Biomarker distributions as indicators for the depositional environment of lacustrine sediments in the Valjevo-Mionica basin (Serbia)     

Aleksandra Šajnović  Ksenija Stojanović  Branimir Jovančićević  Olga Cvetković 《Chemie der Erde / Geochemistry》2008,68(4):395-411

In this study, the molecular composition and biomarker distribution of lacustrine sediments from Val-1 drillhole in the central zone of the western part of the Valjevo-Mionica basin were investigated at depth interval of 0–400 m. Former investigations have shown that the core material can be separated into six depth intervals based on bulk geochemical, mineralogical and sedimentological characteristics. Concerning the quality of organic matter, presence of specific minerals, and high salinity and anoxicity, or alkalinity, three zones are of highest interest, defined at depth intervals of 15–75 m (A), 75–200 m (B) and 360–400 m (F). The first aim of the study was to identify which biomarkers characterize these specific intervals. The second aim, addressing the transitions zones of these intervals, was to extend the changes in the characteristics of the organic substance, to reflect the changes of conditions in the depositional environment as well as to define biomarker parameters which are the most sensitive sedimentological indicators.The sediments from the hypersaline anoxic and alkaline environment show high contribution of algal precursor biomass, what is in accordance with the good quality of organic substances in the sediments from these zones. High squalane content and low content of regular isoprenoid C₂₅ are typical for hypersaline anoxic environment, whereas sediments from alkaline environment have high regular isoprenoid C₂₅ content.Transition to specific sedimentation zones is characterized by change in total organic matter content, and of both free and pyrolysis-derived, and change in hydrogen index value. In the biomarker distributions, more significant changes were detected in distributions of n-alkanes and isoprenoids, compared to polycyclic alkanes. The most intensive changes in alkane distribution are reflected in changes in n-C₁₇ content compared to n-C₂₇, and phytane compared to n-C₁₈. In addition, significant sensitivity was seen in ratios between squalane and n-alkane C₂₆ (hypersaline depositional environment), or isoprenoid C₂₅ and n-alkane C₂₂ for high alkalinity environment.This study showed that Sq/n-C₂₆ ratio can be used to assess the quality of organic substance in immature lacustrine sediments.  相似文献   

The expansion of clusters of particles under the action of atmospheric macroturbulence     

F. Mesinger  O. Milovanović 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1963,55(1):164-174

Summary Making use of a 500 mb numerical forecast some problems of atmospheric large-scale diffusion are investigated. The expansion of various sets of clusters of particles is compared with the predictions based on the similarity theory of homogeneous turbulence. The spreading rates were in the beginning of the period of the forecast in a good agreement with the theoretical prediction, but later on they fell to the values considerable smaller than the predicted ones. The reasons of such behaviour are discussed. Furthermore the difference in zonal and meridional expansion of the clusters is demonstrated, the zonal expansion rates being more than one order of magnitude greater than the meridional ones.This work is part of the research on atmospheric macroturbulence, which has been sponsored partly by the Cambridge Research Laboratories, O.A.R. through the European Office, Aerospace Research, USAF.  相似文献   

Composition and distribution of copepods, a major prey of capelin in the central Barents Sea, in moderate and warm years     

Orlova  Emma L.; Boitsov  Vladimir D.; Nesterova  Valentina N.; Ushakov  Nikolai G. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2002,59(5):1053-1061

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Atlas of Japan (East) Sea hydrographic properties in summer, 1999     

Lynne D. Talley  Pavel Tishchenko  Vladimir Luchin  Alexander Nedashkovskiy  Sergey Sagalaev  Dong-Jin Kang  Mark Warner  Dong-Ha Min 《Progress in Oceanography》2004,61(2-4):277

Hydrographic properties from CTD and discrete bottle sample profiles covering the Japan (East) Sea in summer, 1999, are presented in vertical sections, maps at standard depths, maps on isopycnal surfaces, and as property–property distributions. This data set covers most of the Sea with the exception of the western boundary region and northern Tatar Strait, and includes nutrients, pH, alkalinity, and chlorofluorocarbons, as well as the usual temperature, salinity, and oxygen observations.  相似文献   

Food habits of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) during lactation and moult in March-May in the southern Barents Sea and White Sea   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Nilssen  Kjell T.; Haug  Tore; Potelov  Vladimir; Stasenkov  Vladimir A.; Timoshenko  Yuri K. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1995,52(1):33-41

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Hydrogen and Helium under high pressure: A case for a classical theory of dense matter     

Vladan čelebonović 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1989,45(3):291-298

