Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Bio-waste Recycling in Germany – Further Challenges
Abstract German biodegradable waste is collected separately, recycled and ecologically and economically used. Compost and digestate are used as organic fertilizer or replace peat in potting soil and plant substrates. The bio-waste recycling may also ...
2016 / A. Schüch, G. Morscheck, A. Lemke, M. Nelles -
A metapopulation model for the spread of MRSA in correctional facilities
Abstract The spread of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in health-care settings has become increasingly difficult to control and has since been able to spread in the general community. The prevalence of MRSA within the...
2016 / Marc Beauparlant, Robert Smith -
Volterra series truncation and kernel estimation of nonlinear systems in the frequency domain
Abstract The Volterra series model is a direct generalisation of the linear convolution integral and is capable of displaying the intrinsic features of a nonlinear system in a simple and easy to apply way. Nonlinear system analysis using Volterra...
2016 / B. Zhang, S.A. Billings -
Energy, economic and environmental performance simulation of a hybrid renewable microgeneration system with neural network predictive control
Abstract The use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) in various applications has grown significantly over the years. This paper compares an ANN based approach with a conventional on-off control applied to the operation of a ground source heat...
2016 / Evgueniy Entchev, Libing Yang, Mohamed Ghorab, Antonio Rosato, Sergio Sibilio -
Fuzzy Boundaries Between Post-Disaster Phases: The Case of L’Aquila, Italy2016 / Diana Contreras
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Estimation of turbulence intensity using rotor effective wind speed in Lillgrund and Horns Rev-I offshore wind farms
Abstract Turbulence characteristics of the wind farm inflow have a significant impact on the energy production and the lifetime of a wind farm. The common approach is to use the meteorological mast measurements to estimate the turbulence intensity...
2016 / Tuhfe Göçmen, Gregor Giebel -
Re: Penetration behavior of opposed rows of staggered secondary air jets depending on jet penetration coefficient and momentum flux ratio
Abstract The purpose of this article is to explain why the extension of the previously published C =(S/H o)sqrt(J) scaling for opposed rows of staggered jets wasn’t directly successful in the study by Choi...
2016 / James D. Holdeman -
Meteorological conditions, physiochemical properties, thermal-oxygen stratification, water overturn and water balance of Lake Gardno on Wolin Island2016 / Jacek Tylkowski, Mariusz Samołyk
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Advancement in application of diamondoids on organic geochemistry
Abstract Diamondoids occur in all kinds of fossil fuels. Due to peculiar cage molecular structures, diamondoids have been widely used in the maturity assessment of high mature to over-mature oils as well as source rocks since the 1990s. New...
2016 / Anlai Ma -
Exposure factors of cadmium for residents in an abandoned metal mine area in Korea2016 / Seung Chul Ahn, Jun Young Chang, Jung Sub Lee, Hwa Yon Yu, A-Ra Jung, et al.
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Microstructural and magnetic analysis of a superconducting foam and comparison with IG-processed bulk samples2016 / A Koblischka-Veneva, M R Koblischka, N Ide, K Inoue, M Muralidhar, et al.
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Predictions on Availability and Possibilities of the use of Wood for Energy Purposes in Europe and in Poland2015 / Adam Kaliszewski, Piotr Gołos
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Large-scale thermal motions of turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection in a wide aspect-ratio cylindrical domain
Abstract The large-scale structures that occur in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection in a wide-aspect-ratio cylindrical domain are studied by means of direct numerical simulation. The simulation is performed in a 6.3 aspect-ratio cylindrical cell...
2016 / P.J. Sakievich, Y.T. Peet, R.J. Adrian -
Stochastic models of the meridional overturning circulation: time scales and patterns of variability2008 / A. H Monahan, J. Alexander, A. J Weaver
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Effects of building–roof cooling on the flow and dispersion of reactive pollutants in an idealized urban street canyon
Abstract This study investigated the characteristics of the flow and dispersion of reactive pollutants in three-dimensional idealized street canyons in the presence of building-roof cooling to provide implications in how a green-roof system...
2016 / Soo-Jin Park, Wonsik Choi, Jae-Jin Kim, Minjoong J. Kim, Rokjin J. Park, et al. -
Seasonal and inter-annual turbidity variability in the Río de la Plata from 15 years of MODIS: El Niño dilution effect
Abstract Spatio-temporal variability of turbidity in the Río de la Plata (RdP) estuary (Argentina) at seasonal and inter-annual timescales is analyzed from 15 years (2000–2014) of MODIS data and explained in terms of river discharges and the El Niño ...
2016 / A.I. Dogliotti, K. Ruddick, R. Guerrero -
Optimal configuration assessments of hybrid renewable power supply for rural healthcare facilities
Abstract This paper assessed optimal configurations of hybrid renewable system for rural health clinic (RHC) application in three grid-unconnected rural villages in Nigeria. The RHC consist of an emergency room, consulting room, nurse/injection...
2016 / Lanre Olatomiwa -
Evaluating the Thermal and Electrical Performance of Several Uncovered PVT Collectors with a Field Test
Abstract Recently, there has been a lot of interest in PV thermal systems, which generate both heat and power. Within the WenSDak project, several companies and research institutes work together to (further) develop several uncovered PVT collectors. ...
2016 / Corry de Keizer, Minne de Jong, Tiago Mendes, Munish Katiyar, Wiep Folkerts, et al. -
Investigation on hydrodynamic performance of a marine propeller in oblique flow by RANS computations2015 / Jianxi Yao
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Phosphorus fractionation distribution in Guapimirim estuary: SE Brazil2016 / Michel Arthur Faria Vicente, Gustavo Vaz de Melo, José Antonio Baptista Neto, Allan Sandes de Oliveira