A potential method for the differentiation between haddock fish stocks by computer vision using canonical discriminant analysis   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Strachan  N. J. C.; Kell  L. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1995,52(1):145-149

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Highly depleted oceanic lithosphere in the Rheic Ocean: Implications for Paleozoic plate reconstructions     

J. Brendan Murphy  Brian L. Cousens  James A. Braid  Rob A. Strachan  Jaroslav Dostal  J. Duncan Keppie  R. Damian Nance 《Lithos》2011,123(1-4):165-175

The Rheic Ocean formed at ca. 500 Ma, when several peri-Gondwanan terranes (e.g. Avalonia and Carolinia) drifted from the northern margin of Gondwana, and were consumed during the Late Carboniferous collision between Laurussia and Gondwana, a key event in the formation of Pangea. Several mafic complexes ranging in age from ca. 400–330 Ma preserve many of the lithotectonic and/or chemical characteristics of ophiolites. They are characterized by anomalously high εNd values that are typically either between or above the widely accepted model depleted mantle curves. These data indicate derivation from a highly depleted (HD) mantle and imply that (i) the mantle source of these complexes displays time-integrated depletion in Nd relative to Sm, and (ii) depletion is the result of an earlier melting event in the mantle from which basalt was extracted. The extent of mantle depletion indicates that this melting event occurred in the Neoproterozoic, possibly up to 500 million years before the Rheic Ocean formed. If so, the mantle lithosphere that gave rise to the Rheic Ocean mafic complexes must have been captured from an adjacent, older oceanic tract. The transfer of this captured lithosphere to the upper plate enabled it to become preferentially preserved. Possible Mesozoic–Cenozoic analogues include the capture of the Caribbean plate or the Scotia plate from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceanic realm. Our model implies that virtually all of the oceanic lithosphere generated during the opening phase of the Rheic Ocean was consumed by subduction during Laurentia–Gondwana convergence.  相似文献   

The P–T–X(fluid) evolution of meta‐anorthosites in the Eastern Granulites,Tanzania     

V. TENCZER  C. A. HAUZENBERGER  H. FRITZ  G. HOINKES  S. MUHONGO  U. KLÖTZLI 《Journal of Metamorphic Geology》2011,29(5):537-560

Meta‐anorthosite bodies are typical constituents of the Neoproterozoic Eastern Granulites in Tanzania. The mineral assemblage (and accessory components) is made up of clinopyroxene, garnet, amphibole; scapolite, epidote, biotite, rutile, titanite, ilmenite and quartz. Within the feldspar‐rich matrix (70–90% plagioclase), mafic domains with metamorphic corona textures were used for P–T calculations. Central parts of these textures constitute high‐Al clinopyroxene – which is a common magmatic mineral in anorthosites – and is therefore assumed to be a magmatic relict. The clinopyroxene rims have a diopsidic composition and are surrounded by a garnet corona. Locally the pyroxene is surrounded by amphibole and scapolite suggesting that a mixed CO₂–H₂O fluid was present during their formation. Thermobarometric calculations give the following conditions for the metamorphic peak of the individual meta‐anorthosite bodies: Mwega: 11–13 kbar, 850–900 °C; Pare Mountains: 12–14 kbar, 850–900 °C; Uluguru Mountains: 12–14 kbar, 850–900 °C. The P–T evolution of these bodies was modelled using pseudosections. The amount and composition of the metamorphic fluid and <0.5 mol.% fluid in the bulk composition is sufficient to produce fluid‐saturated assemblages at 10 kbar and 800 °C. Pseudosection analysis shows that the corona textures most likely formed under fluid undersaturated conditions or close to the boundary of fluid saturation. The stabilities of garnet and amphibole are dependent on the amount of fluid present during their formation. Mode isopleths of these minerals change their geometry drastically between fluid‐saturated and fluid‐undersaturated assemblages. The garnet coronae developed during isobaric cooling following the metamorphic peak. The cooling segment is followed by decompression as indicated by the growth of amphibole and plagioclase. The estimated of the metamorphic fluid is ～0.3–0.5. Although the meta‐anorthosites have different formation ages (Archean and Proterozoic) they experienced the same Pan‐African metamorphic overprint with a retrograde isobaric cooling path. Similar P–T evolutionary paths are known from the hosting granulites. The presented data are best explained by a tectonic model of hot fold nappes that brought the different aged anorthosites and surrounding rocks together in the deep crust followed by an isobaric cooling history.  相似文献   

