Zooplankton dynamics from inundation to drying in a complex ephemeral floodplain-wetland     

Cassandra S. James  Martin C. Thoms  Gerry P. Quinn 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》2008,70(3):259-271

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Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination of ground water in Tiverton,Rhode Island,USA     

Zheng Jinshu  James G. Quinn 《中国海洋湖沼学报》1988,6(4):367-375

Ground water samples from several private wells serving individual homes in Tiverton, Rhode Island were analyzed for petroleum contamination over a 19-month period. The hydrocarbon concentrations initially ranged from 68 to 2350 ppb and then gradually decreased to lower values, ranging from 6 to 1650 ppb, at the end of the study. Samples from the well with the highest hydrocarbon concentration (2350 to 1650 ppb) were investigated in some detail because this was considered a possible source of the petroleum contamination in the area. These studies indicated that most of the hydrocarbons were in the dissolved phase (<1.0 μm) of the ground water and that it contained large amounts of naphthalene, methyl and dimethyl naphthalenes, and ethyl naphthalenes. In addition, the qualitative distribution of hydrocarbons changed as the concentration decreased over the course of the investigation. There appeared to be preferential loss of the more volatile and easily degraded components relative to the higher molecular weight and more refractory hydrocarbons. Some of the wells at this location are contaminated with at least two different petroleum products, i.e. gasoline and fuel oil. The exact nature and source of the contaminant is not known; it may be spilled or leaking petroleum products, or other materials containing petroleum hydrocarbons (e.g. commercial or industrial cleaning solutions). Based on differences in the qualitative distribution of components, some of the wells contain hydrocarbons that have been environmentally altered or that originate from a source other than the most contaminated well  相似文献   

Organic matter on clay minerals and marine sediments — effect on adsorption of dissolved copper,phosphate, and lipids from saline solutions     

Philip A. Meyers  James G. Quinn 《Chemical Geology》1974,13(1):63-68

Adsorption of dissolved copper and phosphate by natural and peroxide-treated marine sediments was compared. A three-fold increase in copper adsorption and a six-fold increase in phosphate adsorption was caused by the peroxide treatment. Indigenous organic matter evidently interferes with adsorption.Clay minerals coated with heptadecanoic acid adsorbed somewhat less copper, phosphate, and hexadecane than uncoated clays, but slightly more nonadecanoic acid and anthracene.  相似文献   

The North Cape oil spill: hydrocarbons in Rhode Island coastal waters and Point Judith Pond.     

C M Reddy  J G Quinn 《Marine environmental research》2001,52(5):445-461

On 19 January 1996, the North Cape oil barge ran aground near Moonstone Beach, RI, and spilled over 2700 metric tons of No. 2 fuel oil during a severe winter storm. High winds and rough seas drove the oil into the water column, and the oil spread throughout Block Island Sound and into several coastal salt ponds. Over 50 water samples were collected from Point Judith Pond (PJP) and the southern coast of Rhode Island for four months after the spill and analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs). These analyses revealed that at least 60 km2 of coastal waters were impacted from the spill. Maximum concentrations of sigmaPAHs and TPHs were 115 and 3940 microg l(-1), respectively. The percentage of sigmaPAHs relative to the TPHs for all samples varied from 0.2 to 43%, showing that there was no clear relationship between sigmaPAHs and TPHs for the whole dataset and likely resulting from spatial and temporal partitioning over the course of the spill. However, within the dataset, there were stronger correlations for distinct samples collected at similar locations and times. In PJP, water column concentrations of individual PAHs decreased at rates of 0.08-0.24 day(-1) and lower-molecular weight PAHs were removed faster than higher-molecular weight PAHs.  相似文献   

The formation and evolution of an isolated submarine valley in the North Channel,Irish Sea: an investigation of Beaufort's Dyke     

Alexander Callaway  Rory Quinn  Craig J. Brown  Matthew Service  David Long  Sara Benetti 《第四纪科学杂志》2011,26(4):362-373

Beaufort's Dyke is a submarine depression located in the North Channel of the Irish Sea. With a maximum depth of 312 m, the dyke is one of the deepest areas within the European continental shelf. Integration and interpretation of 450 km of sparker seismic data and full‐coverage bathymetric data derived from multi‐beam echo sounder surveys allow for the investigation of the formation processes of Beaufort's Dyke and the evolution of geomorphological features within it. The dyke, formed by composite subglacial processes dominated by subglacial meltwater discharge, is interpreted as a tunnel valley. The regional isolation of Beaufort's Dyke may be explained by the bounding of the North Channel by the bedrock masses of Ireland and Scotland, coupled with the exploitation of structural weakness along a fault plane and presence of halite in the eroded substrate enhancing the erosive potential of the overlying glacier. Beaufort's Dyke has probably been maintained as an open feature by strong rectilinear tidal currents. The morphology of lunate sediment waves and a large parabolic bedform towards the south of the dyke contradict the observed dominant S–N mean hydrodynamic flow recorded within the North Channel, suggesting an alternative hydrodynamic regime either within the dyke or during bedform creation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Airborne lidar measurements of aerosol spatial distribution and optical properties over the Atlantic Ocean during a European pollution outbreak of ACE‐2     

