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Energy Efficiency Ratio - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Agricultural workers face several climate-related health risks. These include exposures to heat and other extreme weather, more pesticide exposure due to expanded pest presence, disease-carrying pests like mosquitos and ticks, and degraded air quality.24 Language barriers, lack of health care access, and other factors can compound these risks.
      - Climate change can make conditions better or worse for growing crops in different regions. For example, changes in temperature, rainfall, and frost-free days are leading to longer growing seasons in almost every state.A longer growing season can have both positive and negative impacts for raising food.
      - Labour Force Efficiency
      - Citation: [1]Environmental Protection Agency. “Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply.” Www.epa.gov, 2024, www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-agriculture-and-food-supply.
      - Land Energy Efficiency
    - - High Humidity
        
        High moisture content in the air forces cooling systems to spend additional energy on dehumidification. Before adequately cooling the air, the system must remove latent heat associated with moisture, effectively reducing the net cooling delivered for each unit of energy spent. This process can lower the operational EER.
      - Low Humidity
        
        Drier climates reduce the dehumidification burden. Without having to remove as much moisture, the air conditioning system can achieve closer to (or even surpass) its rated efficiency performance, helping maintain a higher EER.
    - - Summer: optimal temperatures can enhance crop growth and productivity. However, excessive heat can stress plants and require additional irrigation
      - Winter: cool temperatures can affect crop growth and energy use in agriculture, frost can damage crops, leading to reduced yields and higher energy inputs for protect the crop
    - - Summer Conditions
        
        During mid-summer when both temperature and humidity are high, EER ratings often drop.
      - Spring and Fall
        
        In transitional weather, where neither temperature nor humidity is extreme, systems often run closer to their rated efficiency. Reduced operational stress correlates with higher effective EER values.
- - - - Slopes and Aspect: South-facing slopes in the Northern Hemisphere receive more sunlight than north-facing ones. This affects plant growth, crop yields, and the types of vegetation that can thrive.
    - - Shading: Tall hills or mountains can cast shadows, reducing sunlight availability for crops or natural vegetation.
    - - Elevation Changes: Areas with steep topography may experience rapid runoff, leading to less water retention. This can directly impact irrigation needs for farmers and water availability for natural ecosystems.
        Microclimates: Valleys may trap cooler air, affecting temperatures and moisture levels, which can influence plant growth
    - - Slope Steepness: Steeper slopes are more prone to erosion, which can deplete soil nutrients and impact agricultural productivity. This can also affect natural habitats.
  - - - Availability to renewable resources, affecting the energy mix and overall efficiency
        
        Steep mountainous regions may limit the accessibility of solar or wind farms but enhance the potential for hydropower.
        
        Flat areas may favor large-scale wind or solar farms but have limited potential for hydropower.
        
        The Andes Mountains in South America indirectly drive a reliance on hydropower, while flat regions in Texas facilitate large-scale wind farms.
- - - - The geothermal system operates at an EER of 15.
- - - - traditional method irrigation
      - manual irrigation
      - sub irrigation
      - center pivot irrigation
      - drip irrigation
      - sprinkler irrigation
      - localized irrigation
      - surface irrigation
        
        surface irrigation