Assessment of gas hydrate and free gas distribution on the South Shetland margin (Antarctica) based on multichannel seismic reflection data   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Emanuele Lodolo  Angelo Camerlenghi  Gianni Madrussani  Umberta Tinivella  Giuliana Rossi 《Geophysical Journal International》2002,148(1):103-119

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Orbital forcing in a stochastic resonance model of the Late-Pleistocene climatic variations     

Gianni Matteucci 《Climate Dynamics》1989,3(4):179-190

Applying a number of simplifying assumptions, we have used a zero-dimensional energy balance climate model (EBM) of the Budyko-Sellers type to investigate the degree to which the climatic variability of the Late Pleistocene can be explained by the mechanism of stochastic resonance. As a logical extension of an earlier version of this model we have included a more complete representation for the orbital forcings to show that a reasonably good agreement with the paleoclimatic record can be obtained. This zerodimensional EBM is appealing because of its simplicity and its ability to reproduce some of the most striking qualitative features of the observed climatic variability with a very limited number of parameters, several of which can be derived from either the observations or general circulation model (GCM) simulations of ice-age conditions.  相似文献   

Chemistry and sulfur isotopic composition of precipitation at Bologna, Italy   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Pasquale Panettiere  Gianni Cortecci  Enrico Dinelli  Alberto Bencini  Massimo Guidi 《Applied Geochemistry》2000,15(10):2127

Individual and monthly precipitation samples from the polluted atmosphere of Bologna (Emilia-Romagna province) were collected during March 1996 to May 1997 and analyzed for major ions in solution and S isotopes in dissolved SO₄.Weighted mean enrichment factors relative to seawater are found to be 1.0 for Na, 15.2 for K, 105 for Ca, 3.3 for Mg, 17.3 for SO₄ and 663 for HCO⁻₃. Very good positive correlations are observed for the Ca²⁺–Mg²⁺–HCO⁻₃–SO²⁻₄–NO⁻₃ system, indicating that dissolution of Ca (±Mg)-carbonate particles by H₂SO₄ and HNO₃ from combustion of oil and gas is a major process controlling the chemical composition of rain and snow. Na⁺ and Cl⁻ in monthly precipitation derive essentially from sea spray, but the contribution of Na⁺ from continental sources is appreciable in a number of individual rains. NH⁺₄ appears to be on average more abundant in spring and summer precipitation, its main sources being microbial activity in soils and application of fertilizers. K⁺ is probably of continental origin from soil dust.The S isotopic composition of SO₄ is systematically positive, with mean δ³⁴S values of +3.2±1.6‰ (n=40) in individual precipitation and +2.8±1.4‰ (n=12) in monthly precipitation. These isotopic compositions are interpreted in terms of a dominant contribution of S from anthropogenic emissions and subordinate contributions from biogenic and marine sources. Pollutant SO₄ is estimated to have a δ³⁴S value in the range +2.5 to +4.5‰, whereas a distinctive δ³⁴S of −4.5‰ or lower indicates SO₄ from oxidation of biogenic gases.The isotopic and chemical compositions of SO₄ do not depend on wind direction, thus testifying to a mostly local source for pollutant S in the Bologna atmosphere.  相似文献   

Crop yield model validation for Cameroon     

Munang Tingem  Mike Rivington  Gianni Bellocchi  Jeremy Colls 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2009,96(3-4):275-280

A crop simulation model must first be capable of representing the actual performance of crops grown in any region before it can be applied to the prediction of climate variability and change impacts. A cropping systems model (CropSyst) simulations of crop productivity in the sub-Saharan Central African (using Cameroon as the case study) region, under the current climate were compared with observed yields of maize, sorghum, groundnut, bambara groundnut and soybean from eight sites. The model produced both over-and-under estimates, but with a mean percentage difference of only –2.8%, ranging from –0.6% to –4.5%. Based on these results, we judged the CropSyst simulations sufficiently reliable to justify use of the model in assessing crop growth vulnerability to climatic changes in Cameroon and else where.  相似文献   

New photometric models of galactic evolution applied to the HDF     

Gian Luigi Granato  Laura Silva  Luigi Danese  Giulia Rodighiero  Alberto Franceschini  Gianni Fasano  Alessandro Bressan 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2001,276(2-4):973-978

