Preface |
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Part 1. GIS to Manage and Distribute Climate Data |
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GIS, Climatology and Meteorology |
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3 | (22) |
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GIS technology and spatial data (working group 1) |
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3 | (4) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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Geographical data, environmental data and weather data |
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5 | (1) |
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A GIS approach to access weather data |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (8) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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Dpen Geospatial Consortium |
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10 | (1) |
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EU strategies for data handling and standards |
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10 | (2) |
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Meteorological datasets, important projects and programs |
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12 | (1) |
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Projects using Earth Observation satellites |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (8) |
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15 | (1) |
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Technology for service-oriented architectures |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Open Geospatial Consortium foundation ideas |
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18 | (1) |
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Standardized geospatial Web services |
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19 | (2) |
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GIS and AS interoperability potential: data model and formats |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (2) |
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Support from GIS for atmospheric data formats |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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SIGMA: A Web-based GIS for Environmental Applications |
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25 | (10) |
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Luiz Augusto Toledo Machado |
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Cintia Pereira De Freitas |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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Impacts of weather conditions on the economy |
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29 | (1) |
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Severe Weather Observation System (SOS) |
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29 | (2) |
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Tracking of convective clouds |
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30 | (1) |
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Risk of lightning occurrence |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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Web Mapping: Different Solutions using GIS |
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35 | (10) |
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35 | (1) |
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Examples of Web mapping based on the usage of GIS technology in offline mode |
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36 | (2) |
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Examples of Web mapping using GIS tools in online mode |
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38 | (5) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Comparison of Geostatistical and Meteorological Interpolation Methods (What is What?) |
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45 | (12) |
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45 | (1) |
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Mathematical statistical model of spatial interpolation |
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46 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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Linear meteorological model for expected values |
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47 | (1) |
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Linear regression formula |
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47 | (1) |
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Geostatistical interpolation methods |
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48 | (2) |
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48 | (1) |
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Universal kriging formula |
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49 | (1) |
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Modeling of unknown statistical parameters in geostatistics |
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50 | (1) |
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Meteorological interpolation |
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50 | (2) |
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Meteorological interpolation formula |
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50 | (1) |
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Possibility of modeling unknown statistical parameters in meteorology |
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51 | (1) |
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Difference between geostatistics and meteorology |
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52 | (1) |
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Software and connection of topics |
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52 | (2) |
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Example of the MISH application |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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Uncertainty from Spatial Sampling: A Case Study in the French Alps |
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57 | (14) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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Looking in detail where the sample is not representative |
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61 | (2) |
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Summarizing the sampling uncertainty |
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63 | (6) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (2) |
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Geographic homogenous sub-regions of the sample |
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66 | (2) |
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Interpolation of a climate parameter |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Part 2. Spatial Interpolation of Climate Data |
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The Developments in Spatialization of Meteorological and Climatological Elements |
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73 | (14) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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The role of GIS in developing Spatialization within climatology |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Data representativity, quality and reliability |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (2) |
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Spatialization of temperature |
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81 | (1) |
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Spatialization of precipitation |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Recommendations and future outlook |
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84 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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Correct use of the method |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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The Spatial Analysis of the Selected Meteorological Fields in the Example of Poland |
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87 | (10) |
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87 | (2) |
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Spatialization problems using standard observation data |
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89 | (2) |
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Spatialization using remote sensing data |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Optimizing the Interpolation of Temperatures by GIS: A Space Analysis Approach |
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97 | (12) |
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Limits of the interpolation in a heterogenous space |
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97 | (1) |
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Optimizing the spatial distribution of the stations |
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98 | (1) |
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Underlying space assumptions |
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98 | (1) |
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Theoretical structure of our model |
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99 | (1) |
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Information management in GIS |
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99 | (1) |
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The process of linear modeling for the selected factors |
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100 | (1) |
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Determination of the optimal positioning of P |
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101 | (1) |
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An example of implementation |
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101 | (1) |
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Consequences and spatial/structural understanding |
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102 | (1) |
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Determination of authorized spaces |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Taking uncertainty into account: a choice/given couple |
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104 | (1) |
