News tagged with reservoirs
Extreme droughts could increase by 15 percent in Spain by the middle of the century
A team at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena has designed a new method for calculating drought trends. Initial results suggest that by the year 2050 there could be a 15% increase compared to the droughts ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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OU researchers to test 'quad porosity simulation' model for shale gas reservoirs
A University of Oklahoma interdisciplinary research team will field test a newly developed 'quad porosity model' for shale gas reservoirs in the next few months. The three-year, $1.5 million project was funded by the Research ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Depleted gas reservoirs can double as geologic carbon storage sites
(PhysOrg.com) -- A demonstration project on the southeastern tip of Australia has helped to verify that depleted natural gas reservoirs can be repurposed for geologic carbon sequestration, which is a climate ...
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Discovering oil at micro level
(PhysOrg.com) -- Getting trapped oil out of porous layers of sandstone and limestone is a tricky and costly operation for energy exploration companies the world over. But now, University of Alberta researchers ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 03, 2011 |
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The geophysicist's guide to striking it rich
Prospecting -- the search for valuable reserves such as gold, diamond and natural gas -- isn't just a matter of luck. It's about knowing where to look. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have modernized the hit-or-miss ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 01, 2011 |
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HIV havens: Researchers find new clues about how HIV reservoirs may form
Much like cities organize contingency plans and supplies for emergencies, chronic infectious diseases like HIV form reservoirs that ensure their survival in adverse conditions. But these reservoirs—small ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Sri Lanka begins 1st countrywide elephant census
(AP) -- Thousands of wildlife officials and volunteers have taken up positions on treetop huts near reservoirs and watering holes for Sri Lanka's first national count of its dwindling wild elephant population.
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Wildlife groups boycott Sri Lankan elephant census
(AP) -- Wildlife groups will boycott Sri Lanka's first census of elephants because they fear the count is a "smoke screen" for capturing and domesticating the animals.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Building a better dam map
Humans have been building reservoirs and dams for thousands of years. Over the past few decades, their construction has spiked as our need to harness water – critical in flood control, irrigation, recreation, navigation ...
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Better weather forecasting -- now
Accurate precipitation forecasts are crucial to predicting flooding and to ensuring fresh water supply for human consumption. Being able to estimate the inflow of water into reservoirs is also essential to the efficient generation ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 30, 2011 |
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Central China drought worst in over 50 years: reports
Central China's worst drought in more than 50 years is drying reservoirs, stalling rice planting, and threatens crippling power shortages as hydroelectric output slows, state media said Wednesday.
May 25, 2011 |
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Drought rattles farmers in eastern China
Yu Ruicheng's weathered face creases with worry as she stands on her dry wheat field in eastern China, where a record drought is threatening to send soaring global food prices even higher.
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Large dams can affect local climates, says new study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Large dams could have the potential to significantly alter local rainfall in some regions, according to a team of researchers including Roger Pielke Sr., of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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OU researchers developing shale gas reservoir simulator
University of Oklahoma researchers are developing a new simulator for shale gas reservoirs that will provide oil and gas companies with an essential tool for managing production and choosing drilling locations to lower costs ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Mayan pool in the rainforest: Archaeologists find huge artificial lake with a ceramic-lined floor
Archaeologists from the University of Bonn found a water reservoir the size of a soccer field, whose floor is lined with ceramic shards, in the Mexican rainforest. It seems that in combination with the limestone on top, the ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 26, 2010 |
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