The intermingling of benthic macroinvertebrate communities during a period of shifting range: The “East of Nantucket” Atlantic Surfclam Survey and the existence of transient multiple stable states     

Eric N. Powell  Roger Mann  Kelsey M. Kuykendall  M. Chase Long  Jeremy R. Timbs 《Marine Ecology》2019,40(4)

A survey of the region eastward of Nantucket provided an opportunity to examine the cold temperate–boreal boundary along the high‐energy Great South Channel. Here described are the benthic macroinvertebrate community types encountered, with a focus on the influence of climate change on the range boundaries of the benthic biomass dominants and the potential existence of transient multiple stable states. The survey identified three primary community types. The shallowest sites were occupied by a surfclam‐dominated community, comprising an abundance of large (≥150 mm) surfclams, and a few common attached epibiota primarily attached to exposed surfclam shell. Two communities exist at intermediate depths, one dominated by submarket and small market‐size surfclams (<150 mm) and the other, created by mussel mats and their attendant epibiota, crabs, sea urchins, and other mobile epifauna. Mussels are a foundational species, establishing a hard‐bottom terrain conducive to these other denizens in soft‐bottom habitat. Cobbles were nearly ubiquitous, rocks were routinely recovered, and boulders were encountered occasionally. Slow growing attached epibionts were exceedingly rare and mobile epifauna were not obviously associated with these large sedimentary particles; nor were the surfclam or mussel communities. The frequency of barnacle scars suggests sediment scour under the high‐flow regime characteristic of the surveyed region, which voids the habitat potential of these sedimentary particles. The abundance of surfclam shell indicates that surfclams have inhabited the shoaler depths for an extended time; limited shell at deeper sites supports the inference from the absence of large animals that these sites are relatively newly colonized and represent further evidence of an offshore shift in range brought on by increasing bottom water temperatures. The dichotomous nature of the two primary community types at mid‐depths suggests that these two communities represent multiple stable states brought on by the interaction of an invading cold temperate species with the receding boreal fauna resulting in a transient intermingling of species, which, however, structure the habitat into exclusionary stable states rather than overlapping in a co‐occurrence ecotone.  相似文献   

Nitrogen fixation in intertidal environments of the Texas Gulf coast     

John W. Gotto  F. Robert Tabita  Chase Van Baalen 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1981,12(2):231-235

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The N Plate Problem of Plate Tectonics   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

C. G. Chase 《Geophysical Journal International》1972,29(2):117-122

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Temperature calibration of expendable bathythermographs     

Daniel T. Georgi  Jerome P. Dean  John A. Chase 《Ocean Engineering》1980,7(4):491-499

A non-destructive temperature calibration system for expendable bathythermographs (XBT) is described. A transfer standard technique has been used to estimate XBT thermistor probe-to-probe temperature variability. One-point calibration results suggest that a standard deviation of 0.025°C is typical at 10°C. Additional calibration data from nine XBT thermistors suggest that probe-to-probe temperature variability is largest at 0°C (ca. 0.03°C) and decreases uniformly to a minimum at 30°C (ca. 0.01°C).  相似文献   

Quadratic jerk regulation and the seismic control of civil structures     

J. Geoffrey Chase  Luciana R. Barroso  Stephen Hunt 《地震工程与结构动力学》2003,32(13):2047-2062

Regulation of the total structural jerk is a means of managing the structural energy and enhancing the performance of civil structures undergoing large seismic events. A quadratic regulator is derived for the total structural jerk that produces a single algebraic Riccati equation to define the control gains. The resulting control method is tested using a realistic non‐linear structural control case study where the structural response is statistically quantified for large suites of scaled earthquakes. The control method developed is shown to be more effective than typical displacement‐focused active and semi‐active civil structural control methods. In particular, quadratic jerk regulation provides better performance than typical structural control methods for near‐field seismic events where the response is dominated by a large impulse, and relatively poorer results for far‐field seismic inputs where the response is vibratory. Hence, this type of control approach has strong potential for mitigating the damage for large impulse, near‐field events, where jerk regulation provides much more efficient response and damage management. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Seismic design of yielding structures on flexible foundations          下载免费PDF全文

Masoud Moghaddasi  Gregory A. MacRae  J.  G. Chase  Misko Cubrinovski  Stefano Pampanin 《地震工程与结构动力学》2015,44(11):1805-1821

