Mud volcano gas hydrates in the Gulf of Cadiz     

L. L. Mazurenko  V. A. Soloviev  I. Belenkaya  M. K. Ivanov  L. M. Pinheiro 《地学学报》2002,14(5):321-329

ABSTRACT This paper presents new geochemical data on gas-hydrate-bearing mud volcanoes discovered for the first time in the Gulf of Cadiz during cruises TTR9 and TTR10 of the R/V Professor Logachev in 1999–2000. The estimated gas hydrate content is 3–16% of sediment volume and 5–31% of pore space volume. Estimated values of the water isotopic composition for the Ginsburg mud volcano are very heavy for δ¹⁸O (up to +53‰) and light for δD (up to − 210‰). Gas released from the hydrates contains 81% of C₁ and 19% of C₂₊. The inferred source of the gas in the hydrates is enriched in C₂–C₆ (≤ 5%), indicating that the gas has a thermogenic origin. Gas hydrate of cubic structure II should be formed from a gas of such composition. It is interpreted that the composition of the mud volcano fluid corresponds to deep oil basins below the Gulf of Cadiz.  相似文献   

Acknowledgment of referees     

Antonio C. da Silva  Scott T. Kay  rew R. Liddle  Peter A. Thomas 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,355(4):1401-1408

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Temporal variability of selected dissolved elements in the lower Orinoco River,Venezuela     

Abrahan Mora  Juan A. Alfonso  Luzmila Sánchez  Malvis Calzadilla  Soraya Silva  John J. LaBrecque  José A. Azócar 《水文研究》2009,23(3):476-485

Monthly analyses of pH, conductance, alkalinity, total suspended solids, dissolved major cations (Na, K, Ca and Mg), and selected dissolved trace elements (Fe, Al, Mn, Cu, Zn and Cr) were conducted on waters of the lower Orinoco River from February 2004 to May 2006. The data show strong seasonal variability. Major cations had maximum concentrations at low water, and were correlated with pH, conductance and alkalinity because of the tributaries coming from the Andean zones, where the weathering of evaporites and carbonate shales controls water chemistry. K concentrations did not show any relation with evaporite weathering, probably because large amounts of K come from the Guayana Shield rivers as a consequence of feldspar weathering. The concentrations of dissolved Fe, Mn and Cu were highest during the high water stage. Concentrations of the elements K, Cr, Zn and Cu are correlated with each other but not with dissolved Fe and Al, which probably are complexed with humic and fulvic substances. Mn concentrations did not show relationships with other variables. Inter‐annual variability of dissolved elements is explained by temporal changes in precipitation. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

The seismic velocity structure of some NE Atlantic continental rise sediments; a lithification index?     

R. B. Whitmarsh  P. R. Miles  L. M. Pinheiro 《Geophysical Journal International》1990,101(2):367-378

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Assessment of WRF numerical model forecasts using different lead time initializations during extreme precipitation events over Macaé city,Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)     

da Silva  Fabricio Polifke  da Silva  Alfredo Silveira  da Silva  Maria Gertrudes Alvarez Justi  Pires  Gisele Dornelles 《Natural Hazards》2022,110(1):695-718

Natural Hazards - The ability to forecast extreme precipitation events has become increasingly important over the last decades due to their significant impacts on society and properties. In this...  相似文献   

Construction of Structural Geological Model Using Monte Carlo Simulation     

Xavier  Bruna Catarino  Egydio-Silva  Marcos  Sadowski  Georg Robert  de Assis Silva  Bruno  Takara  Victor Junji 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2022,40(3):1345-1361

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering - To optimize the prediction of structural geological conditions in the underground as of data collected at the surface, due to the usual great uncertainties...  相似文献   

The Mineral Adsorption and The Application of a Metamorphic Felsic Rock as Aggregate in Asphalt Pavements     

Lago  Larissa Neves  Casagrande  Michéle Dal Toé  da Conceição Ribeiro  Roberto Carlos  de Albuquerque e Silva  Ben-Hur 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2022,40(3):1585-1595

