On the basis of the construction of index system, by the factor analysis and the model of coupled coordination degree, the coupled coordination degrees in 2005 and 2010 between development of urban land intensive use system and social economic system are studied in 17 ground level cities of Shandong province. The first results showed that f(x) and f(y) in 2010 were higher than in 2005, which in...

The authors have presented a unique theory. I firmly be­ lieve that the public wants a system such as the authors have described; the perfect system would take garbage in, and produce several streams of valuable byproducts while emit­ ting little, if any, pollution streams. The authors cite some prototype testing at Fondotoce, Italy. However, the paper gives the impression that perhaps not all ...

Soil erosion is one of the biggest global environmental problems. Finding new innovative systems to measure soil erosion more accurately is a priority. An effort is being carried out in this study to use automated electronics in order to systematically and accurately measure soil erosion. In addition, the frequent measurements taken will help collect a large amount of data on soil erosion. The ...

We introduce a new measurement station that we established in 2005 in an observation tower at Puijo in Kuopio. At Puijo we measure several meteorological parameters, aerosol and cloud droplet size distribution, aerosol optical properties and trace gas concentrations. We summarize the research activities at the station during its three-year history and present overall results. We compare the res...

Atmospheric observations of greenhouse gases provide essential information on sources and sinks of these key atmospheric constituents. To quantify fluxes from atmospheric observations, representation of transport-especially vertical mixing-is a necessity and often a source of error. We report on remotely sensed profiles of vertical aerosol distribution taken over a 2 year period in Pasadena, Ca...

The purpose of this paper is to present a fast, economical and practical method for mathematical modeling of aerodynamic characteristics of rectangular wing-in-ground effect (WIG). Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations were converted to Bernoulli equation by reasonable assumptions. Also Helmbold's equation was developed for calculation of the slope of wing lift coefficient in ground ...

Fine mesh screen was used to create a physical barrier to prevent redbay ambrosia beetles, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), from accessing various parts of the boles of redbay trees, Persea borbonia (L.) Sprengel, and infecting them with the laurel wilt fungus, Raffaelea lauricola (T.C. Harrington, Fraedrich, & Aghayeva). Screen barriers prevented beetles fr...

There are relatively few experimental studies and risk assessments of the effects on non-target insects from ultra-low volume (ULV) insecticides used for management of adult mosquitoes. Therefore, we evaluated factors that may influence the ability of an insect to intercept the insecticide at the time of application by using Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in field bioassay ex...

Mapping the seagrass distribution and density in underwater landscape can improve global Blue Carbon estimates. However, atmospheric absorption scattering introduce errors space-based sensors’ retrieval of sea surface reflectance, affecting presence, density, above-ground carbon (AGCseagrass) This study assessed correction’s impact on mapping using WorldView-2 satellite imagery from Saint Josep...