Sediment geochemistry and tectonic setting: Application of discrimination diagrams to early stages of intracontinental rift evolution,with examples from the Okavango and Southern Tanganyika rift basins     

P. Huntsman-Mapila  J.-J. Tiercelin  M. Benoit  S. Ringrose  S. Diskin  J. Cotten  C. Hémond 《Journal of African Earth Sciences》2009,53(1-2):33-44

In this article, we have applied discriminant diagrams and bivariate plots for tectonic setting to Quaternary sediments from the East African Rift System (EARS). Sediment samples used in this study represent two different phases in early stage intracontinental rift evolution: the alluvial fan of the nascent Okavango system and a lacustrine basin within the relatively more mature Tanganyika system. The diagrams for tectonic setting for major elements place the majority of these EARS sediments within the passive margin (PM) setting. Passive margin sandstones are generally enriched in SiO₂ and depleted in Na₂O, CaO and TiO₂ reflecting their highly recycled nature. Based on major element discriminant diagrams, we propose two new fields for early stage intracontinental rift evolution (alluvial fan and lacustrine basin), within the previously defined passive margin field. The rare earth element (REE) patterns from both Okavango and Tanganyika sediments exhibit patterns similar to PAAS, with ash layers from the Rungwe volcanics in the Tanganyika samples exhibiting an enrichment in REE relative to the bulk sediment.  相似文献   

Interest in geological and palaeontological curiosities by southern African non-western societies: A review and perspectives for future study     

Charles W. Helm  Julien Benoit  Adrienne Mayor  Hayley C. Cawthra  Cameron R. Penn-Clarke  Renee Rust 《Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. Geologists' Association》2019,130(5):541-558

Compared with other parts of the world, the study of geomythology in southern Africa, and the associated documentation of non-western awareness of palaeontological and geological phenomena, is in an early phase. We focus on examples of rocks and fossils as items of special interest and curiosity, and we search for evidence of an indigenous palaeontology and geology. We review twenty-one sites or cases for which published accounts exist, and we describe a newly identified trilobite manuport site. In combination these sites provide various levels of evidence of palaeontological and geological awareness exhibited by non-western cultures in southern Africa, and how these cultures incorporated this knowledge into their understanding of their world. We anticipate that in time a diverse heritage of such ‘natural knowledge’ may become evident in southern Africa, aided in part by recognition of the possibility that rock art images may be associated with awareness of body fossils and trace fossils. We suggest ways in which further analysis may bolster this contention.  相似文献   

Temperature dependence of shear wave attenuation in partially molten gabbronorite at seismic frequencies     

Fabrice R. Fontaine  Benoit Ildefonse  Nickolai S. Bagdassarov 《Geophysical Journal International》2005,163(3):1025-1038

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Seismic Microzonation: A Comparison between Geotechnical and Seismological Approaches in Pointe-à-Pitre (French West Indies)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Benoit LeBrun  Anne-Marie Duval  Pierre-Yves Bard  Olivier Monge  Myriam Bour  Sylvain Vidal  Hubert Fabriol 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2004,2(1):27-50

Pointe-à-Pitre, the main city of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies, has on several occasions been partially destroyed by major historical earthquakes. Moreover, a post-seismic assessment of the damage from the 1985 Montserrat earthquake indicates that the town is prone to site effects. Consequently, from 1996 to 1998, BRGM conducted a seismic microzonation study based on geotechnical and geological data. At the same time, three seismological studies were being conducted – two based on earthquake recordings using a time-series analysis and the classical spectral ratio (CSR) method (CETE/LCPC and BRGM), and the third based on noise measurement at 400 points using the horizontal-to-vertical noise ratio (HVNR) method (CETE/LCPC). The objective of this paper is not to carry out a new microzonation study by taking into account all the results, but rather to show in what respects the results of these different methods are in agreement or not. A comparison of the results of the seismological studies with the geotechnical microzonation shows that they are in fairly good agreement, albeit with some discrepancies. The results indicate that the seismological methods and the geotechnical data are highly complementary and should be used together in compiling seismic transfer-function microzonation maps. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Planetary seismology     

Philippe Lognonné  Benoit Mosser 《Surveys in Geophysics》1993,14(3):239-302

Since 1969, seismology has been extended beyond the Earth, and seismic sensors have been placed on the surface of other bodies of the solar system. A Lunar seismic network thus operated for the 8 years after 1969, with up to 4 stations, and detected some 1000 Moonquakes per year. A single seismic station was also operated on the Martian surface for 19 months since 1977. Unfortunately, it did not detect any Marsquakes, but produced useful information for future experiments. Remotesensing seismic experiments using Doppler shift observation have also been applied to Jupiter in the last two years and are beginning to return information on the normal modes. Planetary seismology is thus now well developed, and will provide increasing information on the structure and dynamics of the planets and bodies of the solar system. In this paper we review the state of the art in planetary seismology. For the terrestrial planets, we compare the seismic sources, structure and experiments on Earth, Moon and Mars. Such a comparison is useful in evaluating the design of past or future experiments. Results in the seismology of giant planets are also reviewed, stressing the connection between methods and theory.  相似文献   

