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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Aliaksei Petsiuk, Pierce Mayville, Laura Brown, Joshua M. Pearce
Summary: There has been a recent interest in accurately estimating snow losses for solar photovoltaic systems in northern latitudes. This study compares the snow losses of monofacial and bifacial systems using empirical data and image processing methods. The results show that bifacial systems perform better in clearing snow and have lower snow losses compared to monofacial systems, especially in severe winter conditions.
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Rehabilitation
Roger E. Montgomery, Yue Li, Tilak Dutta, Pamela J. Holliday, Geoff R. Fernie
Summary: The study found that mobility scooters generally underperformed in winter conditions when traversing snow and ice, but winter tires can improve performance, though there is still room for improvement.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
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Economics
Xu Wang, Lei Zhu, Pengfei Liu
Summary: The study introduces a two-stage game to analyze strategic behaviors among participants in an emissions trading scheme, showing the existence and characteristics of a stable Cournot-Nash-Walras equilibrium. This provides an alternative approach to analyzing market power in ETS markets.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tuan-Hung Ngo, Shih-Chun Candice Lung
Summary: The living environment has a direct impact on people's pro-environmental intentions, and this impact is mediated by environmental attitudes and life satisfaction. The physical environment mainly influences pro-environmental intentions through environmental attitudes, while the social environment has a direct impact. The important factors for the physical and social environments also vary in different regions of Taiwan.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Xiang Zhang, Chula Sa, Quansheng Hai, Fanhao Meng, Min Luo, Hongdou Gao, Haochen Zhang, Chaohua Yin, Yuhui Zhang, Hui Sun
Summary: Snow is important for vegetation growth on the Mongolian Plateau, but its changes due to climate change have impacted the vegetation's growth date. In this study, the CASA model was used to estimate the start of growing season net primary productivity for different vegetation types from 2001 to 2019. The spatial changes and influencing factors of vegetation growth are of great significance for ecosystem maintenance.
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Horticulture
Y. Jitsuyama, Y. Kita, K. Arakawa, T. Suzuki
Summary: This study investigates the impact of snow cover on the physical stress of grapevines in vineyards in the snowy regions of central Hokkaido. The results suggest that snow cover may be linked to the distortion and mortality of grapevines.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Haojia Li, Cancan Song, Zhongyin Guo, Ning Xu
Summary: By simulating the accumulation and melting process of snow and ice contamination, this study analyzed the dynamic variation of the friction coefficient and its deterioration mechanism under different conditions. The results showed that the friction coefficient decreased rapidly with the widening ice coverage, while it remained relatively stable during snow accumulation. Therefore, understanding these changes is crucial for improving road safety.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pavlin Mavrodiev, Daniela Fleischmann, Gerald Kerth, Frank Schweitzer
Summary: The paper introduces a general methodology to infer and quantify individual influence in leading-following behavior, demonstrating its application in the roosting behavior of Bechstein's bats. It identifies a small set of individuals playing central roles in leading others to roosts, and suggests that this data-driven approach can be applied to quantify leading-following behavior and individual impact in other animal systems based solely on discrete observational data.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Aliakbar A. Rasouli, Kevin K. W. Cheung, Keyvan Mohammadzadeh Alajujeh, Fei Ji
Summary: This study analyzed the spatial changes in Snow Cover Area (SCA) in the Snowy Mountains, Australia, using OBIA algorithms. The results indicated no significant long-term changes in SCA, but a decrease in maximum values since 2006. Climate drivers may influence both snow depth (MSD) and SCA variability trends.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Yonghwan Kwon, Yeosang Yoon, Barton A. Forman, Sujay Kumar, Lizhao Wang
Summary: This study investigates the impact of assimilating LiDAR observations on modeled snow water equivalent and water budget variables using idealized LiDAR observations and data assimilation techniques. The results suggest that assimilating LiDAR observations with an error standard deviation below 40 cm can significantly improve the accuracy and correlation of modeled snow estimates.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Qinghuan Li, Richard Kelly, Juha Lemmetyinen, Roger D. De Roo, Jinmei Pan, Yubao Qiu
Summary: This study found that the permittivity of trees in northern boreal forest regions decreases below freezing temperatures, resulting in an increase in tree vegetation transmissivity. An approximation approach was developed and successfully applied to reduce the impact of the forest temperature-transmissivity relationship on passive microwave frequency difference brightness temperature.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL EARTH
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Pengxiang Li, Mingzhou Bai, Jingxian Li, Shumao Qiu, Zijun Wei
Summary: This study investigates the effect of different structural parameters of snow fences on snow redistribution through wind tunnel tests and numerical simulations. The results show that snow fences can reduce erosion in railway cuttings, but their effectiveness varies depending on the type of fence. Additionally, the bottom gap, height, and porosity of the snow fence also affect the range of snow deposition and accumulation pattern.
COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Yu Wang, Tiantian Wang, Chen Jiang, Yudong Wu, Changlong Zhao, Fangcheng Shi, Xudong Tian
Summary: In this paper, a novel simulation method for snow accumulation is introduced, utilizing the sliding mesh technique and the discrete phase model to reproduce the actual scene of a moving train with stationary ground. The results show that this method can predict the snow distribution and accumulation more accurately compared to conventional methods.
JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
J. C. Fyfe, V. V. Kharin, N. Swart, G. M. Flato, M. Sigmond, N. P. Gillett
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant decrease in greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions, but the impact on global and regional climate is modest. Even large emission reductions applied for a short duration have only a small and likely undetectable impact on climate.
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Chemistry, Analytical
Jin Yan, Baishun Sun, Chenchen Xie, Yan Liu, Zhengxun Song, Hongmei Xu, Zuobin Wang
Summary: This study conducted cell imaging and mechanical detection using AFM in different liquid environments, and found that a liquid containing fewer ions and organics can improve imaging quality and provide similar mechanical detection results within a short period of time.
ANALYTICAL METHODS
(2021)
