Report of centimeter-sized tektites in Pima County,Arizona, cannot be verified     

David A. Kring  Alan R. Hildebrand  Michael J. Drake  H. Jay Melosh  Ann M. Vickery 《Meteoritics & planetary science》1995,30(1):110-112

Abstract— Glassy objects reportedly found in Pima County, Arizona, have been identified as tektites. A field survey of the area where they were said to occur, however, did not produce any other tektites, nor did it reveal any other geologic features that might indicate a nearby impact crater. The major-, minor-, and trace-element composition of one specimen is similar to those measured in indochinites, which suggests the objects reportedly from Pima County were instead transported to southern Arizona from Indochina by people.  相似文献   

Seasonal variation in sediment transport on the Russian River shelf,California     

David E. Drake  David A. Cacchione 《Continental Shelf Research》1985,4(5):495-514

Near-bottom currents, light transmission and scattering, and bottom pressure were measured with GEOPROBE tripods and vector-averaging current meters during June 1979 to April 1980 on the central shelf 10 km west of the Russian River, California. The instruments were located on the mid-shelf mud belt composed of bimodal sandy clayey silts contributed principally by the Russian River. During the summer season of persistent northwesterly, upwelling-favorable winds, the average and maximum current speeds 5 m above the bottom were 11 and 31 cm s^?1, respectively. The mean (subtidal) flow at 5 m above bottom was poleward and slightly offshore at about 6 cm s^?1. The strongest wave-generated bottom currents were about 10 cm s^?1, but oscillatory velocities > 5 cm s^?1 were infrequent. Suspended-matter concentrations, derived from the optical data at 1.9 m above the bottom, ranged from 1 to 6 mg l^?1. The optical data show that the currents and waves were generally below threshold levels for sediment erosion through the summer. In contrast, during the autumn and, particularly, the winter months, the average and maximum concentrations of suspended matter increased substantially. The increases were primarily caused by larger waves from distant storms and short intervals of strong currents associated with local storms and, secondarily, by the large seasonal flow of the Russian River. Wind-driven and wave-generated bottom currents were as large as 37 and 45 cm s^?1, respectively, during local storms in December 1979 and February 1980. Suspended-matter concentrations averaged about 7 mg l^?1 during non-storm winter periods, but increased to nearly 150 mg l^?1 during a December storm. Estimates of suspended-matter flux near the bottom show that the local winter storms, which had a combined duration of about 12 days, could account for 30 to 50% of the total annual suspended-sediment transport at the mid-shelf site. Although intervals of large swell were at times superimposed on southward advective currents, the major sediment-transport events were caused by strong southerly winds that produced poleward bottom currents with a significant offshore component. The primary aspects of the distribution of modern sediments on this shelf are in good agreement with the observed poleward transport.  相似文献   

Palaeohydrogeology: A methodology based on fracture mineral studies     

Eva-Lena Tullborg  Henrik Drake  Björn Sandström 《Applied Geochemistry》2008

Two sites on the east coast of Sweden (Forsmark and Laxemar/Simpevarp) are currently being investigated as potential geologic hosts for a deep repository isolating high-level nuclear waste. In this paper, a methodology for fracture mineral studies is suggested with focus on the variation in depth of the fresh/saline water interface and location of the redox front in the bedrock. The most commonly precipitated fracture minerals in crystalline rocks are chlorite, calcite, quartz, K-feldspar, Ca–Al-silicates like epidote, prehnite and laumontite, sulphides and Fe-oxides. Of these, calcite is the mineral best suited for palaeohydrological studies since it precipitates during a wide range of conditions including low-temperature conditions during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Sulphides and Fe-oxides/hydroxides provide information on the position of the redox front. In order to carry out palaeohydrological studies, a number of prerequisites are required such as; high quality drill core material, geological knowledge of the sequence of fracture mineralizations; the post-glacial (Holocene) evolution in the area; high quality groundwater chemistry, including stable isotopes; and a conceptual model of the hydrogeochemistry that is to be tested. The choice of methods used here is based on the fact that both the Forsmark and Laxemar/Simpevarp sites are situated in Palaeoproterozoic crystalline rocks with reactivation of fractures over at least 1.5 Ga, and they have been exposed to glaciations/deglaciations and transgressions/regressions of the Baltic Sea during the Quaternary. This has resulted in a palaeohydrology with a range of groundwaters of quite different chemistry and stable isotopic composition. The suggested scheme for solving the variation in depth of the fresh/saline water interface focuses on fracture calcite. It includes a step-by-step procedure with;

