Rethinking communication in risk interpretation and action     

Shabana Khan  Jyoti L. Mishra  Kuna-hui Elaine Lin  Emma E. H. Doyle 《Natural Hazards》2017,85(3):1709-1722

We have studied the attenuation characteristics of eastern Himalaya and southern Tibet by using local earthquake data set that consists of 123 well-located events, recorded by the Himalayan Nepal Tibet Seismic Experiment operated during 2001–2003. We have used single backscattering model to calculate frequency-dependent values of coda Q (\(Q_\mathrm{c}\)). The estimation of \(Q_\mathrm{c}\) is made at central frequencies 2, 4, 8 and 12 Hz through five lapse time windows from 10 to 50 s starting at double the travel time of the S-wave. The observed \(Q_\mathrm{c}\) is found to be strongly frequency-dependent and follows a similar trend as observed in other tectonically active parts of the Himalaya. The trend of variation of \(Q_\mathrm{c}\) with lapse time and the corresponding apparent depths is also studied. Increase in \(Q_\mathrm{c}\) values with the lapse time suggests that the deeper part of the study region is less heterogeneous than the shallower part. The observed values of \(Q_0\) (\(Q_\mathrm{c}\) at 1 Hz) and frequency parameter n indicate that the medium beneath the study area is highly heterogeneous and tectonically very active. A regionalization of the estimated \(Q_0\) is carried out, and a contour map is prepared for the whole region. Some segments of Lesser Himalaya and Sub-Himalaya exhibit very low \(Q_0\) , while the whole Tethyan Himalaya and some parts of Greater Himalaya are characterized by low \(Q_0\) values. Our results are comparable with those obtained from tectonically active regions in the world.  相似文献   

Attenuation characteristics of Garwhal–Kumaun Himalayas from analysis of coda of local earthquakes     

Sagarika Mukhopadhyay  Jyoti Sharma 《Journal of Seismology》2010,14(4):693-713

Coda of local earthquakes that occurred during 2006–2007 are used to study the attenuation characteristics of the Garhwal–Kumaun Himalayas. The coda attenuation characteristics are represented in terms of coda Q or Q _c . It is observed that Q _c increases with frequency. Q _c also varies with increase in lapse time of coda waves. Q _c increases up to an 85-s average lapse time. This is similar to observations around the world reported by many workers who have interpreted this as a manifestation of the fact that heterogeneity decreases with depth. However, around a 90-s average lapse time Q _c is lower than its values for lower and higher average lapse times. This is interpreted as an indication of possible presence of a fluid-filled medium or a medium having partial melts at around a 160-km depth. Q ₀, i.e., Q _c at 1 Hz, increases, and frequency parameter n decreases with increasing lapse time, barring around a 90-s lapse time. This again shows that in general, heterogeneity decreases with increasing depth. The Q ₀ and n values for smaller lapse times are similar to those for tectonically active areas. By comparing Q _c values obtained in this study with those obtained by us using the 1999 Chamoli earthquake aftershocks, it is concluded that the crust is turbid and the mantle is more transparent. However, whether the variation in Q _c values between 1999 and 2006–2007 is temporal or not cannot be definitely established from the available data set.  相似文献   

An automated cross‐correlation based event detection technique and its application to a surface passive data set     

Farnoush Forghani‐Arani  Jyoti Behura  Seth S. Haines  Mike Batzle 《Geophysical Prospecting》2013,61(4):778-787

In studies on heavy oil, shale reservoirs, tight gas and enhanced geothermal systems, the use of surface passive seismic data to monitor induced microseismicity due to the fluid flow in the subsurface is becoming more common. However, in most studies passive seismic records contain days and months of data and manually analysing the data can be expensive and inaccurate. Moreover, in the presence of noise, detecting the arrival of weak microseismic events becomes challenging. Hence, the use of an automated, accurate and computationally fast technique for event detection in passive seismic data is essential. The conventional automatic event identification algorithm computes a running‐window energy ratio of the short‐term average to the long‐term average of the passive seismic data for each trace. We show that for the common case of a low signal‐to‐noise ratio in surface passive records, the conventional method is not sufficiently effective at event identification. Here, we extend the conventional algorithm by introducing a technique that is based on the cross‐correlation of the energy ratios computed by the conventional method. With our technique we can measure the similarities amongst the computed energy ratios at different traces. Our approach is successful at improving the detectability of events with a low signal‐to‐noise ratio that are not detectable with the conventional algorithm. Also, our algorithm has the advantage to identify if an event is common to all stations (a regional event) or to a limited number of stations (a local event). We provide examples of applying our technique to synthetic data and a field surface passive data set recorded at a geothermal site.  相似文献   

