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Climatology of hail in Argentina
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2012-10)
The annual cycle, annual and seasonal frequency and geographical distribution of hail in Argentina during the 1960-2008 period are examined. Eight regions covering the whole territory were defined based on the correlation ...
Adoption of E-Hailing Apps in Brazil: The Passengers’ Standpoint
(2017)
E-Hailing Apps (EHA) have become very popular in Brazil due to the swift proliferation of smartphones in the country. Thus, the scope of this article is to ascertain the antecedents of use of EHA in Brazil from the passengers’ ...
Does ride-hailing increase or decrease vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT)? A simulation approach for Santiago de Chile
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Many authors have pointed out the importance of determining the impact of ride-hailing (ridesourcing) on vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT), and thus on transport externalities like congestion. However, to date there is ...
Does ride-hailing increase or decrease vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT)? A simulation approach for Santiago de Chile
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020)
Many authors have pointed out the importance of determining the impact of ride-hailing (ridesourcing) on vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT), and thus on transport externalities like congestion. However, to date there is ...
Quantifying hail size distributions from the sky - Application of drone aerial photogrammetry
(Copernicus Publications, 2020-02)
A new technique, named "HailPixel", is introduced for measuring the maximum dimension and intermediate dimension of hailstones from aerial imagery. The photogrammetry procedure applies a convolutional neural network for ...
Sixty years of hail suppression activities in Mendoza, Argentina: Uncertainties, gaps in knowledge and future perspectives
(Frontiers in Bioscience, 2020-05)
This paper provides a perspective based on the evaluation of scientific evidence of hail suppression activities in Mendoza, Argentina. The province of Mendoza was home to several cloud-seeding projects over the years ...
Simulating silver iodine dispersion with WRF: hail suppression system analysis
(Asociación Argentina de Mecánica Computacional, 2013-11)
The aim of this article is to study silver iodine (AgI) dispersion in Mendoza using the Weather Research and Forcasting model (WRF). Crystalline structure of AgI is similar to that of ice, allowing it to induce freezing ...
"Del viejo esplendor de la corte de Menelick"
(La Nación, 2019)
Uso de mallas antigranizo en fruticultura
(EEA Alto Valle, 2018-11)
Análisis climático de los eventos de granizadas en los Valles de la Norpatagonia. Con el objetivo de visualizar tendencias en la frecuencia de caída de granizo e identificar las zonas más afectadas asociadas a los procesos ...