Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Hydrogeologic controls on chemical transport at Malibu Lagoon, CA: Implications for land to sea exchange in coastal lagoon systems
Abstract Study region Hydrogeologic controls on seasonal land/sea exchange are investigated in Malibu, California, USA. Study focus An assessment of regional...
2016 / N. Dimova, P.M. Ganguli, P.W. Swarzenski, J.A. Izbicki, D. O’Leary -
Classification of soils on sediments, sedimentary and andesitic rocks in Georgia by the WRB system
Abstract We used basic soil data of Georgia for testing their effectiveness for correlation with the World Reference Base of Soil Resources (WRB), supported by the project grant “Creation of the national soil atlas of Georgia” (№ FR/191/10-105/14;...
2016 / T. Urushadze, W. Blum, T. Kvrivishvili -
Developing an Optimization Algorithm to form District Metered Areas in a Water Distribution System
Abstract Exploiting the numerous possibilities that unfold from the inter-connection of Matlab and Epanet software, an algorithm is produced in C++ language. The algorithm reads all the significant data of the water distribution network from Epanet. ...
2016 / Panagiota Korkana, Vasilis Kanakoudis, Alexander Makrysopoulos, Menelaos Patelis, Konstantinos Gonelas -
Dynamical states, possibilities and propagation of stress signal2017 / Md. Zubbair Malik, Shahnawaz Ali, Soibam Shyamchand Singh, Romana Ishrat, R. K. Brojen Singh
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The Effect of Particle size Distribution on Hydraulic Permeability in a Waste Mass
Abstract In the waste management hierarchy, the least preferable option is waste disposal. Nonetheless, disposal is an integral part of any waste management system. In a landfill, during waste degradation processes leachate is formed that can...
2016 / Sabina Gavelyte, Elina Dace, Kristina Baziene -
The Behaviour of a Turbulent Buoyant Jet into Flowing Environment
Abstract In this study the mean axial velocity at the centreline of a buoyant jet which is discharged vertically upwards from a source, into flowing environment inside a denser ambient fluid (water), in an open channel, is investigated. The presence ...
2016 / Evangelos Keramaris, George Pechlivanidis -
Geodynamic setting of Late Cretaceous Sn–W mineralization in southeastern Yunnan and northeastern Vietnam
Abstract The Sn–W mineralization in SE Yunnan Province, China and NE Vietnam shares many similarities. Through comparing the geological and geochronological data, we suggest the Sn–W deposits and the associate igneous rocks in the region represent...
2016 / Yanbo Cheng, Jingwen Mao, Peng Liu -
Interaction of a Railway Tunnel with a Deep Slow Landslide in Clay Shales
Abstract The Varco d’Izzo landslide system (Basilicata Region, Italy) develops at the suburbs of the city of Potenza, capital of the region, and is crossed by two transport infrastructures of local importance: the national highway Basentana and the...
2016 / Roberto Vassallo, Mayank Mishra, Giuseppe Santarsiero, Angelo Masi -
3D-simulation of ionisation gauges and comparison with measurements
Abstract 3D-simulations using the Vector Fields OPERA 3D software have been carried out on the CERN-type modulated Bayard-Alpert gauge. The program allows to simulate the ion creation inside the gauge and takes into account space charge effects....
2016 / Przemysław Juda, Berthold Jenninger, Paolo Chiggiato, Thibaut Richard -
Extending R Packages to Support 64-bit Compiled Code: An Illustration with spam64 and GIMMS NDVI3g Data
Abstract Software packages for spatial data often implement a hybrid approach of interpreted and compiled programming languages. The compiled parts are usually written in C, C++, or Fortran, and are efficient in terms of computational speed and...
2016 / Florian Gerber, Kaspar Mösinger, Reinhard Furrer -
Ensuring Corrosion Resistance of Injection Solutions for Grouting of Jointed Rocks in Underground Developments of Cryolithozone
Abstract Results of pilot studies on development of cement injection solutions possessing anticorrosive properties in sodium-chloride brines in the conditions of underground “Mir” mine are given in the article. It is shown that the developed...
2016 / Olga Matveeva, Ekaterina Sokolova, Galina Fedorova, Igor Zyryanov, Viktor Lobanov -
Underground Space: A View for the Conservation of Beijing Old City
Abstract Beijing old city is a masterpiece during construction of ancient cities, and the most important urban space with special significance in Beijing. Over years, the old city has been facing a great contradiction between development and...
2016 / Qian Shang -
Underground Space Development Key Planning Factors
Abstract Historically underground space has been developed on a first-come-first-served basis around the globe. Reviewing these global experiences, key factors to improve underground development practices are discussed. Issues such as effective...
2016 / Peter Stones, Tan Yoong Heng -
Large difference in carbon emission – burial balances between boreal and arctic lakes2015 / E. J. Lundin, J. Klaminder, D. Bastviken, C. Olid, S. V. Hansson, et al.
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Validation of Uncertainty in IEC Damage Calculations Based on Measurements from Alpha Ventus
Abstract The aim of this paper is to validate environmental assumptions used in the design of offshore wind turbines. This is done by comparing the load uncertainty (load variation) resulting from assumptions to full scale measurement data from a...
2016 / Kolja Müller, Po Wen Cheng -
Preliminary assessment of CO2 injectivity in carbonate storage sites
Abstract Depleted gas reservoirs are used for a large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) storage and reduction of the greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere. To identify a suitable depleted reservoir, it is essential to do a preliminary and...
2016 / Arshad Raza, Raoof Gholami, Reza Rezaee, Chua Han Bing, Ramasamy Nagarajan, et al. -
Energy Supply for Buildings with Focus on Solar Power in the Urban Context – An Interactive Webtool for Citizens
Abstract Many cities nowadays offer Web-GIS applications to view data about solar potentials for buildings. However, the actual benefit of such solar data can only be investigated, if it is not considered singularly, but in combination with...
2016 / Bernhard Castellazzi, Markus Biberacher, Stephan Hausl -
Stabilization of an open-source finite-volume solver for viscoelastic fluid flows
Abstract In this work, we modify the viscoelastic solver available in the OpenFOAM® toolbox (Favero et al., 2010), in order to improve its stability for differential-type constitutive equations. The Oldroyd-B constitutive equation is solved using...
2016 / F. Pimenta, M.A. Alves -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Battery Storage System for Voltage Compliance in Distribution Grids with High Distributed Generation
Abstract The increasing distributed generation of renewable energies in distribution networks leads to several challenges for distribution network operators (DNOs). During high feed-in times, voltage violations can occur if the hosting capacity of...
2016 / Basem Idlbi, Jan von Appen, Tanja Kneiske, Martin Braun -
Multi-objective Optimization of Integrated Renewable Energy System Considering Economics and CO2 Emissions
Abstract The replacement of environmentally unfriendly fossil fuels with green energy resources plays a fundamental role in resolving environmental pollution and global warming problems. In this paper, a multi-objective optimization method is...
2016 / Qiong Wu, Jian Zhou, Shu Liu, Xiu Yang, Hongbo Ren