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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Wesley Tucker, Andrew Dombard
Summary: Coronae are quasi-circular volcano-tectonic features on Venus with complex topography and various associated volcanic features. Current geophysical models struggle to fully explain their formation. Our study reveals that internal volcanism plays a more substantial role than volcanic activity within the fracture annuli in corona formation, suggesting the incorporation of melt migration into models could enhance our understanding of the process.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Jiayin Deng, Weiming Cheng, Yimeng Jiao, Jianzhong Liu, Jianping Chen, Baixue Wang
Summary: Researchers analyzed the topographic characteristics, mineral composition, and chronology of the landing site region of Chang'e-5 through satellite data, revealing a history of multi-stage magmatic activities forming multiple mare units with different chemical and mineral compositions.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Claire Kennedy, Douglas Bertram, Christopher J. White
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive assessment and data collection of hydropower and tidal energy projects in the UK, revealing the total installed capacity and distribution of these projects. The study finds that existing resource assessments do not account for already operational facilities, and there is currently no comprehensive database of these projects. This research fills this gap and lays the foundation for accurate resource potential assessments and understanding the contribution of renewable energy to the UK's energy demand.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yang Liu, Yang Fu, Ling-ling Huang, Zi-xu Ren, Feng Jia
Summary: In the coming years, offshore wind energy development will trend towards clustering, and the concept of offshore grid connection presents new features. A tri-level optimization strategy is proposed in this paper to optimize offshore grid planning while considering onshore network expansions. An engineering case study from the East China Sea demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jack Wright, Paul K. Byrne, David A. Rothery
Summary: The geological history of Mercury has been dominated by global contraction due to the cooling of the planet's interior, influencing the planet's volcanism and tectonism. Case studies from the Hokusai quadrangle provide insights into the interplay between these processes. Unanswered questions in this research can drive future exploration and research on Mercury.
JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Engineering, Marine
He Li, Weiwen Peng, Cheng-Geng Huang, C. Guedes Soares
Summary: This study performs a detailed analysis of failure and maintenance records from various onshore wind farms, aiming to support the failure identification, prevention, and maintenance management of wind turbines. A data correction approach is proposed to transfer the onshore data to floating offshore turbines based on the differences in failure occurrences.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Manuel Suarez, Jean Baptiste Gressier, Pablo Rossel, Rita de la Cruz
Summary: New U-Pb detrital zircon ages from Central Patagonia in Chile reveal the existence of a volcanic episode during the Valanginian to earliest Aptian period that was not previously recognized. This volcanic episode, named the Missing Volcanic Arc (MIVA), shows restricted plutonic roots along the western side of the Patagonian Batholith, indicating a westward migration of the arc. The migration resulted in the covering of former volcanic rocks by younger sediments in the Aysen Basin, while the arc later migrated eastwards during the early Aptian period.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Basem Elshafei, Alfredo Pena, Dong Xu, Jie Ren, Jake Badger, Felipe M. Pimenta, Donald Giddings, Xuerui Mao
Summary: This study proposes a hybrid approach that combines measurement and simulation data for offshore wind resource assessment, achieving accurate assessment by fusing intermittent measurement data with continuous simulation data through temporal and spatial data fusion techniques. The wind speed is projected from onshore to offshore using neural network models, resulting in accurate offshore wind resource assessment within a 2% margin error.
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Ecology
Raphael Trouve, Anthony D. Arthur, Andrew P. Robinson
Summary: Introduction of pests and diseases through trade is a global challenge. Outsourcing inspection to the exporting country can reduce costs, but the quality of offshore inspection needs to be evaluated. This paper develops a method to infer the sample size of offshore inspection and demonstrates its effectiveness in two case studies.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jiliang Xuan, Ruibin Ding, Xiaobo Ni, Daji Huang, Jianfang Chen, Feng Zhou
Summary: This study reveals the existence of unique wintertime offshore currents in the upper layer of the East China Sea, which are widespread in the 30-70-m isobath area and even overcome the wind-driven onshore currents at the 50-70-m isobaths. The mechanisms behind the generation of submesoscale offshore currents, such as mixed layer instabilities, frontogenesis and turbulent thermal wind, have a growth rate fast enough to compete with the wind-driven dynamics during relatively weak winter monsoons (<10 m/s).
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Changhai Xu, Yuling Deng, Calvin G. Barnes, Hesheng Shi, Christophe Pascal, Yuanyuan Li, Shunli Gao, Donghui Jiang, Jianlei Xie, Changqian Ma
Summary: There is a large silicic igneous province in SE South China, and different models have been proposed to explain its origins. New data on zircon from wells in East China Sea, along with tectonomagmatic comparisons, allow for a reassessment of the geodynamic interactions between the Cathaysia-based arc and intraplate activity. Changes in arc magmatic states permit identification of a cycle of arc initiation, thickening, decline, arc-root removal, and arc migration, highly correlating with changes of subduction beneath East Asia. Voluminous intraplate silicic magmatism operated in response to slab dehydration, lithospheric delamination, fluid-fluxed crustal anataxis, and crustal-mantle melt hybridization.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Danuse Nerudova, Marian Dobranschi, Veronika Solilov, Marek Litzman
Summary: The lack of coordination in tax policies within the European Union allows multinational companies to shift profits and avoid paying their fair share of taxes. This study estimates the extent of profit shifting and potential losses in corporate tax revenues for EU countries. By analyzing company-level data, the researchers found that the decision of multinational enterprises to relocate their income is influenced by tax differentials and anti-tax avoidance measures in host countries. The results reveal that offshore profit shifting is significantly higher than intra-EU profit shifting. These findings provide valuable insights for EU policymakers to address profit shifting and tax revenue losses.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Ocean
Matin Jalali Moghadam, Nader Dastaran, Amirali Zad
Summary: This study introduces a new generation of mechanical anchors, Expandable Mechanical Plate Anchors (EMPLAs), evaluates their bearing capacities, and investigates the impact of anchor plate shape and curvature on the anchoring mechanism. The results show that the intensity of plate curvature has a significant influence on the effectiveness of the anchors.
MARINE GEORESOURCES & GEOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
K. Linnerud, A. Dugstad, B. J. Rygg
Summary: Global investments in offshore wind energy are expected to escalate, but public acceptance of wind energy is influenced by preferences for national control and meeting national needs.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Business, Finance
Ting-Hsuan Chen, Chia-Wu Lu, Meng-Fen Hsieh
Summary: This research systematically reviews the literature on off-balance-sheet activities and cross-border interbank transactions, and discusses the relationship between onshore guarantees for offshore loans and bank risk-taking. The empirical analysis shows that banks with higher risk-taking have higher amounts of guarantees, especially in private banks and independent banks.
RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
(2022)