C-, Sr-isotope and Hg chemostratigraphy of Neoproterozoic cap carbonates of the Sergipano Belt,Northeastern Brazil     

Alcides Nobrega Sial  Claudio Gaucher  Marinho Alves da Silva Filho  Valderez P. Ferreira  Marcio M. Pimentel  Luiz D. Lacerda  Emmanoel V. Silva Filho  Wilker Cezario 《Precambrian Research》2010

Two cap carbonates overlying glaciogenic diamictites crop out extensively in the eastern Vaza Barris Domain of the Sergipano Belt, northeastern Brazil. They are represented by carbonates of the Jacoca Formation, resting on top of diamictite of the Ribeiropolis Formation, and by the Olhos D’Agua Formation (carbonates, organic-rich towards the top), which overlies diamictite of the Palestina Formation. These two sequences were deformed and metamorphosed at sub-greenschist facies-conditions during the Brasiliano cycle (650–600 Ma).  相似文献   

Influence of pore morphology on the durability of sedimentary building stones from Aragon (Spain) subjected to standard salt decay tests     

Oscar Buj  Josep Gisbert 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2010,61(7):1327-1336

The aim of the present article is to identify the influence of the pore morphology on the physical behaviour and durability of natural stone. Fifteen sedimentary rocks commonly used in the cultural and architectural heritage of Aragon (Spain) were characterized. The petrography, porous structure, fluid transport properties and durability of these rocks were analysed. They were classified into two different groups according to the results of the different tests. For each of these groups the physical behaviour was established. A principal components analysis was used in order to examine the correlation between pore structure, hydric properties and durability. The results show that the percentage of pore throats <0.1 μm control the fluid transport properties, have an important influence on stone durability, and can be used to predict resistance to salt decay while the average pore size does not. Stones with a high percentage of pore throats <0.1 μm are less susceptible to salt decay than stones with higher pore size if their pore network is characterized by high tortuosity and low connectivity.  相似文献   

Oscillatoria rubescens D.C. as an Indicator of Lago Maggiore Eutrophication     

Prof. Oscar Ravera C.C.R.  Dr. R. A. Vollenweider 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》1968,30(2):374-380

Zusammenfassung In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird das Auftreten vonOscillatoria rubescens D.C. im Lago Maggiore behandelt, welche Alge seit langem als biologischer Indikator für Trophiever?nderungen des Süsswassers gilt. Probenahmen an verschiedenen Stellen des Sees und aus bis 50 m Tiefe zeigen, dass die Art seit 10 Jahren betr?chtlich zugenommen hat, wobei im Herbst und Winter jeweils ein Maximum erreicht wird. Die Entwicklung vonOscillatoria rubescens D.C. weist auf eine Eutrophierung des Lago Maggiore durch h?usliche und industrielle Abw?sser hin.

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Résumé Mise en évidence de l'envahissement du Lac Majeur (Lago Maggiore) parOscillatoria rubescens D.C., qui depuis longtemps est considérée comme un indicateur biologique du changement des conditions trophiques des eaux douces. Des collections en différents points du lac et jusqu'à une profondeur de 50 m montrent un accroissement considérable de cette espèce depuis 10 ans, avec un maximum en automne et en hiver. Le développement de cette algue prouve une eutrophisation du Lac Majeur due à des pollutions domestiques et industrielles.

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This publication is contribution No. 395 of the Euratom Biology Division.  相似文献   

Magnetic polarity stratigraphy of the middle Pleistocene (Ensenadan) Tarija Formation of southern Bolivia     

Bruce J. MacFadden  Oscar Siles  Peter Zeitler  Noye M. Johnson  Kenneth E. Campbell 《Quaternary Research》1983,19(2):172-187

