Abstract : As atmospheric temperatures at the Earth’s surface increase due to global warming, the capacity of lower atmospheric levels to hold water vapor rises and thus, precipitations and floods will be influenced. In turn, extreme precipitation and flood events are subject to potential modifications under climate change, namely, Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). This research aims at analyzing climate change influences on PMP and PMF in three watersheds with different climatic conditions across the province of Québec, Canada. The watersheds are located in the south, center and north of the province. They have been selected in a manner which reflects climate diversity across Québec. In order to study climate change conditions, the data output of the Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM) was used. This database covers a time horizon from 1961 up to 2100 and includes daily precipitation, temperature, specific humidity and Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE). These data were used to estimate PMP. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) method was adapted to estimate PMP values under climate change conditions. The 100-year return period precipitable water (W100) was selected as an upper limit of precipitable water in establishing maximization ratio. The time series for estimating W100 was established from annual maximum precipitable water values that have similar atmospheric variables of the event to be maximized. The atmospheric variables used in this research were atmospheric temperature at the Earth’s surface and CAPE. This method does not require setting any upper bound limit to the maximization ratio and is therefore more amenable to calculate the PMP in a climate change context. The PMP was used to run a distributed hydrological model to estimate PMF. PMP and PMF values were estimated in three 45-year time horizons: recent past (centered on 1985), near future (2030) and far future (2070). In regions where snowmelt plays a key role in the annual hydrological cycle, winter-spring flooding could be the major discharge. Consequently, PMP and PMF were separately analyzed in two seasons: summer-fall (snow-free) and winter-spring (snow accumulation and melt). The largest value obtained was identified as the all-season PMP/PMF. Summer-fall PMF was estimated by inserting the PMP in each day of the simulated time horizon. Therefore, all soil moisture conditions prior to PMP occurrence were included. Accordingly, a distribution of PMF values based on different initial conditions (soil wetness levels) was obtained. Winter-spring PMF was estimated by inserting the PMP value at the end of a warm melting period and for an extreme snow accumulation. Our results show that the PMF of three watersheds would occur in the winter-spring season in current and future climate projections. Furthermore, all-season PMP and PMF in southern Québec would decrease, but trends in central and northern of Québec would be reversed and the PMP and PMF would increase in projected climate conditions. In the center and north of Québec, the PMF would increase by 25 and 23% respectively, at the end of the 21st century. For the same period, PMF would have a reduction of 25% in the south of Québec. Of the three watersheds, the PMF always occurs at the end of winter-spring season when the snow accumulation is the greatest. / Résumé: Quand la température atmosphérique à la surface a des augmentations en raison du réchauffement climatique mondial, la capacité des niveaux atmosphériques inférieurs à contenir de la vapeur d’eau s’élève. Ceci peut influencer les précipitations et les inondations. C’est pourquoi le réchauffement mondial conduit au changement climatique. Les précipitations extrêmes et les inondations extrêmes peuvent potentiellement subir des changements, à savoir, la précipitation maximale probable (PMP) et la crue maximale probable (CMP). Cette recherche vise à analyser les influences du changement climatique sur la PMP et la CMP dans trois bassins versants avec différentes conditions climatiques à travers la province de Québec, Canada. Les bassins versants sont situés dans le sud, le centre et le nord du Québec. Ils ont été sélectionnés d’une manière qui reflète la diversité du climat à travers le Québec. Afin d'étudier les conditions du changement climatique, les sorties du modèle régional canadien du climat (MRCC) ont été utilisées. Cette base de données couvre un horizon de temps à partir de 1961 jusqu'à 2100. Les données comprennent la précipitation quotidienne, la température, l'humidité spécifique et l’énergie potentielle de convection disponible (EPCD). Ces données ont été utilisées pour estimer la PMP. La méthode de l’Organisation Météorologique Mondiale (OMM) a été adaptée pour estimer les valeurs de la PMP dans des conditions de changements climatiques. L'eau précipitable centennale (W100) a été choisie comme une limite supérieure de l'eau précipitable pour déterminer le rapport de maximisation. Les séries chronologiques pour estimer W100 ont été établies à partir de