The 1908 Messina Strait earthquake in the regional geostructural framework     

A. Bottari  E. Carapezza  M. Carapezza  P. Carveni  F. Cefali  E. Lo Giudice  C. Pandolfo 《Journal of Geodynamics》1986,5(3-4)

The original historical data from surveys of the damage caused by the great Calabro-Messina earthquake are analyzed in detail. This analysis allows the macroseismic field to be reconstructed in a way more compatible with a modern scientific viewpoint, laying maximum importance on indications supplied by the MSK intensity scale.A geometrical model of the focus has been worked out, adopting in part the schemes proposed by Shebalin. This model, together with the macroseismic field parameters, is correlated with the regional structural parameters. Finally, in their quest for better knowledge of the regional seismotectonic pattern, the authors search for evidence of geodynamic consistency by analyzing a spatio-temporal period in the neighborhood of the event.  相似文献   

On the boundary-layer flow over a Canadian Archipelago polynya     

Aloysius Kou-Fang Lo 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1986,35(1-2):53-71

A numerical model is presented for predicting boundary-layer parameters for flow over a polynya, i.e., an isolated lead of open water that recurs annually at the same geographical location during Arctic winters. As the flow encounters a polynya, it experiences a sudden change from a cold, dry, rough, snow-covered ice surface to a warmer, wetter, and smoother open water surface. The present model includes both the heat balance equation and the vapor conservation equation in addition to the usual mass continuity equation, x-momentum equation, and the turbulent energy equation. In addition, the buoyancy term is added to the energy equation to account for the buoyancy force introduced by the underlying warmer surface. To close the system, the present model uses the Glushko-type mixing length relationship. During the numerical calculations, a fully implicit finite-difference method was used, and stable numerical solutions were obtained for a fetch over 1 km. Comparison of model results with measured results over a polynya in the Canadian Archipelago show good agreement.  相似文献   

Book reviews     

W. R. Stanley  H. Tietze  C. P. Lo  B. Hartung-Kagi  R. O. Whyte  W. U. Ehrmann  A. G. Koestler  A. Wallner 《GeoJournal》1987,14(2):277-280

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Seasonal agricultural land use patterns in China's Pearl River Delta from multi-date landsat images     

Chor-pang Lo Ph. D.  Clifton W. Pannell Ph. D. 《GeoJournal》1985,10(2):183-195

Landsat images of the Pearl River delta region of SE China were interpreted manually in combination with other data sources to identify, measure and to map agricultural land use in a 25,775 km² study area during three growing seasons of 1978. Areal measurements for different land uses were compiled. Paddy lands, which accounted for 6,340 km², were evaluated and classified on the basis of quality, yield and production. Rice production for the study area was then estimated at 5.9 million metric tons based on average yields for the different grades of paddy land.  相似文献   

Highly fractionated I-type granites in NE China (I): geochronology and petrogenesis   总被引：43，自引：0，他引：43  

Fu-yuan Wu  Bor-ming Jahn  Simon A. Wilde  Ching-Hua Lo  Tzen-Fu Yui  Qiang Lin  Wen-chun Ge  De-you Sun 《Lithos》2003,66(3-4):241-273

Northeastern (NE) China is the easternmost part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), which is celebrated for its accretionary tectonics and the world's most important juvenile crust production in the Phanerozoic era. Abundant granitoids occur in the Great Xing'an, Lesser Xing'an and Zhangguangcai Ranges in NE China. This paper presents partial results of a series of studies on the granitoids from this region, aiming to understand their role in the building of new continental crust in eastern Asia. Three composite granite plutons (Xinhuatun, Lamashan and Yiershi) were chosen for geochemical and isotopic study in order to determine their emplacement ages and petrogenesis. Petrographically, they range from granodiorite (minor), monzogranite, syenogranite to alkali-feldspar granite. Quartz and perthitic feldspar are principal phases, accompanied by minor amounts of plagioclase, biotite (<5%) and other accessory minerals. In addition, many contain abundant miarolitic cavities which suggest that they were emplaced at shallow levels with extensive fractional crystallization. Geochemically, the granites are silica-rich, peraluminous and have high contents of alkalis. They invariably show enrichment in light rare earth elements (LREE) and significant negative Eu anomalies. All the granitic rocks demonstrate the characteristic negative anomalies in Ba, Nb, Sr, P, Eu, and Ti, and a positive anomaly in Pb in the spidergram.

The emplacement of the Xinhuatun pluton took place at 184±4 Ma as revealed by zircon SHRIMP U–Pb data. This is also supported by the slightly younger Rb–Sr whole-rock (WR) isochron age of 173±3 Ma. A whole-rock (WR) Rb–Sr isochron age of 154±3 Ma was obtained for the Lamashan pluton, which is interpreted as close to the time of emplacement. The Yiershi pluton was intruded at about 140 Ma as evidenced by a zircon U–Pb age of 137±2 Ma and WR Rb–Sr isochron age of 143±5 Ma. Biotite-WR Rb–Sr isochrons and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages of feldspars allow us to estimate the cooling rate of each pluton.

