Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Characterizing wind power resource reliability in southern Africa
Abstract Producing electricity from wind is attractive because it provides a clean, low-maintenance power supply. However, wind resource is intermittent on various timescales, thus occasionally introducing large and sudden changes in power supply. A ...
2015 / Charles Fant, Bhaskar Gunturu, Adam Schlosser -
Extraction of heavy metals characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami deposits using multiple classification analysis
Abstract Tsunami deposits accumulated on the Tohoku coastal area in Japan due to the impact of the Tohoku-oki earthquake. In the study reported in this paper, we applied principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA) to determine the...
2015 / Kengo Nakamura, Tatsu Kuwatani, Yoshishige Kawabe, Takeshi Komai -
Mass balance of nitrogen and potassium in urban groundwater in Central Africa, Yaounde/Cameroon
Abstract Mass flow of nutrients from innumerous latrines and septic tanks was assessed to best describe the groundwater quality situation in the urban environment of Yaounde. 37 groundwater samples were taken at the end of dry season 2012 and...
2016 / R. Kringel, A. Rechenburg, D. Kuitcha, A. Fouépé, S. Bellenberg, et al. -
Application of the immersed-body method to simulate wave–structure interactions
Abstract This study aims at demonstrating the capability of the immersed-body method to simulate wave–structure interactions using a non-linear finite-element model. In this approach, the Navier–Stokes equations are solved on an extended mesh...
2015 / A. Viré, J. Spinneken, M.D. Piggott, C.C. Pain, S.C. Kramer -
Marine governance to avoid tipping points: Can we adapt the adaptability envelope?
Abstract Combined pressures from climate change, resources demand and environmental degradation could lead to the collapse of marine systems and increase the vulnerability of populations dependent on them. In this paper an adaptability envelope...
2015 / Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Julie L. Davidson, Claudia L. Baldwin, Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes, Joanna C. Ellison, et al. -
Detection of changes in semi-natural grasslands by cross correlation analysis with WorldView-2 images and new Landsat 8 data
Abstract Focusing on a Mediterranean Natura 2000 site in Italy, the effectiveness of the cross correlation analysis (CCA) technique for quantifying change in the area of semi-natural grasslands at different spatial resolutions (grain) was evaluated. ...
2016 / Cristina Tarantino, Maria Adamo, Richard Lucas, Palma Blonda -
The Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory: Where ecology meets big data
Abstract Advances in computing power and infrastructure, increases in the number and size of ecological and environmental datasets, and the number and type of data collection methods, are revolutionizing the field of Ecology. To integrate these...
2015 / Willow Hallgren, Linda Beaumont, Andrew Bowness, Lynda Chambers, Erin Graham, et al. -
A GUI platform for uncertainty quantification of complex dynamical models
Abstract Uncertainty quantification (UQ) refers to quantitative characterization and reduction of uncertainties present in computer model simulations. It is widely used in engineering and geophysics fields to assess and predict the likelihood of...
2015 / Chen Wang, Qingyun Duan, Charles H. Tong, Zhenhua Di, Wei Gong -
Evolution of biomass burning smoke particles in the dark
Abstract The evolution in the dark of physiochemical properties and chemical composition of smoke particles emitted from wheat straw burning, as well as the effect of relative humidity (RH) on these properties, was investigated in an aerosol...
2015 / Chunlin Li, Zhen Ma, Jianmin Chen, Xinming Wang, Xingnan Ye, et al. -
Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood2016 / Mohammad Taleghani, David Sailor, George A Ban-Weiss
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PIV measurement of high-Reynolds-number homogeneous and isotropic turbulence in an enclosed flow apparatus with fan agitation2016 / Zhongwang Dou, Zachary K Pecenak, Lujie Cao, Scott H Woodward, Zach Liang, et al.
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Evidence of a topographic signal in surface soil moisture derived from ENVISAT ASAR wide swath data
Abstract The susceptibility of a catchment to flooding is affected by its soil moisture prior to an extreme rainfall event. While soil moisture is routinely observed by satellite instruments, results from previous work on the assimilation of...
2015 / D.C. Mason, J. Garcia-Pintado, H.L. Cloke, S.L. Dance -
Influence of urbanization on the thermal environment of meteorological station: Satellite-observed evidence
Abstract In this paper, five national meteorological stations in Anhui province are taken as typical examples to explore the effects of local urbanization on their thermal environment by using Landsat data from 1990 to 2010. Satellite-based land...
2015 / Tao Shi, Yong Huang, Hong Wang, Chun-E Shi, Yuan-Jian Yang -
A fluid dynamic gauging device for measuring biofilm thickness on cylindrical surfaces
Abstract Many industrial processes are susceptible to biofouling. The thickness and structure of such biofilms are key factors in the design of effective cleaning strategies. A novel method based on fluid dynamic gauging has been developed for...
2015 / M. Lemos, S. Wang, A. Ali, M. Simões, D.I. Wilson -
Impact of climate change on the domestic indoor environment and associated health risks in the UK
Abstract There is growing evidence that projected climate change has the potential to significantly affect public health. In the UK, much of this impact is likely to arise by amplifying existing risks related to heat exposure, flooding, and chemical ...
2015 / Sotiris Vardoulakis, Chrysanthi Dimitroulopoulou, John Thornes, Ka-Man Lai, Jonathon Taylor, et al. -
Reducing black carbon emissions from diesel vehicles in Russia: An assessment and policy recommendations
Abstract The paper assesses options and challenges of reducing black carbon emissions from diesel vehicles in Russia. Black carbon is a product of incomplete diesel combustion and is a component of fine particulate matter. Particulate matter...
2015 / Nazar Kholod, Meredydd Evans -
Observations Data Model 2: A community information model for spatially discrete Earth observations
Abstract Integrated access to and analysis of data for cross-domain synthesis studies are hindered because common characteristics of observational data, including time, location, provenance, methods, and units are described differently within...
2016 / Jeffery S. Horsburgh, Anthony K. Aufdenkampe, Emilio Mayorga, Kerstin A. Lehnert, Leslie Hsu, et al. -
Eliciting human values for conservation planning and decisions: A global issue2016 / Ken J. Wallace, Christian Wagner, Michael J. Smith
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Was atmospheric CO2 capped at 1000ppm over the past 300 million years?
Abstract Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has shifted dynamically over the Phanerozoic according to mass balance models and the majority of proxy estimates. A new paleo-CO2 proxy method underpinned by mechanistic understanding of plant...
2015 / J.C. McElwain, I. Montañez, J.D. White, J.P. Wilson, C. Yiotis -
Seismic stratigraphy along the Amundsen Sea to Ross Sea continental rise: A cross-regional record of pre-glacial to glacial processes of the West Antarctic margin
Abstract The seismic sediment record of the Amundsen Sea continental rise provides insight into the sedimentation processes from pre-glacial to glacial times, variations in ocean-bottom circulation, early ice sheet growth, and intensification...
2015 / Ansa Lindeque, Karsten Gohl, Stuart Henrys, Florian Wobbe, Bryan Davy