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The standardization process |
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105 | (1) |
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Results for the addition of stations |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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Daily Winter Air Temperature Mapping in Mountainous Areas |
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109 | (12) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (2) |
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Spatialization of air temperature on a daily scale |
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112 | (5) |
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Temperature maps (local scale) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (2) |
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Aspects Concerning the Spatialization of Radiation balance Components |
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121 | (18) |
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Cristian Valeriu Patriche |
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121 | (7) |
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128 | (8) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (74) |
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The Use of GIS Applications in Meteorology and Climatology: A Need for the Application of Regional Ecological Modeling Approaches |
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141 | (14) |
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141 | (1) |
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Overview of the actual state of the art of GIS applications in meteorology and climatology |
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142 | (1) |
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GIS applications in meteorology and climatology and regional ecological modeling approaches |
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143 | (8) |
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Quality check of meteorological data |
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144 | (3) |
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Regional application of an ecological model |
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147 | (4) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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GIS Application to Daily Fire Risk Mapping |
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155 | (10) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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Conjuncture Fire Index (CFI) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Adding spatial statistics |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (5) |
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164 | (1) |
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Application of GIS Technology on the Comparisons of Climatological Databases: An Overview of Winter Precipitation over Spain |
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165 | (14) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (8) |
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Drought Sensitivity Research in Hungary and Influence of Climate Change on Drought Sensitivity |
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179 | (10) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (5) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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First Steps Towards a New Temperature Climatology of the Greater Alpine Region (GAR) |
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189 | (10) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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XRWIS: A New GIS Paradigm for Winter Road Maintenance |
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199 | (14) |
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199 | (1) |
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The current RWIS paradigm in the UK |
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200 | (2) |
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Next generation road weather information systems: XRWIS |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (8) |
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Part 4. Climate-related Applications |
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The Use of GIS in Climatology: Challenges in Fine Scale Applications: Examples in Agrometeorological and Urban Climate Studies |
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215 | (12) |
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215 | (1) |
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GIS challenges in fine scale applications |
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216 | (1) |
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First challenge: handle, homogenize and archive ``atmospheric information'' |
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216 | (1) |
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Second challenge: handle, synthesize and prepare ``geographical information'' |
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216 | (1) |
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Third challenge: spatial interpolation of climatological/air quality data |
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216 | (1) |
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Fourth challenge: GIS-based spatial interpolation |
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217 | (1) |
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Examples of application in agrometeorology |
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217 | (4) |
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Spring frost hazard in the Champagne vineyard |
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218 | (2) |
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Towards interpolation in a fruit orchard at the scale of pieces of land |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (3) |
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Urban heat island in the Lille metropolitan area |
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221 | (1) |
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GIS-based analysis of urban fabric for use in urban climatology |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (3) |
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Climate Impact on the Winter Land Use and Land Cover Management in Brittany |
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227 | (16) |
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227 | (1) |
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Climate characteristics of the study area |
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228 | (5) |
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228 | (1) |
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Meteorological information |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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Space-time variability analysis of precipitation on the Scorff watershed using the three reference stations |
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230 | (1) |
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Relationships between precipitation space-time variability and land cover management |
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231 | (2) |
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Impact of the climate characteristics in the land cover prediction model |
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233 | (6) |
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Presentation of the land cover prediction model |
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233 | (1) |
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Presentation of the DST and DSmT |
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233 | (2) |
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Change prediction design and results of the land cover prediction with DST and DSmT |
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235 | (2) |
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Integration of the climate variable in the land cover prediction model |
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237 | (1) |
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Mass function affectation of the climatic factor |
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237 | (1) |
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Results of the land cover prediction with the integration of the climate variable |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (3) |
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A Tool for the Integrated Use of Remote Sensing with Ground Truth Data: DEMETER Project |
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243 | (10) |
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243 | (1) |
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Methodology used on the project |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (3) |
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Report and data from the field campaigns |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (2) |
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Assessing Population Exposure to Odorous Pollution from a Landfill over Complex Terrain |
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253 | (12) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (6) |
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Description of the landfill area |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (2) |
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Case study: 17 August 2002 |
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260 | (1) |
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Map of the population exposure |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (2) |
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Disaggregated Estimation of N2O Fluxes from Agricultural Soils of the Italian Region by Modelization in GIS Environment |
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265 | (12) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (4) |
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Methods applied for N2O flux calculation |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (4) |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (2) |
List of Authors |
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Index |
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