Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Moving torrefaction towards market introduction – Technical improvements and economic-environmental assessment along the overall torrefaction supply chain through the SECTOR project
Abstract The large-scale implementation of bioenergy demands solid biofuels which can be transported, stored and used efficiently. Torrefaction as a form of pyrolysis converts biomass into biofuels with according improved properties such as energy...
2016 / Daniela Thrän, Janet Witt, Kay Schaubach, Jaap Kiel, Michiel Carbo, et al. -
Development of a regional glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT)–temperature calibration for Antarctic and sub-Antarctic lakes
Abstract A regional network of quantitative reconstructions of past climate variability is required to test climate models. In recent studies, temperature calibration models based on the relative abundances of sedimentary glycerol dialkyl glycerol...
2015 / Louise C. Foster, Emma J. Pearson, Steve Juggins, Dominic A. Hodgson, Krystyna M. Saunders, et al. -
WHU-Grace01s: A new temporal gravity field model recovered from GRACE KBRR data alone
Abstract A new temporal gravity field model called WHU-Grace01s solely recovered from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) K-Band Range Rate (KBRR) data based on dynamic integral approach is presented in this paper. After meticulously...
2015 / Hao Zhou, Zhicai Luo, Bo Zhong -
Proposal for scalable models in EMC simulation2011 / Á Leibinger, Á Hajdu
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Modelling twentieth century global ocean circulation and iceberg flux at 48°N: implications for west Greenland iceberg discharge
Abstract We have used a coupled ocean–iceberg model to study the variation in global ocean circulation and North Atlantic iceberg flux from 1900 to 2008. The latter component of the study focused particularly on Greenland icebergs feeding into the...
2015 / David J. Wilton, Grant R. Bigg, Edward Hanna -
Transtensional deformation of Montserrat revealed by shear wave splitting
Abstract Here we investigate seismic anisotropy of the upper crust in the vicinity of Soufrière Hills volcano using shear wave splitting (SWS) analysis from volcano-tectonic (VT) events. Soufrière Hills, which is located on the island of Montserrat...
2015 / Alan F. Baird, J.-Michael Kendall, R. Stephen J. Sparks, Brian Baptie -
Modeled effects of soil acidification on long-term ecological and economic outcomes for managed forests in the Adirondack region (USA)
Abstract Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is among the most ecologically and economically important tree species in North America, and its growth and regeneration is often the focus of silvicultural practices in northern hardwood forests. A key stressor ...
2016 / Jesse Caputo, Colin M. Beier, Timothy J. Sullivan, Gregory B. Lawrence -
Improving predictive mapping of deep-water habitats: Considering multiple model outputs and ensemble techniques
Abstract In the deep sea, biological data are often sparse; hence models capturing relationships between observed fauna and environmental variables (acquired via acoustic mapping techniques) are often used to produce full coverage species assemblage ...
2016 / Katleen Robert, Daniel O.B. Jones, J. Murray Roberts, Veerle A.I. Huvenne -
NO and NOy in the upper troposphere: Nine years of CARIBIC measurements onboard a passenger aircraft
Abstract Nitrogen oxide (NO and NOy) measurements were performed onboard an in-service aircraft within the framework of CARIBIC (Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the atmosphere Based on an Instrument Container). A total of 330 flights ...
2016 / G. Stratmann, H. Ziereis, P. Stock, C.A.M. Brenninkmeijer, A. Zahn, et al. -
Layout of CCS monitoring infrastructure with highest probability of detecting a footprint of a CO2 leak in a varying marine environment
Abstract Monitoring of the marine environment for indications of a leak, or precursors of a leak, will be an intrinsic part of any subsea CO2 storage projects. A real challenge will be quantification of the probability of a given monitoring program...
2015 / Hilde Kristine Hvidevold, Guttorm Alendal, Truls Johannessen, Alfatih Ali, Trond Mannseth, et al. -
Ground-level ozone influenced by circadian control of isoprene emissions2011 / C. N. Hewitt, K. Ashworth, A. Boynard, A. Guenther, B. Langford, et al.
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Elevated aerosol layers modify the O2–O2 absorption measured by ground-based MAX-DOAS
Abstract The oxygen collisional complex (O2–O2, or O4) is a greenhouse gas, and a calibration trace gas used to infer aerosol and cloud properties by Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS). Recent reports suggest the need for an O4...
2016 / Ivan Ortega, Larry K. Berg, Richard A. Ferrare, Johnathan W. Hair, Chris A. Hostetler, et al. -
Using laboratory and field measurements to constrain a single habit shortwave optical parameterization for cirrus
Abstract A single habit parameterization for the shortwave optical properties of cirrus is presented. The parameterization utilizes a hollow particle geometry, with stepped internal cavities as identified in laboratory and field studies. This...
2016 / Helen R. Smith, Anthony J. Baran, Evelyn Hesse, Peter G. Hill, Paul J. Connolly, et al. -
Derivation and analysis of a high-resolution estimate of global permafrost zonation2012 / S. Gruber
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Volcán de Colima dome collapse of July, 2015 and associated pyroclastic density currents2016 / Gabriel A. Reyes-Dávila, Raúl Arámbula-Mendoza, Ramón Espinasa-Pereña, Matthew J. Pankhurst, Carlos Navarro-Ochoa, et al.
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Emergent behaviour in a chlorophenol-mineralising three-tiered microbial ‘food web’
Abstract Anaerobic digestion enables the water industry to treat wastewater as a resource for generating energy and recovering valuable by-products. The complexity of the anaerobic digestion process has motivated the development of complex models....
2015 / M.J. Wade, R.W. Pattinson, N.G. Parker, J. Dolfing -
Disentangling the magnetic force noise contribution in LISA Pathfinder2015 / M Armano, H Audley, G Auger, J Baird, P Binetruy, et al.
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Basal characteristics of the main sticky spot on the ice plain of Whillans Ice Stream, Antarctica
Abstract Understanding the processes that affect streaming ice flow and the mass balance of glaciers and ice sheets requires sound knowledge of their subglacial environments. Previous studies have shown that an extensive deformable subglacial...
2016 / Tarun Luthra, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, J. Paul Winberry, Richard B. Alley, Nicholas Holschuh -
Model sensitivity of the Weddell and Ross seas, Antarctica, to vertical mixing and freshwater forcing
Abstract We examine the sensitivity of the Weddell and Ross seas to vertical mixing and surface freshwater forcing using an ocean–sea ice model. The high latitude Southern Ocean is very weakly stratified, with a winter salinity difference across the ...
2015 / Joakim Kjellsson, Paul R. Holland, Gareth J. Marshall, Pierre Mathiot, Yevgeny Aksenov, et al. -
Profiling tropospheric CO<sub>2</sub> using Aura TES and TCCON instruments2013 / L. Kuai, J. Worden, S. Kulawik, K. Bowman, M. Lee, et al.