Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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REDD+ emissions estimation and reporting: dealing with uncertainty2013 / Johanne Pelletier, Davy Martin, Catherine Potvin
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Late Miocene sedimentary environments in south-western Amazonia (Solimões Formation; Brazil)
Abstract In Miocene times a vast wetland existed in Western Amazonia. Whereas the general development of this amazing ecosystem is well established, many questions remain open on sedimentary environments, stratigraphical correlations as well as its...
2011 / Martin Gross, Werner E. Piller, Maria Ines Ramos, Jackson Douglas da Silva Paz -
The Research on Landslide Disaster Information Publishing System Based on WebGIS
Abstract By analyzing the technique features and functions of WebGIS, combined with the landslide disaster characteristics of Lanzhou city, taken MapGIS K9-IMS as map release platform, the landslide disaster information publishing based on WebGIS of ...
2012 / Yu Zhishan, Liang Run’e, Wang Yanjiang, Song Xiaoling -
Design of a Photovoltaic-Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ethiopian Remote Area
Abstract This paper presents the design of a hybrid electric power generation system utilizing both wind and solar energy for supplying model community living in Ethiopian remote area. The work was begun by investigating wind and solar energy...
2012 / Getachew Bekele, Gelma Boneya -
Prospects of Renewable Energy to Promote Zero-Energy Residential Buildings in the KSA
Abstract With the advent of the 21st century, global warming is one of the major challenges facing the world. The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the consumption of fossil fuel based energy resources are widely regarded as the main driving...
2012 / F. Alrashed, M. Asif -
Reserve estimation of central part of Choghart north anomaly iron ore deposit through ordinary kriging method
Abstract This paper is devoted to application of ordinary kriging method in Choghart north anomaly iron ore deposit in Yazd province, Iran. In order to estimate the deposit, 2329 input data gained from 26 boreholes were used. Fe grade was selected...
2012 / Daya Ali Akbar -
Hydrogeochemical evaluation of shallow alluvial aquifer of Wadi Marwani, western Saudi Arabia
Abstract In the light of progressive depletion of groundwater reservoir and water quality deterioration of the Wadi Marwani alluvial aquifer, an investigation on chemical data of dissolved major and minor constituents in 16 recent groundwater...
2009 / M.E. Al-ahmadi, A.A. El-Fiky -
Using Artificial Neural Network Models for Eutrophication Prediction
Abstract Artificial neural network (ANN), a data driven modeling approach, is proposed to predict the water quality indicators of Lake Fuxian, the deepest lake of southwest China. To determine the non-linear relationships between the water quality...
2013 / Shouliang Huo, Zhuoshi He, Jing Su, Beidou Xi, Chaowei Zhu -
Problems of PGE metallogenesis related to mafic–ultramafic complexes in North Xinjiang, China
Abstract Platinum group element (PGE) mineralization is mostly related to mafic–ultramafic complexes of the dominant magmatic deposit type. Mineralization of this type mainly relies on two conditions: the abundance of PGE in magma, and the presence...
2011 / Yuwang Wang, Jingbin Wang, Lijuan Wang, Lingli Long, Zhen Liao, et al. -
A modeling study on the response of Chesapeake Bay to hurricane events of Floyd and Isabel
Abstract The response of Chesapeake Bay to forcing from two hurricanes is investigated using an unstructured-grid three-dimensional hydrodynamic model SELFE. The model domain includes Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, and the extended continental...
2012 / Kyoung-Ho Cho, Harry V. Wang, Jian Shen, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, Yi-cheng Teng -
Transformation of a lowland river from a meandering and multi-channel pattern into an artificial canal: retracing a path of river channel changes (the Middle Obra River, W Poland)2013 / Marcin Słowik
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Anomalous behaviors of geomagnetic diurnal variations prior to the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake (Mw9.0)
Abstract There have been many reports on ultra-low-frequency (ULF) electromagnetic phenomena associated with earthquakes in a very wide frequency range. In this study, unusual behaviors of geomagnetic diurnal variations prior to the 2011 off the...
2013 / Guangjing Xu, Peng Han, Qinghua Huang, Katsumi Hattori, Febty Febriani, et al. -
Ecological influence of dam construction and river-lake connectivity on migration fish habitat in the Yangtze River basin, China
Abstract Habitat fragment owning to obstruct of dams and barriers badly affect the aquatic faunas. Many spawning sites of migration fishes are lost, and their growth and reproduction are affected. The Yangtze River with connected lakes is the most...
2010 / Yujun Yi, Zhifeng Yang, Shanghong Zhang -
Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Variability in the Context of Development and Delivery of Science-based Climate Prediction and Information Services Worldwide for the Benefit of Society
Abstract Examples of seasonal-to-interannual rainfall variability in Africa demonstrate how the society is under serious threat due to increasing natural disasters linked to climate variability and change. Recognition of the different elements of...
2010 / L.N. Njau -
Ecological Risk Characterization and Assessment of PHAS in the Shengli Oil Field
Abstract Based on the research of current situation and the developing tendency of ecological risk and management, we extract the key plants which play an important role in ecosystem and is sensitive to the risk factor in the study area of Shengli...
2011 / Qin Li Qing, Deng Xiang Zheng, Liu Bing -
Network structure analysis for environmental flow toward sustainable water use
Abstract With the consideration of complex relationship among multi water use activities both in behavior and benefit, ecological network analysis (ENA) as a systems-oriented methodology is introduced to study the sustainability of environmental...
2010 / Yuan Li, Zhifeng Yang -
Seasonal Environmental-flow Demand Calculation of Reed Community (Phragmites australis var. baiyangdiasis) under Different Meteorological Conditions in Baiyangdian Lake, China
Abstract Based on the results of existed research about environmental-flow of reed communities in Baiyangdian Lake, the Li-6400 portable photosynthesis system was used to record the transpiration rate of reed (Phragmites australis var....
2010 / Qiang. Wang, Zhifeng Yang -
Water Pollution Characteristics and Assessment of Lower Reaches in Haihe River Basin
Abstract 21 water samples were collected from the lower reaches in Haihe River Basin and the pollutant content was detected in May, 2009. The water quality of 11 rivers in this area was assessed with the methods of Single Factor Assessment Method,...
2010 / Xianbin Liu, Guofeng Li, Zhanguang Liu, Weihua Guo, Naiyuan Gao -
The Expression of Discretization Line and Error Analysis in Discrete Global Grid System
Abstract The discretization error of line in discrete global grid system is a major factor which affect the precision of discretization line and accuracy of the result of the spatial analysis. The error source of discretization of line were analysed ...
2011 / Ming Tao, Yuan Wen, Li Su, Peng Guang Xiong -
The Implications of Ecological Sensitivity on Exploitation of Unutilized Land: A Case Study in Ji’Nan City, China
Abstract As the cultivated land reserve resources, the unutilized land should be exploited to get the best benefits based on its suitability, meanwhile the exploitation should avoid ecological destruction for the aim of ecological security. Taking...
2011 / Xiaoming Wang, Zhengfu Bian