Defining Optimal Freshwater Flow for Oyster Production: Effects of Freshet Rate and Magnitude of Change and Duration on Eastern Oysters and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Perkinsus marinus</Emphasis> Infection     

Megan K. La Peyre  Bryan Gossman  Jerome F. La Peyre 《Estuaries and Coasts》2009,32(3):522-534

In coastal Louisiana, the development of large-scale freshwater diversion projects has led to controversy over their effects on oyster resources. Using controlled laboratory experiments in combination with a field study, we examined the effects of pulsed freshwater events (freshet) of different magnitude, duration, and rate of change on oyster resources. Laboratory and field evidence indicate that low salinity events (<5 psu) decreased Perkinsus marinus infection intensities. Furthermore, when salinity was low (<5 psu), parasite infection intensities continued to decrease even as temperatures exceeded 20°C. At the same time, oyster growth was positively correlated with salinity. To maximize oyster production, data indicate that both low and high salinity events will be necessary.  相似文献   

The Monitor project: rotation of low-mass stars in NGC 2362 – testing the disc regulation paradigm at 5 Myr     

Jonathan Irwin  Simon Hodgkin  Suzanne Aigrain  Jerome Bouvier  Leslie Hebb  Mike Irwin  Estelle Moraux 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,384(2):675-686

We report on the results of a time-series photometric survey of NGC 2362, carried out using the CTIO 4-m Blanco telescope and Mosaic-II detector as part of the Monitor project. Rotation periods were derived for 271 candidate cluster members over the mass range  0.1 ≲ M /M_⊙≲ 1.2  . The rotation period distributions show a clear mass-dependent morphology, qualitatively similar to that in NGC 2264, as would be expected from the age of this cluster. Using models of angular momentum evolution, we show that angular momentum losses over the ∼1–5 Myr age range appear to be needed in order to reproduce the evolution of the slowest rotators in the sample from the ONC to NGC 2362, as found by many previous studies. By incorporating Spitzer IRAC mid-infrared (mid-IR) measurements, we found that three to four objects showing mid-IR excesses indicative of the presence of circumstellar discs were all slow rotators, as would be expected in the disc regulation paradigm for early pre-main-sequence angular momentum evolution, but this result is not statistically significant at present, given the extremely limited sample size.  相似文献   

青藏高原东北部天然地震探测与岩石圈深部特征   总被引：10，自引：1，他引：10       下载免费PDF全文

薛光琦  钱辉  姜枚  宿和平  董英君  Gerard Wittlinger  Jerome Vergne  Georges Poupinet 《地球学报》2003,24(1):19-26

为了研究青藏高源东北部块体构造变形的深部驱动机制，笔者对青藏高原东北部的天然地震观测数据进行地震层析反演，并结合同一剖面的接收函数及各向异性结果进行讨论。介绍了ACH方法的基本原理，论述了由于印度板块向北俯冲的强大的持续作用力，造就了NE向俯冲到柴达木盆地之下的昆仑造山带，并发现在巴颜喀拉地体下方壳幔内的仰冲活动。壳幔内的低速体十分显著地出现在阿尼玛卿缝合线以北，深度可达300km。推断该低速体可能与昆仑断裂的深层的剪切作用有关。深部资料显示该区莫霍界面由北向南逐渐加深，这与青藏高原东北部的岩石圈减薄现象一致，而且与印度板块向北运动的远程效应有关。另外，地震层析结果及各向异性分析也支持青藏高原东北部主应力方向转为NE向的观点。  相似文献   

A field‐based parameterization of wind flow recovery in the lee of dryland plants          下载免费PDF全文

Jerome R. Mayaud  Giles F.S. Wiggs  Richard M. Bailey 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2017,42(2):378-386

Wind erosion is a key component of land degradation in vulnerable dryland regions. Despite a wealth of studies investigating the impact of vegetation and windbreaks on windflow in controlled wind‐tunnel and modelling environments, there is still a paucity of empirical field data for accurately parameterizing the effect of vegetation in wind and sediment transport models. The aim of this study is to present a general parameterization of wind flow recovery in the lee of typical dryland vegetation elements (grass clumps and shrubs), based on their height (h ) and optical porosity (θ ). Spatial variations in mean wind velocity around eight isolated vegetation elements in Namibia (three grass clumps and five shrubs) were recorded at 0.30 m height, using a combination of sonic and cup anemometry sampled at a temporal frequency of 10 seconds. Wind flow recovery in the lee of the elements was parameterized in an exponential form, . The best‐fit parameters derived from the field data were u ₀ = u _ref(0.0146θ ? 0.4076) and b = 0.0105θ + 0.1627 . By comparing this parameterization to existing models, it is shown that wind recovery curves derived from two‐dimensional wind fence experiments may not be suitable analogues for describing airflow around more complex, three‐dimensional forms. Field‐derived parameterizations such as the one presented here are a crucial step for connecting plant‐scale windflow behaviour to dryland bedform development at landscape scales. © 2016 The Authors. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.  相似文献   

