Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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Evidence for impact induced pressure gradients on the Allende CV3 parent body: Consequences for fluid and volatile transport
Abstract Carbonaceous chondrites, such as those associated with the Vigarano (CV) parent body, exhibit a diverse range of oxidative/reduced alteration mineralogy (McSween, 1977). Although fluids are often cited as the medium by which this occurs...
2016 / Alastair W. Tait, Kent R. Fisher, Poorna Srinivasan, Justin I. Simon -
Magnitude, spatial distribution and uncertainty of forest biomass stocks in Mexico
Abstract Existing forest biomass stock maps show discrepancies with in-situ observations in Mexico. Ground data from the National Forest and Soil Inventory of Mexico (INFyS) were used to calibrate a maximum entropy (MaxEnt) algorithm to generate...
2016 / Pedro Rodríguez-Veiga, Sassan Saatchi, Kevin Tansey, Heiko Balzter -
Thermal comfort of heterogeneous and dynamic indoor conditions — An overview
Abstract The buildings sector, being a leading energy consumer, would need to lead in conservation efforts as well. There is a growing consensus that variability in indoor conditions can be acceptable to occupants, improve comfort perception, and...
2016 / A.K. Mishra, M.G.L.C. Loomans, J.L.M. Hensen -
A silicon depleted North Atlantic since the Palaeogene: Evidence from sponge and radiolarian silicon isotopes
Abstract Despite being one of Earth's major geochemical cycles, the evolution of the silicon cycle has received little attention and changes in oceanic dissolved silica (DSi) concentration through geologic time remain poorly constrained. Silicon...
2016 / Guillaume Fontorbe, Patrick J. Frings, Christina L. De La Rocha, Katharine R. Hendry, Daniel J. Conley -
Active normal faulting during the 1997 seismic sequence in Colfiorito, Umbria: Did slip propagate to the surface?
Abstract In order to determine whether slip during an earthquake on the 26th September 1997 propagated to the surface, structural data have been collected along a bedrock fault scarp in Umbria, Italy. These collected data are used to investigate the ...
2016 / Zoë K. Mildon, Gerald P. Roberts, Joanna P. Faure Walker, Luke N.J. Wedmore, Ken J.W. McCaffrey -
The Ponto-Caspian basin as a final trap for southeastern Scandinavian Ice-Sheet meltwater
Abstract This paper provides new data on the evolution of the Caspian Sea and Black Sea from the Last Glacial Maximum until ca. 12 cal kyr BP. We present new analyses (clay mineralogy, grain-size, Nd isotopes and pollen) applied to sediments from...
2016 / Alina Tudryn, Suzanne A.G. Leroy, Samuel Toucanne, Elisabeth Gibert-Brunet, Piotr Tucholka, et al. -
Detection of different-time-scale signals in the length of day variation based on EEMD analysis technique
Abstract Scientists pay great attention to different-time-scale signals in the length of day (LOD) variations ΔLOD, which provide signatures of the Earth's interior structure, couplings among different layers, and potential excitations of ocean and...
2016 / Wenbin Shen, Cunchao Peng -
Dynamics of the Terra Nova Bay Polynya: The potential of multi-sensor satellite observations
Abstract Research on processes leading to formation, maintenance, and disappearance of polynyas in the Polar Regions benefits significantly from the use of different types of remote sensing data. The Sentinels of the European Space Agency (ESA),...
2016 / Thomas Hollands, Wolfgang Dierking -
Deep mixing of mantle melts beneath continental flood basalt provinces: Constraints from olivine-hosted melt inclusions in primitive magmas
Abstract We present major and trace element compositions of 154 re-homogenised olivine-hosted melt inclusions found in primitive rocks (picrites and ferropicrites) from the Mesozoic Paraná–Etendeka and Karoo Continental Flood Basalt (CFB) provinces. ...
2016 / Eleanor S. Jennings, Sally A. Gibson, John Maclennan, Jussi S. Heinonen -
Will commercial fishing be a safe occupation in future? A framework to quantify future fishing risks due to climate change scenarios
Abstract Weather factors are an intrinsic part of the fishing environment. Changes in weather patterns due to climate change may affect the fishing environment and fishing safety. This article proposes a general framework to quantify fishing...
