Designing Service Architectures for Distributed Geoprocessing: Challenges and Future Directions   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

Anders Friis-Christensen  Nicole Ostländer  Michael Lutz  Lars Bernard 《Transactions in GIS》2007,11(6):799-818

In this paper we study the feasibility of using services offered by a Spatial Data Infrastructure as a basis for distributed service oriented geoprocessing. By developing a prototype we demonstrate that a Spatial Data Infrastructure facilitates rapid development of applications that solve typical problems for an existing risk management application. The prototype provides users with a distributed application that enables the assessment of fire damage areas based on land cover data in a given area. The services involved in the application include: Web Feature Services, Web Map Services, a Gazetteer Service, a Catalogue Service, and Geoprocessing Services. We present the architecture of the application and describe details about implementation‐specific issues. We conclude that current OGC specifications provide a sound basis for developing service oriented architectures for geographic applications; however, in particular for geoprocessing applications, we question the feasibility of the use of Web Feature Services as data sources for larger amounts of data and call for further research in this direction.  相似文献   

Interpreting erosion rates from cosmogenic radionuclide concentrations measured in rapidly eroding terrain     

Liam J. Reinhardt  T. B. Hoey  T. T. Barrows  T. J. Dempster  P. Bishop  L. K. Fifield 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2007,32(3):390-406

A combination of numerical analysis and ¹⁰Be concentrations measured in sediment samples from the high‐relief Torrente catchment, southern Spain, allows us to investigate the sampling requirements for determining erosion rates using cosmogenic nuclides in high‐relief, landslide‐dominated terrain. We use simple modelling to quantify the effect of particle spalling and/or landsliding on erosion rates determined using a cosmogenic in‐situ produced isotope. Analytical results show that the cosmogenic nuclide concentration of a surface experiencing regular detachment of a grain or block may be considered to be in steady state, and ‘in‐situ’ erosion rates estimated, when an appropriate number of spatially independent samples are amalgamated. We present equations that enable calculation of the number of bedrock samples that must be amalgamated for the estimation of mean erosion rates on an outcrop experiencing regular detachment of a grain or chip of thickness L every T years. Our findings confirm that mean catchment erosion rates may be reliably estimated from ¹⁰Be concentrations in fluvial sediment in high‐relief rapidly eroding terrain. These catchment‐wide integrated erosion rates can be calculated where erosion is primarily accomplished through shallow (<3 m) spalling processes; where deep‐seated (>3 m) landslides are the dominant mode of erosion only minimum erosion rates can be determined. Lastly, we present erosion rate measurements from the Torrente catchment that reveal variation of two orders of magnitude (0·03–1·6 m ka^?1) quantifying the high degree of spatial variation in erosion rates expected within rapidly uplifting catchments. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Iron deficiency in pyrrhotite of suevites from the Chesapeake Bay impact crater,USA—A consequence of shock metamorphism?     

Christoph MANG  Agnes KONTNY  Dennis HARRIES  Falko LANGENHORST  Lutz HECHT 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2012,47(2):277-295

Abstract– Pyrrhotite from suevite of the 35 Ma Chesapeake Bay impact structure (CBIS) shows a shock metamorphism and we report on several mineralogical and magnetic features. Pyrrhotite shows strong brittle deformation with a high density of stacking faults, twinning parallel to the hexagonal (001) planes and average fault distances in the order of 10 nm. Although the determination of a superstructure was not possible due to the lattice defects, the reflections of the NiAs subcell, which is typical of all pyrrhotite modifications, were clearly detected. This phase is ferrimagnetic with a Curie temperature (T_C) between 350 and 365 °C, and suevite with this phase does not show the 34 K transition. The most peculiar feature is the low metal/sulfur ratio of 0.81, which indicates a distinctly higher vacancy concentration than for 4C pyrrhotite and a composition close to smythite (Fe₉S₁₁). This phase carries a stable natural remanent magnetization and is relatively hard magnetic. Steep inclinations of the natural remanent magnetization vector, however, suggest that this phase has been remagnetized by the drilling process. A possible explanation is the magnetic domain size of faultless areas of about 10 nm in diameter, which is at the lower limit of the single domain size near the threshold, below which superparamagnetic behavior occurs. The low thermal stability of this phase excludes postshock heating above 300 °C for the suevite of the CBIS. Our results imply that the iron‐deficient pyrrhotite is produced by shock metamorphism, although an iron loss due to shock has never been reported before for pyrrhotite.  相似文献   

