The Late Cretaceous igneous rocks of Romania (Apuseni Mountains and Banat): the possible role of amphibole versus plagioclase deep fractionation in two different crustal terranes     

Jacqueline Vander Auwera  Tudor Berza  Julie Gesels  Alain Dupont 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2016,105(3):819-847

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Bioremediation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene-contaminated groundwater using unique bacterial strains: microcosm and mechanism studies     

Y. T. Sheu  P. J. Lien  C. C. Chen  Y. M. Chang  C. M. Kao 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2016,13(5):1357-1366

Groundwater at many military factory, munition storage and maneuver sites is contaminated by explosives chemicals that were released into the subsurface. The 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is among the most common explosive pollutants. In this study, two TNT-degrading strains, isolated from TNT-contaminated soils and wastewater sludge, were applied for TNT biodegradation. Based on the 16S rDNA sequence analyses, these two bacterial strains were identified as Achromobacter sp. and Klebsiella sp. via biochemical and DNA analyses. Microcosm study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of TNT biodegradation under aerobic conditions. Results indicate that TNT degradation by-products were detected in microcosms (inoculated with Achromobacter sp. and Klebsiella sp.) with cane molasses addition. Klebsiella sp. and Achromobacter sp. used TNT as the nitrogen source and caused completely removal of TNT. Two possible TNT biodegradation routes could be derived: (1) part of the TNT was transformed to nitrotoluene then transformed to nitrobenzene followed by the nitro substitute process, and trinitrobenzene, dinitrobenzene, and nitrobenzene were detected; and (2) TNT was transformed via the nitro substitute mechanism, and dinitrotoluene followed by nitrotoluene isomers were detected. The initial TNT degradation involved the reduction or removal of the nitro substitute to an amino derivative or free nitrite. Results show that the second route was the dominant TNT biodegradation pathway. The produced by-products were also degraded without significant accumulation during the degradation process. These findings would be helpful in designing a practical system inoculated with isolated TNT degradation strains for the treatment of TNT-contained groundwater.  相似文献   

Nickel utilization in phytoplankton assemblages from contrasting oceanic regimes     

Christopher L. Dupont  Kristen N. Buck  Brian Palenik  Katherine Barbeau 《Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers》2010,57(4):553-566

In most oceanic environments, dissolved nickel (Ni) concentrations are drawn down in surface waters with increasing concentrations at depth, implying a role for biology in the geochemical distribution of Ni. Studies with phytoplankton isolates from the surface ocean have established the biochemical roles of Ni in the assimilation of urea and oxidative defense. To determine if these requirements are relevant in natural marine planktonic assemblages, bottle-based fertilization experiments were used to test the effects of low-level additions of Ni, urea, or both Ni and urea to surface waters at several locations offshore of Peru and California, as well as in the Gulf of California. Urea and Ni+urea additions consistently promoted phytoplankton growth relative to control and +Ni treatments, except in a coastal upwelling site and Peruvian water. No effect was observed in the upwelling site, but in Peruvian waters urea additions resulted in increased phytoplankton pigments and phosphate drawdown only when Ni was added concurrently, suggesting a biochemically dependent Ni–urea colimitation. In the Gulf of California, Ni additions without urea resulted in increased abundances of cyanobacteria, picoeukaryotes, and the corresponding pigments. As urea additions showed the overall phytoplankton community was also urea-limited, it appears that the cyanobacteria and potentially the picoeukaryotes were colimited by Ni and urea in a biochemically independent fashion. In parallel, radiotracer-based uptake experiments were used to study the kinetics and spatial variation of biological Ni assimilation. In these experiments, the added radiotracer rarely equilibrated with the natural Ni present, precluding estimates a determination of in situ Ni uptake rates and suggesting that much of the natural Ni was not bioavailable. The lack of equilibration likely did not preclude the measurement of community Ni uptake kinetics, nor the comparison of measured rates between locations. The highest V_maxK_ρ^?1 values, which reflect a competitive advantage in Ni acquisition at low concentrations, were observed in stratified nitrogen-deplete communities, potentially linking Ni and nitrogen biogeochemistry in a manner consistent with the biochemical utilization of Ni. Overall, uptake rates were higher in the euphotic rather than non-euphotic zone communities, directly reconciling the nutrient-like depth profile of Ni. The Ni uptake rates observed at the nitrate-replete Fe-deplete Peru stations were an order of magnitude lower than the other sites. This result agrees with calculations suggesting that saturation of the cell surface with Ni and iron (Fe) transporters may limit uptake rates in low Fe waters.  相似文献   

