The tectonic history of the Pre-Saharan depression (Morocco) a geomorphological interpretation   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Dr. Karl-Heinz Schmidt 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1992,81(1):211-219

During the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods the Pre-Saharan depression between Ouarzazate and Errachidia was an area of deposition in a spatially and chronologically highly differentiated pattern. The variable structural and tectonic history of this region in also reflected in its denudational development. Until the late Pliocene/early Pleistocene the western part (Ouarzazate basin) was a depositional basin for lacustrine and alluvial sediments. Pediment formation did not start before the Pleistocene period. In the central part of the depression (between Boumalne and Tinerhir) denudational activity on cuesta scarps started already in the late Miocene to early Pliocene as can be deduced from a new dating of the Foum el Kous volcano (2.9 my) and from Djebl Sarhro gravels on the crest of the Paleogene scarp. In the easternmost part of the depression (between Goulmima and Errachidia) there are no Neogene sediments, and the calculations of rates of scarp retreat demonstrate that scarp backwearing must have begun in the late Eocene. Thus the shift from depositional to erosional activity in the Pre-Saharan depression ranges from the late Eocene to the Pleistocene. This is at the same time an expression of its complex tectonic history.

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Zusammenfassung Die präsaharische Senke zwischen Ouarzazate und Errachidia war während der Kreide und des Tertiärs ein Sedimentationsgebiet mit zeitlich und räumlich hoch differenzierten Fazies- und Mächtigkeitsabfolgen. Die variable strukturelle und tektonische Entwicklung dieser Zeit spiegelt sich wider in der nachfolgenden Abtragungsgeschichte. Der westliche Teil der Senke, das Becken von Ouarzazate, war bis zum späten Pliozän/frühen Pleistozän ein Ablagerungsbecken für limnische und alluviale Sedimente, bis im frühen Pleistozän die Genese von Pedimenten einsetzte. Im zentralen Teil der präsaharischen Senke zwischen Boumalne und Tinerhir begann die erosive Reliefentwicklung an Stufenhängen bereits im späten Miozän bis frühen Pliozän, wie sich aus einer absoluten Datierung des Ankaratrits des Foum el Kous (2,9 my) ableiten läßt, der sich in die zu dieser Zeit bereits existente Stufenvorlandzone ergoß. Eine untere Zeitmarke für die Entstehung der Schichtstufe stellen die von Süden vom Djebl Sarhro in die Senke hereintransportierten Schotter von Timadriouine dar. Im Ostteil der präsaharischen Senke zwischen Goulmima und Errachidia fehlen neogene Sedimente, und die Ermittlung von Stufenrückwanderungsraten für die Hamada de Meski zeigt, daß die Abtragung hier schon im späten Eozän eingesetzt haben muß. Der Wechsel von Sedimentations- zu subaerischen Abtragungsbedingungen reicht in der präsaharischen Senke vom frühen Pleistozän im Westen bis zum Eozän im Osten. Das ist auf geomorphologischer Grundlage ein Hinweis auf die komplexe strukturelle und tektonische Entwicklung dieser Region.

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Résumé Au cours du Crétacé et du Tertiaire, la dépression présaharienne entre Ouarzazate et Errachidia a été un domaine de sédimentation marqué par de fortes variations de faciès et d'épaisseurs dans le temps et dans l'espace. L'histoire structurale et tectonique mouvementée de cette période se reflète également dans la dénudation qui a suivi. La partie ouest de la dépression (bassin d'Ouarzazate) a constitué jusqu'à la limite Plio-Pléistocène une aire de dépôt de sédiments lacustres et alluviaux; la formation de pédiments n'y a débuté qu'au Pléistocène. Dans la partie centrale de la dépression, entre Boumalne et Tinerhir, l'érosion en cuestas a débuté dès le Miocène supérieur/Pliocène inférieur, comme l'indique une datation récente à 2,9 Ma de l'ankaratrite du volcan Foum el Kous qui s'est écoulée en avant d'une cuesta qui existait déjà à ce moment. Une limite inférieure pour la formation des cuestas est fournie par les graviers de Timadriouine transportés dans la dépression depuis le sud à partir du Djebel Sarhro.Dans la partie orientale de la dépression présaharienne, entre Goulmina et Errachidia, les sédiments néogènes font défaut et l'évaluation de la vitesse de recul des fronts de cuestas montre que ce processus a dû commencer à l'Eocène supérieur. Ainsi, le passage de la sédimentation à l'activité érosive dans la dépression pré-saharienne varie du Pléistocène inférieur à l'ouest, à l'Eocène à l'est. C'est là, à partir de données géomorphologiques, une indication de l'histoire structurale et tectonique complexe de cette région.