Automated Analyte Separation by Ion Chromatography Using a Cobot Applied to Geological Reference Materials for Li Isotope Composition     

Marie L. Kuessner  Alkiviadis Gourgiotis  Gerard Manhs  Julien Bouchez  Xu Zhang  Jrme Gaillardet 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2020,44(1):57-67

The demand for large and reliable data sets on isotopic composition has increased in geochemistry and environmental sciences over recent years. We present an automated ion chromatographic separation method using a robotic pipetting arm, termed ‘ChemCobOne’, to reduce sample separation time. Its performance was tested for lithium isotope separation in geological reference materials using a single‐step separation with HCl (0.2 mol l^?1) and a 2 ml resin volume. This refined lithium purification method does not forfeit precision, accuracy or purity compared with manual sample processing. In addition, a δ⁷Li value for NASS‐6 of 30.99 ± 0.50‰ (2s) (95% CI = 0.14‰, n = 44) was determined and the first δ⁷Li values for the granite rock reference material GS‐N (?0.57 ± 0.25‰ (2s), 95% CI = 0.15‰, n = 15), and for the soil reference material NIST SRM 2709a (?0.37 ± 0.67‰ (2s), 95% CI = 0.15‰, n = 63) are proposed.  相似文献   

The response of fishes to physicochemical changes in the mangroves of northeast Florida Bay     

Jerome J. Lorenz 《Estuaries and Coasts》1999,22(2):500-517

Historically, large volumes of fresh water from the Everglades reached Florida Bay in the form of overland sheet flow. South Florida's extensive canal system has diverted fresh water from its historic course, resulting in shorter hydroperiods and higher salinities than would have occurred in an unaltered system. The mixing zone between the freshwater Everglades and euryhaline Florida Bay is primarily characterized as a dwarf red mangrove forest. The small, demersal fishes found in this habitat are an important food source for a variety of predators and are excellent bioindicators for both short-term and long-term perturbations in the system. I examine the effect of fluctuating water level, salinity, and temperature on this fish community in order to better understand the impact water diversion has had on the ecotone. Fish were collected at four sites within the ecotone over a t-yr period using a 9-m² drop trap. Principal components analysis was used to generate 10 composite variables (PCs) from a temporal array of 59 physicochemical variables. These composite variables were used in regression analyses to evaluate spatial and temporal changes in the fish community. Regression analysis indicated fish density was significantly related to short-term and long-term changes in water level and with long-term temperature variation (r²=0.50). An ANOVA of density between sites supports the regression results, indicating that sites with longer hydroperiod had higher density than sites with shorter hydroperiod. The impact of changes in density on biomass was reflected by regression analysis, which indicated that increased water level and decreased variability in depth were correlated with higher biomass (r²=0.61). Biomass was also influenced by changes in the salinity regime, presumably through increases in individual fish body size or through a shift in the community toward heavier-bodied fish species. An ANOVA of biomass between sites indicates sites with longer freshwater periods had higher biomass than sites with shorer freshwater periods. The first two axes of a detrended correspondence analysis on community biomass explained 59.2% of the variance in the community and supported the hypothesis that salinity was a primary determinant of community structure. These results indicate historic changes in water deliver could have altered the mangrove fish community, thereby lowering prey availability for higher trophic levels.  相似文献   

Thermal periodicities in the Venus atmosphere     

Jerome Apt  Johnny Leung 《Icarus》1982,49(3):427-437

A search was made for periodic fluctuations in the thermal brightness temperatures recorded by the Pioneer Venus orbiter's infrared radiometer. Data were averaged in 10 × 10° latitude-longitude bins for each of the 72 days the instrument was in operation. This time series of thermal brightness temperatures was then analyzed to determine the amplitude of fluctuations at periods from 2 to 64 days at four levels in the atmosphere (at the cloud tops and at approximately 70, 80, and 90 km). The amplitude of such fluctuations is small at equatorial latitudes and increases to a maximum at 60–70° latitude at most altitudes. The period of the highest amplitude fluctuation is 5.3±0.4 days (at all altitudes) except at 70–80°, where a 2.9-day period which appears to correspond to the polar dipole dominates the cloud-top channel. The amplitude of the periodic fluctuations is a maximum at the cloud tops, decreasing to a minimum at the 80-km channel, and increasing again at the 90-km channel.  相似文献   

