Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales: Recent submissions
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Estudio preliminar del contenido polifenólico y capacidad antioxidante de la especie Malus domestica cultivada en Costa Rica
(Tecnológico de Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 2017)Especies como la manzana de altura han sido sometidas en Costa Rica a un proceso de domesticación para adaptarlas a las condiciones climáticas de ese país y específicamente a las de la Zona de los Santos de Costa Rica. ... -
Evaluación de los niveles de hidrocarburos en sedimentos marinos, su posible origen y efectos sobre la actividad de acuicultura entre Punta Morales y Costa de Pájaros en el Golfo de Nicoya
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2014)En el presente trabajo se realizó una evaluación de los niveles de hidrocarburos en los sedimentos marinos de la región interna del Golfo de Nicoya, como insumo para determinar su posible efecto sobre las actividades de ... -
Analysis of Benzene Exposure Levels on Commuters Traveling within the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica
(Scientific Research Publishing (China), 2015)This study reports the benzene exposure levels of commuters traveling within the metropolitan area of Costa Rica using personal cars, buses, and urban trains. 47 in-vehicle samples were collected in the 2014 wet season ... -
Near Surface Carbon Dioxide and Methane in Urban Areas of Costa Rica
(Scientific Research Publishing (China), 2015)Little information is available for Central America regarding methane and carbon dioxide mixing ratios in urban areas. This work reports a representative spatial and seasonal study of near surface carbon dioxide and ... -
Variación Espacial de la Composición de 222RN en los Acuíferos Barva y Colima Superior, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 2016)Radon (222Rn) is a useful natural-occurring tracer to elucidate groundwater to surface water connectivity with important implications for human health. This study presents the first spatial distribution of 222Rn in ... -
Hydroclimatic and ecohydrological resistance/resilience conditions across tropical biomes of Costa Rica
(John Wiley & Sons (Estados Unidos), 2017)Water resources management in the tropics is challenged by climate variability and unregulated land use change and their impacts on the complex interactions between vegetation, soil, and atmosphere. This study focuses ... -
Análisis de vapor de agua precipitable sobre Costa Rica: una comparación entre diferentes técnicas de análisis basadas en GPS, sondeo atmosférico y productos satelitales MODIS
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2019)La cuantificación del vapor de agua en regiones tropicales como América Central es necesaria para estimar la influencia del cambio climático en su distribución y la formación de precipitaciones. Este trabajo analiza las ... -
Análisis hidroclimático en condiciones no estacionarias utilizando el marco teórico de Budyko: el caso del páramo de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2019)La gestión del recurso hídrico en los trópicos se ha visto recientemente desafiada por la variabilidad del clima y los cambios no controlados en el uso de la tierra y sus impactos en las complejas interacciones entre la ... -
Data Descriptor: Daily observations of stable isotope ratios of rainfall in the tropics
(Springer Nature (Alemania), 2019)We present precipitation isotope data (δ2H and δ18O values) from 19 stations across the tropics collected from 2012 to 2017 under the Coordinated Research Project F31004 sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency. ... -
Isotopic composition and major ion concentrations of national and international bottled waters in Costa Rica
(Elsevier (Países Bajos), 2021)Global bottled water consumption has largely increased (14.35 billion gallons in 2020) [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] during the last decade since consumers are demanding healthier and safer forms of rehydration. Bottled water ... -
Exploring Dissolved Organic Carbon Variations in a High Elevation Tropical Peatland Ecosystem: Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
(Frontiers Media (Suiza), 2022-01)Tropical peatlands are distributed mainly in coastal lowlands; however high elevation regions exhibit a large prevalence of small and fragmented peatlands that are mostly understudied. Artificial drainage of peatlands to ... -
Hydrometeorological Factors Controlling the Stable Isotopic Composition of Precipitation in the Highlands of South Ecuador
(American Meteorological Society (Estados Unidos), 2022-07)Knowledge about precipitation generation remains limited in the tropical Andes due to the lack of water stable isotope (WSI) data. Therefore, we investigated the key factors controlling the isotopic composition of precipitation ... -
Water stable isotopes reveal the hydrological response of Costa Rican glacial lakes to climate variability
(Elsevier (Países Bajos), 2022)Los lagos generalmente se consideran una fuente de información clave para comprender el paleoclima. Aquí usamos estable. Isótopos de agua (δ2H y δ18O) en un lago glacial tropical de gran altitud para informar sobre la ... -
Dry season plant water sourcing in contrasting tropical ecosystems of Costa Rica
(John Wiley & Sons (Estados Unidos), 2023)Tracer-aided studies to understand plant water uptake sources and dynamics in tropical ecosystems are limited. Here, we report the analysis of dry season source water uptake patterns of five unique ecosystems of Costa ... -
Exploring the acid neutralizing effect in rainwater collected at a tropical urban area: Central Valley, Costa Rica
(Elsevier (Países Bajos), 2023)We report on the chemical and the carbon isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) of rainwater collected between May and October 2020 in the Central Valley, Costa Rica. Precipitation samples were ... -
Frontiers in páramo water resources research: A multidisciplinary assessment
(Elsevier (Países Bajos), 2023)Interdisciplinary knowledge is necessary to achieve sustainable management of natural resources. However, research is still often developed in an exclusively disciplinary manner, hampering the capacity to holistically ... -
Nitrate Legacy in a Tropical and Complex Fractured Volcanic Aquifer System
(John Wiley & Sons (Estados Unidos), 2023)Nitrate legacy is affecting groundwater sources across the tropics. This study describes isotopic and ionic spatial trends across a tropical, fractured, volcanic multi-aquifer system in central Costa Rica in relation to ... -
ENSO sentinels in the Americas' humid tropics: We need combined hydrometric and isotopic monitoring for improved El Niño and La Niña impact prediction
(John Wiley & Sons (Estados Unidos), 2023)This Scientific Briefing presents results from a nearly 10-year hydrometric and isotope monitoring network across north-central Costa Rica, a region known as a headwater-dependent system. This monitoring system has ... -
Aprendizaje activo, “nueva” metodología aplicada en secundaria para la enseñanza de la química ¿Solución para cambiar el paradigma?
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2019-06)Debido a los desafíos que enfrenta la educación científica actualmente y la gran importancia que esta tiene pata el progreso del país, es que el Ministerio de Educación Publica (MEP) ha venido haciendo esfuerzos múltiples ...