Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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A GIS Tool for the Land Carrying Capacity of Large Solar Plants
Abstract A tool for the estimation of the land carrying capacity of large solar plants, such as ground-mounted PV plants or solar thermal plants, is developed in GIS environment. The scope is to verify to what extent the constraints that governments ...
2014 / Enrico Borgogno Mondino, Enrico Fabrizio, Roberto Chiabrando -
Proposing mitigation strategies for reducing the impact of rice cultivation on climate change in Egypt
Abstract This research assesses different strategies for reducing methane emission from rice cultivation that might reduce climate change. The methane emission is calculated during the period from 1990 to 2010, based on the Egyptian National...
2014 / Eman Hasan -
Air Mass Effect on the Performance of Organic Solar Cells
Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of variations in global and diffuse solar spectral distribution due to the variation of air mass on the performance of two types of solar cells, DPB (etraphenyl–dibenzo–periflanthene)...
2013 / A. Guechi, M. Chegaar, M. Aillerie -
A GIS-based evaluation of the effect of decontamination on effective doses due to long-term external exposures in Fukushima
Abstract Despite the enormous cost of radiation decontamination, there has been almost no quantitative discussion on how much it would reduce the long-term external radiation exposure in the Evacuation Zone and Planned Evacuation Zone (restricted...
2013 / Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yumi Iwasaki, Shizuka Hashimoto, Wataru Naito, Kyoko Ono, et al. -
Quality factors for space radiation: A new approach
Abstract NASA has derived new models for radiological risk assessment based on epidemiological data and radiation biology including differences in Relative Biological Effectiveness for leukemia and solid tumors. Comprehensive approaches were used to ...
2014 / Thomas B. Borak, Lawrence H. Heilbronn, Lawrence W. Townsend, Rafe A. McBeth, Wouter de Wet -
Chemical Characteristics of Surface Water and Groundwater in Coastal Watershed, Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Abstract The objective of this research was to provide hydrological and stable isotopic information to figure out the characteristics of surface water and groundwater in Cu Lao Dung (CLD) Island, a coastal area in the Mekong Delta, South of Vietnam. ...
2014 / Tran Dang An, Maki Tsujimura, Vo Le Phu, Atsushi Kawachi, Doan Thu Ha -
Assessing and addressing the re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Central basin hypoxia
Abstract Relieving phosphorus loading is a key management tool for controlling Lake Erie eutrophication. During the 1960s and 1970s, increased phosphorus inputs degraded water quality and reduced central basin hypolimnetic oxygen levels which, in...
2014 / Donald Scavia, J. David Allan, Kristin K. Arend, Steven Bartell, Dmitry Beletsky, et al. -
Mapping Burnt Forest Areas and Monitoring their Regeneration Using MERIS Images
Abstract The study presented here uses satellite information from Envisat-Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS), ground data and ancillary maps to access the use of MERIS satellite data in mapping burnt forest areas and monitoring their...
2014 / Dimitrios Galionis, Eleni Charou, Marianthi Stefouli, Katerina Kabassi, Aristotelis Martinis -
Satellite Remote Sensing as a Tool in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development: Towards a Synergistic Approach
Abstract Disasters have become an issue of growing concern throughout the world, whether it is natural hazards or through human factors. The frequency, as well as magnitude, of disasters threatening large population living in diverse environments is ...
2014 / Olalekan Mumin Bello, Yusuf Adedoyin Aina -
Estimating Demands with a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach
Abstract The use of drinking water distribution system models has been around for decades, and demand estimation has been a key component in the model development process. Existing techniques utilized by consultants/utilities have been capable of...
2014 / T. Qin, D.L. Boccelli -
Experimental Study on Fire Extinguishing of Water Mist with a Newly Prepared Multi-component Additive
Abstract In order to enhance the fire suppression performance of water mist, a new multi-component additive of water mist is produced through physics process for the typical fire (oil pool fires and wood crib fires). To study the effectiveness of...
2013 / Binbin Wu, Guangxuan Liao -
Simulating daily rainfall fields over large areas for collective risk estimation
Summary Large scale rainfall models are needed for collective risk estimation in flood insurance, infrastructure networks and water resource management applications. There is a lack of models which can provide simulations over large river basins...
2014 / Francesco Serinaldi, Chris G. Kilsby -
On the Singular Nature of Turbulent Boundary Layers
Abstract An estimate is derived for the rate at which, with increasing Reynolds number, the vorticity in turbulent boundary layers is confined to a diminishing fraction of the overall flow domain. For laminar boundary layers this rate is reflected...
2013 / J.C. Klewicki -
Estimation of Geothermal Reservoir Properties Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter
Abstract Information on the permeability at depth is important for the exploitation of geothermal reservoirs. The Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) is tool for property estimation if temporal observations are available. Observations can be temperature,...
2013 / Gabriele Marquart, Christian Vogt, Christoph Klein, André Widera -
Arctic Ocean perennial sea ice breakdown during the Early Holocene Insolation Maximum
Abstract Arctic Ocean sea ice proxies generally suggest a reduction in sea ice during parts of the early and middle Holocene (∼6000–10,000 years BP) compared to present day conditions. This sea ice minimum has been attributed to the northern...
2013 / Christian Stranne, Martin Jakobsson, Göran Björk -
An investigation into six coal fly ashes from the United Kingdom and Poland to evaluate rare earth element content
Abstract Rare earth elements have been identified by the European Commission as a critical raw material. Six European coal fly ashes have been investigated for their rare earth element content. A coal fly ash from the UK has levels of rare earth...
2013 / R.S. Blissett, N. Smalley, N.A. Rowson -
Assessment of NOx and O3 forecasting performances in the U.S. National Air Quality Forecasting Capability before and after the 2012 major emissions updates
Abstract In this study, we address outdated emissions inventory problems in air quality forecasting systems. The National Emissions Inventory for NO x from area and mobile sources is projected from 2005...
2014 / Li Pan, Daniel Tong, Pius Lee, H.-C. Kim, Tianfeng Chai -
Development of an adaptive thermal comfort equation for naturally ventilated buildings in hot–humid climates using ASHRAE RP-884 database
Abstract The objective of this study was to develop an adaptive thermal comfort equation for naturally ventilated buildings in hot–humid climates. The study employed statistical meta-analysis of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and...
2013 / Doris Hooi Chyee Toe, Tetsu Kubota -
A Numerical Study on CO2 Seepage from Offshore Geologic Storage Site
Abstract The objective of the present study is to gain a fundamental understanding on CO2 behavior during the seepage from the geologic carbon sequestration site. To elucidate the seepage behavior in the marine sediment, CO2 bubble dynamics in...
2013 / Cheol Huh, Jung-Yeul Jung, Meang-Ik Cho, Seong-Gil Kang -
Tourmaline from the Archean G.R.Halli gold deposit, Chitradurga greenstone belt, Dharwar craton (India): Implications for the gold metallogeny
Abstract Tourmaline occurs as a minor but important mineral in the alteration zone of the Archean orogenic gold deposit of Guddadarangavanahalli (G.R.Halli) in the Chitradurga greenstone belt of the western Dharwar craton, southern India. It occurs...
2014 / Susmita Gupta, M. Jayananda, Fareeduddin