valeurs annuelles maximales d'eau précipitable qui sont associées à des valeurs de variables atmosphériques similaires à l'événement qui doit être maximisé. Les variables atmosphériques utilisées dans cette recherche sont la température atmosphérique à la surface et l'EPCD. Cette méthode ne nécessite pas de fixer une limite supérieure au rapport de maximisation et est donc plus propice à la détermination de la PMP dans un contexte des changements climatiques. La PMP résultante a été utilisée pour forcer un modèle hydrologique distribué afin d’estimer la CMP. Les valeurs de la PMP et de la CMP ont été estimées en trois horizons de temps: le passé récent, les futurs proches (2030) et lointains (2070). Dans les régions où la fonte des neiges joue un rôle clé dans le cycle hydrologique annuel, les crues printanières en climat actuel correspondent habituellement au débit maximum annuel. La PMP et la CMP ont cependant été analysées séparément en deux saisons: l'été-automne (sans neige) et l'hiver-printemps (accumulation et fonte de neige) pour évaluer l’impact des changements climatiques sur la saisonnalité de ces événements extrêmes. La plus grande valeur obtenue a été identifiée comme la PMP / CMP annuelle. La CMP d’été-automne a été estimée par l'insertion de la PMP pour chaque jour de l'horizon de temps de simulation. Par conséquent, toutes les conditions possibles d'humidité du sol avant l’événement de la PMP ont été incluses. En conséquence, une distribution des valeurs de CMP basées sur différentes conditions initiales (niveaux d'humidité du sol) a été obtenue. La CMP d’hiver-printemps a été estimée en insérant la valeur de PMP à la fin d'une période de fonte et une accumulation de neige extrême. Nos résultats montrent que dans le sud et le nord du Québec, la CMP a toujours lieu à la fin de la saison hiver-printemps lorsque l’accumulation de neige est maximale. Aussi, la PMP et la CMP au sud du Québec devraient diminuer, mais la tendance au centre et au nord du Québec serait inversée. Dans le centre et le nord, la CMP augmente de 22 et 21%, respectivement, à la fin du 21e siècle alors que pour la même période, CMP aurait une réduction de 13% dans le sud du Québec. La CMP annuelle de ces bassins versants se produit dans la saison hiver-printemps dans trois horizons temporels.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(エネルギー科学) / 甲第19819号 / エネ博第325号 / 新制||エネ||65(附属図書館) / 32855 / 京都大学大学院エネルギー科学研究科エネルギー社会・環境科学専攻 / (主査)教授 東野 達, 教授 坂 志朗, 准教授 亀田 貴之 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Energy Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Presented in this thesis is a case study of two study watersheds located in south central Virginia. For each, a HEC-HMS event-based hydrologic model was constructed to simulate the rainfall-runoff response from the Probable Maximum Storm (PMS), the theoretical worst-case meteorological event that is capable of occurring over a particular region. The primary goal of these simulations was to obtain discharge hydrographs associated with the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) at key locations in each of the watersheds. These hydrographs were subsequently used to develop flood inundation maps of the study areas and to characterize sediment transport phenomena in the study reaches under severe flooding conditions. To build the hydrologic basin models, ArcHydro, HEC-GeoHMS and ArcGIS were employed to assimilate the substantial amount of input data and to extract the pertinent modeling parameters required for the selected simulation methods. In this, the SCS Loss and Transform Methods, along with the Muskingum Routing Method, were adopted for the HEC-HMS simulations. Once completed, the basin models were calibrated through a comparison of simulated design storm flows to frequency discharge estimates obtained with regional regression techniques and a flood frequency analysis. The models were then used to simulate their respective PMS events, which were developed following recommendations from the Hydrometeorological Branch of the National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Descriptions of each of the study sites, explanations of the modeling theory and development methodologies, and discussions of the modeling results are all detailed within. / Master of Science

A flood inundation study is presented for a watershed located in south central Virginia. A HEC-RAS hydrodynamic model of the main river network was developed to assess the impact of a number of hydrologic events, including the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF), in the area of interest. The primary goal of the study was to transform discharge hydrographs produced by HEC-HMS, an event-based hydrologic model, into water surface elevations and flood inundation spatial extents. Initially, a river terrain model was constructed using data from publicly available sources and filed survey campaigns. HEC-GeoRAS and ArcGIS were used to document and integrate the considerable amount of data required for building the model. Then, a calibration process was performed using