Turbulent Structures in a Pine Forest with a Deep and Sparse Trunk Space: Stand and Edge Regions   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Sylvain Dupont  Mark R. Irvine  Jean-Marc Bonnefond  Eric Lamaud  Yves Brunet 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2012,143(2):309-336

Forested landscapes often exhibit large spatial variability in vertical and horizontal foliage distributions. This variability may affect canopy-atmosphere exchanges through its action on the development of turbulent structures. Here we investigate in neutral stratification the turbulent structures encountered in a maritime pine forest characterized by a high, dense foliated layer associated with a deep and sparse trunk space. Both stand and edge regions are considered. In situ measurements and the results of large-eddy simulations are used and analyzed together. In stand conditions, far from the edge, canopy-top structures appear strongly damped by the dense crown layer. Turbulent wind fluctuations within the trunk space, where the momentum flux vanishes, are closely related to these canopy-top structures through pressure diffusion. Consequently, autocorrelation and spectral analyses are not quite appropriate to characterize the vertical scale of coherent structures in this type of canopy, as pressure diffusion enhances the actual scale of structures. At frequencies higher than those associated with canopy-top structures, wind fluctuations related to wake structures developing behind tree stems are observed within the trunk space. They manifest themselves in wind velocity spectra as secondary peaks in the inertial subrange region, confirming the hypothesis of spectral short-cuts in vegetation canopies. In the edge region specific turbulent structures develop just below the crown layer, in addition to canopy-top structures. They are generated by the wind shear induced by the sub-canopy wind jet that forms at the edge. These structures provide a momentum exchange mechanism similar to that observed at the canopy top but in the opposite direction and with a lower magnitude. They may develop as in plane mixing-layer flows, with some perturbations induced by canopy-top structures. Wake structures are also observed within the trunk space in the edge region.  相似文献   

The variability of internal tides in the Northern South China Sea     

Barry B. Ma  Ren-Chieh Lien  Dong S. Ko 《Journal of Oceanography》2013,69(5):619-630

An array of three bottom-mounted ADCP moorings was deployed on the prevailing propagation path of strong internal tides for nearly 1 year across the continental slope in the northern South China Sea. These velocity measurements are used to study the intra-annual variability of diurnal and semidiurnal internal tidal energy in the region. A numerical model, the Luzon Strait Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System developed at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory that covers the northern South China Sea and the Kuroshio, is used to interpret the observed variation of internal tidal energy on the Dongsha slope. Internal tides are generated primarily at the two submarine ridges in the Luzon Strait. At the western ridge generation site, the westward energy flux of the diurnal internal tide is sensitive to the stratification and isopycnal slope associated with the Kuroshio. The horizontal shear at the Kuroshio front does not modify the propagation path of either diurnal or semidiurnal tides because the relative vorticity of the Kuroshio in Luzon Strait is not strong enough to increase the effective inertial frequency to the intrinsic frequency of the internal tides. The variation of internal tidal energy on the continental slope and Dongsha plateau can be attributed to the variation in tidal beam propagation in the northern South China Sea.  相似文献   

Subduction-obduction: a possible north-south transition along the west flank of the Three Kings Ridge     

L. W. Kroenke  J. Dupont 《Geo-Marine Letters》1982,2(1-2):11-16

The Three Kings Ridge has been reinterpreted as a west-facing island arc under which a significant amount of Norfolk Basin lithosphere may have been subducted. Examination of additional seismic reflection profiles adds credence to this interpretation and suggests the presence of a north-south transition from subduction under the northern half of the ridge, evidenced by well-preserved island-arc morphology, to obduction along the southern half of the ridge. This obduction probably obliterated the trench, resulting in overthrusting and severe deformation of the forearc basin as well as intense faulting of the volcanic arc.  相似文献   

Environmental control of pollen grain distribution patterns in the Gulf of Guinea and offshore NW-Africa     

Lydie M. Dupont  Chiori O. C. Agwu 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1991,80(3):567-589

The areas of marine pollen deposition are related to the pollen source areas by aeolian and fluvial transport regimes, whereas wind transport is much more important than river transport. Pollen distribution patterns ofPinus, Artemisia, Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, and Asteraceae Tubuliflorae trace atmospheric transport by the northeast trades. Pollen transport by the African Easterly Jet is reflected in the pollen distribution patterns of Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae Tubuliflorae, andMitracarpus. Grass pollen distribution registers the latitudinal extension of Sahel, savannas and dry open forests. Marine pollen distribution patterns of Combretaceae-Melastomataceae,Alchornea, andElaeis reflect the extension of wooded grasslands and transitional forests. Pollen from the Guinean-Congolian/Zambezian forest and from the Sudanian/Guinean vegetation zones mark the northernmost extension of the tropical rain forest.Rhizophora pollen in marine sediments traces the distribution of mangrove swamps. Only near the continent, pollen ofRhizophora, Mitracarpus, Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, and pollen from the Sudanian and Guinean vegetation zones are transported by the Upwelling Under Current and the Equatorial Under Current, where those currents act as bottom currents. The distribution of pollen in marine sediments, reflecting the position of major climatic zones (desert, dry tropics, humid tropics), can be used in tracing climatic changes in the past.