Gas-Phase Formation of Water-Soluble Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere: A Retrosynthetic Analysis     

Betty K. Pun  Christian Seigneur  Daniel Grosjean  Pradeep Saxena 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2000,35(2):199-223

Atmospheric particles contain a myriad of organiccompounds, including many multifunctional,water-soluble organic compounds. Many of thesecompounds are postulated to be secondary of origin. This work investigates the possible precursors ofseveral classes of multifunctional, water-solublesecondary organic compounds by analyzing the pathwaysleading to their formation, based on known gas-phasereactions. The analysis is termed `retrosynthetic'due to the backward direction of the analysis, fromproducts to precursors. Pathways for multi-functionalcompounds were generated combinatorially, consideringthe formation of one functional group at a time.Many multifunctional organic compounds with carboxylicacid, carbonyl, and hydroxy functional groups werefound to be first- or second-generation products ofcommon anthropogenic and biogenic volatile organiccompounds such as alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, andcyclic alkenes. The estimated yields of water-solubleorganic compounds from primary precursors ranged fromless than 1% to over 10%, based on stoichiometricconsiderations. The SOA formation index, whichcombines the concepts of yields and rates, was used tocompare the feasibility of the retrosyntheticpathways. Many of the candidate pathways involve theisomerization reaction of alkoxy radicals andoxygenated intermediate products such asmonocarboxylic acids and hydroxyaldehydes.  相似文献   

Carbonate shedding and sedimentary cyclicities of a distally steepened carbonate ramp (Miocene, Great Bahama Bank)     

C. Betzler  M. Pfeiffer  S. Saxena 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2000,89(1):140-153

Received: 10 May 1999 / Accepted: 16 October 1999  相似文献   

Spatio-temporal shift of western bank of the Ganga river,Allahabad city and its implications     

Jayanta K. Pati  Jyoti Lal  K. Prakash  R. Bhusan 《Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing》2008,36(3):289-297

Ganga is one of the largest rivers of the world which supports millions of population on its banks. It is a tectonically controlled Himalayan river which also creates havoc due to perennial floods every year. Like most large river systems, it also shifts its course in the Gangetic plains in space and time. The present study measures the variable shift in a selected flood-prone stretch of the Allahabad city lying on the western bank of the Ganga river, taking into account the historical, annual to monthly data (including pre- and post-monsoon shifts) to show the ongoing changes in the river course with possible causes and futher implications. It also discusses for the first time the down stream effect of the Tehri dam on the Ganga river course after it became functional.  相似文献   

Palyno-petrographical facet and depositional account of Gondwana sediments from East Bokaro coalfield,Jharkhand     

Srikanta Murthy  S. Mahesh  Jyoti Shankar Roy 《Journal of the Geological Society of India》2016,88(5):549-558

Palynological and petrological studies have been undertaken on the Gondwana coal and associated lithologies encountered in borehole EBM-2 of East Bokaro coalfield of Damodar Basin, India. The palynological investigation resulted in the recognition of Assemblage–III (Densipollenites, 27.9 m–214.30 m), Assemblage–II (Striatopodocarpites + Faunipollenites, 225.00 m–297.60 m) and Assemblage–I (Faunipollenites + Scheuringipollenites, 307.00m–433.00 m). Lithofacies study was also done for better understanding of the preservation and abundance/paucity of the spores and pollen in different lithologies as the current borehole has significant thickness of mudstones, shales and siltstone. Palynofacies study and Petrographical studies of coal samples encountered in the borehole were used to determine the depositional environment of the coal precursor peat swamp. Palynological data has revealed the presence of younger Raniganj palynoflora between 27.00-214.30 m depth that is lithologically defined as Barren Measures Formation. This spore pollen study has proved that these sediments were deposited during late early Permian to late Permian period. Further the maceral analysis of organic sediments as well as the Thermal Alteration Index (TAI) has revealed that the coaly shale at 336.5 m depth has hydrocarbon generation potential.  相似文献   