Cyrille Flamant  Jacques Pelon  Patrick Chazette  Vincent Trouillet  Patricia K. Quinn  Robert Frouin  Didier Bruneau  Jean François Leon  Timothy S. Bates  James Johnson  John Livingston 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2000,52(2):662-677

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TOPCAT‐NP: a minimum information requirement model for simulation of flow and nutrient transport from agricultural systems     

P. F. Quinn  C. J. M. Hewett  N. D. K. Dayawansa 《水文研究》2008,22(14):2565-2580

Future catchment planning requires a good understanding of the impacts of land use and management, especially with regard to nutrient pollution. A range of readily usable tools, including models, can play a critical role in underpinning robust decision‐making. Modelling tools must articulate our process understanding, make links to a range of catchment characteristics and scales and have the capability to reflect future land‐use management changes. Hence, the model application can play an important part in giving confidence to policy makers that positive outcomes will arise from any proposed land‐use changes. Here, a minimum information requirement (MIR) modelling approach is presented that creates simple, parsimonious models based on more complex physically based models, which makes the model more appropriate to catchment‐scale applications. This paper shows three separate MIR models that represent flow, nitrate losses and phosphorus losses. These models are integrated into a single catchment model (TOPCAT‐NP), which has the advantage that certain model components (such as soil type and flow paths) are shared by all three MIR models. The integrated model can simulate a number of land‐use activities that relate to typical land‐use management practices. The modelling process also gives insight into the seasonal and event nature of nutrient losses exhibited at a range of catchment scales. Three case studies are presented to reflect the range of applicability of the model. The three studies show how different runoff and nutrient loss regimes in different soil/geological and global locations can be simulated using the same model. The first case study models intense agricultural land uses in Denmark (Gjern, 114 km²), the second is an intense agricultural area dominated by high superphosphate applications in Australia (Ellen Brook, 66 km²) and the third is a small research‐scale catchment in the UK (Bollington Hall, 2 km²). Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Regional aerosol optical depth characteristics from satellite observations: ACE‐1, TARFOX and ACE‐2 results     

P. A. Durkee  K. E. Nielsen  P. J. Smith  P. B. Russell  B. Schmid  J. M. Livingston  B. N. Holben  C. Tomasi  V. Vitale  D. Collins  R. C. Flagan  J. H. Seinfeld  K. J. Noone  E. Öström  S. Gassó  D. Hegg  L. M. Russell  T. S. Bates  P. K. Quinn 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2000,52(2):484-497

Analysis of the aerosol properties during 3 recent international field campaigns (ACE‐1, TARFOX and ACE‐2) are described using satellite retrievals from NOAA AVHRR data. Validation of the satellite retrieval procedure is performed with airborne, shipboard, and land‐based sunphotometry during ACE‐2. The intercomparison between satellite and surface optical depths has a correlation coefficient of 0.93 for 630 nm wavelength and 0.92 for 860 nm wavelength. The standard error of estimate is 0.025 for 630 nm wavelength and 0.023 for 860 nm wavelength. Regional aerosol properties are examined in composite analysis of aerosol optical properties from the ACE‐1, TARFOX and ACE‐2 regions. ACE‐1 and ACE‐2 regions have strong modes in the distribution of optical depth around 0.1, but the ACE‐2 tails toward higher values yielding an average of 0.16 consistent with pollution and dust aerosol intrusions. The TARFOX region has a noticeable mode of 0.2, but has significant spread of aerosol optical depth values consistent with the varied continental aerosol constituents off the eastern North American Coast.  相似文献   

The impact of mergers on relaxed X-ray clusters – II. Effects on global X-ray and Sunyaev–Zel'dovich properties and their scaling relations     

Gregory B. Poole  Arif Babul  Ian G. McCarthy  Mark A. Fardal  C. J. Bildfell  Thomas Quinn  Andisheh Mahdavi 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2007,380(2):437-454

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Aerosol physical properties and processes in the lower marine boundary layer: a comparison of shipboard sub‐micron data from ACE‐1 and ACE‐2     

Timothy S. Bates  Patricia K. Quinn  David S. Covert  Derek J. Coffman  James E. Johnson  Alfred Wiedensohler 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2000,52(2):258-272

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