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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Frederic Berger, Philipp Blum
Summary: The study aims to discuss the ownership and paid royalties of the German subsurface, as well as the ecological, social, and economic impacts of resource exploitation, suggesting the need for improvements to adapt to environmental and social impacts.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Susanne A. Benz, Kathrin Menberg, Peter Bayer, Barret L. Kurylyk
Summary: Despite the global interest in green energy alternatives, little attention has been paid to the feasibility of recycling the ground heat accumulated due to urbanization, industrialization, and climate change. This study shows the theoretical potential of this heat on a multi-continental scale and highlights the importance of considering subsurface heat recycling in the move to a low-carbon economy in a warmer world.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
N. Makasis, M. J. Kreitmair, A. Bidarmaghz, G. J. Farr, J. M. Scheidegger, R. Choudhary
Summary: This study investigates the thermal influence of anthropogenic infrastructures in the shallow subsurface in urban areas, using numerical modelling. Simplifications in modelling components like hydraulic gradient distribution have little impact on temperature accuracy, while changes in basement geometry can significantly affect predicted temperatures. Increased temperatures due to simplified models can over-predict geothermal potential.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tiansheng Zhang, Chun Liu, Peter Bayer, Liwei Zhang, Xulong Gong, Kai Gu, Bin Shi
Summary: This study measured the shallow temperatures down to a depth of 100 m in 19 closed boreholes in Nanjing, China, for one year, aiming to understand the subsurface thermal regime and its influencing factors. The results showed that surface temperatures were most dynamic and influenced by air temperature, while temperatures remained stable at depths of 10-20 m. Geological and hydrological conditions played a primary role in affecting subsurface heat flux and loss, with urban land cover change and enhanced heat release from urbanization contributing to a subsurface urban heat island. The monitoring concept used in this study can provide continuous profiles of subsurface temperature and serve as a reference for city-wide geothermal monitoring in other urban areas.
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Education & Educational Research
Barbara Hendriks, Martin Reinhart
Summary: Germany faces a lack of clinician scientists, which is crucial for medical translation and innovation. The nationwide clinician scientist programs (CSPs) aim to solve this problem, but the study found that the career paths for clinician scientists remain unstable due to a lack of target positions and cultural change.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yan Chen, Li Liu, Huiqing Zhang, Xue Guo, Wensi Zhang, Chunxia Zhang, Wei Lin
Summary: The search for life is a major focus of Mars exploration missions. This study investigates potential microbial habitats in the subsurface of the Martian analog Qaidam Basin in Northwest China. The researchers find that there are more habitable niches for microbial colonization at shallow depths of 5-25 cm compared to the surface and deep subsurface. Factors such as physical stability, limited radiation, and moderate water availability contribute to the maximum biomass and biotic activity in the shallow subsurface of hyperarid deserts.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xiang Zhang, Lei Zhang, Jinhai Zhang, Ross N. Mitchell
Summary: The Moon preserves a megaregolith in its shallow subsurface with strong heterogeneity. Analysis of seismic data reveals that the perturbations of the shallow lunar crust are much larger than previously estimated, providing new constraints on the structural characteristics of the megaregolith.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS
(2022)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Niloy Patari, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Anurag Srivastava, Daniel K. Molzahn, Na Li, Anuradha Annaswamy
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent advancements in distributed optimization for electric distribution systems. It classifies these advancements using key attributes and provides problem formulations and distributed optimization algorithms for various use cases, such as volt/var control, market clearing process, loss minimization, and conservation voltage reduction. The paper also presents future research needs for the applicability of distributed optimization algorithms in the distribution system.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Massimo Nespoli, Marco Antonellini, Dario Albarello, Matteo Lupi, Nicola Cenni, Antonello Piombo
