2485 papers
This study characterizes the mineralogical, geochemical, and spectral properties of thermally immature oil shale deposits in northeastern Jordan, identifying their primary constituents, organic content, and diagnostic spectral signatures to support future resource assessment in arid environments.
This study analyzes previously unprocessed tide gauge records of 12 tsunamis and numerically simulates 10 of them to complete Costa Rica's instrumental tsunami database, thereby providing essential data for hazard assessment and model validation.
This three-year study on Tybee Island demonstrates that citizen scientists can effectively monitor coastal dune restoration, revealing that while restored dunes achieve comparable vegetation and sand accumulation to established dunes under normal conditions, they remain more vulnerable to extreme hurricane events.
This study examines how post-conflict displacement and administrative changes in Waziristan have disrupted traditional water governance and infrastructure, leading to intensified resource conflicts, and proposes a hybrid framework integrating customary practices with state institutions to restore agricultural water security.
This study develops a new multispectral drone-based segmentation methodology to estimate above-ground blue carbon in the anthropogenically pressured mangroves of Suape Bay, Brazil, revealing a storage capacity of 79.8 MgC.ha⁻¹ that varies spatially from estuarine channels to hypersaline flats.
By harmonizing observational and modeled microplastic particle size distributions, this study revises global atmospheric microplastic emissions downward to approximately 12 Gg yr⁻¹, revealing a 27-fold reduction from previous estimates and bridging the gap between top-down and bottom-up assessments.
This paper analyzes the 2012 Mw 7.5 Mexico earthquake to demonstrate that despite its high magnitude, the event caused only minor damage compared to the 1985 earthquake due to lower peak ground acceleration, shorter duration, and less destructive frequency content, thereby highlighting the critical importance of evaluating comprehensive seismic parameters beyond just magnitude for accurate risk assessment.
This study addresses the lack of standardized metrics for corporate climate resilience within ESG frameworks by analyzing existing indicators and proposing a new, structured set of metrics across physical exposure, adaptive capacity, and recovery potential to enhance transparency and long-term preparedness.
Based on a survey of 385 households in Zambia's Nyimba District, this paper demonstrates that high-quality community forest governance and secure group tenure significantly enhance perceived REDD+ readiness, whereas mere participation in meetings does not independently influence readiness once governance quality is accounted for.
This study evaluates the use of satellite altimetry, gravimetry, and Argo data to infer deep-ocean steric changes as a residual in sea level budgets, finding that robust regional detection remains challenging due to the method's lack of validation against long-term observations and the dominance of non-oceanographic gravity signals in certain regions like the Northeast Atlantic.