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University of the Littoral Opal Coast
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About: University of the Littoral Opal Coast is a education organization based out in Dunkirk, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Dielectric. The organization has 1242 authors who have published 2383 publications receiving 46230 citations. The organization is also known as: ULCO.
Topics: Catalysis, Dielectric, Liquid crystal, Laser, Population
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TL;DR: In this article, the morphological characteristics of ridge and runnel beaches from three locations with varying wave, tidal and geomorphic settings were investigated to address the disagreements on the morphodynamics of these macrotidal beaches including the position of the ridge crests relative to the mean neap and spring tide levels, the variation in the height of the ridges across the intertidal profile and whether the ridge are formed by swash or surf zone processes.
Abstract: Previous studies devoted to the morphology and hydrodynamics of ridge and runnel beaches highlight characteristics that deviate from those initially postulated by King and Williams (Geographical Journal, 1949, vol. 113, 70–85) and King (Beaches and Coasts, 1972, Edward Arnold). Disagreements on the morphodynamics of these macrotidal beaches include the position of the ridges relative to the mean neap and spring tide levels, the variation in the height of the ridges across the intertidal profile and, most importantly, whether the ridges are formed by swash or surf zone processes. The morphological characteristics of ridge and runnel beaches from three locations with varying wave, tidal and geomorphic settings were investigated to address these disagreements. Beach profiles from each site were analysed together with water-level data collected from neighbouring ports. It was found that the ridges occur over the entire intertidal zone. On one site (north Lincolnshire, east England), the ridges are uniformly distributed over the intertidal beach, whereas on the two other sites (Blackpool beach, northwest England, and Leffrinckoucke beach, north France) there is some indication that the ridges appear to occur at preferential locations. Most significantly, the locations of the ridge crests were found to be unrelated to the positions on the intertidal profile where the water level is stationary for the longest time. It was further found that the highest ridges generally occur just above mid-tide level where tidal non-stationarity is greatest. These findings argue against the hypothesis that the ridges are formed by swash processes acting at stationary tide levels. It is tentatively suggested that the ridges are the result of a combination of swash and surf zone processes acting across the intertidal zone. Elucidation of the morphodynamic roles of these two types of processes, and other processes such as strong current flows in the runnels, requires further comprehensive field measurements complemented by numerical modelling. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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TL;DR: The usefulness of aided phytostabilisation of MTE-highly contaminated soils supported by the two plant species under study were suitable to reduce the mobility and the availability of these elements.
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TL;DR: Changes in markers of nephrotoxicity suggested the occurrence of discrete and early signs of impaired renal function for the discharge neighboring population.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a series of instruments and methods including a 940-nm solar absorption band radiometer (R) and radiosonde (S) analysis from a numerical weather prediction model and a ground-based bi-frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) were used to evaluate the integrated atmospheric water vapor (IWV) at various sites in Canada and Alaska from a multi-year database.
Abstract: [1] Atmospheric water vapor is a key parameter for the analysis of climatic systems (greenhouse gas effect), in particular over high latitudes where water vapor displays an important seasonal variability. The sparse spatial and temporal sampling of atmospheric water vapor observations across Canada needs to be improved. A series of instruments and methods including a 940-nm solar absorption band radiometer (R) and radiosonde (S) analysis from a numerical weather prediction model and a ground-based bi-frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) were used to evaluate the integrated atmospheric water vapor (IWV) at various sites in Canada and Alaska from a multiyear database. The IWV-R measurements were collected within the framework of the North American Sun Radiometry network (AERONET/AEROCAN). Intercomparisons between [IWV-GPS and IWV-S], [IWV-R and IWV-GPS], and [IWV-R and IWV-S] show root mean square (RMS) differences of 1.8, 1.9, and 2.2 kg m � 2 , respectively. GPS meteorology appears to be the easiest approach to calibrate the solar radiometer water vapor band owing to its flexibility, and it allows us to overcome the Sun radiometry limitation in high-latitude areas like the Arctic. The sensitivity of the GPS retrieval to various parameters like GPS satellite constellation and meteorological data are discussed. The classical linear relationship between the surface temperature and the integrated weighted mean temperature profile needed for IWV-GPS retrieval may be significantly different for Arctic air masses compared with midlatitude air masses in the case of tropospheric temperature profile inversion. An ever-expanding multiyear (1994–2001) North American summer water vapor climatology, derived from AERONET/Canadian Sun Radiometer Network, is presented and analyzed, showing a mean value of 19.8 ± 6.1 kg m � 2 and variations from 17 kg m � 2 in Alaska to 23 kg m � 2 in southeastern Canada. The results in Bonanza Creek, Alaska, show significant interannual variations with a peak in 1997, which may
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TL;DR: The sterol composition of spores from 16 species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi belonging to the order Glomales were examined by GC–MS and the absence of ergosterol, a classical fungal sterol, is discussed in relation to fungal evolution.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Tong Wu | 66 | 591 | 19325 |
Bernard Coq | 50 | 148 | 7111 |
Antoine Aboukaïs | 43 | 218 | 6290 |
Karine Anselme | 43 | 139 | 9671 |
Edward J. Anthony | 43 | 215 | 5659 |
Pierre Collet | 41 | 322 | 7871 |
Jean-François Lamonier | 41 | 141 | 4625 |
Serge Berthoin | 41 | 140 | 6291 |
Jean Demaison | 39 | 409 | 6858 |
Guillaume Garçon | 39 | 102 | 3692 |
Pierre Hardouin | 38 | 93 | 6145 |
Sami Souissi | 38 | 197 | 8837 |
John C. Wenger | 37 | 112 | 6644 |
François G. Schmitt | 37 | 189 | 4953 |
Pirouz Shirali | 37 | 86 | 3253 |