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View article: Urban Heat Mapping Strategies for Predicting Near-Surface Air Temperature in Unsampled Cities in Iowa
Urban Heat Mapping Strategies for Predicting Near-Surface Air Temperature in Unsampled Cities in Iowa Open
Elevated urban temperatures are a significant concern across the globe due to their negative health effects and increased energy use. Understanding the spatial variation in urban air temperatures can lead to informed mitigation and plannin…
View article: Monitoring and Modeling Urban Temperature Patterns in the State of Iowa, USA, Utilizing Mobile Sensors and Geospatial Data
Monitoring and Modeling Urban Temperature Patterns in the State of Iowa, USA, Utilizing Mobile Sensors and Geospatial Data Open
Thorough investigations into air temperature variation across urban environments are essential to address concerns about city livability. With limited research on smaller cities, especially in the American Midwest, the goal of this researc…
View article: Monitoring and Modeling Urban Heat Patterns in the State of Iowa, USA Utilizing Mobile Sensors and Geospatial Data
Monitoring and Modeling Urban Heat Patterns in the State of Iowa, USA Utilizing Mobile Sensors and Geospatial Data Open
With cities experiencing faster warming rates than their surroundings and two-thirds of the global population projected to be living in urban areas by 2050, studies that help to describe in detail the spatial temperature patterns in the ur…
View article: Regional geographies and public health lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic
Regional geographies and public health lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic Open
Objectives This study examines the COVID-19 pandemic’s spatiotemporal dynamics in 52 sub-regions in eight Arctic states. This study further investigates the potential impact of early vaccination coverage on subsequent COVID-19 outcomes wit…
View article: Correlations between Educational Struggle, Toxic Sites by School District and Demographic Variables, with Geographical Information System Projections
Correlations between Educational Struggle, Toxic Sites by School District and Demographic Variables, with Geographical Information System Projections Open
This correlational study associated data on children enrolled in individualized educational plans in their K-12 schools (IEP) and an algorithm-calculated score of neurotoxins at contaminated sites located in each school district. The study…
View article: Prevalence of Educational Struggle Correlates with School Districts Toxics Sites and Demographics Variables, with GIS Projections.
Prevalence of Educational Struggle Correlates with School Districts Toxics Sites and Demographics Variables, with GIS Projections. Open
contaminated sites located in each school district. Previous studies showed that various environmental factors, such as exposure to toxic substances negatively impacts human health depending on their concentration and occurrence. Therefore…
View article: Incorporating resilience when assessing pandemic risk in the Arctic: a case study of Alaska
Incorporating resilience when assessing pandemic risk in the Arctic: a case study of Alaska Open
The discourse on vulnerability to COVID-19 or any other pandemic is about the susceptibility to the effects of disease outbreaks. Over time, vulnerability has been assessed through various indices calculated using a confluence of societal …
View article: The second year of pandemic in the Arctic: examining spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 “Delta wave” in Arctic regions in 2021
The second year of pandemic in the Arctic: examining spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 “Delta wave” in Arctic regions in 2021 Open
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic was dominated by the Delta wave that primarily lasted between July and December 2021 with varied epidemiological outcomes. An analysis of the Arctic's subnational COVID-19 data reveale…
View article: The “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic: regional and temporal dynamics
The “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic: regional and temporal dynamics Open
This article focuses on the "second wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic and examines spatiotemporal patterns between July 2020 and January 2021. We analyse available COVID-19 data at the regional (subnational) level to elucidate p…
View article: Spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the arctic: early data and emerging trends
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the arctic: early data and emerging trends Open
Since February 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has been unfolding in the Arctic, placing many communities at risk due to remoteness, limited healthcare options, underlying health issues and other compounding factors. Preliminary analysis of ava…
View article: Circumpolar spatio-temporal patterns and contributing climatic factors of wildfire activity in the Arctic tundra from 2001–2015
Circumpolar spatio-temporal patterns and contributing climatic factors of wildfire activity in the Arctic tundra from 2001–2015 Open
Recent years have seen an increased frequency of wildfire events in different parts of Arctic tundra ecosystems. Contemporary studies have largely attributed these wildfire events to the Arctic's rapidly changing climate and increased atmo…
View article: Evaluating forest harvesting to reduce its hydrologic impact with a spatial decision support system
Evaluating forest harvesting to reduce its hydrologic impact with a spatial decision support system Open
Timber harvesting changes the condition of forest ecosystems, which are a major influence on the characteristics of headwater streams. Such characteristics include the quantity and timing of base flow and storm flow, concentrations of sedi…