Impact of human activities on the central Mediterranean offshore: Evidence from Hg distribution in box-core sediments from the Ionian Sea   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Rossella Di Leonardo  Adriana Bellanca  Massimo Angelone  Marcella Leonardi  Rodolfo Neri 《Applied Geochemistry》2008,23(12):3756-3766

Total Hg concentrations have been measured for five box-core sediments collected seawards of the Augusta industrial area (SE Sicily). In more coastal sediments, upcore increasing Hg concentrations, exceeding the Hg background concentration estimated for the Strait of Sicily, indicate Hg contamination over time due to the industrial area development. Strong correlation between total organic C (TOC) and Hg concentrations was found only for core BX2, that displays organic C to total N (C/N) ratios indicative of autochthonous organic matter. For other sediments, high Hg enrichment factors with respect to TOC indicate, in addition to Hg trapping by TOC, other factors as responsible for Hg accumulation. In the presence of some contribution of detrital organic matter, Hg is mainly adsorbed onto the mineral component of the bottom sediments probably because TOC is saturated by Hg excess. Contaminant impact affected also the open sea environment. Main drivers of Hg flux towards the offshore were dredged materials, which repeatedly discharged sediment, resulting in substantial increases in TOC contents and high C/N ratios. Consistent with the geochemistry of recent turbidites, these anomalous sedimentary inputs induced sediment redox environment modifications, constrained by Mn peaks, which affected Hg distribution.  相似文献   

New stratigraphical data on the Middle-Late Jurassic biosiliceous sediments from the Sicanian basin, Western Sicily (Italy)     

Marco Chiari  Pietro Di Stefano  Guido Parisi 《Swiss Journal of Geoscience》2008,101(2):415-429

The reported data present the stratigraphy of several sections across a Middle-Late Jurassic Radiolaritic Unit, well exposed in different thrust sheets pertaining to the Maghrebian chain of Southwestern Sicily. The aim was to define the chronostratigraphical distribution of the Jurassic biosiliceous sedimentation in the Sicanian palaeogeographical zone, a deep water basin belonging to the Southern Tethys continental margin. The radiolarian biostratigraphy indicates that the switching from carbonate to siliceous sedimentation in the Sicanian Basin is referable to the Bajocian, as shown by the section of Campofiorito, near Corleone. The biostratigraphical dataset allows the correlation between the onset of biosiliceous sedimentation and the fall of biodiversity in the Sicanian basin with the carbonate productivity crisis, indicated by the highest eutrophication that affected Western Tethys during Middle Jurassic times. Editorial handling: J.-P. Billon-Bruyat & M. Chiari (Guest)  相似文献   

Morphological, bathymetric and sedimentological surveys used to assess the coastline defensive measures     

A. Di Matteo  M. Milli Ph.D. 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2008,5(3):415-424

This paper outlines the results of a study recently carried out on the western coast of the Sestri Levante peninsula (Eastern Liguria-Italy), aiming to assess the effects of newly accomplished defensive measures against coastal erosion: the accretion of the beach with natural sand and its protection with artificial structures orthogonal and parallel to the shoreline. Through conventional and more innovative methodologies (respectively single beam echo sounders and global positioning system) the research work has resulted in a new evaluation of the morphological, bathymetric and sedimentological features that make up this shoreline and its volumetrical change over the century. The survey and the research carried out on the studied area have enabled us to give a more detailed picture of the evolution of the littoral, to assess the possible use of “non-traditional” techniques of beach development monitoring, to evaluate the volumetric variations of the emerged and submerged beaches, to establish the sedimentological activity of the beach after the latest nourishment measures, and finally, to verify the effectiveness of the protection measures implemented on this coastline. The acquired data have been stored in the database and a geographic information system has been used to process, analyze, and evaluate the results. The main findings show that the latest intervention has brought about a new phase in the evolution of the coastline, giving rise to a new pseudo-balanced condition. The re-distribution of materials used for the beach nourishment, leads us to believe that the defence underwater barrier has only partially worked. The main conclusion for a correct coastal zone management underline the necessity to plan local and more wide monitoring during at least 8–10 consecutive years.  相似文献   

The Eldgjá eruption: timing,long-range impacts and influence on the Christianisation of Iceland     

Clive Oppenheimer  Andy Orchard  Markus Stoffel  Timothy P. Newfield  Sébastien Guillet  Christophe Corona  Michael Sigl  Nicola Di Cosmo  Ulf Büntgen 《Climatic change》2018,147(3-4):369-381

The Eldgjá lava flood is considered Iceland’s largest volcanic eruption of the Common Era. While it is well established that it occurred after the Settlement of Iceland (circa 874 CE), the date of this great event has remained uncertain. This has hampered investigation of the eruption’s impacts, if any, on climate and society. Here, we use high-temporal resolution glaciochemical records from Greenland to show that the eruption began in spring 939 CE and continued, at least episodically, until at least autumn 940 CE. Contemporary chronicles identify the spread of a remarkable haze in 939 CE, and tree ring-based reconstructions reveal pronounced northern hemisphere summer cooling in 940 CE, consistent with the eruption’s high yield of sulphur to the atmosphere. Consecutive severe winters and privations may also be associated with climatic effects of the volcanic aerosol veil. Iceland’s formal conversion to Christianity dates to 999/1000 CE, within two generations or so of the Eldgjá eruption. The end of the pagan pantheon is foretold in Iceland’s renowned medieval poem, V?luspá (‘the prophecy of the seeress’). Several lines of the poem describe dramatic eruptive activity and attendant meteorological effects in an allusion to the fiery terminus of the pagan gods. We suggest that they draw on first-hand experiences of the Eldgjá eruption and that this retrospection of harrowing volcanic events in the poem was intentional, with the purpose of stimulating Iceland’s Christianisation over the latter half of the tenth century.  相似文献   