The Tarija Formation of southern Bolivia, which is well known for its classic vertebrate faunas, is of prime importance in understanding of the chronology of the Ensenadan Land Mammal Age. This formation consists of well-exposed and relatively fossiliferous sections of clays, clayey silts, sands, gravels, and tuffs which were deposited in a predominately fluviatile regime in a Pleistocene structural basin. Four stratigraphic sections, each measuring 110 m or less, were studied to establish a magnetic polarity stratigraphy. Paleomagnetic samples were collected from the finer-grained sediments at 100 sites spaced at stratigraphic intervals of 5 m or less. All paleomagnetic specimens were demagnetized in alternating fields of least 250 oersteds (oe). Some specimens were also thermally demagnetized at 200°C or more. Of the 100 sites, 77 were ultimately used to determine the magnetic polarity zonation. Based on the four sections sampled, the Tarija Formation spans a time interval from about 1 my to about 0.7 my B.P. or perhaps younger. The lower half of the composite section is of reversed polarity punctuated by a short normal event. This sequence probably represents the late Matuyama chron with the Jaramillo subchron. The upper part of the section is of normal polarity and represents early Brunhes time. A tuffaceous unit 43 m above the Brunhes-Matuyama boundary yielded a fission track (zircon) age of 0.7 ± 0.2 by B.P. These data indicate that the classic Tarija fauna is middle Pleistocene Ensendan in age.  相似文献   

Generalized thermostatistics and wavelet analysis of solar wind and proton density variability     

Maurício Jos Alves Bolzan  Reinaldo Roberto Rosa  Fernando Manuel Ramos  Paulo Roberto Fagundes  Yogeshwar Sahai 《Journal of Atmospheric and Solar》2005,67(17-18):1843

In this paper, we analyze the probability density function (PDF) of solar wind velocity and proton density, based on generalized thermostatistics (GT) approach, comparing theoretical results with observational data. The time-series analyzed were obtained from the SOHO satellite mission where measurements were sampled every hour. We present in the investigations data for two years of different solar activity: (a) moderate activity (MA) period (1997) and (b) high activity (HA) period (2000). For the MA period, the results show good agreement between experimental data and GT model. For the HA period, the agreement between experimental and theoretical PDFs was fairly good, but some distortions were observed, probably due to intermittent characteristics of turbulent processes. As a complementary analysis, the global wavelet spectrum (GWS) was obtained, allowing the characterization of the predominant temporal variability scales for both periods and the stochastic aspects of the nonlinear solar wind variability are discussed.  相似文献   

Oxygen, magnesium and chromium isotopic ratios of presolar spinel grains     

Ernst Zinner  Larry R. Nittler  Roberto Gallino  Oscar Straniero 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2005,69(16):4149-4165

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Generation of spatially nonuniform ground motion for nonlinear analysis of a concrete arch dam     

S. W. Alves  J. F. Hall 《地震工程与结构动力学》2006,35(11):1339-1357

An accelerometer array at Pacoima Dam with three locations along the base and abutments recorded ground motion from a magnitude 4.3 earthquake on 13 January 2001. These records present an opportunity to study spatial nonuniformity for the motion in a canyon. Topographic amplification is characterized by ratios of response spectral displacement between locations, and seismic wave travel times are studied using cross‐correlation functions to obtain delays. Results of the analysis of the 2001 earthquake records are used to generate ground motion for the 1994 Northridge earthquake to replace records that were not able to be fully digitized. The ground motion generated for the Northridge earthquake is used as input to a finite element model of Pacoima Dam. The response of the model is consistent with observations of Pacoima Dam after the Northridge earthquake. Comparison of the response due to nonuniform input with the response due to uniform input demonstrates the importance of accounting for spatial nonuniformity because of the significance that the pseudostatic component has for the response to nonuniform input. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Salt-water intrusion and nitrate contamination in the Valley of Hermosillo and El Sahuaral coastal aquifers, Sonora, Mexico   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Birgit Steinich  Oscar Escolero  Luis E. Marín 《Hydrogeology Journal》1998,6(4):518-526

