Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to fluorosed enamel
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the influence of dental fluorosis and etching time on the shear bond strengths (SBSs) of orthodontic brackets to human enamel. Methods ...
2014 / Mónica Mendes, Jaime Portugal, Sofia Arantes‐Oliveira, Pedro Mesquita -
Testing Mars Exploration Rover-inspired operational strategies for semi-autonomous rovers on the moon II: The GeoHeuristic operational Strategies Test in Alaska
Abstract We used MER-derived semi-autonomous rover science operations strategies to determine best practices suitable for remote semi-autonomous lunar rover geology. Two field teams studied two glacial moraines as analogs for potential ice-bearing...
2014 / R.A. Yingst, B.A. Cohen, B. Hynek, M.E. Schmidt, C. Schrader, et al. -
Large Solar Assisted Heat Pump Systems in Collective Housing: In-situ Monitoring Results for Summer Season
Abstract This article presents the behavior of an existing system combining solar collectors and heat pumps at large scale (10’000 living m2, more than 1’000 m2 solar collectors) for space heating and domestic hot water production, focusing on...
2014 / Carolina Fraga, Floriane Mermoud, Pierre Hollmuller, Eric Pampaloni, Bernard Lachal -
Regulations on Ship Transport and On-board Direct Injection of CO2 into Sub-seabed Geological Formations
Abstract Ship based offshore CCS activities need to comply with international and national regulatory frameworks for carbon dioxide storage in sub-seabed geological formations. The 1996 London Protocol is an example of international framework, while ...
2013 / Satoshi Suzuki, Takashi Nakamura, Motoshi Muraoka, Shintaro Higashi, Takashi Ohsumi -
A comparative study of the radiological hazard in sediments samples from drinking water purification plants supplied from different sources
Abstract The natural radiation level has been determined for 135 sediment samples from forty-six drinking water purification plants supplied from different sources (Nile River, Ibrahimia Canal and Bahr Yousif Canal) aiming to evaluate the radiation...
2014 / Shams A.M. Issa, M.A.M. Uosif, Mahmoud Tammam, Reda Elsaman -
Development of Key Performance Indicators for CO2 Storage Operability and Efficiency Assessment: Application to the Southern North Sea Rotliegend Group
Abstract This paper outlines the development of a methodology which can be used to produce key performance indicators for operability and efficiency of a CO2 storage site. The methodology is based on the premise that individual geological formations ...
2013 / Anna Korre, Sevket Durucan, Ji-Quan Shi, Amer Syed, Rajesh Govindan, et al. -
Complementary Use of the WEAP Model to Underpin the Development of SEEAW Physical Water Use and Supply Tables
Abstract Two modern tools, the System of Economic and Environmental Accounts for Water (SEEAW) and the Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP), have been applied in combination to assess in a holistic way the available water resources and the...
2014 / G. Dimova, E. Tzanov, P. Ninov, I. Ribarova, M. Kossida -
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies at the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey (Period of 1968-2010)
Abstract The purpose of the study is to review the sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies at the Mediterranean coast of Turkey during the period between 1968 and 2010. The SST data of the meteorology stations in Fethiye, Finike, Antalya, Alanya,...
2014 / Yüksel Güçlü -
Cost Estimates for the CO2 Geological Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers Offshore Japan: A Case Study
Abstract As a part of the project “Total System of Zero-emission Coal-fired Power Generation Project” led by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), we have conducted a feasibility study on the CO2 geological storage in ...
2013 / Masato Takagi, Kazuo Koide, Junichi Shimizu, Chikara Iwamoto, Masao Ohoka, et al. -
Comparing supervised and unsupervised multiresolution segmentation approaches for extracting buildings from very high resolution imagery
Abstract Although multiresolution segmentation (MRS) is a powerful technique for dealing with very high resolution imagery, some of the image objects that it generates do not match the geometries of the target objects, which reduces the...
2014 / Mariana Belgiu, Lucian Drǎguţ -
Preparation of earthquake-triggered landslide inventory maps using remote sensing and GIS technologies: Principles and case studies
Abstract Inventory maps of earthquake-triggered landslides can be constructed using several methods, which are often subject to obvious differences due to lack of commonly accepted criteria or principles. To solve this problem, the author describes...
2014 / Chong Xu -
Freshwater savings from marine protein consumption2014 / Jessica A Gephart, Michael L Pace, Paolo D’Odorico
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Impacts of recent climate change on the hydrology in the source region of the Yellow River basin
Abstract Study region The source region of the Yellow River (SRYE) in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Study focus The spatial-temporal changes of hydrological...
2016 / Fanchong Meng, Fengge Su, Daqing Yang, Kai Tong, Zhenchun Hao -
A spectral method for discriminating thermodynamic phase and retrieving cloud optical thickness and effective radius using transmitted solar radiance spectra2015 / S. E. LeBlanc, P. Pilewskie, K. S. Schmidt, O. Coddington
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Proper motions of young stellar outflows in the mid-infrared with Spitzer II HH 377/Cep E2014 / A Noriega-Crespo, A C Raga, A Moro-Martín, N Flagey, S J Carey
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Interannual variability of summertime aerosol optical depth over East Asia during 2000–2011: a potential influence from El Niño Southern Oscillation2013 / Yikun Liu, Junfeng Liu, Shu Tao
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Evidence for cosmic ray modulation in temperature records from the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly region2013 / E. Frigo, I. G. Pacca, A. J. Pereira-Filho, P. H. Rampelloto, N. R. Rigozo
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Radiation heat transfer model using Monte Carlo ray tracing method on hierarchical ortho-Cartesian meshes and non-uniform rational basis spline surfaces for description of boundaries2014 / Paweł Kuczyński, Ryszard Białecki
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Implementation of a quality control for radio occultation observations in the presence of large gradients of atmospheric refractivity2015 / L. Cucurull
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Mapping Changes in a Recovering Mine Site with Hyperspectral Airborne HyMap Imagery (Sotiel, SW Spain)2014 / Jorge Buzzi, Asunción Riaza, Eduardo García-Meléndez, Sebastian Weide, Martin Bachmann