BACKGROUND Anopheles albimanus is among the most important vectors of human malaria in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Basin (M-C). Here, we use topographic data and 1950-2000 climate (near present), and future climate (2080) layers obtained from general circulation models (GCMs) to project the probability of the species' presence, p(s), using the species distribution model MaxEnt. RESULTS The ...

Mediterranean climate is found on five continents and supports five global biodiversity hotspots. Based on combined downscaled results from 23 atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs) for three emissions scenarios, we determined the projected spatial shifts in the mediterranean climate extent (MCE) over the next century. Although most AOGCMs project a moderate expansion in the globa...

We introduce a novel person identification method for a surveillance system of much wider area than conventional systems using CCTV cameras. In the proposed system, we install cameras to rooftops of buildings or a low altitude airship, and identify people by gait features extracted from shadows, which are projected on the ground by the sun in the daytime or lights in the evening. Figure 1 shows...

[1] Strategies for extracting roughness parameters from riparian forests need to address the issue that the trees are more than just stems and that in large rivers flow can rise into the canopy. Remote sensing information with 3-D capabilities such as lidar can be used to extract information on trees. However, first and last pulse airborne lidar data are insufficient to characterize the complex...

We have estimated changes in surface solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation under cloud free conditions in the 21st century based on simulations of 11 coupled ChemistryClimate Models (CCMs). The total ozone columns and vertical profiles of ozone and temperature projected from CCMs were used as input to a radiative transfer model in order to calculate the corresponding erythemal irradiance levels. Tim...

[1] The hydrological regime of the Rhine basin is expected to shift from a combined snowmelt-rainfall regime to a more rainfall-dominated regime because of climate change, leading to more extreme flood peaks and low flows. Land use changes may reinforce the effects of this shift through urbanization or may counteract them through, for example, afforestation. In this study, we investigate the ef...

We introduce a novel person identification method for a surveillance system of much wider area than conventional systems using CCTV cameras. In the proposed system, we install cameras to rooftops of buildings or a low altitude airship, and identify people by gait features extracted from shadows, which are projected on the ground by the sun in the daytime or lights in the evening. Since conventi...

India is the second largest producer of potato in the world. The Indo-Gangeticplains (IGP) is the main potato growing region accounting for almost 85% of the1.8 Mha under the crop in India where it is grown as an irrigated crop during thewinter season. Since IGP is in sub-tropical plains, duration of the thermally suitablewindow is the main determinant limiting yields. Hence the impact of clima...