Assessing parameter identifiability for multiple performance criteria to constrain model parameters     

Björn Guse  Jens Kiesel  Matthias Pfannerstill  Nicola Fohrer 《水文科学杂志》2020,65(7):1158-1172

ABSTRACT

Reliable simulations of hydrological models require that model parameters are precisely identified. In constraining model parameters to small ranges, high parameter identifiability is achieved. In this study, it is investigated how precisely model parameters can be constrained in relation to a set of contrasting performance criteria. For this, model simulations with identical parameter samplings are carried out with a hydrological model (SWAT) applied to three contrasting catchments in Germany (lowland, mid-range mountains, alpine regions). Ten performance criteria including statistical metrics and signature measures are calculated for each model simulation. Based on the parameter identifiability that is computed separately for each performance criterion, model parameters are constrained to smaller ranges individually for each catchment. An iterative repetition of model simulations with successively constrained parameter ranges leads to more precise parameter identifiability and improves model performance. Based on these results, a more consistent handling of model parameters is achieved for model calibration.  相似文献   

Spectroscopic evidence on organically-bound iron in natural and synthetic complexes with humic substances     

Nicola Senesi 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1981,45(2):269-272

On the basis of a lack of Mössbauer evidence and of a vague interpretation of some i.r. absorptions, Dicksonet al. (1979) conclude that no iron directly bound to humic materials persists after the usually accepted extraction and separation procedures. Many statements in the paper by Dicksonet al. (1979) appear to be contradictory with this conclusion.In this comment the author has tried to demonstrate that Mössbauer spectroscopy alone cannot give an answer to the problem, but needs further spectroscopic and chemical evidence. Mössbauer data, overinterpreted by Dicksonet al. (1979). have been critically discussed, in comparison with similar data previously obtained by various authors. Large spectroscopic—mainly Mössbauer, ESR and i.r.—evidence have been given in order to demonstrate the already well ascertained existence of organically bound iron in natural and synthetic complexes with humic substances.  相似文献   

A method of determining optimum scales for averaging the earth's topography in quantitative studies of atmospheric cyclo- and anti-cyclogenesis     

Godev  Nicola 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1977,12(2):231-242

A method for optimum modelling of the earth's topography, corresponding to differing meteorological phenomena, is presented.The optimum averaging scale for mountains in terms of orographic cyclo- and anti-cyclogenesis is shown to be of the order of 150 km. The use of larger or smaller averaging scales decreases the correlation between the degree of cyclo- and anti-cyclogenesis and the parameters which describe the orography.A quantitative relation between orographic cyclo- and anti-cyclogenesis and the form of orography determined by the Laplacian ² Z ₀ of the terrain function Z ₀ = Z ₀(x, y) is presented.  相似文献   

On the cyclogenetic nature of the earth's orographic form     

Dr. Nicola Godev 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》1970,19(1):299-310

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Environmental impact of the MV CITA on the foreshore of Porth Hellick, Isles of Scilly     

Smith NA 《Marine pollution bulletin》2004,49(11-12):1105-1108

The grounding of the container feeder vessel MV CITA on Newfoundland Rocks, Isles of Scilly, had an effect on the surrounding biota and benthic environment. Included in the CITA's cargo were five 40 ft containers holding pallets of polyester film used in the production of audio and visual recording tapes. The wreckage presented a minor but potentially chronic source of pollution through the delayed release of polythene film, which was left on the seabed as it was considered insufficiently valuable to warrant salvage. The polythene disintegrated and was washed upon the foreshore of Porth Hellick in minute shreds. The adjacent foreshore and two control sites within the islands were analysed using a 5-strand line and vegetation survey with 10 random quadrats within each line to determine the environmental impact of the polythene.  相似文献   

Post-collisional rapid exhumation and erosion during continental sedimentation: the example of the late Variscan Salvan-Dorénaz basin (Western Alps)     

Nicola?Capuzzo  Robert?Handler  Franz?Neubauer  Andreas?WetzelEmail author 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2003,92(3):364-379

The Salvan-Dorénaz intramontane basin formed between ca. 308–293 Ma as an asymmetric graben along crustal-scale transtensional fracture zones within the Aiguilles-Rouges crystalline massif (Western Alps) and represents a feature of the post-collisional evolution of the Variscan orogens. It contains 1.5–1.7 km of continental clastic deposits which were eroded from granitic, volcanic, and metamorphic rocks. Textural and compositional immaturity of the sandstones, and the numerous lithic fragments with low chemical and physical stability suggest only short-range transport. ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar analyses of detrital muscovite are interpreted to represent cooling of the crystalline basement below the respective closure temperatures. Ages from detrital muscovite range between ca. 280–330 Ma. ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar white mica plateau ages from granitic boulders range between 301–312 Ma and suggest rapid cooling. The very short time interval recorded between the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar cooling ages and the stratigraphic age of the host sediment suggests that considerable portions of the upper crust were removed prior to the formation of the basin. Late Variscan granitic boulders document surface exposure and erosion of Late Carboniferous granites during early stages of the infilling of the basin. Therefore, unroofing of basement units, magmatic activity, and formation of the fault bounded Salvan-Dorénaz basin were acting concomitantly, and are highly suggestive of extensional tectonics. When compared with other orogens, this situation seems specific to the Variscan, especially the exclusively young ages of detrital material, however, modern analogous may exist.Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available for this article if you access the article at . A link in the frame on the left on that page takes you directly to the supplementary material.  相似文献   

