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Climate, Volume 8, Issue 11

November 2020 - 17 articles

Cover Story: Cities in Australia are experiencing unprecedented levels of urban overheating with a significant impact on the country’s socio-economic environment. The average urban heat island (UHI) intensity ranges from 1.0°C to 13.0°C. The magnitude of the urban overheating phenomenon in Australia is determined by a combination of the urban heat island effect and the dualistic atmospheric circulation systems of cool sea breeze and hot desert winds. The strong relation between multiple characteristics contributes to dramatic fluctuations and high spatiotemporal variabilities in urban overheating, especially in coastal cities. For example, despite being located close by the ocean, Sydney's average urban heat island intensity is much higher than other Australian cities. Spatially, the absolute intensity of urban overheating increases with increasing distance from the coastline. View this paper.
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Articles (17)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,460 Views
19 Pages

Climate Change and Its Possible Impact in Groundwater Resource of the Kankai River Basin, East Nepal Himalaya

  • Champak Babu Silwal,
  • Dinesh Pathak,
  • Drona Adhikari and
  • Tirtha Raj Adhikari

23 November 2020

Increasing evidence of changing climate patterns is being observed, and the impact of this change on groundwater has a direct impact on the livelihood and economy of the region. The research focuses on the impacts of global temperature increase and c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,936 Views
18 Pages

Climatic Trends in Different Bioclimatic Zones in the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal

  • Dol Raj Luitel,
  • Pramod K. Jha,
  • Mohan Siwakoti,
  • Madan Lall Shrestha and
  • Rangaswamy Munniappan

20 November 2020

The Chitwan Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) is the central part of the Himalayas and covers all bioclimatic zones with major endemism of flora, unique agro-biodiversity, environmental, cultural and socio-economic importance. Not much is known about temper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,491 Views
20 Pages

Exploring Associations between Attitudes towards Climate Change and Motivational Human Values

  • Narcisa Maria Oliveira Carvalho Dias,
  • Diogo Guedes Vidal,
  • Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e Sousa,
  • Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis and
  • Ângela Leite

19 November 2020

Climate change (CC) represents a global challenge for humanity. It is known that the impacts of anthropogenic actions are an unequivocal contribution to environmental issues aggravation. Human values are recognized as psychological constructs that gu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,332 Views
14 Pages

18 November 2020

Climate Change (CC) and variability are global issues that the world has been facing for a long time. Given the recent catastrophic events, such as flooding, erosion, and drought in Nigeria, many have questioned institutions’ capacity in managi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,630 Views
19 Pages

Using AnnAGNPS to Simulate Runoff, Nutrient, and Sediment Loads in an Agricultural Catchment with an On-Farm Water Storage System

  • Juan D. Pérez-Gutiérrez,
  • Joel O. Paz,
  • Mary Love M. Tagert,
  • Lindsey M. W. Yasarer and
  • Ronald L. Bingner

12 November 2020

On-farm water storage (OFWS) systems are best management practices that consist of a tailwater recovery (TWR) ditch used with a storage pond to provide irrigation water and improve downstream water quality. These systems have been increasingly implem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,405 Views
22 Pages

11 November 2020

To reach a low-carbon economy in the Netherlands, the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions has to be reduced by 80–95% CO2 emissions compared to 1990 (223.1 MtCO2-equivalents). This study aims to address how investment subsidies combined w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,448 Views
33 Pages

11 November 2020

Variations in urban form lead to the development of distinctive intra-urban surface thermal patterns. Previous assessment of the relation between urban structure and satellite-based Land Surface Temperature (LST) has generally been limited to single-...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,033 Views
40 Pages

10 November 2020

We report a natural wind cycle, the Antarctic Centennial Wind Oscillation (ACWO), whose properties explain milestones of climate and human civilization, including contemporary global warming. We explored the wind/temperature relationship in Antarctic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,100 Views
20 Pages

Forecasting Intense Cut-Off Lows in South Africa Using the 4.4 km Unified Model

  • Tshimbiluni Percy Muofhe,
  • Hector Chikoore,
  • Mary-Jane Morongwa Bopape,
  • Nthaduleni Samuel Nethengwe,
  • Thando Ndarana and
  • Gift Tshifhiwa Rambuwani

7 November 2020

Mid-tropospheric cut-off low (COL) pressure systems are linked to severe weather, heavy rainfall and extreme cold conditions over South Africa. They occur during all the above and often result in floods and snowfalls during the winter months, disrupt...

  • Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
19,121 Views
22 Pages

Urban Overheating and Cooling Potential in Australia: An Evidence-Based Review

  • Komali Yenneti,
  • Lan Ding,
  • Deo Prasad,
  • Giulia Ulpiani,
  • Riccardo Paolini,
  • Shamila Haddad and
  • Mattheos Santamouris

4 November 2020

Cities in Australia are experiencing unprecedented levels of urban overheating, which has caused a significant impact on the country’s socioeconomic environment. This article provides a comprehensive review on urban overheating, its impact on h...

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