Enhancing the credibility of ecology: Can research be made more comparable and predictive?     

Francesco di Castri  Malcolm Hadley 《GeoJournal》1985,11(4):321-338

A sounder theoretical basis for extrapolation and prediction, typologies of what is and what is not comparable, and representative natural areas for long-term field research are three geographically-based ingredients of comparative research in ecology. Two types of conceptual model allow assessment of the effects of phylogenesis and environment on ecosystem structure and functioning. The first is based on fixing of genetic variables and study of biological performance along a gradient of environmental conditions — an approach of sequential analysis of environmental gradients. The second is based on fixing of environmental variables and comparison of performance of different phylogenetic stocks in non-contiguous geographical areas — an approach entailing matching of disjunct ecological analogues. The two approaches are important complements in examining hypotheses of convergent and divergent evolution, in helping to define what really can be compared in comparative ecological research, and in contributing to ecology becoming a more predictive and credible science.  相似文献   

Neon isotope variations in Mid-Atlantic Ridge basalts     

Robert Poreda  Filippo Radicati di Brozolo 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1984,69(2):277-289

The isotopic composition of neon was measured for seventeen samples of submarine basalt glass from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 54° and 73°N. They include the Reykjanes, Kolbeinsey, and Mohns Ridge segments. Neon isotopic anomalies, relative to the atmospheric ratios, exist in both²⁰Ne/²²Ne and²¹Ne/²²Ne. A maximum excess²⁰Ne of 7% was measured in two samples from the Reykjanes Ridge. Samples with lower²⁰Ne excesses (six samples with δ²⁰Ne between 2 and 4%) from all three ridge segments, appear to result from mixing of a mantle component with a δ²⁰Ne of 7% and atmospheric neon.²¹Ne/²²Ne ratios are up to 8% above the atmospheric value, with no apparent correlation with the²⁰Ne excesses. The anomalies in²⁰Ne/²²Ne are difficult to explain by mass fractionation of an atmospheric reservoir since several of the samples have δ²⁰Ne values greater than could be produced by single-stage fractionation. Most likely, the excess²¹Ne results from nuclear reactions in the mantle source, although there is no definite correlation between the δ²¹Ne or the excess²¹Ne (cm³ STP/g) and the uranium concentration. Large variations in the observed⁴He/²⁰Ne ratio (40–12,000) remain unexplained at this time.  相似文献   

Using Active Faults and Seismicity for the Strong Motion Modeling in the Eastern Rif (Northern Morocco)     

L. Aït Brahim  B. Tadili  C. Nakhcha  I. Mouayn  M. Ramdani  M. Limouri  A. El Qadi  F. Sossey Alaoui  M. Benhalima 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2004,161(5-6):1081-1091

— The aim of this study is to conduct a probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for the eastern Rif area in northern Morocco. The source zones were established on the basis of the seismicity database, the fracturing analysis deduced from Landsat7 ETM digital enhancement and marine seismic reflection profiles. By the use of this information together with the selected attenuation relationship, the peak ground acceleration contour maps are produced for specific return periods. The map has been divided into intervals of 0.1 degrees in both latitude and longitude to calculate the values at each grid point and draw the seismic hazard curves. The results of seismic hazard assessment are displayed as iso-acceleration contours expected to be exceeded during typical economic life times of structures.  相似文献   

地质图形处理系统设计   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

萨贤春  门桂珍 《煤田地质与勘探》1997,25(2):21-24

介绍了地质图形计算机处理系统的系统功能、系统结构、图形数据库结构以及图形生成与编辑;讨论了在开发地质图形计算机辅助设计或绘图系统时,应如何体现专业特点,如何在数据中表达地质现象的地层和构造意义,如何在地质模型建立中融入专业人员的地质背景知识,以及怎样设计出实际有效的地质图形处理软件系统等问题。   相似文献   

Comparison of the QBO and F10.7 Solar Flux Effects on Total Mass Density     

Selçuk Sağır  Ramazan Atıcı 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2018,58(7):841-845

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - The comparison of the Quasi Biennial Oscillation (QBO) and F10.7 solar flux effects on Total Mass Density (TMD) obtained from NRLMSIS-00 model for 90 km altitude of...  相似文献   

The Relationship between Dst,IMF-Bz and Collision Parameters for O+ + N2 → NO+ + N Reactive Scattering in the Ionosphere     

Selçuk Sağir  Yaşar  Mehmet  Atici  Ramazan 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2019,59(8):1003-1008

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - The kinetic theory is particularly suitable and convenient to calculate the collision parameters in the ionospheric medium. In this study, the mean free path (λ)...  相似文献   

Review of Chinese atmospheric science research over the past 70 years: Synoptic meteorology     

