利用大地电磁资料对玄武岩成像的可行性     

Dhananjai Pandey　Lucy MacGregor　Martin Sinha　Satish Singh 《应用地球物理》2008,5(1):74-82

The magnetotelluric （MT） method has been among the favorite supporting tools for seismic imaging of sub-salt and sub-basalt targets. In this paper we present an example from Kachchh, India （where basaltic rocks overlie Mesozoic sedimentary rocks）, and discuss the feasibility of using MT method as an exploration tool in this geological setting. Our results highlight the difference in magnetotelluric response caused by the thin intrabasalt layering. The key issue addressed in this paper is what MT can and cannot provide in such geological settings. First, we compute apparent resistivity and phase response curves using representative resistivity-depth models and borehole data from the study area. Later, we compare these results to assess the plausibility of using MT to image the sub-volcanic sediments at Kachchh. Finally, we substantiate our discussion through one-dimensional inversion of the field observed MT data from this region that exhibits poor sensitivity of MT for thin basalt layers.  相似文献   

Water Quality of the River Yamuna in the Delhi Stretch: Key Determinants and Management Issues   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Chaman Trisal  Tanveera Tabassum  Ritesh Kumar 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2008,36(3):306-314

The assessment of water quality of the River Yamuna in the Delhi stretch was carried out by determining changes in the concentration levels of 19 physico‐chemical parameters. It was observed that vegetation plays an important role in acting as a biological sink for mineral nutrients, thereby restoring the water quality. It is proposed that restoration of the inundation pattern of floodplains would greatly help in re‐aeration of the overlying water and re‐absorption of pollutants through mud/water exchanges.  相似文献   

Biofilm Formation by Microorganisms Isolated from Paper Mill Effluent and its Public Health Implications     

Priyanka Lal  Vishnu Agarwal  Parul Pruthi  Swaranjit Singh Cameotra  Vikas Pruthi 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2008,36(12):963-968

The microbiological assessment of biofilm formation from paper mill effluent discharged through a pipeline revealed a maximum microbial count for Pseudomonas (5·10⁶ cfu/mL) followed by Staphylococcus (4·10⁶ cfu/mL), Bacillus (8.2·10⁵ cfu/mL), Burkholderia (7.2·10⁵ cfu/mL), Enterobacter (5.3·10⁴ cfu/mL), Acinetobacter (4.1·10³ cfu/mL), Alcaligenes (1.2·10² cfu/mL) and Klebsiella (0.8·10² cfu/mL) species. Among these species, the maximum biofilm formation was observed after 24 h of incubation by Pseudomonas sp. using a crystal violet (CV) assay. This isolate was later identified by 16S rRNA amplification to be Pseudomonas aeruginosa PME1. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of P. aeruginosa PME1 in the biofilm showed a reduction in total carbohydrate content (42%) with increased protein (9.0%), hexosamine (3.0%) and uronic acid (1.7%) content as compared to its planktonic form. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that P. aeruginosa PME1 biofilms were 17, 24, 27, 30, and 32 times more resistant to cefotaxime, imipenem, ceftazidime, tazobactam and piperacillin, respectively, than their free flowing counterparts.  相似文献   

Aeromagnetic anomalies uncover the Precambrian basement in the Chhattisgarh basin area,Central India     

Bahadur Ram  Nagendra Pratap Singh  A. S. Krishna Murthy 《Acta Geophysica》2008,56(4):982-993

This paper presents aeromagnetic images for the Chhattisgarh basin region, in Central India, to provide a new window on Precambrian basement geology and structure. On the basis of aeromagnetic patterns, the Chhattisgarh basin is sub-divided into a northern low (negative) anomaly zone and a southern high (positive) anomaly zone. The northern portion of the main Chhattisgarh basin has been further divided into two subbasins, the Hirri sub-basin in the west, and Baradwar sub-basin in the east. A prominent negative anomaly delineates a NW-SE trending greenstone belt separating these sub-basins. Positive magnetic anomalies delineate the extent of the Dongargarh granite and equivalents, while the weak magnetic anomaly in the southeast of the Dongargarh granite and equivalents reflect granulite gneisses of the Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt. By applying the reduced-to-the-equator filter we enhanced the possible magnetic sources and structural lineaments within the Chhattisgarh basin. A new sketch map of structural elements was then compiled from aeromagnetic interpretation over the Chhattisgarh basin area. It includes possible faults, folds and an inferred lithological boundary.  相似文献   

Site index model for Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. (Bignoniaceae) plantations in a hot arid region of India     

V.P. Tewari  B. Singh 《Journal of Arid Environments》2009,73(4-5):590-593

Tecomella undulata is an important indigenous tree species found in the hot desert areas of Rajasthan State in India. Data from 22 sample plots were used to model the dominant height growth of T. undulata. Four algebraic difference form equations were compared to select the best model. Autocorrelation was modeled as a first-order autoregressive process. The models were evaluated based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. The Payandeh and Wang's model, which is a base-age invariant polymorphic equation derived as a constrained version of the Chapman–Richards function, produced the best results. With this model, site index can be explicitly determined through direct evaluation of the functions and there is no need for iterative numerical evaluation methods. The model is applicable regardless of the choice of rotation age. The Payandeh and Wang's model is recommended for site classification and dominant height prediction in T. undulata stands in the hot desert of Rajasthan State in India.  相似文献   

Biogeochemical records of paleoenvironmental changes in Nainital Lake,Kumaun Himalayas,India   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Preetam Choudhary  Joyanto Routh  Govind J. Chakrapani  Bhishm Kumar 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2009,42(4):571-586