We summarize our modelling of galaxy photometric evolution (the GRASIL code). By including the effects of dust grains and PAH molecules in a two-phase clumpy medium, where clumps are associated with star-forming regions, we reproduce the observed UV to radio SEDs of galaxies with star formation rates from zero to several hundred M _⊙ yr^-1.GRASIL is a powerful tool for investigating star formation, the initial mass function and the supernova rate in nearby starbursts and normal galaxies, as well as for predicting the evolution of luminosity functions of different types of galaxies at wavelengths covering six decades. It may be interfaced with any device to provide the star formation and metallicity histories of a galaxy. As an application, we have investigated the properties of early-type galaxies in the HDF, tracking the contribution of this population to the cosmic star formation history, which has a broad peak between z = 1.5 and 4.To explain the absence of objects at z ≳ 1.3, we suggest a sequence of dust-enshrouded merger-driven starbursts in the first few Gyr of galaxy lifetimes. We are at present working on a complementary sample of late-type objects selected in a similar way. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Climate control on snowfall days in peninsular Italy     

Nazzareno Diodato  Gianni Bellocchi 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2020,140(3):951-961

The advent of instrumental and digital weather observatories has not eliminated the substantial gaps within surface meteorological time series. In particular, the lack of long-term homogeneous snowfall records may be a major impediment for hydrologic studies. We tested the hypothesis that reliable estimates of snowy days per year (SDY) can be produced for peninsular Italy, based on weather and site measurements from a limited set of stations centrally located in the Central Mediterranean Area. The core weather data are those from three observatories: Naples (40° 51′ N, 14° 15′ E, 150 m a.s.l.), Rome (41° 53′ N, 12° 28′ E, 100 m a.s.l.) and Montevergine (40° 56′ N, 14° 43′ E, 1280 m a.s.l.). A linear multivariate regression model (LMRM) was developed with candidate predictors (elevation, snowfall days and winter temperatures) for SDY reconstructions in the Benevento Valley (calibration site), whose homogenised SDY time series covers the period 1869–2018 (the longest in Southern Italy, extending back to 1832 thanks to documentary proxies but with missing values from 1911 to 1949). Three validation sites across peninsular Italy were considered: Vesuvius (40° 49′ N, 14° 24′ E, 605 m a.s.l.), Perugia (43° 05′ N, 12° 30′ E, 205 m a.s.l.) and Padua (45° 23′ N, 11° 51′ E, 15 m a.s.l.). The percent relative mean absolute error (%RMAE) for Benevento Valley was 20.2%, and though higher model errors were encountered at validation sites, they were in an acceptable range (32.6, 39.3 and 39.5% at Vesuvius, Perugia and Padua, respectively). Our SDY reconstruction in the Benevento Valley parallels, the pattern of water discharge occurred in the region during the same period, whose fluctuations result in changes of the pattern of snowfall days (i.e. decreasing snowfall days in recent times was accompanied by decreasing groundwater levels). This corroborates that the approach used to reconstruct SDY data takes dominant climate controlling factors of hydrological changes. We conclude that the LMRM, a statistically developed model, is physically meaningful and may be reasonably used for estimating SDY in peninsular Italy roughly down from the sub-Alpine range.  相似文献   

A modeling language to support the interoperability of global navigation satellite systems     

Daniele Gianni  Joachim Fuchs  Pierluigi De Simone  Marco Lisi 《GPS Solutions》2013,17(2):175-198

The availability of multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) will offer the opportunity to provide seamless navigation services and improved positioning performance. However, before this opportunity can be exploited, a number of issues need to be solved to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of existing GNSS. In particular, the GNSS interoperability can be technically defined as the capability of receivers to compute their global position using two or more GNSS signals. This capability can be more effectively achieved if Signal-In-Space interface specifications are available in a consistent, unambiguous, and possibly standard format, which can support engineers to design interoperable receivers. We aim to support the design of interoperable receivers with the introduction of the Interface Communication Modeling Language (ICML), a graphical language for the formal specification of Signal-In-Space interfaces. The ICML language enables receiver engineers to specify these interfaces at different levels of abstraction, such as analog signal or binary data. In addition, the ICML language also supports the specification of conversion routines between adjacent levels, for the representation of the dynamic aspects—e.g., convolution and encryption processes—of the interface specification. As such, the ICML language proposes an alternative format to textual-based interface specifications and can possibly integrate with the ongoing trend of the Model-based Systems Engineering approaches. We present the structure of the framework implementing the language and an example ICML-based specification for a simplified and reduced version of the Galileo Freely Accessible Navigation (F/NAV) message. The language metamodel is also attached for technical reference. An important caveat: no endorsement is made for the use of the ICML language for the official Galileo Signal-In-Space interface specification.  相似文献   

Retrospective Prediction of Macroseismic Intensities Using Strong Ground Motion Simulation: The Case of the 1978 Thessaloniki (Greece) Earthquake (M6.5)     

Nikolaos Theodulidis  Zafeiria Roumelioti  Areti Panou  Alexandros Savvaidis  Anastasia Kiratzi  Vassilios Grigoriadis  Petros Dimitriu  Theodoros Chatzigogos 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2006,4(2):101-130

