Implications of geomorphological research for recent and prehistoric avalanches and related hazards at Huascaran,Peru   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Jan Klimeš  Vít Vilímek  Marek Omelka 《Natural Hazards》2009,50(1):193-209

Detailed research of superficial deposits below the northern peak of Huascaran (Cordillera Blanca) provides new information on the limits of a paleo-avalanche originating from this mountain. Geomorphological mapping of the sediments identified glacial deposits, deposits from historical rock-debris avalanches and huge boulders from a paleo-avalanche. Schmidt Hammer rock-hardness tests were used to distinguish between the several generations of rock-debris avalanches, but largely failed to distinguish between the much older moraine and the paleo-avalanche sediments. Thus, only the field geomorphological mapping proved to be reliable for identifying the limits of the paleo-avalanche. The limits identified as granite boulders deposited over volcanic rocks were found to extend 30 m further up the opposite valley slope than previously had been mapped. This larger extent implies a greater volume and/or greater mobility for the prehistoric event.  相似文献   

ECHOBASE—A portable geographic fishery research database system     

Andrzej Stepnowski  Janusz Burczyński  Marek Ostrowski  Marek Moszynski  Jacek Lenkiewicz  Andrzej Partyka 《Marine Geodesy》2013,36(3):269-280

A geographic fishery research database system (GFRDBS), called ECHOBASE, for storing and management of data on pelagic fish resources from acoustic surveys and catch samples, combined with environmental data in a geographic context, has been developed. The system constitutes a portable and inexpensive yet powerful tool for fishery research and environmental monitoring and provides on‐board data processing and mapping capabilities.

Data are acquired from an echosounder, echo signal processor, environmental profiler (CTD probe), and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. The electronic digitized maps (based on C‐MAP public format files) provide active on‐screen nautical charts.

The basic GFRDBS platform is a portable PC 486 machine, which is used as an on‐board data acquisition and processing tool running under MS Windows 3.1 operating environment. The system is designed around the Borland's PARADOX package, which provides a relational database for managing acoustic, catch, and environmental data. The ECHOBASE programs were written in Borland C ++ language as a Windows application.  相似文献   

A Novel Approach of Using Selected Unconventional Geodesic Methods of Estimation on VTS Areas     

Krzysztof Czaplewski  Mariusz Wąż  Marek Hubert Zienkiewicz 《Marine Geodesy》2013,36(5):447-468

Abstract

The Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) systems belong to the fundamental tools used in ensuring a high level of safety across sea basins with heavy traffic, where the presence of navigational hazards poses a great risk of collision or a ship running aground. In order to determine the mutual location of ships, VTS systems obtain information from different facilities, such as coastal radar stations, AIS, and vision systems. Fixing a ship’s position is always accompanied by a degree of error, but the degree of error depends on the specific position fixing system used. In order to increase the accuracy of position fixing in VTS systems, the authors propose the use of contemporary geodetic methods. The article presents the theoretical fundamentals of two unconventional geodesic methods of estimation: M estimation and M_split(q)estimation and the authors’ own proposal of their application in VTS systems. The article concludes with a test verifying theoretical assumptions, performed with the use of a computer application allowing position fixing with the use of selected robust adjustment methods. Furthermore, an example is presented of M_split(q)estimation as used for the acquisition of low-signal radar echoes, which in VTS systems are not automatically identified for tracking. The level of the echo signal makes it difficult for a VTS controller to separate these objects from typical radar noise and interference.  相似文献   

Seismic wave velocities in the sedimentary cover of Poland: Borehole data compilation     

Marek Grad  Marcin Polkowski 《Acta Geophysica》2012,60(4):985-1006

A knowledge of seismic wave velocities in the sedimentary cover is of great importance for interpreting reflection and refraction seismic data, deep seismic soundings and regional and global seismic tomography. This is particularly true for regions characterized by significant thicknesses and a complex sedimentary cover structure. This paper presents the results of an analysis of seismic P-wave velocities in the sedimentary cover of Poland, a complex area of juxtaposition of major tectonic units: the Precambrian East European Craton, the Palaeozoic Platform of Central and Western Europe, and the Alpine orogen represented by the Carpathian Mountains. Based on vertical seismic profiling data from 1188 boreholes, the dependence of velocity versus depth was determined for regional geological units and for successions from the Tertiary and Quaternary to the Cambrian. The data have been approximated by polynomials, and velocity-depth formulas are given down to 6000 m depth. The velocities in the sedimentary cover have been compared with those from other areas in Europe.  相似文献   

