Farmer’s intended and actual adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies     

Meredith T. Niles  Margaret Brown  Robyn Dynes 《Climatic change》2016,135(2):277-295

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Development problems of LDC ports     

Brian Meredith 《Marine Policy》1981,5(4):338-340

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Enhanced Acoustic Backscatter Due to High Abundance of Sand Dollars, Dendraster excentricus     

Lori E. Fenstermacher  Gregory B. Crawford  Jeffry C. Borgeld  Tristan Britt  Douglas A. George  Meredith A. Klein  Neal W. Driscoll  Larry A. Mayer 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2001,19(2):135-145

Detailed acoustic surveys of benthic sediments were conducted in July 1995 and September 1998 in the vicinity of Humboldt Bay, California. During these surveys, a band of enhanced acoustic backscatter was observed offshore from the bay entrance, approximately parallel to the isobaths, in water depths ranging from 16-24 m. In order to assess the cause of the increase in backscatter levels, a more comprehensive study was conducted in August and September 1999 using 100 kHz side-scan sonar, bottom grab sampling and underwater video recording. New observations indicated that a dense population of sand dollars ( Dendraster excentricus ) coincided with the enhanced backscatter band. Compared to the two previous acoustic studies, the central section of the band expanded westward by 180 m and the southern section of the band shifted eastward by 160 m, possibly resulting from a change in the biological or physical factors which influence the location and breadth of sand dollars. The relationship between high sand dollar abundance and enhanced acoustic backscatter was further verified in the nearshore region off Samoa Beach California, where a dense, banded population of sand dollars was previously observed. Video footage confirmed the presence of a band of sand dollars, also nominally parallel to the isobaths, in water depths of 8-15 m. A band of enhanced backscatter coincided with the dense sand dollar population. The identification of dense aggregations of sand dollars through enhanced acoustic backscatter could lead to the use of acoustic techniques to study sand dollar distributions and abundance.  相似文献   

Precipitation stable isotope variability and subcloud evaporation processes in a semi‐arid region          下载免费PDF全文

Jagoda Crawford  Suzanne E. Hollins  Karina T. Meredith  Catherine E. Hughes 《水文研究》2017,31(1):20-34

The stable isotopic (²H/¹H and ¹⁸O/¹⁶O) composition of precipitation has been used for a variety of hydrological and paleoclimate studies, a starting point for which is the behaviour of stable isotopes in modern precipitation. To this end, daily precipitation samples were collected over a 7‐year period (2008–2014) at a semi‐arid site located at the Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales (Australia). The samples were analysed for stable isotope composition, and factors affecting the isotopic variability were investigated. The best correlation between δ ¹⁸O of precipitation was with local surface relative humidity. The reduced major axis precipitation weighted local meteoric water line was δ ²H = 7.20 δ ¹⁸O + 9.1. The lower slope and intercept (when compared with the Global Meteoric Water Line) are typical for a warm dry climate, where subcloud evaporation of raindrops is experienced. A previously published model to estimate the degree of subcloud evaporation and the subsequent isotopic modification of raindrops was enhanced to include the vertical temperature and humidity profile. The modelled results for raindrops of 1.0 mm radius showed that on average, the measured D‐excess (=δ ²H ? 8 δ ¹⁸O) was 19.8‰ lower than that at the base of the cloud, and 18% of the moisture was evaporated before ground level (smaller effects were modelled for larger raindrops). After estimating the isotopic signature at the base of the cloud, a number of data points still plotted below the global meteoric water line, suggesting that some of the moisture was sourced from previously evaporated water. Back trajectory analysis estimated that 38% of the moisture was sourced over land. Precipitation samples for which a larger proportion of the moisture was sourced over land were ¹⁸O and ²H‐enriched in comparison to samples for which the majority of the moisture was sourced over the ocean. The most common weather systems resulting in precipitation were inland trough systems; however, only East Coast Lows contributed to a significant difference in the isotopic values. Copyright © 2016 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Hydrological Processes. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Measurements of high-frequency shallow-water acoustic phasefluctuations     

Stanic  S.J. Goodman  R.R. Meredith  R.W. Kennedy  E. 《Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of》2000,25(4):507-515

A shallow-water high-frequency (HF) acoustic propagation experiment was conducted just off shore in Panama City, FL. Several broad-band high-resolution sources and receivers were mounted on stable platforms and deployed in water depths of 8-10 m. Signals covering the frequency range from 20 to 200 kHz were transmitted from the sources to two spatially separated receivers. The data were analyzed to provide estimates of the signal phase variances as a function of frequency and source-to-receiver range. These phase variabilities are correlated with small-scale water column thermal variabilities and ocean swell conditions  相似文献   

A comparison of seismic and structural measurements of scaling exponents during tensile subcritical crack growth     

C.G. Hatton  I.G. Main  P.G. Meredith 《Journal of Structural Geology》1993,15(12)

