and their effects on thermal comfort as measured by physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) are evaluated. It is found that the maximum improvement of PET reduction with suggested landscape designs is about 12°C, and high-albedo pavement materials and water bodies are not effective in reducing heat stress in hot and humid climate conditions. The combination of shade trees over grass is the most effective landscape strategy for cooling the microclimate. The findings from the paper can equip urban designers with knowledge and techniques to mitigate urban heat stress.

Florida Fertilizer Usage Statistics

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (3) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Travis W. Shaddox ◽  
Joseph Bryan Unruh
Keyword(s):  
Water Bodies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Close Proximity

Nutrient applications are often required to meet Florida’s demand for agricultural and horticultural commodities, but often those applications occur in close proximity to water bodies. In order for scientists, policy makers, and citizens to make decisions regarding nutrient issues in Florida, it is important to first understand which markets contribute to Florida’s fertilizer consumption. This three-page fact sheet explains Florida’s fertilizer usage statistics. Written by T.W.Shaddox and published by the Environmental Horticulture Department.­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep541

Redistributing the Population: GIS Adds Value to Historical Demography

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janette Lee
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Settlement Pattern ◽  
Historical Demography ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Choropleth Mapping ◽  
County Antrim ◽  
Gis Software

A model for more accurately representing the distribution of population is currently under development using some of the functionality of the Arc/Info GIS software. Included are factors for settlement pattern, topography and the presence of water bodies. The model is tested on County Antrim in Northern Ireland and the value of traditional choropleth mapping assessed in comparison with the output from the model.

Identification of sibling species in the genus Eucyclops from water-bodies of Ukraine and Russia using crossbreeding studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Monchenko ◽  
L. P. Gaponova ◽  
V. R. Alekseev
Keyword(s):  
Cryptic Species ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Basin Water ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Baltic Sea Basin

Crossbreeding experiments were used to estimate cryptic species in water bodies of Ukraine and Russia because the most useful criterion in species independence is reproductive isolation. The problem of cryptic species in the genus Eucyclops was examined using interpopulation crosses of populations collected from Baltic Sea basin (pond of Strelka river basin) and Black Sea basin (water-reservoires of Dnieper, Dniester and Danube rivers basins). The results of reciprocal crosses in Eucyclops serrulatus-group are shown that E. serrulatus from different populations but from water bodies belonging to the same river basin crossed each others successfully. The interpopulation crosses of E. serrulatus populations collected from different river basins (Dnipro, Danube and Dniester river basins) were sterile. In this group of experiments we assigned evidence of sterility to four categories: 1) incomplete copulation or absence of copulation; 2) nonviable eggs; 3) absence of egg membranes or egg sacs 4) empty egg membranes. These crossbreeding studies suggest the presence of cryptic species in the E. serrulatus inhabiting ecologically different populations in many parts of its range. The same crossbreeding experiments were carries out between Eucyclops serrulatus and morphological similar species – Eucyclops macruroides from Baltic and Black Sea basins. The reciprocal crossings between these two species were sterile. Thus taxonomic heterogeneity among species of genus Eucyclops lower in E. macruroides than in E. serrulatus. The interpopulation crosses of E. macruroides populations collected from distant part of range were fertile. These crossbreeding studies suggest that E. macruroides species complex was evaluated as more stable than E. serrulatus species complex.

Peculiarities of the Distribution of Epiphyton Algae in Water Bodies of Kiev

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Klochenko ◽  
G. V. Kharchenko ◽  
T. F. Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Water Bodies
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