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ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
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Yuna Choi, Young-Hee Lee
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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Monique Silva Coelho, Pamela A. Dominutti, Claudia Boian, Tailine Correa dos Santos, Thiago Nogueira, Cristina A. Vilas Boas de Sales Oliveira, Adalgiza Fornaro
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AIR QUALITY ATMOSPHERE AND HEALTH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Mayumi C. M. Hirye, Diogenes Salas Alves, Angelo Salvador Filardo Jr, Timon McPhearson, Fabien Wagner
Summary: Urban landslides are increasing worldwide due to human-induced changes in hillsides. These events mainly result in low-intensity damages to housing and infrastructure. A study in Sao Paulo, Brazil, used a social-ecological-technological system approach to model landslide occurrence, considering dynamic socioeconomic and infrastructural conditions along with climatic and geophysical factors. Antecedent rainfall and terrain slope were found to be the most important variables, while factors such as informal settlements and the number of households also contributed. The study highlights the importance of local ordinances and public policies to prevent urban landslides and addresses the future risk of increased rainfall.
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Environmental Sciences
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Summary: Air pollution, mainly caused by motor vehicles, has a harmful effect on air quality in the Metropolitan Area of Sao Paulo (MASP), Brazil. This study investigates the effects of pollutants on air quality during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The findings show a decrease in some pollutants while ozone concentrations increased.
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Environmental Sciences
Nina Yulianti, Hiroshi Hayasaka
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
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SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Environmental Sciences
Liane Yuri Kondo Nakada, Rodrigo Custodio Urban
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Jiali Wang, Yun Qian, William Pringle, T. C. Chakraborty, Robert Hetland, Zhao Yang, Pengfei Xue
Summary: This study used a coupled modeling system to investigate the effects of urbanization and lake breeze on summer heat stress in the Chicago metropolitan area. The study found that urbanization intensifies heat stress at night and extends the heat caution period, while the lake breeze relieves heat stress during the afternoon and shortens the heat caution period. The intensification of heat stress due to urbanization is four times greater than the reduction from the lake breeze.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
D. Avisar, R. Pelta, A. Chudnovsky, D. Rostkier-Edelstein
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(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Ornella Luminati, Bartolomeu Ledebur de Antas de Campos, Benjamin Fluckiger, Alexandra Brentani, Martin Roosli, Gunther Fink, Kees de Hoogh
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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Environmental Sciences
Monique Silva Coelho, Daniel Constantino Zacharias, Tayna Silva de Paulo, Rita Yuri Ynoue, Adalgiza Fornaro
Summary: In the second quarter of 2021, a scheduled shutdown at the Capuava Petrochemical Complex in Santo Andre, Brazil resulted in severe uncontrolled emissions of PM and VOCs in a densely populated residential area. The emissions of VOCs, which are released from vehicle exhausts, fuel evaporation, solvent use, natural gas emissions, and industrial processes, pose a potential health risk to the surrounding population. Statistical analyses showed that the concentrations of PM10, benzene, and toluene doubled during this period.
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Jose L. Flores, Hugo A. Karam, Edson P. Marques Filho, Augusto J. Pereira Filho
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Augusto J. Pereira Filho, Jose D. Pereira, Felipe Vemado, Ivon W. Silva
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Luis F. Suarez Salas, Jose L. Flores Rojas, Augusto J. Pereira Filho, Hugo A. Karam
PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2017)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Augusto Jose Pereira Filho, Felipe Vemado, Kazuo Saito, Hiromu Seko, Jose Luis Flores Rojas, Hugo Abi Karam
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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ADVANCES IN METEOROLOGY
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Jose Luis Flores-Rojas, Augusto Jose Pereira-Filho, Hugo Abi Karam, Felipe Vemado, Valery Masson, Fey Yamina Silva-Vidal
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jorge L. D. Pinaya, Francisco W. Cruz, Gregorio C. T. Ceccantini, Pedro L. P. Correa, Nigel Pitman, Felipe Vemado, Maria del C. Armen S. Lopez, Augusto J. Pereira Filho, Carlos H. Grohmann, Cristiano M. Chiessi, Nicolas M. Strikis, Ingrid Horak-Terra, Walter H. L. Pinaya, Vanda B. de Medeiros, Rudney de A. Santos, Thomas K. Akabane, Maicon A. Silva, Rachid Cheddadi, Mark Bush, Alexandra-Jane Henrot, Louis Francois, Alain Hambuckers, Frederic Boyer, Matthieu Carre, Eric Coissac, Francesco Ficetola, Kangyou Huang, Anne-Marie Lezine, Majda Nourelbait, Ali Rhoujjati, Pierre Taberlet, Fausto Sarmiento, Daniel Abel-Schaad, Francisca Alba-Sanchez, Zhuo Zheng, Paulo E. De Oliveira
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Eleazar Chuchon Angulo, Augusto Jose Pereira Filho
Summary: This study examines the diurnal cycle of precipitation over Lake Titicaca basin during the summer months using high-resolution CMORPH data. The results indicate that CMORPH accurately captures the spatial patterns of rainfall and shows a decrease in bias near the lake. Additionally, the study finds that the diurnal cycle of precipitation is closely related to local circulation, solar radiation, and complex topography.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Maria del Carmen Sanz Lopez, Jorge Luiz Diaz Pinaya, Augusto Jose Pereira Filho, Fe-lipe Vemado, Fabio Augusto Gomes Vieira Reis
Summary: Extreme rainfall events result in various impacts on life and economy, such as flooding, landslides, and erosion. By analyzing daily precipitation data, this study estimated the rainfall volumes and frequency of occurrence in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro using the ANOBES method and the Gumbel statistical distribution. Some locations experienced extreme precipitation volumes of up to 240 mm per day, with return periods of 100 years or more. The analysis method presented can determine the return time of heavy rainfall, aiding in prevention efforts and decision-making by considering the atmospheric systems involved.
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Darsys Aguero Morell, Augusto Jose Pereira Filho, Raidiel Puig Beltran
Summary: This research uses remote sensing combined with dual Doppler X-band weather radar technology to improve rainfall estimation in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo. The study shows that correcting polarimetric data and adjusting rainfall intensity relationships can significantly enhance rainfall rate estimation accuracy.
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PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
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(2018)
