Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Late Quaternary tephrostratigraphy and cryptotephrostratigraphy of deep-sea sequences (Chikyu C9001C cores) as tools for marine terrace chronology in NE Japan
Abstract We investigated late Quaternary deep-sea sequences of the C9001C cores (D/V Chikyu shakedown cruise) to refine the tephrostratigraphy and reconsider the marine terrace chronology along the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan. We...
2014 / Tabito Matsu'ura, Akira Furusawa, Kota Shimogama, Norihisa Goto, Junko Komatsubara -
Four-site Case Study of Water Extraction from CO2 Storage Reservoirs
Abstract Water extraction is one possible means of enhancing storage capacity and managing carbon dioxide (CO2) storage reservoirs. This study investigates the efficacy of water extraction in CO2 storage applications through the use of dynamic...
2013 / G. Liu, C.D. Gorecki, D. Saini, J.M. Bremer, R.J. Klapperich, et al. -
Anisotropy of permeability in faulted porous sandstones
Abstract Studies of fault rock permeabilities advance the understanding of fluid migration patterns around faults and contribute to predictions of fault stability. In this study a new model is proposed combining brittle deformation structures formed ...
2014 / N.J.C. Farrell, D. Healy, C.W. Taylor -
Influencing factors of seismic signals generated by un-tuned large volume airgun array in a land reservoir2014 / Meng Chen, Wei Yang, Weitao Wang, Baoshan Wang, Hongkui Ge, et al.
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Development of an Offshore Monitoring Plan for a Commercial CO2 Storage Pilot
Abstract An effective monitoring plan must be site-specific, risk based and adaptive. This paper examines the development of such a CO2 storage monitoring plan for the offshore North Sea Goldeneye candidate CO2 storage complex. Significant detail is ...
2013 / Owain Tucker, Paul Garnham, Paul Wood, Wilfred Berlang, Indriaty Susanto -
Bioconcentration of Heavy Metals in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) from Farm Soils around Sohar Industrial Area in Oman
Abstract Heavy metal accumulation in soils caused by industrialization has become a potential threat due to its availability to crops and their subsequent transformation in the food chain. Sohar Industrial Area in Oman has large number of industries ...
2013 / Tahra Talib Al-Rashdi, Hameed Sulaiman -
Application of the Reservoir Simulator MUFITS for 3D Modelling of CO2 Storage in Geological Formations
Abstract We propose a new reservoir simulator MUFITS for thermal compositional simulations of underground CO2 storage. We test MUFITS against a benchmarking problem of CO2 storage which is consistent with reservoir conditions in the Johansen...
2013 / Andrey A. Afanasyev -
Geochemical Interactions Between CO2 and Minerals within the Utsira Caprock: A 5-year Experimental Study
Abstract Efficient storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep reservoirs will be dependent on the integrity of the natural seals above the CO2. This experimental study focuses on geochemical reactions between CO2, synthetic porewaters and Utsira...
2013 / K. Bateman, C.A. Rochelle, G. Purser, S.J. Kemp, D. Wagner -
Wellbore Permeability Estimates from Vertical Interference Testing of Existing Wells
Abstract Wellbore integrity is considered an important risk factor for leakage of CO2 and formation fluids out of geological CO2 storage sites. Quantifying the effective hydraulic parameters that control vertical migration of fluids along the...
2013 / Sarah E. Gasda, Michael A. Celia, James Z. Wang, Andrew Duguid -
Evaluation of radionuclides in the terrestrial environment of Western Ghats
Abstract The activity concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides in soil samples of an elevated radiation background area of Western Ghats were determined using gamma-ray spectrometry with the aim of evaluating the environmental...
2014 / P.K. Manigandan, B. Chandar Shekar -
Relative importance of acid coating on ice nuclei in the deposition and contact modes for wintertime Arctic clouds and radiation2013 / Eric Girard, Niloofar Sokhandan Asl
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Temporal changes in Hg, Pb, Cd and Zn environmental concentrations in the southern Baltic Sea sediments dated with 210Pb method
Summary The article presents data on heavy metal – Hg, Pb, Cd and Zn – distribution in the layers of marine sediments from the off-shore areas of the southern Baltic Sea: Gdańsk Deep, SE Gotland Basin and Bornholm Deep. Depth profiles of metal...
2014 / Tamara Zalewska, Jerzy Woroń, Beata Danowska, Maria Suplińska -
Estimating lichen volume and reindeer winter pasture quality from Landsat imagery
Abstract Reindeer and caribou are keystone species in the circumpolar region, and rely on lichens as their main winter forage to survive in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Lichen mats, however, can be heavily overgrazed at high deer...
2013 / Tobias Falldorf, Olav Strand, Manuela Panzacchi, Hans Tømmervik -
Screening long-term variability and change of soil moisture in a changing climate
Summary Soil moisture is an essential component of water variability and change in the landscape. This paper develops a conceptual and analytical framework for linking hydro-climatic change at the surface and soil-groundwater conditions in the...
2014 / Georgia Destouni, Lucile Verrot -
Detailed diesel exhaust characteristics including particle surface area and lung deposited dose for better understanding of health effects in human chamber exposure studies
Abstract Several diesel exhaust (DE) characteristics, comprising both particle and gas phase, recognized as important when linking with health effects, are not reported in human chamber exposure studies. In order to understand effects of DE on...
2013 / Aneta Wierzbicka, Patrik T. Nilsson, Jenny Rissler, Gerd Sallsten, Yiyi Xu, et al. -
Spatiotemporal Modeling for Disaster in Indonesia A Conceptual Model
Abstract Disaster management in Indonesia requires data management which is based on the whole cycle of disaster that occurs in Indonesia. A Disaster Data Management Research in Indonesia, named DIMaS (Disaster Management Information System), has...
2014 / Hira Laksmiwati, Karina Novita Suryani, Fazat Nur Azizah, Chairul Ichsan -
Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project in Japan
Abstract The Japanese government has started a large-scale CCS demonstration project at the Tomakomai Area in Hokkaido for the period JFY 2012-2020. From JFY 2016 to 2018, 100,000 tonnes/year or more CO2 derive from an industrial source is scheduled ...
2013 / Daiji Tanase, Takashi Sasaki, Toru Yoshii, Satoshi Motohashi, Yoshihiro Sawada, et al. -
Impact of Traffic Management on Black Carbon Emissions: a Microsimulation Study2016 / Margherita Mascia, Simon Hu, Ke Han, Robin North, Martine Van Poppel, et al.
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New Construction of an Energy-surplus Day Care Center for Children to Experience Energy-efficiency
Abstract Initiated by the commitment of the mayor and public participation within the municipality Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn in the South-East of Munich, the need for generating new child care facilities led to the realization of an energy-surplus...
2014 / Anna Hoier, Hans Erhorn, Michaela Hoppe, Bernhard Asböck, Joachim Daubenmerkl -
Fine Particulates Matter (PM2.5) from Coal-fired Power Plant in Manjung and its Health Impacts
Abstract Fine particulates matter (PM2.5) emitted from coal-fired power plant can affect human behaviour. Two times 8hours airborne particulates personal outdoor sampling through 7-hole and cyclone samplers has been conducted nearby Manjung Power...
2013 / Shamzani Affendy Mohd Din, Nik Nurul-Hidayah Nik Yahya, Alias Abdullah