Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Aerophytic Cyanobacteria as a Factor in the Biodegradation of Technical Materials on External Building Walls2014 / Marlena Piontek, Hanna Lechów
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Monitoring of Contaminant Input into Roadside Soil from Road Runoff and Airborne Deposition
Abstract Non-point sources of traffic-related pollution become a major concern as they – compared to the point-source inputs – are more difficult to be defined or controlled. It is crucial to evaluate the fraction of traffic-related contamination...
2016 / Taiseer Aljazzar, Birgit Kocher -
Vegetation community change points suggest that critical loads of nutrient nitrogen may be too high
Abstract It is widely accepted that elevated nitrogen deposition can have detrimental effects on semi-natural ecosystems, including changes to plant diversity. Empirical critical loads of nutrient nitrogen have been recommended to protect many...
2016 / Kayla Wilkins, Julian Aherne, Andy Bleasdale -
Non-linearity of gravelly soils under seismic compressional deformation based on KiK-net downhole array observations2015 / B. Han, Z. Yang, L. Zdravkovic, S. Kontoe
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Quantifying residential PV feed-in power in low voltage grids based on satellite-derived irradiance data with application to power flow calculations
Abstract A scheme using satellite-derived irradiance measurements to model the feed-in power of residential photovoltaic (PV) systems in a low voltage distribution grid is described. It is validated against smart meter measurements from a test site...
2016 / Holger Ruf, Marion Schroedter-Homscheidt, Gerd Heilscher, Hans Georg Beyer -
Response of microorganisms and enzymes to soil contamination with a mixture of pethoxamid terbuthylazine2016 / Jadwiga Wyszkowska, Monika Tomkiel, Małgorzata Baćmaga, Agata Borowik, Jan Kucharski
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Origin of dolomite in the Middle Ordovician peritidal platform carbonates in the northern Ordos Basin, western China2016 / Xiao-Liang Bai, Shao-Nan Zhang, Qing-Yu Huang, Xiao-Qi Ding, Si-Yang Zhang
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The impact of inter-regional transmission grid expansion on China’s power sector decarbonization
Abstract This paper investigates the impact of the inter-regional transmission grid capacity expansion on China’s power sector decarbonization from the energy portfolio, economic efficiency and environmental perspectives. The impact is quantified...
2016 / Ying Li, Zofia Lukszo, Margot Weijnen -
A Study of Cell-to-Cell Interactions and Degradation in Parallel Strings: Implications for the Battery Management System
Abstract Vehicle battery systems are usually designed with a high number of cells connected in parallel to meet the stringent requirements of power and energy. The self-balancing characteristic of parallel cells allows a battery management system...
2016 / C. Pastor-Fernández, T. Bruen, W.D. Widanage, M.A. Gama-Valdez, J. Marco -
Comparison of the Parallel Fast Marching Method, the Fast Iterative Method, and the Parallel Semi-ordered Fast Iterative Method
Abstract Solving the eikonal equation allows to compute a monotone front propagation of anisotropic nature and is thus a widely applied technique in different areas of science and engineering. Various methods are available out of which only a subset ...
2016 / Josef Weinbub, Andreas Hössinger -
Performance of Ozonation Process as Advanced Treatment for Antibiotics Removal in Membrane Permeate2016 / Cao Ngoc Dan Thanh, Vo Thi Kim Quyen, Nguyen Thanh Tin, Bui Xuan Thanh
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Automated mapping of soybean and corn using phenology
Abstract For the two of the most important agricultural commodities, soybean and corn, remote sensing plays a substantial role in delivering timely information on the crop area for economic, environmental and policy studies. Traditional long-term...
2016 / Liheng Zhong, Lina Hu, Le Yu, Peng Gong, Gregory S. Biging -
Enhancement of urban heat load through social inequalities on an example of a fictional city King’s Landing2016 / M Žuvela-Aloise
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Deep challenges for China's war on water pollution
Abstract China's Central government has released an ambitious plan to tackle the nation's water pollution crisis. However, this is inhibited by a lack of data, particularly for groundwater. We compiled and analyzed water quality classification data...
2016 / Dongmei Han, Matthew J. Currell, Guoliang Cao -
Emissions of microplastic fibers from microfiber fleece during domestic washing2016 / U. Pirc, M. Vidmar, A. Mozer, A. Kržan
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Philippine Sea Plate inception, evolution, and consumption with special emphasis on the early stages of Izu-Bonin-Mariana subduction2016 / Serge Lallemand
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A Simple Approach for Evaluating Slope Movements Induced by Groundwater Variations
Abstract Landslides reactivated by groundwater variations are usually characterized by low displacement rate with deformations essentially concentrated within a narrow shear zone above which the unstable soil mass moves like a rigid body. A...
2016 / Enrico Conte, Antonello Troncone, Antonio Donato -
Interlinking climate change with water-energy-food nexus and related ecosystem processes in California case studies2016 / Qinqin Liu
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Clarifying the differences between traditional liquefaction hazard maps and probabilistic liquefaction reference parameter maps
Abstract Traditional liquefaction hazard maps are useful tools for preliminary engineering site assessment and policy development. However, these maps should not be used for site-specific liquefaction hazard assessment. Simplified probabilistic...
2016 / Kevin W. Franke, Kristin J. Ulmer, Levi T. Ekstrom, Jorge F. Meneses -
Urban Surface Characteristics Study Using Time-area Function Model: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia
Abstract The study of surface characteristics in urban catchments is critical step for stormwater planning, design and management. At present, nearly all GIS-based distributed parameter models for rainfall runoff calculation neglect the urban...
2016 / Z. Jiang, F. Molkenthin, H. Sieker