Absolute sea level determination for the subtropical Atlantic Climate Study     

Narendra K. Saxena 《Marine Geophysical Researches》1984,7(1-2):277-282

The Subtropical Atlantic Climate Study (STACS) is a subprogram in the NOAA climate program designed to access the feasibility of monitoring horizontal fluxes in the Gulf Stream system off Florida. Transport in the Florida Current fluctuates on time scales which are reflected in sea level records monitored at tide gauges. Geodetic leveling, connecting tide gauges along the east coast of the United States, allows intercomparison of sea level records alongstream, but the cross-stream and alongstream records in the Bahamas and Cuba are not connected. In this study, various methods to determine absolute sea level differences across the Straits of Florida between Miami, Florida and Cat Cay, Bahamas, a part of the STACS area, were investigated; the desired accuracy of the sea level difference is ± 1 cm. This study indicates that a combination of dense gravity data with satellite altimeter (TOPEX and GEOSAT) data in the STACS area could provide a ± 1 cm absolute sea level difference accuracy across the Straits of Florida. This paper also provides discussion of other conventional methods.  相似文献   

Characteristics of turbulent fluxes of sensible heat and momentum in the surface boundary layer during the Indian summer monsoon     

S. Sivaramakrishnan  Sangeeta Saxena  K. G. Vernekar 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1992,60(1-2):95-108

Turbulent fluctuations of wind and temperature were measured using a three-component sonic anemometer at 8 m on a 30 m micro-meteorological tower erected at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (22.3° N, 87.2° E), India, as part of the Monsoon Trough Boundary Layer Experiment (MONTBLEX). Diurnal and nocturnal variations of fluxes of sensible heat and momentum were estimated by the eddy correlation technique from 42 observations, each of 10 min duration during 6–8 July in the monsoon season of 1989. The estimated heat flux shows a diurnal trend while the momentum flux shows variability but no particular trend. The nocturnal heat flux changes sign intermittently.Fluctuations of vertical wind velocity _wand temperature when normalised with the respective scaling parameters u _*and _* are found to scale with Z/L in accordance with the Monin-Obukhov similarity hypothesis: % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeqOXdy2aaS% baaSqaaiaadEhaaeqaaOGaamiEaiaacIcacaWGAbGaai4laiaadYea% caGGPaWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIXaGaai4laiaaiodaaaaaaa!3FE8!\[\phi _w x(Z/L)^{1/3} \], % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeqOXdy2aaS% baaSqaaiabeI7aXbqabaGccaWG4bGaaiikaiaadQfacaGGVaGaamit% aiaacMcadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaigdacaGGVaGaaG4maaaaaaa!40A2!\[\phi _\theta x(Z/L)^{1/3} \] during unstable conditions and % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeqOXdy2aaS% baaSqaaiaadEhaaeqaaOGaamiEaiaacIcacaWGAbGaai4laiaadYea% caGGPaaaaa!3D90!\[\phi _w x(Z/L)\], % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeqOXdy2aaS% baaSqaaiabeI7aXbqabaGccaWG4bGaaiikaiaadQfacaGGVaGaamit% aiaacMcadaahaaWcbeqaaiabgkHiTiaaigdaaaaaaa!401F!\[\phi _\theta x(Z/L)^{ - 1} \] during stable conditions. Correlation coefficients for heat and momentum flux % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeq4SdC2aaS% baaSqaaiaadEhacqaH4oqCaeqaaaaa!3A71!\[\gamma _{w\theta } \] and _uwshow stability dependence. For unstable conditions, % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeq4SdC2aaS% baaSqaaiaadEhacqaH4oqCaeqaaaaa!3A71!\[\gamma _{w\theta } \] increases with increasing ¦Z/L¦ whereas _uwdecreases. During stable conditions, % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaeq4SdC2aaS% baaSqaaiaadEhacqaH4oqCaeqaaaaa!3A71!\[\gamma _{w\theta } \] decreases with increasing Z/L while _uwdecreases very slowly from a value -0.36 to -0.37.  相似文献   

