On the stability of magnetotelluric transfer function estimates and the reliability of their variances     

Markus Eisel  Gary D. Egbert 《Geophysical Journal International》2001,144(1):65-82

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Rate of tube building and sediment particle size selection during tube construction by the tanaid crustacean,Leptochelia dubia     

Lynne D. Krasnow  Gary L. Taghon 《Estuaries and Coasts》1997,20(3):534-546

In estuaries, organic coatings play an important role in the aggregation of mineral particles. Particles acquire adhesive surfaces through the activities of bacteria and microalgae in the sediment and water column. Eventually, they may become incorporated into larger aggregates and structures, such as tubes, constructed by infaunal benthic animals. Where these structures are large enough, and the adhesive bonds between particles strong enough, individual particles may remain in place at bed shear stresses otherwise strong enough to cause sediment transport. This study examined the aggregation of particles during tube building by the ubiquitous tanaid crustaceanLeptochelia dubia. Particle size selection and rates of tube building were determined as functions of animal size, temperature, and the presence or absence of bacteria and microalgae. These data were used to model seasonal patterns of sediment binding by a population ofL. dubia in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, taking into account seasonal changes in sizes and abundance of animals. Rates of tube building (mass of sediment per day) increased with animal size, but temperature had no effect. The model indicated that the field population ofL. dubia bound sediment into tubes at a gross rate of 350 g m^?2 d^?1, averaged over a 2-yr period. Seasonally, gross rates of tube building were predicted to range from 70 g m^?2 d^?1 (during late winter-early spring) to 600 g m^?2 d^?1 (during autumn). When constructing tubes from sterile sediments, small animals selected silt-sized particles while large animals discriminated against these particles. The presence of microbes in sediments tended to reduce particle selectivity.  相似文献   

Consuming Geographies: We Are Where We Eat By D. Bell and G. Valentine. Roudedge, LondonandNew York     

Gary Scott 《New Zealand geographer》1997,53(2):62-63

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Book reviews     

Yu. N. Korenkov  Carl W. Cable  Vernon F. Cormier  Vassily Levin  Jacek A. Majorowicz  Yehuda Bock  Waclaw M. Zuberek  Teng-fong Wong  William L. Power  Gary A. Robbins  Piotr Raczka  Krzysztof E. Haman  Katarzyna Chałasinska-Macukow  Ryszard Balcer  Henryk Piwkowski 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1991,137(3):309-336

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Distribution, movement and stock structure of three ray species in the North Sea and eastern English Channel   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

Walker  Paddy; Howlett  Gary; Millner  Richard 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1997,54(5):797-808

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Surface manifestation of internal tides in the deep ocean: observations from altimetry and island gauges   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Richard D. Ray  Gary T. Mitchum 《Progress in Oceanography》1997,40(1-4)

The sea-surface height signatures of internal tides in the deep ocean, amounting to a few centimeters or less, are studied using two complementary measurement types: satellite altimetry and island tide gauges. Altimetry can detect internal tides that maintain coherence with the astronomical forcing; island gauges can monitor temporal variability which, in some circumstances, is due to internal tides varying in response to changes in the oceanic medium. This latter mechanism is at work at Hilo and other stations on the northern coasts of the Hawaiian Islands. By detecting spatially coherent low-frequency internal-tide modulations, the tide gauges, along with inverted echo sounders at sea, suggest that the mean internal tide is also spatially coherent; satellite altimetry confirms this. At Hawaii and in many other places, Topex/Poseidon altimetry detects mean surface waves, spatially coherent and propagating great distances (> 1000 km) before decaying below background noise. When temporal variability is small, the altimetry (plus information on ocean density) sets useful constraints on energy fluxes into internal tides. At the Hawaiian Ridge, 15 GW of tidal power is being converted from barotropic to first-mode baroclinic motion. Examples elsewhere warn that a simplistic interpretation of the altimetry, without regard to variability, noise, or in situ information, may be highly misleading. With such uncertainties, extension of the Hawaiian results into a usefully realistic estimate of the global internal-tide energy balance appears premature at this time.  相似文献   

High-resolution Surveys for Geohazards and Shallow Gas: NW Adriatic (Italy) and Iskenderun Bay (Turkey)     

Daniel L. Orange  Ana García-García  Dan McConnell  Tom Lorenson  Gary Fortier  Fabio Trincardi  Emrah Can 《Marine Geophysical Researches》2005,26(2-4):247-266

The need for quantifying and understanding the distribution of shallow gas is both of academic interest and of relevance to offshore facilities. The combination of seafloor mapping, subbottom profiling, and multi-channel seismic data can provide information on regions of possible shallow gas, where the gas impacts the acoustic properties of the host material and the seafloor. In this paper, we present two case studies – one academic and one industry – that evaluate the distribution of shallow gas in two field areas in the Mediterranean. In the first case study, geophysical data from Iskenderun Bay, southeastern Turkey, indicate the presence and distribution of shallow gas. Pockmarks on the seafloor are associated with acoustic wipeout in the shallow subbottom data. Although deeper seismic data do not show bright spots or other indicators of possible gas, instantaneous frequency analysis clearly shows laterally restricted anomalies indicating gas-rich zones. The interpretation of possible shallow gas resulted in moving a proposed drilling location to a nearby area characterized by fewer (but still present) shallow gas signatures. In the second case study, cores acquired in the Po Delta, Adriatic Sea, provide quantitative ground-truthing of shallow gas – as suggested by geophysical data – and provide minimum estimates of the percentage of gas in the subsurface. Cores targeted on anomalous subbottom data yielded up to 41,000 ppm methane; cores with anomalous gas content are associated with thick recent flood deposits which may effectively isolate reactive terrigenous organic matter from biologic and physical re-working.  相似文献   

Interpretation of the anti-tail of comet Kohoutek as a particle flow phenomenon     

G.A. Gary  C.R. O&#x;dell 《Icarus》1974,23(4):519-525

The appearance of a “sunward” spike, opposite in apparent orientation to the normal Type-II tail in Comet Kohoutek is interpreted as evidence for large particles ejected near perihelion. It is shown that the shape and orientation can be satisfactorily explained in this manner, after consideration of the increased mass flow at decreasing heliocentric distance. The apparent length of the spike can be a measure of the particle size (d) and density (?_d) and a value of ?_d?0.004 g/cm² fits the Skylab observations.  相似文献   

The Es 511 Y Job Application Form: An Unconventional Data Source For The Study Of Disadvantaged Urban Migrants     

Shane Davies  Gary L. Flower 《The Professional geographer》1972,24(3):253-256

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Observations of Jupiter at 13-cm wavelength during 1969 and 1971     

S. Gulkis  B. Gary  M. Klein  C. Stelzried 《Icarus》1973,18(2):181-191

Radio observations of Jupiter have been carried out at Goldstone, CA at a wavelength of 13 cm during the oppositions of 1969 and 1971. In 1969, circular-polarization and total-flux measurements were made with a 64-m radio telescope. From May through October 1971, Jupiter's flux density was measured at weekly intervals with a 26-m antenna. Analysis of the 2 years of data has yielded the following results: (a) The upper limit to the degree of circular polarization over the longitude ranges 10–100° and 160–250° System III (1957.0) is 1%; (b) the flux data have been used to derive a magnetospheric rotation period which is approximately 0.37^s longer than the IAU System III (1957.0); (c) the flux-density data define beaming curves which are apparently different from 11-cm beaming curves measured in 1964; (d) Jupiter's peak flux density decreased by ～20% between 1964 and 1971, and 8% between 1969 and 1971.  相似文献