Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Thermal Conductivity of Vacuum Insulation Materials for Thermal Energy Stores in Solar Thermal Systems
Abstract The effective thermal conductivity of fine-grained and coarse-grained expanded perlites, fumed silica and a mixture of coarse-grained expanded perlite and fumed silica at different vacuum pressures is experimentally investigated in this...
2016 / Stephan Lang, Markus Gerschitzka, Dan Bauer, Harald Drück -
Monitoring activity at the Daguangbao mega-landslide (China) using Sentinel-1 TOPS time series interferometry
Abstract The Daguangbao mega-landslide (China), induced by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (Mw =7.9), with an area of approximately 8km2, is one of the largest landslides in the world. Experts predicted that the potential risk and...
2016 / Keren Dai, Zhenhong Li, Roberto Tomás, Guoxiang Liu, Bing Yu, et al. -
Validation of a FAST Model of the Statoil-hywind Demo Floating Wind Turbine
Abstract To assess the accuracy of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) FAST simulation tool for modeling the coupled response of floating offshore wind turbines under realistic open-ocean conditions, NREL developed a FAST model of...
2016 / Frederick Driscoll, Jason Jonkman, Amy Robertson, Senu Sirnivas, Bjørn Skaare, et al. -
Can diagnostic tests help identify model misspecification in integrated stock assessments?
Abstract A variety of data types can be included in contemporary integrated stock assessments to simultaneously provide information on all estimated parameters. Conflicts between data, which are often a symptom of model misspecification and evident...
2016 / Felipe Carvalho, André E. Punt, Yi-Jay Chang, Mark N. Maunder, Kevin R. Piner -
Potential of the Lower Daugava for Siting Hydrokinetic Turbines / Daugavas Lejteces Enerģētiskais Potenciāls Hidrokinētisko Turbīnu Izmantošanai2013 / A. Kalnach, J. Kalnach, A. Mutule, U. Persis
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Cation exchange in a temporally fluctuating thin freshwater lens on top of saline groundwater2016 / S. Eeman, P. G. B. De Louw, S. E. A. T. M. Van der Zee
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New ground-based lidar enables volcanic CO2 flux measurements2015 / Alessandro Aiuppa, Luca Fiorani, Simone Santoro, Stefano Parracino, Marcello Nuvoli, et al.
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Multi-sensor InSAR Analysis of Surface Displacement over Coastal Urban City of Trondheim
Abstract In this study, we present maps of ground surface displacement of the coastal urban city of Trondheim in central Norway using observations from interferometry synthetic aperture radar (InSAR). We used 98 SAR images including 31 TerraSAR-X,...
2016 / Roghayeh Shamshiri, Hossein Nahavandchi, Mahdi Motagh, Mahmud Haghshenas Haghighi -
Scale and distribution of marine carbonate burial dissolution pores
Abstract It is gradually accepted that porosity can be created in burial settings via dissolution by organic acid; TSR derived or hydrothermal fluids. The role of deep-buried carbonate reservoirs is becoming more and more important since the degree...
2016 / Anjiang Shen, Min She, Anping Hu, Liyin Pan, Junming Lu -
An Application of Pulsed Power Technology and Subcritical Water to the Recycling of Asphalt Concrete
Abstract In order to resolve the issues related to the recycling of asphalt concrete, this study focuses on the application of pulsed power technology and subcritical water to the recovery of asphalt from asphalt concrete lumps. At the result, the...
2016 / Rétyce I.H.D.T. Amoussou, Mitsuru Sasaki, Mitsuhiro Shigeishi -
Uncertainty of Deardorff’s soil moisture model based on continuous TDR measurements for sandy loam soil2016 / Andrzej Brandyk, Adam Kiczko, Grzegorz Majewski, Małgorzata Kleniewska, Marcin Krukowski
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Tracking trends in eutrophication based on pigments in recent coastal sediments
Summary Eutrophication in two different coastal areas – the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic) and the Oslofjord/Drammensfjord (Norway) – both subject to human pressure and with restricted water exchange with adjacent seas, was investigated and...
2016 / Małgorzata Szymczak-Żyła, Magdalena Krajewska, Aleksandra Winogradow, Agata Zaborska, Gijs D. Breedveld, et al. -
Meteorological Drought Forecasting Based on Climate Signals Using Artificial Neural Network – A Case Study in Khanhhoa Province Vietnam
Abstract In Khanhhoa Province (Vietnam) long-lasting droughts often occur, causing negative consequences for this region, so accurate drought forecasting is of paramount importance. Normally, drought index forecasting model uses previously lagged...
2016 / Manh Hung Le, Gerald Corzo Perez, Dimitri Solomatine, Luong Bang Nguyen -
SC-ESAP: A Parallel Application Platform for Earth System Model1
Abstract The earth system model is one of the most complicated computer simulation software in the human development history, which is the basis of understanding and predicting the climate change, and an important tool to support the climate change...
2016 / Jinrong Jiang, Tianyi Wang, Xuebin Chi, Huiqun Hao, Yuzhu Wang, et al. -
Greenhouse gas emissions from different crop production and management practices in South Africa
Abstract Application of synthetic (N) fertiliser (such as urea) and incorporation of crop residues into soil result in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Similarly, application of urea and lime to the soil results in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions....
2016 / Mphethe Tongwane, Thandile Mdlambuzi, Mokhele Moeletsi, Mitsuru Tsubo, Vuyo Mliswa, et al. -
State-of-the-art of Heliostat Field Layout Algorithms and their Comparison
Abstract In this paper a complete review of the most relevant algorithms for the generation of heliostat field layouts is presented. For each of the reviewed algorithms, a description of the layout generation approach, all the input parameters...
2016 / J.G. Barberena, A. Mutuberria Larrayoz, M. Sánchez, A. Bernardos -
GPU Acceleration of a Non-hydrostatic Ocean Model with a Multigrid Poisson/Helmholtz solver
Abstract To meet the demand for fast and detailed calculations in numerical ocean simulations, we implemented a non-hydrostatic ocean model on a graphics processing unit (GPU). We improved the model's Poisson/Helmholtz solver by optimizing the...
2016 / Takateru Yamagishi, Yoshimasa Matsumura -
Climate analogues suggest limited potential for intensification of production on current croplands under climate change2016 / T.A.M. Pugh, C. Müller, J. Elliott, D. Deryng, C. Folberth, et al.
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Wildfire Spread Prediction and Assimilation for FARSITE Using Ensemble Kalman Filtering1
Abstract This paper extends FARSITE (a software used for wildfire modeling and simulation) to incorporate data assimilation techniques based on noisy and limited spatial resolution observations of the fire perimeter to improve the accuracy of...
2016 / Thayjes Srivas, Tomàs Artés, Raymond A. de Callafon, Ilkay Altintas -
Microbiological and hydrogeological assessment of groundwater in southern Italy2016 / Osvalda De Giglio, Giovanna Barbuti, Paolo Trerotoli, Silvia Brigida, Angelantonio Calabrese, et al.