Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Ensemble flood risk assessment in Europe under high end climate scenarios
Abstract At the current rate of global warming, the target of limiting it within 2 degrees by the end of the century seems more and more unrealistic. Policymakers, businesses and organizations leading international negotiations urge the scientific...
2015 / Lorenzo Alfieri, Luc Feyen, Francesco Dottori, Alessandra Bianchi -
The Negative Impact of Endogenous Factors on the Foundation Soil of Buildings
Abstract Foundation soil properties are influenced by many factors. Endogenous processes are one of these. Foundation soil and building constructions are exposed to a number of factors, which can be influenced to a greater or lesser extent....
2015 / Terezie Vondráčková, Stanislav Škoda, Jozef Vlček -
Assessing methods of identifying open water bodies using Landsat 8 OLI imagery2016 / Zhaofei Liu, Zhijun Yao, Rui Wang
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ESMI: a macrophyte index for assessing the ecological status of lakes2014 / Hanna Ciecierska, Agnieszka Kolada
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Biogenic emissions in Europe: 1. Estimates and uncertainties2004 / David Simpson, Alex Guenther, C. Nicholas Hewitt, Rainer Steinbrecher
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Assessment of the caesium-137 flux adsorbed to suspended sediment in a reservoir in the contaminated Fukushima region in Japan
Abstract We estimated the flux of caesium-137 adsorbed to suspended sediment in the Kusaki Dam reservoir in the Fukushima region of eastern Japan, which was contaminated by the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident. The amount and rate of reservoir ...
2014 / Goro Mouri, Valentin Golosov, Michiharu Shiiba, Tomoharu Hori -
On the determination of the global cloud feedback from satellite measurements2012 / T. Masters
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Well-based, Geochemical Leakage Monitoring of an Aquifer Immediately Above a CO2 Storage Reservoir by Stable Carbon Isotopes at the Ketzin Pilot Site, Germany
Abstract We measured dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) stable isotopes (813CDIC in ‰) of brine from an observation well within the first aquifer above the CO2 reservoir at the Ketzin pilot site, to test weather these can detect potential CO2 leakage. ...
2013 / Martin Nowak, Anssi Myrttinen, Martin Zimmer, Bernd Wiese, Robert van Geldern, et al. -
Analysis of Palm Biomass as Electricity from Palm Oil Mills in North Sumatera
Abstract Empty fruit bunch, shell, and fiber are palm biomass waste that can be converted to energy by cogeneration system. On the other hand, electricity shortages severely hampered the development of North Sumatera. Therefore, the objective of...
2014 / Muhammad Ansori Nasution, Tjahjono Herawan, Meta Rivani -
Strong motion simulation at Abu Zenima city, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Abstract Earthquake hazard assessments are an important task for the design of earthquake resistant structures and insurance industry. Such assessments get more importance when the site of interest is located near an active earthquake zone. Such...
2013 / Amin Esmail Khalil -
Projections of precipitation extremes based on a regional, non-stationary peaks-over-threshold approach: A case study for the Netherlands and north-western Germany
Abstract Projections of extreme precipitation are of great importance, considering the potential severe impacts on society. In this study a recently developed regional, non-stationary peaks-over-threshold approach is applied to two transient...
2014 / M. Roth, T.A. Buishand, G. Jongbloed, A.M.G. Klein Tank, J.H. van Zanten -
Development of Hitachi Oxy-fuel Combustion Technologies
Abstract Babcock-Hitachi K.K. (BHK) has been developing a system for oxy-fuel combustion that achieves greater reliability with high efficiency. Features include: (1) Gas ...
2013 / Toshihiko Mine, Takahiro Marumoto, Kenji Kiyama, Noriyuki Imada, Ken-ichi Ochi, et al. -
Integrated Approach to CO2 Storage Assessment in the Offshore South Perth Basin, Australia
Abstract As part of the Australian Government National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP), Geoscience Australia is undertaking CO2 storage assessment of the Vlaming Sub-basin located offshore Western Australia in the southern Perth Basin. The Vlaming...
2013 / I. Borissova, J. Kennard, M. Lech, L. Wang, S. Johnston, et al. -
Image time series processing for agriculture monitoring
Abstract Given strong year-to-year variability, increasing competition for natural resources, and climate change impacts on agriculture, monitoring global crop and natural vegetation conditions is highly relevant, particularly in food insecure...
2014 / Herman Eerens, Dominique Haesen, Felix Rembold, Ferdinando Urbano, Carolien Tote, et al. -
Feasibility of the Combination of CO2 Geological storage and Saline Water Development in Sedimentary Basins of China
Abstract Utilization plays a key role in the deployment of CCS in China. CO2 geological storage and utilization (CGSU) shows most charming potential for carbon mitigation in China according to the technology roadmap study of carbon capture,...
2013 / Qi Li, Ya-Ni Wei, Guizhen Liu, Miao Jing, Min Zhang, et al. -
Wave–induced Characteristics of Atmospheric Turbulence Flux Measurements
Abstract In this paper, we present the air–sea flux of momentum obtained with the eddy correlation method applied to data measured from a moored discus buoy deployed approximately 600 m off a research Air Sea Interaction Tower at Martha's Vineyard...
2013 / Mostafa Bakhoday Paskyabi, Martin Flügge, James B. Edson, Joachim Reuder -
One-dimensional modelling of a vascular network in space-time variables2003 / S.J. Sherwin, V. Franke, J. Peiró, K. Parker
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Spatiotemporal Relationship between Geodetic and Seismic Quantities: A Possible Clue to Preparatory Processes of M ≥ 6.0 Inland Earthquakes in Japan2011 / Masashi Kawamura, Takeshi Kudo, Koshun Yamaoka
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A risk assessment methodology for high pressure CO2 pipelines using integral consequence modelling
Abstract This paper presents a risk assessment methodology for high pressure CO2 pipelines developed at the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) as part of the EU FP7 CO2Pipehaz project. Until recently, risk assessment of dense phase and supercritical ...
2013 / Alison McGillivray, Ju Lynne Saw, Diego Lisbona, Mike Wardman, Mike Bilio -
Radionuclides Migration in the Far Field of Geological Repositories: A Numerical Example
Abstract Radioactive wastes can be classified according to their activities and their half-life period: high activity and/or long half-life may cause severe hazards to people and environment for thousands and thousands of years. For repositories of...
2014 / Luisa Ferroni, Cinzia Miracapillo