Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Sediment source fingerprinting as an aid to catchment management: A review of the current state of knowledge and a methodological decision-tree for end-users
Abstract The growing awareness of the environmental significance of fine-grained sediment fluxes through catchment systems continues to underscore the need for reliable information on the principal sources of this material. Source estimates are...
2016 / A.L. Collins, S. Pulley, I.D.L. Foster, A. Gellis, P. Porto, et al. -
Vegetation Greening and Climate Change Promote Multidecadal Rises of Global Land Evapotranspiration2015 / Ke Zhang, John S. Kimball, Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Steven W. Running, Yang Hong, et al.
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Variable Chandler and Annual Wobbles in Earth’s Polar Motion During 1900–20152016 / Guocheng Wang, Lintao Liu, Xiaoqing Su, Xinghui Liang, Haoming Yan, et al.
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A global stocktake of the Paris pledges: Implications for energy systems and economy
Abstract The United Nations-led international climate change negotiations in Paris in December 2015 (COP21) trigger and enhance climate action across the globe. This paper presents a model-based assessment of the Paris Agreement. In particular, we...
2016 / Toon Vandyck, Kimon Keramidas, Bert Saveyn, Alban Kitous, Zoi Vrontisi -
Seismic hazard assessment of Western Coastal Province of Saudi Arabia: deterministic approach2016 / Faisal Rehman, Sherif M. El-Hady, Ali H. Atef, Hussein M. Harbi
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The social costs of nitrogen2016 / B. L. Keeler, J. D. Gourevitch, S. Polasky, F. Isbell, C. W. Tessum, et al.
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SolSpaces – Testing and Performance Analysis of a Segmented Sorption Store for Solar Thermal Space Heating
Abstract An entirely solar based supply of heat for energy efficient buildings is the motivation for the activities within the research project SolSpaces. A solar heating system, including a sorption store for seasonal energy storage, has been...
2016 / Rebecca Weber, Sebastian Asenbeck, Henner Kerskes, Harald Drück -
Distant Influence of Kuroshio Eddies on North Pacific Weather Patterns?2015 / Xiaohui Ma, Ping Chang, R. Saravanan, Raffaele Montuoro, Jen-Shan Hsieh, et al.
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Coral Bay Shore Zones Tar Ball Distribution
Abstract Oil spill and wastewater discharge to the marine waters contribute to the tar ball formation after the residue washout to the sandy beaches. The oil degrades over time through dynamic changes of the hydrocarbon compounds once exposed to the ...
2016 / Johan A. Kamaruzzaman, Asna M. Zain -
EP-1503: Small field output correction factors for 6-X and 6-X FFF beams: GAMOS Monte-Carlo study2016 / D. Akcay, R. Kandemir, O. Azaklıoglu
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Decoupling economic growth from CO2 emissions: A decomposition analysis of China's household energy consumption
Abstract This paper analyzes Chinese household CO2 emissions in 1994–2012 based on the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) structure decomposition model, and discusses the relationship between household CO2 emissions and economic growth based on a ...
2016 / Xiao-Wei Ma, Yi Ye, Xiu-Qing Shi, Le-Le Zou -
The Significance of Environmental Contents in Character Education for Quality of Life
Abstract The environmental awareness is expected to be a part of the characters of young people. This study aims to explore college students’ opinions regarding the environmental contents in the subjects to contribute in improving the comfortable...
2016 / Murty Magda Pane, Rina Patriana -
Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica2016 / Ala Khazendar, Eric Rignot, Dustin M. Schroeder, Helene Seroussi, Michael P. Schodlok, et al.
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A multi vector energy analysis for interconnected power and gas systems
Abstract This paper presents the first multi vector energy analysis for the interconnected energy systems of Great Britain (GB) and Ireland. Both systems share a common high penetration of wind power, but significantly different security of supply...
2016 / Joseph Devlin, Kang Li, Paraic Higgins, Aoife Foley -
Microscopic Measurement and Analysis of the Soiling Behavior of Surfaces with Standardized and Real Dust – A Parameter Study
Abstract Desert areas are noteworthy for solar system installation due to high yearly global irradiance. These arid regions bear extreme conditions for surfaces, like glazing and mirrors, of solar thermal systems. Surfaces are targets for soiling...
2016 / Elisabeth Klimm, Laura Ost, Michael Köhl, Karl-Anders Weiß -
Snowmelt runoff prediction under changing climate in the Himalayan Cryosphere: a case of Gilgit River Basin
Abstract There are serious concerns of rise in temperatures over snowy and glacierized Himalayan region that may eventually affect future river flows of Indus river system. It is therefore necessary to predict snow and glacier melt runoff to manage...
2016 / Muhammad Adnan, Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Saleem Poomee, Arshad Ashraf -
Dynamics and determinants of land change in India: integrating satellite data with village socioeconomics2016 / Prasanth Meiyappan, Parth S. Roy, Yeshu Sharma, Reshma M. Ramachandran, Pawan K. Joshi, et al.
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Living Houses with an Energy-autonomy – Results of Monitoring
Abstract The CO2-neutral self-supply of heat and electric energy is an important objective for new and existing buildings in the future [1,2]. Therefor the energy autonomous house (EAH) as a new concept for single-family buildings in central Europe...
2016 / Thomas Storch, Timo Leukefeld, Tobias Fieback, Ulrich Gross -
High-resolution Modelling With Bi-dimensional Shallow Water Equations Based Codes – High-Resolution Topographic Data Use for Flood Hazard Assessment Over Urban and Industrial Environments
Abstract The availability of new generation of High-Resolution (HR) topographic datasets combined with high performance computing resources opens the door to HR hydraulic simulations for risk assessment. LiDAR and photo-interpreted datasets are...
2016 / Abily Morgan, Delestre Olivier, Bertrand Nathalie, Duluc Claire-Marie, Gourbesville Philippe -
Helium and methane sources and fluxes of shallow submarine hydrothermal plumes near the Tokara Islands, Southern Japan2016 / Hsin-Yi Wen, Yuji Sano, Naoto Takahata, Yama Tomonaga, Akizumi Ishida, et al.