Summary: The conceptual model of mud volcanoes functioning is still being debated in the literature. This study presents and analyzes a new data set of micro-gravimetric data to study the geomorphology of the Nirano Salse area in Italy. The results suggest that the surface expression of Nirano Salse is related to slip distribution of a fault termination rather than a caldera collapse above a shallow mud chamber. The study highlights the importance of gravimetric data in understanding hydrocarbon seeps and mud volcanism.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cheng-Cheng Zhang, Bin Shi, Song Zhang, Kai Gu, Su-Ping Liu, Xu-Long Gong, Guang-Qing Wei
Summary: This study introduces an improved approach using microanchored fiber-optic cables for strain determination along entire lengths of vertical boreholes, optimizing ground-to-cable coupling at the near surface. A novel criterion for soil-cable coupling evaluation based on geotechnical bearing capacity theory is proposed. Experimental results validate microanchored DSS as an improved means for detecting and monitoring shallow subsurface strain profiles, presenting promising applications in the field of geotechnical engineering.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Lasse Tesik Prins, Katrine Juul Andresen
Summary: The study integrates data from multiple geotechnical surveys to establish a new late Quaternary geotechnical stratigraphy for the Southern Danish Central Graben area in the North Sea. It subdivides the shallow subsurface into geotechnical units based on seismic appearance and soil behavior type, mapping lateral thickness and variations, and relating geotechnical variations to geomorphological features resulting from changing glacial conditions over the last 120,000 years.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Anders Hansson, Jonas Anshelm, Mathias Fridahl, Simon Haikola
Summary: This perspective paper argues that the critical debate on geological storage of carbon dioxide has been marginalized, despite the existence of significant uncertainties and challenges. The paper suggests that geological storage should be a topic of concern for critical social science and offers five possible explanations for its discursive marginalization.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
J. Goordial, T. D'Angelo, J. M. Labonte, N. J. Poulton, J. M. Brown, R. Stepanauskas, G. L. Fruh-Green, B. N. Orcutt
Summary: This study reveals the diversity and metabolic potential of microbial communities in the marine lithospheric subsurface, showing that the biosphere in this environment is not fueled by active serpentinization reactions. Despite low abundance, distinct rock-associated microorganisms were identified, with a prevalence of heterotrophic and aerobic carbon cycling metabolisms.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kim Madsen van't Veen, Ty Paul Andrew Ferre, Bo Vangso Iversen, Christen Duus Borgesen
Summary: This study provides a robust and efficient way to design electromagnetic induction (EMI) surveys using machine learning. By generating a large number of forward models and utilizing machine learning algorithms, the optimal EMI design for subsurface properties can be predicted. The ML-based approach aligns with traditional optimization methods and offers additional insights.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Adela Ramos-Escudero, Maria del Socorro Garcia-Cascales
Summary: Shallow geothermal energy extracted through ground source heat pumps has been proven to be a clean and profitable technology. However, the market for this technology varies in maturity levels across different regions and countries. This study compared the deployment of this technology in the Murcia region of Spain and Germany, and identified the lack of specific regulations and regional administrative support as the main barriers for its deployment in Southern Spain.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sebastian Mueller, Carsten Leven, Peter Dietrich, Sabine Attinger, Alraune Zech
Summary: This study introduces a workflow to estimate geostatistical aquifer parameters using the Python package welltestpy. The analysis is based on semi-analytical drawdown solution and type-curve analysis, which enables the inference of log-transmissivity variance and horizontal correlation length. Sensitivity study shows the impact of observation well positions on parameter estimation quality.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ute Weber, Sabine Attinger, Burkard Baschek, Julia Boike, Dietrich Borchardt, Holger Brix, Nicolas Brueggemann, Ingeborg Bussmann, Peter Dietrich, Philipp Fischer, Jens Greinert, Irena Hajnsek, Norbert Kamjunke, Dorit Kerschke, Astrid Kiendler-Scharr, Arne Koertzinger, Christoph Kottmeier, Bruno Merz, Ralf Merz, Martin Riese, Michael Schloter, HaPe Schmid, Joerg-Peter Schnitzler, Torsten Sachs, Claudia Schuetze, Ralf Tillmann, Harry Vereecken, Andreas Wieser, Georg Teutsch
