Earth and related environmental sciences topic list of research papers
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The mobilization of science and technology fisheries innovations towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in the Coral Triangle and Southeast Asia
Abstract Several regional fisheries and marine conservation organizations in the Coral Triangle (CT) and Southeast Asia have indicated their support for an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM). It is also likely that science and...
2016 / Kelvin D. Gorospe, William Michaels, Robert Pomeroy, Christopher Elvidge, Patrick Lynch, et al. -
Exposure to biological and chemical agents at biomass power plants
Abstract The increasing use and production of bioenergy means that the number of employees working in this area will inevitably grow, making it ever more important to know the health and safety issues involved in the biomass supply chain. Our aim...
2016 / Sirpa Laitinen, Juha Laitinen, Leena Fagernäs, Kirsi Korpijärvi, Leena Korpinen, et al. -
Characteristics of long-period swells measured in the near shore regions of eastern Arabian Sea2016 / Johnson Glejin, V. Sanil Kumar, M.M. Amrutha, Jai Singh
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Emerging trends in the sea state of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas
Abstract The sea state of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas is controlled by the wind forcing and the amount of ice-free water available to generate surface waves. Clear trends in the annual duration of the open water season and in the extent of the...
2016 / Jim Thomson, Yalin Fan, Sharon Stammerjohn, Justin Stopa, W. Erick Rogers, et al. -
GRACE-based estimates of water discharge over the Yellow River basin
Abstract As critical component of hydrologic cycle, basin discharge is a key issue for understanding the hydrological and climatologic related to water and energy cycles. Combining GRACE gravity field models with ET from GLDAS models and...
2016 / Qiong Li, Bo Zhong, Zhicai Luo, Chaolong Yao -
Evaporative sodium salt crust development and its wind tunnel derived transport dynamics under variable climatic conditions
Abstract Playas (or ephemeral lakes) can be significant sources of dust, but they are typically covered by salt crusts of variable mineralogy and these introduce uncertainty into dust emission predictions. Despite the importance of crust mineralogy...
2016 / Joanna M. Nield, Cheryl McKenna Neuman, Patrick O’Brien, Robert G. Bryant, Giles F.S. Wiggs -
GPS station short-term dynamic characteristics of micro displacement before Menyuan M6.4 earthquake
Abstract Continuous observation data from 24 GPS stations are selected in the area (33.0°N–41.0°N, 95.0°E–105.0°E) for this study (the period is from Jan. 1, 2015 to Jan. 20, 2016). Three components, NS, EW and UD, of the daily solutions are...
2016 / Wei Feng, Jinwei Ren, Zaisen Jiang -
Hazard identification of exhausts from gasoline-ethanol fuel blends using a multi-cellular human lung model
Abstract Ethanol can be produced from biomass and as such is renewable, unlike petroleum-based fuel. Almost all gasoline cars can drive with fuel containing 10% ethanol (E10), flex-fuel cars can even use 85% ethanol (E85). Brazil and the USA already ...
2016 / Christoph Bisig, Michèle Roth, Loretta Müller, Pierre Comte, Norbert Heeb, et al. -
Characterization of Biochar Obtained from Olive and Hazelnut Prunings and Comparison with the Standards of European Biochar Certificate (E.B.C.)
Abstract Concerns about climate change and food productivity have spurred interest in biochar, a form of charred organic material, typically applied in agriculture to improve soil productivity and as mean of carbon sequestration. An innovative...
2016 / Lorenzo M. Abenavoli, Leonardo Longo, Andrea R. Proto, Francesco Gallucci, Alessio Ghignoli, et al. -
LIDAR-based estimation of bole biomass for precision management of an Amazonian forest: Comparisons of ground-based and remotely sensed estimates
Abstract Based on airborne LIDAR data on canopy morphology and height of Amazon forest trees, we developed allometric models to estimate dry biomass stored in the boles of dominant and co-dominant individuals and compared these results with those...
