The astrophysical consequences of the bimodal hydrodynamic solution of the super star cluster winds     

Jan Palouš  Richard Wünsch  Guillermo Tenorio-Tagle  Sergio Silich 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2009,324(2-4):195-198

The mass reinserted by young stars in an emerging massive compact cluster shows a bimodal hydrodynamic behaviour. In the inner parts of the cluster, it is thermally unstable, while in its outer parts it forms an outflowing wind. The chemical homogeneity/inhomogeneity of low/high-mass clusters demonstrates the relevance of this solution to the presence of single/multiple stellar populations. We show the consequences which the thermal instability of the reinserted mass has on galactic superwinds and discuss the open issues raised by the bimodal solution of stellar winds of massive clusters.  相似文献   

Upscaling of Navier–Stokes equations in porous media: Theoretical, numerical and experimental approach     

Guillermo A. Narsilio  Olivier Buzzi  Stephen Fityus  Tae Sup Yun  David W. Smith   《Computers and Geotechnics》2009,36(7):1200-1206

The accurate estimation of hydraulic conductivity is important for many geotechnical engineering applications, as the presence of fluids affects all aspects of soil behaviour, including its strength. Darcy’s law is the key experimental (or phenomenological) equation employed to model ground water flow. Yet, this phenomenological equation can be linked to a more fundamental microscale model of flow through the pore spaces of the porous material. This paper provides an experimental verification of the relationships between Darcy’s law (macroscale) and the Navier–Stokes equations (microscale) for actual complex pore geometries of a granular material. The pore geometries are experimentally obtained through state-of-the-art X-ray computer assisted micro-tomography. From the numerical modelling of the microscale flow based on actual pore geometries, it is possible to quantify and visualize the development of pore-scale fluid preferential flow-paths through the porous material, and to assess the importance of pore connectivity in soil transport properties.  相似文献   

Megafan formation driven by explosive volcanism and active tectonic processes in a humid tropical environment          下载免费PDF全文

Jorge P. Galve  Guillermo E. Alvarado  José Vicente Pérez‐Peña  Mauricio M. Mora  Guillermo Booth‐Rea  José Miguel Azañón 《地学学报》2016,28(6):427-433

Quaternary volcanism in the Central Cordillera of Costa Rica has created an orographic barrier that concentrates rainfall on its northern side. This humid climate produces weathered bedrock prone to landsliding. Ash fall from explosive eruptions kills the vegetation cover and intensifies erosion processes. These eruptions, hydrothermal activity and associated earthquakes destabilize the slopes of river valleys, and even the volcanic edifices, producing landslides and large debris avalanches. All these processes mobilize an extra sediment input that is deposited in the piedmont lowlands forming the Santa Clara megafan. The megafans described in the literature mainly grow according to climatic fluctuations; however, sedimentation in the Santa Clara megafan is also controlled by endogenic processes with longer recurrence periods. Analysis of this megafan provides new insight into the origin and evolution of these landforms. In volcanic regions, active volcanism should be considered when investigating the formation of some megafans.  相似文献   

Water level as the main driver of the alternation between a free-floating plant and a phytoplankton dominated state: a long-term study in a floodplain lake   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Inés O’Farrell  Irina Izaguirre  Griselda Chaparro  Fernando Unrein  Rodrigo Sinistro  Haydée Pizarro  Patricia Rodríguez  Paula de Tezanos Pinto  Ruben Lombardo  Guillermo Tell 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》2011,73(2):275-287

This 10-year field data study explores the relevance of water level fluctuations in driving the shift from a free-floating plant (FFP) to a phytoplankton dominated state in a shallow floodplain lake from the Lower Paraná River. The multi-year natural flood pulse pattern in the Lower Paraná River drove the ecosystem regime from a FFP-dominant state during very high waters (1998–1999) to absolute phytoplankton prevalence with blooms of nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria during extreme low waters (2008–2009). Satellite images support the observed changes over the decade and show the decrease of the surface lake area covered by FFP as well as the modification of the spectral firm in open waters, which documents the significant increases in phytoplankton chlorophyll a concentrations. We discuss the possibility that, despite a slow eutrophication in these highly vegetated systems, water level changes and not nutrients account for the shift from a floating macrophyte community to phytoplankton dominance. Cyclic shifts may occur in response to the seasonal floodpulse, but more strongly, as indicated by our results, in association to the extreme drought and flood events related to the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which is linked to discharge anomalies in the Paraná River.  相似文献   

Observations on the Lateral Structure of Wind-Driven Flows in a Stratified,Semiarid Bay of the Gulf of California     

Chloe Winant  Arnoldo Valle-Levinson  Aurelien Ponte  Clinton Winant  Guillermo Gutierrez-de-Velasco  Kraig Winters 《Estuaries and Coasts》2014,37(6):1319-1328

Time series of current velocity profiles and thermistor chains were obtained throughout a cross-bay transect for ~90 days for the purpose of comparing observed wind-driven stratified flows to theory. This study concentrates on the synoptic scale wind and its influence on the bay’s circulation. The maximum water column stratification was 3–4 °C/m throughout the deployment and influenced wind-driven flows. Low-pass filtered flows showed more complicated structures than those expected from theory: a depth-dependent recirculating structure with the along-bay flow over one half of the transect moving in opposite direction to the other half. Analysis of complex empirical orthogonal functions indicated that the first six modes explained 80 % of the flow variability. Therefore, there was no predominantly energetic mode of variability. All modes exhibited a rich spatial structure with vertical and lateral variations. For all modes there was vertically sheared bidirectional flow, as expected from theory, with the largest eigenvector (mode value) asymmetrically influenced by Earth’s rotation and advection of momentum.  相似文献   

Do Spartina maritima Plantations Enhance the Macroinvertebrate Community in European Salt Marshes?     

