Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Smart Grid Fault Detection Using Locally Optimum Unknown or Estimated Direction Hypothesis Test
Abstract The security of smart grid systems is under threat as a consequence of sophisticated intrusion and imperceptible faults. To make the smart grid systems more secure, the development of an efficient fault detection approach is significantly...
2011 / Qian He, Rick S. Blum -
Tropospheric delay determination by Kalman filtering VLBI data2015 / Benedikt Soja, Tobias Nilsson, Maria Karbon, Florian Zus, Galina Dick, et al.
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Parallel Newton-Krylov solvers for modeling of a navigation lock filling system
Abstract The Galerkin least-squares finite element method for solving the Reynolds-averaged incompressible turbulent 3-D Navier-Stokes equations is employed to simulate a navigation lock filling system in the numerical code Adaptive Hydraulics...
2010 / Hung V. Nguyen, Jing-Ru C. Cheng, E. Allen Hammack, Robert S. Maier -
Chemical analysis and surface morphology of enamel following ozone application with different concentrations and exposure times
Abstract This study aimed to determine the effect of different ozone concentrations applied with different exposure times on the chemical composition and the surface morphology of enamel. Twenty human mandibular molars were divided into four groups...
2010 / Iman I. Elsayad -
Unification of European height system realizations2013 / A. Rülke, G. Liebsch, M. Sacher, U. Schäfer, U. Schirmer, et al.
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Palaeolimnological evidence for an east–west climate see-saw in the Mediterranean since AD 900
Abstract During the period of instrumental records, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) has strongly influenced inter-annual precipitation variations in the western Mediterranean, while some eastern parts of the basin have shown an anti-phase...
2011 / Neil Roberts, Ana Moreno, Blas L. Valero-Garcés, Juan Pablo Corella, Matthew Jones, et al. -
Tourmalinization at the Darasun goldfield, Eastern Transbaikalia: Compositional, fluid inclusion and isotopic constraints
Abstract Zoned tourmaline (schorl-dravite) in the matrix of hydrothermal explosive breccia and ore veins in gold deposits, Chita region, Eastern Transbaikalia, Russia, are associated with Na- and K-rich porphyry-type subvolcanic intrusives. δ ...
2011 / Vsevolod Prokofiev, Ivan Baksheev, Lidiya Zorina, Boris Belyatsky, Vladimir Ustinov, et al. -
The effect of carrier gas contaminants on the charging probability of aerosols under bipolar charging conditions
Abstract This work concentrates on the experimental determination of the properties of ionic molecular clusters that are produced in the bipolar ionic atmosphere of a radioactivity based 241Am charger. The main scope of this study was to investigate ...
2012 / Gerhard Steiner, Georg P. Reischl -
Abundance and recruitment data for Undaria pinnatifida in Brest harbour, France: Model versus field results
Abstract The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “A modelling approach to explore the critical environmental parameters influencing the growth and establishment of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida in...
2016 / James T. Murphy, Marie Voisin, Mark Johnson, Frédérique Viard -
Thread Verification - An Experience Report
Abstract The paper details the author's thread verification experiences with four applications: Linux kernel code, the Red Hat Linux POSIX Thread library, a portable PThread library, which was developed by the author for NASA, and a HandyChecker...
2007 / Robert P. Cook -
Assessment and comparison of heavy-metal concentrations in marine sediments in view of tourism activities in Hurghada area, northern Red Sea, Egypt
Abstract The study discusses the geochemistry and texture of marine surface-sediments in selected areas along Hurghada area, in order to assess the possible influence of human activities on the composition of the sediments, to test for anomalous...
2013 / Abbas M. Mansour, Mohamed S. Askalany, Hashem A. Madkour, Bakheit B. Assran -
Vulnerability to heat waves: Impact of urban expansion scenarios on urban heat island and heat stress in Paris (France)
Abstract The evolution of heat-wave risk in cities is related to regional climate change in interaction with urban heat island. Land planning and urban transport policies, due to their long-lasting impact on city’s size and shape, can also have an...
2015 / A. Lemonsu, V. Viguié, M. Daniel, V. Masson -
A cost model approach for RO water treatment of power plant
Abstract in this paper the cost of small reverse osmosis unit is discussed. Based on the analysis of energy consumption model we get the RO cost model which restricted by the operating conditions. Analysis the relation between independent and...
2012 / Tingting Zhou, Zhansheng Wang, Wei Li -
Study on Dynamic Changes of the Soil Salinization in the Upper Stream of the Tarim River Based On RS and GIS
Abstract The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, and the soil salinization is extremely severe in the upper stream of the Tarim River, Which has become the major obstacle that restrains oasis ecological stability and social economic...
2012 / GAO Fan, HUANG Qiang, SUN Xiaoyi, YAN Zhenglong -
Use of climate information for socio-economic benefits
Abstract Climate and weather conditions affect almost every industry in nearly every country. Over the coming decades climate change could potentially have adverse impacts on many countries and on a range of industries. For example, agricultural...
2010 / Don Gunasekera -
Social-ecological Impact Evaluation on Eco-environmental Policies Associated Western China Development
Abstract The ecological and social effects of three major eco-environment policies associated with Western China Development, i.e., Program of Returning Cultivated Lands into Forest and Grassland (RCLFG), Natural Forest Protection Project (NFPP) and ...
2010 / Dong S. K., Li H. J., Li Y. Y. -
A Monitoring Project Planning Technique of the Water Quality Spatial Distribution in Nansi Lake
Abstract Water quality of the Nansi Lake drainage area has caused great concern due to the construction of the China's South-to-North Water Transfer Project. In order to investigate the effects of the “treating”, “using” and “protecting”...
2011 / Wu Zhouhu, Zhang Jian, Zhu Jie, Ren Jie, Chen Shan -
Simulating Soil Freezing and Thawing of Temperate Desert Ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Abstract Understanding the soil freezing and thawing processes of temperate desert ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, especially considering that soil freezing and thawing is very sensitive to climate changes. Little changes of soil freezing or ...
2010 / Z.F. Yin, H. Ouyang, H. Chen -
Providing Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Information for Risk Management and Decision-making
Abstract Much has been learned in the interpretation and use of climate information since the 1997/1998 El Niño event that garnered so much attention. Seasonal-to-interannual forecasts are now produced around the world. However, mismatches in their...
2010 / L. Goddard, Y. Aitchellouche, W. Baethgen, M. Dettinger, R. Graham, et al. -
Discussion on Using Antecedent Precipitation Index to Supplement Relative Soil Moisture Data Series
Abstract Relative soil moisture (RSM) is conventionally observed only three times per month. The low frequency cannot meet the data requirements for debris flow forecast. To supplement RSM data series, we fit RSM and antecedent precipitation index...
2011 / Y. Zhao, F. Wei, H. Yang, Y. Jiang