Summary: MOSES is an observation system designed to study the long-term impacts of dynamic events on environmental systems. It aims to capture these events, from their formation to their end, with high spatial and temporal resolution. It is a mobile and modular system to record energy, water, greenhouse gas, and nutrient cycles, especially the interactions between different compartments of the Earth.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Uta Koedel, Claudia Schuetze, Philipp Fischer, Ingeborg Bussmann, Philip K. Sauer, Erik Nixdorf, Thomas Kalbacher, Viktoria Wichert, Diana Rechid, Laurens M. Bouwer, Peter Dietrich
Summary: Recent discussions highlight the importance of FAIR data, but trustworthiness is often overlooked. This paper aims to start a discussion on how to evaluate, describe, and implement trustworthiness in a standardized data evaluation approach following the FAIR principles.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Timo Houben, Estanislao Pujades, Thomas Kalbacher, Peter Dietrich, Sabine Attinger
Summary: This work proposes a method to derive regional hydraulic parameters of groundwater models through spectral analysis, even in the absence of observational data. The results indicate that the variance of inferred parameters is small for observation points which are far away from the boundary.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Angela Lausch, Michael E. Schaepman, Andrew K. Skidmore, Eusebiu Catana, Lutz Bannehr, Olaf Bastian, Erik Borg, Jan Bumberger, Peter Dietrich, Cornelia Glaesser, Jorg M. Hacker, Rene Hoefer, Thomas Jagdhuber, Sven Jany, Andras Jung, Arnon Karnieli, Reinhard Klenke, Toralf Kirsten, Uta Koedel, Wolfgang Kresse, Ulf Mallast, Carsten Montzka, Markus Moeller, Hannes Mollenhauer, Marion Pause, Minhaz Rahman, Franziska Schrodt, Christiane Schmullius, Claudia Schuetze, Peter Selsam, Ralf-Uwe Syrbe, Sina Truckenbrodt, Michael Vohland, Martin Volk, Thilo Wellmann, Steffen Zacharias, Roland Baatz
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive overview of using remote sensing techniques for monitoring geomorphology and introduces a new perspective for defining and recording the characteristics of geomorphodiversity using remote sensing data. The five characteristics discussed in this paper are geomorphic genesis diversity, geomorphic trait diversity, geomorphic structural diversity, geomorphic taxonomic diversity, and geomorphic functional diversity. The paper also discusses the challenges and limitations of monitoring geomorphodiversity using remote sensing and presents new approaches and methods for monitoring geomorphodiversity. The importance of the digitization process and data science in geomorphology research is emphasized.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Alraune Zech, Sabine Attinger, Alberto Bellin, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Gedeon Dagan, Peter Dietrich, Aldo Fiori, Georg Teutsch
Summary: The goal of this study is to recommend dispersivity values for modeling contaminant transport in groundwater based on a comprehensive analysis of field experiments. The study finds that macrodispersivity coefficients are related to the spatial variability of hydraulic conductivity in groundwater. In the absence of experimental data, practitioners often use ad hoc values for macrodispersivities.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Michael Kunz, Syed S. Abbas, Matteo Bauckholt, Alexander Boehmlaender, Thomas Feuerle, Philipp Gasch, Clarissa Glaser, Jochen Gross, Irena Hajnsek, Jan Handwerker, Frank Hase, Dina Khordakova, Peter Knippertz, Martin Kohler, Diego Lange, Melissa Latt, Johannes Laube, Lioba Martin, Matthias Mauder, Ottmar Moehler, Susanna Mohr, Rene W. Reitter, Andreas Rettenmeier, Christian Rolf, Harald Saathoff, Martin Schroen, Claudia Schuetze, Stephanie Spahr, Florian Spaeth, Franziska Vogel, Ingo Voelksch, Ute Weber, Andreas Wieser, Jannik Wilhelm, Hengheng Zhang, Peter Dietrich
Summary: The Neckar Valley and the Swabian Jura in southwest Germany are hotspots for severe convective storms. A field campaign called Swabian MOSES was conducted to investigate the reasons for the high frequency of thunderstorms and associated event chains. Researchers from various disciplines used a wide range of observation systems, including advanced radar and lidar technologies, to collect data. The study period saw a high number of convective events, and highlights from two intense observation periods are presented in this paper.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sharif Ibne Ibrahim, Prabhas Kumar Yadav, Amalia Dwiandani, Rudolf Liedl, Peter Dietrich
Summary: This study looks at the characterization of source zones from DNAPL contamination in water-saturated aquifers, highlighting the need for improved techniques to capture the complexity of non-uniform shapes. The proposed approach focuses on parameterizing source shape based on width variations and midpoints, demonstrating its applicability through lab experiment results.
JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mona Morsy, Silas Michaelides, Thomas Scholten, Peter Dietrich
Summary: Frequent water table measurements are crucial for sustainable groundwater management in arid regions. This paper proposes a technique that utilizes remote sensing data and vegetation indices to estimate the rate of water consumption. The findings show that the chosen datasets performed best for small-scale land farms at the research location.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Segolene Dega, Peter Dietrich, Martin Schroen, Hendrik Paasche
Summary: This paper examines the impact of training response variable uncertainty on prediction uncertainties by comparing it with probabilistic prediction obtained using quantile regression random forest. The results provide an uncertainty quantification of the impact on the prediction. The approach is illustrated using the example of probabilistic regionalization of soil moisture derived from cosmic-ray neutron sensing measurements, which produces a regional-scale soil moisture map with data uncertainty quantification for the Selke river catchment in eastern Germany.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Altdorff, Sascha. E. E. Oswald, Steffen Zacharias, Carmen Zengerle, Peter Dietrich, Hannes Mollenhauer, Sabine Attinger, Martin Schroen
Summary: A novel rail-borne CRNS system was introduced for continuous monitoring of soil water content along a railway track. The system showed consistent spatial SWC patterns and temporal variations, which can support large scale hydrological modeling and detection of environmental risks.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Mona Morsy, Erik Borg, Peter Dietrich
Article
Environmental Sciences
Andreas Wieser, Andreas Guentner, Peter Dietrich, Jan Handwerker, Dina Khordakova, Uta Koedel, Martin Kohler, Hannes Mollenhauer, Bernhard Muehr, Erik Nixdorf, Marvin Reich, Christian Rolf, Martin Schroen, Claudia Schuetze, Ute Weber
Summary: Heavy Precipitation Events (HPE) occur when massive amounts of water vapor are transported to a limited area, leading to floods that can cause damage. By combining mobile and stationary observing systems, we can capture the various processes involved in HPE formation and flooding, such as atmospheric transport, precipitation patterns, and runoff dynamics.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hannes Mollenhauer, Erik Borg, Bringfried Pflug, Bernd Fichtelmann, Thorsten Dahms, Sebastian Lorenz, Olaf Mollenhauer, Angela Lausch, Jan Bumberger, Peter Dietrich
Summary: This paper introduces a mobile wireless ad hoc sensor network (MWSN) concept that automatically records sufficient close-range data to bridge the gap between standardized and available close-range and satellite remote sensing (RS) data. By cross-calibrating the two systems, comparable spectral characteristics of the data sets could be achieved. Additionally, an analysis of the data reveals the influence of spatial and temporal heterogeneity on the data.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Thomas Hornick, Anett Richter, William Stanley Harpole, Maximilian Bastl, Stephanie Bohlmann, Aletta Bonn, Jan Bumberger, Peter Dietrich, Birgit Gemeinholzer, Ruediger Grote, Bernd Heinold, Alexander Keller, Marie L. Luttkus, Patrick Maeder, Elena Motivans Svara, Sarah Passonneau, Surangi W. Punyasena, Demetra Rakosy, Ronny Richter, Wiebke Sickel, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Panagiotis Theodorou, Regina Treudler, Barbora Werchan, Matthias Werchan, Ralf Wolke, Susanne Dunker
Summary: Pollen is a vital component of plant reproduction and plays a significant role in the environment, human health, and climate. Interdisciplinary research is needed to better integrate and advance the currently disparate fields of pollen research in order to address pressing human issues and promote social and political awareness of the importance of these tiny particles.
PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET
(2022)
