Microclimatic Volatility and Elasticity of Glacier Skiing Demand
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Empirical Model and Data
4. Results
4.1. Volatility of Glacier Skiing Demand
4.2. Microclimatic Elasticity of Glacier Skiing Demand during the Winter Season
4.3. Microclimatic Elasticity of Glacier Skiing Demand during the Summer Season
5. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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t-Statistic | Winter | Summer |
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intercept | 5.11729 | 8.69490 |
gamma(1) | 7.15612 | 8.64457 |
beta(1) | 6.15998 | 8.19611 |
Dependent | First Entries | T. Frequentation | Glacier Lifts | Non-Skiers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | BS | GP | BS | GP | BS | GP | BS | GP |
Snow Depth | 0.21 ** | 0.18 ** | 0.22 ** | 0.17 ** | 0.29 ** | 0.20 * | 0.00 | 0.23 ** |
Wind Chill | 2.59 ** | 1.52 * | 4.61 ** | 3.11 ** | 9.22 ** | 7.21 ** | 0.02 | 1.36 |
R. Humidity | −0.26 ** | −0.13 ** | −0.34 ** | −0.16 ** | −0.60 ** | −0.24 * | 0.00 | −0.23 ** |
Constant | −3.09 * | −0.49 | −6.79 * | −3.13 | −18.41 ** | −13.51 ** | 1.70 | −1.69 |
AR(1) | 0.58 ** | 0.50 ** | 0.51 ** | 0.45 ** | 0.40 ** | 0.42 ** | 1.00 ** | 0.78 ** |
R-squared | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 1.00 # | 0.63 |
Dependent | First Entries | T. Frequentation | Glacier Lifts | Non-Skiers | ||||
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Location | BS | GP | BS | GP | BS | GP | BS | GP |
Snow Depth | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.05 | −0.04 | 0.20 |
Wind Chill | 7.93 ** | 4.44 ** | 9.65 ** | 5.92 ** | 9.28 ** | 4.32 * | 10.74 ** | 5.33 * |
R. Humidity | −0.53 ** | −0.47 ** | −0.48 ** | −0.49 ** | −0.26 ** | −0.21 | −0.49 ** | −0.38 ** |
Constant | −16.31 ** | −7.90 * | −19.58 ** | −10.60 * | −19.89 ** | −7.88 | −24.04 ** | −11.35 * |
AR(1) | 0.88 ** | 0.87 ** | 0.89 ** | 0.90 ** | 0.94 ** | 0.97 ** | 0.90 ** | 0.91 ** |
R-squared | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.83 |
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Mayer, M.; Demiroglu, O.C.; Ozcelebi, O. Microclimatic Volatility and Elasticity of Glacier Skiing Demand. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3536. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103536
Mayer M, Demiroglu OC, Ozcelebi O. Microclimatic Volatility and Elasticity of Glacier Skiing Demand. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3536. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103536
Chicago/Turabian StyleMayer, Marius, O. Cenk Demiroglu, and Oguzhan Ozcelebi. 2018. "Microclimatic Volatility and Elasticity of Glacier Skiing Demand" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3536. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103536