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Smart storage operations (SSO) have been implemented on an alpine run-off-river HPP (case study: KW Gletsch-Oberwald HPP) in order to enhance the flexibility of the power plant (ref poster SmallFlex). SSO operations consist on the use of available space un ...
Urban stormwater discharges during wet weather has always been a sensitive issue to deal with. By inducing combined sewer overflows, substantial impacts on receiving water are commonly feared. Aware of this problematic situation, the VSA already created th ...
Stormwater biofilters are distributed stormwater control measures for managing urban runoff. Recent work has shown that adding biochar to biofilters can reduce stormwater contaminant concentrations, including fecal indicator bacteria (FIB). However, the po ...
Previous studies and field surveys showed that specific structural designs can decrease the load on free-standing buildings along the coast, providing safer vertical shelters. This experimental study investigated the effect of openings in buildings (window ...
This study presents a comprehensive modeling approach for simulating the spatiotemporal distribution of urban air temperatures with a modeling system that includes the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and the Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model (SL ...
This study aims to assess the snow cover spatial and temporal variation in the Source Region of the Yellow River, to understand the effect of snowmelt on the hydrology and to evaluate the potential impact of increasing temperature on the spring snowmelt ru ...
Intensive agricultural land use can have detrimental effects on landscape properties, greatly accelerating soil erosion, with consequent fertility loss and reduced agricultural potential. To quantify the effects of such erosional processes on hillslope mor ...
Given their ability to provide food, raw material and alleviate poverty, oil palm (OP) plantations are driving significant losses of biodiversity-rich tropical forests, fuelling a heated debate on ecosystem degradation and conservation. However, while OP-i ...
BACKGROUND Organohalide respiration (OHR) is a metabolic process that couples the reduction of halogenated organic compounds to energy conservation in a few phylogenetically diverse anaerobic bacteria. In this study, tetrachloroethene (= perchloroethene, P ...
With an ever growing population the city of Lausanne has a need to monitor and preserve its main water source, the lake. Permanent discharge from combined sewer over ows (CSO) and the waste water treatment plant have an impact on the Vidy Bay, making it th ...