The origin of salinity and sulphate contamination of groundwater in the Colima State, Mexico, constrained by stable isotopes     

Axel Horst  Jürgen Mahlknecht  Miguel Angel López-Zavala  Bernhard Mayer 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,64(7):1931-1941

Chemical compositions and stable isotope ratios of water and sulphate were used to characterise sources and processes responsible for elevated concentrations of sulphate and other constituents in groundwater from aquifers at Colima State along Mexico’s Pacific Coast. The δ¹⁸O and δ²H values of the groundwater were similar to those of precipitation indicating a meteoric origin, and recharge processes are relatively uniform in large parts of the study area with only slight local evaporation effects. δ³⁴S_sulphate and δ¹⁸O_sulphate analyses indicated that high sulphate concentrations of up to 1,480 mg/l are mainly due to dissolution of evaporites and volcanic exhalations. Chloride is largely related to sources other than seawater. The Marabasco sub basin is affected by anthropogenic contamination through manganese and iron ore mining activities. The obtained knowledge regarding sources and areas of contamination will be essential for the development and design of a water quality monitoring program in the study area.  相似文献   

Ambiguous versus non ambiguous characterization of components from pictures of cataclasites     

Norbert Kohlmayer  Bernhard Grasemann 《Central European Journal of Geosciences》2013,5(4):576-587

The quantitative analysis of shape parameters of components in cataclastic rocks is often complicated by the fact that the individual components are difficult to identify. Frequently, the components have the same mineralogical composition as the matrix and the size distribution of components and the resolution of the images make it difficult to discriminate between the individual fragments. This work investigates the differences of component shape analysis from processing pictures of cataclasites digitized by different persons. The approach undertaken herein assumes that the ambiguity of the forms is expressed in a diversity of component identification, respectively in different selection of the components. The extent of this diversity is quantified and analyzed as to how far statistical parameters reflect this ambiguity. Components in the samples may be more or less unambiguous with respect to the identification of particle shape parameters. The present study demonstrates that two parameters, the Aspect Ratio and the angularity (Elliptical Parisfactor) might be used in order to reflect this ambiguity in the component identification.  相似文献   

Triggering an Eruptive Flare by Emerging Flux in a Solar Active-Region Complex     

Rohan E. Louis  Bernhard Kliem  B. Ravindra  Georgios Chintzoglou 《Solar physics》2015,290(12):3641-3662

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Interpreting the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) Multi-Height Velocity Measurements     

Kaori Nagashima  Björn Löptien  Laurent Gizon  Aaron C. Birch  Robert Cameron  Sebastien Couvidat  Sanja Danilovic  Bernhard Fleck  Robert Stein 《Solar physics》2014,289(9):3457-3481

The Solar Dynamics Observatory/Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (SDO/HMI) filtergrams, taken at six wavelengths around the Fe i 6173.3 Å line, contain information about the line-of-sight velocity over a range of heights in the solar atmosphere. Multi-height velocity inferences from these observations can be exploited to study wave motions and energy transport in the atmosphere. Using realistic convection-simulation datasets provided by the STAGGER and MURaM codes, we generate synthetic filtergrams and explore several methods for estimating Dopplergrams. We investigate at which height each synthetic Dopplergram correlates most strongly with the vertical velocity in the model atmospheres. On the basis of the investigation, we propose two Dopplergrams other than the standard HMI-algorithm Dopplergram produced from HMI filtergrams: a line-center Dopplergram and an average-wing Dopplergram. These two Dopplergrams correlate most strongly with vertical velocities at the heights of 30?–?40 km above (line center) and 30?–?40 km below (average wing) the effective height of the HMI-algorithm Dopplergram. Therefore, we can obtain velocity information from two layers separated by about a half of a scale height in the atmosphere, at best. The phase shifts between these multi-height Dopplergrams from observational data as well as those from the simulated data are also consistent with the height-difference estimates in the frequency range above the photospheric acoustic-cutoff frequency.  相似文献   

Hygroscopic properties of aerosol particles in the north‐eastern Atlantic during ACE‐2     

Erik Swietlicki  Jingchuan Zhou  David S. Covert  Kaarle Hämeri  Bernhard Busch  Minna Väkeva  Ulrike Dusek  Olle H. Berg  Alfred Wiedensohler  Pasi Aalto  Jyrki Mäkelä  Bengt G. Martinsson  Giorgos Papaspiropoulos  Besim Mentes  Göran Frank  Frank Stratmann 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2000,52(2):201-227

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Isotope hydrology of the Oldman River basin,southern Alberta,Canada     

Luc Rock  Bernhard Mayer 《水文研究》2007,21(24):3301-3315

The partially semi-arid Oldman River basin (OMRB), located in southern Alberta (Canada), has an area of 28 200 km², is forested in its western headwater part, and is used for agriculture in its eastern part. Hydrometric measurements indicate that flow in the Oldman River has decreased by ∼34% between 1913 and 2003, and it is predicted that water withdrawals will increase in the next 20 years. The objective of this study was to determine whether isotope ratio measurements can provide further insight into the water dynamics of the Oldman River and its tributaries. Surface water samples were collected monthly between December 2000 and March 2003. Groundwater samples were taken from 58 wells during one-time sampling trips. Runoff within the OMRB is currently about 70 mm year⁻¹, with a corresponding runoff ratio of 0·18. Seasonal flow characteristics are markedly different upstream and downstream of the Oldman River reservoir. Upstream, sharp increases in flow in late spring and early summer are followed by a rapid decrease to base flow levels. Downstream, a prolonged high flow peak is observed due to the storage effect of the Oldman River reservoir. The seasonal variation in the isotopic composition of surface water from upstream sites is small. This suggests that peak runoff is not predominantly generated by melting snow accumulated during the preceding winter, but mainly by relatively well-mixed young groundwater. A significant increase in the δ¹⁸O and δ²H values in the downstream part of the basin was observed. The increase in the isotopic values is partly due to surface water and groundwater influx with progressively higher δ¹⁸O and δ²H values in the eastern part, and partly due to evaporation. Hence, the combination of hydrometric data with isotope measurements yields valuable insights into the water dynamics in the OMRB that may be further refined with more intensive measurement programmes in the future. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Three-dimensional versus conventional volcanic hazard maps     

