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Cooling potential of greenery systems for a stand-alone retail building under semiarid and humid subtropical climates by García, Mauricio, Vera, Sergio, Rouault, Fabien, Gironás, Jorge, Bustamante, Waldo

“…[Display omitted] •A LWHMT model is developed based on the GRHMT model of Tabares-Velasco and Srebric.•The developed LWHMT model is validated using real…”
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Irrigation of green spaces and residential gardens in a Mediterranean metropolis: Gaps and opportunities for climate change adaptation by Reyes-Paecke, Sonia, Gironás, Jorge, Melo, Oscar, Vicuña, Sebastián, Herrera, Josefina

“…•Water consumption for irrigation of public and private spaces was analysed.•Irrigation in urban parks is more efficient than in residential…”
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Understanding the preferences for different types of urban greywater uses and the impact of qualitative attributes by Amaris, Gloria, Dawson, Richard, Gironás, Jorge, Hess, Stephane, Ortúzar, Juan de Dios

“…Greywater reuse can allow substantial improvements in the efficiency of potable water systems. However, widespread uptake of greywater reuse depends on its…”
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Experiences of voluntary early participation in Environmental Impact Assessments in Chilean mining by Ocampo-Melgar, Anahi, Sagaris, Lake, Gironás, Jorge

“…Citizen participation should ideally occur as early as possible in a project, especially throughout the course of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)…”
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A new applications manual for the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) by Gironás, Jorge, Roesner, Larry A., Rossman, Lewis A., Davis, Jennifer

“…The EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is a widely used program for simulating urban runoff quantity and quality. Its existing documentation includes a…”
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Observed trends and relationships between ENSO and standardized hydrometeorological drought indices in central Chile by Oertel, Melanie, Meza, Francisco Javier, Gironás, Jorge

“…Droughts are natural phenomena that severely affect socio economic and ecological systems. In Chile, population and economic activities are highly concentrated…”
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A Spatial Analysis of Dispersion Mechanisms in the Hydrological Response Using a Spatially Distributed Travel Time Model by Chong, Pablo, Gironás, Jorge, Niemann, Jeffrey D.

“…Various dispersion mechanisms are known to link the spatial heterogeneity of the basin morphology and flow dynamics to the hydrologic response. Recent studies…”
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Using hybrid choice models to capture the impact of attitudes on residential greywater reuse preferences by Amaris, Gloria, Hess, Stephane, Gironás, Jorge, Ortúzar, Juan de Dios

“…The reuse of treated greywater in a residential setting could contribute substantially to easing problems with water scarcity. This paper argues that…”
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Influence of vegetation, substrate, and thermal insulation of an extensive vegetated roof on the thermal performance of retail stores in semiarid and marine climates by Vera, Sergio, Pinto, Camilo, Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar, Bustamante, Waldo, Victorero, Felipe, Gironás, Jorge, Bonilla, Carlos A.

“…Buildings play an important role in energy use and greenhouse emissions. Vegetated roofs, so-called green roofs, offer many benefits beyond energy savings…”
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Capturing and analysing heterogeneity in residential greywater reuse preferences using a latent class model by Amaris, Gloria, Gironás, Jorge, Hess, Stephane, Ortúzar, Juan de Dios

“…To legally permit greywater reuse as a management strategy, it is necessary to establish allowed uses, as well as guarantee legitimacy, safety and maintain…”
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An integrated analysis of the March 2015 Atacama floods by Wilcox, Andrew C., Escauriaza, Cristian, Agredano, Roberto, Mignot, Emmanuel, Zuazo, Vicente, Otárola, Sebastián, Castro, Lina, Gironás, Jorge, Cienfuegos, Rodrigo, Mao, Luca

“…In March 2015 unusual ocean and atmospheric conditions produced many years' worth of rainfall in a ~48 h period over northern Chile's Atacama Desert, one of…”
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Hydrological Functioning of an Evolving Urban Stormwater Network by Jovanovic, Tijana, Hale, Rebecca L., Gironás, Jorge, Mejia, Alfonso

“…As complex systems, urban stormwater networks (USNs) may reveal emergent features (e.g., scaling) and sudden changes in behavior, which can lead to…”
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Bias adjustment to preserve changes in variability: the unbiased mapping of GCM changes by Chadwick, Cristián, Gironás, Jorge, González-Leiva, Fernando, Aedo, Sebastián

“…Standard quantile mapping (QM) performs well, as a bias adjustment method, in removing historical climate biases, but it can significantly alter a global…”
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On the Influence of Upstream Flow Contributions on the Basin Response Function for Hydrograph Prediction by Bunster, Tomás, Gironás, Jorge, Niemann, Jeffrey D.

“…Spatially distributed travel time (SDTT) methods have been developed as an alternative to semidistributed and fully distributed methods for rainfall‐runoff…”
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A rule-based approach for preventive identification of potential conflictive criteria in mining operations in Chile by Ocampo-Melgar, Anahi, Gironás, Jorge, Valls, Aida

“…Mining projects, as with many other extractive activities, result in divergent opinions during the planning process which may trigger conflict. Early…”
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Seasonal hydroclimatic ensemble forecasts anticipate nutrient and suspended sediment loads using a dynamical-statistical approach by Sharma, Sanjib, Gall, Heather, Gironás, Jorge, Mejia, Alfonso

“…Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) water quantity and quality forecasts are needed to support decision and policy making in multiple sectors, e.g. hydropower,…”
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Estimating the Local Time of Emergence of Climatic Variables Using an Unbiased Mapping of GCMs: An Application in Semiarid and Mediterranean Chile by Chadwick, Cristián, Gironás, Jorge, Vicuña, Sebastián, Meza, Francisco

“…The time at which climate change signal can be clearly distinguished from noise is known as time of emergence (ToE) and is typically detected by a general…”
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Using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model for Precipitation Forecasting in an Andean Region with Complex Topography by Yáñez-Morroni, Gonzalo, Gironás, Jorge, Caneo, Marta, Delgado, Rodrigo, Garreaud, René

“…The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model has been successfully used in weather prediction, but its ability to simulate precipitation over areas with…”
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Assessing Reservoir Performance under Climate Change. When Is It Going to Be Too Late If Current Water Management Is Not Changed? by Chadwick, Cristián, Gironás, Jorge, Barría, Pilar, Vicuña, Sebastián, Meza, Francisco

“…Climate change is modifying the way we design and operate water infrastructure, including reservoirs. A particular issue is that current infrastructure and…”
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A stochastic model of streamflow for urbanized basins by Mejía, Alfonso, Daly, Edoardo, Rossel, Florian, Jovanovic, Tijana, Gironás, Jorge

“…Given the critical role of the streamflow regime for instream, riparian, and floodplain ecosystem sustainability, modeling the long‐term effect of urbanization…”
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