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《Quaternary Science Reviews》2003,22(10-13):1279-1285
Three sediment samples were collected from a soil profile at the Lagoa do Bordoal site, Algarve, Portugal. Quartz extracted from soil horizons within the profile, was optically dated using the single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol outlined by Murray and Wintle (Radiation Measurements 5 (2000) 523). The optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) emitted by quartz within the 90–150 μm size range was measured using three aliquot sizes. The equivalent doses (DE) that were obtained show an asymmetric distribution. As the numbers of grains in each aliquot are reduced, the distribution of doses is clearly shifted to lower DE values including zero doses on single grain aliquots. This shift is accompanied by an increase in the asymmetry of the distribution. These patterns indicate that as the aliquot size decreases, the distributions are increasingly characterized by aliquots with lower DE's. With respect to the present day modern surface, this shift is most evident in the sample collected from a depth of 37 cm, within an ancient B-horizon. It is least evident in the sample located only 10 cm below it, within a sand unit. An asymmetric distribution of DE's can be a result of a large number of grains that were well bleached at burial being mixed with a small number of grains that were partially bleached at that time (Radiation Measurements 30 (1999) 207). However, the shift in DE's that is seen in the Lagoa East samples is most likely due to the postburial downward movement of fully and partially bleached grains from the surface, with possible contributions from the downward movement of grains that received low doses while buried in overlying horizons. The simplest explanation for our results is that grains carrying zero or small DE's have been moved downward during bioturbation events. These results suggest that downward bioturbation in ancient soil profiles can be identified based on the OSL characteristics of quartz grains. We are also able to provide a minimum age of 24.4±3.2 ka for the Upper Palaeolithic lithic assemblage at the site.  相似文献   

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For large sparsely gauged basins, it is difficult to estimate long-duration probable maximum precipitation (PMP) and probable maximum flood (PMF) due to insufficient observed data and precipitation spatial distribution uncertainty. In this paper, a framework coupling the China Grid Daily Precipitation Datasets (CGDPDs) with Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was proposed to estimate the 15-day PMP and PMF for the sparsely gauged Upper Nujiang River Basin (with a drainage area of 73,484 km2). CGDPD was tested against the observations and further corrected considering the error distribution characteristics. Results showed that 1-, 3-, 7- and 15-day maximum areal precipitations based on the corrected CGDPD were 17, 7, 4 and 18% larger than those calculated only by six observed stations’ precipitation. Then CGDPD was used as the precipitation data to estimate PMP. For the spatial distribution of PMP, the 15-day PMP process on the sub-basin scale (PMPsub-basin) could be obtained with the following procedure. First, the basin’s 15-day areal PMP was estimated. Among this estimation, the maximum 3-day PMP was estimated by moisture maximization, while the remaining 12-day PMP was estimated with the combined storm obtained by the similar process substitution method. Second, the model storm amplification approach based on water balance principle was used to distribute the areal PMP to each sub-basin to obtain the PMPsub-basin at all 27 sub-basins. The designed PMF could be finally estimated through inputting PMPsub-basin into SWAT. In comparison with PMF derived from PMP without spatial distribution, different duration PMFs could increase by 3–15% when considering PMP spatial distribution uncertainty. This study could provide a reasonable procedure to estimate long-duration PMP and PMF for similar basins.  相似文献   

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Precise determination of the partitioning of Mg and Fe2+ between olivine and ultramafic melt has been made at pressures from 5 to 13 GPa using a MA-8 type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus (PREM) installed at Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo. A very short rhenium capsule (<100 μm sample thickness) was adopted to minimize temperature variation within the sample container. Synthetic gels with the composition of the upper mantle peridotite were used as starting materials to promote the homogeneity. Analyses of quenched melts and coexisting olivines were made with an electron probe microanalyzer. The obtained partition coefficient, KD [=(FeO/MgO)ol/(FeO/MgO)melt], decreases from 0.35 to 0.25 with increasing pressure from 5 to 13 GPa, suggesting a negative correlation between pressure and KD above 5 GPa. Our result is consistent with a parabolic relationship between KD and degree of polymerization (NBO/T) of melts reported by previous studies at lower pressures. The negative correlation between pressure and KD suggests that olivine crystallizing in a magma ocean becomes more Mg-rich with depth and that primary magmas generated in the upper mantle become more Fe-rich with depth than previously estimated.  相似文献   