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Regional distribution and temporal trends of some contaminants in the water of the Baltic Sea     

Lutz Brügmann  Horst Gaul  Karl-Heinz Rohde  Udo Ziebarth 《Ocean Dynamics》1991,44(4):161-184

During a cruise on board RV Gauss in May/June 1988, joint investigations into organochlorine compounds, dissolved trace metals, petroleum hydrocarbons and basic hydrography were carried out at representative stations of the Baltic Monitoring Programme (BMP). The aim of the cruise was to study distribution patterns and — using previous data — to establish temporal trends if at all discernible.Each group of contaminants investigated showed specific characteristics, with differences even between compounds within the same group. The differences are due to:

–	- the partition of contaminants between dissolved and adsorbed form;
–	- the response to redox conditions;
–	- the influence of microbial decay, organic production or changes in speciation.

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Mean-field effects in the Galloway–Proctor flow     

Karl-Heinz Rädler  Axel Brandenburg 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,393(1):113-125

In the framework of mean-field electrodynamics the coefficients defining the mean electromotive force in Galloway–Proctor flows are determined. These flows show a two-dimensional pattern and are helical. The pattern wobbles in its plane. Apart from one exception a circularly polarized Galloway–Proctor flow, i.e. a circular motion of the flow pattern is assumed. This corresponds to one of the cases considered recently by Courvoisier, Hughes & Tobias. An analytic theory of the α effect and related effects in this flow is developed within the second-order correlation approximation and a corresponding fourth-order approximation. In the validity range of these approximations there is an α effect but no γ effect, or pumping effect. Numerical results obtained with the test-field method, which are independent of these approximations, confirm the results for α and show that γ is in general non-zero. Both α and γ show a complex dependency on the magnetic Reynolds number and other parameters that define the flow, that is, amplitude and frequency of the circular motion. Some results for the magnetic diffusivity  η_t  and a related quantity are given, too. Finally, a result for α in the case of a randomly varying linearly polarized Galloway–Proctor flow, without the aforementioned circular motion, is presented. The flows investigated show quite interesting effects. There is, however, no straightforward way to relate these flows to turbulence and to use them for studying properties of the α effect and associated effects under realistic conditions.  相似文献   

Determinants of corporate adaptation to climate change in winter tourism: An econometric analysis     

Volker H. Hoffmann  David C. Sprengel  Andreas Ziegler  Matthias Kolb  Bruno Abegg 《Global Environmental Change》2009,19(2):256-264

While corporate adaptation strategies in response to climate change have been characterized, the determinants of adaptation have not been comprehensively analyzed. Knowledge of these determinants is particularly useful for policy makers to provide favorable conditions in support of corporate adaptation measures. Based on unique data from a survey of Swiss ski lift operators, this paper empirically examines such determinants at the business level. Our econometric analysis with linear regression and count data models finds a positive influence of the awareness of possible climate change effects on the scope of corporate adaptation. Surprisingly, no significant influence of the vulnerability to climate change effects on the scope of adaptation could be found. Finally, the dependency on the affected business and the ability to adapt influence the specific strategic directions of corporate adaptation.  相似文献   

Nucleonic gamma-ray production in pulsar wind nebulae     

D. Horns  F. Aharonian  A. I. D. Hoffmann  A. Santangelo 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2007,309(1-4):189-195

