The Climate Response of Heavy Precipitation Events over the Alps and in the Mediterranean

<p>We here present a climate study on Heavy Precipitation Events (HPEs). To this aim we use an ensemble of convection-permitting regional climate models on a domain that covers the alps and large parts of the Mediterranean. These HPEs are generally meso-scale convective systems, which often are related to a landfall or orographic blocking. For society they are of major interest as they may damage infrastructure and threaten lives through flash floods and strong winds. <br><br>From the models' output of precipitation we identify HPEs by applying an well-established clustering and tracking algorithm (MET MTD).<br><br>Our study is organized into an evaluation and a climate study part. We evaluate the models by comparison of the evaluation scenario, driven by reanalysis data, against observations. In order to evaluate the tracking algorithm we analyse three specific historic events, occurring in southern France, central Italy and Germany. Eventually we investigate the climate response by comparison of the far future projection (2090-2100) under the rcp85 forcing against the historical scenario (1996-2006).<br><br>In regards of the model evaluation we find that the annual cycle is very well captured by model ensemble, although the models overestimate HPEs over orography and underestimated HPEs over flatter terrain.<br><br>Concerning the climate response our main result highlights that precipitation associated with HPEs is increasing in the far future, even though total annual precipitation is decreasing. Overall more HPEs occur in the far future, but only for an extended winter season (October to April), while for months May to September the occurrence of HPEs is decreasing. This behaviour motivates us to investigate the annual cycle of HPEs in greater detail.</p>

A Collaborative Community College Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Effort: Climate Study Results to Assess Impact

Although 2-year institutions report higher rates of sexual violence (SV) than 4-year institutions, few resources exist to address SV on these campuses. The present study describes and assesses the impact of a 3-year initiative to engage personnel and students at seven 2-year colleges and community professionals to increase the effectiveness of SV prevention and response strategies. We administered a climate survey during the first and third year of this initiative. Compared with 2017 participants, 2019 participants reported increases in awareness of campus resources and perceptions of SV. Implications and suggestions for prevention and response efforts at 2-year institutions are discussed.

Unethical pro-organizational behavior and flourishing: An investigation of why, how, and under what circumstances

We challenge the assumption that employee flourishing is automatically beneficial to both the organization and wider society. To this end, we firstly posit that flourishing needs to be bound by some sort of moral guide in order to mitigate unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). Study 1 (N = 170) supports our proposed moderation hypothesis in that, flourishing was related to more willingness to engage in UPB the less central morality was to employees’ identity. Secondly, we posit careerism as a mechanism between flourishing (in interaction with moral centrality) and UPB. Study 2 (N = 208) supports the predicted moderated mediation hypothesis. In a final study, we consider the relevance of context. Specifically, we suggest that internal moral guidance (in the form of moral centrality) will result in lower careerism and hence lower UPB, but only if not overridden by the pressures of a perceived self-interested organizational climate. Study 3 (N = 208) reports evidence consistent with our moderation mediation hypothesis. Overall, we make the case that flourishing needs morality to rein it in. Only then will flourishing represent the original Aristotelian notion of eudaimonia that modern positive psychology wants to promote.

Sistemas de bombeo solar en Pachuca Hidalgo

The extraction of water from wells for supply in rural populations is one of the most profitable and novel applications of photovoltaic solar energy. The use of a specific type of submersible pumps for applications with photovoltaic energy, that work with direct / direct current (DC / DC) generated directly from the photovoltaic modules, allows an independent installation of the electrical network with very scarce maintenance needs, in This project was carried out the sizing, installation and commissioning of an autonomous pumping system with a submersible pump powered by a photovoltaic solar installation in the municipality of Actopan Hidalgo in the state of Pachuca. To implement the project, a climate study was first carried out. the area to support the efficiency of the solar pumping system, in this project we used 18 panels of 150 W, a SubDrive Solar controller, a Franklin Electric pump of 3 HP and a frequency inverter for the optimization of said pump.

Proposta Metodológica Aplicada ao Estudo de Clima Urbano

Este artigo mostra uma metodologia analítica aplicada ao estudo de clima urbano, inspirada no Urban Climate Map (UC-Map). Foram utilizados uma série de camadas de informação espacial, medições climáticas e conhecimento do clima urbano para avaliar e mapear o potencial térmico e dinâmico em área urbana, visando identificar diferentes campos térmicos. As informações foram agrupadas em quatro eixos principais, a saber densidade construtiva, albedo, cobertura vegetal e altimetria. A proposta metodológica foi aplicada para a cidade de Juiz de Fora-MG, uma área urbana de médio porte, localizada em uma região de mares de morros, na qual fatores como declividade e altitude são importantes no potencial térmico e dinâmico. O resultado da aplicação desta metodologia converge com os dados experimentais e evidencia os efeitos do uso do solo, dos materiais construtivos e do fluxo de pessoas e mercadorias na definição de diferentes campos térmicos. Evidencia que a distribuição e o tamanho da cobertura vegetal, além da amplitude da ventilação, interferem e proporcionam ambientes mais frescos e, portanto, reduzem o armazenamento de calor. A metodologia apresentada é simples de aplicar e pode ser adaptada para outras áreas urbanas com características semelhantes às de Juiz de Fora-MG. Methodological Propose Applied to The Urban Climate Study A B S T R A C TThis article shows an analytical methodology applied to the urban climate study, inspired by the Urban Climate Map (UC-Map). A series of layers of spatial information, climate measurements and knowledge of the urban climate were used to evaluate and map the thermal and dynamic potential in an urban area, in order to identify different thermal fields. The information was grouped into four main axes, namely constructive density, albedo, vegetation cover and altimetry. The methodological proposal was applied to the city of Juiz de Fora-MG, a medium-sized urban area, located in a region of sea of hills, in which factors such as slope and altitude are important in the thermal and dynamic potential. The result of the application of this methodology converges with the experimental data and evidences the effects of the use of the soil, constructive materials and the flow of people and merchandise in the definition of different thermal fields. It shows that the distribution and size of the vegetation cover, besides the amplitude of the ventilation interfere and provide fresher environments and therefore reduce the storage of heat. The methodology presented is simple to apply and can be adapted to other urban areas with characteristics similar to those of Juiz de Fora-MG.Keywords: Thermal fields, urban climate, spatial model, urban climate map, dynamic potential.