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Wide-grading gravelly soils are often encountered in debris flow source areas. To perform stability analyses under rainfall conditions, the soil–water characteristic curves (SWCC) are significant. However, the studies for SWCC of wide-grading gravelly soils are rare. In order to investigate the effects of initial dry density and grain size distribution on the SWCCs of wide-grading gravelly, a large-scale osmotic column, allowing the measurement of both volumetric water content and matric suction at various levels, was fabricated for a series of osmotic column tests. The test data were best-fitted to Van Genuchten equation using a least-squares algorithm and found that both the initial dry density and grain size distribution had a greater effect on the SWCCs. An increase in the initial dry density resulted in an increase in water retention capacity. The air entry value and residual volumetric water content increased linearly with increases in the initial dry density, whereas the maximum slope of SWCC decreased linearly with increases in the initial dry density. The air entry value and residual volumetric water content increased linearly with increases in the fine content (particle diameter <0.075), whereas the maximum slope increases linearly with increases in the effective size, d 10.  相似文献   

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This study discusses the scaling properties of the spatial distribution of the December 26, 2004, Sumatra aftershocks. We estimate the spatial correlation dimension D 2 of the epicentral distribution of aftershocks recorded by a local network operated by Geological Survey of India. We estimate the value of D 2 for five blocks in the source area by using generalized correlation integral approach. We assess its bias due to finite data points, scaling range, effects of location errors, and boundary effects theoretically and apply it to real data sets. The correlation dimension was computed both for real as well as synthetic data sets that include randomly generated point sets obtained using uniform distributions and mimicking the number of events and outlines of the effective areas filled with epicenters. On comparing the results from the real data and random point sets from simulations, we found the lower limit of bias in D 2 estimates from limited data sets to be 0.26. Thus, the spatial variation in correlation dimensions among different blocks using local data sets cannot be directly compared unless the influence of bias in the real aftershock data set is taken into account. They cannot also be used to infer the geometry of the faults. We also discuss the results in order to add constraints on the use of synthetic data and of different approaches for uncertainty analysis on spatial variation of D 2. A difference in D 2 values, rather than their absolute values, among small blocks is of interest to local data sets, which are correlated with their seismic b values. Taking into account the possible errors and biases, the average D 2 values vary from 1.05 to 1.57 in the Andaman–Nicobar region. The relative change in D 2 values can be interpreted in terms of clustering and diffuse seismic activity associated with the low and high D 2 values, respectively. Overall, a relatively high D 2 and low b value is consistent with high-magnitude, diffuse activity in space in the source region of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake.  相似文献   

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The Hodgkinson Province is a tract of␣multiply deformed Silurian-Devonian rocks in north␣Queensland, Australia. Gold-bearing quartz veins from the West Normanby Goldfield in the northern Hodgkinson Province were emplaced during the Permian D4 event, broadly coeval with regional granite emplacement. Taylors Fault, a major structure that formed during D2, hosts the veins which infill dilatational jogs opened during sinistral-normal reactivation of the fault in D4. Veins contain graphitic laminations that formed when fault planes segmented wallrocks adjacent to the veins, producing tabular clasts that were tectonically sliced into the reefs. Laminations are the result of progressive shear strain, associated with continued movement on the faults, which caused strain-enhanced dissolution of silicate minerals and residual graphite enrichment in the clasts. This process produced graphite-coated shear planes that delimit zones of grain size reduction in the veins. Laminations commonly contain stylolites, which nucleated on pronounced sinuosities of the shear planes due to progressive shortening during D4. Gold particles have preferentially nucleated in zones of relatively coarser-grained quartz adjacent to the shear planes, where shortening strain caused microfracturing and allowed fluid access. Gold may have been introduced with the quartz, but was redistributed within the reefs and localized along the laminations by the effects of synchronous, progressive deformation. Regionally, gold deposits show close spatial relationships with granite plutons of the Permian Whypalla Supersuite. Relationships in the West Normanby Gold Field support a regional model of reef emplacement and gold mineralization during the Permian D4 event. Received: 24 August 1997 / Accepted: 14 October 1997  相似文献   