Observations of the inner radian of the Galactic disk at very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays have revealed at least 16 new sources. Besides shell type super-nova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) appear to be a dominant source population in the catalogue of VHE gamma-ray sources. Except for the Crab nebula, the newly discovered PWN are resolved at VHE gamma-rays to be spatially extended (5–20 pc). Currently, at least 3 middle aged (t>10 kyrs) PWN (Vela X, G18.0-0.7, and G313.3+0.6 in the “Kookaburra” region) and 1 young PWN MSH 15-52 (t=1.55 kyrs) have been identified to be VHE emitting PWN (sometimes called “TeV Plerions”). Two more candidate “TeV Plerions” have been identified and have been reported at this conference (Carrigan, These proceedings, in preparation). In this contribution, the gamma-ray emission from Vela X is explained by a nucleonic component in the pulsar wind. The measured broad band spectral energy distribution is compared with the expected X-ray emission from primary and secondary electrons. The observed X-ray emission and TeV emission from the three middle aged PWN are compared with each other.  相似文献   

Die Untersuchung des Morondavadeltas,Madagaskar     

Dr. Karl Hoffmann 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1975,64(1):118-125

Zusammenfassung In den Jahren 1969 bis 1971 wurden in der Morondava-Küstenebene im Westen Madagaskars umfangreiche hydrogeologische Untersuchungen durchgeführt, in deren Zusammenhang mit Hilfe von geoelektrischen Sondierungen der Aufbau der oberen 150 m des quartären bis neogenen Untergrundes der Ebene geklärt werden konnte. Durch die Interpretation der geoelektrischen Sondierprofile und deren Anordnung in einer Profilkarte war eine Korrelation von Schichtkomplexen hohen Widerstandes möglich. Die Untersuchung ergab, da\ der Untergrund der Küstenebene ein Delta darstellt, das von zwei Flu\systemen geschüttet wurde. Die Mündungen der heutigen Flüsse Morondava und Andranomena sind gegenüber den alten Flu\systemen nach Süden verschoben.

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In 1969 to 1971 comprehensive hydro-geological investigations were carried out in the Morondava Plains in western Madagaskar. In the scope of these investigations, the structure of the upper 150 m of the quaternary and neogene deposits in the coastal plains were determined by means of geo-electrical soundings. The interpretation of the soundings by establishing a profile map, allowed for a correlation of the sequences with high electric resistivity. The investigation showed that the underground of the coastal plains represents a delta, deposited by two rivers. The mouths of the actual Morondava and Andranomena rivers are shifted towards the south in relation to the ancient river systems.

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Résumé D'importantes investigations hydro-géologiques ont été effectuées de 1969 à 1971 dans la plaine de Morondava à l'ouest de Madagascar, grâce auxquelles, en procédant également à des sondages géo-électriques, il a été possible de déterminer la structure des 150 m supérieurs du sous-sol quaternaire à néogène.Par l'interprétation des sondages géo-électriques et leur transposition sur une carte des profils, il a été possible d'obtenir une corrélation des couches à haute resistivité. Des recherches ont montré que le sous-sol de la plaine cÔtière représente un delta, remblayé par deux systèmes fluviaux. L'embouchure des fleuves actuels Morondava et Andranomena est déplacée vers le sud par rapport aux anciens systèmes fluviaux.

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Vortrag, gehalten am 28. Februar 1974 in Bochum anlä\lich der 64. Jahrestagung der Geologischen Vereinigung.  相似文献   

Natural and synthetic ferroglaucophane     

Christoph Hoffmann 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1972,34(2):135-149

Amphiboles approximating the composition of the ferroglaucophane end member, Na₂Fe₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, have not been found in nature prior to 1969. Chemical, physical and petrologic data of four specimens of that mineral are given, two from Southern Italy and two from New Caledonia (Black, 1970). The ferroglaucophane end member was synthesized in seeded runs at 500° C, 5000 bars fluid pressure with oxygen fugacity defined by the wüstite-magnetite (WM) buffer. X-ray data and cell dimensions (a=9.686 Å, b=17.89, c=5.317, β=103° 45.2′ V=894.9 ų) are presented along with microprobe data that confirm the end member composition. Under these conditions of synthesis the ferroglaucophane grew metastably, however. Stability relations of the synthetic end member and of one natural specimen were investigated in a temperature range from 250° C to 500° C and at 3 and 5 kb with different oxygen buffers. At relatively low oxygen fugacities (WM buffer, QFM buffer) ferroglaucophane breaks down above 350–360° C. Under more oxidizing conditions (HM buffer) ferroglaucophane may not be stable even at very low temperatures. Mineral facies and chemical bulk composition of rocks that would favor the natural occurrence of ferroglaucophane are discussed. As assemblages with ferroglaucophane can have crystallized only below a very specific upper temperature limit, it is proposed to direct some attention towards that mineral.  相似文献   

