A probabilistic climate change assessment for Europe

Globally, the impacts of climate change can vary across different regions. This study uses a probability framework to evaluate recent historical (1976–2016) and near-future projected (until 2049) climate change across Europe using Climate Research Unit and ensemble climate model datasets (under RCPs 2.6 and 8.5). A historical assessment shows...

Evaporation from a large lowland reservoir-observed dynamics and drivers during a warm summer

We study the controls on open water evaporation of a large lowland reservoir in the Netherlands. To this end, we analyse the dynamics of open water evaporation at two locations, Stavoren and Trintelhaven, at the border of Lake IJssel (1100ĝ€¯km2); eddy covariance systems were installed at these locations during the summer seasons of 2019 and...

Understanding wind-driven melt of patchy snow cover

The representation of snow processes in most large-scale hydrological and climate models is known to introduce considerable uncertainty into the predictions and projections of water availability. During the critical snowmelt period, the main challenge in snow modeling is that net radiation is spatially highly variable for a patchy snow cover,...

Sustainability characteristics of drinking water supply in the Netherlands

Developments such as climate change and a growing demand for drinking water threaten the sustainability of drinking water supply worldwide. To deal with this threat, adaptation of drinking water supply systems is imperative, not only on a global and national scale but particularly on a local scale. This investigation sought to establish...

Configuration management in nanosatellites projects: Evalaution of Delfi-C3 and consequent adaption for Delfi-n3Xt

The Delfi-C3 nano-satellite was launched in April 2008 and the development of its successor, the Delfi-n3Xt, is ongoing. Both of these projects are conducted by students from the Delft University of Technology as a corporation between the Aerospace Engineering Faculty, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science and...

Entropy and river meander planform

This study departs from the hypothesis that the often striifing geometric similarity and regularity of meanders is the result of the second law of thermodynamics applied to open dissipative systems. It is argued that along a meandering river the continuous production of entropy is as low and as uniform as possible. An expression of entropy...

Biodiesel Production (from SRM Fat) & Prion Destruction

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