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《Engineering Geology》2002,63(1-2):141-155
Fractal theory is used in the present study to develop a more reliable method for rock mass characterization. Field studies have been carried out in opencast mines of dolomite, limestone, fluorite; sandstone and shale in coalmines. Fractal dimension of blasted fragments (Dfrag) and in situ rock blocks (Din situ) is calculated using size distribution curves according to Schumann's model. Based on the co-relation between Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS) and Dfrag, it is observed that change in fractal dimension is nominal beyond the UCS value of 20. From the co-relation between Bieniawaski's Rock Mass Rating (RMR) and Din situ, it is found that there is a sharp increase in fractal dimension for RMR greater than 40. Co-relation between RMR and Dfrag/Din situ shows that as RMR increases, Dfrag/Din situ ratio decreases. Rock mass classification based on fractal geometry is suggested.  相似文献   

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Cooling rates have been determined for basaltic glasses from different depths of the submarine section of the drill core recovered in the 1999 phase of Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project (HSDP2). The glasses include degassed blocky hyaloclastite clasts and undegassed pillow rims. The degassed glassy clasts were generated in subaerial or shallow submarine environments, during explosive interactions between lava and seawater, before eventual deposition under water. The volatile contents of the glassy pillow rims are consistent with eruption and quenching in water several hundred metres deep. The cooling rates have been calculated from the calorimetric properties of the glass across the glass transition. The heat capacity (cp) of each sample was measured during several cycles of heating from room temperature to temperatures above their glass transition using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Their compositions did not change during the thermal treatment, a prerequisite for successful cp measurements, although the glasses with higher H2O contents became more opaque and their mid-IR spectra changed. Each cp-T path exhibits the now classic features of the glass transition; glassy and liquid states separated by a hysteresis marking the transition. After experiencing the same experimental thermal history the glass transition occurs at lower temperatures in glasses with higher H2O contents. Except for one sample, the cp-T path measured on initial heating also releases energy stored during the natural quench, which is not recovered during subsequent experimental cooling. The energy stored in the HSDP2 glasses is much less than that observed in hyperquenched natural and synthetic glasses. Even so, the Tool-Narayanaswamy enthalpy relaxation geospeedometer, usually used to determine the cooling rates in volcanic glasses, is unable to deal with this energy release. For those samples that exhibit this feature an alternative method, developed for hyperquenched glasses, is applied. This uses the energy released to calculate Tf, from which the cooling rate is calculated. The degassed blocky hyaloclastite clasts exhibit cooling rates 0.1-72.2 K s−1, while the undegassed pillow rims span 0.2-46.4 K s−1. The fastest cooling rates are consistent with the cooling of lava bodies in seawater. The wide variation for both types of glass could reflect quenching at different distances from the basalt-seawater interface. However, for the degassed hyaloclastite clasts the range could indicate that the clasts were generated by different processes operating during the explosive interaction between lava and seawater in the littoral zone. In the undegassed pillow lavas, glassy rims may have been reheated, giving rise to more complex, slower, thermal histories, as a result of latent heat released during the crystallisation of pillow interiors, or flow replenishment. Both types of glass may also have experienced reheating from succeeding flows or deposits. Compared to deep-sea limu o Pele hyaloclastite fragments, whose hyperquench rates indicate simultaneous cooling and fragmentation, the shallow blocky hyaloclastite clasts may have formed during post-cooling brittle fragmentation.  相似文献   