The densely populated city of Thessaloniki (Northern Greece) is situated in~the vicinity of active seismic faults, capable of producing moderate to strong earthquakes. The city has been severely affected by such events several times during the last 15 centuries. The most recent event occurred on 20 June 1978 (M6.5) in the Mygdonian graben, with an epicentral distance of about 30 km, causing extended damage in the city, with macroseismic intensities between MSK V+ and VIII+. The majority of buildings affected by the earthquake were of reinforced-concrete typology, typical to many southern European metropolitan areas. The source properties of the normal-faulting causative event and the source-to-city propagation path are well known from previous studies. The soil structure under the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki is assigned NEHRP categories B, C, D on the basis of geotechnical and geologic information and single-station ambient-noise measurements. A finite source model and various rupture scenarios of the June 1978 earthquake are used to perform forward stochastic modeling of strong ground motion in terms of peak ground and spectral acceleration. Rock motion is assessed under the city and it is transferred to the surface in accordance with the respective soil category. A GIS tool is employed to compare the estimated strong-motion parameters with the observed detailed damage pattern induced by the 1978 earthquake. For selected natural periods, a satisfactory correlation is established between macroseismic intensity and peak ground and spectral acceleration, thus encouraging the application of stochastic modeling for generating realistic ground-shaking scenarios in metropolitan areas.  相似文献   

Strike-slip motions in the Gulf of Siğaçik (western Turkey): Properties of the 17 October 2005 earthquake seismic sequence     

Christoforos Benetatos  Anastasia Kiratzi  Athanassios Ganas  Maria Ziazia  Areti Plessa  George Drakatos 《Tectonophysics》2006,426(3-4):263-279

The October 2005 series of earthquakes that occurred in the Gulf of Siğaçik (western Turkey) reveal the operation of pure strike-slip faults, as evidenced from the 49 focal mechanisms we determined, in a region dominated by N–S extension and bounded by well-documented graben structures. The sequence is characterized by the occurrence of three moderate size events (17 October 2005, 05:45 UTC, Mw 5.4; 17 October 2005, 09:46 UTC, Mw 5.8; and 20 October 2005, 21:40 UTC, Mw 5.8) with an eastward propagation and close spatial separation (< 6 km). We relocated over 200 aftershocks, combining phases from the Greek and Turkish seismological networks, which align roughly in a NE–SW cloud, but considerably spread after the first day of the sequence, indicating the simultaneous activation of multiple structures nearly orthogonal to the main rupture. It is hard to relate the occurrence of the events to any of the previously mapped faults in the region. The region of occurrence is a well-known geothermal area which implies that it is in a very unstable state, with the fault systems close to rupture and very sensitive to stress perturbations. Here we showed that the sequence is adequately explained by static stress triggering. It is worth noting that this sequence, though moderate in magnitudes, provides stronger evidence for the operation of sub-parallel strike-slip faults in the central Aegean Sea–western Turkey, north of the volcanic arc, which seem to be optimally oriented in the regional stress field and facilitate the Anatolia motion into the Aegean Sea.  相似文献   

Mechanisms for ground-surface fracturing and incipient slope failure associated with the 2001 eruption of Mt. Etna, Italy: analysis of ephemeral field data     

Andrea Billi  Valerio Acocella  Renato Funiciello  Guido Giordano  Gianni Lanzafame  Marco Neri 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2003,122(3-4):281-294

During the July–August 2001 eruption of Mt. Etna development of extensional fractures/faults and grabens accompanied magma intrusion and subsequent volcanic activity. During the first days of the eruption, we performed an analysis of attitude, displacement and propagation of fractures and faults exposed on the ground surface in two sites, Torre del Filosofo and Valle del Leone, located along the same fracture system in the region surrounding the Valle del Bove depression on the eastern flank of Mt. Etna. Fractures and faults formed as the consequence of a shallow intruding dyke system that fed the several volcanic centres developed along the fracture system. The investigated sites differ in slope attitude and in geometrical relationships between fractures and slopes. In particular, the fracture system propagated parallel to the gentle slope (<7° dip) in the Torre del Filosofo area, and perpendicular to the steep slope (25° dip) in the Valle del Leone area. In the Torre del Filosofo area, slight graben subsidence and horizontal extension of the ground surface by about 3 m were recorded. In the Valle del Leone area, extensional faulting forming a larger and deeper graben with horizontal extension of the ground surface by about 10 m was recorded. For the Valle del Leone area, we assessed a downhill dip of 14° for the graben master fault at the structural level beneath the graben where the fault dip shallows. These results suggest that dyke intrusion at Mount Etna, and particularly in the region surrounding the Valle del Bove depression, may be at the origin of slope failure and subsequent slumps where boundary conditions, i.e. geometry of dyke, slope dip and initial shear stress, amongst others, favour incipient failures.  相似文献