Spatial Variability of Trends in the Rainfall-Runoff Relationship: A Mesoscale Study in the Mosel Basin     

Laurent Pfister  Gilles Drogue  Abdelkhalak El Idrissi  Jean-François Iffly  Christelle Poirier  Lucien Hoffmann 《Climatic change》2004,66(1-2):67-87

The spatial variability of observed trends in rainfall structure over the last 5 decades and its effects on the spatial variability of maximum daily water levels in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Europe) were investigated in 9 sub-basins of the Mosel river. Over the past 25 years, an increase in westerly atmospheric circulation types during winter months has caused an increase in winter rainfall totals, duration and intensity. More specifically, the spatial variability of trends having affected winter rainfall totals, duration and intensity have led to spatially varying positive trends in maximum daily water levels. Observed trends in rainfall characteristics and maximum daily water levels during winter show closely linked spatial patterns that are strongly related to the topography of the study area.  相似文献   

Onset of aridity in southern Western Australia—a preliminary palaeomagnetic appraisal     

Hongbo Zheng  Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll  Zhengxiang Li  Chris McA Powell 《Global and Planetary Change》1998,18(3-4)

The timing of the onset of full arid conditions in southern Western Australia during the late Cenozoic remains uncertain. The playas and associated sedimentary sequences preserved as part of the Tertiary palaeodrainage networks, which are widely developed in Western Australia, provide the stratigraphic evidence necessary to resolve this issue. Lake Lefroy forms part of a chain of playas that occur in the eastern Yilgarn Craton. These lake chains are the remnants of a once external palaeodrainage system, developed in pre-Eocene times. Eocene non-marine to marginal marine sequences were deposited in the palaeodrainage as channel infills. The low relief area of the palaeodrainage featured a permanent to semi-permanent lacustrine environment during post-Eocene times, and fine-grained red–brown clastic clay up to 10 m in thickness was deposited over an extensive area. A significant hydrological transition, as inferred by the litho-sedimentary change from freshwater clay to evaporitic gypsum-dominated sedimentation, took place in the late Cenozoic. The extensive freshwater system changed to the saline/deflation playas that characterises this landscape today. A detailed palaeomagnetic study was carried out on the lacustrine clay unit and the overlying evaporitic gypsum unit in Lake Lefroy. Results from drill core and pit wall exposures have provided the first time constraints for these sequences. Age estimates, based on extrapolation from the Brunhes/Matuyama geomagnetic boundary, suggest that the gypsum-dominated sedimentation and by inference, full arid conditions in Lake Lefroy, commenced within the Brunhes Normal Polarity Chron, probably within the last 500 Ka. This age is considerably younger than previously thought, but appears to bear some correspondence to similar claims to the age of the onset of aridity in southeast and central Australia. Evidence emerging from the inland dune field to the surrounding oceans suggests a trend of increasing aridity during the Quaternary in Australia. The onset of full aridity may well indicate that the impact of global glacial–interglacial cycles on Australian climate, especially the large scale glacial ‘dryness' resulted from the 100 Ka astronomic variations reached beyond its threshold.  相似文献   

Biogenic hydrocarbons in fluid inclusions from the aberfoyle tin-tungsten deposit, Tasmania, Australia   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

C. F. Hoffmann  R. W. Henley  N. C. Higgins  M. Solomon  R. E. Summons 《Chemical Geology》1988,70(4):287-299

Trace components in fluid inclusions from the Aberfoyle tin-tungsten deposit in Tasmania, Australia, were examined by thermal decrepitation-mass spectrometry. The technique involves the decrepitation of fluid inclusions by stepwise heating in the source of a mass spectrometer. In addition to water, other species identified were carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons. Detailed analysis of these hydrocarbons showed that they ranged in carbon number from C₁ up to at least C₃₃ and probably comprised, in part, biological marker compounds, previously unreported in such high-temperature environments. Their presence suggests that the fluid responsible for mineralisation was not entirely magmatic but contained a non-magmatic component evolved through fluid-rock interaction in the sedimentary country rocks.  相似文献