When subject to high pressure, H₂ and ³He are expected to undergo phase transitions, and to become metallic at a sufficiently high pressure. Using a semiclassical theory of dense matter proposed by Savi and Kaanin, calculations of phase transition and metallisation pressure have been performed for these two materials. In hydrogen, metallisation occurs at p _M= (3.0 ± 0.2) Mbar, while for helium the corresponding value is p _M= (106 ± 1) Mbar. A phase transition occurs in helium at p _tr= (10.0 ± 0.4) Mbar. These values are close to the results obtainable by more rigorous methods. Possibilities of experimental verification of the calculations are briefly discussed.  相似文献   

Linear and nonlinear gravidynamics: static field of a collapsar     

Vladimir V. Sokolov 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1992,191(2):231-258

In the bounds of the consistent dynamic interpretation of gravitation (gravidynamics) a gravitational field has been divided into two components: scalar and tensor, each one interacting with its source by the same coupling constant. Consequently, a spherically-symmetrical gravitational field in vacuum generated by a massive object influences test bodies as an algebraic sum of attraction and repulsion. Field energy in vacuum around the source is also a sum of energies of two components — purely tensor and scalar ones of gravitation. At distances from a gravitating object much greater than its gravitational radius, energies of each separate field component are equal to each other at the same point of space.In the bounds of gravidynamics based on the so-called Einstein's linearized equation and proceeding from general principles of theory of classical fields a statement (a theorem) has been formulated on the static gravitational field of a collapsar: a spherically-symmetric object generating a static field in vacuum may always only occupy a finite, nonzero volume.  相似文献   

Croatia as a Danube country     

Ivan Crkvenčić Ph.D.  Adolf Malić Ph.D. 《GeoJournal》1996,38(4):455-462

Among the three principal regional units of Croatia, i.e. the elongated and spacious Adriatic littoral (with numerous islands), the relatively small and narrow mountainous belt (the Croatian transit doorway) and the Pannonian/peri-Pannonian region, the latter is the largest and accounts for 54 percent of the surface area and 66 percent of the population of Croatia (1991 census). It is part of the Pannonian (or Carpathian) basin, or the central Danube basin, so that Croatia is simply by its position a Danube country. Its Danube character is also highlighted by the fact that the Pannonian/peri-Pannonian region of Croatia through the Sava and Drava Rivers is directly linked to the navigable Danube, which is the historical and ethnic eastern boundary of Croatia. Croatia is an old historical Danube nation and country, although it has nominally appeared as a state after the break-up of Yugoslavia, and its international recognition as an independent state (1992).  相似文献   

Croatia — “a small country for a great vacation”     

Zlatko Pepeonik Ph.D.  Professor Zoran Curić Ph.D. 《GeoJournal》1996,38(4):469-475

Croatia is a country of tourism, and this is primarily due to its position by the warm Adriatic Sea, its varying and picturesque landscapes, its diverse and generally favorable climate for tourism, its rich Mediterranean and Central European cultural heritage and its proximity to the leading European consumer countries.In the international tourism market, Croatia presents itself with the slogan A Small Country for a Great Vacation, because its 4.8 million inhabitants and surface area of 56,538 km² place Croatia in the ranks of the world's smaller countries. Its significance is increased by an additional 33,200 km² of territorial waters, of which a large part is considered internal waters because of its location within the limits of a series of islands.The tourism offering of Croatia is very diverse, but its basis is formed by three differing and mutually complimentary regions, through their natural characteristics and cultural heritage: coastal, montane and Pannonian and peri-Pannonian Croatia. The total tourism offering of Croatia includes 900,000 beds, of which over one-fifth are in hotels or similar places, two-fifths are in private rooms and one-third in camps.The tradition of tourism in Croatia is over one hundred years old, and according to the number of foreign tourists it is ranked as the fifth country for tourism in southern Europe.  相似文献   

Actinic flux and photolysis frequency comparison computations using the model PHOTOGT     

Carsten Blindauer  Vladimir Rozanov  John Philip Burrows 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》1996,24(1):1-21

The accurate radiative transfer model GOMETRAN, initially designed to yield radiances at TOA in the wavelength range 240–790 nm, has been extended to allow for the computation of actinic fluxes down to 175 nm and for the calculation of photolysis frequencies in the atmosphere. The capability of the extended model PHOTOGT (PHOTOGOMETRAN) is demonstrated in a number of successful comparison studies both with recent experiments (ground-based, balloonborne, airborne) and model calculations of radiances, actinic fluxes and photolysis frequencies in the stratosphere and troposphere. In an atmospheric case study, the impact of new quantum yield data for the O₃ » O₂+O(¹ d) photodissociation channel on the photolytic production of O(¹ d) atoms in the lower atmosphere has been quantified.  相似文献