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Displacement–length data from dilatant fractures (joints, veins, igneous dikes) and several varieties of deformation bands were analyzed statistically to investigate the applicability of mechanical models proposed for their formation. All 17 datasets are generally consistent with equilibrium or long-term power-law slopes on the displacement–length diagram of either 1.0 or 0.5. Similar to many faults, disaggregation deformation bands are consistent with a power-law scaling relation having a slope of approximately c = 1, implying a linear dependence of maximum displacement and discontinuity length (Dmax = γL). In contrast, dilatant fractures, cataclastic deformation bands, and shear-enhanced compaction bands are consistent with a power-law scaling relation with a slope of approximately c = 0.5, implying a dependence of maximum displacement on the square root of length (Dmax = αL1/2). The scaling relations represent an average, or long-term equilibrium outcome of deformation for conditions such as length-scale, time-scale, temperature, chemistry, and an effectively homogeneous far-field stress field, allowing for variations such as rapid and/or localized behaviors. The displacement–length scaling of these geologic structures follows systematic relationships that provide information on host-rock properties and the physics of fracture and deformation-band propagation.  相似文献   

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D/H ratios of leaf waxes (δDwax) derived from terrestrial plants and preserved in lake sediments can provide important information on past continental hydrology. Ideally, δDwax can be used to reconstruct precipitation D/H ratios (δDP) which is a well-established paleoclimate proxy. However, many other factors, such as vegetation and relative humidity (RH), also affect δDwax variation. How the combination of these factors affects sedimentary δDwax is unclear. Here, we use a transect of 32 lake surface sediments across large gradients of precipitation, relative humidity, and vegetation composition in the southwestern United States to study the natural factors affecting sedimentary δDwax. δD values of C28n-alkanoic acids show significant correlation with δDP values (R2 = 0.76) with an apparent isotopic enrichment of ∼99 ± 8‰, indicating that sedimentary δDwax values track overall δDP variation along the entire transect. Leaf waxes produced by plants grown under controlled conditions (RH = 80%, 60%, 40%) show a small increase in D/H ratios as RH decreases, consistent with prediction from the Craig-Gordon model. However, the isotopic effect of RH on δDwax along the natural transect is partially countered by the opposing influence of vegetation changes. The correlation between δDwax and δDP values is significantly higher (R2 = 0.84) in the drier portions of the transect than in the wetter regions (R2 = 0.64). This study suggests that D/H ratios of sedimentary leaf waxes can be used as a proxy for precipitation δD variations, with particularly high fidelity in dry regions, although more studies in other regions will be important to further test this proxy.  相似文献   

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The observed fractal nature of both fault length distributions and earthquake magnitude-frequency distributions suggests that there may be a relationship between the structure of active fault systems and the resulting seismicity. In previous theoretical work, a positive correlation between the exponent D from the fracture length distribution, and the seismic or acoustic emission (AE) b-value has been inferred from a simple dislocation model of the seismic source. Here, we present the first experimental evidence for a correlation between D and b from a series of tensile fracture mechanics tests on crystalline rock, carried out in different environmental conditions, both air-dry and water-saturated, and at ambient temperature and pressure. The microseismic acoustic emissions were monitored during subcritical crack growth under controlled conditions of constant stress intensity, KI, and quantitative analyses of the resulting fracture patterns were carried out on the same specimens. It is found that AE b-values, ranging from 1.0 to 2.3, correlate negatively with the normalized stress intensity KI/KIC, where KIC is the fracture toughness of the specimen. The microcrack length distribution exponent D, ranges from 1.0 to 1.7. Fluid presence has a first-order influence on both the AE and structure produced in these experiments. For experiments at low stress intensity or high fluid content, the activation of the stress corrosion mechanism for KI < KIC leads to a greater relative proportion both of small cracks and of low amplitude acoustic emissions, reflected in higher values of D and b. The exponent D is found to correlate positively with the AE b-value.  相似文献   

