Search Results - "Riha, J."

Maize yield and nutrition during 4 years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol by Major, Julie, Rondon, Marco, Molina, Diego, Riha, Susan J, Lehmann, Johannes

“…The application of biochar (biomass-derived black carbon) to soil has been shown to improve crop yields, but the reasons for this are often not clearly…”
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Toward strategic management of shale gas development: Regional, collective impacts on water resources by Rahm, Brian G., Riha, Susan J.

“…► A planning-based, regional-scale approach is used to assess management of water resource impacts of deterministic events associated with shale gas drilling…”
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Wastewater management and Marcellus Shale gas development: Trends, drivers, and planning implications by Rahm, Brian G., Bates, Josephine T., Bertoia, Lara R., Galford, Amy E., Yoxtheimer, David A., Riha, Susan J.

“…Extraction of natural gas from tight shale formations has been made possible by recent technological advances, including hydraulic fracturing with horizontal…”
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Separating heat stress from moisture stress: analyzing yield response to high temperature in irrigated maize by Carter, Elizabeth K, Melkonian, Jeff, Riha, Susan J, Shaw, Stephen B

“…Several recent studies have indicated that high air temperatures are limiting maize (Zea mays L.) yields in the US Corn Belt and project significant yield…”
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A simple model for the estimation of the number of fatalities due to floods in central Europe by Brazdova, M, Riha, J

“…In this paper a model for the estimation of the number of potential fatalities is proposed based on data from 19 past floods in central Europe. First, the…”
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Assessing temperature-based PET equations under a changing climate in temperate, deciduous forests by Shaw, Stephen B., Riha, Susan J.

“…Despite the availability of numerous approaches to estimate potential evapotranspiration (PET), temperature‐based PET equations such as the Hamon equation and…”
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Long-term black carbon dynamics in cultivated soil by Nguyen, Binh Thanh, Lehmann, Johannes, Kinyangi, James, Smernik, Ron, Riha, Susan J, Engelhard, Mark H

“…Black carbon (BC) is a quantitatively important C pool in the global C cycle due to its relative recalcitrance compared with other C pools. However, mechanisms…”
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CO2 efflux from Amazonian headwater streams represents a significant fate for deep soil respiration by Johnson, Mark S., Lehmann, Johannes, Riha, Susan J., Krusche, Alex V., Richey, Jeffrey E., Ometto, Jean Pierre H. B., Couto, Eduardo Guimarães

“…Large Amazonian rivers are known to emit substantial amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere, while the magnitude of CO2 degassing from small streams remains a major…”
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Yield response to climate, management, and genotype: a large-scale observational analysis to identify climate-adaptive crop management practices in high-input maize systems by Carter, Elizabeth K, Riha, Susan J, Melkonian, Jeff, Steinschneider, Scott

“…Sustaining food security under climate conditions expected for the 21st century will require that existing crop production systems simultaneously increase both…”
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The Relationship between Extreme Hourly Precipitation and Surface Temperature in Different Hydroclimatic Regions of the United States by Shaw, Stephen B., Royem, A. Alisa, Riha, Susan J.

“…In a changing climate, there is an interest in predicting how extreme rainfall events may change. Using historical records, several recent papers have…”
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Structural and physical changes of re-calcined metakaolin regarding its reactivity by Kovářík, T., Bělský, P., Novotný, P., Říha, J., Savková, J., Medlín, R., Rieger, D., Holba, P.

“…[Display omitted] •The re-calcination of metakaolin at 800°C for 4h increased substantially its reactivity.•SAXS showed nanoparticles of a new (spinel/mullite)…”
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Carbon and Nutrient Accumulation in Secondary Forests Regenerating on Pastures in Central Amazonia by Ted R. Feldpausch, Marco A. Rondon, Erick C. M. Fernandes, Riha, Susan J., Elisa Wandelli

“…Over the past three decades, large expanses of forest in the Amazon Basin were converted to pasture, many of which later degraded to woody fallows and were…”
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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL? STATE OF THE DAMS AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE by Vedachalam, S, Riha, S. J

“…Dams are a critical component of water infrastructure, providing services such as water supplies, recreational opportunities and flood control. At the same…”
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Desalination in northeastern U.S.: Lessons from four case studies by Vedachalam, Sridhar, Riha, Susan J.

“…While much of the desalination activity in the U.S is concentrated in southern and western states, the last decade has seen an unlikely location emerge for…”
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When big trees fall: Damage and carbon export by reduced impact logging in southern Amazonia by Feldpausch, Ted R., Jirka, Stefan, Passos, Carlos A.M., Jasper, Franklin, Riha, Susan J.

“…We examined carbon export in whole logs and carbon accumulation as coarse woody debris (CWD) produced from forest damage during all phases of the first and…”
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Comment on 'Energy and air emission implications of a decentralized wastewater system' by Vedachalam, Sridhar, Riha, Susan J

“…In the article 'Energy and air emission implications of a decentralized wastewater system' published in Environmental Research Letters (2012 Environ. Res…”
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Nano-structuring of sputtered gold layers on glass by annealing by Švorčík, V., Kvítek, O., Říha, J., Kolská, Z., Siegel, J.

“…The crystalline structure and surface morphology of gold nano-structures prepared by sputtering on a glass substrate are studied. The properties of the gold…”
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Nutrient Leaching in a Colombian Savanna Oxisol Amended with Biochar by Major, Julie, Rondon, Marco, Molina, Diego, Riha, Susan J., Lehmann, Johannes

“…Nutrient leaching in highly weathered tropical soils often poses a challenge for crop production. We investigated the effects of applying 20 t ha−1 biochar…”
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Limited impact of vapor pressure deficit on rainfed maize evapotranspiration, CO2 flux, and canopy temperature by Riha, Susan J., Melkonian, Jeff

“…Recent studies have suggested that increasing growing season vapor pressure deficit (vpd) will result in greater crop water use and more frequent water stress…”
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Does the system of rice intensification outperform conventional best management? A synopsis of the empirical record by McDonald, A.J, Hobbs, P.R, Riha, S.J

“…The outperformance of the system of rice intensification (SRI) in the context of conventional best management is discussed. Sufficient empirical data now exist…”
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