Accumulation and transport behaviour of 241americium, 60cobalt and 134cesium by eggs of the spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula     

Jeffree RA  Oberhansli F  Teyssie JL 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(7):912-920

An experimental study examined the 96-h net influx from seawater of the anthropogenic radionuclides (241)Am, (60)Co and (134)Cs through the egg-case of the spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula. Net influx directly through the wall of the egg-case was greatest for (134)Cs, then (241)Am and lastly (60)Co. Within the egg-case wall itself the measured concentration factors (CFs) and their gradients in the external, median and internal layers showed that for both (241)Am and (60)Co they were >10(3) in the external layer and declined by an order of magnitude in the interior layer. In contrast (134)Cs had a CF of only about three in the external layer which declined by a factor of 2 towards the two more internal layers of the egg-case. The egg-case apertures, that open within the prehatching stage of embryological development, significantly (P<0.05) increased the net influx of (241)Am and (60)Co to the interior of the egg-case, although their water concentrations were still lower than those in the labelled seawater bath. In contrast, the aperture did not increase the net influx of (134)Cs whose water concentrations equilibrated with those in seawater. Together these results indicate that the egg-case wall is very permeable to (134)Cs, representing little barrier to its movement, and hence consistent with the lack of importance of the aperture in determining its internal water concentrations in the egg-case. In contrast, (241)Am and (60)Co show much higher rates of accumulation by the egg-case, consistent with the measured reduced permeability of its wall, and therefore giving greater prominence to its aperture in the net transfer of these two radionuclides to the egg case's interior. The presence of the embryo within its egg-case did not significantly (P>0.05) affect the rates of influx of radioisotopes, with the exception of an interactive effect for (60)Co with the egg-case aperture (P<0.05). The CF of only (241)Am in the embryo itself relative to the external seawater concentration was significantly (P<0.05) enhanced by the presence of the aperture.  相似文献   

Disconcerting learning on climate sensitivity and the uncertain future of uncertainty     

Alexis Hannart  Michael Ghil  Jean-Louis Dufresne  Philippe Naveau 《Climatic change》2013,119(3-4):585-601

How will our estimates of climate uncertainty evolve in the coming years, as new learning is acquired and climate research makes further progress? As a tentative contribution to this question, we argue here that the future path of climate uncertainty may itself be quite uncertain, and that our uncertainty is actually prone to increase even though we learn more about the climate system. We term disconcerting learning this somewhat counter-intuitive process in which improved knowledge generates higher uncertainty. After recalling some definitions, this concept is connected with the related concept of negative learning that was introduced earlier by Oppenheimer et al. (Clim Change 89:155–172, 2008). We illustrate disconcerting learning on several real-life examples and characterize mathematically certain general conditions for its occurrence. We show next that these conditions are met in the current state of our knowledge on climate sensitivity, and illustrate this situation based on an energy balance model of climate. We finally discuss the implications of these results on the development of adaptation and mitigation policy.  相似文献   

Erosion Resistance of HPTRM Strengthened Levee from Combined Wave and Surge Overtopping     

Lin Li  Yi Pan  Farshad Amini  Kuang Cuiping  Jean-Louis Briaud 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2014,32(4):847-857

Post-Katrina investigations revealed that most earthen levee damage occurred on the levee crest and land-side slope as a result of either wave overtopping, storm surge overflow, or a combination of both. This study addresses erosion resistance performance of a levee strengthening technique—high performance turf reinforcement mat under combined wave and surge overtopping conditions using full-scale flume tests as well as erosion function apparatus (EFA) tests. Based on the results of full-scale flume tests, an “upper limit” of soil loss is observed for certain flow conditions. Erosion rate was presented as a function of velocity and freeboard. The effect of duration of overtopping on the erosion depth is also determined. The results of EFA tests indicate that the presence of grass roots substantially improve the critical velocity and soil erodibility.  相似文献   

Impact of Oyster Farming on Diagenetic Processes and the Phosphorus Cycle in Two Estuaries (Brittany,France)     

Françoise Andrieux-Loyer  Afi Azandegbé  Florian Caradec  Xavier Philippon  Roger Kérouel  Agnès Youenou  Jean-Louis Nicolas 《Aquatic Geochemistry》2014,20(6):573-611

This study aims to compare the impact of oyster cultures on diagenetic processes and the phosphorus cycle in the sediments of the Aber Benoît and the Rivière d’Auray, estuary of Brittany, France. Our results showed clear evidence of the seasonal impact of oyster cultures on sediment characteristics (grain size and organic matter parameters) and the phosphorus cycle, especially in the Aber Benoît. At this site, seasonal variations in sulfide and Fe concentrations in pore waters, as well as Fe–P concentrations in the solid phase, highlighted a shift from a system governed by iron reduction (Reference) to a system governed by sulfate reduction (beneath oyster). This could be partly explained by the increase in labile organic matter (i.e., biodeposits) beneath oysters, whose mineralization by sulfate led to high sulfide concentrations in pore waters (up to 4,475 µmol l^?1). In turn, sulfide caused an enhanced release of phosphate in the summer, as adsorption sites for phosphate decreased through the formation of iron–sulfide compounds (FeS and FeS₂). In the Aber Benoît, dissolved Fe/PO₄ ratios could be used as an indicator of phosphate release into oxic water. Low Fe/PO₄ ratios in the summer indicated higher effluxes of phosphate toward the water column (up to 47 µmol m^?2 h^?1). At other periods, Fe/PO₄ ratios higher than 2 mol/mol indicated very low phosphate fluxes. In contrast, in the Rivière d’Auray, the occurrence of macroalgae, stranding regularly all over the site, clearly masked the impact of oyster cultures on sediment properties and the phosphorus cycle and made the use of Fe/PO₄ ratios more difficult in terms of indicators of phosphate release.  相似文献   

