Effects of changing land use on the microbial water quality of tidal creeks     

DiDonato GT  Stewart JR  Sanger DM  Robinson BJ  Thompson BC  Holland AF  Van Dolah RF 《Marine pollution bulletin》2009,58(1):97-106

Population growth along the southeastern United States coast has precipitated the conversion of forested watersheds to suburban and urban ones. This study sampled creeks representing forested, suburban, and urban watersheds along a longitudinal gradient for indicators of water quality, including traditional indicator bacteria (fecal coliforms and enterococci) and alternative viral indicators (male-specific and somatic coliphages). Tested microorganisms were generally distributed with highest concentrations in creek headwaters and in more developed watersheds. The headwaters also showed the strongest predictive relationship between indicator concentrations and urbanization as measured by impervious cover. A seasonal pattern was observed for indicator bacteria but not for indicator viruses. Coliphage typing indicated the likely source of contamination was nonhuman. Results suggest that headwater creeks can serve as sentinel habitat, signaling early warning of public health concerns from land-based anthropogenic activities. This study also implies the potential to eventually forecast indicator concentrations under land use change scenarios.  相似文献   

Estimating uncertainty associated with water stages from a single SAR image     

Guy Schumann  Florian Pappenberger  Patrick Matgen 《Advances in water resources》2008

It is the goal of remote sensing to infer information about objects or a natural process from a remote location. This invokes that uncertainty in measurement should be viewed as central to remote sensing. In this study, the uncertainty associated with water stages derived from a single SAR image for the Alzette (G.D. of Luxembourg) 2003 flood is assessed using a stepped GLUE procedure. Main uncertain input factors to the SAR processing chain for estimating water stages include geolocation accuracy, spatial filter window size, image thresholding value, DEM vertical precision and the number of river cross sections at which water stages are estimated. Initial results show that even with plausible parameter values uncertainty in water stages over the entire river reach is 2.8 m on average. Adding spatially distributed field water stages to the GLUE analysis following a one-at-a-time approach helps to considerably reduce SAR water stage uncertainty (0.6 m on average) thereby identifying appropriate value ranges for each uncertain SAR water stage processing factor. For the GLUE analysis a Nash-like efficiency criterion adapted to spatial data is proposed whereby acceptable SAR model simulations are required to outperform a simpler regression model based on the field-surveyed average river bed gradient. Weighted CDFs for all factors based on the proposed efficiency criterion allow the generation of reliable uncertainty quantile ranges and 2D maps that show the uncertainty associated with SAR-derived water stages. The stepped GLUE procedure demonstrated that not all field data collected are necessary to achieve maximum constraining. A possible efficient way to decide on relevant locations at which to sample in the field is proposed. It is also suggested that the resulting uncertainty ranges and flood extent or depth maps may be used to evaluate 1D or 2D flood inundation models in terms of water stages, depths or extents. For this, the extended GLUE approach, which copes with the presence of uncertainty in the observed data, may be adopted.  相似文献   

Reconnection X-winds: spin-down of low-mass protostars   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Jonathan Ferreira  Guy Pelletier  Stefan Appl 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,312(2):387-397

We investigate the interaction of a protostellar magnetosphere with a large-scale magnetic field threading the surrounding accretion disc. It is assumed that a stellar dynamo generates a dipolar-type field with its magnetic moment aligned with the disc magnetic field. This leads to a magnetic neutral line at the disc mid-plane and gives rise to magnetic reconnection, converting closed protostellar magnetic flux into open field lines. These are simultaneously loaded with disc material, which is then ejected in a powerful wind. This process efficiently brakes down the protostar to 10–20 per cent of the break-up velocity during the embedded phase.  相似文献   

Evolution of terrace risers along the upper Rhine graben inferred from morphologic dating methods: evidence of climatic and tectonic forcing   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

B. Nivière  & Guy Marquis 《Geophysical Journal International》2000,141(3):577-594

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Waveform modelling using locked-mode synthetic and differential seismograms: application to determination of the structure of Mexico     

Joan S. Gomberg  T. Guy Masters† 《Geophysical Journal International》1988,94(2):193-218

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Very Small Array observations of the Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect in nearby galaxy clusters     

Katy Lancaster †  Ricardo Genova-Santos  Nelson Falcòn  Keith Grainge  Carlos Gutièrrez  Rüdiger Kneissl  Phil Marshall  Guy Pooley  Rafael Rebolo  Jose-Alberto Rubiño-Martin  Richard D. E. Saunders  Elizabeth Waldram  Robert A. Watson 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2005,359(1):16-30

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Absence of interactions between perennial bunchgrasses in a semi-arid temperate savanna: a 5-year field experiment     

Guy R McPherson 《Journal of Arid Environments》1997,36(4):565-570

There is widespread recognition of the importance of long-term experimental studies of plant interactions, but such experiments are rarely conducted. Pairwise interactions between three species of perennial grasses were assessed and described over a 5-year period. Experimental treatments in which some or all neighbors were removed were maintained and plant basal area was monitored throughout the experiment. In addition, above-ground biomass was collected over a 3-year period. Repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed no evidence of interactions between plants.  相似文献   

Genetic algorithms in seismic waveform inversion   总被引：24，自引：0，他引：24  

Malcolm Sambridge  Guy Drijkoningen 《Geophysical Journal International》1992,109(2):323-342

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Observably split multiplets—data analysis and interpretation in terms of large-scale aspherical structure     

Rudolf Widmer  Guy Masters  Freeman Gilbert 《Geophysical Journal International》1992,111(3):559-576

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Fully Equipped to Succeed: Migratory Contingents Seen as an Intrinsic Potential for Striped Bass to Exploit a Heterogeneous Environment Early in Life     

Olivier Morissette  Frédéric Lecomte  Guy Verreault  Michel Legault  Pascal Sirois 《Estuaries and Coasts》2016,39(2):571-582

Migratory contingents, groups of individuals belonging to the same population that adopt different migratory patterns, have been identified in numerous Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) populations along North American East Coast. We tested the hypothesis that migratory contingents may develop early in life to maximize the exploitation of the variety of habitats faced by a recently introduced fish population. Using the discriminatory power provided by otolith chemistry, we studied early-life history stages of Striped Bass in a recently reintroduced population in the St. Lawrence Estuary. Migratory patterns were inferred using multivariate analysis of four otolith trace elements (Sr, Ba, Mn, and Mg) on juveniles (0+ and 1+). Three migratory contingents were identified during early-life history stages: freshwater residents, oligohaline migrants, and mesohaline migrants. This study demonstrates the rapid establishment, in less than 10 years since initial stocking, of three migratory contingents initiated early in life among the St. Lawrence Striped Bass population. We postulate that diversification provided by the establishment of distinct migratory contingents among early-life history stages promotes the rapid colonization of new environments through the exploration and exploitation of an increased number of nursery habitats.  相似文献