Flat boundaries and their effect on sand testing     

G. Marketos  Malcolm D. Bolton 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》2010,34(8):821-837

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Estimation of soil moisture status using near infrared reflectance     

W. R. Whalley  P. B. Leeds-Harrison  G. E. Bowman 《水文研究》1991,5(3):321-327

The use of a prototype near infrared reflectance meter for estimating the water content of soil is described. The instrument, developed from one used for estimating the water content of forage is based on the measurement of reflectance of infrared light emitted at wavelengths of 1450 nm, a strong water absorption band, and 1300 nm a weak water absorption band. Calibration curves of reflectance and reflectance ratio versus moisture content for pure sands and sand/clay mixes are presented. Problems associated with the measurement of moisture content using this technique on swelling soils are highlighted. The use of a modified form of this instrument for estimating soil moisture status in the field is discussed.  相似文献   

The 6dF Galaxy Survey: samples, observational techniques and the first data release     

D. Heath Jones  Will Saunders  Matthew Colless  Mike A. Read  Quentin A. Parker  Fred G. Watson  Lachlan A. Campbell  Daniel Burkey  Thomas Mauch  Lesa Moore  Malcolm Hartley  Paul Cass  Dionne James  Ken Russell  Kristin Fiegert  John Dawe  John Huchra  Tom Jarrett  Ofer Lahav  John Lucey  Gary A. Mamon  Dominique Proust  Elaine M. Sadler  Ken-ichi Wakamatsu 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,355(3):747-763

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A powder neutron diffraction study of the crystal structure of the fluoroperovskite NaMgF<Subscript>3</Subscript> (neighborite) from 300 to 3.6 K     

Roger H. Mitchell  Malcolm Alexander  Lachlan M. D. Cranswick  Ian P. Swainson 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2007,34(10):705-712

The cell dimensions and crystal structures of the fluoroperovskite NaMgF₃ (neighborite), synthesized by solid state methods, have been determined by powder neutron diffraction and Rietveld refinement over the temperature range 300–3.6 K using Pt metal as an internal standard for calibration of the neutron wavelength. These data show that Pbnm NaMgF₃ does not undergo any phase transitions to structures of lower symmetry with decreasing temperature. The cell dimensions and atomic coordinates together with polyhedron volumes and distortion indices are given for Pbnm NaMgF₃ at 25 K intervals from 300 to 3.6 K. Decreases in the a and c cell dimensions reach a saturation point at 50 K, whereas the b dimension becomes saturated at 150 K. The distortion of the structure of Pbnm NaMgF₃ from the aristotype cubic structure is described in terms of the tilting of the MgF₆ octahedra according to the tilt scheme a ⁻ a ⁻ c ⁺ . With decreasing temperature the antiphase tilt (a ⁻) increases from 14.24° to 15.39°, whereas the in-phase tilt (c ⁺ ) remains effectively constant at ∼10.7°. Changes in the tilt angles are insufficient to cause changes in the coordination sphere of Na that might induce a low temperature phase transition. The structure of Pbnm NaMgF₃ is also described in terms of normal mode analysis and displacements of the condensed normal modes are compared with those of Pbnm KCaF₃.  相似文献   

Dense Gas Diagnostics: Maser Excitation and Variability     

Malcolm Gray 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2005,295(1-2):309-318

I review a number of diagnostic techniques, based upon the excitation and variability of astrophysical masers, which can be applied to dense gas. In each case, I consider the observations necessary and the amount of interpretation, or modelling, required to complete the analysis of a source, presenting examples of each diagnostic method.  相似文献   

Forecasting off-road trafficability     

Malcolm G. Anderson 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》1983,3(3):239-253

Forecasting off-road trafficability represents an interesting problem in the earth science field, since variables ranging from solar insolation to soil shear strength are involved. However, existing trafficability models do not include precipitation-soil moisture deterministic submodels. Instead, they frequently commence with soil moisture and invoke empirical relationships to predict trafficability. This investigation couples a deterministic soil moisture submodel to a principal empirical soil moisture-trafficability model. Sensitivity analysis shows the impact cloud cover, as well as other variables, can have on the trafficability of three soil types, and the complexity of the post-storm trafficability response.  相似文献   

Road-cut slope topography and stability relationships in St Lucia,West Indies     

Malcolm G. Anderson 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》1983,3(2):105-114

Slope topography is shown to be a significant factor in controlling the porewater pressures in road-cut slopes in the residual volcanic soils of St Lucia, West Indies. It is shown that this control diminishes as the permeability of the material decreases. This finding is confirmed by stability envelopes in which ‘stable’ and failed slopes are examined as a function of slope topography and material properties.  相似文献   

The behaviour of iodine and bromine in estuarine surface sediments     

S.J Malcolm  N.B Price 《Marine Chemistry》1984,15(3):263-271

The distribution of iodine and bromine was examined in sediments which receive inputs of marine and terrigenous organic matter. The I and Br concentrations are directly related to the content of ‘marine’ organic matter defined using carbon/nitrogen ratios. In the Etive sediments both Br and I may be used as an indicator of ‘marine’ organic matter; Br is of general application as the $\text{Br}\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{mar}}$ ratio (180 × 10^?4) is similar to ratios in other sedimentary environments but the use of I is restricted as the $\text{I}\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{mar}}$ ratio is unlike those in other sediments. Experimental study of iodine sorption clearly shows the importance of decaying marine organic matter and oxygenated conditions in the incorporation of iodine by sediments. This suggests that the mechanism of incorporation of iodine by seston previously proposed is probably an important pathway to sediments. The similarity of Br association with marine organic matter suggests that Br sorption as opposed to residual enrichment may be important for sediment Br accumulation.  相似文献   

Latest Miocene and Pleistocene ages of faulting, determined by ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar single-crystal dating of airfall tuff and silicic extrusives of the Erciyes Basin, central Turkey: evidence for intraplate deformation related to the tectonic escape of Anatolia     

Noah Jaffey  Alastair Robertson  Malcolm Pringle 《地学学报》2004,16(2):45-53

The Ericiyes Basin is a trans‐tensional basin situated 20 km north of the regional Ecemi? Fault Zone. Recently it has been hypothesized that faulting within the Erciyes Basin links with the Ecemi? Fault Zone further south as part of a regional Central Anatolian Fault Zone. New ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks adjacent to faults, both along the margins and in the centre of the Erciyes Basin, constrains the timing of basin inception and later faulting. Extensional faulting occurred along the eastern and western margins of the basin during the Early Messinian (latest Miocene). Sinistral and minor normal faulting were active along the axis of the basin during the early Pleistocene. These fault timings are similar to those inferred for the Ecemi? Fault Zone further south, and support the hypothesis that faulting within the Erciyes Basin and the Ecemi? Fault Zone are indeed linked.  相似文献   

Handling uncertainty in extreme or unrepeatable hydrological processes—the need for an alternative paradigm     

Jim Hall  Malcolm Anderson 《水文研究》2002,16(9):1867-1870

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