 The Valley of Hermosillo coastal aquifer, state of Sonora, northwestern Mexico, has been over-exploited for the last four decades, in order to maintain agricultural activity in one of the most important irrigation districts of the Mexican Republic. The over-exploitation has resulted in the development of several drawdown cones and in the lowering of the water table to as much as 50 m below mean sea level. Contamination of the aquifer in the form of salt-water intrusion from the Gulf of California and high nitrate concentrations is the consequence of human activities. A hydrogeochemical zonation of the aquifer, based on the presence of different water families, led to the identification of a coastal band approximately 30 km wide that is affected by salt-water intrusion. Conductivity of the sampled water and the interpretation of the ratio Na/Cl×1000 was used to identify the location of three major intrusion plumes in this coastal band. The background nitrate contamination of the aquifer is about 4 ppm, but contents as great as about 17 ppm occur in some wells. Irrigation with raw sewage and movement of contaminants in areas of high hydraulic gradients within the drawdown cones probably are responsible for localized peaks of the nitrate concentration. Received, October 1996 Revised, September 1997, May 1998 Accepted, July 1998  相似文献   

Evaluation of combination rules for peak response calculation in three‐component seismic analysis     

Julio J. Hernndez  Oscar A. Lpez 《地震工程与结构动力学》2003,32(10):1585-1602

The responses, r_e, given by several multicomponent combination rules used in seismic codes for determining peak responses to three ground motion components are evaluated for elastic systems and compared with the critical response r_cr; this is defined as the largest response for all possible incident angles of the seismic components and obtained by means of the CQC3‐rule when a principal seismic component is vertical, or the GCQC3‐rule when it departs from the vertical direction. The combination rules examined are the SRSS‐, 30%‐, 40%‐ and IBC‐rules, considering different alternatives for the design horizontal spectrum. Assuming that a principal seismic component is along the vertical direction, the upper and lower bounds of the ratio r_e/r_cr for each combination rule are determined as a function of the spectral intensity ratio of the horizontal seismic components and of the responses to one seismic component acting alternately along each structural axis. Underestimations and overestimations of the critical response are identified for each combination rule and each design spectrum. When a component departs from the vertical direction, the envelopes of the bounds of the ratio r_e/r_cr for each combination rule are calculated, considering all possible values of the spectral intensity ratios. It is shown that the inclination of a principal component with respect to the vertical axis can significantly reduce the values of r_e/r_cr with respect to the case when the component is vertical. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Systematic analysis of K-feldspar Ar/Ar step heating results II: relevance of laboratory argon diffusion properties to nature     

Oscar M. Lovera  Marty GroveT.Mark Harrison 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2002,66(7):1237-1255

We examine a database containing the results of ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar step-heating experiments performed on 194 basement K-feldspars to recover thermal history information. Qualitative examination of ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar systematics reveals that about half of the K-feldspars examined are sufficiently well behaved to be suitable for thermal history analysis. Correlation algorithms are developed to quantitatively assess the degree to which age and ³⁹Ar release spectra are compatible with the same volume diffusion process. Upon applying these methods, we find that 65% of all samples yield correlation coefficients in excess of 0.8, whereas roughly 40% give values above 0.9. We further compare the observed correlation behavior with that predicted from the multidiffusion domain model and find good agreement for samples with correlation coefficients above 0.9. In contrast, hydrous phases unstable under in vacuo heating and K-feldspars with highly disturbed age spectra yield poorly correlated age and diffusion properties. The high degree of correlation exhibited by the majority of K-feldspars we have analyzed validates extrapolation of experimentally determined diffusion properties to conditions attending natural Ar loss within the crust. Despite this, a significant number of basement K-feldspars analyzed by the step-heating method yield ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar systematics that are clearly problematic for thermal history analysis. We numerically explore the effects of low-temperature alteration of K-feldspar on thermochronological analysis and identify a range of conditions under which information is progressively lost. Finally, we demonstrate the insensitivity of thermal history calculations to detailed knowledge of the diffusion mechanism by introducing the heterogeneous diffusion model. We find that the multidiffusion domain approach can successfully recover imposed thermal histories from heterogeneous diffusion-type crystals and conclude that most details of the interpretive model employed are of secondary importance. The only requirement for recovering thermal histories from K-feldspar ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar step-heating results is that argon loss proceeds by volume diffusion and that laboratory argon release adequately mimics the natural diffusion boundaries and mechanisms—a requirement implicitly met by those samples exhibiting high degrees of correlation.  相似文献