Publications

Towards predictive understanding of regional climate change

Publication ID: pub.1030655148

Publication date: 07/09/2015

Keywords: Atmospheric Circulation; Climate Change; Global; Model Biases; Predictive Understanding; Regional Climate Projections; Risks; Scales; Simulations; Tropics; Uncertainties; Variability

This Review considers recent advances in our understanding of regional climate change, critically discusses outstanding issues, and recommends targets for future research.

ENSO and greenhouse warming

Publication ID: pub.1034203996

Publication date: 17/08/2015

Keywords: Climate Phenomenon; El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Equatorial; Extreme Weather; Greenhouse Warming; Insights; La Niña; Models; Model Biases; Pacific Ocean; Walker Circulation

This Review looks at the state of knowledge on the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a natural climate phenomenon. It discusses recent advances and insights into how climate change will affect this natural climate varibility cycle.

Fractional Order AGC for Distributed Energy Resources Using Robust Optimization

Publication ID: pub.1061790675

Publication date: 11/08/2015

Keywords: Automatic Generation Control (AGC); Distributed Energy System; Fractional Order Proportional Integral Derivative (FOPID); Robust Optimization

The applicability of fractional order (FO) automatic generation control (AGC) for power system frequency oscillation damping is investigated in this paper, employing distributed energy generation. The hybrid power system employs various autonomous generation systems like wind turbine, solar photovoltaic, diesel engine, fuel-cell, and aqua electrolyzer, along with other energy storage devices like the battery and […]

On the ecogeomorphological feedbacks that control tidal channel network evolution in a sandy mangrove setting

Publication ID: pub.1039969763

Publication date: 08/08/2015

Keywords: Biophysical Interactions; Mangroves; Numerical Modelling; Tidal Channel Networks

An ecomorphodynamic model was developed to study how Avicennia marina mangroves influence channel network evolution in sandy tidal embayments. The model accounts for the effects of mangrove trees on tidal flow patterns and sediment dynamics. Mangrove growth is in turn controlled by hydrodynamic conditions. The presence of mangroves was found to enhance the initiation and […]

Does carbon reduction increase sustainability? A study in wastewater treatment

Publication ID: pub.1037859688

Publication date: 02/07/2015

Keywords: Biofuels; Carbon; Greenhouse Effect; Models, Theoretical; Sewage; Waste Disposal, Fluid

This study investigates the relationships between carbon reduction and sustainability in the context of wastewater treatment, focussing on the impacts of control adjustments, and demonstrates that reducing energy use and/or increasing energy recovery to reduce net energy can be detrimental to sustainability. Factorial sampling is used to derive 315 control options, containing two different control […]

Training response inhibition to food is associated with weight loss and reduced energy intake

Publication ID: pub.1044189199

Publication date: 29/06/2015

Keywords: Adult; Aged; Behavior Therapy; Diet Records; Double-Blind Method; Energy Intake; Feeding Behavior; Female; Food Preferences; Humans; Inhibition, Psychological; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Overweight; Snacks; Weight Loss; Young Adult

The majority of adults in the UK and US are overweight or obese due to multiple factors including excess energy intake. Training people to inhibit simple motor responses (key presses) to high-energy density food pictures reduces intake in laboratory studies. We examined whether online response inhibition training reduced real-world food consumption and weight in a […]