Climate sensitivity to changes in land surface characteristics     

Jacob O. Sewall  Lisa Cirbus Sloan  Matthew Huber  Scott Wing 《Global and Planetary Change》2000,26(4)

Using a recently developed global vegetation distribution, topography, and shorelines for the Early Eocene in conjunction with the Genesis version 2.0 climate model, we investigate the influences that these new boundary conditions have on global climate. Global mean climate changes little in response to the subtle changes we made; differences in mean annual and seasonal surface temperatures over northern and southern hemispheric land, respectively, are on the order of 0.5°C. In contrast, and perhaps more importantly, continental scale climate exhibits significant responses. Increased peak elevations and topographic detail result in larger amplitude planetary 4 mm/day and decreases by 7–9 mm/day in the proto Himalayan region. Surface temperatures change by up to 18°C as a direct result of elevation modifications. Increased leaf area index (LAI), as a result of altered vegetation distributions, reduces temperatures by up to 6°C. Decreasing the size of the Mississippi embayment decreases inland precipitation by 1–2 mm/day. These climate responses to increased accuracy in boundary conditions indicate that “improved” boundary conditions may play an important role in producing modeled paleoclimates that approach the proxy data more closely.  相似文献   

Wavelength dependence of angular diameters of M giants: an observational perspective     

A. P. Jacob  T. R. Bedding  J. G. Robertson  M. Scholz 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,312(4):733-746

We discuss the wavelength dependence of angular diameters of M giants from an observational perspective. Observers cannot directly measure an optical-depth radius for a star, despite this being a common theoretical definition. Instead, they can use an interferometer to measure the square of the fringe visibility. We present new plots of the wavelength-dependent centre-to-limb variation (CLV) of intensity of the stellar disc as well as visibility for Mira and non-Mira M giant models. We use the terms 'CLV spectra' and 'visibility spectra' for these plots. We discuss a model-predicted extreme limb-darkening effect (also called the narrow-bright-core effect) in very strong TiO bands which can lead to a misinterpretation of the size of a star in these bands. We find no evidence as yet that this effect occurs in real stars. Our CLV spectra can explain the similarity in visibilities of R Dor (M8IIIe) that have been observed recently, despite the use of two different passbands. We compare several observations with models, and find that the models generally underestimate the observed variation in visibility with wavelength. We present CLV and visibility spectra for a model that is applicable to the M supergiant α Ori.  相似文献   

VARNET-96: influence of the Variscan and Caledonian orogenies on crustal structure in SW Ireland   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Michael Landes  C. Prodehl  F. Hauser  A. W. B. Jacob  & N. J. Vermeulen 《Geophysical Journal International》2000,140(3):660-676

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Detailed S-wave structure in the Dublin Basin and its northern margin     

N. P. Murphy  A. W. B. Jacob 《Geophysical Journal International》1985,83(3):803-807

Summary. The seismic structure has been measured to a depth of about 3 km along a 30 km seismic profile in east central Ireland. This profile is unusual in that it is the S -wave velocity—depth structure that has been measured to a degree of precision more normally associated with P -wave results. One reason for this is that the sources used were quarry blasts which generated strong S -waves and short-period surface waves but rather weak P -waves.
The results show a layer of Carboniferous limestone with shear velocity 2.65 km⁻¹ s overlying a layer with a velocity of 3.06 km s⁻¹. This second layer was interpreted as Lower Palaeozoic strata (Silurian/Ordovician) since this velocity was evident in an inlier seen at the surface at the northern end of the line. A third refraction horizon, shear velocity 3.45 km s⁻¹ and displaying a basinal structure, was also recognized. This may be Cambrian or Precambrian basement.  相似文献   

Resilient characterization of pavement materials     

Jacob Uzan 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》1992,16(6):453-459

The paper presents an approach for characterizing pavement materials using the modified linear elastic behaviour. The secant modulus of elasticity is expressed in terms of the stress invariants and an expression for the secant Poisson's ratio is derived using path independence of the total work along a closed loading cycle. Triaxial test results of granular base–subbase materials which exhibit strong non-linear behaviour and dilatancy are analysed and presented. The constitutive law is included in a finite element program and results of pavement analyses are discussed. It is found that the secant Poisson's ratio of granular base materials reaches values between 0·6 and 0·7, indicating a volume increase under high stress ratios. The pavement response predicted using the above material characterization is compatible with non-destructive test results.  相似文献   

Nanostructure, composition and mechanisms of bivalve shell growth   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

