As an inseparable organ, courtyards have influenced the history of architecture with their presence in the context of constructed sites and in a wider sense (architecture), it has provided permissive answers to numerous aspects of climatic, cultural and security demands of the residents. Discovering different aspects of environmental and climatic function in the central courtyard of the traditi...

BACKGROUND Anthropometric variation can be fruitfully utilized to investigate microevolutionary processes. Anthropometric variations in the Indian subcontinent based on stature and three indices (Cephalic Index, Nasal Index, and Total Facial Index) are highly variable and discriminative among populations across geographical regions. AIMS Anthropometric variation in stature, Cephalic Index (CI...

The importance of small urban green areas has increased in the context rapid urbanization and densification tissue. analysis these through remote sensing been limited due to low spatial resolution freely available satellite images. We propose a timeseries on 3 m Planet images, using GEOBIA vegetation indices, with aim extracting assessing quality two different climatic biogeographical regions: ...

Spatial variability in species richness has been postulated to depend upon environmental factors such as climatic variability, Net primary productivity and habitat heterogeneity. The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)-Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) has been shown to be correlated with climatic variability, Net primary productivity and habitat heterogeneity. Moreover...

Seasonal rainfall in many regions is influenced by global climatic parameters such as El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), La Nina. Seasonal rainfall predictions are based on such Global climatic parameters. However, for operational purposes, such as reservoir operation or river basin management in a larger context, rainfall data at a finer time interval are required. In this paper, a temporal ...

Results from diagnostic analyses to understand the seasonal evolution of the large-scale climatic state responsible for the development and melt of the winter snowpack, and spring–early summer precipitation in the Churchill Falls region on the QuébecLabrador Peninsula, Canada, are presented in the context of the development of an empirical model for seasonal to annual streamflow forecasting, wi...

In order to analyze low-frequency variability of climate, it is useful to model the climatic time series with multiple linear trends and locate the times of significant changes. In this paper, we have used non-stationary time series clustering to find change points in the trends. Clustering in a multi-dimensional non-stationary time series is challenging, since the problem is mathematically ill...

In order to develop adequate adaptation measures for environmental vulnerability, we need detailed knowledge on the climatic performance of forest ecosystems. In this study, we aim to explore climate function variability of lowland beech forest distribution at a landscape scale. We also construct the response profiles of these forests near their xeric limit under wet continental climatic condit...

Natural disturbances have been among the most important driving factors in many ecosystems. Anthropogenic suppression of various disturbances has led to documented changes in ecosystem structure and function. Avalanche disturbances are one of the most important processes in many subalpine ecosystems world-wide and avalanche tracks provide unique habitat for various animal and plant species. Ove...

We utilized the TerraMODIS Vegetation Index (VI) products to characterize the variability in seasonal and spatial patterns of photosynthetic vegetation activity along an eco-climatic gradient extending from the diverse Brazilian cerrado to the seasonal tropical forest at Tapajos National Forest, including transitional biomes at Santana do Araguaia and land conversion areas. The NDVI and EVI at ...