Rapid urbanization and increased tourism around Nainital Lake in the Kumaun Himalayan region in north India has raised concerns about sediment and water pollution. Lead-210 dated sediment cores from the lake represent ~95 years of accumulation and yield a mean sedimentation rate of ~4.7 mm year⁻¹. Total organic carbon (TOC), percent N and S and their atomic C/N and C/S ratios, stable isotopes (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N, and δ³⁴S), and specific biomarkers (n-alkanes and pigments) were measured in the core. Organic matter is primarily derived from in-lake algal production and TOC flux varies from 1.0 to 3.5 g m⁻² year⁻¹. Sediments are anoxic (Eh −328 to −187 mV) and have low (0.10–0.30 g m⁻² year⁻¹) N, but high (0.37–1.0 g m⁻² year⁻¹) S flux. Shifts in δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N, and δ³⁴S suggest in-lake microbial processes dominated by denitrification and sulfate reduction. The sediments are dominated by short-chain hydrocarbons with low Carbon Preference Index values. The pigments indicate a gradual shift to cyanobacterial domination of the phytoplankton community in recent years. Despite an increase in external input of nutrients, the trophic state of the lake has remained largely unchanged, and the perceived human-induced impacts are limited.  相似文献   

A parallel evolutionary strategy based simulation–optimization approach for solving groundwater source identification problems     

Baha Y. Mirghani  Kumar G. Mahinthakumar  Michael E. Tryby  Ranji S. Ranjithan  Emily M. Zechman 《Advances in water resources》2009

Groundwater characterization involves the resolution of unknown system characteristics from observation data, and is often classified as an inverse problem. Inverse problems are difficult to solve due to natural ill-posedness and computational intractability. Here we adopt the use of a simulation–optimization approach that couples a numerical pollutant-transport simulation model with evolutionary search algorithms for solution of the inverse problem. In this approach, the numerical transport model is solved iteratively during the evolutionary search. This process can be computationally intensive since several hundreds to thousands of forward model evaluations are typically required for solution. Given the potential computational intractability of such a simulation–optimization approach, parallel computation is employed to ease and enable the solution of such problems. In this paper, several variations of a groundwater source identification problem is examined in terms of solution quality and computational performance. The computational experiments were performed on the TeraGrid cluster available at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The results demonstrate the performance of the parallel simulation–optimization approach in terms of solution quality and computational performance.  相似文献   

与2005年10月8日巴基斯坦地震有关的超低频幅度异常     

V·Kushwah  V·Singh  B·Singh  陈传华 《世界地震译丛》2009,(4):21-29

自2002年9月起,在阿格拉布设了由三分量感应式磁力仪（f=0．01～30Hz）组成的观测系统,监测与地震有关的超低频磁场辐射信息。大量的数据显示,正常情况下,三分量（Bx,By,Bz依次代表的方向是北南、东西和垂直向）的振幅都比较低,在0．01-0．3nT之间。偶尔也会发现By和Bz分量增强到0.3～2nT的现象（Bx分量最小）。这种增强大多对应地震的发生,By和Bz分量信号的增强分别对应阿格拉的东北（或南北）和西北方向的地震。不久前,就发现了Bz分量的增强与2005年10月8日发生在阿格拉西北900km的穆扎法拉巴德（巴基斯坦）大地震（M=7．7）之间存在这种对应关系。经研究2005年10月整月期间发生的太阳耀斑和磁暴,发现幅度增强与这些事件负相关。这就得到一个令人感兴趣的结果：这种幅度的增强是地震前兆现象,该前兆现象首先出现在震前约10天的9月27～30日,其次出现在震前的前3天,即2005年10月5日。通过对2005年9月17～10月29日之间的数据进行前后15天的平均（m）和标准偏差（m±2a）统计分析,可以证实这种信号是地震前兆信号。前兆信号强度上的增强,还可以从数据的小波分析结果中观察到。从数据的时频谱和功率谱分析显示信号增强发生在2Hz和7～8Hz,并且极化分析显示这是从下面传播而来的信号。  相似文献   

Observations of peculiar sporadic sodium structures and their relation with wind variations     

S. Sridharan  P. Vishnu Prasanth  Y. Bhavani Kumar  Geetha Ramkumar  S. Sathishkumar  K. Raghunath 《Journal of Atmospheric and Solar》2009,71(5):575-582

Resonance lidar observations of sodium density in the upper mesosphere region over Gadanki (13.5°N, 79.2°E) rarely show complex structures with rapid enhancements of sodium density, completely different from normal sporadic sodium structures. The hourly averaged meteor radar zonal winds over Trivandrum (8.5°N, 76.5°E) show an eastward shear with altitude during the nights, when these events are formed. As suggested by Kane et al. [2001. Joint observations of sodium enhancements and field-aligned ionospheric irregularities. Geophysical Research Letters 28, 1375–1378], our observations show that the complex structures may be formed due to Kelvin–Helmholtz instability, which can occur in the region of strong wind shear.  相似文献   

Drought characterization: a probabilistic approach   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

A. K. Mishra  V. P. Singh  V. R. Desai 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2009,23(1):41-55

Using the alternative renewable process and run theory, this study investigates the distribution of drought interval time, mean drought interarrival time, joint probability density function and transition probabilities of drought events in the Kansabati River basin in India. The standardized precipitation index series is employed in the investigation. The time interval of SPI is found to have a significant effect of the probabilistic characteristics of drought.  相似文献