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, K_I, 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 K_I/KIC, where K_IC 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 K_I < K_IC 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   

Water and Radioactive Tracer Flow in a Heterogeneous Field-Scale System   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Frank M. Dunnivant  Meredith E. Newman  Carolyn W. Bishop  Dave Burgess  John R. Giles  Brian D. Higgs  Joel M. Hubbell  Erick Neher  Greg T. Norrell  M. Cathy Pfiefer  Indrek Porro  Robert C. Starr  Allan H. Wylie 《Ground water》1998,36(6):949-958

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Modelling the stress-strain behaviour of saturated rocks undergoing triaxial deformation using complex electrical conductivity measurements     

P. W. J. Glover  J. B. Gomez  P. G. Meredith  S. A. Boon  P. R. Sammonds  S. A. F. Murrell 《Surveys in Geophysics》1996,17(3):307-330

Measurement of complex electrical conductivity as a function of frequency is an extremely sensitive probe for changes in pore and crack volume, crack connectivity, and crack surface topography. Such measurements have been made as a function of pore fluid chemistry, hydrostatic confining pressure, as well as uniaxial and triaxial deformation. This paper will; (1) describe the effects of triaxial deformation on the complex electrical conductivity of saturated porous rocks, (2) use the electrical data to model the mechanical stress-strain behaviour, and (3) compare the modelled behaviour with the stress-strain behaviour measured during the deformation. Experimental conductivity data tracks how the rock undergoes compaction with progressive loss of crack volume, followed by dilatation due to new crack formation, growth of existing cracks, crack interlinkage, and finally failure, as axial strain is increased. We have used the complex electrical data to produce a direction-sensitive (anisotropic) crack damage parameter, and used it to calculate the effective Young's modulus by employing the models of Walsh and Bruner. Comparison of the synthetic stress-strain curves so produced, with the experimentally derived stress-strain curves shows good agreement, particularly for undrained tests. This modelling is an improvement on similar curves produced using isotropic crack damage parameters derived from acoustic emission data. The improvement is likely to be due to the directional sensitivity of the electrical conductivity measurement, and its ability to discriminate between the formation of isolated cracks, and those cracks that contribute to the inter-connected crack space i.e. those cracks upon which transport properties of the rock such as electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties depend most critically during triaxial deformation.  相似文献   

Top-down versus bottom-up limitation in benthic infaunal communities: Direct and indirect effects     

Martin H. Posey  Troy D. Alphin  Lawrence B. Cahoon  David G. Lindquist  Michael A. Mallin  Meredith B. Nevers 《Estuaries and Coasts》2002,25(5):999-1014

Top-down effects of predators and bottom-up effects related to resource availability can be important in determining community structure and function through both direct and indirect processes. Their relative influence may vary among habitats. We examined the effects of nutrient enhancement and predation in southeastern North Carolina to determine relative effects on benthic macrofaunal communities. Short-term nutrient additions and predator exclusions were conducted in two estuaries to examine main and interactive effects on benthic microalgae and infauna. This experimental approach was complemented by comparisons of microalgal biomass, infaunal abundance and composition, predator abundance and predator exclusion among four estuarine systems that varied in background nutrient levels. In the short-term experiments, nutrient enhancement induced increased microalgal biomass but had limited effects on abundances or sizes of infauna. Predator exclusion increased the density of sedentary and near-surface dwelling fauna, but we did not observe interactions between predation and responses to nutrient additions as might be predicted from a simple cascade model. General patterns of abundance were explained to a larger extent by interannual and amongestuary pattems. These results indicate a lack of simple trophic cascade responses for this community over a short time scale and little evidence for local interactive effects. The lack of interactive effects may reflect the opportunistic nature of the dominant infaunal species and potentially different time and spatial scales for the effects of predation and resource controls.  相似文献   

Characterization of the subsurface architecture and identification of potential groundwater paths in a clay-rich floodplain using multi-electrode resistivity imaging     

Ander Guinea  Suzanne Hollins  Karina Meredith  Stuart Hankin  Dioni I. Cendón 《水文科学杂志》2018,63(6):909-925

The interaction between surface water and groundwater in clay-rich fluvial environments can be complex and is generally poorly understood. Airborne electromagnetic surveys are often used for characterizing regional groundwater systems, but they are constrained by the resolution of the method. A resistivity imaging survey has been carried out in the Macquarie Marshes (New South Wales, Australia) in combination with water chemical sampling. The results have enabled the identification of buried palaeochannels and the location of potential recharge points. The data have been compared with previously published airborne electromagnetic data in the same area. Deeper less conductive features suggest that there is a potential connection between the Great Artesian Basin and groundwater contained within the shallow sand aquifer. Even though the chemistry of the groundwater samples does not indicate interaction with the Great Artesian Basin, the observed discontinuity in the saprolite implies potential for this to happen in other locations.  相似文献