Seasonal Variations in Drag Coefficient over a Sastrugi-Covered Snowfield in Coastal East Antarctica     

Charles Amory  Hubert Gallée  Florence Naaim-Bouvet  Vincent Favier  Etienne Vignon  Ghislain Picard  Alexandre Trouvilliez  Luc Piard  Christophe Genthon  Hervé Bellot 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2017,164(1):107-133

The surface of windy Antarctic snowfields is subject to drifting snow, which leads to the formation of sastrugi. In turn, sastrugi contribute to the drag exerted by the snow surface on the atmosphere and hence influence drifting snow. Although the surface drag over rough sastrugi fields has been estimated for individual locations in Antarctica, its variation over time and with respect to drifting snow has received little attention. Using year-round data from a meteorological mast, seasonal variations in the neutral drag coefficient at a height of 10 m \((C_{{ DN}10})\) in coastal Adelie Land are presented and discussed in light of the formation and behaviour of sastrugi based on observed aeolian erosion patterns. The measurements revealed high \(C_{{ DN}10} \) values \((\ge \) 2 \(\times \) 10\(^{-3})\) and limited drifting snow (35% of the time) in summer (December–February) versus lower \(C_{{ DN}10} \) values \((\approx \) 1.5 \(\times \) \(10^{-3})\) associated with more frequent drifting snow (70% of the time) in winter (March–November). Without the seasonal distinction, there was no clear dependence of \(C_{{ DN}10} \) on friction velocity or wind direction, but observations revealed a general increase in \(C_{{ DN}10} \) with rising air temperature. The main hypothesis defended here is that higher temperatures increase snow cohesion and the development of sastrugi just after snow deposition while inhibiting the sastrugi streamlining process by raising the erosion threshold. This increases the contribution of the sastrugi form drag to the total surface drag in summer when winds are lighter and more variable. The analysis also showed that, in the absence of erosion, single snowfall events can reduce \(C_{{ DN}10} \) to \(1\,\times \,10^{-3}\) due to the burying of pre-existing microrelief under newly deposited snow. The results suggest that polar atmospheric models should account for spatial and temporal variations in snow surface roughness through a dynamic representation of the sastrugi form drag.  相似文献   

Modeling the attenuated total reflectance infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectrum of apatite     

Julie Aufort  Loïc Ségalen  Christel Gervais  Christian Brouder  Etienne Balan 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2016,43(9):615-626

Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) infrared spectra were measured on a synthetic and a natural fluorapatite sample. A modeling approach based on the computation of the Fresnel reflection coefficient between the ATR crystal and the powder sample was used to analyze the line shape of the spectra. The dielectric properties of the samples were related to those of pure fluorapatite using an effective medium approach, based on Maxwell–Garnett and Bruggeman models. The Bruggeman effective medium model leads to a very good agreement with the experimental data recorded on the synthetic fluorapatite sample. The poorer agreement observed on the natural sample suggests a more significant heterogeneity of the sample at a characteristic length scale larger than the mid-infrared characteristic wavelength, i.e., about 10 micrometers. The results demonstrate the prominent role of macroscopic electrostatic effects over fine details of the microscopic structure in determining the line shape of strong ATR bands.  相似文献   

Assessing the impacts of and resilience to Tropical Cyclone Bejisa,Reunion Island (Indian Ocean)     

V. K. E. Duvat  A. K. Magnan  S. Etienne  C. Salmon  C. Pignon-Mussaud 《Natural Hazards》2016,83(1):601-640

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Erratum to: Assessing the impacts of and resilience to Tropical Cyclone Bejisa,Reunion Island (Indian Ocean)     

V. K. E. Duvat  A. K. Magnan  S. Etienne  C. Salmon  C. Pignon-Mussaud 《Natural Hazards》2016,84(1):725-726

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Characterization of Atmospheric Ekman Spirals at Dome C,Antarctica     

Jean-François Rysman  Alain Lahellec  Etienne Vignon  Christophe Genthon  Sébastien Verrier 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2016,160(2):363-373

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Water concentrations and hydrogen isotope compositions of alkaline basalt-hosted clinopyroxene megacrysts and amphibole clinopyroxenites: the role of structural hydroxyl groups and molecular water     

István Kovács  Attila Demény  György Czuppon  Christophe Lécuyer  Francois Fourel  Qun-Ke Xia  Jia Liu  Zsanett Pintér  Edit Király  Kálmán Török  Ábel Szabó  Etienne Deloule  György Falus  Tamás Fancsik  Zoltán Zajacz  Judit Sándorné Kovács  Beatrix Udvardi 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2016,171(5):38

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The Origin and Significance of Debris-charged Ridges at the Surface of Storglaciären, Northern Sweden     

Neil F. Glasser  Michael J. Hambrey  James L. Etienne  Peter Jansson  Rickard Pettersson 《Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography》2003,85(2):127-147