stage-discharge predictor curves. The HEC-RAS unsteady flow component was employed for routing the discharge hydrographs through the modeled river network. Flood inundation maps, as well as longitudinal water surface elevation and channel velocity profiles were generated for the study reaches. As part of the flood inundation study, an uncertainty quantification analysis was carried out on the boundary roughness of the floodplains. The objective was to measure the extent to which flood inundated areas, water surface elevations, and channel velocities were influenced by variations on this empirically-based model coefficient. Finally, the impact of various hydraulic characteristics of the modeled river on the sediment transport process is examined. This characterization is intended to provide a better understanding of a subsequent sediment transport modeling effort to be performed under severe flooding conditions. / Master of Science

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Les composés organiques volatils (COV) jouent un rôle majeur au sein du système atmosphérique puisqu’ils interviennent en tant que précurseurs d’ozone troposphérique et d’aérosols organiques secondaires (composés aux divers impacts sanitaires et climatiques) ; d’où le réel besoin de mieux les caractériser. A ce jour, de fortes incertitudes demeurent quant à leur nature, leur quantification et la contribution de leurs sources d’émissions respectives.Cette thèse propose, au travers d’expérimentations de laboratoire et de terrain, une caractérisation exhaustive des COV et de leurs principales sources d’émissions en région Île-de-France. Les méthodes mises en place dans ce travail de thèse reposent sur la détermination de profils de spéciation caractéristiques du trafic routier, du chauffage au bois et du gaz naturel à partir d’investigations en champ proche (en tunnel, en cheminée et à partir d’un conduit de gaz domestique). Ces différents profils de source ont été utilisés comme empreinte chimique de référence pour l’identification des principales sources d’émissions de COV, dont les contributions respectives ont été estimées à l’aide du modèle source-récepteur Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF), appliqué sur une année d’acquisition de mesures COV (HCNM+COVO) à Paris. Ce travail de thèse a ainsi permis, pour la première fois, d’étudier la variabilité saisonnière des COV et de leurs sources majeures. Les émissions liées au trafic routier ont été révélées comme la principale source de COV d’origine locale/régionale à Paris (contribuant à ¼ des émissions totales à l’échelle annuelle). L’impact prépondérant du chauffage au bois en hiver (50 % de la masse totale COV mesurée) a également été mis en évidence. Les résultats de cette étude de répartition de sources ont été confrontés à l’inventaire des émissions d’Airparif. Nous avons souligné un bon accord entre nos observations et l’inventaire pour les sources liées au trafic automobile et au chauffage au bois.Cette évaluation indépendante des inventaires est essentielle puisque ces derniers sont aujourd’hui utilisés comme données d’entrée au sein des modèles de prévision de qualité de l’air. / Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a key role within the atmospheric system acting as precursors of ground-level ozone and secondary organic aerosols (causing health and climatic impacts); hence the growing interest of better characterizing them. Significant uncertainties are still associated with compounds speciation, quantification and respective contributions from the different emission sources.This thesis proposes, through several laboratory and intensive field campaigns, a detailed characterization of VOCs and their main emissions sources within the Île-de-France region. We used methods based on the determination of speciation profiles indicative of road traffic, wood burning and natural gas sources obtained from near-field investigations (inside a tunnel, at a fireplace and from a domestic gas flue). These different source profiles were used as chemical fingerprints for the identification of the main VOC emission sources, which respective contributions were estimated using the Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) source-receptor model applied to one-year VOCs (including NMHC+OVOC) measurements in Paris. This thesis allowed, for the first time, to evaluate the seasonal variability of VOCs and their main emission sources. Road traffic-related emissions are major VOC local/regional sources in Paris (contributing to a quarter of total annual emissions). The important impact of wood burning in winter (50 % of the VOC total mass) was observed. Results obtained from this approach were compared with the regional emissions inventory provided by the air quality monitoring network Airparif. Finally, a good agreement was found between our observations and the inventory for road traffic and wood burning-related sources.This independent assessment of inventories is of great interest because they are currently used as input data within air quality prediction models.

