Browsing Theses by Subject "weather"
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An Analysis of Optimal Agricultural Fertilizer Application Decisions in the Presence of Market and Weather Uncertainties and Nutrient Pollution
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-12)This thesis addresses the questions of how uncertain corn market and weather factors affect optimal fertilizer application decisions of the farmer and the social planner, and what factors drive the divergence between the ... -
Analysis of Weather, Time, and Mandatory Time-of-Use Pricing Effects on Aggregate Residential Electricity Demand
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-08)Residential electricity demand is affected by three types of external factors: weather, time, and the price of electricity. Ontario has mandated time-of-use pricing for all residential customers in the province. We implement ... -
Cauldron of Forces: Designing a Lightning Observatory on Lake Maracaibo
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-22)There are storms in the world, and the world is a storm, and we ourselves are weather. Earth and the universe are continually emerging and dissolving: geological, meteorological, and biological forces interact to create ... -
Data-driven climate indices as a climate translation service
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)Weather and climate have a powerful influence on humans and society. The ways in which individuals, organizations, and communities are sensitive to weather and climate varies considerably due to social, economic, institutional, ... -
Driver Response to Rainfall on the Gardiner Expressway
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Adverse weather conditions can increase travel risk. Understanding how drivers react to adverse weather, such as rainfall, can aid in the understanding of road safety patterns and traffic operations. This information ... -
Effects of Corona Discharges on Silicone Rubber Samples under Severe Environmental Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)Silicone rubber (SiR) material has been utilized as a replacement to ceramic insulators. The impetus for increasing SiR applications in outdoor insulators is its unique hydrophobicity. However, SiR insulators are subjected ... -
Impact of Winter Road Conditions on Highway Speed and Volume
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-29)Several past studies have attempted to quantify the impact of winter weather conditions on highway mobility in terms of traffic volume, speed, and capacity. While consistent in their general findings, these studies have ... -
The Occurrence and Behavior of Rainfall-Triggered Landslides in Coastal British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-19)This thesis seeks to analyze the occurrence and behavior of rainfall-triggered landslides in coastal British Columbia. In particular, it focuses on the analysis of landslide temporal and spatial distributions occurrence ... -
Projected implications of climate change for rainfall-related crash risk
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-16)It has been well established in previous research that driving during rainfall is associated with increased risk of traffic collision involvement. Of particular concern are heavy rain events, which result in elevated risks ... -
Towards Synthetic Dataset Generation for Semantic Segmentation Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Recent work in semantic segmentation research for autonomous vehicles has shifted towards multimodal techniques. The driving factor behind this is a lack of reliable and ample ground truth annotation data of real-world ...