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering - The aggregates consist approximately 85% of the total volume in asphalts pavements, and their properties influence directly their behavior. Therefore, it...  相似文献   

Seismic risk assessment and hazard mapping in Nepal     

Chaulagain  Hemchandra  Rodrigues  Hugo  Silva  Vitor  Spacone  Enrico  Varum  Humberto 《Natural Hazards》2015,78(1):583-602

Natural Hazards - Seismic risk in the form of impending disaster has been seen from past records that moderate-to-large earthquakes have caused the loss of life and property in all parts of Nepal....  相似文献   

Revisiting wintertime cold air intrusions at the east of the Andes: propagating features from subtropical Argentina to Peruvian Amazon and relationship with large-scale circulation patterns     

Jhan Carlo Espinoza  Josyane Ronchail  Matthieu Lengaigne  Nelson Quispe  Yamina Silva  Maria Laura Bettolli  Grinia Avalos  Alan Llacza 《Climate Dynamics》2013,41(7-8):1983-2002

This study investigates the spatial and temporal characteristics of cold surges that propagates northward along the eastern flank of the Andes from subtropical to tropical South America analysing wintertime in situ daily minimum temperature observations from Argentina, Bolivia and Peru and ERA-40 reanalysis over the 1975–2001 period. Cold surges usually last 2 or 3 days but are generally less persistent in the southern La Plata basin compared to tropical regions. On average, three to four cold surges are reported each year. Our analysis reveals that 52 % of cold episodes registered in the south of La Plata basin propagate northward to the northern Peruvian Amazon at a speed of around 20 m s^?1. In comparison to cold surges that do not reach the tropical region, we demonstrate that these cold surges are characterized, before they reach the tropical region, by a higher occurrence of a specific circulation pattern associated to southern low-level winds progression toward low latitudes combined with subsidence and dry condition in the middle and low troposphere that reinforce the cold episode through a radiative effect. Finally, the relationship between cold surges and atmosphere dynamics is illustrated for the two most severe cold intrusions that reached the Peruvian and Bolivian Amazon in the last 20 years.  相似文献   

Evaluation of an ensemble of regional climate model simulations over South America driven by the ERA-Interim reanalysis: model performance and uncertainties   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1  

Silvina A. Solman  E. Sanchez  P. Samuelsson  R. P. da Rocha  L. Li  J. Marengo  N. L. Pessacg  A. R. C. Remedio  S. C. Chou  H. Berbery  H. Le Treut  M. de Castro  D. Jacob 《Climate Dynamics》2013,41(5-6):1139-1157

The capability of a set of 7 coordinated regional climate model simulations performed in the framework of the CLARIS-LPB Project in reproducing the mean climate conditions over the South American continent has been evaluated. The model simulations were forced by the ERA-Interim reanalysis dataset for the period 1990–2008 on a grid resolution of 50 km, following the CORDEX protocol. The analysis was focused on evaluating the reliability of simulating mean precipitation and surface air temperature, which are the variables most commonly used for impact studies. Both the common features and the differences among individual models have been evaluated and compared against several observational datasets. In this study the ensemble bias and the degree of agreement among individual models have been quantified. The evaluation was focused on the seasonal means, the area-averaged annual cycles and the frequency distributions of monthly means over target sub-regions. Results show that the Regional Climate Model ensemble reproduces adequately well these features, with biases mostly within ±2 °C and ±20 % for temperature and precipitation, respectively. However, the multi-model ensemble depicts larger biases and larger uncertainty (as defined by the standard deviation of the models) over tropical regions compared with subtropical regions. Though some systematic biases were detected particularly over the La Plata Basin region, such as underestimation of rainfall during winter months and overestimation of temperature during summer months, every model shares a similar behavior and, consequently, the uncertainty in simulating current climate conditions is low. Every model is able to capture the variety in the shape of the frequency distribution for both temperature and precipitation along the South American continent. Differences among individual models and observations revealed the nature of individual model biases, showing either a shift in the distribution or an overestimation or underestimation of the range of variability.  相似文献