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Latest Research on Climatology : Apr 2022

Editor NetZen April 7, 2022April 7, 2022Environment and Earth Science, Geography, Environment and Earth ScienceGeography Leave a comment

A drought climatology for Europe We present a high spatial resolution, multi-temporal climatology for the incidence of 20th century European drought. The climatology provides, for a given location or region, the time series of drought strength, the number, the mean duration, and the maximum duration of droughts of a given intensity, and the trend in drought incidence. The drought climatology is based on monthly standardized precipitation indices (SPIs) calculated on a 0.5° grid over the European region 35–70 °N and … Continue reading “Latest Research on Climatology : Apr 2022”

Latest News on Forest Reserve : April 21

Editor NetZen April 19, 2021Environment and Earth ScienceEnvironment Leave a comment

[1] Land‐use and cover changes (1988–2002) around budongo forest reserve, NW Uganda: implications for forest and woodland sustainability Land‐use and cover changes around Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR) were analysed from multi‐temporal LandSat images (1988 and 2002) and associated field‐based studies in 2003–2004. Three major land‐use and cover classes: forest/woodland, sugarcane plantations and grassland/shifting‐cultivation/settlements were clearly discriminated. The area under sugarcane cultivation increased over 17‐fold, from 690 ha in 1988 to 12729 ha in 2002, with a concomitant loss of about 4680 ha (8·2 … Continue reading “Latest News on Forest Reserve : April 21”

Latest Research on GIS Techniques: April 2021

Editor NetZen April 7, 2021Environment and Earth Science, GeographyGeography Leave a comment

A methodological approach of climatological modelling of air temperature and precipitation through GIS techniques This study proposes an empirical methodology for modelling and mapping the air temperature (mean maximum, mean and mean minimum) and total precipitation, all of which are monthly and annual, using geographical information systems (GIS) techniques. The method can be seen as an alternative to classical interpolation techniques when spatial information is available. The geographical area used to develop and apply this model is Catalonia (32 000 km2, … Continue reading “Latest Research on GIS Techniques: April 2021”