La connaissance des sources des particules dans le milieu ambiant est devenue une préoccupation majeure depuis que leur impact sur la santé est avéré. Ainsi, une connaissance détaillée de la nature des fines particules (PM) et de leurs sources, devient nécessaire pour quantifier l’importance des émissions sur la masse totale en PM. Dans ce contexte, l’objectif de ce travail est de mieux connaître la composition chimique et les sources de l’aérosol organique. Les travaux réalisés s’intègrent dans le cadre du projet MEGAPOLI. Deux campagnes ont été conduites en région parisienne en été et en hiver sur deux sites urbain (LHVP) et suburbain (SIRTA). Une caractérisation chimique des PM2.5 a été effectuée. La contribution des sources primaires des PM2.5 fut calculée par modélisation CMB et les résultats furent par la suite intercomparés à ceux obtenus par les approches AMS/PMF et radiocarbone 14C. L’analyse CMB montra qu’en hiver, les principales sources contributrices sont les sources primaires, dominées par les émissions véhiculaires et la combustion de la biomasse. En été, les concentrations de PM2.5 sont gouvernées par les espèces secondaires. D’après l’approche basée sur les marqueurs organiques secondaires, le SOA biogénique traditionnel contribue faiblement à la masse de PM2.5. La comparaison des deux approches CMB et AMS-PMF a montré qu’en hiver, les différences ont été observées pour les deux sources majeures d’aérosol organique : combustion de biomasse et source véhiculaire. En été, les différences obtenues sont moins marquées. Les comparaisons des résultats de modélisation CMB avec les mesures de 14C, approche totalement indépendante, montrèrent un bon accord. / Knowing the sources of airborne fine particulate matter in ambient area became a major concern since their adverse effects on health were. Then, knowing in detail the nature and the sources of the fine particles (PM) is necessary to quantify the relative importance of the emissions on the total PM concentration. In this context, the main objective is to better know the chemical composition and the sources of the organic aerosol. This works is integrated within the MEGAPOLI framework. Two intensive campaigns were led in Paris region in summer and in winter at an urban (LHVP) and a suburban (SIRTA) sites. During the both sampling campaigns, a complete PM2.5 chemical characterization was made. The contributions of the PM2.5 primary sources were calculated by CMB modelling and the results were intercompared with those obtained by the AMS/PMF and the radiocarbon 14C approaches. The CMB analysis showed that in winter, the main contributing sources were primary, dominated by vehicular exhaust and biomass burning. In summer, the PM2.5 ambient concentrations were mainly governed by secondary species. According to the approach based on the secondary organic markers, the traditional biogenic SOA contribution to the PM2.5 mass was. The both CMB and AMS-PMF approaches comparison showed that in winter, the differences were particularly observed for both major organic aerosol sources: biomass burning and vehicular exhaust. In summer, the differences between both approaches were less visible. The comparisons of the CMB modeling approach results with the radiocarbon 14C measurements, a totally independent approach, show a very good agreement between both approaches

Då data som transporteras över trådlösa nätverk sänds genom luften i form av radiovågor är det viktigt att säkra upp nätverkskommunikationen med nya, erkändasäkerhetsstandarder. Däremot är användningsgraden av nyare säkerhetsstandarder inom Wi-Fi, specifikt WPA3 och PMF, låg. Samtidigt finns ett behov att öka förståelsen för relevanta metoder för kunskapsinhämtning. Syftet med studien är att ge rekommendationer för hur små och medelstora företag kan öka säkerheten i trådlösa nätverk. Studien identifierar orsaker till den låga användningsgraden av nyare säkerhetsstandarder i trådlösa nätverk och även hur nätverksadministratörer håller sig uppdaterade om standarderna. En kvalitativ ansats valdes för att besvara studiens syfte, vilket genomfördes med hjälp av 23 semi-strukturerade intervjuer med nätverksadministratörer i Sverige. Studiens resultat visar på ett tydligt tema där klientbasen i nätverken är huvudanledningen till avvaktandet med att implementera nyare säkerhetsstandarder, där kompabilitet upplevs som ett problem samtidigt som det råder okunskap om standarderna. Bland respondenterna anses metoden praktiskt laborerande vara mest effektiv för kunskapsinhämtning och fortbildning, ofta i samband med läsande av teori för att bilda en grundläggande förståelse. Studien landar i rekommendationer om de nyare säkerhetsstandarderna och kunskapsinhämtning riktade mot nätverksadministratörer, företag och även myndigheter och organisationer som bidrar med riktlinjer om trådlösa nätverk. / As data transmitted over wireless networks is sent through air, in the form of radio waves, it is important to secure network communication with new, recognized security standards. However, the adoption rate of newer security standards in Wi-Fi, specifically WPA3 and PMF, is low. At the same time, there is a need to increase understanding of relevant methods for knowledge acquisition. This study’s purpose is to provide recommendations on how small and medium-sized enterprises can increase the security of wireless networks. The study identifies reasons for the low adoption rate of newer security standards in wireless networks and how network administrators stay updated on the standards. A qualitative approach was chosen to address the study's purpose, which was conducted through 23 semi-structured interviews with network administrators in Sweden. The study's results reveal a clear theme where the client base in the networks is the main reason for reservations to implement newer security standards, with compatibility being perceived as a problem alongside a lack of knowledge about the standards. Among the respondents, practical experimentation is considered the most effective method for knowledge acquisition and continuous education, often combined with reading of theory to form a fundamental understanding. The study concludes with recommendations on the newer security standards and knowledge acquisition targeted towards network administrators, companies, as well as authorities and organizations that provide guidelines on wireless networks.