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Initial δ¹⁸O and δ¹³C, analyses and complementary petrographic studies of thin sections and crystal morphology followed by  相似文献   

内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗敖兰三队侵入体年龄及地球化学特征     

宋维民  陶楠  庞雪娇  付俊彧  汪岩  那福超  刘英才  秦涛  张超  唐振  孙巍  李林川  杨佳林  杜继宇 《地质通报》2016,35(6):932-942

内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗敖兰三队侵入体的同位素年代学及岩石地球化学研究表明,敖兰三队侵入体巨晶正长花岗岩具有低Sr、高Yb型花岗岩特征,其LA-ICP-MS锆石~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为220±1Ma,表明该侵入体是晚三叠世早期侵位形成的。岩石高硅、富碱、高铁镁比、贫钙、贫镁和低钛;稀土元素配分曲线呈现"海鸥式"分布特征,显示强烈的Eu负异常。微量元素特征显示较低的Sr、Ba含量,较高的Yb、Zr和Y含量,在微量元素原始地幔标准化蛛网图上显示明显的Sr、Ba和Ti的负异常。岩石具有高的Rb/Sr和Rb/Nb,显示出壳源岩浆的成分特征。综合分析表明,本区巨晶正长花岗岩为低压下地壳部分熔融的产物。根据(Y+Nb)-Rb、(Yb+Ta)-Rb、Nb-Y-Ce三角图解,并结合区域构造演化,认为巨晶正长花岗岩形成于造山后伸展的构造环境。在中—晚三叠世,内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗地区构造体制经历了重要的转变,由挤压体制转变为造山后软流圈上涌、岩石圈减薄。  相似文献   

A new instrument system to investigate sediment dynamics on continental shelves     

D.A. Cacchione  D.E. Drake 《Marine Geology》1979,30(3-4):299-312

A new instrumented tripod, the GEOPROBE system, has been constructed and used to collect time-series data on physical and geological parameters that are important in bottom sediment dynamics on continental shelves. Simultaneous in situ digital recording of pressure, temperature, light scattering, and light transmission, in combination with current velocity profiles measured with a near-bottom vertical array of electromagnetic current meters, is used to correlate bottom shear generated by a variety of oceanic processes (waves, tides, mean flow, etc.) with incipient movement and resuspension of bottom sediment. A bottom camera system that is activated when current speeds exceed preset threshold values provides a unique method to identify initial sediment motion and bed form development.

Data from a twenty day deployment of the GEOPROBE system in Norton Sound, Alaska, during the period September 24 – October 14, 1976 show that threshold conditions for sediment movement are commonly exceeded, even in calm weather periods, due to the additive effects of tidal currents, mean circulation, and surface waves.  相似文献   

Dynamics of recruitment of larval and juvenile Cape stumpnose Rhabdosargus holubi (Teleostei: Sparidae) into the Swartkops and Sundays estuaries,South Africa     

Y Kisten  P Pattrick  NA Strydom  R Perissinotto 《African Journal of Marine Science》2015,37(1):1-10

Recruitment of early life stages into estuaries is an integral part of the life cycle of many marine fish species. Although estuaries are naturally environmentally dynamic, they also are subject to anthropogenic disturbances, including land use and climate change, which may affect recruitment. Rhabdosargus holubi is an endemic marine-spawning species predominantly associated with freshwater-rich estuaries which serve as nursery areas for postflexion larvae and juveniles. This study assessed the effect of environmental variables on the dynamics of recruitment of R. holubi larvae and juveniles into the Swartkops and Sundays estuaries, South Africa. Over a period of two years, fyke nets were set at each estuary mouth to monitor movement into the estuaries at each tidal phase over a 24 h cycle during two sampling sessions per season. Rhabdosargus holubi larvae recruited into estuaries primarily in summer and autumn and during the ebb tide at night, while juvenile movements showed no pattern. Salinity, turbidity and temperature were significantly important factors affecting R. holubi recruitment, with pH having no significant effect. Turbidity and salinity are affected by rainfall and freshwater abstraction which may thus influence recruitment. Rhabdosargus holubi is dependent on estuaries, so a combination of future changes in turbidity, salinity and temperature due to predicted climate change may place populations at risk.  相似文献   

Anomozamites (Bennettitales) from Middle Jurassic Haifanggou Formation,western Liaoning,China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

