Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Automated crop field extraction from multi-temporal Web Enabled Landsat Data
Abstract An automated computational methodology to extract agricultural crop fields from 30m Web Enabled Landsat data (WELD) time series is presented. The results for three 150×150km WELD tiles encompassing rectangular, circular (center-pivot...
2014 / L. Yan, D.P. Roy -
Forcing mechanisms of a heavy precipitation event in the southeastern Adriatic area2014 / Branka Ivančan-Picek, Kristian Horvath, Nataša Strelec Mahović, Marjana Gajić-Čapka
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Detailed crustal deformation and fault rupture of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal, revealed from ScanSAR-based interferograms of ALOS-22015 / Tomokazu Kobayashi, Yu Morishita, Hiroshi Yarai
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The National Radioactivity Monitoring Program for the Regions of Uranium Mines and Uranium Legacy Sites in Portugal
Abstract Following closure of the uranium mining company, the areas of former radium and uranium mines were assessed for environmental radioactivity, stable metals and public health impact. Concentrations of radionuclideswere found highly enhanced...
2014 / F.P. Carvalho -
Performance Evaluation and Case Study of a Coupling Software ppOpen-MATH/MP
Abstract We are developing a coupling software ppOpen-MATH/MP. ppOpen-MATH/MP is characterized by its wide applicability. This feature comes from the design that grid point correspondence and interpolation coefficients should be calculated in...
2014 / Takashi Arakawa, Takahiro Inoue, Masaki Sato -
Residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and lung function: Results from a population-based cross-sectional survey
Abstract Exposure to residential volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is ubiquitous in homes, and may influence respiratory health with important public health implications. To investigate the association between VOCs measured in residential indoor air ...
2014 / Sabit Cakmak, Robert E. Dales, Ling Liu, Lisa Marie Kauri, Christine L. Lemieux, et al. -
Toward Integrative Management Advice of Water Quality, Oil Spills, and Fishery in the Gulf of Finland: A Bayesian Approach2014 / Mika Rahikainen, Inari Helle, Päivi Haapasaari, Soile Oinonen, Sakari Kuikka, et al.
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Effects of RANS-type Turbulence Models on the Convective Heat Loss Computed by CFD in the Solar Two Power Tower
Abstract The effect of the choice of Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) type turbulence closure on the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) prediction of convective heat losses from the Solar Two central receiver is considered in this paper for a...
2014 / R. Zanino, R. Bonifetto, J.M. Christian, C.K. Ho, L. Savoldi Richard -
Numerical Study on Effects of Induced Velocity on Central Extraction System in Large Tunnel Fire
Abstract The effects of different induced velocities on the central extraction system for a tunnel are investigated for a 100MW fire scenario. Computer modeling is used for the investigation with a numerical simulation method. The selection of five...
2012 / Zhisheng Xu, Dong Zhao, Xin Zhang, Shan Wang -
Research on the Emergency Response System of Major Dangerous Chemical Accident on Highway based on the GIS
Abstract In order to improve the efficiency of emergent response of major dangerous chemical accident on the highway, the emergency response system of major dangerous chemical accident on highway based on the GIS is researched and developed. Due to...
2012 / Qian Yu, Juncheng Jiang, Hanhua Yu -
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Tertiary Evaporitic Sediments in the South of Ulukisla (Nigde)
Abstract This study includes the research of a tertiary aged and mostly evaporitic sedimentary basin, which is located in the district Ulukışla (Niğde), and northern part of Mount Bolkar of the Middle Taurus (Toros) Mountains. This region is an...
2015 / Mahmut Ziya Görücü, Simav Bargu -
Risk assessment for cardiovascular and respiratory mortality due to air pollution and synoptic meteorology in 10 Canadian cities
Abstract Synoptic weather and ambient air quality synergistically influence human health. We report the relative risk of mortality from all non-accidental, respiratory-, and cardiovascular-related causes, associated with exposure to four air...
2013 / Jennifer K. Vanos, Christopher Hebbern, Sabit Cakmak -
Simple future weather files for estimating heating and cooling demand
Abstract Estimations of the future energy consumption of buildings are becoming increasingly important as a basis for energy management, energy renovation, investment planning, and for determining the feasibility of technologies and designs. Future...
2014 / Rimante A. Cox, Martin Drews, Carsten Rode, Susanne Balslev Nielsen -
The probability of the impact of ENSO on precipitation and near-surface temperature
Abstract The widespread influence of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events on regional climate is well known, and such events can have considerable socio-economic impact. Thus an aspect of practical importance is the chance of the occurrence of ...
2014 / M.K. Davey, A. Brookshaw, S. Ineson -
Fire scene reconstruction of a furnished compartment room in a house fire
Abstract Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been employed to reconstruct the burning of solid combustible materials of a house fire in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Experiment was conducted in a compartment room containing multiple...
2014 / A.C.Y. Yuen, G.H. Yeoh, R. Alexander, M. Cook -
A Modeling Method Applied to Fault Diagnosis for Constant Linear System
Abstract The paper presents a new modeling method applied to fault diagnosis for constant linear closed-loop system by taking the impulse response series as the system model, and provides the calculation process of the method and output of model....
2011 / Ming-shan CUI, Shao-ping WANG, Zong-xia JIAO -
An Andean tectonic cycle: From crustal thickening to extension in a thin crust (34°–37°SL)
Abstract Several orogenic cycles of mountain building and subsequent collapse associated with periods of shallowing and steepening of subduction zones have been recognized in recent years in the Andes. Most of them are characterized by widespread...
2014 / Victor A. Ramos, Vanesa D. Litvak, Andrés Folguera, Mauro Spagnuolo -
Geothermal exploration using imaging spectrometer data over Fish Lake Valley, Nevada
Abstract The U.S. currently leads the world in installed geothermal capacity with power plants in eight states, and exploration for new electrical-grade geothermal systems is ongoing. Geothermal systems at depth may be identified at the surface by...
2013 / Elizabeth F. Littlefield, Wendy M. Calvin -
Quantification of Risk Profiles and Impacts of Uncertainties as part of US DOE's National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP)
Abstract The National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP) is a US-Department of Energy (US-DOE) effort focused on developing a science-based methodology for quantifying risk profiles at geologic CO2 sequestration sites. Risk profiles are calculated...
2013 / Rajesh Pawar, Grant Bromhal, Robert Dilmore, Bill Foxall, Edwin Jones, et al. -
Optimisation of Periodic Surface Textures in Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells Using Rigorous Optical Modelling by Considering Realistic Layer Growth
Abstract Rigorous optical simulations based on finite element method (Comsol simulator) were carried out in order to analyse the effect of different periodic substrate textures on short-circuit current density of a tandem micromorph solar cell. In...
2014 / Martin Sever, Janez Krč, Marko Topič