Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Landslide susceptibility in the Zab Basin, northwest of Iran
Abstract Landslides cause damages and harms to human lives. Proper analysis and suitable modeling of these dangers may reduce relative losses. It even prevents mass movements. The Zab river basin is susceptible to landslide. To evaluate the...
2011 / Saeed Khezri -
Ecological characterization of soil-inhabiting and hypolithic soil crusts within the Knersvlakte, South Africa2013 / Bettina Weber, Dirk CJ Wessels, Kirstin Deutschewitz, Stephanie Dojani, Hans Reichenberger, et al.
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Smart Home System Based on IPV6 and ZIGBEE Technology
Abstract Because of high-speed growth of computer control technology and communication technology, it led to the birth of smart home. ZigBee technology is intended to be a suitable standard for a low-rate wireless home control system. The remotely...
2011 / Zhenyu Zou, Ke-Jun Li, Ruzhen Li, Shaofeng Wu -
The Feedwater Control System and Steam Dump Control System Responses During Large-Load Reduction Transient for Maanshan PWR Plant
Abstract In this study, the development of TRACE (TRAC/RELAP Advanced Computational Engine) models for Maanshan nuclear power plant (NPP) important control systems, such as feedwater control system and steam dump control system, are performed in...
2011 / Hao-Tzu Lin, Jong-Rong Wang, Chunkuan Shih -
Gravity Gradient Technique to Identify Fracture Zones in Palu Koro Strike-slip Fault
Abstract The forces acting upon a rock mass can result in physical changes on either side of the fault plane that are known as fracture zones. This tectonic activity will lead to a difference in the density of fracture zones from the density of...
2013 / Setianingsih, Rustan Efendi, Wawan Gunawan Abdul Kadir, Djoko Santoso, Chalid Idham Abdullah, et al. -
Adaptive UAV Attitude Estimation Employing Unscented Kalman Filter, FOAM and Low-Cost MEMS Sensors2012 / Héctor García de Marina, Felipe Espinosa, Carlos Santos
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Predicting the future of forests in the Mediterranean under climate change, with niche- and process-based models: CO2 matters!2010 / TREVOR KEENAN, JOSEP MARIA SERRA, FRANCISCO LLORET, MIQUEL NINYEROLA, SANTIAGO SABATE
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Modern sands derived from the Vertiskos Unit of the Serbomacedonian Massif (N. Greece): a preliminary study on the weathering of the Unit2012 / Ioannis Georgiadis, Antonios Koroneos, Ananias Tsirambides, Michael Stamatakis
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Mercury Emission Flux in the Jiaozhou Bay Measured by Flux Chamber
Abstract In November 2009, April 2010, July 2010, October 2010, at a fixed-station of the Jiaozhou Bay, the gaseous element mercury which emitted from seawater was captured by dynamic flux chamber (DFC), together with double gold amalgam coupled...
2012 / L.Q. Xu, R.H. Liu, J.Y. Wang, H.W. Tan, A.K. Tang, et al. -
Temporal Evolution of Water Quality in the Typical Semiarid Regiona
Abstract Yinfu Reservoir is an important source of water supply of Qingdao. The field investigation was conducted on this reservoir in the summer of 2010. Five sampling points were placed on the tributaries around the reservoir. Severn sampling...
2012 / Lin Guoqing, Miao Xiaoyu, Ding Jidong, Zheng Xilai -
Environmental Prospective of Passive Architecture Design Strategies in Terrace Houses
Abstract Conventional terraced houses in Malaysia have deep floor plans which limit natural cross ventilation. Inevitably, certain rooms are subject to solar gain and cause thermal discomfort to occupants who then dependent on mechanical cooling;...
2012 / Wan Rahmah Mohd Zaki, Abdul Hadi Nawawi, Sabarinah Sh.Ahmad -
Mechanisms controlling the carbon stable isotope composition of phytoplankton in karst reservoirs2013 / Baoli Wang, Cong-Qiang Liu, Xi Peng, Fushun Wang
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Concentration in Straw Biochar with different Particle Size
Abstract Biochar, a carbon-rich material formed by a biomass pyrolyzed at relatively low temperatures (≤700°C), showed attractive sorption capacity on both organic pollutants and heavy metals and wildly used in various areas of environmental...
2016 / Yungui Li, Yang Liao, Ye He, Kun Xia, Shufeng Qiao, et al. -
Weathering of volcanic tuff rocks caused by moisture expansion2012 / Wanja Wedekind, Rubén López-Doncel, Reiner Dohrmann, Mathias Kocher, Siegfried Siegesmund
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A study on carbon dioxide emissions from bituminous coal in Korea2013 / Jeongwoo Lee, Chang-Sang Cho, Ki-hyup Hong, Jae-Hak Jeong, Seungjin Kim, et al.
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Aerosol spectral optical depths and typical size distributions at a coastal urban location in India2003 / K. NIRANJAN, Y. RAMESH BABU, G. V. SATYANARAYANA, S. THULASIRAMAN
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SNOSP: Ion deposition and concentration in high alpine snow packs2003 / U. NICKUS, M. KUHN, U. BALTENSPERGER, R. DELMAS, H. GAGGELER, et al.
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Green Infrastructure Gauge: A Tool for Evaluating Green Infrastructure Inclusion in Existing and Future Urban Areas
Abstract In the current global momentum of Eco and Smart Growth, Green Infrastructure (GI) concept is proving a popular means to accomplish sustainable development. This study's aim was to develop a Green Infrastructure Gauge (GIG), whose goal was...
2013 / Martin Mwirigi M’Ikiugu, Wang QianNa, Isami Kinoshita -
Determination of linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in air at a regional background site in Sweden
Abstract A number of volatile methylsiloxanes have been identified as environmental contaminants and several are currently the subject of detailed risk assessments due to concerns that they may be persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic in the...
2013 / Amelie Kierkegaard, Michael S. McLachlan -
Sensitivity Analysis for Mixed-Language Numerical Models
Abstract The separation of concerns in the development of numerical models not only leads to a separation into components but, based on their purpose, these components may also be written in different programming languages. The sensitivity analysis...
2013 / Jean Utke, Bradley T. Rearden, Robert A. Lefebvre