春季西亚地表热力异常与初夏东北冷涡活动年代际变化的联系     

王迪  陈海山  赵昶昱 《大气科学》2018,42(1):70-80

基于1979~2015年中国月平均站点温度资料,计算了初夏东北冷涡指数,分析了初夏东北冷涡活动的年代际变化特征。在此基础上,进一步探讨了东北初夏冷涡活动与春季西亚地表热力异常之间的可能联系,并初步讨论了前期西亚地表热力异常影响东北初夏冷涡活动的可能过程。结果表明:（1）1979~2015年间,初夏东北冷涡强度表现出明显的年代际变化特征,2000年前,冷涡活动总体偏强,之后总体减弱。（2）春季西亚地表热力状况在2000年前后也发生了明显的年代际转变:2000年前总体偏冷,之后明显偏暖。（3）春季西亚地区的地表热力异常与东北冷涡活动的在年代际尺度上联系密切。西亚地表异常偏冷,东北冷涡活动偏强;而西亚地表异常偏暖对应了偏弱的冷涡活动。初步分析发现,西亚地表热力因子可能通过影响大气环流分布并通过遥相关型影响我国初夏东北地区冷涡,当然相关的机理还有待深入分析。  相似文献   

高速公路雾灾风险区划模型     

曲晓黎  张娣  郭蕊  赵增保  武辉芹  范俊红  齐宇超  张成伟 《气象科技》2018,46(1):189-193

运用2011年12月至2015年11月河北省11条高速公路沿线156套交通气象监测站资料、142个国家气象站雾灾资料、因雾造成的交通事故和封闭管制资料、高速公路日均车流量、路网密度等资料,基于致灾因子危险性、承灾体空间脆弱性以及承灾体易损性3个方面建立了高速公路雾灾风险区划模型,并绘制河北省高速公路雾灾风险区划图。结果发现:(1)河北北部地区、西部山区、沧州沿海地区的高速公路雾灾风险等级较低,而东部和南部平原地区的高速公路雾灾风险等级较高,可为交通安全管理部门提供一定的参考依据;(2)在相同区域内,局地浓雾多发、交通事故多发、大范围雾日多都可造成高速公路雾灾风险等级升高。  相似文献   

An improvement of soil temperature simulations on the Tibetan Plateau     

SiQiong Luo  BoLi Chen  ShiHua Lyu  XueWei Fang  JingYuan Wang  XianHong Meng  LunYu Shang  ShaoYing Wang  Di Ma 《寒旱区科学》2018,10(1):80-94

The simulation of soil temperature on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays a dominant role in the performance of both global climate and numerical weather forecast models. To improve the simulation of soil temperature on the TP, the Johansen soil thermal conductivity parameterization scheme was introduced into Community Land Model 3.5 (CLM3.5) and Regional Climatic Model 4 (RegCM4). The improved CLM3.5 and RegCM4-CLM were utilized to conduct offline and regional simulation experiments on the TP. Comparison of the new and old schemes revealed that CLM3.5 provides high thermal conductivity parameters of mineral soil solid on the TP. The Johansen scheme is more practical for the TP than the soil thermal conductivity parameterization in CLM3.5. The simulation of soil temperature and liquid water content was improved in offline experiment. The improved parameterization scheme can also reduce the simulation error of soil temperature in winter throughout the entire TP.  相似文献   

REDD+ politics in the media: a case from Nepal     

Dil B. Khatri  Thuy Thu Pham  Monica Di Gregorio  Rahul Karki  Naya S. Paudel  Maria Brockhaus  Ramesh Bhushal 《Climatic change》2016,138(1-2):309-323

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Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia     

Tim Cronin  Levania Santoso  Monica Di Gregorio  Maria Brockhaus  Sofi Mardiah  Efrian Muharrom 《Climatic change》2016,137(1-2):57-70

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前冬澳大利亚周边海温与我国长江流域夏季降水的联系     

董祝雷  任保华  郑建秋  卢国阳  徐迪 《大气科学》2016,40(6):1273-1283

利用1980～2012年Hadley中心的HadISST再分析海温资料、美国NCEP/NCAR月平均再分析资料和中国160站月平均降水资料,研究了前冬澳大利亚周边海温与长江流域夏季降水关系。研究表明,澳大利亚周边冬季逐月海表温度距平（SSTA）EOF分解第一模态具有全区一致模形式,澳大利亚周边海温一致模具有季节持续性,可从前一年冬季一直维持到当年的夏季。用Ni?o3.4指数剔除海温场中ENSO线性信号后,表明澳大利亚周边海温一致模可能是独立于ENSO位相的区域局地现象。基于冬季澳大利亚周边海温一致模形式,定义了表征长江流域夏季降水一致模指数（CMI）,对长江流域夏季降水具有一定的短期预测意义。澳大利亚周边海温一致模与长江流域夏季降水显著相关,一方面是因为澳大利亚周边海温异常能激发南北半球遥相关,造成西太平洋副热带高压异常,从而影响长江流域夏季降水;另一方面,澳大利亚周边海温异常导致热带地区南北半球对流异常,尤其使得菲律宾周边地区的对流活动异常,进而造成长江流域夏季降水异常。  相似文献