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Climate, Volume 7, Issue 11

November 2019 - 9 articles

Cover Story: In order to investigate the effects of anthropogenic land cover changes to the hydrological cycle components of a regional watershed in Central Greece, the physically based hydrological model MIKE SHE and Copernicus Climate Change Service E-OBS gridded meteorological dataset were employed. Analysis of the simulation results showed that the transition from forest to pastures or agricultural land reduced the annual actual evapotranspiration and increased the average annual river discharge, while intensifying the vulnerability to hydrometeorological-related hazards, such as droughts or floods. Hence, the quantitative assessment of land cover effects presented in this study can contribute to the design and implementation of successful land cover and climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. View this paper
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Articles (9)

  • Review
  • Open Access
115 Citations
15,401 Views
23 Pages

13 November 2019

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a credible alternative to tackle food insecurity under the changing climate is gaining wide acceptance. However, many developing countries have realized that concepts that have been recommended as solutions to exist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,846 Views
11 Pages

13 November 2019

The effect of urbanization on microclimatic conditions is known as “urban heat islands”. In comparison with surrounding rural areas, urban climate is characterized by higher mean temperature, especially during heat waves and during nights...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,780 Views
19 Pages

12 November 2019

Forecasting extreme precipitations is one of the main priorities of hydrology in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Flood damage in urban areas increases every year, and is mainly caused by convective precipitations and hurricanes. In addition, h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,243 Views
11 Pages

Development of a Front Identification Scheme for Compiling a Cold Front Climatology of the Mediterranean

  • E. Bitsa,
  • H. Flocas,
  • J. Kouroutzoglou,
  • M. Hatzaki,
  • I. Rudeva and
  • I. Simmonds

11 November 2019

The objective of this work is the development of an automated and objective identification scheme of cold fronts in order to produce a comprehensive climatology of Mediterranean cold fronts. The scheme is a modified version of The University of Melbo...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,639 Views
27 Pages

Modeling the Effects of Anthropogenic Land Cover Changes to the Main Hydrometeorological Factors in a Regional Watershed, Central Greece

  • Angeliki Mentzafou,
  • George Varlas,
  • Elias Dimitriou,
  • Anastasios Papadopoulos,
  • Ioannis Pytharoulis and
  • Petros Katsafados

7 November 2019

In this study, the physically-based hydrological model MIKE SHE was employed to investigate the effects of anthropogenic land cover changes to the hydrological cycle components of a regional watershed in Central Greece. Three case studies based on th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,164 Views
27 Pages

Air Pollution Flow Patterns in the Mexico City Region

  • Alejandro Salcido,
  • Susana Carreón-Sierra and
  • Ana-Teresa Celada-Murillo

5 November 2019

According to the Mexico City Emissions Inventory, mobile sources are responsible for approximately 86% of nitrogen oxide emissions in this region, and correspond to a NOx emission of 51 and 58 kilotons per year in Mexico City and the State of Mexico,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
8,676 Views
12 Pages

Impact of Climate Variability on Crop Yield in Kalahandi, Bolangir, and Koraput Districts of Odisha, India

  • Arpita Panda,
  • Netrananda Sahu,
  • Swadhin Behera,
  • Takahiro Sayama,
  • Limonlisa Sahu,
  • Ram Avtar,
  • R.B. Singh and
  • Masafumi Yamada

28 October 2019

Most tropical regions in the world are vulnerable to climate variability, given their dependence on rain-fed agricultural production and limited adaptive capacity owing to socio-economic conditions. The Kalahandi, Bolangir, and Koraput districts of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,108 Views
24 Pages

28 October 2019

Water scarcity is influencing environmental and socio-economic development on a global scale. Pakistan is ranked third among the countries facing water scarcity. This situation is currently generating intra-provincial water disputes and could lead to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,273 Views
18 Pages

26 October 2019

Extreme weather events have strong impacts on agriculture and crop insurance. In France, drought (2003, 2011, 2017, and 2018) and excess of water (2016) are considered the most significant events in terms of economic losses. The crop (re)insurance in...

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