Weathering potential index for rocks based on density and porosity measurements     

R. Pratap Singh  Vijay Kumar Upadhyay  Asok Das 《Journal of Earth System Science》1987,96(3):239-247

Rock samples belonging to ten lithological types under different stages of weathering, were collected from different stratigraphical horizons at Bhagalpur. Their densities and porosities were determined experimentally and the data obtained were fitted empirically in a linear equation for each lithological type. The slopes of the curves, which were negative in each case, showed that the increase in porosity for the same decrease in density were in the order, white sandstone > ferruginous sandstone > white claystone > porphyritic gneiss > quartzite > pegmatite > amphibolite ≅ biotite gnejss > basalt ≅ dolerite. A new weathering potential index based on the density-porosity data was proposed and the values for a specific stage of weathering for all the lithological types studied fall within the same range.  相似文献   

Flood inundation mapping in a part of Mahanadi river basin     

Anil Kumar  R. P. S. Chhonkar 《Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing》1989,17(1):13-16

Man has had to live with floods since the very inception of his existence. Fury of flood causes heavy damages to both life and property. Accurate flood inundation data is one of the essential requirements for effective management of flood problem. Remote Sensing methods are well suited for acquiring flood inundation data because of synoptic, repetitive coverage of the satellite data. This paper briefs on an attempt to map flood inundated areas in a part of Mahanadi river basin using remote sensing data.  相似文献   

Wave-induced nearshore circulation along the Calangute-Candolim beach,Goa, west coast of India     

V Krishna Kumar  C S Murty  A K Heblekar 《Journal of Earth System Science》1989,98(3):265-278

The wave-induced nearshore circulation model suggested by Noda has been modified and applied for three small segments along the coast of Goa. The present model incorporates the prevailing bottom topography and considers its variation along with the radiation stress as the driving force for the circulation. We find that the flow pattern is strongly dependent on bottom topography. While normal incidence of waves results in a cellular pattern of flow, meandering flows prevail for oblique incidence along the coast. The shoreward flows are always located over shoals while the rip currents prevail over channels. The onshore/offshore flows show magnitudes as high as 3·1 m/s, while those alongshore reach a maximum of 1·1 m/s. When compared with field observations these values are slightly higher.  相似文献   

Inversion of gravity and magnetic anomalies over some bodies of simple geometric shape   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Atchuta Rao  D.  Ram Babu  H. V.  Venkata Raju  D. Ch. 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1985,123(2):239-249

The general expression for gravity and magnetic anomalies over thin sheets and sloping contacts may be expressed as a polynomial of the formFx ²+C₁Fx+C₂F+C₃x³+C₄x²+C₅x+C₆. The initial parameters of the source are obtained from the coefficientsC ₁, C₂,..., C₆ which may be solved by inverting a 6×6 matrix. The initial parameters are modified by successive iteration process using the difference formula until the root mean square error between the observed and calculated anomalies is a minimum. The regional background which may be in the form of a polynomial is estimated by the computer itself. This method is applied on a number of field anomalies and is found to yield reliable estimates of depth and other parameters of the source.  相似文献   

Effects of Aqueous Oil Extracts on Four Microalgae     

J. P. Gaur  H. D. Kumar 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》1985,13(1):115-119

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On two-dimensional elastic dislocations in a multilayered half-space     

Sarva Jit Singh  Nat Ram Garg 《Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors》1985,40(2):135-145

The two-dimensional problem of a long displacement dislocation in a multilayered half-space is studied. Both plane strain and antiplane strain cases are considered. The Thomson-Haskell matrix method is used to obtain the static field caused by the dislocation. The source is represented in terms of the jumps at the source level in the depth-dependent factors in the Fourier integral representation of the displacements and stresses due to the source in an infinite medium. Explicit expressions for the surface displacements due to dip-slip and strike-slip faults of arbitrary dip are obtained. The formulation developed is quite convenient for numerical computation.  相似文献   

HF doppler observations on the occurrence of equatorial spread-F     

B. T. Vikram Kumar  P. Velayudhan Nair  P. B. Rao 《Journal of Earth System Science》1985,94(3):261-267

HF doppler observations of the vertical drift velocity and group height of the 5.5 MHz plasma frequency level of the post-sunset bottomside F-region obtained on a fewESF (equatorial spread-F) and non-ESF days at Trivandrum are presented. The results show that on the non-ESF days, the maximum group height attained is about 400 km and the maximum velocity is less than 30 m/sec. On theESF days, however, the corresponding values are found to be in the range of 400–650 km and 30–50 m/sec. TheESF onset is found to be significantly delayed relative to the velocity peak indicating that it is more closely linked to the layer height than to the drift velocity.  相似文献   

A study on the sensitivity of the radar scattering coefficient to oceanic winds     

Abhijit Sarkar  Raj Kumar 《Journal of Earth System Science》1985,94(3):249-259

Sensitivity of the radar scattering coefficient to the oceanic wind vector in the midangular range for frequencies from L- to Ku- band is studied. This is based on computations of scattering coefficient via the two-scale scattering theory employing a semi-empirical model for the ocean spectrum suggested by Fung and Lee and the slope distribution by Cox and Munk. Higher frequency and incident angles of over 45 degrees seem to yield better wind sensitivity.  相似文献   

Comparison of electron density models with incoherent scatter radar observations at the equator     

B T Vikram Kumar  P B Rao 《Journal of Earth System Science》1985,94(1):7-11

This paper points out certain discrepancies when the incoherent scatter radar observations at Jicamarca and the electron density models, (the Bent andiri) were compared. In all cases the bottomside semi-thickness of the observed profile was significantly greater than that of both Bent andiri models. The decay constants associated with the topside ionosphere for the observed profiles were generally greater than that of the two models, the difference being more pronounced in theiri model. The results call for a revision of the models so that they accurately represent the electron density distribution at the equator.  相似文献   

The heat-capacity of ilmenite and phase equilibria in the system Fe-T-O     

Lawrence M. Anovitz  Allan H. Treiman  Eric J. Essene  Bruce S. Hemingway  Edgar F. Westrum  Victor J. Wall  Ramón Burriel  Steven R. Bohlen 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1985,49(10):2027-2040

Low temperature adiabatic calorimetry and high temperature differential scanning calorimetry have been used to measure the heat-capacity of ilmenite (FeTiO₃) from 5 to 1000 K. These measurements yield S₂₉₈⁰ = 108.9 J/(mol · K). Calculations from published experimental data on the reduction of ilmenite yield Δ₂₉₈⁰(I1) = ?1153.9 kJ/(mol · K). These new data, combined with available experimental and thermodynamic data for other phases, have been used to calculate phase equilibria in the system Fe-Ti-O. Calculations for the subsystem Ti-O show that extremely low values of $\text{?O}{}_2$ are necessary to stabilize TiO, the mineral hongquiite reported from the Tao district in China. This mineral may not be TiO, and it should be re-examined for substitution of other elements such as N or C. Consideration of solid-solution models for phases in the system Fe-Ti-O allows derivation of a new thermometer/oxybarometer for assemblages of ferropseudobrookite-pseudobrookite_ss and hematite-ilmenite_ss. Preliminary application of this new thermometer/oxybarometer to lunar and terrestrial lavas gives reasonable estimates of oxygen fugacities, but generally yields subsolidus temperatures, suggesting re-equilibration of one or more phases during cooling.  相似文献