Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Areal parametric characterisation of ex-service compressor blade leading edges
Abstract In-service the degradation of compressor blade leading edges can have a disproportional effect on compressor efficiency. The high surface curvature in this region makes quantifying the surface finish of this sensitive and prominent region...
2014 / Karl Walton, Liam Blunt, Leigh Fleming, Martin Goodhand, Hang Lung -
Computational performance of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulation for shared-memory parallel computing
Abstract The computational performance of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulation is investigated for three types of current shared-memory parallel computer devices: many integrated core (MIC) processors, graphics processing units (GPUs), ...
2015 / Daisuke Nishiura, Mikito Furuichi, Hide Sakaguchi -
Permafrost thaw and resulting soil moisture changes regulate projected high-latitude CO 2 and CH 4 emissions2015 / D M Lawrence, C D Koven, S C Swenson, W J Riley, A G Slater
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Predicting Power Output of Upper Body using the OMNI-RES Scale2015 / Iker J. Bautista, Ignacio J. Chirosa, Ignacio Martín Tamayo, Andrés González, Joseph E. Robinson, et al.
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Switchgrass Biofuel Production on Reclaimed Surface Mines: I. Soil Quality and Dry Matter Yield2015 / Carol Brown, Thomas Griggs, Travis Keene, Mike Marra, Jeff Skousen
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Flux of nutrients and heavy metals from the Melai River sub-catchment into Lake Chini, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia2012 / Muhd Barzani Gasim, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Tukimat Lihan, et al.
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A modelling study on the activation of small Aitken?mode aerosol particles during CIME 972006 / GUILÉNE GÉRÉMY, WOLFRAM WOBROCK, ANDREA I. FLOSSMANN, ALFONS SCHWARZENBÖCK, STEPHAN MERTES
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Getting around Antarctica: new high-resolution mappings of the grounded and freely-floating boundaries of the Antarctic ice sheet created for the International Polar Year2011 / R. Bindschadler, H. Choi, A. Wichlacz, R. Bingham, J. Bohlander, et al.
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Effect of Rim Angle to the Flux Distribution Diameter in Solar Parabolic Dish Collector
Abstract Solar energy application through parabolic dish collector is promising finite green energy such as electric generation. A study of solar parabolic dish collector had been carried out on the geometry and flux distribution at focal region....
2015 / Billy Anak Sup, Mohd. Farid Zainudin, Tanti Zanariah Shamsir Ali, Rosli Abu Bakar, Gan Leong Ming -
Treated wastewater irrigation effects on soil hydraulic conductivity and aggregate stability of loamy soils in Israel2015 / Karsten Schacht, Bernd Marschner
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Analysis and Simulation of the Energy Behavior of a Building Equipped with RESin Simscape
Abstract The objective of this paper is to develop a simulation tool for analysis of the consumptions of a building equipped with solar and wind energy sources, using multi-physics description software package known as Simscape. The main goal of...
2014 / Mouna Abarkan, Nacer Kouider M'Sirdi, Fatima Errahimi -
A study of two mid-crustal bright spots from southeast Georgia (USA)2007 / Arthur E. Barnes, Timothy J. Reston
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Satellites measure recent rates of groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley2011 / J. S. Famiglietti, M. Lo, S. L. Ho, J. Bethune, K. J. Anderson, et al.
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Progress in observing and modelling the urban boundary layer
Abstract The urban boundary layer (UBL) is the part of the atmosphere in which most of the planet’s population now lives, and is one of the most complex and least understood microclimates. Given potential climate change impacts and the requirement...
2014 / Janet F. Barlow -
Evaluating CO2 Sorption Capacity of a Number of South African (SA) Coal Types: Comparative Study of the Different Coal Properties at Incremental Pressures up to Supercritical Pressures
Abstract The study was aimed at evaluating the CO2 adsorption capacity of various South African coal types to determine the effects of pressure, coal rank and coal composition with regard to their maceral and mineral content. Pure CO2 adsorption...
2014 / Kasturie Premlall, Major Mabuza, Nicola Wagner -
Boron Behavior in the Rivers of Réunion Island, Inferred from Boron Isotope Ratios and Concentrations of Major and Trace Elements
Abstract A combined study of boron concentrations and isotopic ratios and of major and trace elements measured in Réunion waters, sampled up to four times between 1995 and 2012, illustrates boron behavior during water-rock interactions in tropical...
2014 / P. Louvat, E. Gayer, J. Gaillardet -
Mechanism Analysis on Powerful Chip and Drag Reduction of the Polymer Drilling Fluid
Abstract Based on power law fluid flow parameters in pipelines from analytical deduce, the mechanism of the commonly used polymer drilling fluid can be analyzed. The calculation results will be compared with ordinary Newtonian fluid‘s calculation...
2014 / Wu Xiaoming, Wang Daokuan, Gao Yuanhong, Zhao Shanshan, Zheng Wenlong -
Operational forecasting of daily summer maximum and minimum temperatures in the Valencia Region2013 / I. Gómez, M. J. Estrela, V. Caselles
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Chemisorption cooling and electric power cogeneration system driven by low grade heat
Abstract A novel integration of chemisorption refrigeration cycle and a scroll expander was investigated for the cogeneration of cooling and electric power. The first lab prototype machine has been built, and the two main components were tested both ...
2014 / Huashan Bao, Yaodong Wang, Constantinos Charalambous, Zisheng Lu, Liwei Wang, et al. -
High-frequency directivity effects: evidence from analysis of the Les Saintes records2014 / Y. Chen, J. Letort, F. Cotton, S. Drouet