Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
-
Potential impacts of climate change on the primary production of regional seas: A comparative analysis of five European seas
Abstract Regional seas are potentially highly vulnerable to climate change, yet are the most directly societally important regions of the marine environment. The combination of widely varying conditions of mixing, forcing, geography (coastline and...
2015 / Jason Holt, Corinna Schrum, Heather Cannaby, Ute Daewel, Icarus Allen, et al. -
Integrating Landsat pixel composites and change metrics with lidar plots to predictively map forest structure and aboveground biomass in Saskatchewan, Canada
Abstract Forest inventory and monitoring programs are needed to provide timely, spatially complete (i.e. mapped), and verifiable information to support forest management, policy formulation, and reporting obligations. Satellite images, in particular ...
2016 / Harold S.J. Zald, Michael A. Wulder, Joanne C. White, Thomas Hilker, Txomin Hermosilla, et al. -
Red light for Anderson localization2016 / S E Skipetrov, J H Page
-
Impacts of dust reduction on the northward expansion of the African monsoon during the Green Sahara period
Abstract The West African Monsoon (WAM) is crucial for the socio-economic stability of millions of people living in the Sahel. Severe droughts have ravaged the region in the last three decades of the 20th century, highlighting the need for a better...
2015 / Francesco S.R. Pausata, Gabriele Messori, Qiong Zhang -
Comparative carbon cycle dynamics of the present and last interglacial
Abstract Changes in temperature and carbon dioxide during glacial cycles recorded in Antarctic ice cores are tightly coupled. However, this relationship does not hold for interglacials. While climate cooled towards the end of both the last (Eemian)...
2016 / Victor Brovkin, Tim Brücher, Thomas Kleinen, Sönke Zaehle, Fortunat Joos, et al. -
TOPS: Technology Options for Coupled Underground Coal Gasification and CO2 Capture and Storage
Abstract The TOPS project takes a radical and holistic approach to coupled UCG-CCS, and thus the site selection criteria for the coupled processes, considering both geological, reservoir and process engineering aspects and different end-uses of the...
2014 / Sevket Durucan, Anna Korre, Ji-Quan Shi, Matthew Idiens, Krzysztof Stańczyk, et al. -
The Muruntau gold deposit (Uzbekistan) – A unique ancient hydrothermal system in the southern Tien Shan
Abstract The Muruntau gold deposit in the Central Kyzylkum, Uzbekistan is one of the largest single gold deposits worldwide. Data available from the literature are reviewed with the aim to (1) integrate the present knowledge on this unique deposit...
2015 / Ulf Kempe, Torsten Graupner, Reimar Seltmann, Hugo de Boorder, Alla Dolgopolova, et al. -
Effect of canopy profile on solar thermal chimney performance
Abstract Solar thermal chimneys (STCs) are renewable energy power plants that require large-scale deployment to be economically competitive. This paper presents a steady-state analytical model developed to describe accurately the thermodynamics of...
2016 / P.J. Cottam, P. Duffour, P. Lindstrand, P. Fromme -
The spatial distribution of commuting CO2 emissions and the influential factors: A case study in Xi'an, China
Abstract As the transport sector is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, the effect of urbanization on transport CO2 emissions in developing cities has become a key issue under global climate change. Examining the case of Xi'an, this paper...
2015 / Yuan-Yuan Liu, Yuan-Qing Wang, Rui An, Chao Li -
The influence of blade pitch angle on the performance of a model horizontal axis tidal stream turbine operating under wave–current interaction
Abstract Tidal stream turbines offer a promising means of producing renewable energy at foreseeable times and of predictable quantity. However, the turbines may have to operate under wave-current conditions that cause high velocity fluctuations in...
2016 / Tiago A. de Jesus Henriques, Terry S. Hedges, Ieuan Owen, Robert J. Poole -
A new way to find dielectric properties of liquid sample using the quartz crystal resonator (QCR)
Abstract The main objective of this article is to demonstrate by performing experimental measurements how the equivalent capacitance C 0 changes when a fluid sample such as water is in contact with the crystal and to relate this ...
2016 / Luis Armando Carvajal Ahumada, Nuria Peña Pérez, Oscar Leonardo Herrera Sandoval, Francisco del Pozo Guerrero, José Javier Serrano Olmedo -
Seasonality, phytoplankton succession and the biogeochemical impacts of an autumn storm in the northeast Atlantic Ocean
Abstract Phytoplankton chemotaxonomic distributions are examined in conjunction with taxon specific particulate biomass concentrations and phytoplankton abundances to investigate the biogeochemical consequences of the passage of an autumn storm in...
2016 / Stuart C. Painter, Madelaine Finlay, Victoria S. Hemsley, Adrian P. Martin -
Influence of the composition and viscosity of volcanic ashes on their adhesion within gas turbine aeroengines
Abstract This paper presents experimental investigations into adhesion characteristics of four types of (Icelandic) volcanic ash (VA). Firstly, powder (∼5–50 μm) was injected into a modified vacuum plasma spray set-up and the fractional mass of...
2016 / J. Dean, C. Taltavull, T.W. Clyne -
Coupled measurements of δ18O and δD of hydration water and salinity of fluid inclusions in gypsum from the Messinian Yesares Member, Sorbas Basin (SE Spain)
Abstract We studied one cycle (Cycle 6) of gypsum–marl deposition from the Messinian Yesares Member in Sorbas Basin, Spain. The objective was to reconstruct the changing environment of deposition and its relation to astronomically-forced climate...
2015 / Nicholas P. Evans, Alexandra V. Turchyn, Fernando Gázquez, Tomaso R.R. Bontognali, Hazel J. Chapman, et al. -
Current developments in soil organic matter modeling and the expansion of model applications: a review2015 / Eleanor E Campbell, Keith Paustian
-
Natural variability or anthropogenically-induced variation? Insights from 15 years of multidisciplinary observations at the arctic marine LTER site HAUSGARTEN
Abstract Time-series studies of arctic marine ecosystems are rare. This is not surprising since polar regions are largely only accessible by means of expensive modern infrastructure and instrumentation. In 1999, the Alfred Wegener Institute,...
2015 / Thomas Soltwedel, Eduard Bauerfeind, Melanie Bergmann, Astrid Bracher, Nataliya Budaeva, et al. -
A Monte Carlo approach to estimate the uncertainty in soil CO 2 emissions caused by spatial and sample size variability2015 / Wei-Yu Shi, Li-Jun Su, Yi Song, Ming-Guo Ma, Sheng Du
-
Ocean pH time-series and drivers of variability along the northern Channel Islands, California, USA2016 / Lydia Kapsenberg, Gretchen E. Hofmann
-
Estimating continental river basin discharges using multiple remote sensing data sets
Abstract Rivers act as a source of fresh water for terrestrial life, yet the discharges are poorly documented since the existing direct observations are inadequate and some observation stations have been interrupted or discontinued. Discharge...
2016 / Arthur W. Sichangi, Lei Wang, Kun Yang, Deliang Chen, Zhongjing Wang, et al. -
Community structure influences species’ abundance along environmental gradients2015 / Antti P. Eloranta, Ingeborg P. Helland, Odd T. Sandlund, Trygve Hesthagen, Ola Ugedal, et al.