Addressing sources of uncertainty in runoff projections for a data scarce catchment in the Ecuadorian Andes     

Jean-François Exbrayat  Wouter Buytaert  Edison Timbe  David Windhorst  Lutz Breuer 《Climatic change》2014,125(2):221-235

Future climate projections from general circulation models (GCMs) predict an acceleration of the global hydrological cycle throughout the 21st century in response to human-induced rise in temperatures. However, projections of GCMs are too coarse in resolution to be used in local studies of climate change impacts. To cope with this problem, downscaling methods have been developed that transform climate projections into high resolution datasets to drive impact models such as rainfall-runoff models. Generally, the range of changes simulated by different GCMs is considered to be the major source of variability in the results of such studies. However, the cascade of uncertainty in runoff projections is further elongated by differences between impact models, especially where robust calibration is hampered by the scarcity of data. Here, we address the relative importance of these different sources of uncertainty in a poorly monitored headwater catchment of the Ecuadorian Andes. Therefore, we force 7 hydrological models with downscaled outputs of 8 GCMs driven by the A1B and A2 emission scenarios over the 21st century. Results indicate a likely increase in annual runoff by 2100 with a large variability between the different combinations of a climate model with a hydrological model. Differences between GCM projections introduce a gradually increasing relative uncertainty throughout the 21st century. Meanwhile, structural differences between applied hydrological models still contribute to a third of the total uncertainty in late 21st century runoff projections and differences between the two emission scenarios are marginal.  相似文献   

Retention of uranium in complexly altered zircon: An example from Bancroft,Ontario     

Lutz Nasdala  John M. Hanchar  Dieter Rhede  Allen K. Kennedy  Tamás Váczi 《Chemical Geology》2010,269(3-4):290-300

Mesoproterozoic (~ 1050 Ma; Stenian) zircon crystals from the Saranac Prospect, Bancroft, Ontario, contain up to ~ 1 wt.% U and ~ 0.15 wt.% Th and, correspondingly, they are for the most part extensively radiation-damaged (calculated total α-doses 2.3?35.3 × 10¹⁸/g). The crystals show textures of complex, intense chemical alteration that is attributed to multiple, low-T replacement events along fluid-controlled reaction fronts. Centers of crystals appear totally replaced; the primary zoning is virtually erased and the material has high porosity and numerous inclusions. Interior regions surrounding the central reworked areas still exhibit primary igneous-type zoning; in those regions the alteration emanates from fractures and then follows the more radiation-damaged growth zones. Altered areas are typically recognized by their high porosity, low BSE intensity, and deficient analytical totals. Those regions often have lost a significant fraction of their radiogenic Pb. They are in general somewhat depleted in Zr, Si, and U, and are notably enriched in Ca and Fe. Element maps reveal elevated concentrations of Al and Y within filled fractures. Our observations indicate that the fluid-driven ion exchange is mainly controlled by the accessibility of micro-areas with elevated levels of radiation damage to transporting fluids via “fast pathways”. Most importantly, there is apparent Zr?Si?U equilibrium between initially existing and newly formed zircon. The retention of U after the chemical replacement (94 ± 14% relative to the original U content in the respective zones) does not significantly fall below the retention of two major cations Zr (95 ± 4%) and Si (95 ± 2%). In spite of the partially extreme hydrothermal alteration overprinting, the original U zoning in the crystals is well preserved. These observations suggest that preferential chemical leaching of U from zircon is clearly not a general feature of this mineral. This in turn seems to question the general validity of hydrothermal experiments to low-T, fluid-driven alteration of zircon in geological environments. The observed apparent immobility of U may affect the interpretation of U?Pb discordance in zircon, and the performance assessment of this mineral as potential waste form for actinides.  相似文献   

