Preprints
There are 5476 Preprints listed.
Fault Friction Derived from Fault Bend Influence on Coseismic Slip During the 2019 Ridgecrest Mw 7.1 Mainshock
Published: 2022-10-18
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geology, Geophysics and Seismology, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Tectonics and Structure
The variation of stress on faults is important for our understanding of fault friction and the dynamics of earthquake ruptures. However, we still have little observational constraints on their absolute magnitude, or their variations in space and in time over the seismic cycle. Here we use a new geodetic imaging technique to measure the 3D coseismic slip vectors along the 2019 Ridgecrest surface [...]
Planetary Scale Analysis of the Morphology of River Channels and Channel Belt Deposits
Published: 2022-10-18
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The morphology of a river and its channel belt is in part the product of ecological, hydrological and tectonic processes shaping the terrestrial landscape. River morphology is critical for understanding their physical evolution through time, and in predicting the future behavior of rivers and floods. To date, there is no global-scale, quantitative study of the morphology of rivers and their [...]
Regional drivers of fire regimes in the Brazilian Amazon between 2009 and 2021
Published: 2022-10-18
Subjects: Environmental Studies, Forest Sciences, Life Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Fires are a major source of carbon emissions in the Brazilian Amazon. Climatic and ecological processes affect the flammability of the landscape, while socio-economic processes influence the use of fire. An analysis of the regional drivers of fires used for land clearing, subsequent land management and forest fires is still missing, despite its importance in informing targeted policy [...]
North African dust absorbs less solar radiation than estimated by models and remote-sensing retrievals
Published: 2022-10-17
Subjects: Atmospheric Sciences, Climate
Desert dust accounts for a large fraction of shortwave radiation absorbed by aerosols, which adds to the climate warming produced by greenhouse gases. However, it remains uncertain exactly how much shortwave radiation dust absorbs. We leverage in-situ measurements of dust single-scattering albedo to constrain absorption at mid-visible wavelength by North African dust, which accounts for [...]
New reference materials, analytical procedures, and data reduction strategies for Sr isotope measurements in geological materials by LA-MC-ICP-MS
Published: 2022-10-17
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Laser ablation multi-collector mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) has emerged as the technique of choice for in situ measurements of Sr isotopes in geological minerals. However, the method poses analytical challenges and there is no widely adopted standardised approach to collecting these data or correcting the numerous potential isobaric inferences. Here, we outline practical analytical procedures [...]
Dislocation and disclination densities in experimentally deformed polycrystalline olivine
Published: 2022-10-15
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
We report a comprehensive dataset characterizing and quantifying the dislocation density in the crystallographic frame (ρ_α^c) and disclination density (ρ_θ) in fine-grained polycrystalline olivine deformed in uniaxial compression or torsion, at 1000 °C and 1200 °C, under a confining pressure of 300 MPa. Finite strains range from 0.11 up to 8.6 % and stresses reach up to 1073 MPa. The data set is [...]
Trait-based modeling revealed higher microbial diversity leads to greater ecological resilience in response to an ecosystem disturbance
Published: 2022-10-15
Subjects: Biogeochemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology Life Sciences, Microbiology, Oceanography, Oil, Gas, and Energy, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Sustainability, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
To quantitatively understand the ecological resilience of an ecosystem with specialized habitats, we focused on deep-sea microbial communities and simulated the response of diverse microbes in specialized habitats to a pulse ecosystem disturbance - the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Two microbial communities with equivalent metabolic libraries were acclimated to the presence [...]
Inclination and heterogeneity of layered geological sequences influence dike-induced ground deformation
Published: 2022-10-15
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Constraints on the amount and pattern of ground deformation induced by dike emplacement are important for assessing potential eruptions. The vast majority of ground deformation inversions made for volcano monitoring during volcanic unrest assume that dikes are emplaced in either an elastic-half space (a homogeneous crust) or a crust made of horizontal layers with different mechanical properties. [...]
Harnessing hyperspectral imagery to map surface water presence and hyporheic flow properties of headwater stream networks
Published: 2022-10-15
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Growth and contraction of headwater stream networks determine the extent and quality of ecologically critical habitat, and open a window into the storage dynamics of catchments. A fundamental challenge is observation of the process itself: wetted channel extent is highly dynamic in space and time, with the length of wetted channel sometimes varying by orders of magnitude over the course of a [...]
On spatially correlated observations in a particle method for subsidence estimation
Published: 2022-10-13
Subjects: Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The particle method is an ensemble-based data assimilation method for state- and parameter estimation in a quasi-static problem. We apply the particle method in two different experiments with models of increasing complexity. The first model, which calculates subsidence for a single observation point due to a single source of strain, considers uncorrelated parameters and observations. In the [...]
Optimising Renewable Generation Configurations of Off-Grid Green Ammonia Production Systems considering Haber-Bosch Flexibility
Published: 2022-10-12
Subjects: Engineering
Green ammonia has received increasing interest for its potential as an energy carrier in the international trade of renewable power. This paper considers Australia’s prospects for green ammonia production from an exporter’s perspective by highlighting Australia’s competitive advantage in renewable resource quality and seasonal complementarity to its potential trade buyers. Although renewable [...]
A Global-Scale Characterization of Streamflow Extremes
Published: 2022-10-12
Subjects: Engineering
The increasing risk of floods across the globe needs focused attention because of the extensive damage to human lives and economy. A comprehensive understanding of its causative factors is of vital importance. Yet catchment characterization studies are generally limited to case studies or regional domains. A comprehensive global characterization is currently unavailable, which requires collecting [...]
Storage Integrity during Underground Hydrogen Storage in Depleted Gas Reservoirs
Published: 2022-10-12
Subjects: Engineering
The transition of energy from fossil fuels to renewable energy particularly hydrogen is becoming the centre of decarbonization and roadmap to achieve net-zero carbon emission. To meet the requirement of large-scale hydrogen storage as a key part of hydrogen supply chain, underground hydrogen storage can be the ultimate solution to economically store hydrogen thus meet global energy demand. [...]
The cryptic stratigraphic record of the syn- to post-rift transition in the offshore Campos Basin, SE Brazil
Published: 2022-10-12
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Rift basins typically comprise three main tectono-stratigraphic stages; pre-, syn-, and post-rift. The syn-rift stage is often characterised by the deposition of asymmetric wedges of growth strata that record differential subsidence caused by active normal faulting. The subsequent post-rift stage is defined by long-wavelength subsidence driven by lithospheric cooling, and is typified by the [...]
The Openscapes Flywheel: A framework for managers to facilitate and scale inclusive Open science practices
Published: 2022-10-10
Subjects: Adult and Continuing Education, Environmental Studies, Remote Sensing
Solutions to large-scale environmental and social challenges require radical collaboration that blends technology and people — and the Open science movement is answering that call by transforming how we work together. While often the focus is on data, publications, code, software developers, and researchers, the transition to Open involves investment across agencies and organizations of all [...]