School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Modelling the building-related photovoltaic power production potential in the light of the EU's Solar Rooftop Initiative
(Elsevier BV, 2024-04)Decarbonizing the building sector is key to meet the EU climate goals by 2050. Although the recent policies recognized the importance of on-site solar energy production in the energy transition, there are only a few ... -
Leveraging Spatial Metadata in Machine Learning for Improved Objective Quantification of Geological Drill Core
(American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2024-03)<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Here we present a method for using the spatial <jats:italic>x</jats:italic>–<jats:italic>y</jats:italic> coordinate of an image cropped from the cylindrical surface of digital 3D ... -
Microplastic transport and deposition in a beach-dune system (Saunton Sands-Braunton Burrows, southwest England)
(Elsevier BVNetherlands, 2024-01)Although microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous contaminants that have been extensively studied in the marine setting, there remain gaps in our understanding of their transport and fate in the coastal zone. In this study, MPs ... -
Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures for Buildings: Current State and Research Needs
(Annual Reviews, 2023-11-13)<jats:p> Buildings are key in supporting human activities and well-being by providing shelter and other important services to their users. Buildings are, however, also responsible for major energy use and greenhouse gas ... -
Insights from the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology
(Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao, 2023)<jats:p>A current systematic literature review has stated several deficiencies and knowledge gaps in biometeorology research conducted in Brazil. This finding encouraged a group of local professionals in the field to ... -
Towards the global plastic treaty: a clue to the complexity of plastics in practice
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023)Following the decision of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to start negotiations for a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, discussions and reflections are ongoing on why and how plastic chemicals ...