Search results for "IMPACTS"
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Principes de fonctionnement de la symbiose fixatrice de l’azote : impacts agronomiques et environnementaux.
2017
National audience; Par leur capacité à s’associer avec des bactéries du sol fixant l’azote atmosphérique, les légumineuses ont la particularité de pouvoir être cultivées sans utiliser d’engrais azotés, et d’être une source d’azote pour d’autres cultures. Elles ont ainsi un rôle particulier dans la gestion des flux d’azote au sein des systèmes de culture, et dans les bilans environnementaux qui en découlent. Dans ce texte, nous décrivons le processus de fixation symbiotique de N2 au cours de la culture, en considérant sa réponse à la disponibilité en nitrate, et aux autres facteurs environnementaux et facteurs génétiques. Puis, nous explicitons la façon dont la minéralisation des résidus de …
The introduced signal crayfish and native noble crayfish have different effects on sublittoral macroinvertebrate assemblages in boreal lakes
2015
Stochastic assessment of climate impacts on hydrology and geomorphology of semiarid headwater basins using a physically-based model
2015
Hydrologic and geomorphic responses of watersheds to changes in climate are difficult to assess due to projection uncertainties and nonlinearity of the processes that are involved. Yet such assessments are increasingly needed and call for mechanistic approaches within a probabilistic framework. This study employs an integrated hydrology-geomorphology model, the Triangulated Irregular Network-based Real-time Integrated Basin Simulator (tRIBS)-Erosion, to analyze runoff and erosion sensitivity of seven semiarid headwater basins to projected climate conditions. The Advanced Weather Generator is used to produce two climate ensembles representative of the historic and future climate conditions f…
Effect of Multi-Impact on Qiqh Carbon/Epoxy Composite LaminateEffect of Multi-Impact on Qiqh Carbon/Epoxy Composite Laminate
2018
This work is motivated by increasingly used of composite structures under severe loading conditions. During their use, these materials are often subjected to impact as for example, in the aeronautical field the fall of hailstone on structure composites. In fact, the low energy traditional impact tests don’t allow to see the evolution of the damage and don’t permit also to compare the best tolerance to impact between different stratifications. The multi-impact tests made it possible to find a solution to this problem. In this work, multi-impact tests are performed on three carbon/epoxy stratifications. The final goal is to predict the durability of the composite structures during impact load…
Les relations entre les sociétés et le fleuve Loire depuis le Moyen-Âge
2008
L'objectif de cet article est la compréhension des inter-relations entre un système fluvial – la Loire – et les sociétés riveraines. Souvent qualifiée de « dernier fleuve sauvage d'Europe » et réputée pour son patrimoine historique et écologique, la Loire a cependant subi depuis des siècles des interventions et aménagements variés. Les recherches interdisciplinaires récentes mettent en évidence l'importance des actions anthropiques sur le fonctionnement hydro-morphodynamique et écologique du fleuve depuis le Moyen-Âge. Les formes fluviales et les paysages actuels expriment des réajustements du fleuve à l'évolution de facteurs hydro-climatiques et socio-économiques qui jouent sur des pas de …
Life cycle methods for environmental assessment of nanotechnology
2012
Tämä tutkielma on kirjallisuuskatsaus, joka antaa yleissilmäyksen erilaisiin elinkaarimetodeihin, joilla voidaan arvioida nanoteknologiaa sisältävien tuotteiden ympäristövaikutuksia. Työssä selvitetään elinkaariajattelun tärkeys ja kuvataan erilaisia ympäristöarviointimenetelmiä. Tässä tutkielmassa tarkastellut menetelmät ovat elinkaariarvionti (LCA), hiilijalanjälki, vesijalanjälki, ekologinen jalanjälki ja ekologinen selkäreppu (MIPS). Työ käsittelee nanoteknologiaan liittyviä ympäristöasioita ja tarkastelee elinkaarimenetelmien soveltamista ja soveltuvuutta nanoteknologiaan. Työn tuloksena raportoidaan, että kuvatut ympäristöarviointimenetelmät soveltuvat nanoteknologian vaikutusten arvi…
Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels
2020
The photovoltaic (PV) sector has undergone both major expansion and evolution over the last decades, and currently, the technologies already marketed or still in the laboratory/research phase are numerous and very different. Likewise, in order to assess the energy and environmental impacts of these devices, life cycle assessment (LCA) studies related to these systems are always increasing. The objective of this paper is to summarize and update the current literature of LCA applied to different types of grid-connected PV, as well as to critically analyze the results related to energy and environmental impacts generated during the life cycle of PV technologies, from 1st generation (traditiona…
Regional economic structures in Finland : analyses of location and regional economic impact
2007
This dissertation consists of nine empirical studies which seek to broaden understanding of Finnish regional economic structures. These studies are divided between two topics: 1) regional specialization and industrial concentration in Finland, and 2) regional economic impact analysis. The empirical studies are preceded by an introduction, in which the theoretical background, outline and the main results of the thesis are presented. The research on the first topic is guided by the new economic geography literature, from which answers are sought to the location and agglomeration questions addressed in this dissertation. Evidence is found of increasing post-recession specialization in Finland.…
G-CLASS: geosynchronous radar for water cycle science – orbit selection and system design
2019
The mission geosynchronous – continental land atmosphere sensing system (G-CLASS) is designed to study thediurnal water cycle, using geosynchronous radar. Although the water cycle is vital to human society, processes on timescalesless than a day are very poorly observed from space. G-CLASS, using C-band geosynchronous radar, could transform this. Itsscience objectives address intense storms and high resolution weather prediction, and significant diurnal processes such assnow melt and soil moisture change, with societal impacts including agriculture, water resource management, flooding, andlandslides. Secondary objectives relate to ground motion observations for earthquake, volcano, and subs…
Discriminating impacts of geomorphological and human factors on vineyard soil erosion (Burgundy, France)
2014
International audience; The Burgundy vineyards have been recognized for the high diversity of Terroirs, controlled by complex interactions between natural features, historical parameters and soil management practices. Vineyards are known to undergo substantial soil loss in comparison with other types of agricultural land. Hydric erosion on vineyards is controlled by complex interactions of natural and anthropogenic factors leading to intra-plot spatial heterogeneities of topsoil at a scale of a metre. Studying the relationship between soils and their degradation is crucial in this situation where soil sustainability is threatened. This study explores the relative influences of historical an…