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Zusammenfassung Vor der afrikanischen Küste zwischen Marokko und Kamerun gelangen Pollenkörner in die marinen Sedimente, die durch Wind oder mit dem Wasser von Flüssen herantransportiert worden sind. Dabei hat Windtransport eine größere Bedeutung als Flußtransport. Durch die Häufigkeit und Verbreitung der Pollenkörner (Isopollenkarten) vonPinus, Artemisia, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae und den Asteraceae Tubuliflorae in den marinen Sedimenten wird gezeigt, daß der Transport in diesen Fällen durch den Nordost-Passat erfolgt und daß seine Transportleistung sehr groß ist. Die Transportwirkung des African Easterly Jet wird aus den Isopollenkarten für Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae Tubuliflorae undMitracarpus abgeleitet. Die Häufigkeit des Pollens von Gräsern hält sich eng an die Grenzen der Sahel-Zone, der Savannen sowie der offenen Trockenwälder und kann deswegen als Zeiger für die Lage dieser Vegetations- und Klimazonen verwendet werden. Die Lage der baumreichen Savannen und der Wälder im Übergang zum tropischen Regenwald spiegelt sich in der Häufigkeit der Pollenanteile von Combretaceae/Melastomataceae,Alchornea undElaeis wider. Die Nordgrenze tropischer Regenwälder kommt in den Isopollenkarten für die Häufigkeit der Arten guineisch-kongolesischer Baumarten sowie der Pflanzen der sudanischen und guineischen Vegetationszonen zum Ausdruck. Für die Verbreitung von Mangroven werden die Pollenanteile vonRhizophora herangezogen. Nahe der Küste kann der Pollen vonRhizophora, Mitracarpus, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae und von Arten der sudanischen und guineischen Vegetationszonen auch mit dem »Upwelling Under Current« und dem »Equatorial Under Current« transportiert werden, sofern diese als Bodenströme auftreten.Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß die Verteilung der Pollenkörner in marinen Sedimenten die Lage der wichtigsten Klimazonen (Wüsten, trockene und feuchte Tropen) widergibt und deswegen für paläoklimatische Untersuchungen angewendet werden kann.

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Résumé Les aires marines dans lesquelles se déposent les pollens sont en relation avec les aires continentales nourricières par l'intermédiaire des régimes de transport fluviatile et éolien, ce dernier jouant le rôle prépondérant. La distribution pollinique dePinus, Artenisia, des Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae et Asteraceae-Tuliliflorae reflète un transport aérien du nord-est. Le transport pollinique par l'African Easterly Jet se traduit dans la distribution pollinique des Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, des Asteraceae-Tubuliflorae et deMitrocarpus. La distribution des pollens de graminées enregistre l'extension en latitude du Sahel, de la savane et de la forêt claire. La distribution dans la mer des pollens de Combretaceae-Melastomatoceae, d'Alchornea et d'Elaeis traduit l'extension des savanes boisées et des forêts de transition. Les pollens provenant de la forêt guinéennecongolaise-zambésienne et des zones végétales du Soudan et de Guinée marquent la limite septentrionale de la forêt humide tropicale. Les pollens deRhizophora dans les sédiments marins dessinent la distribution des mangroves. Ce n'est qu'à proximité du continent que les pollen deRizophora, deMitracarpus, des Chenopodiceae-Amaranthaceae ainsi que les pollens originaires des zones végétales du Soudan et de Guinée sont transportés par l'«Upwelling Under Current» et l'«Equatorial Under Current», qui se comportent là comme courants de fond. La distribution des pollens dans les sédiments marins, reflétant la position des zones climatiques principales (désertique, tropicale sèche, tropicale humide) peut être utilisée dans les reconstitutions paléoclimatiques.

