Browsing by Subject "Climate change"
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(2020-08-07)This report describes the results of an extreme value analysis of precipitation in and around Harris County, Texas, in order to determine whether the newly-promulgated NOAA Atlas 14 rainfall design values are valid in a ...
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(2009-06-02)In the last couple of decades, there has been increasing evidence of changes in global climate. With urban areas identified as the primary contributors to the climate change, there is an impetus for initiatives to persuade ...
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Residency and Movement Patterns of Giant Manta Ray, Mobula birostris, in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico (2022-11-29)Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris) is an endangered species commonly seen in oceanic islands and seamounts; however, some resident populations have been described in highly productive, coastal areas. Bahía de Banderas, ...
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(2020-08-13)We investigate the response of stratospheric water vapor (SWV) to forcing agents with different physical properties within the Precipitation Driver and Response Model Intercomparison Project (PDRMIP) framework. For each ...
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(2020-04-08)The current atmospheric CO2 concentration of 400 ppm will increase to 700-1000 ppm by the year 2100, according to the IPCC. Since chemical control is the most common method to control weeds in cropping systems, and climate ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2012)An overheating risk tool that is compatible with building performance simulation software has been developed, using principal component analysis to give a statistically rigorous simplification of the UKCP09 probabilistic ...
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(2015-01-16)This study combines hydro-climatological and biological components for addressing variability in precipitation and vegetation patterns under climate change. We explore the marginal and interactive effects of vegetation and ...
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(2012-10-19)This dissertation explores a number of issues facing international nonprofit organizations and individuals working in agricultural interventions supporting rural development with the goal of creating an ethical foundation ...
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(2017-05-10)Scientists are continuously developing new methods to project the impacts of climate change. Various consequences of climate change have already been observed in terrestrial and marine environments, such as those affecting ...
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(2009-05-15)Contemporary activists in the United States find it increasingly difficult to negotiate socio-political constraints to build a social movement. Those looking for relatively safe and effective venues for participation in ...
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(2015-11-09)U.S. Forests are under significant pressure from global climate change. This study investigates the impact of climate change on U.S. forest at various aspects. In the first essay, I use a generalized linear model to examine ...
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(2012-10-19)To achieve economic development, regional authorities have to address issues that relate to climate change, efficient information flow in the market place, and health care. This dissertation presents three essays on current ...
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(2020-01-17)The main goals of this dissertation were to determine the trend of monthly evaporation, study the trend in extreme temperature indices, analyze trends in extreme precipitation indices, and explain the implications of trends ...
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(2011-08-08)The short-term temperature-response of dark respiration may be altered by climate warming through temperature acclimation; however the role of drought in influencing thermal acclimation is not known. We hypothesized that ...
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(2022-11-08)Women in developing countries have always been adjusting their livelihood against the vagaries of climate. The existing gender inequalities add gravity to the situation. Empowering women can reduce their disproportionate ...