The European Large Area ISO Survey – II. Mid-infrared extragalactic source counts     

Stephen Serjeant  Seb Oliver  †  Michael Rowan-Robinson  Hans Crockett  Vasilis Missoulis  Tim Sumner  Carlotta Gruppioni  Robert G. Mann  Nick Eaton  David Elbaz  David L. Clements  Amanda Baker  reas Efstathiou  Catherine Cesarsky  Luigi Danese  Alberto Franceschini  Reinhardt Genzel  y Lawrence  Dietrich Lemke  Richard G. McMahon  George Miley  Jean-Loup Puget  Brigitte Rocca-Volmerange 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,316(4):768-778

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Carbonate removal by acidification causes loss of nitrogenous compounds in continental margin sediments   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lutz Lohse  Rikus T. Kloosterhuis  Henko C. de Stigter  Willem Helder  Wim van Raaphorst  Tjeerd C. E. van Weering 《Marine Chemistry》2000,69(3-4)

This study reports on measurements of organic carbon (C_org) and total nitrogen (N_tot) in surface sediments originating from 6 transects along the northwest European continental margin. After elimination of carbonates by an acidification technique using sulphurous acid, both elements were analysed in the same sediment sample using an elemental analyser. C_org and N_tot in the sample were comparatively low, ranging between 1 and 10 mg C and 0.2 to 1 mg N g⁻¹ dry sediment. In a second analysis, the samples were analysed without acid addition, resulting in N_tot concentrations of 0–50% higher compared to their acidified counterparts. As a consequence, molar C/N ratios derived from the analysis of C_org and N_tot in the acidified sample ranged between 6 to 11, while the N_tot separate analysis reduced C/N ratios to 6 to 8. It is suggested that the addition of sulphurous acid to eliminate inorganic carbon volatilises nitrogenous organic matter.  相似文献   

The atmospheric impact on fluxes of nitrogen, POPs and energy in the German Bight     

M. Schulz  J. van Beusekom  K. Bigalke  U. Brockmann  W. Dannecker  H. Gerwig  H. Grassl  C. -J. Lenz  K. Michaelsen  U. Niemeier  T. Nitz  E. Plate  T. Pohlmann  T. Raabe  A. Rebers  V. Reinhardt  M. Schatzmann  K. H. Schlünzen  R. Schmidt-Nia  T. Stahlschmidt  G. Steinhoff  K. von Salzen 《Ocean Dynamics》1999,51(2-3):133-154

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First results from SPIFFI,II: The luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6240 and the luminous sub‐millimeter galaxy SMMJ 14011+0252     

F. Eisenhauer  M. Tecza  N. Thatte  R. Genzel  R. Abuter  C. Iserlohe  J. Schreiber  M. Horrobin  A. Schegerer  A.J. Baker  R. Bender  R. Davies  M. Lehnert  D. Lutz  N. Nesvadba  S. Seitz  L.J. Tacconi 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2004,325(2):120-123

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Derivation of sea surface current field from sequential satellite images of the East China Sea     

Liu Qingge  Pan Delu  Pan Yuqiu  Lutz Bannehr  Guenter Warnecke 《海洋学报(英文版)》1998,17(4):459-468

ThisprojectwassupportedbytheGermanMinistryofScienceandTechnology(BMFTBEO/7103F0016A)andtheStateOceanicAdministration,China.INTRoDUCTIONTheEastChinaSea,withanaveraged5oOkmcontinentalshe1f,containslargeamountofnaturalresourcesandfishinggrounds.ThewarmandsalineKuroshiowhichoriginatesfromtheNorthEquatorialCurrentintrudesintothisarea.ManylargeriverssuchastheChangjiangRiverandtheQiantangRiverprovidea1otoffreshwatertotheEastChinaSea.Somanywatersource%thecomplicatedoceantoPOgraphyasw…  相似文献