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Using turbidity dynamics and geochemical variability as a tool for understanding the behavior and vulnerability of a karst aquifer     

M. Fournier  N. Massei  M. Bakalowicz  L. Dussart-Baptista  J. Rodet  J. P. Dupont 《Hydrogeology Journal》2007,15(4):689-704

In a karst system, the characterization of transport properties is based on the comparison of natural tracers observed at the inlet (a swallow hole on the karst plateau) and the outlets of the system (a spring and a well). At Norville, northwest France, electrical conductivity (EC) and turbidity (T) were used as natural tracers for characterizing dissolved elements (surface water geochemistry) and particulate matter transport, respectively. Two methods were used for this study: (1) a comparison of the relations between EC, T and spring discharge (Q) by means of normalized EC–T–Q curves, and (2) a principal component analysis (PCA) including water geochemistry data in addition to EC, T and Q. Three different characteristic flood events have been chosen for the analyses. EC–T–Q curves highlighted the direct transfer, resuspension and deposition of particles during their transport in the karst network. Transport from the swallow hole to both the spring and the well appeared to be dominated by karst-conduit flow. On the other hand, PCA results showed a diffuse source of contamination of groundwaters by nitrate and a point-source contamination of groundwaters by streaming/runoff surface waters with high turbidity and phosphate concentration infiltrated at the swallow hole.  相似文献   

Simulation of Turbulent Flow in An Urban Forested Park Damaged by a Windstorm     

Sylvain Dupont  Yves Brunet 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2006,120(1):133-161

The damage caused by windstorms to forest ecosystems is often very heterogeneous. In order to improve the stability of forested landscapes, it is of great importance to identify the factors responsible for this spatial variability. The structure of the landscape itself may play a role, through possible influences of canopy heterogeneities on the development of turbulence. For the purpose of investigating the role of landscape fragmentation on turbulence development, we used a numerical flow model with a k–ε turbulence scheme model, previously validated in simple cases with well-defined surface changes (roughness change and forest edge flow). A series of two- and three-dimensional simulations were performed over a heterogeneous urban forested park in Europe, which was severely damaged in various places by the Lothar windstorm in December 1999. The model shows the development of a region of strong turbulence, resulting from the generation of large wind shear at the top of the canopy. A sensitivity study shows how the location, extension and intensity of the region depend on canopy characteristics such as the leaf density, the nature of the edge or the presence of gaps and clearings. Simulations performed in conditions representative of the windstorm show that the location of the damaged areas corresponds very closely to the regions where the turbulent kinetic energy was above a certain threshold.  相似文献   

Turbidites in the Upper Carboniferous Ross Formation, western Ireland: reconstruction of a channel and spillover system   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Trond Lien  Roger G. Walker†  Ole J. Martinsen 《Sedimentology》2003,50(1):113-148

ABSTRACT The Upper Carboniferous deep‐water rocks of the Shannon Group were deposited in the extensional Shannon Basin of County Clare in western Ireland and are superbly exposed in sea cliffs along the Shannon estuary. Carboniferous limestone floors the basin, and the basin‐fill succession begins with the deep‐water Clare Shales. These shales are overlain by various turbidite facies of the Ross Formation (460 m thick). The type of turbidite system, scale of turbidite sandstone bodies and the overall character of the stratigraphic succession make the Ross Formation well suited as an analogue for sand‐rich turbidite plays in passive margin basins around the world. The lower 170 m of the Ross Formation contains tabular turbidites with no channels, with an overall tendency to become sandier upwards, although there are no small‐scale thickening‐ or thinning‐upward successions. The upper 290 m of the Ross Formation consists of turbidites, commonly arranged in thickening‐upward packages, and amalgamated turbidites that form channel fills that are individually up to 10 m thick. A few of the upper Ross channels have an initial lateral accretion phase with interbedded sandstone and mudstone deposits and a subsequent vertical aggradation phase with thick‐bedded amalgamated turbidites. This paper proposes that, as the channels filled, more and more turbidites spilled further and further overbank. Superb outcrops show that thickening‐upward packages developed when channels initially spilled muds and thin‐bedded turbidites up to 1 km overbank, followed by thick‐bedded amalgamated turbidites that spilled close to the channel margins. The palaeocurrent directions associated with the amalgamated channel fills suggest a low channel sinuosity. Stacks of channels and spillover packages 25–40 m thick may show significant palaeocurrent variability at the same stratigraphic interval but at different locations. This suggests that individual channels and spillover packages were stacked into channel‐spillover belts, and that the belts also followed a sinuous pattern. Reservoir elements of the Ross system include tabular turbidites, channel‐fill deposits, thickening‐upward packages that formed as spillover lobes and, on a larger scale, sinuous channel belts 2·5–5 km wide. The edges of the belts can be roughly defined where well‐packaged spillover deposits pass laterally into muddier, poorly packaged tabular turbidites. The low‐sinuosity channel belts are interpreted to pass downstream into unchannellized tabular turbidites, equivalent to lower Ross Formation facies.  相似文献