Meng  Zhiyong  Zhang  Fuqing  Luo  Dehai  Tan  Zhemin  Fang  Juan  Sun  Jianhua  Shen  Xueshun  Zhang  Yunji  Wang  Shuguang  Han  Wei  Zhao  Kun  Zhu  Lei  Hu  Yongyun  Xue  Huiwen  Ma  Yaping  Zhang  Lijuan  Nie  Ji  Zhou  Ruilin  Li  Sa  Liu  Hongjun  Zhu  Yuning 《中国科学:地球科学(英文版)》2019,62(12):1946-1991

Synoptic meteorology is a branch of meteorology that uses synoptic weather observations and charts for the diagnosis,study,and forecasting of weather.Weather refers to the specific state of the atmosphere near the Earth's surface during a short period of time.The spatial distribution of meteorological elements in the atmosphere can be represented by a variety of transient weather phenomena,which are caused by weather systems of different spatial and temporal scales.Weather is closely related to people's life,and its development and evolution have always been the focus of atmospheric scientific research and operation.The development of synoptic meteorology is closely related to the development of observation systems,dynamical theories and numerical models.In China,observation networks have been built since the early 1950 s.Up to now,a comprehensive meteorological observation systembased on ground,air and space has been established.In particular,the development of a new generation of dense radar networks,the development of the Fengyun satellite series and the implementation of a series of large field experiments have brought our understanding of weather from large-scale environment to thermal dynamics,cloud microphysical structure and evolution characteristics of meso and micro-scale weather systems.The development of observation has also promoted the development of theory,numerical model and simulation.In the early days,China mainly used foreign numerical models.Lately,China has developed numerical model systems with independent intellectual property rights.Based on the results of high-resolution numerical simulations,in-depth understanding of the initiation and evolution mechanism and predictability of weather at different scales has been obtained.Synoptic meteorology has gradually changed from an initially independent development to a multidisciplinary approach,and the interaction between weather and the change of climate and environment has become a hot and frontier topic in atmospheric science.This paper reviews the important scientific and technological achievements made in China over the past 70 years in the fields of synoptic meteorology based on the literatures in China and abroad,from six aspects respectively including atmospheric dynamics,synoptic-scale weather,typhoon and tropical weather,severe convective weather,numerical weather prediction and data assimilation,weather and climate,atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment.  相似文献   

Evidence of a large upper-Cretaceous depocentre across the Continent-Ocean boundary of the Congo-Angola basin. Implications for palaeo-drainage and potential ultra-deep source rocks     

Zahie Anka  Michel Séranne  Rolando di Primio 《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2010

The analysis of 2D deep-seismic-reflection profiles across the slope and abyssal plain of the Angola oceanic basin reveals the existence of a significant and formerly unknown depocentre beneath the giant Cenozoic Congo deep-sea fan, between 7000 m and 9000 m depth, deposited directly onto the Aptian oceanic crust. The unit, which is up to 2.5 km thick and extends for more than 200 km basinwards of the Continent-Ocean boundary, is probably aged Albian–Turonian. Its radial fan-shaped depocentre is centred on the present-day Congo River outlet and contains at least 0.2 Mio km³ of sediments. These observations and the results from flexural modelling indicate that (1) the location of the Congo River's outlet has remained fairly stable since the Late Cretaceous, and (2) the basal unit was indeed sourced by a palaeo-Congo River probably located nearby the present-day one. Thus, the Atlantic sedimentary system related to the exoreism of the Congo River is much older than previously thought. Thermal modelling indicates that the maturation history of this upper-Cretaceous deposits is highly influenced by the interaction between the initial high heat flow of the young oceanic crust and further increase in sediment supply due to the progradation of the overlying Tertiary deep-sea fan during the Miocene. Hence, despite low present-day heat-flow values, should the unit have source rock potential, its basal section may be currently generating hydrocarbons.  相似文献   

Coupling Effect of Riser on Integrated FPS in Deepwater Area     

韩志强  Bernt J.Leira  李飒 《中国海洋工程》2009,23(4):613-622

The main challenge in predicting global responses of floating vessels in deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas comes from the system's coupled effect.In this paper,the coupled approach is used to analyze effects of riser on floating system in deepwater.The analysis results show that the coupling effects of risers will mainly affect the low frequency (LF) motions of the system.That is because risers will provide the system with a significant low frequency (LF) damping which will vary with the sea states.Under ...  相似文献   

Contourlet变换和Tsallis熵的多源遥感图像匹配   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

吴一全  陈飒 《遥感学报》2010,14(5):899-910

提出了一种利用Contourlet变换、Tsallis熵和改进粒子群优化的多源遥感图像匹配算法。在分别对参考图像和目标图像进行Contourlet分解的基础上,以基于Tsallis熵的互信息量作为相似性度量准则,利用改进的带极值扰动的简化粒子群优化算法对低分辨率的遥感图像进行匹配操作,逐级上推,最终实现全分辨率情况下多源遥感图像的匹配。实验结果表明,与常用的遥感图像匹配算法相比,该算法匹配精度高,稳健性好,且运算量大幅减少。  相似文献