Facies and basin architecture of the Late Carboniferous Salvan-Dorénaz continental basin (Western Alps, Switzerland/France)     

Nicola Capuzzo  Andreas Wetzel 《Sedimentology》2004,51(4):675-697

The Salvan‐Dorénaz Basin formed during the Late Palaeozoic within the Aiguilles‐Rouges crystalline basement (Western Alps) as an asymmetric, intramontane graben elongated in a NE–SW direction and bounded by active faults. At least 1700 m of fluvial, alluvial fan and volcanic deposits provide evidence for a strong tectonic influence on deposition with long‐term, average subsidence rates of > 0·2 mm yr^?1. The early basin fill was associated with coarse‐grained alluvial fans that were dominated by braided channels (unit I). These issued from the south‐western margin of the basin. The fans then retreated to a marginal position and were overlain by muddy floodplain deposits of an anastomosed fluvial system (unit II) that drained towards the NE. Deposition of thick muds resulted from a reduction in the axial fluvial gradient caused by accelerated tectonic subsidence. Overlying sand‐rich meandering river deposits (unit III) document a reversal in the drainage direction from the NE to the SW caused by synsedimentary tectonism, reflecting large‐scale topographic reorganization in this part of the Variscides with subsidence now preferentially in the W and SW and uplift in the E and NE. Coarse‐grained alluvial fan deposits (unit IV) repeatedly prograded into, and retreated from, the basin as documented by coarsening‐upward cycles tens of metres thick reflecting smaller scale tectonic cycles. Volcanism was active throughout the evolution of the basin, and U/Pb isotopic dating of the volcanic deposits restricts the time of basin development to the Late Carboniferous (308–295 Ma). ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages of detrital white mica indicate rapid tectonic movements and exhumation of the nearby basement. In unit I, youngest ages are close to that of the host sediment, but the age spectrum is wide. In unit II, high subsidence and/or sedimentation rates coincide with very narrow age spectra, indicating small, homogeneous catchment areas. In unit III, age spectra became wider again and indicate growing catchment areas.  相似文献   

Radiocarbon Data on Lateglacial and Holocene Landslides in the Northern Apennines     

Giovanni Bertolini  Nicola Casagli  Leonardo Ermini  Claudio Malaguti 《Natural Hazards》2004,31(3):645-662

The Emilia Romagna slope of the Northern Apennines is strewnwith over 32,000 landslides, 5,000 of which are larger than 1 million cubic metres. They representthe remains of geomorphic agents that shaped the Apennines during the Holocene. Dating themby means of radiocarbon methods adds a contribution to the knowledge about the last periodof the geological geomorphological history of the Apennines. They can also be used to examinethe influence of Quaternary climatic changes on the instability of slopes and, for practicalor planning functions, to assess the periodicity of activity phases of the landslides. Thedating has been carried out on wood remnants buried under the landslide bodies. In some cases theentire tree trunk was found.In this paper we present radiocarbon dating of 20 casestudies in the Northern Apennines. Results range approximately from 13790–13670 cal y BP to950–790 cal`y BP. The oldest case is that of the Morsiano earth-flow, while the younger datedevent is represented by the Marano case that represents an example of how radiometric analysescan further enhance the available historical data. In the Cavola case, wood remnants of different ageswere found at different depths (from 9 to 45 m), allowing the dating of the first and followingperiods of activity of the landslide. The results are discussed and some considerations on the correlationbetween landslide occurrence and Holocene climate changes are proposed.  相似文献   

Evolution of the Himalayan foreland basin, NW India   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Yani Najman  Kit Johnson†  Nicola White‡  Grahame Oliver§ 《Basin Research》2004,16(1):1-24

This paper provides new information on the evolution of the Himalayan foreland basin in the under‐reported region of the Kangra and Subathu sub‐basins, NW India. Comparisons are made with the better documented co‐eval sediments of Nepal and Pakistan to build up a broader picture of basin development. In the Subathu sub‐basin, shallow marine sediments of the Palaeocene–lower Lutetian Subathu Formation are unconformably overlain by the continental alluvial Dagshai and Kasauli Formations and Siwalik Group. The start of continental deposition is now dated at younger than 31 Ma from detrital zircon fission track data, thereby defining the duration of this major unconformity, which runs basin‐wide along strike. Final exhumation of these basin sediments, as thrusting propagated into the basin, occurred by 5 Ma constrained from detrital apatite fission track data. In the Kangra sub‐basin, the Subathu Formation is not exposed and the pre‐Siwalik sediments consist of the Dharamsala Group, interpreted as the deposits of transverse‐draining rivers. In this area, there is no evidence of westerly axial drainage as documented for coeval facies in Nepal. Similar to data reported along strike, facies analysis indicates that the sediments in NW India represent the filled/overfilled stages of the classic foreland basin evolutionary model, and the underfilled stage is not represented anywhere along the length of the basin studied to date.  相似文献   

Gender Practices in Contemporary Vietnam – Lisa Drummond and Helle Rydstrøm     

Nicola Piper 《Singapore journal of tropical geography》2006,27(3):343-344

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