Passive Seismic Experiment “13 BB Star” in the Margin of the East European Craton,Northern Poland   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Marek Grad  Marcin Polkowski  Monika Wilde-Piorko  Jerzy Suchcicki  Tadeusz Arant 《Acta Geophysica》2015,63(2):352-373

The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) is investigated recently very effectively, mostly using seismic methods because of their deep penetration and relatively good resolution. The nature of LAB is still debated, particularly under “cold” Precambrian shields and platforms. Passive experiment “13 BB star” is dedicated to study deep structure of the Earth’s interior in the marginal zone of the East European craton in northern Poland. The seismic network consists of 13 broadband stations on the area of ca. 120 km in diameter. The network is located in the area of well-known sedimentary cover and crustal structure. Good records obtained till now, and expected during next 1-year long recording campaign, should yield images of detailed structure of the LAB, ?410”, “?520”, and ?660” km discontinuities, as well as mantle-core boundary and inner core.  相似文献   

Seismic Wave Velocities in Deep Sediments in Poland: Borehole and Refraction Data Compilation   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Marcin Polkowski  Marek Grad 《Acta Geophysica》2015,63(3):698-714

Sedimentary cover has significant influence on seismic wave travel times and knowing its structure is of great importance for studying deeper structures of the Earth. Seismic tomography is one of the methods that require good knowledge of seismic velocities in sediments and unfortunately by itself cannot provide detailed information about distribution of seismic velocities in sedimentary cover. This paper presents results of P-wave velocity analysis in the old Paleozoic sediments in area of Polish Lowland, Folded Area, and all sediments in complicated area of the Carpathian Mountains in Poland. Due to location on conjunction of three major tectonic units — the Precambrian East European Craton, the Paleozoic Platform of Central and Western Europe, and the Alpine orogen represented by the Carpathian Mountains the maximum depth of these sediments reaches up to 25 000 m in the Carpathian Mountains. Seismic velocities based on 492 deep boreholes with vertical seismic profiling and a total of 741 vertical seismic profiles taken from 29 seismic refraction profiles are analyzed separately for 14 geologically different units. For each unit, velocity versus depth relations are approximated by second or third order polynomials.  相似文献   

Pareto Joint Inversion of 2D Magnetotelluric and Gravity Data — Towards Practical Applications     

Katarzyna Miernik  Adrian Bogacz  Adam Kozubal  Tomasz Danek  Marek Wojdyła 《Acta Geophysica》2016,64(5):1655-1672

In this paper, a Pareto inversion based global optimization approach, to obtain results of joint inversion of two types of geophysical data sets, is formulated. 2D magnetotelluric and gravity data were used for tests, but presented solution is flexible enough to be used for combination of any kind of two or more target functions, as long as misfits can be calculated and forward problems solved. To minimize dimensionality of the solution, space and introduce straightforward regularization Sharp Boundary Interface (SBI) method was applied. As a main optimization engine, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) was used. Synthetic examples based on a real geological model were used to test proposed approach and show its usefulness in practical applications.  相似文献   

Book Review
The Geology of Central Europe, by Tom McCann (ed), The Geological Society London, 2008, vol. 1: Precambrian and Palaeozoic; ISBN: 978-1-86239-245-8 (hardback), 978-1-86239-246-5 (paperback), vol. 2: Mesozoic and Cenozoic; ISBN: 978-1-86239-264-9 (hardback), 978-1-86239-265-6 (paperback)     

Marek Lewandowski 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2011,168(10):1881-1882

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Book Review Practical Magnetotellurics by Fiona Simpson and Karsten Bahr, Cambridge University Press, 2005     

Marek Lewandowski 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2009,166(4):727-728

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Structural Geology by Robert J. Twiss and Eldridge M. Morres, second edition     

Marek Lewandowski 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2009,166(12):2105-2106

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