On farsidedness of palaeomagnetic poles: Magnetic refraction,sediment compaction and dipole off-set     

Niels Abrahamsen 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》1992,36(1):26-41

Summary Three possible ways to explain the Caenozoically observed farsidedness of paleomagnetic poles (apart from lithospheric plate movements) are discussed: magnetic refraction, sediment compaction and dipole off-set. The dipole off-set, being a possible geomagnetic field property, will be of opposite sign on opposite hemispheres, and hence will not tend to smoothe out by sectorial averaging. Sediment compaction shallows the inclination on both hemispheres, and hence will tend to smoothe out by sectorial averaging, provided that sediment properties, site latitude coverage and number of investigations are equal (fairly unlikely).Magnetic refraction causes systematic directional distortions of the remanent magnetization in rocks of moderate to high magnetic intensity (or apparent susceptibility k_app=k(1+Q)) such as in many volcanics, some metamorphics, as well as in baked clays and slags, etc. A detailed discussion of this effect is given: If the k_app of the material is above 0.001 emu/cm ³ (×4 SI), this effect is likely to cause a significant palaeomagnetic refraction error of the NRM (typically a TRM or a CRM) of the rock. An apparent susceptibility of this order of magnitude is quite common in volcanic rocks; e.g. for oceanic floor basalts the average of k_app is about 0.02 emu/cm ³ corresponding to systematic errors (flattening) of some 3° to 6° in the inclination of a horizontal flow, depending on the latitude.To improve paleomagnetic results in general, a simple refraction correction is therefore suggested to be applied in the case of common two-dimensional (i.e. flat, elongated) geological bodies such as dykes, sills, lava flows and baked clays. Numerical solutions are given for the horizontal case, while a graphical solution is given for the general two-dimensional case.Being of systematic types, the refraction error together with the sediment compaction effect may be responsible for a major part of the observed farsidedness of the Caenozoic palaeomagnetic pole positions, the apparent farsidedness not yet beeing masked by the scatter of pole positions produced by older individual lithospheric plate movements.Presented at 2nd conference on New Trends in Geomagnetism, Castle of Bechyn, Czechoslovakia, September 24–29, 1990.  相似文献   

Weighting and smoothing of stomach content data as input for MSVPA with particular reference to the Barents Sea     

Bulgakova  Tatiana; Vasilyev  Dmitri; Daan  Niels 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2001,58(6):1208-1218

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Long-term trends in ten non-target North Sea fish species   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1  

Heessen  Henk J. L.; Daan  Niels 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1996,53(6):1063-1078

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Changes in the North Sea fish community: evidence of indirect effects of fishing?   总被引：7，自引：4，他引：7  

Daan  Niels; Gislason  Henrik; G. Pope  John; C. Rice  Jake 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2005,62(2):177-188

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Electromagnetic Subsurface Imaging. A Case for an Adaptive Born Approximation     

Niels B. Christensen 《Surveys in Geophysics》1997,18(5):477-510

The process of interpretation of electromagnetic data has many facets of which fast approximate interpretation techniques is an intriguing one. A new variant of the Born approximation – the Adaptive Born approximation – is presented and exemplified through 1D and 2D imaging techniques for transient electromagnetic data. The Adaptive Born approximation is generally applicable in approximate inversion schemes for inductive electromagnetic data as a one-pass imaging algorithm. Though it is as simple to use as the ordinary Born approximation, it offers a more accurate inverse mapping.In the first part of this paper an attempt will be made to give an overview of fundamental concepts in electromagnetic subsurface imaging relevant for approximate inverse mappings and to outline major trends in present day modeling and inversion of electromagnetic data. This is of course an impossible task – certainly for this author – and much important work will not be mentioned in the limited space of the following. My apologies to the people who are not mentioned and whose research is not given credit here though it should have been. Naturally, my choice of references reflects the schools and circles I have been subjected to, but I hope that the list of references to developments in electromagnetic methods will point to papers of importance and thereby to other references for the interested reader.  相似文献   

TAC management in North Sea flatfish fisheries     

Niels Daan 《Journal of Sea Research》1997,37(3-4)

The Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union adopted in 1983 is primarily focused on a science-based TAC management system with fixed national quota shares. The quality of the assessments of plaice and sole, the consistency of the scientific advice, the congruency of the management decisions, and the enforcement of the regulations are reviewed over a 15-year period. The conclusion is that there have been problems at each level, with the ultimate effect that the policy has not been able to restrict fishing mortality and that the level of overexploitation has only increased. It is argued that the present TAC system has created more problems than it has resolved. Attention is drawn to the autonomic economic developments within the fishery and to the potential for managing the fishery more effectively from the cost side rather than the profit side.  相似文献   

Eine Methode zur Registrierung der räumlichen Verteilung der Globalstrahlung in einem Pflanzenbestand     

Niels Rodskjer  Alois Kornher 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》1967,15(1-2):186-190

Zusammenfassung Mit zwei Pyranometern wird gleichzeitig und auf gleichem Papier die Globalstrahlung über und in einem Pflanzenbestand registriert. Im Laufe der Registrierung bewegt sich der Strahlungsempf?nger im Bestand mit konstanter Geschwindigkeit entlang einer horizontalen Bahn. Die Apparatur und die Durchführung der Messung werden beschrieben.

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Summary Global radiation above and within a stand of plants is recorded simultaneous and on the same strip of paper. While the record is effectuated the receiver of the radiation is moved horizontally through the stand with constant speed. The equipment and the practical measuring are described.