D.E. Jacob  A.L. Soldati  J. Huth  W. Hofmeister 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2008,72(22):5401-5415

Freshwater and marine cultured pearls form via identical processes to the shells of bivalves and can therefore serve as models for the biomineralization of bivalve shells in general. Their nanostructure consists of membrane-coated granules (vesicles) which contain amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) at the beginning of the biomineralization sequence, preceding the crystallization of aragonite and vaterite. In contrast to the commonly accepted view, crystallization of ACC occurs rapidly and within the granular nano-compartments mediated by organic molecules much earlier than platelet formation. The interlamellar organic sheets in nacre that form the platelet structure of nacre themselves form by self-organization after the crystallization process of CaCO₃ is completed and, thus, cannot serve as a nucleation template for aragonite. Pores in the organic sheets are postulated to be a result of this process rather than to represent the pathways for CaCO₃ through pre-existing interlamellar sheets. The amorphous phase has the highest concentrations of Mg (5.8 mol%), Mn (6.6 mol%), S (4.7 mol%) and P (1 mol%) of the three CaCO₃-polymorphs. Mg/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios are found to decrease in the order ACC > vaterite > aragonite, corresponding to decreasing organic content in the different phases. This, as well as an observed enrichment of Mg in the organic-rich growth-banding of the pearls, suggests an at least partially organic speciation of Mg and Mn in bivalves and may be responsible for the observed physiological influence on Mg/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios in bivalves as a proxy for environmental parameters.  相似文献   

Alonso's Theory of Movements: Developments in Spatial Interaction Modeling   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1  

Jacob J. de Vries  Peter Nijkamp  Piet Rietveld 《Journal of Geographical Systems》2001,3(3):233-256

 The Spatial Interaction Model proposed by Alonso as “Theory of Movements” offers an innovative specification of spatial origin-destination flow models. Equations for flows between regions, total outflow from and total inflow to a region are linked by balancing factors. This paper presents a consistent formulation of Spatial Interaction Models in the Wilson tradition and Alonso's Theory of Movements. The paper is intended as an introduction to the model and a review of␣the state of the art. Besides it is argued that simultaneous equation techniques are required to estimate the so-called systemic parameters. Received: 21 May 2000 / Accepted: 18 January 2001  相似文献   

Well-Purging Criteria for Sampling Purgeable Organic Compounds     

Jacob Gibs  Thomas E. Lmbrigiotta 《Ground water》1990,28(1):68-78

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Recovery of Danish Coastal Ecosystems After Reductions in Nutrient Loading: A Holistic Ecosystem Approach     

Bo Riemann  Jacob Carstensen  Karsten Dahl  Henrik Fossing  Jens W. Hansen  Hans H. Jakobsen  Alf B. Josefson  Dorte Krause-Jensen  Stiig Markager  Peter A. Stæhr  Karen Timmermann  Jørgen Windolf  Jesper H. Andersen 《Estuaries and Coasts》2016,39(1):82-97

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Biomass-Cover Relationship for Eelgrass Meadows   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Jacob Carstensen  Dorte Krause-Jensen  Thorsten J. S. Balsby 《Estuaries and Coasts》2016,39(2):440-450

Eelgrass meadows play key roles in coastal ecosystems, and the extent of the standing biomass is focal to address ecosystem functioning. Eelgrass cover is commonly assessed in marine monitoring programs while biomass sampling is destructive and expensive. Therefore, we have proposed a functional relationship that translates eelgrass cover into aboveground biomass using site-specific information on Secchi depth or light attenuation. The relationship was estimated by non-linear regression on 791 combined observations of eelgrass cover and biomass from eight different coastal sites in Denmark. Eelgrass biomass initially increased with cover and flattened out as cover exceeded 40–50 % due to increased self-shading. Decreasing light energy with depth reduced the eelgrass biomass potential (assessed at 100 % cover), and this reduction was stronger for coastal sites with lower water transparency. Moreover, the biomass potential varied seasonally from around 110–140 g DW m^?2 in spring months to a peak of 241 g DW m^?2 in August, consistent with other seasonal studies. The model explained 56 % of the variation in log-transformed biomasses, but significant variation between coastal sites still remained, deviating between ?23 and 39 % from the mean relationship. These site-specific deviations could be due to differences in losses related to grazing, drifting algae and epiphytes, better light capture by dense canopies, as well as differences in how well light conditions within eelgrass meadows are represented by actual measurements of Secchi depth and light attenuation. The relationship can be employed to estimate eelgrass biomass of entire coastal ecosystems from observations of eelgrass cover and depth.  相似文献