Listar por autor "Acosta-Coll, Melisa"
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Communication protocols evaluation for a wireless rainfall monitoring network in an urban area
Ortega Gonzalez, Lilia Maria; Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Piñeres Espitia, Gabriel Dario; Aziz Butt, Shariq (Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2021)Rainfall monitoring networks are key elements for the development of alerts and prediction models for communities at risk of flooding during high intensity rainfall events. Currently, most of these networks send the ... -
Cross-Evaluation of Reflectivity from NEXRAD and Global Precipitation Mission during Extreme Weather Events
Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Morales, Abel; Zamora-Musa, Ronald; Butt, Shariq Aziz (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Switzerland, 2022-08-02)During extreme events such as tropical cyclones, the precision of sensors used to sample the meteorological data is vital to feed weather and climate models for storm path forecasting, quantitative precipitation estimation, ... -
Financing of residential rooftop photovoltaic projects under a net metering policy framework: the case of the colombian caribbean region
Ospino C., Adalberto; Robles Algarín, Carlos; Tobón-Perez, Juan; Peña Gallardo, Rafael; Acosta-Coll, Melisa (Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020-08-22)The inclusion of photovoltaic energy in the Colombian energy matrix has had several difficulties due to the lack of energy policies and regulations in renewable energy projects. The lack of government support with subsidies ... -
Forecasting and communication key elements for low-cost fluvial flooding early warning system in urban areas
Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Solano-Escorcia, Andres; Ortega-Gonzalez, Lilia; Zamora-Musa, Ronald (2021)Fluvial flooding occurs when a river overspills its banks due to excessive rainfall, and it is the most common flood event. In urban areas, the increment of urbanization makes communities more susceptible ... -
Low-cost smart indoor greenhouse for urban farming
Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Anaya, Daniel; Ojeda-Field, Luis; Zamora-Musa, Ronald (Springer International Publishing, 2021-09-13)Currently, people want to take control of what they consume as well as the local authorities pursue to implement measures to improve sustainability, food security, and living standards. Indoor urban farming initiatives ... -
Real-Time Early Warning System Design For Pluvial Flash Floods—A Review
Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Ballester Merelo, Francisco Jose; MARTINEZ-PEIRO, MARCOS; De-La-Hoz-Franco, Emiro (Sensors (Switzerland), 2018-06-10)Pluvial flash floods in urban areas are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate change and human actions, negatively impacting the life, work, production and infrastructure of a population. Pluvial flooding occurs ... -
Substrate treatment for the increment of electric power potential from plants microbial fuel cells
Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Ospino C., Adalberto; Carbonell-Navarro, Stalin; Escobar-Duque, Jaider; Peña Gallardo, Rafael; Zamora-Musa, Ronald (2021)Plants microbial fuel cells (PMFC) is novel systemthat generates renewable, clean, and sustainable electricity with minimal environmentalimpact. However, PMFC has limitations in power generation and ...