Book reviews     

J. M. Solanes  Gianni Comoretto 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1995,63(2):241-244

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A study of the climatic regimes of the Pleistocene using a stochastic resonance model     

Gianni Matteucci 《Climate Dynamics》1991,6(2):67-81

A global energy balance model employing the stochastic resonance mechanism, previously used to explain the climatic variability of the late Pleistocene, has now been extended to account for the climatic variations over the full Pleistocene. The possibility that extremely long-term changes (of the order of millions of years) in the boundary conditions of the climate system have altered the response of the Pleistocene climate to the external orbital forcing has been investigated. It is shown that, by slowly changing the only free parameter of the model, the system can undergo a pitchfork bifurcation. The bifurcation point separates a linear regime (identified with the early Pleistocene climate) from a strongly nonlinear regime (the late Pleistocene) where the stochastic resonance mechanism produces rapid and symmetric transitions between the two stable steady states of the system. The main differences in the dynamic features of the two regimes are the change in amplitude of the oscillations, the relative importance of the stochastic forcing, the change in shape of the probability distribution, and the corresponding change in the power centered around the 100000 year cycle: in qualitative agreement with the observed geological record. With the introduction of the external orbital forcing, now spectrally complete and included without requiring any additional hypothesis, the model reproduces the previous results, namely the good correlation with the isotopic record, the appearance of the dominant spectral peaks, as well as the redness of the power spectrum. In particular, it is shown that the orbital forcing in eccentricity acts as a pacemaker of the major glacial cycles of the late Pleistocene through the mechanism of stochastic resonance. A stochastic sensitivity analysis is then applied to validate the significance of the results and to investigate the predictability of the climate system over the time-scales of the orbital cycles.  相似文献   

Fast large-scale reionization simulations     

Rajat M. Thomas  Saleem Zaroubi  Benedetta Ciardi  reas H. Pawlik  Panagiotis Labropoulos  Vibor Jeli&#;  Gianni Bernardi  Michiel A. Brentjens  A. G. de Bruyn  Geraint J. A. Harker  Leon V. E. Koopmans  Garrelt Mellema  V. N. Pandey  Joop Schaye  Sarod Yatawatta 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,393(1):32-48

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Non-parametric foreground subtraction for 21-cm epoch of reionization experiments     

Geraint Harker  Saleem Zaroubi  Gianni Bernardi  Michiel A. Brentjens  A. G. de Bruyn  Benedetta Ciardi  Vibor Jeli&#;  Leon V. E. Koopmans  Panagiotis Labropoulos  Garrelt Mellema  ré Offringa  V. N. Pandey  Joop Schaye  Rajat M. Thomas  Sarod Yatawatta 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,397(2):1138-1152

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Coincidence of cadmium and antibiotic resistance in New York Bight apex benthic microorganisms     

M.A Devanas  C.D Litchfield  C McClean  J Gianni 《Marine pollution bulletin》1980,11(9):264-269

Microorganisms resistant to 1–500 ppm cadmium were isolated over an 11 month period from sediments at the sewage sludge, dredge spoils and industrial acid waste disposal sites, as well as at an estuarine outflow to the New York Bight apex. Tests for antibiotic resistance in these isolates revealed that 94% of the isolates were resistant to one or more antibiotics and that 91% of the original isolates could be characterized by multiple drug resistance. Different selective pressures may account for the various genera and antimicrobial resistance patterns observed. The possibility of extrachromosomal linkage of cadmium and streptomycin resistance is discussed.  相似文献   

Spécificités hydrogéologiques des hautes vallées alpines: Exemple de la Haute-Sarine (Suisse)     

Julien Vaudan  Aurèle Parriaux  Laurent Tacher  Gianni della Valle 《Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae》2005,98(3):371-383

The alpine valley of the Haute-Sarine is on several accounts representative of the alluvial aquifers of mountain by its very environment and its hydrogeologic characteristics. The investigations and the analysis carried out within the framework of this study enabled us to improve knowledge on the Quaternary filling of the valley and to highlight the preferential supplies of the aquifer by infiltration of the river and precipitations and also by the underground contributions of evaporitic karsts. We also could note the opulence of groundwater resources of the Haute-Sarine both from the qualitative and the quantitative points of view. The knowledge of these typical characteristics of alluvial aquifers of high altitude allowed finally the development of a concept of management and protection of groundwater resources that falls under a sustainable development policy of the groundwater storage in the alpine areas. Manuscrit re?u le 4 février 2003 Révision acceptée le 30 mars 2005  相似文献   