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A detailed characterization of the pore space is crucial for understanding of transport and element transfer in rocks. Here, the effect of differences in texture and content of secondary minerals on transport in pore systems was determined for two rocks of widespread occurrence, mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) and granites. Pore space characteristics were analyzed by Hg-porosimetry, intrusion of a molten alloy, and synchrotron-based X-ray tomographic microscopy. For evaluating the role of pore space characteristics for the prediction of diffusive transport, data on porosity, and the effective diffusion coefficient (D eff) were compared. Extended connective pore systems due to cracks and mineral dissolution are present in samples of both rocks, indicating high internal specific surface area. Uneven pore size distributions in altered MORB samples can be assigned to secondary minerals. Pore spaces determined by X-ray tomography, used to determine main direction of pores in the 3-D orthogonal system, suggest a slight anisotropy. In log–log plots, both rocks show roughly a linear dependence of D eff for H2O and compounds with comparable diffusivities (D2O, monovalent cations, and anions) on porosity, but at same porosity D eff is clearly higher in granitic than in basaltic samples. This difference is increasing with decreasing porosity, indicating that at low porosities the efficiency of element transport in basaltic samples is diminished, mainly inherited by the presence of small pores slowing down diffusion. The fact that diffusive transport in basaltic rocks is stronger dependent on porosity than in granitic rocks shows that also other rock characteristics such as pore size distribution and tortuosity of the pore network, highly affected by the alteration degree, can markedly affect transport and reactivity of pore solution.  相似文献   

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Ontogenetic (developmental stage) measurements of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca were made on the benthic foraminifer Bulimina aculeata, which were cultured under controlled physicochemical conditions of temperature, pH, alkalinity, salinity, and trace- and minor-element concentrations. We utilized two methods of ontogenetic sampling—whole specimens progressively increasing in length and laser microdissection of a single specimen with subsequent analysis of dissected portions. A novel high-resolution laser-microdissection (HRLM) method allowed for precise (10 μm) cuts of the foraminiferal tests (shells) along the geometrically complex sutures distinguishing individual chambers. This new microdissection method limited sample loss and cross-contamination between foraminiferal chambers. Little or no variation in DSr was observed at different foraminiferal developmental stages. Conversely, DMg was enriched during a mid-developmental stage of whole-specimen samples (150-225 μm DMg = 1.6 × 10−3) compared to earlier and later stages (<150 μm, >225 μm DMg = 8.3 × 10−4). Further analysis of HRLM ontogenetic samples showed a larger, age-dependent DMg signature variation. This increase in shell Mg/Ca may contribute substantially to the measured inter-individual variability in Mg/Ca temperature prediction for cultured B. aculeata. Due to relatively large Mg/Ca inter- and intra-individual variability, measuring similar-size foraminiferal samples may improve the precision of paleotemperature prediction. Additionally, partial dissolution of the highest ontogenetically Mg-enriched calcite (DMg = 1.3 × 10−2-1.6 × 10−2) may occur in undersaturated bottom-water environments or during reductive cleaning procedures. Thus, the calcite phases remaining after partial dissolution by either natural or laboratory cleaning processes may not accurately represent the calcification environment.  相似文献   

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An exact expression is derived for the fraction of particles of mesh size D that contain less than a prescribed fraction of any particular mineral. The expression is obtained entirely in terms of the distributions of linear intercept lengths of the minerals in the ore. These distributions can be obtained by line traverses across a section of the ore. No other statistical information regarding the mineral grain sizes is required. The theory is completely free of empirical constants or other parameters and in particular no assumptions are made regarding the shape of the mineral grains in the ore or of the particles.The theory predicts that the fractional liberation of mineral at mesh size D is given by:
L(D)=1?1μ∫0Du {1?N(lD)} {2?F(l)}dl
where F(l) is the distribution of linear intercept lengths for the mineral and μ is the mean linear intercept length for the mineral. N(l/D) is the linear intercept distribution function for particles of mesh size D and Du is the largest intercept length across any particle of mesh size D.The theory was confirmed experimentally for the liberation of pyrite from Witwatersrand quartzite.  相似文献   