ZHAO Miao  SUN Chunlin  David L.Dilcher  ZHAO Zhe  NA Yuling 《世界地质(英文版)》2015,18(2)

The Middle Jurassic Hangfanggou Formation is well exposed in Shangsanjiao and Xiasanjiao villages area,Baimashi town of Huludao,western Liaoning,China.Recently,abundant fossil plants were collected from the Hangfanggou Formation.One new species,Anomozamites sanjiaocunensis sp.nov.(Bennettitales),is described in this study.This is the first report of the genus Anomozamites from the Haifanggou Formation based upon the leaf morphology and epidermal structures.The discovery of the new species extends significantly the stratigraphic and geographic distribution of Anomozamites in the Middle Jurassic.It also shows that Anomozamites was a common member of Bennettitales once lived in the Middle Jurassic warm temperate region.The new species also improves the knowledge on understanding the leaf morphology,epidermal features and the diversity of Anomozamites during the Middle Jurassic.The epidermal characters of the new species and its associated plants reveal that the plants grew in a warm and moderately humid environment in the warm temperate zone.The presence of some deciduous plants,such as ginkgoaleans,czekanowskialeans and conifers,indicate the climate with seasonal fluctuations in temperature.  相似文献   

ENVISAT-ASAR数据产品介绍与数据处理     

李苗  臧淑英  那晓东  乔艳雯 《东北测绘》2012,(1):63-65

因ASAR（Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar）具有全天候、全天时、穿透性强、多种入射角、宽幅成像、多模式、多极化等优势,而成为遥感研究和应用的热点。它是当今最先进的合成孔径雷达数据。本文对ENVISAT的ASAR数据类型进行介绍,并利用欧空局开发的雷达处理工具NEST（Next ESA SAR Toolbox）软件包和ENVI软件对雷达数据进行辐射定标、影像校正和图像滤波处理,为ASAR数据处理方法提供了有益补充。  相似文献   

Design of jet-driven, radiative-blast-wave experiments for 10 kJ class lasers     

R. P. Drake  J. P. Knauer 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2009,322(1-4):97-100

We discuss the design of jet-driven, radiative-blast-wave experiments for a 10 kJ class pulsed laser facility. The astrophysical motivation is the fact that jets from Young Stellar Objects are typically radiative and that the resulting radiative bow shocks produce complex structure that is difficult to predict. To drive a radiative bow shock, the jet velocity must exceed the threshold for strong radiative effects. Using a 10 kJ class laser, it is possible to produce such a jet that can drive a radiative bow shock in gas that is dense enough to permit diagnosis by x-ray radiography. We describe the design and simulations of such experiments. The basic approach is to shock the jet material and then accelerate it through a collimating hole and into a Xe ambient medium. We identify issues that must be addressed through experimentation or further simulations in order to field successful experiments.  相似文献   

The IPHAS-POSS-I proper motion survey of the Galactic plane     

N. R. Deacon  P. J. Groot  J. E. Drew  R. Greimel  N. C. Hambly  M. J. Irwin  A. Aungwerojwit  J. Drake  D. Steeghs 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,397(3):1685-1694

We present millimetre observations of a sample of 12 high-redshift ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) in the extended growth strip (EGS). These objects were initially selected on the basis of their observed mid-IR colours (  0.0 < [3.6]−[4.5] < 0.4  and  −0.7 < [3.6]−[8.0] < 0.5  ) to lie at high redshift  1.5 ≲ z ≲ 3  , and subsequent 20–38 μm mid-IR spectroscopy confirms that they lie in a narrow redshift window centred on   z ≈ 2  . We detect 9/12 of the objects in our sample at high significance  (>3σ)  with a mean 1200 μm flux of  〈 F _1200 μm〉= 1.6 ± 0.1  mJy. Our millimetre photometry, combined with existing far-IR photometry from the Far-IR Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (FIDELS) and accurate spectroscopic redshifts, places constraints both sides of the thermal dust peak. This allows us to estimate the dust properties, including the far-IR luminosity, dust temperature and dust mass. We find that our sample is similar to other high- z and intermediate- z ULIRGs, and local systems, but has a different dust selection function than submillimeter-selected galaxies. Finally, we use existing 20-cm radio continuum imaging to test the far-IR/radio correlation at high redshift. We find that our sample is consistent with the local relation, implying little evolution. Furthermore, this suggests that our sample selection method is efficient at identifying ultraluminous, starburst-dominated systems within a very narrow redshift range centred at   z ∼ 2  .  相似文献