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Résumé On a enregistré simultanément et sur la même bande d'enregistrement le rayonnement global au moyen de deux pyranomètres placés l'un au-dessus. l'autre à l'intérieur d'une culture. Durant l'enregistrement, l'appareil situé entre les plantes se dépla?ait de long d'une trajectoire horizontale et à une vitesse constante. On décrit ici l'appareillage et l'exécution des mesures.

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From smallholders to transnationals: The impact of changing consumer preferences in the EU on Ghana’s pineapple sector     

Niels Fold  Katherine V. Gough   《Geoforum》2008,39(5):1687-1697

This paper explores the impact that a new type of pineapple, and subsequent changing consumer preferences in the Global North, has had on the livelihoods of pineapple growers in Ghana. The paper starts by tracing how research and development in Costa Rica by the world’s largest producers of pineapple, Del Monte and Dole, have resulted in a new variety MD2. This new pineapple type has been marketed in the EU through campaigns carried out by plantation companies via supermarkets. Consumer preferences have subsequently switched to MD2 away from the varieties which previously dominated the market, including the Ghanaian grown Smooth Cayenne. Ghanaian smallholders have experienced a dramatic drop in the demand for Smooth Cayenne and are unable to switch to growing MD2. The Ghanaian pineapple sector is consequently being restructured with large-scale pineapple farms, principally run by transnational companies, growing large quantities of MD2 for export. Through a detailed empirical study of the changing livelihoods of pineapple growers in two settlements in Ghana, we show how smallholders have been affected in differing ways as transnational companies have increasingly entered the market. Recent attempts to incorporate smallholders as producers of niche pineapple products are discussed. The paper illustrates the mutual benefits of linking global value chain analysis with livelihood analysis.  相似文献   

Coupled rainfall and water vapour stable isotope time series reveal tropical atmospheric processes on multiple timescales     

Niels C. Munksgaard  Costijn Zwart  Jordahna Haig  Lucas A. Cernusak  Michael I. Bird 《水文研究》2020,34(1):111-124

High-frequency stable isotope data are useful for validating atmospheric moisture circulation models and provide improved understanding of the mechanisms controlling isotopic compositions in tropical rainfall. Here, we present a near-continuous 6-month record of O- and H-isotope compositions in both water vapour and daily rainfall from Northeast Australia measured by laser spectroscopy. The data set spans both wet and dry seasons to help address a significant data and knowledge gap in the southern hemisphere tropics. We interpret the isotopic records for water vapour and rainfall in the context of contemporaneous meteorological observations. Surface air moisture provided near-continuous tracking of the links between isotopic variations and meteorological events on local to regional spatial scales. Power spectrum analysis of the isotopic variation showed a range of significant periodicities, from hourly to monthly scales, and cross-wavelet analysis identified significant regions of common power for hourly averaged water vapour isotopic composition and relative humidity, wind direction, and solar radiation. Relative humidity had the greatest subdiurnal influence on isotopic composition. On longer timescales (weeks to months), isotope variability was strongly correlated with both wind direction and relative humidity. The high-frequency records showed diurnal isotopic variations in O- and H-isotope compositions due to local dew formation and, for deuterium excess, as a result of evapotranspiration. Several significant negative isotope anomalies on a daily scale were associated with the activity of regional mesoscale convective systems and the occurrence of two tropical cyclones. Calculated air parcel back trajectories identified the predominant moisture transport paths from the Southwest Pacific Ocean, whereas moisture transport from northerly directions occurred mainly during the wet season monsoonal airflow. Water vapour isotope compositions reflected the same meteorological events as recorded in rainfall isotopes but provided much more detailed and continuous information on atmospheric moisture cycling than the intermittent isotopic record provided by rainfall. Improved global coverage of stable isotope data for atmospheric water vapour is likely to improve simulations of future changes to climate drivers of the hydrological cycle.  相似文献   

Towards an integrated arid zone water management using simulation-based optimisation   总被引：5，自引：3，他引：2  

Jens Grundmann  Niels Schütze  Gerd H. Schmitz  Saif Al-Shaqsi 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2012,65(5):1381-1394

For ensuring both optimal sustainable water resources management and long-term planning in a changing arid environment, we propose an integrated Assessment-, Prognoses-, Planning- and Management tool (APPM). The new APPM integrates the complex interactions of the strongly nonlinear meteorological, hydrological and agricultural phenomena, considering the socio-economic aspects. It aims at achieving best possible solutions for water allocation, groundwater storage and withdrawals including saline water management together with a substantial increase of the water use efficiency employing novel optimisation strategies for irrigation control and scheduling. To obtain a robust and fast operation of the water management system, it unites process modeling with artificial intelligence tools and evolutionary optimisation techniques for managing both water quality and quantity. We demonstrate some key components of our methodology by an exemplary application to the south Al-Batinah region in the Sultanate of Oman which is affected by saltwater intrusion into a coastal aquifer due to excessive groundwater withdrawal for irrigated agriculture. We show the effectiveness and functionality of a new simulation-based water management system for the optimisation and evaluation of different irrigation practices, crop pattern and resulting abstraction scenarios. The results of several optimisation runs indicate that due to contradicting objectives, such as profit-oriented agriculture versus aquifer sustainability only a multi-objective optimisation can provide sustainable solutions for the management of the water resources in respect of the environment as well as the socio-economic development.  相似文献