2016 / Sara Rezaee, Christian Seiler, Ronald Pelot, Alireza Ghasemi -
Simulated impacts of climate change on phosphorus loading to Lake Michigan
Abstract Phosphorus (P) loading to the Great Lakes has caused various types of eutrophication problems. Future climatic changes may modify this loading because climatic models project changes in future meteorological conditions, especially for the...
2016 / Dale M. Robertson, David A. Saad, Daniel E. Christiansen, David J. Lorenz -
Root cause study on hydrogen generation and explosion through radiation-induced electrolysis in the Fukushima Daiichi accident
Abstract Since the scientific cause for a series of hydrogen explosions during the Fukushima accident has not been established, the author investigated his basic theory named “radiation-induced electrolysis (RIE)” by applying the estimation of the...
2016 / Genn Saji -
The pore size distribution and its relationship with shale gas capacity in organic-rich mudstone of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Sichuan Basin, China
Abstract The pore size distribution for the 23 fresh outcrop shale samples collected from Shuanghe Town and Changning County, as well as the 14 core samples collected from the Qianqian 1 core well in southeast Chongqing, Sichuan Basin were...
2016 / Yu Zhang, Deyong Shao, Jianping Yan, Xiangjuan Jia, Yanfang Li, et al. -
SatBałtyk – A Baltic environmental satellite remote sensing system – an ongoing project in Poland. Part 2: Practical applicability and preliminary results**This work was carried out within the framework of the SatBałtyk project funded by the European Union through European Regional Development Fund, (contract No. POIG.01.01.02-22-011/09 entitled ‘The Satellite Monitoring of the Baltic Sea Environment’) and also as a part of IO PAS’s statutory research.The paper was presented in part at the 6th International Conference ‘Current Problems in the Optics of Natural Waters’, St. Petersburg, Russia, 6–10 September 2011.
Abstract This paper is the second part of the description of the first stage of the SatBałtyk project’s implementation. Part 1 (Woźniak et al. 2011, in this issue) presents the assumptions and objectives of SatBałtyk and...
2011 / Bogdan Woźniak, Katarzyna Bradtke, Mirosław Darecki, Jerzy Dera, Joanna Dudzińska-Nowak, et al. -
Managing risks of noncancer health effects at hazardous waste sites: A case study using the Reference Concentration (RfC) of trichloroethylene (TCE)
Abstract A method for determining a safety range for non-cancer risks is proposed, similar in concept to the range used for cancer in the management of waste sites. This safety range brings transparency to the chemical specific Reference Dose or...
2016 / Michael L. Dourson, Bernard K. Gadagbui, Rod B. Thompson, Edward J. Pfau, John Lowe -
Physical properties and pyrolysis characteristics of rice husks in different atmosphere
Abstract This paper explores the physical properties and pyrolysis characteristics of rice husk combustion in air and in argon. The SEM results show that the outer epidermis of combusted RHIR (rice husk in air) is well organized with features that...
2016 / Xinsheng Wang, Zhenlin Lu, Lei Jia, Jiangxian Chen -
A comprehensive open package format for preservation and distribution of geospatial data and metadata
Abstract The complexities of the intricate geospatial resources and formats make preservation and distribution of GIS data difficult even among experts. The proliferation of, for instance, KML, Internet map services, etc, reflects the need for...
2016 / X. Pons, J. Masó -
Disappearance and alteration process of charcoal fragments in cumulative soils studied using Raman spectroscopy
Abstract Raman spectra of charcoal fragments in cumulative soils in central Japan, where grasslands have been sustained using intentional burning for ~1000years, were obtained and compared to those of fresh charcoal fragments after modern grass...
2016 / Jun Inoue, Ayaka Yoshie, Takeshi Tanaka, Takeshi Onji, Yohtaro Inoue -
A multi-radionuclide approach to evaluate the suitability of 239+240Pu as soil erosion tracer
Abstract Fallout radionuclides have been used successfully worldwide as tracers for soil erosion, but relatively few studies exploit the full potential of plutonium (Pu) isotopes. Hence, this study aims to explore the suitability of the plutonium...
2016 / Katrin Meusburger, Lionel Mabit, Michael Ketterer, Ji-Hyung Park, Tarjan Sandor, et al. -
Ground settlement during tunneling in groundwater drawdown environment – Influencing factors
Abstract In this paper, the results of a parametric study on groundwater drawdown-induced surface settlement during tunneling in water-bearing ground are presented. A calibrated stress–pore pressure coupled finite element model was adopted for the...
2016 / Chungsik Yoo