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The environmental performance of regions and largest economies of the world - actually, the efficiency of their energy sectors - is estimated for the period 2010-2030 by using forecasted values of main economic indicators. Two essentially different methodologies, data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis, are used to obtain upper and lower boundaries of the environmental efficiency index. Greenhouse gas emission per unit of area is used as a resulting indicator, with GDP, energy consumption, and population forming a background of comparable estimations. The dynamics of the upper and lower boundaries and their average is analyzed. Regions and national economies having low level or negative dynamics...
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Parameter values for the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) using the National Hydrologic Modeling (NHM) infrastructure. The contents of the attached zip folder are a direct download from the USGS bitbucket repository titled National Hydrologic Model Parameter Database (NhmParamDb) (https://my.usgs.gov/bitbucket/projects/MOWS/repos/nhmparamdb/browse). The NhmParamDb is stored using a Git version control system, which tracks modifications to the master dataset through 'commits'. Each commit has a unique code to allow for retroactive identification of any given component of the repository. The specific attributes of the download contained in this release are: Date: May 8, 2017 Commit: 6ccc41d5688 Filename:...
ABSTRACT: The Upper Colorado River Basin contains appreciable amounts of undeveloped fuel resources. Large quantities of oil shale, coal, and uranium have attracted recent economic and commercial interests. Development of these resources and subsequent conversion to alternative energy forms require an adequate supply of water. Water use for large scale energy development will place increasing demands on an already overstressed allocation of Colorado River water. Present water quality is at a concentration where increased salinity will result in economic detriments to holders of downstream water rights. The salt and water exchange in mining, processing, and spent fuel disposal processes has been incorporated as part...
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Data on diurnal variation in wetland methane flux were collected to 1) improve understanding of short-term, mechanistic drivers of methane flux, and 2) inform sampling protocols to achieve research objectives. An automated gas flux sampling system was used to measure methane flux every 2.5–4 hours for over 230 diel cycles over the course of three growing seasons (2013–2015). Data were collected from a seasonal, depressional wetland located in the Prairie Pothole Region of central North America. These data directly support the associated publication “Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology” which is referenced within the Metadata.
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A revised regional groundwater-flow model using a modified grid in conjunction with USGS MODFLOW-2000 was developed to the predict the effects of Lower Floridan aquifer (LFA) groundwater pumpage on the Upper Floridan aquifer (UFA) in the Barbour Pointe community, Chatham County, Georgia. The model was modified using hydrogeologic information obtained from field investigations at Barbour Pointe, Berwick Plantation near Berwick, Pooler, Hunter Army Airfield, Rincon, and Fort Stewart.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) remains committed to maintaining and improving energy security, which is a critical element in the economies of its Member countries and the world at large. Energy security in the lEA has improved considerably over the last fifteen years. The efforts devoted to developing new and improved energy technology have reinforced this trend At present two issues stand out as being of particular concern, namely, growing oil demand with continuing energy market vulnerability on one side, and on the other side, the environmental aspects of energy supply and use including greenhouse gas emissions with the related problems of global warming and climate change. Consequently, there is a need...
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A rich legacy of geochemical data produced since the early 1960s covers the great expanse of Alaska; careful treatment of such data may provide significant and revealing geochemical maps that may be used for landscape geochemistry, mineral resource exploration, and geoenvironmental investigations over large areas. To maximize the spatial density and extent of data coverage for statewide mapping of element distributions, we compiled and integrated analyses of more than 175,000 sediment and soil samples from three major, separate sources: the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program, and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys geochemical databases. Various types of...
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A rich legacy of geochemical data produced since the early 1960s covers the great expanse of Alaska; careful treatment of such data may provide significant and revealing geochemical maps that may be used for landscape geochemistry, mineral resource exploration, and geoenvironmental investigations over large areas. To maximize the spatial density and extent of data coverage for statewide mapping of element distributions, we compiled and integrated analyses of more than 175,000 sediment and soil samples from three major, separate sources: the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program, and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys geochemical databases. Various types of...
This data set archives all inputs, outputs and scripts needed to reproduce the findings of W.H. Farmer and R.M. Vogel in the 2016 Water Resources Research article entitled "On the Deterministic and Stochastic Use of Hydrologic Model". Input data includes observed streamflow values, in cubic feet per second, for 1225 streamgages over the period from 01 October 1980 through 30 September 2011. Estiamted streamflows, for the same streamgages and periods, is provided from a general calibration of the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System. Output data includes the same with alternate realizations of streamflow generated following the descriptions in the associated report. These results can be regenerated by using the included...
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A rich legacy of geochemical data produced since the early 1960s covers the great expanse of Alaska; careful treatment of such data may provide significant and revealing geochemical maps that may be used for landscape geochemistry, mineral resource exploration, and geoenvironmental investigations over large areas. To maximize the spatial density and extent of data coverage for statewide mapping of element distributions, we compiled and integrated analyses of more than 175,000 sediment and soil samples from three major, separate sources: the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program, and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys geochemical databases. Various types of...
In this study, a novel mathematical method is proposed for modeling and forecasting electric energy demand. The method is capable of making long-term forecasts. However, unlike other long-term forecasting models, the proposed method produces hourly results with improved accuracy. The model is constructed and verified using 26-year-long real-life load data (4 years with hourly resolution) obtained from the Turkish Electric Power Company. The overall method consists of a nested combination of three sub-sections for modeling. The first section is the coarse level for modeling variations of yearly average loads. The second section refines this structure by modeling weekly residual load variations within a year. The...
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The data are input data files to run the forest simulation model Landis-II for Isle Royale National Park. Files include: a) Initial_Comm, which includes the location of each mapcode, b) Cohort_ages, which includes the ages for each tree species-cohort within each mapcode, c) Ecoregions, which consist of different regions of soils and climate, d) Ecoregion_codes, which define the ecoregions, and e) Species_Params, which link the potential establishment and growth rates for each species with each ecoregion.
    map background search result map search result map Data Supporting The Geochemical Atlas of Alaska, 2016 The Geochemical Atlas of Alaska, 2016 - Geochem Data The Geochemical Atlas of Alaska, 2016 - Watershed Boundary Dataset Means Isle Royale National Park: Input data to run Landis-II National Hydrologic Model Parameter Database: 2017-05-08 Download MODFLOW grid for simulations used to evaluate the potential effect of Lower Floridan aquifer groundwater pumpage on the Upper Floridan aquifer at Barbour Pointe community in Chatham County, Georgia Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland Isle Royale National Park: Input data to run Landis-II MODFLOW grid for simulations used to evaluate the potential effect of Lower Floridan aquifer groundwater pumpage on the Upper Floridan aquifer at Barbour Pointe community in Chatham County, Georgia Data Supporting The Geochemical Atlas of Alaska, 2016 National Hydrologic Model Parameter Database: 2017-05-08 Download The Geochemical Atlas of Alaska, 2016 - Geochem Data The Geochemical Atlas of Alaska, 2016 - Watershed Boundary Dataset Means