Preface     

Robin Spence  Benoit Le Brun 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2006,4(4):319-321

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On the Secular Pole Motion and the Chandler Wobble   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Benoit B. Mandelbrot  Keith McCamy 《Geophysical Journal International》1970,21(2):217-232

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Apparent flow-dimension approach to the study of heterogeneous fracture network systems     

Sharma  Kunwar Mrityunjai  Dessirier  Benoit  Tsang  Chin-Fu  Niemi  Auli 《Hydrogeology Journal》2023,31(4):873-891

Hydrogeology Journal - The generalized radial flow (GRF) model in well-test analysis employs noninteger flow dimensions to represent the variation in flow area with respect to radial distance from...  相似文献   

Montagne Pelée volcano (Martinique,in the French Lesser Antilles) hydrogeological system revealed by high-resolution helicopter-borne electromagnetic imagery     

Vittecoq  Benoit  Reninger  Pierre-Alexandre  Bellier  Vincent  Taïlamé  Anne-Lise  Nacimento  Laureen  Gros  Emile  Violette  Sophie 《Hydrogeology Journal》2023,31(5):1331-1352

Montagne Pelée, on the French island of Martinique, eastern Caribbean Sea, has been one of the deadliest volcanoes in the world, with 30,000 victims following the 1902 eruption. Thousands of people still live nearby, and this volcano is a strategic “water tank” for Martinique Island, providing 40% of the island’s water supply. This research aimed to better understand its hydrogeological functioning and the relationship with its complex volcanological evolution, taking advantage of a high-resolution helicopter-borne geophysical survey correlated with hydrogeological data from the boreholes and springs databases. Electromagnetic data, correlated with hydrogeological data, allowed for the identification of unsaturated zones, aquifers, and seawater intrusions, as well as the main geological units. In addition, data synthesised from pumping tests revealed that the older the unconsolidated pyroclastic deposits, the lower their hydraulic conductivity. The structural asymmetry between the northeastern and southwestern volcano flanks impacts its hydrogeological functioning. Consequently, the Montagne Pelée hydrogeological conceptual model is marked by several distinguishable aquifers. The upper perched aquifer within recent lava domes is directly involved in, and impacted by, phreatic eruptions, and it supports low flowrate springs. The remaining effective rainfall infiltrates to depth and recharges the hydrothermal system through vertical fractures. The other aquifers are categorized into three groups: northeastern, southeastern and southwestern flank aquifers. This research is a new step toward a better understanding of the Lesser Antilles volcanoes and more broadly of the central and proximal parts of the andesitic active volcanoes.

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Mapping surface water erosion potential in the Soummam watershed in Northeast Algeria with RUSLE model     

Youcef SAHLI  Elhadj MOKHTARI  Belkacem MERZOUK  Benoit LAIGNEL  Christophe VIAL  Khodir MADANI 《山地科学学报》2019,(7)

The present study aims to estimate the annual soil loss in the Soummam watershed in the northeast of Algeria, using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation(RUSLE), geographic information system(GIS), and remote sensing(RS). RUSLE model has been used for modelling the main factors involved in erosive phenomena. The Soummam watershed covers a surface area of 9108.45 km2 of irregular shape, northeast –southwest towards southeast. It is characterized by an altitude varying between 2 m in the northeast and 2308 m in the northwest. Results showed that the average erosivity factor(R) is 70.64(MJ·mm)/(ha·h·year) and the maximum value reaches 140(MJ·mm)/(ha·h·year), the average soil erodibility factor(K) is 0.016(t·h·ha)/(MJ·ha·mm) and maximum values reach 0.0204(t·h·ha)/(MJ·ha·mm) in the southeast regions of the watershed, the average slope length and steepness factor(LS) is 9.79 and the mean C factor is estimated to be 0.62. Thematic maps integration of different factors of RUSLE in GIS with their database, allowed with a rapid and efficient manner to highlight complexity and factors interdependence in the erosion risk analyses. The resulting map for soils losses, with an average erosion rate of 6.81 t/(ha·year) shows a low erosion(7.41 t/(ha·year)) which covers 73.46% of the total area of the basin, and a medium erosion(7.42 to 19.77 t/(ha·year)), which represents 17.66% of the area. Areas with extreme erosion risk exceeding 32.18 t/(ha·year) cover more than 3.54% of the basin area. The results can certainly aid in implementation of soil management and conservation practices to reduce the soil erosion in the Soummam watershed.  相似文献