Thermodynamic properties of andradite and application to skarn with coexisting andradite and hedenbergite     

Zheru Zhang  S. K. Saxena 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1991,107(2):255-263

The enthalpy of formation of andradite (Ca₃Fe₂Si₃O₁₂) has been estimated as-5,769.700 (±5) kJ/mol from a consideration of the calorimetric data on entropy (316.4 J/mol K) and of the experimental phaseequilibrium data on the reactions: 1 $$\begin{gathered} 9/2 CaFeSi_2 O_6 + O_2 = 3/2 Ca_3 Fe_2 Si_3 O_{12} + 1/2 Fe_3 O_4 + 9/2 SiO_2 (a) \hfill \\ Hedenbergite andradite magnetite quartz \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ 1 $$\begin{gathered} 4 CaFeSi_2 O_6 + 2 CaSiO_3 + O_2 = 2 Ca_3 Fe_2 Si_3 O_{12} + 4 SiO_2 (b) \hfill \\ Hedenbergite wollastonite andradite quartz \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ 1 $$\begin{gathered} 18 CaSiO_3 + 4 Fe_3 O_4 + O_2 = 6Ca_3 Fe_2 Si_3 O_{12} (c) \hfill \\ Wollastonite magnetite andradite \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ 1 $$\begin{gathered} Ca_3 Fe_2 Si_3 O_{12} = 3 CaSiO_3 + Fe_2 O_3 . (d) \hfill \\ Andradite pseudowollastonite hematite \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ and $$log f_{O_2 } = E + A + B/T + D(P - 1)/T + C log f_{O_2 } .$$ Oxygen-barometric scales are presented as follows: $$\begin{gathered} E = 12.51; D = 0.078; \hfill \\ A = 3 log X_{Ad} - 4.5 log X_{Hd} ; C = 0; \hfill \\ B = - 27,576 - 1,007(1 - X_{Ad} )^2 - 1,476(1 - X_{Hd} )^2 . \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ For the assemblage andradite (Ad)-hedenbergite (Hd)-magnetite-quartz: $$\begin{gathered} E = 13.98; D = 0.0081; \hfill \\ A = 4 log(X_{Ad} / X_{Hd} ); C = 0; \hfill \\ B = - 29,161 - 1,342.8(1 - X_{Ad} )^2 - 1,312(1 - X_{Hd} )^2 . \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ For the assemblage andradite-hedenbergite-wollastonite-quartz: 1 $$\begin{gathered} E = 13.98;{\text{ }}D = 0.0081; \hfill \\ A = 4\log (X_{Ad} /X_{Hd} );{\text{ C = 0;}} \hfill \\ B = - 29,161 - 1,342.8(1 - X_{Ad} )^2 - 1,312(1 - X_{Hd} )^2 . \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ For the assemblage andradite-hedenbergite-calcitequartz: 1 $$\begin{gathered} E = - 1.69;{\text{ }}D = - 0.199; \hfill \\ A = 4\log (X_{Ad} /X_{Hd} );{\text{ C = 2;}} \hfill \\ B = - 20,441 - 1,342.8(1 - X_{Ad} )^2 - 1,312(1 - X_{Hd} )^2 . \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ For the assemblage andradite-hedenbergite-wollastonite-calcite: 1 $$\begin{gathered} E = - 17.36;{\text{ }}D = - 0.403; \hfill \\ A = 4\log (X_{Ad} /X_{Hd} );{\text{ C = 4;}} \hfill \\ B = - 11,720 - 1,342.8(1 - X_{Ad} )^2 - 1,312(1 - X_{Hd} )^2 \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ The oxygen fugacity of formation of those skarns where andradite and hedenbergite assemblage is typical can be calculated by using the above equations. The oxygen fugacity of formation of this kind of skarn ranges between carbon dioxide/graphite and hematite/magnetite buffers. It increases from the inside zones to the outside zones, and appears to decrease with the ore-types in the order Cu, Pb?Zn, Fe, Mo, W(Sn) ore deposits.  相似文献