Earth Sciences

Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2020

  • Wind Farms and Climate Change in Eurasia and America

    Semen Ilyich Gordeev, Victoria Nikolaevna Voloshina

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2020
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 13 November 2019
    Accepted: 16 December 2019
    Published: 4 January 2020
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    Abstract: The study of the natural phenomenon - global warming in the northern hemisphere of the planet was carried out on the basis of the definition of American climatologist Wallace Broker, which implies an increase in the average temperature of the lower layers of the atmosphere and seas associated with the industrialization of the economy. That is, thes... Show More
  • The Progress of Dry–wet Climate Divisional Research in China

    Cunjie Zhang, Yaoming Liao, Yanling Song

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2020
    Pages: 8-15
    Received: 5 November 2019
    Accepted: 16 December 2019
    Published: 4 January 2020
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    Abstract: The dry–wet climate regionalization index, potential evapotranspiration calculation methods, standard and named methods of dry–wet climate regionalization, etc., since the middle of the 20th century are reviewed in this paper. Using the arid index, climate regionalization and class standards were given on the basis of former review. Then, the chara... Show More
  • Estimation of Seismic Hazard Potential and Attendant Potential Human Fatalities from a Scenario Earthquake on the Sanchiao Fault in Northern Taiwan

    Kun-Sung Liu

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2020
    Pages: 16-31
    Received: 19 December 2019
    Accepted: 2 January 2020
    Published: 9 January 2020
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    Abstract: In this article, the seismic hazard potential in northern Taiwan, including Taipei City, New Taipei City, Keelung City and northern Taoyuan areas are estimated in the form of peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity and Modified Mercalli Intensity as well as to assess attendant potential human fatalities from a scenario earthquake on the Sanc... Show More
  • Spatiotemporal Landuse Land Cover Changes in Walmara District, Central Oromia, Ethiopia

    Tokuma Urgessa, Debissa Lemessa

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2020
    Pages: 32-37
    Received: 8 August 2019
    Accepted: 15 October 2019
    Published: 17 January 2020
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    Abstract: The rapidly changing landuse/landcover at various scales mainly during the past recent decades have caused the degradation of biodiversity and this in turn has affected the human wellbeing in Ethiopia. However, adequate study is lacking particularly in Walmara district where intensive cereal based faming system is exerted by the rapidly increasing ... Show More
  • Sandstone-Shale Geochemistry of Miocene Surma Group in Bandarban Anticline, SE Bangladesh: Implications for Provenance, Weathering, and Tectonic Setting

    Md. Masidul Haque, Mrinal Kanti Roy

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2020
    Pages: 38-51
    Received: 27 October 2019
    Accepted: 23 November 2019
    Published: 14 February 2020
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    Abstract: The present study analyzes the geochemical composition of sandstone and shale of the Miocene Surma Group to decipher the provenance, tectonic settings and paleoweathering condition of source area in the Bandarban Anticline which is at the western margin of Indo-Burmese Hill Ranges. Statistical empirical index of chemical weathering of the sediments... Show More