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The objective of this study was to compare the laboratory slaking behavior of common clay-bearing rocks to their slaking behavior under natural climatic conditions observed during a 1-year experimental study. Five-cycle slake durability tests were performed in the laboratory on five claystones, five mudstones, five siltstones, and five shales. Twelve replicate specimens of each of these 20 rocks were also exposed to natural climatic conditions for 12 months. After each month of exposure, one replicate specimen of each rock was removed from natural exposure and its grain size distribution was determined. The results of laboratory tests and field experiment were compared in terms of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th cycle slake durability indices (Id1, Id2, Id3, Id4, Id5), grain size distribution of slaked material, and disintegration ratio (D R), where D R is the ratio of the area under the grain size distribution curve of slaked material for a given specimen to the total area encompassing all grain size distribution curves of the specimens tested. Correlations of Id1, Id2, Id3, Id4, and Id5 with D R values for laboratory specimens exhibit R 2 values of 0.87, 0.88, 0.83, 0.75, and 0.70, respectively. However, the relationship between Id2 and D R, determined after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of natural exposure, becomes weaker with increasing time of exposure, with R 2 values of 0.65, 0.63, 0.63, and 0.25, respectively. The fifth-cycle slake durability index (Id5) for laboratory tested specimens shows a better correlation with D R values for naturally exposed specimens (R 2 up to 0.80). A comparison of grain size distribution curves of slaked material for laboratory specimens, after the 2nd cycle slake durability test, with those of specimens exposed to natural climatic conditions shows that the laboratory test underestimates the field durability for claystones, and overestimates it for siltstones.  相似文献   

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Olivine dissolution in basaltic melt   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
The main purpose of this work is to understand and quantify diffusive and convective olivine dissolution in basaltic melt. Crystal dissolution and growth in a magma chamber is often accompanied by the descent or ascent of the crystal in the chamber due to gravity. The motion induces convection that enhances mass transport. Such convective dissolution and growth rates have not been quantified before. MgO diffusivity in the melt (DMgO), MgO concentration of the interface melt (C0) and the effective thickness of the compositional boundary layer (δ) are necessary parameters to model the convective dissolution. Experiments of non-convective olivine dissolution in a basaltic melt were conducted at 1271-1480 °C and 0.47-1.42 GPa in a piston-cylinder apparatus. At specific temperature and pressure conditions, multiple experiments of different durations show that the interface melt reaches near-saturation within 2 min. Therefore, diffusion, not interface reaction, is the rate-controlling step for non-convective olivine dissolution in basaltic melt. The compositional profile length and olivine dissolution distance are proportional to the square root of experimental duration, consistent with diffusive dissolution. DMgO and C0 are obtained from the experimental results. DMgO displays Arrhenian dependence on temperature, but the pressure dependence is small and not resolved. C0 increases with increasing temperature and decreases with increasing pressure. Comparison with literature data shows that DMgO depends strongly on the initial melt composition, while C0 does not. δ is estimated from fluid dynamics. DMgO/δ, which characterizes the kinetic and dynamic aspects of convective crystal dissolution, is parameterized as a function of temperature, pressure, and olivine composition. Convective olivine dissolution rate in basaltic melt can be conveniently calculated from the model results. Application to convective crystal growth and xenolith digestion is discussed.  相似文献   

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The surface layer of aquatic sediments is a zone characterized by both porosity gradients and intensive mixing. In the standard approach, porosity gradients are ignored when estimating mixing intensity. Here, model formulations with both constant and varying porosity are contrasted to estimate mixing coefficients Db from tracer depth profiles. Complementing the well-known exponential solution of the constant-porosity model, we present a general solution to the variable-porosity model in terms of hypergeometric functions. When using these models in a forward way, the tracer activities predicted by the variable-porosity model are higher than those generated by the constant-porosity model. Similarly, when inverse modelling, Db values estimated by the variable-porosity model are systematically higher than those derived from the constant-porosity model. Still, differences in Db values remain relatively small. When applying both mixing models to excess 210Pb data profiles from slope sediments, a maximal difference of 30% is obtained between Db values, the average deviation being 16%. A systematic exploration of parameter space predicts a maximal underestimation of 60% when deriving Db values from the constant-porosity mixing model. Given the uncertainty imposed by other model assumptions underlying the diffusive mixing model, the influence of porosity gradients on Db values must be classified as rather modest. Hence, the current mixing coefficient database is not biased by the constant porosity approximation.  相似文献   

