Mineralogy of metal contaminated estuarine sediments,Derwent estuary,Hobart, Australia: implications for metal mobility     

D. Gregory  S. Meffre  R. R. Large 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(5):589-603

The mobility, bioaccessibility and transfer pathways of metals and metalloids in estuarine sediments have been the focus of much detailed research. However, to date, few studies have examined the mineralogical siting of metals and metalloids in such sediments. This is despite the fact the mineralogy of sediments is an important factor that controls which and how much of a particular metal is released to pore waters and overlying water columns. This study reports on the mineralogical siting of metals in contaminated estuarine sediments, Hobart, Australia, and aims to evaluate the mobility of metals in the contaminated substrates. Mineralogical, mineral chemical and bulk chemical analyses demonstrate that the sediments contain very high levels of several metals and metalloids. The contaminated sediments have concentrations of zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) ranging from 0.55 to 4.23 wt%, 0.16 to 0.70 wt%, 415 to 951 mg/kg and 23 to 300 mg/kg, respectively. Franklinite and lesser sphalerite are the main repositories of Zn, whereas much of the Pb and Cu is hosted by sulfides, organic matter and undetermined iron (Fe) oxides. While the release of contaminant loads from franklinite through dissolution is likely to be insignificant, even small releases of metals from the highly contaminated sediments can still cause the deterioration of local water quality. The contaminated sediments represent long-term sources of metal pollutants, particularly Zn, to local waters. This study demonstrates that mineralogical analyses are a vital tool to recognise the potential mobility of trace metals in estuarine environments.  相似文献   

Characterization of the mesospheric sodium layer at La Palma     

L. Michaille  J.B. Clifford  J.C. Dainty †  T. Gregory  J.C. Quartel  F.C. Reavell  R.W. Wilson  N.J. Wooder 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,328(4):993-1000

We present the results of a mesospheric sodium monitoring programme at La Palma carried out through five campaigns of one week each, from 1999 September to 2000 August. The yearly averaged parameters of the layer (the sodium column density and the width) are given. We show that the short time-scale dynamics of the layer are governed by the sporadic layers with an average frequency of one event per night. The influence of the short time-scale dynamics of the layer on an adaptive optics system working on the William Herschel Telescope is quantified. It appears that it is a small effect in terms of defocus error. Finally, we present data obtained during the Perseid meteor shower and show that the dynamics of the sodium layer undergoes a transition with the meteoric activity.  相似文献   

New 1982 — 1990 photometry of λ Andromedae and its 11-year cycle     

Douglas S. Hall  Gregory W. Henry  Dietmar Böhme  Peter A. Brooks  Sandy Chang  Ales Dolzan  George L. Fortier  Robert E. Fried  Russell M. Genet  Bruce S. Grim  James Hannon  Darrel B. Hoff  Kevin Krisciunas  Howard J. Landis  Howard P. Louth  Larry P. Lovell  Paul Nielsen  Bobby E. Powell  Harry D. Powell  Don Pray  Thomas R. Renner  Charles W. Rogers  Stephen Shervais  Douglas M. Slauson  Samuel Slote  Harold J. Stelzer  Arthur J. Stokes  Jack C. Troeger  Louis C. Turner  Norman F. Wasson  Kenneth W. Zeigler 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》1991,12(4):281-287

We present photoelectric photometry of λ And never before published, obtained between February 1982 and December 1990 at 29 different observatories. Then we combine it with all other photometry available to us (previously published, contained in the I.A.U. Commission 27 Archives, and obtained with the Vanderbilt 16-inch automatic telescope but not yet published), to yield a 14.8-year data base. Analysis reveals a long-term cycle in mean brightness, with a full range of 0^m.15 and a period of 11.4 ± 0.4 years. Because most of our new photometry was concentrated in the 1983-84 observing season, we analyze that one well-defined light curve with a two-spot model. Spot A keeps a 0^m.04 amplitude throughout four rotation cycles whereas the amplitude of spot B diminishes from 0^m.09 down almost to 0^m.03. The spot rotation periods were 55^d.9 ± 0^d.6 and 520^d.8 ± 1^d.0, respectively.  相似文献   

Prospects for the GLAS Rayleigh laser beacon on the 4.2-m WHT     

Ren Rutten  Maarten Blanken  Richard McDermid  Thomas Gregory  Paul Jolley  Tim Morris  Richard Myers  Johan Pragt  Ton Schoenmaker  Remko Stuik  Gordon Talbot 《New Astronomy Reviews》2006,49(10-12):632

The scientific exploitation of adaptive optics (AO) with natural guide stars is severely constrained by the limited presence of bright guide stars for wavefront sensing. Use of a laser beam as an alternative means to provide a source for wavefront sensing has the potential of drastically improving the sky coverage for AO. For this reason at the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope a project was started to develop a Rayleigh laser beacon to work together with the existing NAOMI adaptive optics instrumentation and the OASIS integral field spectrograph. This paper presents the rationale for this development, highlights some of the technical aspects, and gives some expected performance measures.  相似文献   

Development of an improved empirical model for slant delays in the troposphere (GPT2w)   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

Johannes Böhm  Gregor Möller  Michael Schindelegger  Gregory Pain  Robert Weber 《GPS Solutions》2015,19(3):433-441