L’aérosol organique secondaire (AOS) a un impact sur la qualité de l’air et le changement climatique, notamment. Mais ses quantités atmosphériques restent mal représentées, aussi bien en région source qu’en région de transport, en raison de la méconnaissance des sources et de la nature des Composés Organiques Gazeux (COG) précurseurs de l’AOS et des mécanismes de formation de l’AOS.Ce travail de thèse a pour objectif (1) de caractériser les sources des COG, parmi lesquels d’importants précurseurs d’AOS, et (2) d’estimer l’impact des COG sur la formation d’AOS en zone urbaine. Ce travail s’appuie sur les mesures de COG en deux sites périurbains de deux mégapoles, Paris et Los Angeles, dans le cadre des programmes MEGAPOLI (été 2009 et hiver 2010) et CalNex (printemps 2010). À partir de la composition de la fraction organique des phases gazeuse et particulaire, des indicateurs de la qualité de l’air et des données météorologiques, nous avons (1) identifié les déterminants des COG, (2) identifié et estimé l’importance relative des sources saisonnières d’émissions des COG par application du modèle sources-récepteur PMF, (3) estimé l’impact des COG sur la formation d’AOS. En été comme en hiver, les COG mesurés en périphérie de Paris sont fortement associés au profil de source des émissions lointaines et à celui des COVO. Les COG mesurés dans l’agglomération de Los Angeles sont majoritairement associés aux profils de sources anthropiques primaires. Quant à la formation d’AOS, ces travaux ont pour la première fois permis de mettre en évidence l’importance des Composés Organiques à la Volatilité Intermédiaire (COV-I) dans la formation d’AOS à partir de leur mesure in-situ à Paris. / Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) impacts air quality and climate change. However, its ambient concentrations are still underestimated. A large discrepancy has been observed between estimations and observations of SOA in urban areas as well as in remote areas, since the sources and the nature of the SOA precursors, the Gaseous Organic Compounds (GOCs), and the SOA formation mechanisms remain unclear. The studies presented here aim (1) to characterize the GOCs, including important SOA precursors, in urban area by studying their determinants and their sources, and (2) to study the GOCs impact on the SOA formation in urban area. To answer these objectives, we studied GOCs measured at suburban sites of Paris and Los Angeles megacities, as part of the MEGAPOLI (summer 2009 and winter 2010) and CalNex (spring 2010) programs, respectively. From the study of the organic fractions of the particulate- and the gas-phases with air quality indicators and meteorological data, (1) we identified the GOCs determinants, (2) we identified their sources and quantified their relative contribution to the GOCs emissions according to the season, by implementing the source receptor model PMF, and (3) we estimated the impact of the GOCs on the SOA formation. In summer and in winter, the GOCs measured in Paris are strongly associated with the “remote” and “OVOCs” source profiles. The highest contributions to the emissions of GOCs measured in Los Angeles are associated to the anthropogenic source profiles. As for the SOA formation, these studies highlighted for the first time the importance of the Intermediate Volatility Organic Compounds (I-VOCs) in the SOA formation from their measurements in Paris.

Most proposed regulation methods do not take advantage of the state information of the underlying scheduler, resulting in a waste of resources. We propose a dynamic regulation approach in which the regulation function is modulated by both the tagged stream's characteristics and the state information fed-back from the scheduler. The transmission speed of a regulator is accelerated when too much traffic has been sent to the scheduler by the other regulators or when the scheduler's queue is empty. As a result, the mean delay of the traffic can be reduced and the scheduler's throughput can be increased. Since no complicated computation is involved, our approach is suitable for the use in high-speed networks.