Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Systematic investigation of gridding-related scaling effects on annual statistics of daily temperature and precipitation maxima: A case study for south-east Australia
Abstract Using daily station observations over the period 1951–2013 in a region of south-east Australia, we systematically compare how the horizontal resolution, interpolation method and order of operation in generating gridded data sets affect...
2015 / Francia B. Avila, Siyan Dong, Kaah P. Menang, Jan Rajczak, Madeleine Renom, et al. -
Derivation of an urban materials spectral library through emittance and reflectance spectroscopy
Abstract Recent advances in thermal infrared remote sensing include the increased availability of airborne hyperspectral imagers (such as the Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer, HyTES, or the Telops HyperCam and the Specim aisaOWL), and it...
2014 / Simone Kotthaus, Thomas E.L. Smith, Martin J. Wooster, C.S.B. Grimmond -
Serving many at once: How a database approach can create unity in dynamical ecosystem modelling
Abstract Simulation modelling in ecology is a field that is becoming increasingly compartmentalized. Here we propose a Database Approach To Modelling (DATM) to create unity in dynamical ecosystem modelling with differential equations. In this...
2014 / Wolf M. Mooij, Robert J. Brederveld, Jeroen J.M. de Klein, Don L. DeAngelis, Andrea S. Downing, et al. -
Measuring and monitoring linear woody features in agricultural landscapes through earth observation data as an indicator of habitat availability
Abstract The loss of natural habitats and the loss of biological diversity is a global problem affecting all ecosystems including agricultural landscapes. Indicators of biodiversity can provide standardized measures that make it easier to compare...
2015 / J. Pasher, M. McGovern, V. Putinski -
Assessing the potential of autonomous submarine gliders for ecosystem monitoring across multiple trophic levels (plankton to cetaceans) and pollutants in shallow shelf seas
Abstract A combination of scientific, economic, technological and policy drivers is behind a recent upsurge in the use of marine autonomous systems (and accompanying miniaturized sensors) for environmental mapping and monitoring. Increased...
2014 / Lavinia Suberg, Russell B. Wynn, Jeroen van der Kooij, Liam Fernand, Sophie Fielding, et al. -
Sea ice draft in the Weddell Sea, measured by upward looking sonars2012 / A. Behrendt, W. Dierking, E. Fahrbach, H. Witte
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Ultrafine and nanoparticle formation and emission mechanisms during laser processing of ceramic materials
Abstract The use of laser technology in the ceramic industry is undergoing an increasing trend, as it improves surface properties. The present work aimed to assess ultrafine and nanoparticle emissions from two different types of laser treatments...
2015 / A.S. Fonseca, M. Viana, X. Querol, N. Moreno, I. de Francisco, et al. -
Development of a novel empirical framework for interpreting geological carbon isotope excursions, with implications for the rate of carbon injection across the PETM
Abstract As an episode of rapid global warming associated with the release of massive quantities of carbon to the atmosphere and oceans, the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, ∼56 Ma) is considered a potential analog for modern anthropogenic...
2015 / Sandra Kirtland Turner, Andy Ridgwell -
Uncontrolled combustion of shredded tires in a landfill – Part 1: Characterization of gaseous and particulate emissions
Abstract In summer 2012, a landfill liner comprising an estimated 1.3 million shredded tires burned in Iowa City, Iowa. During the fire, continuous monitoring and laboratory measurements were used to characterize the gaseous and particulate...
2014 / Jared Downard, Ashish Singh, Robert Bullard, Thilina Jayarathne, Chathurika M. Rathnayake, et al. -
Evaluating uncertainties of future marine flooding occurrence as sea-level rises
Abstract As sea-level rises, the frequency of coastal marine flooding events is changing. For accurate assessments, several other factors must be considered as well, such as the variability of sea-level rise and storm surge patterns. Here, a global...
2015 / Gonéri Le Cozannet, Jeremy Rohmer, Anny Cazenave, Déborah Idier, Roderik van de Wal, et al. -
How second generation SAR systems are impacting the analysis of ground deformation
Abstract In recent years, a second generation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite sensor has been designed and, partially, put into operation, leading to an important breakthrough in Earth Science studies. The common characteristics of such...
2013 / E. Sansosti, P. Berardino, M. Bonano, F. Calò, R. Castaldo, et al. -
Additional cooking fuel supply and reduced global warming potential from recycling charcoal dust into charcoal briquette in Kenya
Abstract Rising demand for energy is one of the major challenges facing the world today and charcoal is a principal fuel in Kenya. Faced with energy poverty many poor households turn to briquette making. This study assessed the additional cooking...
2014 / M. Njenga, N. Karanja, H. Karlsson, R. Jamnadass, M. Iiyama, et al. -
Comparative analysis of meteorological performance of coupled chemistry-meteorology models in the context of AQMEII phase 2
Abstract Air pollution simulations critically depend on the quality of the underlying meteorology. In phase 2 of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII-2), thirteen modeling groups from Europe and four groups from North...
2014 / Dominik Brunner, Nicholas Savage, Oriol Jorba, Brian Eder, Lea Giordano, et al. -
Tracing injected CO2 in the Cranfield enhanced oil recovery field (MS, USA) using He, Ne and Ar isotopes
Abstract The He, Ne and Ar isotopic composition of gases collected in 2009 and 2012 from 13 production wells, injection wells and the CO2 supply pipeline at the Cranfield CO2-enhanced oil recovery field (MS, USA) have been measured in order to...
2015 / Domokos Györe, Finlay M. Stuart, Stuart M.V. Gilfillan, Susan Waldron -
Light comfort zones of mesopelagic acoustic scattering layers in two contrasting optical environments
Abstract We make a comparison of the mesopelagic sound scattering layers (SLs) in two contrasting optical environments; the clear Red Sea and in murkier coastal waters of Norway (Masfjorden). The depth distributions of the SL in Masfjorden are...
2016 / Anders Røstad, Stein Kaartvedt, Dag L. Aksnes -
SEDMIN - Microsoft Excel™ spreadsheet for calculating fine-grained sedimentary rock mineralogy from bulk geochemical analysis2014 / Uwe Kackstaetter
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Comparing Two Methods of Surface Change Detection on an Evolving Thermokarst Using High-Temporal-Frequency Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Selawik River, Alaska2013 / Theodore Barnhart, Benjamin Crosby
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Microseismic monitoring and numerical simulation on the stability of high-steep rock slopes in hydropower engineering
Abstract For high-steep slopes in hydropower engineering, damage can be induced or accumulated due to a series of human or natural activities, including excavation, dam construction, earthquake, rainstorm, rapid rise or drop of water level in the...
2015 / Chun'an Tang, Lianchong Li, Nuwen Xu, Ke Ma -
Trends in gravity changes from 2009 to 2013 derived from ground-based gravimetry and GRACE data in North China
Abstract North China is a key region for studying geophysical progress. In this study, ground-based and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) gravity data from 2009 to 2013 are used to calculate the gravity change rate (GCR) using the...
2015 / Chongyang Shen, Songbai Xuan, Zhengbo Zou, Guiju Wu -
Evaluating nighttime CALIOP 0.532 μm aerosol optical depth and extinction coefficient retrievals2012 / J. R. Campbell, J. L. Tackett, J. S. Reid, J. Zhang, C. A. Curtis, et al.