Spatial and temporal variability of atmospheric water vapor (H2O) is extremely high, and therefore it is difficult to accurately evaluate the measurement precision of H2O data by a simple comparison between the data derived from two different instruments. We determined the measurement precisions of column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of H2O (XH2O) retrieved independently from spectral radian...

The growth in the short sea shipping sector motivated the development of a methodology used as a decision support tool in which both the parameters regarding the demand of markets and the characteristics of the fleet may be tested and appraised. It is also possible to determine the fleet deployment, establishing its routes and scales in the ports for a particular scenario. The considered method...

This article presents an assessment of fuel cycle parameter impact on waste production through the prism vitrified container and minor actinide masses, using a scenario simulated with CLASS code. The number canister introduces new focus estimation for nuclear fleet, as it helps to set repository size deep geological disposal high level waste. To evaluate canisters, dedicated developments model ...

the dramatic increasing of sea-freight container transportations and the developing trend for using containers in the multimodal handling systems through the sea, rail, road and land in the present market cause some challenges to the general managers of container terminals such as increasing demand, competitive situation, new investments and expansion of new activities and the need to use new m...

A behavioral study on the entry, stay and exit decisions of the fishers in Hawaii’s longline fishery was undertaken in a random utility framework by applying the multinomial logit (unordered) model. Pooled annual cross-sectional and time-series (1991–1998) data were used. The empirical results confirm that the entry, stay, and exit decisions are significantly associated with the earning potenti...