Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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SPUCAL_mrt as a New Model for Estimating the Mean Radiant Temperature in Arid Lands
Abstract This paper presents a thorough study on the Mean Radiant Temperature, which is considered as the most important factor for estimating outdoor thermal comfort, especially in sunny climates. T ...
2015 / Ahriz Atef, Zemmouri Noureddine, Fezzai Soufiane -
Spatiotemporal Variations in Groundwater Chemistry of a Small Tropical Island Using Graphical and Geochemical Models
Abstract In this work, the spatial and temporal variations in the groundwater chemistry of Kapas Island were assessed using geochemical and graphical models. The Durov diagram classifies the groundwater of the island into three water types; Ca- HCO3 ...
2015 / Nura Umar Kura, Mohammad Firuz Ramli, Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman, Shaharin Ibrahim, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, et al. -
Numerical Investigation of the Unsteady Thermal Plume Around Human Body in Closed Space
Abstract The unsteady numerical simulation was conducted to investigate the unsteady thermal plume around human body in closed space, with a relative high resolution of grid and time step. The instantaneous flow filed evolution process was...
2015 / Yulong Liu, Zhengxian Liu, Jisheng Luo -
Evaluating Solar Radiation Attenuation Models to Assess the Effects of Climate and Geographical Location on the Heliostat Field Efficiency in Brazil
Abstract Most of the solar power plants using a central receiver which are currently in operation are installed in the Sun Belt region, specifically above the Tropic of Cancer. These plants are located in regions characterized by a dry summers and a ...
2014 / JM Cardemil, AR Starke, VK Scariot, IL. Grams, S Colle -
Tracing radioactivity from Fukushima in the Northern Pacific Ocean
Abstract Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a campaign of sampling and measuring anthropogenic radionuclides in North Pacific seawater was set up. The main aim was to study natural processes using these...
2015 / M. Aoyama, M. Hult, Y. Hamajima, G. Lutter, G Marissens, et al. -
Constructed Wetland for Sewage Treatment and Thermal Transfer Reduction
Abstract The studying of thermal transfer reduction through the model house by using a nearby constructed wetland which was set at Khamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. A model house with 3 x 3 x 2.5 m of width x length x ceiling height was...
2015 / Akarat Panrare, Prapa Sohsalam, Tusanee Tondee -
Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Buildings in Different Regions of China Based on STIRPAT Model
Abstract This article focuses on CO2 emissions of buildings in China, the drivers of carbon dioxide emissions of buildings performing stage under the different climatic conditions have been studied by using the STIRPAT (stochastic impacts by...
2015 / Xilong Cong, Meijiao Zhao, Longxi Li -
Georesources and Environmental Problems in Niamey City (Niger): A Preliminary Sketch
Abstract The present paper is about a preliminary study of the georesources of Niamey (Niger). The main goals are the qualitative and quantitative characterization of surface water, groundwater, and aggregates. There was a census of the wells and...
2015 / Manuela Lasagna, Giovanna Antonella Dino, Luigi Perotti, Francesco Spadafora, Domenico A. De Luca, et al. -
Experimental Study of CO2 – Saline Aquifer-Carbonate Rock Interaction during CO2 Sequestration
Abstract Combustion of fossil fuels, as well as exploration and production operations in petroleum industry is a source of greenhouse gases, mainly CO2, which has been accounted for increasing concern over global warming. Deep saline aquifers are...
2015 / Reza Azin, Najmeh Mehrabi, Shahriar Osfouri, Masoud Asgari -
Impact of the Envelope Geometry on Cooling Demand in Very Airtight UK Dwellings Under Current and Future Weather Projections
Abstract The Passivhaus strategy employs super insulation to reduce the heat transfer through the building envelope. It has been argued that super insulated homes are vulnerable to summer overheating risks, even in the current climate. The UK is...
2014 / Yahya Lavafpour, Steve Sharples -
Rare earth elements (REE) in deep groundwater from granite and fracture-filling calcite in the Tono area, central Japan: Prediction of REE fractionation in paleo- to present-day groundwater
Abstract Rare earth elements (REEs) combined with yttrium (YREE) in deep groundwater from granite and fracture-filling calcite are being studied at the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU, Tono area, central Japan). The groundwater was...
2015 / Takashi Munemoto, Kazuaki Ohmori, Teruki Iwatsuki -
Chinese National Standards for Application of Solar Thermal Technology in Civil Buildings
Abstract In building energy consumption, water heating, space heating and air-conditioning account for a large proportion. Chinese government has been released about four national standards for the application of solar thermal technology in civil...
2015 / Zinian He -
Isotopic Composition of the Ogallala-high Plains Aquifer Andvadose Zone
Abstract The Ogallala-High Plains aquifer is an important resource for irrigated agriculture in a semi-arid region of the United States. Steep declines in groundwater levels are putting increasing strain on the viability of the aquifer for...
2015 / Randy L. Stotler, Donald O. Whittemore, Jon J. Smith, Britney S. Katz, Adam Yoerg, et al. -
Development of Improved caprock Integrity Analysis and Risk Assessment Techniques
Abstract GeoMechanics Technologies has completed a geomechanical caprock integrity analysis and risk assessment study funded through the US Department of Energy. The project included: a detailed review of historical caprock integrity problems...
2014 / Michael S. Bruno, Kang Lao, Julia Diessl, Bill Childers, Jing Xiang, et al. -
Double-layer parallelization for hydrological model calibration on HPC systems
Summary Large-scale problems that demand high precision have remarkably increased the computational time of numerical simulation models. Therefore, the parallelization of models has been widely implemented in recent years. However, computing time...
2016 / Ang Zhang, Tiejian Li, Yuan Si, Ronghua Liu, Haiyun Shi, et al. -
Peer review report 2 on COMPARISON OF DOWNSCALING METHODS FOR MEAN AND EXTREME PRECIPITATION IN SENEGAL2015 /
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Evaluation of ocean tide loading effects on GPS-estimated precipitable water vapour in Turkey
Abstract Global Positioning System (GPS) has been widely used to estimate the total zenith tropospheric delay (ZTD) and precipitable water vapour (PWV) for weather prediction and atmospheric research as a continuous and all-weather technique....
2016 / Gurbuz Gokhan, Shuanggen Jin -
Evaluation of gas condensate reservoir behavior using velocity dependent relative permeability during the numerical well test analysis
Abstract Gas condensate is one of the most different fluids in reservoir simulation due to retrograde condensation in case of pressure reduction. In this kind of fluids, two phenomena named negative inertia and positive coupling, become significant...
2016 / Arash Azamifard, Mahnaz Hekmatzadeh, Bahram Dabir -
Suitability of revision to MUSLE for estimating sediment yield in the Loess Plateau of China2015 / Ya Luo, Shengtian Yang, Xiaoyan Liu, Changming Liu, Yichi Zhang, et al.
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Orbital Simulations for Directed Energy Deflection of Near-Earth Asteroids
Abstract Directed energy laser ablation at the surface of an asteroid or comet produces an ejection plume that will impart a thrust on the asteroid. This thrust can mitigate a threatened collision with the Earth. This technique uses the asteroid...
2015 / Qicheng Zhang, Kevin J. Walsh, Carl Melis, Gary B. Hughes, Philip Lubin