2016 / Evandro Orfanó Figueiredo, Marcus Vinicio Neves d'Oliveira, Evaldo Muñoz Braz, Daniel de Almeida Papa, Philip Martin Fearnside -
The effect of acid–base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles2016 / Katrianne Lehtipalo, Linda Rondo, Jenni Kontkanen, Siegfried Schobesberger, Tuija Jokinen, et al.
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Viscous anisotropy of textured olivine aggregates, Part 1: Measurement of the magnitude and evolution of anisotropy
Abstract The development of crystallographic textures in olivine-rich rocks leads to a marked anisotropy in viscosity of the upper mantle, strongly influencing a variety of large-scale geodynamic processes. Most estimates of the magnitude of viscous ...
2016 / Lars N. Hansen, Jessica M. Warren, Mark E. Zimmerman, David L. Kohlstedt -
Multiobjective evolutionary optimization of water distribution systems: Exploiting diversity with infeasible solutions
Abstract This article investigates the computational efficiency of constraint handling in multi-objective evolutionary optimization algorithms for water distribution systems. The methodology investigated here encourages the co-existence and...
2016 / Tiku T. Tanyimboh, Alemtsehay G. Seyoum -
Experimental investigation on the influence of different grades of wood chips on screw feeding performance
Abstract Although basic investigations on wood chip material properties haven been carried out, only few studies deal with transport of wood chips, despite the fact that significant problems are commonly observed when feeding biomass in industrial...
2016 / Michael Rackl, Willibald A. Günthner -
Exploring lag times between monthly atmospheric deposition and stream chemistry in Appalachian forests using cross-correlation
Abstract Forecasts of ecosystem changes due to variations in atmospheric emissions policies require a fundamental understanding of lag times between changes in chemical inputs and watershed response. Impacts of changes in atmospheric deposition in...
2016 / David R. DeWalle, Elizabeth W. Boyer, Anthony R. Buda -
A multi-sensor system for high throughput field phenotyping in soybean and wheat breeding
Abstract Collecting plant phenotypic data with sufficient resolution (in both space and time) and accuracy represents a long standing challenge in plant science research, and has been a major limiting factor for the effective use of genomic data for ...
2016 / Geng Bai, Yufeng Ge, Waseem Hussain, P. Stephen Baenziger, George Graef -
Compositional terranes on Mercury: Information from fast neutrons
Abstract We report measurements of the flux of fast neutrons at Mercury from 20ºS to the north pole. On the basis of neutron transport simulations and remotely sensed elemental compositions, cosmic-ray-induced fast neutrons are shown to provide a...
2016 / David J. Lawrence, Patrick N. Peplowski, Andrew W. Beck, William C. Feldman, Elizabeth A. Frank, et al. -
Application of Multi-Temporal Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (MT-InSAR) technique to Land Deformation Monitoring in Warri Metropolis, Delta State, Nigeria
Abstract Warri is one of the mega cities in Delta State in the coastal region of Nigeria hosting many industries. One of the three of Nigeria oil refineries is located in Warri. This study reveals the occurence of land deformation in the Warri area...
2016 / Muhammad Umar Mahmud, Tahir A. Yakubu, Olawale Oluwafemi, Joaquim João Sousa, Antonio Miguel Ruiz-Armenteros, et al. -
Indicator mineral and till geochemical signatures of the Mount Pleasant W-Mo-Bi and Sn-Zn-In deposits, New Brunswick, Canada
Abstract A study of the till indicator mineral and matrix geochemical signature of the Mount Pleasant W-Mo-Bi and Sn-Zn-In deposits in New Brunswick, Canada was undertaken using commercially available methods. Indicator minerals of the deposits...
2016 / M.B. McClenaghan, M.A. Parkhill, A.G. Pronk, W.D. Sinclair -
Gravity variations before the Menyuan Ms6.4 earthquake
Abstract In order to study the relationship between gravity variation and Menyuan Ms6.4 earthquake, gravity variation characteristics in mid-eastern of Qilian Mountain were analyzed based on the 2012–2015 relative gravity datasets. The results...
2016 / Weifeng Liang, Guoqing Zhang, Yiqing Zhu, Yunma Xu, Shusong Guo, et al.