Guillermo Curado  Juan E. Sánchez-Moyano  Enrique Figueroa  Jesús M. Castillo 《Estuaries and Coasts》2014,37(3):589-601

Ecological restoration of salt marshes using plantations may enhance the macroinvertebrate community, but little is known about the development of benthic macroinvertebrates after ecological engineering projects in European salt marshes. This study analyzed the environment and the macroinvertebrate community in European salt marshes 3 years after restoration using Spartina maritima plantations in comparison with non-restored and preserved marshes in Odiel Marshes (Southwest Iberian Peninsula). We hypothesized that planting Spartina maritima on intertidal mudflats would increase species richness and diversity (Shannon–Weaver index) of the benthic macroinvertebrate community by increasing environmental heterogeneity, providing feeding resources and improving sediments characteristics. Benthic macrofauna samples (composed mainly of annelids, crustaceans, and mollusks) were sampled in plots of 20 cm?×?25 cm to 5 cm depth between +1.8 and +3.0 m above Spanish Hydrographic Zero. Sediment organic matter content, bulk density, pH, and redox potential were the variables that best explained macroinvertebrate distribution. Restored marshes achieved similar diversity and even higher specific richness than preserved marshes, although with differences in species composition. Non-restored marshes showed the lowest diversity. Restored and preserved marshes did not differ in total abundance or biomass of macroinvertebrates, both being higher than in non-restored marshes. The macroinvertebrate communities in preserved and non-restored marshes showed the largest difference in taxa composition, with restored marshes occupying an intermediate position. Salt marsh restoration using S. maritima increased the complexity (ecological diversity and species richness) and abundance of the benthic macroinvertebrate community. Our study offers new information about the role of salt marsh plants in mediating faunal communities via ecological engineering projects.  相似文献   

Indium abundance trends among sun-like stars     

Guillermo Gonzalez 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,371(2):781-785

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Metals from star-forming dwarfs: retention or ejection?     

Daniel Kunth  Françcois Legrand  Guillermo Tenorio-Tagle  Sergey Silich  J. Miguel Mas-Hesse  Miguel Cerviño 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2002,281(1-2):261-266

We show evidences that gas outflows occur in starburst galaxies as superbubbles evolve. We then question whether hot gas will be expelled and enrich the IGM with metals or be retained within the host galaxy. For this purpose we construct three extreme scenarios of the star formation histories for a sample of dwarf galaxies using either their present metallicity or their luminosity. The three scenarios imply different mechanical energy input rates, those are compared with theoretical lower limits for the ejection of processed matter out of host galaxies. The comparison strongly points at the existence of extended gaseous haloes acting as a barrier that allows these galaxies to retain their metals and enhance their abundance. Our findings strongly point that continuous star-forming processes, rather than coeval bursts, must contribute to the overall metallicity in our galaxy sample. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Ruprecht 55: an OB association at the edge of our Galaxy     

Guillermo Bosch  †‡  Rodolfo Barbá  ‡§  Nidia Morrell  †‡§  Virpi Niemela  †‡¶  Pablo Ostrov  ‡  Marcelo Arnal  §  Cristina Cappa  §  Ricardo Morras §  Guillermo Giménez de Castro 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,341(1):169-178

We present new spectroscopy in the optical range and 21-cm H  i data covering the Ruprecht 55 (Ru 55) field in the Puppis window where several authors have proposed the existence of one (or two) clusters.
We have determined new MK spectral types for about 50 stars in the region, finding 43 OB-type stars among them. LS 985 was found to be an O9 V + O9.5 III binary and it is the earliest type of star in our observed sample.
We have identified a stellar OB association (Ru 55), which is most likely related to a depletion detected in our H  i data, as: (i) they are located at the same distance (6 kpc), within observational errors; (ii) both have similar radial velocities (∼67 km s⁻¹); (iii) current OB stars could have provided the energy needed to blow the cavity; (iv) the dynamical time-scale for the hole buildup matches the age estimated for the earliest OB stars; and (v) LS 985 might be responsible for ionizing the H  i cavity inner walls close to it.  相似文献   

Erratum to: Stratigraphy and tectonics of a time-transgressive ophiolite obduction onto the eastern margin of the Pelagonian platform from Late Bathonian until Valanginian time,exemplified in northern Evvoia,Greece     

Rudolph Scherreiks  Guillermo Meléndez  Marcelle BouDagher-Fadel  Georgia Fermeli  Dan Bosence 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2015,104(1):321-321

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