Storglaciären is a 3.2 km long polythermal valley glacier in northern Sweden. Since 1994 a number of small (1–2 m high) transverse debris‐charged ridges have emerged at the ice surface in the terminal zone of the glacier. This paper presents the results of a combined structural glaciological, isotopic, sedimentological and ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) study of the terminal area of the glacier with the aim of understanding the evolution of these debris‐charged ridges, features which are typical of many polythermal glaciers. The ridges originate from steeply dipping (50–70°) curvilinear fractures on the glacier surface. Here, the fractures contain bands of sediment‐rich ice between 0.2 and 0.4 m thick composed of sandy gravel and diamicton, interpreted as glaciofluvial and basal glacial material, respectively. Structural mapping of the glacier from aerial photography demonstrates that the curvilinear fractures cannot be traced up‐glacier into pre‐existing structures visible at the glacier surface such as crevasses or crevasse traces. These curvilinear fractures are therefore interpreted as new features formed near the glacier snout. Ice adjacent to these fractures shows complex folding, partly defined by variations in ice facies, and partly by disseminated sediment. The isotopic composition (δ¹⁸O) of both coarse‐clear and coarse‐bubbly glacier ice facies is similar to the isotopic composition of the interstitial ice in debris layers that forms the debris‐charged ridges, implying that none of these facies have undergone any significant isotopic fractionation by the incomplete freezing of available water. The GPR survey shows strong internal reflections within the ice beneath the debris‐charged ridges, interpreted as debris layers within the glacier. Overall, the morphology and distribution of the fractures indicate an origin by compressional glaciotectonics near the snout, either at the thermal boundary, where active temperate glacier ice is being thrust over cold stagnant ice near the snout, or as a result of large‐scale recumbent folding in the glacier. Further work is required to elucidate the precise role of each of these mechanisms in elevating the basal glacial and glaciofluvial material to the ice surface.  相似文献   

U–Pb zircon (TIMS and SIMS) and Sm–Nd whole-rock geochronology of the Gour Oumelalen granulitic basement, Hoggar massif, Tuareg shield, Algeria     

Jean Jacques Peucat  Amar Drareni  Louis Latouche  Etienne Deloule  Philippe Vidal 《Journal of African Earth Sciences》2003,37(3-4):229

Two major granulitic units are recognized in the Gour Oumelalen area. One of the units is composed partially of Archean gneisses (Red Gneiss complex) with U–Pb zircon SIMS and TIMS ages of approximately 2.7 Ga. Although they were formed from 3.0- to 3.2-Ga-old precursors, as indicated by Nd model ages, we find no evidence of any older history (≈3.5 Ga) as suggested by previous Pb–Pb ages. The other formation (Gour Oumelalen supergroup) is a metasedimentary sequence at least partly of Paleoproterozoic age, as indicated by zircon dates of a metavolcanic rock at approximately 2.2 Ga. A later magmatic event is recorded at approximately 1.9 Ga in both units and related to coeval granulite-facies metamorphism that affected both units. Nd model ages at approximately 2.0 Ga suggest an accretion of juvenile crust formation at that time. The existence of T_DM Nd model ages intermediate between 2.5 and 2.9 Ga could result from the mixing of 3.2 and 2.0-Ga-old material or may reflect separate events.  相似文献   

From strike-slip faulting to oblique subduction: A survey of the Alpine Fault-Puysegur Trench transition,New Zealand,results of cruise Geodynz-sud leg 2     

Jean Delteil  Jean-Yves Collot  Ray Wood  Richard Herzer  Stéphane Calmant  David Christoffel  Mike Coffin  Jacky Ferrière  Geoffroy Lamarche  Jean-Frédéric Lebrun  Alain Mauffret  Bernard Pontoise  Michel Popoff  Etienne Ruellan  Marc Sosson  Ruppert Sutherland 《Marine Geophysical Researches》1996,18(2-4):383-399

The Geodynz-sud cruise on board the R/V l'Atalante collected bathymetric, side-scan sonar and seismic reflection data along the obliquely convergent boundary between the Australian and Pacific plates southwest of the South Island, New Zealand. The survey area extended from 44°05 S to 49°40 S, covering the transition zone between the offshore extension of the Alpine Fault and the Puysegur Trench and Puysegur Ridge. Based on variations in the nature and structure of the crust on either side of the margin, the plate boundary zone can be divided into three domains with distinctive structural and sedimentary characteristics. The northern domain involves subduction of probably thinned continental crust of the southern Challenger Plateau beneath the continental crust of Fiordland. It is characterized by thick sediments on the downgoing slab and a steep continental slope disrupted by fault scarps and canyons. The middle domain marks the transition between subduction of likely continental and oceanic crust defined by a series of en echelon ridges on the downgoing slab. This domain is characterized by a large collapse terrace on the continental slope which appears to be due to the collision of the en echelon ridges with the plate margin. The southern domain involves subduction of oceanic crust beneath continental and oceanic crust. This domain is characterized by exposed fabric of seafloor spreading on the downgoing slab, a steep inner trench wall and linear ridges and valleys on the Puysegur ridge crest. The data collected on this cruise provide insights into the nature and history of both plates, and factors influencing the distribution of strike-slip and compressive strain and the evolution of subduction processes along a highly oblique convergent margin.  相似文献   

Potential Orthopyroxene,Clinopyroxene and Olivine Reference Materials for In Situ Lithium Isotope Determination   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Ben‐Xun Su  Xiao‐Yan Gu  Etienne Deloule  Hong‐Fu Zhang  Qiu‐Li Li  Xian‐Hua Li  Nathalie Vigier  Yan‐Jie Tang  Guo‐Qiang Tang  Yu Liu  Kwan‐Nang Pang  Aaron Brewer  Qian Mao  Yu‐Guang Ma 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2015,39(3):357-369

Over 1400 electron probe and 700 ion probe microanalyses were performed on eleven mineral separates to evaluate their potential as reference materials for in situ Li isotopic determination. Our results suggest the homogenous distributions of major elements, Li and its isotopes for each sample. Hence, these samples are suitable to be used as reference materials for in situ measurements of Li abundance and Li isotopes by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) or laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS). These samples have the advantage of mitigating probable matrix effects during calibration owing to the wide range of compositions. The effect of composition on the δ⁷Li of olivine measured by SIMS is a linear function of composition, with δ⁷Li increasing by 1.0‰ for each mole per cent decrease in forsterite component.  相似文献