This paper introduces a simple method to consider the effects of inertial soil–structure interaction (SSI) on the seismic demands of a yielding single‐degree‐of‐freedom structure. This involves idealizing the yielding soil–structure system as an effective substitute oscillator having a modified period, damping ratio, and ductility. A parametric study is conducted to obtain the ratio between the displacement ductility demand of a flexible‐base system and that of the corresponding fixed‐base system. It is shown that while additional foundation damping can reduce the overall response, the effects of SSI may also increase the ductility demand of some structures, mostly being ductile and having large structural aspect ratio, up to 15%. Finally, a design procedure is provided for incorporation of the SSI effects on structural response. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Probabilistic risk analysis of structural impact in seismic events for linear and nonlinear systems          下载免费PDF全文

J. Geoffrey Chase  Florent Boyer  Geoffrey W. Rodgers  Gregoire Labrosse  Gregory A. MacRae 《地震工程与结构动力学》2014,43(10):1565-1580

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Spectral analysis and design approach for high force‐to‐volume extrusion damper‐based structural energy dissipation     

Geoffrey W. Rodgers  John B. Mander  J. Geoffrey Chase  Rajesh P. Dhakal  Nicholas C. Leach  Caleb S. Denmead 《地震工程与结构动力学》2008,37(2):207-223

High force‐to‐volume extrusion damping devices can offer significant energy dissipation directly in structural connections and significantly reduce seismic response. Realistic force levels up to 400 kN have been obtained experimentally validating this overall concept. This paper develops spectral‐based design equations for their application. Response spectra analysis for multiple, probabilistically scaled earthquake suites are used to delineate the response reductions due to added extrusion damping. Representative statistics and damping reduction factors are utilized to characterize the modified response in a form suitable for current performance‐based design methods. Multiple equation regression analysis is used to characterize reduction factors in the constant acceleration, constant velocity, and constant displacement regions of the response spectra. With peak device forces of 10% of structural weight, peak damping reduction factors in the constant displacement region of the spectra are approximately 6.5 ×, 4.0 ×, and 2.8 × for the low, medium, and high suites, respectively. At T = 1 s, these values are approximately 3.6 ×, 1.8 ×, and 1.4 ×, respectively. The maximum systematic bias introduced by using empirical equations to approximate damping reduction factors in design analyses is within the range of +10 to ?20%. The seismic demand spectrum approach is shown to be conservative across a majority of the spectrum, except for large added damping between T = 0.8 and 3.5 s, where it slightly underestimates the demand up to a maximum of approximately 10%. Overall, the analysis shows that these devices have significant potential to reduce seismic response and damage at validated prototype device force levels. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Semi‐active tuned mass damper building systems: Design     

Min‐Ho Chey  J. Geoffrey Chase  John B. Mander  Athol J. Carr 《地震工程与结构动力学》2010,39(2):119-139

Passive and semi‐active tuned mass damper (PTMD and SATMD) building systems are proposed to mitigate structural response due to seismic loads. The structure's upper portion self plays a role either as a tuned mass passive damper or a semi‐active resetable device is adopted as a control feature for the PTMD, creating a SATMD system. Two‐degree‐of‐freedom analytical studies are employed to design the prototype structural system, specify its element characteristics and effectiveness for seismic responses, including defining the resetable device dynamics. The optimal parameters are derived for the large mass ratio by numerical analysis. For the SATMD building system the stiffness of the resetable device design is combined with rubber bearing stiffness. From parametric studies, effective practical control schemes can be derived for the SATMD system. To verify the principal efficacy of the conceptual system, the controlled system response is compared with the response spectrum of the earthquake suites used. The control ability of the SATMD scheme is compared with that of an uncontrolled (No TMD) and an ideal PTMD building systems for multi‐level seismic intensity. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Asthenospheric counterflow: a kinematic model     

Clement G. Chase 《Geophysical Journal International》1979,56(1):1-18

Summary. Present-day plate motions imply that about 240 km³ of oceanic lithosphere is created by sea-floor spreading and destroyed by subduction per year. A greater volume of asthenosphere will be dragged along by plate motions. Given the fluxes generated at plate boundaries, the horizontal direction and net rate of counterflow required to maintain mass balance is determined globally by a simple analytical model. Time-dependent calculations indicate that the motions are approximately valid in the hotspot reference frame over the past 5 Myr. Under most plates, the model return flow is opposite to the lithospheric motion in the hotspot frame. The counterflow dominates the resisting stresses to plate motion, so driving force models based on plate drag alone are not valid where the directions of plate motion and counterflow differ. The most marked departure of the two directions is under the North American plate. The model counterflow directions indicate that the sources of mantle hotspots are not located within the asthenosphere. Model flux balances demonstrate exchange of material between asthenospheric reservoirs located beneath different plates. Suggestions of southward asthenospheric motion under the North Atlantic, based on physical features around Iceland and strontium isotope geochemistry, are consistent with the direction of flow predicted by the model.  相似文献