Oil shales are developed in the Shale Member of the Middle Jurassic Shimengou Formation in the Qaidam Basin, China.The oil shales can be classified into three quality groups (low-, medium-, and high-quality oil shales) through a comprehensive analysis protocol that includes Rock-Eval pyrolysis, total organic carbon (TOC) content, proximate analysis
Abstract Background The use of Bayesian inference (BI) is a common methodology for data analysis in Ecology and Evolution.This statistical approach is particularly useful in cases which information is scarce, because allows formalizing sources of information, other than sampling data (priors), obtained from technical reports, expert opinions and be
The advanced microwave radiometer-climate quality (AMR-C) is a part of the European Sentinel-6A/B series, a collaboration between ESA and NASA, of two Earth-observing satellites, which will be launched in 2020 and 2025.Compared to its predecessor, Jason-3, the two AMR-C radiometer instruments have an external calibration Tank Kit system whic
Anatomical structure and sculpture of fruitlet surfaces of Ceratocephala, Ficaria, Myosurus and Ranunculus belonging to the tribe Ranunculeae (Ranunculaceae) were Model Paint studied.Carpoecological peculiarities: relation between fruit morphology, pericarp structure and ecological adaptation, as well as habitat, phenology, way of fruit distributio