Environmental Protection and Disaster Risks: Selected Papers from the 1st International Conference on Environmental Protection and Disaster RISKs (EnviroRISKs)

In: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control Ser. v.361

Abstract

Intro -- Organization -- Preface -- Contents -- Air Pollution, Climate and Health -- Effects of Satellite Data Assimilation in Air Quality Modelling in Bulgaria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Modelling System -- 3 Satellite Data Assimilation Description -- 3.1 AOD Calculations -- 3.2 Assimilation Technology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Effects of Satellite Data Assimilation on the Daily Evolution of Surface Concentrations -- 4.2 Monthly Means and Domain Means for Domains BP and BG -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Degree-Days and Agro-meteorological Indices in CMIP5 RCP8.5 Future Climate-Results for Central and Southeast Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 RCP8.5 Scenario and Model Set-Up -- 3 Heating, Cooling Degree-Days and AM Indices -- 4 Calculations and Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of the Joint Quantiles of Temperature and Precipitation in CMIP5 Future Climate Projections over Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 CMIP5 Scenarios, Models and Input Data -- 3 Performed Calculations and Obtained Results -- 3.1 Ensemble Spatial Patterns and Temporal Evolution -- 3.2 Trend Analysis -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Coastal Boundary-Layer Characteristic During Night Time Using a Long-Term Acoustic Remote Sensing Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Measuring Site and Equipment -- 3 Data and Analysis Overview -- 3.1 Data Availability -- 3.2 Analysis -- 4 Averaged Vertical Profiles of Nocturnal Coastal Boundary Layer -- 4.1 Nocturnal Land Air Masses -- 4.2 Nocturnal Marine Air Masses -- 4.3 Thermodynamic State of Nocturnal Air Masses -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Climatological Study of Extreme Wind Events in a Coastal Area -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area, Experiment Equipment, and Data Overview -- 2.1 Measuring Side -- 2.2 Measuring Instrument Used -- 2.3 Data Availability -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References.