Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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FEMA Asteroid Impact Tabletop Exercise Simulations
Abstract We describe the computational simulations and damage assessments that we provided in support of a tabletop exercise (TTX) at the request of NASA's Near-Earth Objects Program Office. The overall purpose of the exercise was to assess...
2015 / Mark Boslough, Barbara Jennings, Brad Carvey, William Fogleman -
Switching predominance of organic versus inorganic carbon exports from an intermediate-size subarctic watershed2015 / Mark M. Dornblaser, Robert G. Striegl
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A damage assessment model of oil spill accident combining historical data and satellite remote sensing information: A case study in Penglai 19-3 oil spill accident of China
Abstract Oil spills are one of the major sources of marine pollution; it is important to conduct comprehensive assessment of losses that occur as a result of these events. Traditional methods are required to assess the three parts of losses...
2014 / Lai Wei, Zhuowei Hu, Lin Dong, Wenji Zhao -
Scenario simulations of future salinity and ecological consequences in the Baltic Sea and adjacent North Sea areas–implications for environmental monitoring
Abstract Substantial ecological changes occurred in the 1970s in the Northern Baltic during a temporary period of low salinity (S). This period was preceded by an episodic increase in the rainfall over the Baltic Sea watershed area. Several climate...
2014 / Ilppo Vuorinen, Jari Hänninen, Marjut Rajasilta, Päivi Laine, Jan Eklund, et al. -
Combining Numerical Modeling with Geostatistical Interpolation for an Improved Reservoir Exploration
Abstract Subsurface temperature is one of the key parameters in geothermal exploration. The estimation of the reservoir temperature is of high importance and usually done either by interpolation of temperature data or numerical modeling. However,...
2014 / Wolfram Rühaak, Kristian Bär, Ingo Sass -
Arctic warming, atmospheric blocking and cold European winters in CMIP5 models2014 / T Woollings, B Harvey, G Masato
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Experimental investigations relevant for hydrogen and fission product issues raised by the Fukushima accident
Abstract The accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011, caused by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami, resulted in a failure of the power systems that are needed to cool the reactors at the plant. The accident...
2015 / Sanjeev Gupta -
Political shifts and changing forests: Effects of armed conflict on forest conservation in Rwanda
Abstract Most armed conflicts in recent history occurred in biodiversity hotspots. Yet, studies examining impacts of warfare on forests yield contradictory results. This study provides a theoretical framework articulating different hypothetical...
2015 / Elsa M. Ordway -
Forward Simulation Markov Chain Monte Carlo with Applications to Stochastic Epidemic Models2014 / Peter Neal, Chien Lin Terry Huang
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The coordination and distribution of B in foraminiferal calcite
Abstract The isotopic ratio and concentration of B in foraminiferal calcite appear to reflect the pH and bicarbonate concentration of seawater. The use of B as a chemical proxy tracer has the potential to transform our understanding of the global...
2015 / Oscar Branson, Karina Kaczmarek, Simon A.T. Redfern, Sambuddha Misra, Gerald Langer, et al. -
Seasonal Variation of Lead in Fish Pond Waters of High Hunting Activity Area and Relation to Metals and Ions2014 / Łukasz J. Binkowski, Bartłomiej Rzonca
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Socio-economic aspects of domestic groundwater consumption, vending and use in Kisumu, Kenya
Abstract Shallow hand-dug wells are commonly used to supplement partial or intermittent piped water coverage in many urban informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa. Such wells are often microbially contaminated. This study aimed to quantify the...
2015 / L. Okotto, J. Okotto-Okotto, H. Price, S. Pedley, J. Wright -
Application of B-splines and curved geometries to boundaries in SPH2014 / Daniel J. Barker, Pablo Brito-Parada, Stephen J. Neethling
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Measurement Biases Explain Discrepancies between the Observed and Simulated Decadal Variability of Surface Incident Solar Radiation2014 / Kaicun Wang
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Wireless Ion-Selective Electrode Autonomous Sensing System2011 / Cormac Fay, Salzitsa Anastasova, Conor Slater, Sandra Teodora Buda, Roderick Shepherd, et al.
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A new geotechnical method for natural slope exploration and analysis2014 / A. M. R. G. Athapaththu, Takashi Tsuchida, Seiji Kano
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Edifisols—a new soil unit of technogenic soils2014 / Przemysław Charzyński, Piotr Hulisz, Renata Bednarek, Agnieszka Piernik, Marta Winkler, et al.
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The Importance Aspects of Landscape Design on Housing Development in Urban Areas
Abstract It has been proven that proper landscape planning and designs with the sustainability concept and approach help to create a conducive and responsive environment of housing development. This paper presents a brief of conceptual view on the...
2014 / Fitrynadia Mohd Shahli, Mohd Ramzi Mohd Hussain, Izawati Tukiman, Nurbazliah Zaidin -
New Technology for Disaggregation and Slurrying of Florida Phosphate Matrix
Abstract Phosphate mining represents a significant industry in the State of Florida. In view of the great demand for resources, the industry is in a strong public focus. In mining and processing, the phosphate ore mining process alone is responsible ...
2014 / Hagen Müller -
Improved time series land cover classification by missing-observation-adaptive nonlinear dimensionality reduction
Abstract Dimensionality reduction (DR) is a widely used technique to address the curse of dimensionality when high-dimensional remotely sensed data, such as multi-temporal or hyperspectral imagery, are analyzed. Nonlinear DR algorithms, also...
2014 / L. Yan, D.P. Roy