Sensitivity and evolution of sea-turtle magnetoreception: observations, modelling and constraints from geomagnetic secular variation     

Vincent Courtillotl  Gauthier Hulot  Mioara Alexandrescu  Jean-Louis le  Mouë Joseph L. Kirschvink 《地学学报》1997,9(5-6):203-207

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The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point （GSSP） for the base of the Pliensbachian Stage （Lower Jurassic）, Wine Haven, Yorkshire, UK     

Christian Meister Martin Aberhan Joachim Blau Jean-Louis Dommergues Susanne Feist-Burkhardt Ernie A. Hailwood Malcom Hart Stephen P. Hesselbos Mark W. Hounslow Mark Hylton Nicol Morton Kevin Page Greg D. Price 《《幕》》2006,29(2):93-106

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In situ correlations between PAH and biotransformation activities in mussels and fish     

Jean-Francois Narbonne  Philippe Garrigues  Anne Mathieu  Christophe Raoux  Daniel Ribera  Jean-Louis Monod  Aldo Viarengo  Jean-Pierre Salaün  Marc Lafaurie 《Marine environmental research》1989,28(1-4)

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Comment on 'Upward and downward continuation as inverse problems' by S. P. Huestis & R. L. Parker     

Vincent Courtillot  Joël Ducruix  Jean-Louis Le  Mouël 《Geophysical Journal International》1980,61(2):457-458

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Formation of the Upper Pleistocene terraces of Lake Van (Turkey)     

Catherine Kuzucuoğlu  Aurélien Christol  Damase Mouralis  Ali‐Fuat Doğu  Ebru Akköprü  Monique Fort  Daniel Brunstein  Halil Zorer  Michel Fontugne  Mustafa Karabiyikoğlu  Stéphane Scaillet  Jean‐Louis Reyss  Hervé Guillou 《第四纪科学杂志》2010,25(7):1124-1137

Sedimentological and geomorphological studies of terraces around Lake Van (1647 m) provided a preliminary framework for lake‐level variations. The elevations of terraces and past lake level were measured with a differential global positioning system. A chronology is developed using ²³⁴U/²³⁰Th dating of travertines, ³⁹Ar/⁴⁰Ar dating of pyroclastites and ¹⁴C dating of organic matter. Facies and stratigraphic correlations identify four transgressions (C1′, C1″, C2′ and C2″), each followed by a regression which ended with low lake levels that caused river incision and terrace formation. Evidence of the oldest transgression (C1′) is found in the uppermost reaches of valleys up to 1755 m, an altitude higher than the present lake threshold (1736 m). This C1′ transgression may be related to pyroclastic flows which dammed an outlet located in the western part of the lake basin and which is dated to before 105 ka. After 100 ka, a second transgression (C1″) reached 1730/1735 m, possibly related to a younger ignimbrite flow, in association with high water inflow (warm and/or wetter conditions). The two younger transgressions reached 1700–1705 m. The first one (C2′) is dated to 26–24.5 cal. ka BP and the second one (C2″) to 21–20 cal. ka BP. Available data suggest that the long‐term lake‐level changes responded mainly to climate oscillations. Additional events such as river captures caused by volcanic falls filling valleys, tectonism, erosion and karstic diversion may have impacted these long‐term lake‐level changes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

An XPEEM study of structural cation distribution in swelling clays. I. Synthetic trioctahedral smectites     

Delphine Vantelon  Rachid Belkhou  Isabelle Bihannic  Laurent J. Michot  Emmanuelle Montargès-Pelletier  Jean-Louis Robert 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2009,36(10):593-602

X-PEEM images and XPS were collected on isolated layers of three synthetic swelling clays, one hectorite and two saponites with various charge, recording the Si(2p), Al(2p) and Mg(2p) core level spectra from the clay sheets. Spectra were fitted to determine the different components of the core levels. Due to their large full width at half maximum, Si XPS spectra were fitted using two to three doublets. It appears that, for a given clay mineral, Si, Al and Mg binding energies (BE) were constant, for all the observed layers. However, variations of the Si BE were observed depending on the nature of the mineral investigated. The various components obtained from the fit of Si spectra could be assigned to different substitution rates; binding energy shifting to lower values with substitution increase in the layer. Furthermore, variations in Si BE according to charge location were assigned to the influence of exchangeable cation.  相似文献