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Automatically Analyzing Large Texts in a GIS Environment: The Registrar General's Reports and Cholera in the 19th Century          下载免费PDF全文

Patricia Murrieta‐Flores  Alistair Baron  Ian Gregory  Andrew Hardie  Paul Rayson 《Transactions in GIS》2015,19(2):296-320

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The most frequent interfaces in olivine aggregates: the GBCD and its importance for grain boundary related processes     

Katharina?MarquardtEmail author  Gregory?S.?Rohrer  Luiz?Morales  Erik?Rybacki  Hauke?Marquardt  Brian?Lin 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2015,170(4):40

Rocks consist of crystal grains separated by grain boundaries that impact the bulk rock properties. Recent studies on metals and ceramics showed that the grain boundary plane orientation is more significant for grain boundary properties than other characteristics such as the sigma value or disorientation (in the Earth’s science community more frequently termed misorientation). We determined the grain boundary character distribution (GBCD) of synthetic and natural polycrystalline olivine, the most abundant mineral of Earth’s upper mantle. We show that grain boundaries of olivine preferentially contain low index planes, in agreement with recent findings on other oxides (e.g. MgO, TiO₂, Al₂O₃ etc.). Furthermore, we find evidence for a preferred orientation relationship of 90° disorientations about the [001] direction forming tilt and twist grain boundaries, as well as a preference for the 60° disorientation about the [100] axis. Our data indicate that the GBCD, which is an intrinsic property of any mineral aggregate, is fundamental for understanding and predicting grain boundary related processes.  相似文献   

Zn and Pb mobility during metamorphism of sedimentary rocks and potential implications for some base metal deposits     

Johannes Hammerli  Carl Spandler  Nicholas H.S. Oliver  Paolo Sossi  Gregory M Dipple 《Mineralium Deposita》2015,50(6):657-664

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Application of the Canadian regional climate model to the Laurentian great lakes region: Implementation of a lake model     

Stéphane Goyette  N.A. McFarlane  Gregory M. Flato 《大气与海洋》2013,51(3):481-503

Abstract

This study reports on the implementation of an interactive mixed‐layer/thermodynamic‐ice lake model coupled with the Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM). For this application the CRCM, which uses a grid mesh of 45 km on a polar stereographic projection, 10 vertical levels, and a timestep of 15 min, is nested with the second generation Canadian General Circulation Model (GCM) simulated output. A numerical simulation of the climate of eastern North America, including the Laurentian Great Lakes, is then performed in order to evaluate the coupled model. The lakes are represented by a “mixed layer” model to simulate the evolution of the surface water temperature, and a thermodynamic ice model to simulate evolution of the ice cover. The mixed‐layer depth is allowed to vary spatially. Lake‐ice leads are parametrized as a function of ice thickness based on observations. Results from a 5‐year integration show that the coupled CRCM/lake model is capable of simulating the seasonal evolution of surface temperature and ice cover in the Great Lakes. When compared with lake climatology, the simulated mean surface water temperature agrees within 0.12°C on average. The seasonal evolution of the lake‐ice cover is realistic but the model tends to underestimate the monthly mean ice concentration on average. The simulated winter lake‐induced precipitation is also shown, and snow accumulation patterns on downwind shores of the lakes are found to be realistic when compared with observations.  相似文献   

The climate-population nexus in the East African Horn: Emerging degradation trends in rangeland and pastoral livelihood zones   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Narcisa G. Pricope  Gregory Husak  David Lopez-Carr  Christopher Funk  Joel Michaelsen 《Global Environmental Change》2013,23(6):1525-1541

Increasing climate variability and extreme weather conditions along with declining trends in both rainfall and temperature represent major risk factors affecting agricultural production and food security in many regions of the world. The rangelands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia in the East African Horn remain one of the world's most food insecure regions, yet have substantially increasing human populations predominantly dependent on pastoralist and agro-pastoralist livelihoods. We identify regions where substantial rainfall decrease between two periods interrupted by the 1998 El Nino event (1981–2012) in the East African Horn is coupled with human population density increases. Vegetation in this region is characterized by a variable mosaic of land covers, generally dominated by grasslands necessary for agro-pastoralism, interspersed by woody vegetation. Recent assessments indicate that vegetation degradation is occurring, adversely impacting fragile ecosystems and human livelihoods. Using AVHRR and MODIS vegetation products from 1981 to 2012, we observe changes in vegetation patterns and productivity over the last decade across the East African Horn. We observe vegetation browning trends in areas experiencing reduced main-growing season precipitation; these areas are also concurrently experiencing increasing population pressures. We also found that the drying precipitation patterns only partially statistically explain the vegetation browning trends, indicating that other factors such as population pressures and land use changes might be responsible for the observed declining vegetation condition. Furthermore, we show that the general vegetation browning trends persist even during years with normal rainfall conditions such as 2012, pointing to potential long-term degradation of rangelands on which approximately 10 million people depend. These findings may have implications for current and future regional food security monitoring and forecasting as well as for mitigation and adaptation strategies in a region where population is expected to continue increasing against a backdrop of drying climate trends and increased climatic variability.  相似文献