Charles A. Preppernau  Bernhard Jenny 《Natural Hazards》2015,78(2):1329-1347

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A model for partitioning gases among brines and hydrocarbons in oil reservoirs: Examples from the IEA-GHG Weyburn CO₂ Monitoring and Storage Project, Saskatchewan, Canada     

Renee J. Perez  Maurice Shevalier  Ian Hutcheon  Bernhard Mayer 《Journal of Geochemical Exploration》2006,89(1-3):326

We derive a thermodynamic model useful for calculating the partitioning of gases in brine–oil closed systems. We assumed real binary mixtures of all components, and solved a set of equilibrium equations relating the solubility of gases in brines to the solubility of gases in petroleum liquids. We applied the model to understand the distribution of gases in the IEA-GHG Weyburn CO₂ Monitoring and Storage Project, in Saskatchewan, Canada, throughout the first and second year after commencement of CO₂ injection. Results indicate that a free-gas phase formed in the south-east of the field 363 days after injection, which increased in size and volume with time, but did not correlate with zones showing excess CO₂ production. We also observed overlaps between areas of ¹³C depleted HCO₃⁻ and areas with free-vapor phase. We conclude that gas injection leads to short-term CO₂ dissolution in liquids, followed by the creation of a CO₂-rich vapor phase.  相似文献   

煤及显微组分在超高温开放体系实验中动力学参数确立与天然气形成过程预测   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

刘全有  Bernhard M.Krooss  金之钧  王毅  Jan Hollenstein  Ralf Littke  刘文汇 《地学前缘》2009,16(1):167

通过对塔里木盆地煤及其显微组分以1K/min升温速率在开放体系下进行热模拟实验(Tmax=1200℃),确定了CH4与N2生成动力学参数。根据化学反应动力学原理,当煤岩生成CH4和N2为25个一级平行反应且具有相同频率因子(Ao=1.0×1013s-1)时,生成CH4与N2每个反应对应的活化能可以通过实验数据与理论计算拟合,获得Gaussian型活化能分布特征为:CH4在活化能为42～90kcal/mol内,煤、镜质组、壳质组、丝质组和半丝质组生成CH4的主频活化能分别为60、52、50、70和66kcal/mol;N2在活化能为60～108kcal/mol内,其主频活化能分别为74、108、100、108和102kcal/mol。根据这些实验动力学参数,推测了煤岩在地质升温速率为5.3K/Ma时CH4的转化率:CH4在地质温度为20℃时开始形成;当地质温度为160℃时,煤岩中CH4已生成总量的80%。镜质组和壳质组CH4转化率要高于煤岩。  相似文献   

Tolerance of allogromiid Foraminifera to severely elevated carbon dioxide concentrations: Implications to future ecosystem functioning and paleoceanographic interpretations     

Joan M. Bernhard  Elizabeth Mollo-Christensen  Nadine Eisenkolb  Victoria R. Starczak 《Global and Planetary Change》2009,65(3-4):107-114

Increases in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO₂) in the atmosphere will significantly affect a wide variety of terrestrial fauna and flora. Because of tight atmospheric–oceanic coupling, shallow-water marine species are also expected to be affected by increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. One proposed way to slow increases in atmospheric pCO₂ is to sequester CO₂ in the deep sea. Thus, over the next few centuries marine species will be exposed to changing seawater chemistry caused by ocean–atmospheric exchange and/or deep-ocean sequestration. This initial case study on one allogromiid foraminiferal species (Allogromia laticollaris) was conducted to begin to ascertain the effect of elevated pCO₂ on benthic Foraminifera, which are a major meiofaunal constituent of shallow- and deep-water marine communities. Cultures of this thecate foraminiferan protist were used for 10–14-day experiments. Experimental treatments were executed in an incubator that controlled CO₂ (15 000; 30 000; 60 000; 90 000; 200 000 ppm), temperature and humidity; atmospheric controls (i.e., ~ 375 ppm CO₂) were executed simultaneously. Although the experimental elevated pCO₂ values are far above foreseeable surface water pCO₂, they were selected to represent the spectrum of conditions expected for the benthos if deep-sea CO₂ sequestration becomes a reality. Survival was assessed in two independent ways: pseudopodial presence/absence and measurement of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is an indicator of cellular energy. Substantial proportions of A. laticollaris populations survived 200 000 ppm CO₂ although the mean of the median [ATP] of survivors was statistically lower for this treatment than for that of atmospheric control specimens. After individuals that had been incubated in 200 000 ppm CO₂ for 12 days were transferred to atmospheric conditions for ~ 24 h, the [ATP] of live specimens (survivors) approximated those of the comparable atmospheric control treatment. Incubation in 200 000 ppm CO₂ also resulted in reproduction by some individuals. Results suggest that certain Foraminifera are able to tolerate deep-sea CO₂ sequestration and perhaps thrive as a result of elevated pCO₂ that is predicted for the next few centuries, in a high-pCO₂ world. Thus, allogromiid foraminiferal “blooms” may result from climate change. Furthermore, because allogromiids consume a variety of prey, it is likely that they will be major players in ecosystem dynamics of future coastal sedimentary environments.  相似文献