Solar constant secular changes     

Kenneth H. Schatten  Jerome A. Orosz 《Solar physics》1990,125(1):179-184

Our recent model for solar constant secular changes suggests that over extended time intervals, a positive correlation of the solar constant with solar activity results. The positive correlation in this model is not associated with the direct result of active region, which may be in a close energy balance over their lifetimes, but rather is associated with global features - bright global faculae. These exist as both polar and network features on the solar disk. The high latitude faculae enable the solar constant to peak prior to sunspot maximum. Recent solar constant observations support the model's general trend. Using this model, we now calculate a proxy solar constant for: (1) the past four centuries, based upon the sunspot record, (2) the past nine centuries, based upon ¹⁴C observations and their relation to solar activity, and (3) the next decade, based upon a dynamo theory model for the solar cycle. The proxy solar constant data is tabulated as it may be useful for climate modelers studying global climate changes. This could be helpful in disentangling possible solar influences from any anthropogenic changes associated with trace gas increases in the terrestrial atmosphere. An important point for climate modelers to consider in fixing climate model parameters, is that the Sun has been relatively active and thus bright in the latter half of the 20th century, compared with the past few centuries.This paper was presented at the third meeting of the Solar Cycle Workshop, held in Sydney, Australia, January 9–13, 1989.Physics Dept., Univ. of Northern Colorado, U.S.A.  相似文献   

Short term evolution of coronal hole boundaries     

Jerome T. Nolte  Allen S. Krieger  Craig V. Solodyna 《Solar physics》1978,57(1):129-139

In an examination of the evolution of coronal hole boundaries on a time scale of 1 day, we find that 38% of all the boundaries of coronal holes observed near central meridan passage during the Skylab period shifted in location by >1° heliocentric in 1 day. Of these boundary changes, 70% were on a scale 3 times the average supergranulation cell size. However, large-scale shifts in the boundary locations also occurred, which involved changes in the X-ray emission from these areas of the Sun. X-ray emitting structures on the borders of isolated and evolving holes were less clearly defined than those on the boundaries of well-established, elongated holes. There were generally more changes in the boundaries of the most rapidly evolving holes, but no simple relationship between the amount of change and the rate of hole growth or decay.Skylab Solar Workshop post-doctoral appointee 1975–1976. The Skylab Solar Workshops are sponsored by NASA and NSF and managed by the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmosoheric Research.  相似文献   

Soil evolution and subalpine ecosystem changes in the French Alps inferred from geochemical analysis of lacustrine sediments   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Brice Mourier  Jerome Poulenard  Christopher Carcaillet  David Williamson 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,44(2):571-587

This study aimed to reconstruct the history of soil development, ecosystem changes and associated erosional processes in a small mountain lacustrine basin at the decennial to millennial scale. Geochemical proxies of soil evolution were analysed in the Holocene lacustrine sediments and peats from Thyl Lake, Maurienne Valley, French Alps. Podzolization and chemical weathering processes were assessed using secondary Al- and Fe-bearing phases together with major and Rare Earth Elements (REE). The resulting proxy records, spanning ca. 4,400 years between 8.6 and 4.2 cal ka BP, indicate that progressive pedogenesis occurred after deglaciation in a relatively stable subalpine ecosystem. As shown by the associated increase in Al- and Fe-bearing phases and some REE fractions, the establishment of a mixed cembra pine ecosystem from ca. 7.2–6.5 ka BP was associated with enhanced podzolisation processes in the catchment. The progressive soil development was followed by a rapid transformation of the local environment and plant cover (the open waters of the lake were replaced by a confined peat environment) together with changes in forest fire regimes from ca. 6.8 ka BP. Depleted REE patterns, associated with low contents of secondary Al and Fe, suggest a decrease in chemical weathering and podzolization in the catchment at that time, possibly associated with local intensification of weathering and drainage processes in a relatively acidic peat environment. The higher variability of cembra pine and the increased abundance of sedge and other herbaceous plant remains in the lake sediment indicate semi-open vegetation environments from 5.7 cal ka BP onwards. Whereas fire events and plant cover appear to be significantly related, the soil processes seem primarily linked to vegetation composition, and secondarily to changes in fire regime.  相似文献