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Remote estimation of carbon dioxide uptake of terrestrial ecosystems
The estimation of the carbon balance in ecosystems, regions, and the biosphere is currently one of the main concerns in the study of the ecology of global change. Current remote sensing methodologi…
Received 17 September 2007 09:13 UTC; Posted 18 September 2007
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Impact of sea surface height anomalies on cyclone track
Predicting accurate cyclone tracks is crucial for disaster management practices. The unusual westward movement of the 6-11 May 2002 Arabian Sea cyclone has been investigated through community mes…
Received 14 September 2007 04:16 UTC; Posted 18 September 2007
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Visualization of and Access to CloudSat Vertical Data through Google Earth
Online tools, pioneered by the Google Earth (GE), are facilitating the way in which scientists and general public interact with geospatial data in real three dimensions. However, even in Google Ear…
Received 13 September 2007 16:37 UTC; Posted 17 September 2007
Posted to: Earth & Environment
The Use of Critical Solution Mixtures for Contaminated Sediments Remediation
Using a critical solution mixture, into which chelating agents have been dissolved, resulted in the efficient, rapid and simultaneous removal of both heavy metals and organic pollutants from contam…
Received 22 August 2007 12:26 UTC; Posted 22 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Earth & Environment
Chlorinated Diphenyl Ethers in Sediments, Biota, and the Water Column from Coastal British Columbia, Canada
Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDEs) are impurities in technical chlorophenol mixtures, are used as dielectric fluids in capacitors and as herbicides, antiseptics, food preservatives, and papers…
Received 12 August 2007 06:11 UTC; Posted 18 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Earth & Environment
Sustainability and Environmental Chemistry in Semi-Arid/Arid Regions: A Unique Research Opportunity with Global Implications
Dr. Sierra Rayne will be speaking on the interplay of sustainability and environmental chemistry in semi-arid and arid regions worldwide. Drawing on his previous, current, and proposed research on …
Received 12 August 2007 05:50 UTC; Posted 15 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Earth & Environment
Abundance and Composition of Zooplankton (Copepoda, Cladocera, Rotifera) in Lake Taal: Potential Impact of Intensive Size-Selective Predation by the Freshwater Sardine, Sardinella tawilis (Herre 1927)
Zooplankton are considered to be important members of the lake ecosystem. The abundance and composition of which are due to several factors, for example, the impact of intensive size-selective pre…
Received 11 August 2007 05:47 UTC; Posted 13 August 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment
Ecological control on micro-ornamentation of conodont elements
Conodonts are considered now as specific group of early Chordata or even Vertebrata. Fifteen tooth-like conodont elements of seven morphological types compose the oral apparatus of conodonts. The e…
Received 09 August 2007 05:41 UTC; Posted 09 August 2007
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Electron Microprobe Chemical Dating of Uraninite as a Reconnaissance Tool for Leucogranite Geochronology
We suggest that electron microprobe techniques may be employed to date Tertiary samples of uraninite (UO2), which can contain very high concentrations of radiogenic Pb after only a few million of…
Received 08 August 2007 20:33 UTC; Posted 08 August 2007
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Furans (PCDD/Fs), and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) as Functions of Sample Depth in Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Blubber
Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were examined as a function of depth in…
Received 07 August 2007 03:44 UTC; Posted 10 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Ecology, Earth & Environment