Ultraviolet spectroscopic observations of coronal streamers in the SOHO era     

Leonard Strachan 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2008,29(1-2):167-170

Measurements made with the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory can be used to determine physical parameters in the solar corona such as hydrogen and ion kinetic temperatures, electron densities, and absolute elemental abundances. Hydrogen and ion outflow velocities can be determined by combining the UV spectroscopic measurements with white light polarized brightness measurements. These combined measurements can be used to reveal physical characteristics of coronal streamers. To date we have studied plasma properties, such as the variation of plasma outflows in quiescent streamers, primarily in classic helmet streamers at solar minimum. Out-flows have not been observed in the centers of coronal streamers suggesting that these are closed magnetic field regions. We propose to study all of the coronal streamers in the UVCS synoptic dataset in order to investigate different types of streamers and their long-term evolution.  相似文献   

Crustal reworking and orogenic styles inferred from zircon Hf isotopes:Proterozoic examples from the North Atlantic region     

C.J.Spencer  C.L.Kirkland  A.R.Prave  R.A.Strachan  V.Pease 《地学前缘(英文版)》2019,10(2):417-424

Zircon Hf evolutionary patterns are powerful tools to investiage magma petrogenesis and crustal evolution. The ~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf isotopic signature of a rock is particularly informative and can be used to derive an estimation of the time when mantle extraction and diagnose closed system reworking where successive samples through time define an Hf evolution array dependant on the source Lu/Hf ratio. However, many magmatic events require new mantle addition as the thermal impetus for melting pre-existing crust. In this situation, rather than simply reflecting reworking, the isotopic signature indicates mixing with contributions from both reworked crust and new radiogenic input. Different geodynamic settings have different propensities for either reworking or addition of new mantle-derived magma. Hence, Hf-time trends carry within them a record, albeit cryptic, of the evolving geodynamic environment as different tectonic configurations recycle and add new crust at different rates, magnitudes, and from different sources. As an example of the difference in apparent Hf evolution slopes, we present Hf-time compilations from three geographically distinct Meso-to Neoproterozoic orogenic belts in the North Atlantic Region whose geodynamic configurations remain a subject of debate. We use the εHf/Ma trajectory to assist in understanding their evolution. The εHf/Ma trajectory of the Sveconorwegian Orogen corresponds to a ~(176)Lu/~(177) Hf ratio of 0.012, which implies a process driven primarily by reworking of preexisting crust that is balanced with input from the depleted mantle resulting in a relatively shallowεHf/Ma slope. The Valhalla Orogen reveals a similar comparatively shallow εHf/Ma path. In stark contrast to these patterns is the steep εHf/Ma trajectory of the Grenville Orogen that requires a mixing process involving a greater contribution of old crust of at least ～ 1.8 Ga age. The degree of reworking required to produce the εHf/Ma trend of the Grenville Orogen is consistent with a continent-continent collisional orogeny whereas both Sveconorwegian and Valhalla orogens appear more consistent with accretionary margins.  相似文献   

Composition of Coronal Streamers from the SOHO Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

J. C. Raymond  J. L. Kohl  G. Noci  E. Antonucci  G. Tondello  M. C. E. Huber  L. D. Gardner  P. Nicolosi  S. Fineschi  M. Romoli  D. Spadaro  O. H. W. Siegmund  C. Benna  A. Ciaravella  S. Cranmer  S. Giordano  M. Karovska  R. Martin  J. Michels  A. Modigliani  G. Naletto  A. Panasyuk  C. Pernechele  G. Poletto  Peter L. Smith  R. M. Suleiman  L. Strachan 《Solar physics》1997,175(2):645-665

The Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer on the SOHO satellite covers the 940–1350 Å range as well as the 470–630 Å range in second order. It has detected coronal emission lines of H, N, O, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ar, Ca, Fe, and Ni, particularly in coronal streamers. Resonance scattering of emission lines from the solar disk dominates the intensities of a few lines, but electron collisional excitation produces most of the lines observed. Resonance, intercombination and forbidden lines are seen, and their relative line intensities are diagnostics for the ionization state and elemental abundances of the coronal gas. The elemental composition of the solar corona and solar wind vary, with the abundance of each element related to the ionization potential of its neutral atom (First Ionization Potential–FIP). It is often difficult to obtain absolute abundances, rather than abundances relative to O or Si. In this paper, we study the ionization state of the gas in two coronal streamers, and we determine the absolute abundances of oxygen and other elements in the streamers. The ionization state is close to that of a log T = 6.2 plasma. The abundances vary among, and even within, streamers. The helium abundance is lower than photospheric, and the FIP effect is present. In the core of a quiescent equatorial streamer, oxygen and other high-FIP elements are depleted by an order of magnitude compared with photospheric abundances, while they are depleted by only a factor of 3 along the edges of the streamer. The abundances along the edges of the streamer (‘legs’) resemble elemental abundances measured in the slow solar wind, supporting the identification of streamers as the source of that wind component.  相似文献   

Observations of a partial solar eclipse at 9 mm wavelength     

A. M. Flett  Patricia R. Foster  P. Strachan  D. C. Thornton 《Solar physics》1971,20(2):317-321

Observations at 9 mm wavelength of the partial solar eclipse of February 25th 1971 were made to investigate possible limb brightening of the Sun. The results obtained show that less than 5% of the solar disc power can be contained in any such brightening.  相似文献   

Heating rate effects on aromatic maturity indicators     

R. Alexander  M.G. Strachan  R.I. Kagi  W. Van Bronswijk 《Organic Geochemistry》1986,10(4-6)

Aromatic maturity indicators based upon dimethylnaphthalenes, trimethylnaphthalenes and methylphenanthrenes have been determined for two sedimentary sequences from northwest Western Australia. The rate of change of these indicators with depth has been modelled using a kinetic expression which accounts for the effects of continuously varying time and temperature. Activation energies and entropies of activation have been measured. Maturity indicators with similar and with very different kinetic parameters have been used to construct plots to illustrate their behaviours under a variety of thermal regimes. Maturity indicators with similar activation energies behave almost identically over a wide range of heating rates while those with substantial differences display more diverse behaviour. The former may be used to relate kerogen-based maturity indicators with those determined from crude oils, whereas the latter can provide information about the maximum palaeotemperatures and heating rates of sedimentary hydrocarbons. It was also observed that the kinetic parameters for particular aromatic maturity indicators differed between the two sedimentary sequences, suggesting that source and mineral matrix effects can influence their behaviour.  相似文献   

Fluvial braidplain to shallow marine transition in the early Neoproterozoic Morar Group,Fannich Mountains,northern Scotland     

H.C. Bonsor  R.A. Strachan  A.R. Prave  M. Krabbendam 《Precambrian Research》2010

The early Neoproterozoic Morar Group in northern Scotland forms the lower part of the Moine Supergroup, deformed and metamorphosed within the Precambrian Knoydartian and Lower Palaeozoic orogenies. It has remained uncertain whether it was deposited in a shallow-marine ‘failed rift’ basin within Rodinia or a foreland basin on the margin of the Grenville orogen, which is important to determine for tectonic reconstructions. In that context, we assess the sedimentology, depositional environment and tectonic setting of the middle part of the Morar Group in the Fannich Mountains. A ca. 4–6 km thick fining-upward facies succession contains three psammite dominated lithofacies (LF): LF1, at the base, contains amalgamated and multi-storey sets of trough and tabular cross beds, which passes upwards into LF2 consisting of trough and tabular cross-bedded units arranged in coarsening and fining-upward sequences with minor pelitic rocks. The stratigraphically highest lithofacies, LF3, contains finer and more complex coarsening-upward packages of rhythmically interbedded pelite and psammite. Palaeoflow develops from broadly unimodal NW–NE flow in LF1, to weakly bimodal NW–SE flow in LF3. The data indicate that this part of the Morar Group records deposition in a distal fluvial braidplain to tidally influenced shallow-marine setting. All facies and palaeocurrent transitions are gradual and occur systematically over many hundreds of metres vertically; such characteristics are incompatible with a rift-basin setting. We suggest that, instead, deposition occurred in a transition between a foreland basin to the Grenville orogen and a marine basin associated with the Asgard Sea between Baltica and Laurentia.  相似文献   

Next generation UV coronagraph instrumentation for solar cycle-24     

John L. Kohl  Rajmal Jain  Steven R. Cranmer  Larry D. Gardner  Anil K. Pradhan  John C. Raymond  Leonard Strachan 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2008,29(1-2):321-327

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