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The HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the Méditerranean Experiment) program: The specific context of oceanography
No full textDrobinski, Philippe ... et al.- 2 pages, 1 figurePeer Reviewe
A primer on innovation and growth
No full textPhilippe Aghion emphasises that for Europe to stimulate innovation and growth, it is not enough to increase spending on research and development and the protection of intellectual property.
First Mediterranean Assessment Report – Chapter 3.3: Resources – Energy transition
No full textChapter 3.3: Resources – Energy Transition of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) published by MedECC in November 2020.
Current Mediterranean greenhouse gas emissions amount to a relatively low level of 6% of the global emissions, a proportion close to its proportion of the world population (7.4%). The expected impacts of climate and environmental changes necessitate an accelerated energy transition in the countries of this region to enable a secure, sustainable and inclusive development. The primary energy consumption in the Mediterranean Basin from 1980 to 2016 has steadily increased by approximate 1.7% annually. This trend is mostly related to a steady increase in the consumption of oil, gas, nuclear and renewables and is caused by changes in demographic, socioeconomic (lifestyle and consumption) and climatic conditions in the region. While the northern rim countries advance in gradually diversifying their energy mix, improving energy efficiency and increasing the fraction of renewable energy sources, the eastern and southern rim countries (SEMCs) still lack behind in these developments. The Mediterranean Basin, especially the SEMCs, has large potential for renewable energy, terrestrial as well as marine, including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, bioenergy, waves and currents. With the increase of the share of renewables, the electricity transmission system will be more exposed to weather variations and may be threatened by specific weather conditions that are usually not considered as extremes.Preferred citation: Drobinski P, Azzopardi B, Ben Janet Allal H, Bouchet V, Civel E, Creti A, Duic N, Fylaktos N, Mutale J, Pariente-David S, Ravetz J, Taliotis C, Vautard R 2020 Energy transition in the Mediterranean. In: Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean Basin – Current Situation and Risks for the Future. First Mediterranean Assessment Report [Cramer W, Guiot J, Marini K (eds.)] Union for the Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, UNEP/MAP, Marseille, France, pp. 265-322, doi:10.5281/zenodo.7101088
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Letter to Philippe-Antoine Merlin, 1802 November 12.
No full textLetter to Philippe-Antoine Merlin, concerning a conflict involving charges of plagarism between the author and C. Laucuouque, dated "21 brumaire, an 11." The author's signature is not entirely legible. Accompanying enveloped shows traces of red wax seal
Impact of terrain heterogeneity on near-surface turbulence structure
No full textInternational audienceThis study investigates the impact of terrain heterogeneity on local turbulence measurements using 18 months of turbulence data taken on a 30 m tower at the SIRTA mixed land-use observatory under varying stability conditions and fetch configurations. These measurements show that turbulence variables such as the turbulent kinetic energy or momentum fluxes are strongly dependent on the upstream complexity of the terrain (presence of trees or buildings, open field). However, using a detection technique based on wavelet transforms which permits the isolation of the large-scale coherent structures from small-scale background fluctuations, the study shows that, for all stability conditions, whatever the upstream complexity of the terrain, the coherent structures display universal properties which are independent of the terrain nature: the frequency of occurrence, time duration of the coherent structures, the time separation between coherent structures and the relative contribution of the coherent structures to the total fluxes (momentum and heat) appear to be independent of the upstream roughness. This is an important result since coherent structures are known to transport a large portion of the total energy. This study extends to all stability conditions a numerical study by Fesquet et al. [Fesquet, C., Dupont, S., Drobinski, P., Barthlott, C., Dubos, T., 2008. Impact of terrain heterogeneities on coherent structures properties: experimental and numerical approaches. In: 18th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence. No. 11B.1. Stockholm, Sweden., Fesquet, C., Dupont, S., Drobinski, P., Dubos, T., Barthlott, C., in press. Impact of terrain heterogeneity on coherent structure properties: numerical approach. Bound.-Layer Meteorol.] conducted in neutral conditions which shows that a reason for such behavior is that the production of local active turbulence in an internal boundary layer associated with coherent structure originating from the outer layer and impinging onto the ground is not sensitive to the nature of the terrain
Histoire de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (1992-1997) (09). Philippe Burrin (1) - face B
No full textSéminaire organisé et enregistré par l'IHTP (Paris), entre 1992 et 1997 ; sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Azéma et Dominique Veillon. Communication de Philippe Burrin
Histoire de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (1992-1997) (09). Philippe Burrin (1) - face A
No full textSéminaire organisé et enregistré par l'IHTP (Paris), entre 1992 et 1997 ; sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Azéma et Dominique Veillon. Communication de Philippe Burrin
Histoire de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (1992-1997) (10). Philippe Burrin (2) - face B
No full textSéminaire organisé et enregistré par l'IHTP (Paris), entre 1992 et 1997 ; sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Azéma et Dominique Veillon. Communication de Philippe Burrin (suite)
Histoire de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (1992-1997) (10). Philippe Burrin (2) - face A
No full textSéminaire organisé et enregistré par l'IHTP (Paris), entre 1992 et 1997 ; sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Azéma et Dominique Veillon. Communication de Philippe Burrin (suite)
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Episode #7: Philippe Sands, From Genocide to Ecocide
No full textThis special episode of Borderlines features influential educator, commentator, and litigator Philippe Sands discussing ground-breaking efforts to introduce ecocide – the crime of environmental destruction – into international legal arenas. Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law at University College London, Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard, and a barrister at Matrix Chambers. He practises as Counsel before international courts and tribunals. His teaching areas include public international law, the settlement of international disputes including arbitration, and environmental and natural resources law. Philippe is the author of many books, including East West Street: On the Origins of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide (2016) and The Last Colony, forthcoming in September 2022. Philippe recently co-chaired an independent expert panel which proposed in June 2021 that a new, fifth crime of ecocide be adopted into the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In Episode Seven of Borderlines, listeners will learn about the relationship between ecocide and existing crimes, historic legal and political definitions of genocide being played out today, and the role of courts in enforcing awards and judgments against even Goliath polluters and aggressors. Borderlines from Berkeley Law is a podcast about global problems in a world fragmented by national borders. Our host is Katerina Linos, Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law. </p
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