Geochemical data suggest that the rocks are highly fractionated I-type granites. Fractionation of biotite and feldspars was the principal process of magmatic differentiation and responsible for major element variation. Rb, Sr and Ba concentrations were controlled by feldspar separation, whereas REE elements were fractionated by accessory minerals, such as apatite, allanite and monazite.  相似文献   

Assessing optical earth observation systems for mapping and monitoring temporary ponds in arid areas     

Valrie Soti  Annelise Tran  Jean-Stphane Bailly  Christian Puech  Danny Lo Seen  Agnes Bgu 《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2009,11(5):344-351

Remote sensing methods for locating and monitoring temporary ponds over large areas in arid lands were tested on a study site in Northern Senegal. Three main results are presented, validated with field data and intended to highlight different spectral, spatial and temporal characteristics of the methods: (1) Among several water indices tested, two Middle Infrared-based indices (MNDWI—Modified Normalized Difference Water Index and NDWI₁—Normalized Difference Water Index) are found to be most efficient; (2) an objective method is given prescribing the necessary sensor spatial resolution in terms of minimal detected pond area; and (3) the potential of multi-temporal MODIS imagery for tracking the filling phases of small ponds is illustrated. These results should assist in epidemiological studies of vector-borne diseases that develop around these ponds, but also more generally for land and water management and preservation of threatened ecosystems in arid areas.  相似文献   

Large-area rice yield forecasting using satellite imageries     

Yi-Ping Wang  Kuo-Wei Chang  Rong-Kuen Chen  Jeng-Chung Lo  Yuan Shen 《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2010

Ability to make large-area yield prediction before harvest is important in many aspects of agricultural decision-making. In this study, canopy reflectance band ratios (NIR/RED, NIR/GRN) of paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) at booting stage, from field measurements conducted from 1999 to 2005, were correlated with the corresponding yield data to derive regression-type yield prediction models for the first and second season crop, respectively. These yield models were then validated with ground truth measurements conducted in 2007 and 2008 at eight sites, of different soil properties, climatic conditions, and various treatments in cultivars planted and N application rates, using surface reflectance retrieved from atmospherically corrected SPOT imageries. These validation tests indicated that root mean square error of predicting grain yields per unit area by the proposed models were less than 0.7 T ha⁻¹ for both cropping seasons. Since village is the basic unit for national rice yield census statistics in Taiwan, the yield models were further used to forecast average regional yields for 14 selected villages and compared with officially reported data. Results indicate that the average yield per unit area at village scale can be forecasted with a root mean square error of 1.1 T ha⁻¹ provided no damaging weather occurred during the final month before actual harvest. The methodology can be applied to other optical sensors with similar spectral bands in the visible/near-infrared and to different geographical regions provided that the relation between yield and spectral index is established.  相似文献   

Trophic structure and functioning in a eutrophic and poorly flushed lagoon in southwestern Taiwan     

Lin HJ  Dai XX  Shao KT  Su HM  Lo WT  Hsieh HL  Fang LS  Hung JJ 《Marine environmental research》2006,62(1):61-82

Tapong Bay, a eutrophic and poorly flushed tropical lagoon, supports intensive oyster culture. Using the Ecopath approach and network analysis, a mass-balanced trophic model was constructed to analyze the structure and matter flows within the food web. The lagoon model is comprised of 18 compartments with the highest trophic level of 3.2 for piscivorous fish. The high pedigree index (0.82) reveals the model to be of high quality. The most-prominent living compartment in terms of matter flow and biomass in the lagoon is cultured oysters and bivalves, respectively. The mixed trophic impacts indicate that phytoplankton and periphyton are the most-influential living compartments in the lagoon. Comparative analyses with the eutrophic and well-flushed Chiku Lagoon and non-eutrophic tropical lagoons show that high nutrient loadings might stimulate the growth and accumulation of phytoplankton and periphyton and therefore support high fishery yields. However, net primary production, total biomass, fishery yields per unit area, and mean transfer efficiency of Tapong Bay were remarkably lower than those of Chiku Lagoon. The lower transfer efficiency likely results from the low mortality of cultured oysters and invasive bivalves from predation or the lower density of benthic feeders constrained by the hypoxic bottom water as a result of poor flushing. This might therefore result in a great proportion of flows to detritus. However, the hypoxic bottom water might further reduce the recycling of the entering detritus back into the food web. In contrast to many estuaries and tropical lagoons, poor flushing of this eutrophic tropical lagoon might induce a shift from detritivory to herbivory in the food web.  相似文献   

Quantitative regional analysis of Chu Chiang Delta area of South China using landsat images     

C. P. Lo Dr. 《GeoJournal》1982,6(3):231-240

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Earthquake-induced gravitational potential energy change in the active Taiwan orogenic belt     

Chung-Liang Lo  Shu-Kun Hsu 《Geophysical Journal International》2005,162(1):169-176

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