Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Access of energetic particles to Titan׳s exobase: A study of Cassini׳s T9 flyby
Abstract We study how the local electromagnetic disturbances introduced by Titan affect the ionization rates of the atmosphere. For this, we model the precipitation of energetic particles, specifically hydrogen and oxygen ions with energies between...
2015 / L.H. Regoli, E. Roussos, M. Feyerabend, G.H. Jones, N. Krupp, et al. -
Identifying Factors that Influence the Factor of Safety and Probability of Failure of Large-diameter, Cast Iron Water Mains with a Mechanistic, Stochastic Model: A Case Study in the City of Hamilton
Abstract Cast iron water mains comprise approximately 28%, by length, of all water mains in Canada and the United States. Many of these cast-iron water mains are reaching the end of their expected service lives and their rate of failure is...
2015 / Daniel Wilson, Yves R. Filion, Ian D. Moore -
Characterisation of Single Wind Turbine Wakes with Static and Scanning WINTWEX-W LiDAR Data
Abstract With further development of LiDAR technology wake measurements by use of LiDAR became of common interest in the wind energy community. To study new measurement strategies of scanning and nacelle LiDARs, in combination with already existing...
2015 / Valerie-M. Kumer, Joachim Reuder, Benny Svardal, Camilla Sætre, Peter Eecen -
Utilities Substations in Smart District Heating Networks
Abstract In the last decades the concept of distributed generation – i.e. the installation of (electrical and/or thermal) energy production systems at the final users – was born and found gradually increasing diffusion. For what concerns the...
2015 / M.A. Ancona, L. Branchini, B. Di Pietra, F. Melino, G. Puglisi, et al. -
Variations in tropical cyclone-related discharge in four watersheds near Houston, Texas
Abstract We examined a 60-year record of daily precipitation and river discharge related to tropical cyclones (TCs) in four watersheds undergoing land use and land cover change near Houston, Texas. Results show that TCs are responsible for ∼20% of...
2015 / Laiyin Zhu, Steven M. Quiring, Inci Guneralp, Walter G. Peacock -
Physico-chemical Variability of Alluvial Sediments in a Floodplain Area of the Downstream Vltava (Moldau) River in the Czech Republic after the Most Recent Catastrophic Flood in 2013
Abstract The physico-chemical parameters of the Fluvisols that have developed in long-term deposited river sediments at a depth of 0–10cm (topsoil) and 30–40cm (subsoil) were determined immediately after the catastrophic flood in 2013 across the...
2015 / Ivan Suchara, Julie Sucharová, Marie Holá -
Source, variability, and transformation of nitrate in a regional karst aquifer: Edwards aquifer, central Texas
Abstract Many karst regions are undergoing rapid population growth and expansion of urban land accompanied by increases in wastewater generation and changing patterns of nitrate (NO3 −) loading to surface and groundwater. We...
2016 / M. Musgrove, S.P. Opsahl, B.J. Mahler, C. Herrington, T.L. Sample, et al. -
Spatial and temporal variability of sea surface temperature in the Baltic Sea based on 32-years (1982–2013) of satellite data
Summary Satellite measurements provide synoptic view of sea surface temperature (SST) and can be used to trace global and regional climate trends. In this study we have examined the multiyear trends and variability of the Baltic Sea SST using...
2015 / Malgorzata Stramska, Jagoda Białogrodzka -
Tracer-based Quantification of Individual Frac Discharge in Single-well Multiple-frac Backflow: Sensitivity Study
Abstract The use of artificial tracers as a tool for matrix and fracture (-network) characterization is examined in conjunction with a variety of geothermal-related fracturing operations in Germany, either chemical-based or plain-hydraulic, with or...
2014 / Iulia Ghergut, Horst Behrens, Martin Sauter -
Rehabilitation Actions in Water Supply Systems: Effects on Biofilm Susceptibility
Abstract Biofilm development in water supply systems (WSSs) depends on infrastructure and operational factors, apart from water quality. We have developed a methodology that considers WSSs hydraulic (operation) and physical (design) characteristics...
2014 / E. Ramos-Martínez, M. Herrera, J. Gutiérrez-Pérez, J. Izquierdo, R. Pérez-García -
Metal mobility during UK North Sea geological CO2 storage
Abstract Offshore storage of CO2 in the UK North Sea may lead to the production of reservoir fluids which have the potential to contain significant concentrations of contaminant metals, which could be of harm to the environment. Laboratory batch...
2014 / Kit Carruthers, Mark Wilkinson, Ian B. Butler -
Inertial Particles and Vortices: Implications for Cloud Flows
Abstract We study, using 2D direct numerical simulations, the effects of particle inertia on the condensation process in a vortical flow. We find that particle inertia has a small effect on both the overall condensation rate as well as the size...
2015 / S. Ravichandran -
Internal U, Th and Rb concentrations of alkali-feldspar grains: Implications for luminescence dating
Abstract This study assesses whether internal U, Th and Rb concentrations of single grains of alkali-feldspar can impact upon luminescence dating. Internal alpha dose-rates determined for two sedimentary samples calculated from mean U and Th...
2016 / R.K. Smedley, N.J.G. Pearce -
Uncertainty propagation of arbitrary probability density functions applied to upscaling of transmissivities2015 / A. Lourens, F. C. van Geer
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Conservation oriented habitat classification scheming and mapping of Egypt2015 / Khaled Allam Harhash, Mohmmed Talaat El-Henawy, Haitham Abdel Farouk Fattah, Mohammed Sameh Antar
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Surface-Layer Similarity Functions for Dissipation Rate and Structure Parameters of Temperature and Humidity Based on Eleven Field Experiments2016 / Linda M. J. Kooijmans, Oscar K. Hartogensis
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Air and water pollution over time and industries with stochastic dominance2016 / Elettra Agliardi, Mehmet Pinar, Thanasis Stengos
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Isotopic constraints on the source of Pluto׳s nitrogen and the history of atmospheric escape
Abstract The origin and evolution of nitrogen in solar system bodies is an important question for understanding processes that took place during the formation of the planets and solar system bodies. Pluto has an atmosphere that is 99% molecular...
2016 / Kathleen E. Mandt, Olivier Mousis, Adrienn Luspay-Kuti -
Water Demand Projection in Distribution Systems Using a Novel Scenario Planning Approach
Abstract Nowadays, the world is witnessing global changes that may affect the provision of services from water utilities. The construction of demand scenarios is of the utmost importance for the planning, design and operation of water distribution...
2014 / M. Cabral, D. Loureiro, A. Mamade, D. Covas -
Sensitivity Analysis Maximum Height of Tsunami at the Uljin Nuclear Power Plant, South Korea
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2015 / Chaewook Lim, Beomjin Park, Seumg-Buhm Woo, Min-Kyu Kim