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Developing useful biological isoscapes for areas of the world is a priority. This is the case for Mexico that hosts a large percentage of North America's Neotropical migrant birds. Here we investigated the use of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) feathers to create a spatially explicit feather deuterium isoscape for that country using samples (n = 461) that were collected across Mexico. Considerable and useful spatial hydrogen isotopic structure was observed, suggesting that isotopes may be a potential forensic tool for evaluating origins of Mexican derived fauna and flora. The most positive feather δD values occurred in the northeast and most negative in the south-central part of the country, roughly matching δD patterns observed in groundwater. A weak negative isotopic relationship was found with altitude in both the Pacific and Atlantic drainage systems. The most parsimonious model describing isotopic spatial variation in feathers between 300 and 3000 m a.s.l. included groundwater δD (δDgw; precipitation proxy), sex, amount of precipitation, and the coefficient of variation in amount of precipitation. Overall, δDgw was a poor predictor of sparrow δDf values for all of Mexico. However, this relationship was considerably strengthened when we considered sex separately, removed the Baja peninsula from our sample, and considered the Atlantic and Pacific drainage basins separately. The strongest relationship between δDgw and δDf was found for female sparrows in the Atlantic drainage basin (r2 = 0.464). We recommend that researchers interested in inferring origins of migratory birds and other animals in Mexico create species specific isotopic basemaps that may be guided by the isotopic patterns we have observed for House Sparrows and groundwater.  相似文献   

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Geospeedometry allows to estimate the cooling rate (sinit) of metamorphic rocks at the beginning of the cooling history using diffusion data. But the choice of a diffusion activation energy (E) and a preexponential factor (D0) from experimental results can be difficult. We propose a method to obtain E directly from the rock itself by studying the variation of the average concentration of elements or isotopes (〈C〉) as a function of mineral grain size (d). An appropriate value of D0 can then be estimated using an existing compensation rule, a linear relationship between log D0 and E. Consequently, uncertainties on sinit are markedly reduced. All parameters of this analytical model and their sensitivity on sinit can be estimated from 〈C〉 of the mineral grains under study. As a test we apply our model to a study by Edwards and Valley (1998)**** on 18O/16O fractionation between diopside and calcite in Adirondacks marbles, and find a cooling rate in agreement with previous works, without choosing experimental values for E and D0.  相似文献   

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The stress [crack damage stress (σ cd) and uniaxial compressive strength (σ c)] and strain characteristics [maximum total volumetric strain (ε cd), axial failure strain (ε af)], porosity (n) and elastic constants [elastic modulus (E) and Poisson’s ratio (ν)] and their ratios were coordinated with the existence of two different types (type 1 and type 2) of volumetric strain curve. Type 1 volumetric strain curve has a reversal point and, therefore, σ cd is less than the uniaxial compressive strength (σ c). Type 2 has no reversal point, and the bulk volume of rock decreases until its failure occurs (i.e., σ cd = σ c). It is confirmed that the ratio between the elastic modulus (E) and the parameter λ = n/ε cd strongly affects the crack damage stress (σ cd) for both type 1 and type 2 volumetric strain curves. It is revealed that heterogeneous carbonate rock samples exhibit different types of the volumetric strain curve even within the same rock formation, and the range of σ cd/σ c = 0.54–1 for carbonate rocks is wider than the range (0.71 < σ cd/σ c < 0.84) obtained by other researchers for granites, sandstones and quartzite. It is established that there is no connection between the type of the volumetric strain curve and values of n, E, σ cd, ν, E/(1 ? 2ν), M R = E/σ c and E/λ. On the other hand, the type of volumetric strain curve is connected with the values of λ and the ratio between the axial failure strain (ε af) and the maximum total volumetric strain (ε cd). It is argued that in case of small ε af/ε cd–small λ, volumetric strain curve follows the type 2.  相似文献   

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