Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Megacrystals track magma convection between reservoir and surface
Abstract Active volcanoes are typically fed by magmatic reservoirs situated within the upper crust. The development of thermal and/or compositional gradients in such magma chambers may lead to vigorous convection as inferred from theoretical models...
2015 / Yves Moussallam, Clive Oppenheimer, Bruno Scaillet, Iris Buisman, Christine Kimball, et al. -
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts, processes and potential future impacts2015 / Dorothea Frank, Markus Reichstein, Michael Bahn, Kirsten Thonicke, David Frank, et al.
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Introduction to the AMPERE model intercomparison studies on the economics of climate stabilization2014 / Elmar Kriegler, Keywan Riahi, Valentina Bosetti, Pantelis Capros, Nils Petermann, et al.
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Prograde and retrograde growth of monazite in migmatites: An example from the Nagercoil Block, southern India
Abstract Data from a migmatised metapelite raft enclosed within charnockite provide quantitative constraints on the pressure–temperature–time (P–T–t) evolution of the Nagercoil Block at the southernmost tip of peninsular India. An inferred peak...
2014 / Tim E. Johnson, Chris Clark, Richard J.M. Taylor, M. Santosh, Alan S. Collins -
Effects on heart rate variability by artificially generated indoor nano-sized particles in a chamber study
Abstract Background Airborne particles are associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in polluted areas. There is a growing interest in nano-sized particles with diameter...
2014 / Inger Hagerman, Christina Isaxon, Anders Gudmundsson, Aneta Wierzbicka, Katrin Dierschke, et al. -
Evolving provenance in the Proterozoic Pranhita-Godavari Basin, India
Abstract The Pranhita-Godavari Basin in central eastern India is one of the Proterozoic “Purāna” basins of cratonic India. New geochronology demonstrates that it has a vast depositional history of repeated basin reactivation from the...
2014 / Udeni Amarasinghe, Asru Chaudhuri, Alan S. Collins, Gautam Deb, Sarbani Patranabis-Deb -
Prediction of Thorough QT study results using action potential simulations based on ion channel screens
Abstract Introduction Detection of drug-induced pro-arrhythmic risk is a primary concern for pharmaceutical companies and regulators. Increased risk is linked to prolongation of the QT interval on the body surface ECG. Recent...
2014 / Gary R. Mirams, Mark R. Davies, Stephen J. Brough, Matthew H. Bridgland-Taylor, Yi Cui, et al. -
Laboratory study of nitrate photolysis in Antarctic snow. II. Isotopic effects and wavelength dependence2014 / Tesfaye A. Berhanu, Carl Meusinger, Joseph Erbland, Rémy Jost, S. K. Bhattacharya, et al.
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Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water
Abstract In order to test accretion simulations as well as planetary differentiation scenarios, we have integrated a multistage core–mantle differentiation model with N-body accretion simulations. Impacts between embryos and planetesimals are...
2014 / D.C. Rubie, S.A. Jacobson, A. Morbidelli, D.P. O’Brien, E.D. Young, et al. -
Low post-glacial rebound rates in the Weddell Sea due to Late Holocene ice-sheet readvance
Abstract Many ice-sheet reconstructions assume monotonic Holocene retreat for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, but an increasing number of glaciological observations infer that some portions of the ice sheet may be readvancing, following retreat behind ...
2015 / Sarah L. Bradley, Richard C.A. Hindmarsh, Pippa L. Whitehouse, Michael J. Bentley, Matt A. King -
Slip distributions on active normal faults measured from LiDAR and field mapping of geomorphic offsets: an example from L'Aquila, Italy, and implications for modelling seismic moment release
Abstract Surface slip distributions for an active normal fault in central Italy have been measured using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), in order to assess the impact of changes in fault orientation and kinematics when modelling subsurface slip...
2014 / Maxwell Wilkinson, Gerald P. Roberts, Ken McCaffrey, Patience A. Cowie, Joanna P. Faure Walker, et al. -
CO2 emission mitigation and fossil fuel markets: Dynamic and international aspects of climate policies
Abstract This paper explores a multi-model scenario ensemble to assess the impacts of idealized and non-idealized climate change stabilization policies on fossil fuel markets. Under idealized conditions climate policies significantly reduce coal use ...
2013 / Nico Bauer, Valentina Bosetti, Meriem Hamdi-Cherif, Alban Kitous, David McCollum, et al. -
The ecological forecast horizon, and examples of its uses and determinants2015 / Owen L. Petchey, Mikael Pontarp, Thomas M. Massie, Sonia Kéfi, Arpat Ozgul, et al.
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A novel sub-seabed CO2 release experiment informing monitoring and impact assessment for geological carbon storage
Abstract Carbon capture and storage is a mitigation strategy that can be used to aid the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This process aims to capture CO2 from large point-source emitters and transport it to a long-term storage site. For...
2014 / Peter Taylor, Henrik Stahl, Mark E. Vardy, Jonathan M. Bull, Maxine Akhurst, et al. -
Hyperspectral narrowband and multispectral broadband indices for remote sensing of crop evapotranspiration and its components (transpiration and soil evaporation)
Abstract Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important component of micro- and macro-scale climatic processes. In agriculture, estimates of ET are frequently used to monitor droughts, schedule irrigation, and assess crop water productivity over large...
2015 / Michael Marshall, Prasad Thenkabail, Trent Biggs, Kirk Post -
Kinematics of syn-tectonic unconformities and implications for the tectonic evolution of the Hala'alat Mountains at the northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin, Central Asian Orogenic Belt
Abstract The Hala'alat Mountains are located at the transition between the West Junggar and the Junggar Basin. In this area, rocks are Carboniferous, with younger strata above them that have been identified through well data and high-resolution 3D...
2014 / Delong Ma, Dengfa He, Di Li, Jieyun Tang, Zheng Liu -
A hitchhiker's guide to European lake ecological assessment and intercalibration
Abstract The Water Framework Directive is the first international legislation to require European countries to establish comparable ecological assessment schemes for their freshwaters. A key element in harmonising quality classification within and...
2015 / Sandra Poikane, Sebastian Birk, Jürgen Böhmer, Laurence Carvalho, Caridad de Hoyos, et al. -
Unstable AMOC during glacial intervals and millennial variability: The role of mean sea ice extent
Abstract A striking feature of paleoclimate records is the greater stability of the Holocene epoch relative to the preceding glacial interval, especially apparent in the North Atlantic region. In particular, strong irregular variability with an...
2015 / Florian Sévellec, Alexey V. Fedorov -
A stratigraphic framework for abrupt climatic changes during the Last Glacial period based on three synchronized Greenland ice-core records: refining and extending the INTIMATE event stratigraphy
Abstract Due to their outstanding resolution and well-constrained chronologies, Greenland ice-core records provide a master record of past climatic changes throughout the Last Interglacial–Glacial cycle in the North Atlantic region. As part of the...
2014 / Sune O. Rasmussen, Matthias Bigler, Simon P. Blockley, Thomas Blunier, Susanne L. Buchardt, et al. -
Iron fertilization enhanced net community production but not downward particle flux during the Southern Ocean iron fertilization experiment LOHAFEX2013 / Patrick Martin, Michiel Rutgers van der Loeff, Nicolas Cassar, Pieter Vandromme, Francesco d'Ovidio, et al.