Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Forest biomass change estimated from height change in interferometric SAR height models2014 / Svein Solberg, Erik Næsset, Terje Gobakken, Ole-Martin Bollandsås
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Active moon: evidences from Chandrayaan-1 and the proposed Indian missions2014 / Narendra Bhandari, Neeraj Srivastava
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Sustainability appraisal of residential energy demand and supply - a life cycle approach including heating, electricity, embodied energy and mobility2014 / Gernot Stoeglehner, Wolfgang Baaske, Hermine Mitter, Nora Niemetz, Karl-Heinz Kettl, et al.
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CO2 Thin-layer Detection at the Sleipner Field with Full Waveform Inversion: Application to Synthetic and Real Data
Abstract In this work, we apply full waveform inversion (FWI) for CO2 quantification at the Sleipner field. A feasibility study is first carried out on synthetic data to evaluate the capability of FWI to resolve thin CO2 layers. The results show...
2014 / Anouar Romdhane, Etor Querendez, Céline Ravaut -
Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity. The GLOBAQUA project
Abstract Water scarcity is a serious environmental problem in many European regions, and will likely increase in the near future as a consequence of increased abstraction and climate change. Water scarcity exacerbates the effects of multiple...
2014 / Alícia Navarro-Ortega, Vicenç Acuña, Alberto Bellin, Peter Burek, Giorgio Cassiani, et al. -
Placement of Heliostats on an Uneven Landscape
Abstract We present a new algorithm to compute the placement of heliostats in a solar field which is particularly applicable to uneven landscapes. The new method can be best described as using a potential field, generated by the central tower, to...
2014 / E. Scouros, A. Cosmetatos -
Speciation study of the heavy metals in commercially available recharge cards coatings in Nigeria and the health implication
Abstract This work assessed levels of heavy metals exposure from silver coatings of mobile phones recharge cards of three major companies (designated as A, B and C) with price denominations 100, ...
2014 / Abolanle S. Adekunle, John A.O. Oyekunle, Suliat O. Baruwa, Aderemi O. Ogunfowokan, Eno E. Ebenso -
Comprehensive Instrumentation for Real Time Monitoring of Flux Boundary Conditions in Slope
Abstract Rainfall-induced slope failures occur in response to climatic changes in many parts of the world. Climatic changes result in dynamic flux boundary conditions across slope surface, such as infiltration and evaporation. In addition, trees,...
2014 / Harianto Rahardjo, Alfrendo Satyanaga Nio, Fakhrur Rozy Harnas, Eng Choon Leong -
Biodiversity in rubber agroforests, carbon emissions, and rural livelihoods: An agent-based model of land-use dynamics in lowland Sumatra
Abstract Rubber agroforests in the mostly deforested lowlands of Sumatra, Indonesia are threatened by conversion into monoculture rubber or oil palm plantations. We applied an agent-based model to explore the potential effectiveness of a payment for ...
2014 / Grace B. Villamor, Quang Bao Le, Utkur Djanibekov, Meine van Noordwijk, Paul L.G. Vlek -
The Use of Leaching Tests to Assess Metal Release from Contaminated Marine Sediment under CO2 Leakages from CCS
Abstract This study provides a better knowledge of key parameters controlling the mobility of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC), As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn from contaminated marine sediment in contact with acidified seawater using static and dynamic ...
2014 / M. Camino Martín-Torre, M. Cruz Payán, Berta Galán, Alberto Coz, Javier R. Viguri -
Plate tectonics in the late Paleozoic
Abstract As the chronicle of plate motions through time, paleogeography is fundamental to our understanding of plate tectonics and its role in shaping the geology of the present-day. To properly appreciate the history of tectonics—and its influence...
2014 / Mathew Domeier, Trond H. Torsvik -
Investigation of the Planetary Boundary Layer in the Swiss Alps Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements2014 / C. Ketterer, P. Zieger, N. Bukowiecki, M. Collaud Coen, O. Maier, et al.
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Deposition pattern of inhaled radon progeny size distribution in human lung
Abstract One of the important factors controlling the distribution of radiation dose to the different portions of the human respiratory tract is the deposition pattern of radon progeny containing aerosol. Based on the activity size distribution...
2014 / Amer Mohamed, Moustafa Abd El-hady, Mona Moustafa, Mostafa Yuness -
A Feasibility Study of the Integration of Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2 Flooding) with CO2 Storage in the Mature Oil Fields of the Ordos Basin, China
Abstract Rich in energy resources, China's Ordos Basin Shares many similarities with Wyoming's Powder River Basin. As a result, the experience and expertise pertaining to energy development in the Powder River Basin should prove helpful in the Ordos ...
2013 / Yajun Wang, Zunsheng Jiao, Ronald Surdam, Lifa Zhou, Ruimin Gao, et al. -
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors used in coal mines2014 / Jinyu Wang, Tongyu Liu, Guangdong Song, Hongjing Xie, Lianqing Li, et al.
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Impact of severe climate variability on lion home range and movement patterns in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya
Abstract In this study, we were interested in understanding if droughts influence the home range of predators such as lions, and if it does, in what ways the droughts influenced lions to adjust their home range, in response to prey availability. We...
2014 / J.H. Tuqa, P. Funston, C. Musyoki, G.O. Ojwang, N.N. Gichuki, et al. -
Assessment of spurious mixing in adaptive mesh simulations of the two-dimensional lock-exchange
Abstract Numerical simulations are used to evaluate the impact of adaptive meshes on the two-dimensional lock-exchange flow. In particular, the diapycnal mixing is quantified through calculation of the background potential energy. The choice of...
2013 / H.R. Hiester, M.D. Piggott, P.E. Farrell, P.A. Allison -
Analysis of Spatial Structure and Dynamics of Tom Valley Landscapes based on GIS, Digital Elevation Model and Remote Sensing
Abstract The Tom river valley is characterized by the composite landscape structure, which is conditioned by its location in a zone of transition from Altay Mountain Region to the Western-Siberian Platform. The landscape systems of the valley have...
2014 / Vadim Khromykh, Oxana Khromykh -
A Benchmark Study on Non-isothermal Compositional Fluid Flow
Abstract CO2 capture and storage technology is often hampered by CO2 leakage through natural occurring fractures in the overlying caprock. This work suggests a two-dimensional test case of typical CO2 injection with possible leakage into freshwater...
2013 / A.K. Singh, J.-O. Delfs, N. Böttcher, J. Taron, W. Wang, et al. -
Factors Contributing to the Formation of an Urban Heat Island in Putrajaya, Malaysia
Abstract This study investigates the alternative factors that induce the urban heat island phenomenon. The two approaches adopted in this study, are land use changes evaluation and historical climate data comparison. Land use/land cover and land...
2013 / Siti Aekbal Salleh, Zulkiflee Abd.Latif, Wan Mohd. Naim Wan Mohd, Andy Chan