Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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MataNui–A Distributed Storage Infrastructure for Scientific Data
Abstract In science and engineering the problem of «sanity» in data management is quite common. Particularly, if partners within a project are geographically distributed, and require access to this data. These partners would ideally like to access...
2013 / Guy K. Kloss -
Mud volcano origin of the Mottled Zone, South Levant
Abstract The Mottled Zone (MZ) or Hatrurim Formation, which occurs near the Levantine Transform in the South Levant, has been studied during the last 150 years but its origin remains debatable. Mottled Zone Complex/Complexes (MZC/MZCs) consist of...
2013 / Igor Novikov, Yevgeny Vapnik, Inna Safonova -
Enhanced nutrient fluxes at the shelf sea seasonal thermocline caused by stratified flow over a bank
Abstract Patches of enhanced chlorophyll a (Chl) concentrations within the thermocline were observed over the slopes of several banks in the Celtic Sea. The turbulent mixing of nutrients from the bottom water into the thermocline was found to be...
2013 / Jacqueline F. Tweddle, Jonathan Sharples, Matthew R. Palmer, Keith Davidson, Sharon McNeill -
A Web Map Service implementation for the visualization of multidimensional gridded environmental data
Abstract We describe ncWMS, an implementation of the Open Geospatial Consortium's Web Map Service (WMS) specification for multidimensional gridded environmental data. ncWMS can read data in a large number of common scientific data formats – notably...
2013 / J.D. Blower, A.L. Gemmell, G.H. Griffiths, K. Haines, A. Santokhee, et al. -
Multi-pixel Calibration of a Distributed Energy Water Balance Model Using Satellite Data of Land Surface Temperature and Eddy Covariance Data
Abstract Distributed hydrological models of energy and mass balance usually need in input many soil and vegetation parameters, which are usually difficult to define. This paper will try to approach this problem performing a parameters calibration...
2013 / C. Corbari, G. Ravazzani, A. Ceppi, M. Mancini -
CDF Investigation of Shadow Factors in EDMEM Stacks2012 / K. Mohammadi, M.R. Malayeri
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Determinants of energy use in UK higher education buildings using statistical and artificial neural network methods
Abstract Studies were carried out using Display Energy Certificate (DEC) data for university buildings to investigate building parameters as determinants of energy use. A preliminary statistical analysis was conducted of annual electricity and...
2012 / D. Hawkins, S.M. Hong, R. Raslan, D. Mumovic, S. Hanna -
Soil Chemical Aspects of Water Management: Modeling Topsoil Water, Salt and Sodicity Dynamics
Abstract In large areas worldwide, both in semi-arid and humid climates, the availability of good quality water for primary production in agriculture or natural vegetations is limited. Whereas soil and groundwater pollution are nowadays general...
2013 / S.E.A.T.M. van der Zee, S.H.H. Shah, A. Leijnse -
Identification Problems in the Implementation Plan of Appropriate Technology for Water and Sanitation using FGD Approach (Case Study: Kampong Sodana, Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province)
Abstract At this moment, in context of global issue, water access in Indonesia is still low. It matches with latest MDGs report. According to fact, most of water and sanitation facilities and infrastructures in Indonesia do not function in proper...
2013 / Pradwi Sukma Ayu Putri, Made Widiadnyana Wardiha -
New tsunami runup relationships based on long wave experiments
Abstract Tsunami are propagating waves characterized by long wavelengths and large amplitudes close to the shore. They may also have a profile characterised by a large trough preceding the positive wave. These waves are destructive, causing severe...
2013 / Ingrid Charvet, Ian Eames, Tiziana Rossetto -
The upper crustal structure of the Qiangtang Basin revealed by seismic reflection data
Abstract The Qiangtang Basin, located in central Tibet, is a thick and widely developed Jurassic marine sedimentary stratum, and it is the largest marine basin on the Chinese mainland without a breakthrough in oil or gas exploration. Various forms...
2013 / Zhanwu Lu, Rui Gao, Yongtie Li, Aimin Xue, Qiusheng Li, et al. -
AMass Conservation AlgorithmFor Adaptive Unrefinement Meshes Used By Finite Element Methods
Abstract The AdaptiveHydraulics (ADH) model is an adaptivefinite element method to simulate three-dimensional Navier-Stokes flow, unsaturated and saturated groundwater flow, overland flow, and two-or three-dimensional shallow-water flow and transport. In ...
2012 / HungV. Nguyen, Jing-Ru C. Cheng, Charlie R. Berger, Gaurav Savant -
Geological characteristics and tectonic significance of unconformities in Mesoproterozoic successions in the northern margin of the North China Block
Abstract Several stratigraphic breaks and unconformities exist in the Mesoproterozoic successions in the northern margin of the North China Block. Geologic characters and spatial distributions of five of these unconformities, which have resulted...
2013 / Yongqiang Qu, Jianguo Pan, Shouxian Ma, Zhiping Lei, Lin Li, et al. -
Declining global per capita agricultural production and warming oceans threaten food security2009 / Chris C. Funk, Molly E. Brown
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Reservoir simulation study of CO2 storage in formations containing both aquifers and coal seams
Abstract Geological storage of CO2 is a viable option for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Formations such as saline aquifers and coal seams have distinct storage mechanisms; in saline aquifers, the CO2 is mainly stored by compression...
2011 / Zhejun Pan, Luke D. Connell -
Natural gas behavior in shallow geologic layers as natural analogues of discharge of CO2
Abstract In order to obtain public agreement on carbon dioxide (CO2) geological sto rage, it is required to assess the impact of leaked CO2 to our environment and dispel the anxieties as well as to d emonstrate technically the long-term stability of ...
2009 / Kameichiro Nakagawa, Shiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Suenaga, Eiji Nakata, Yuki Ito -
Assessment of the potential for geological storage of CO2 in the vicinity of Moneypoint, Co. Clare, Ireland
Abstract The largest single point CO2 emitter in Ireland, the Moneypoint Power Station (3.95 Mt CO2 per annum), is located in Co. Clare and geologically lies within the Clare Basin. In terms of the economics of transportation of CO2 from Moneypoint, ...
2011 / Ian Farrelly, Bernd Loske, Filip Neele, Mark Holdstock -
The CO2CRC Otway Project: Leveraging experience and exploiting new opportunities at Australia’s first CCS project site
Abstract The Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) is undertaking Australia’s first geosequestration research and demonstration project in the onshore Otway Basin, south-eastern Australia, in order to demonstrate...
2011 / Sandeep Sharma, Peter Cook, Charles Jenkins, Tony Steeper, Mal Lees, et al. -
A field laboratory for monitoring CO2 leakage
Abstract The long-term safety of future CO2 storage projects in aquifers will not only rely on a comprehensive geological characterisation of the formation and capillary seal, but also on the ability to effectively monitor the underground migration...
2009 / Menno Dillen, Erik Lindeberg, Per Aagaard, Eyvind Aker, Ola M. Sæther, et al. -
Sensitivity Analysis of CO2 Migration in Deep Saline Aquifer of Ise Bay, Japan, Using Heterogeneous and Homogeneous 2D Models Based on Depositional Facies Analysis
Abstract To obtain some insight into CO2 migration in a monoclinal formation and thereby provide the data for the estimation of CO2 storage potential in Japan, this sensitivity simulation was performed. A cross-section in the Ise Bay was chosen as...
2009 / Yuko Kawata, Hiroshi Ohkuma, Satoru Yokoi, Shigetaka Nakanishi, Kazuyuki Yoneyama, et al.