A study on off-fault aftershock pattern at N-Adria microplate     

Gianni Bressan  Carla Barnaba  Andrea Magrin  Giuliana Rossi 《Journal of Seismology》2018,22(4):863-881

The spatial features of the aftershock sequences triggered by three moderate magnitude events with coda-duration magnitudes 4.1, 5.1 and 5.6, which occurred in Northeastern Italy and Western Slovenia, were investigated. The fractal dimension and the orientations of the planar features fitting the hypocentral data have been inferred. The spatial organization is articulated through two temporal phases. The first phase is characterized by the decreasing of the fractal dimension and by vertically oriented planes fitting the hypocentral foci. The second phase is marked by an increase of the fractal dimension and by the activation of different planes, with more widespread orientation. The aftershock temporal distribution is analysed with a model based on a static fatigue process. The process is favoured by the decrease of the overburden pressure, the sharp variations of the mechanical properties of the medium and the unclamping effect resulting from positive normal stress changes caused by the mainshock stress step.  相似文献   

Attenuation tomography: An application to gas-hydrate and free-gas detection   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Giuliana Rossi  Davide Gei  Gualtiero Böhm  Gianni Madrussani  José M. Carcione 《Geophysical Prospecting》2007,55(5):655-669

We estimate the quality factor (Q) from seismic reflections by using a tomographic inversion algorithm based on the frequency‐shift method. The algorithm is verified with a synthetic case and is applied to offshore data, acquired at western Svalbard, to detect the presence of bottom‐simulating reflectors (BSR) and gas hydrates. An array of 20 ocean‐bottom seismographs has been used. The combined use of traveltime and attenuation tomography provides a 3D velocity–Q cube, which can be used to map the spatial distribution of the gas‐hydrate concentration and free‐gas saturation. In general, high P‐wave velocity and quality factor indicate the presence of solid hydrates and low P‐wave velocity and quality factor correspond to free‐gas bearing sediments. The Q‐values vary between 200 and 25, with higher values (150–200) above the BSR and lower values below the BSR (25–40). These results seem to confirm that hydrates cement the grains, and attenuation decreases with increasing hydrate concentration.  相似文献   

Magnitude–distance relations for earthquake-induced landslides in Greece     

Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos  Areti Plessa 《Engineering Geology》2000,58(3-4):377-386

A data set of 47 earthquake-induced landslides occurring in Greece from AD 1650 to 1995 has been compiled, and the landslide distribution has been examined. The spatial distribution indicates landslides occurrence almost everywhere in Greece with the exception of the north Greek mainland, which is likely due to the low occurrence frequency of large earthquakes. The earthquake magnitude, M_s, ranges between 5.3 and 7.9, while the main bulk of events falls within the range 7.5≥M_s≥5.3 with peaks at M_s=6.4 and 6.7. The upper bound of the maximum epicentral distance, R_e, from a reported landslide has been approximated by the line log(R_e)=−2.98+0.75M_s for M_s≥5.3, which is compatible with curves proposed world-wide and constitutes a realistic solution at least for hazard assessment purposes. We discuss the importance of the results for assessing hazards from earthquake-induced landslides and for calculating focal parameters of historical earthquakes.  相似文献   

Vulnerability study on a large industrial area using satellite remotely sensed images     

Barbara Borzi  Fabio Dell��Acqua  Marta Faravelli  Paolo Gamba  Gianni Lisini  Mauro Onida  Diego Polli 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2011,9(2):675-690

The aim of this paper is to disseminate knowledge in the seismic science community about a possible tool which is not largely popular, despite its potential usefulness. In this paper it will be shown how satellite remotely sensed images may represent a powerful source of information where traditional sources of information are unable to deliver it, or at least to do so timely. Even when traditional information flow can ensure delivery, an advantage may still be found in terms of sooner availability and smaller amount of labour required. In the case shown here a vulnerability study was made on a vast industrial area in the gulf of Siracusa, Sicily, Italy. A series of concurrent factors made it particularly troublesome to obtain information on the structures found in the site (tanks, pipes, chimneys, roads, ...), required to suitably carry out the study. Satellite images were then acquired to obtain the information needed. Processing of the images was carried out relying on in-house software formerly developed for similar information extraction issues, and integrated with new, specifically developed elements, some pieces of information were obtained useful for seismic risk evaluation. In particular, location, footprint, elevation of significant structures (e.g. tanks, chimneys) could be evaluated, obtaining results in a format compatible with the most widespread GIS (Geographic Information System) standards. Such compatibility allowed a considerable savings on labour time required to lay a GIS of the area, which is a fundamental tool for risk and vulnerability analyses.  相似文献