Some relations between co-ordinate errors and the ellipse of errors     

Juraj Šütti 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》1967,11(4):456-459

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Contents of Volume 56     

Ferenc L. Toth 《Climatic change》2003,56(3):369-370

Volume Contents

Contents of Volume 56  相似文献   

Mixing of shallow and deep groundwater as indicated by the chemistry and age of karstic springs   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

David J. Toth  Brian G. Katz 《Hydrogeology Journal》2006,14(5):827-847

Large karstic springs in east-central Florida, USA were studied using multi-tracer and geochemical modeling techniques to better understand groundwater flow paths and mixing of shallow and deep groundwater. Spring water types included Ca–HCO₃ (six), Na–Cl (four), and mixed (one). The evolution of water chemistry for Ca–HCO₃ spring waters was modeled by reactions of rainwater with soil organic matter, calcite, and dolomite under oxic conditions. The Na–Cl and mixed-type springs were modeled by reactions of either rainwater or Upper Floridan aquifer water with soil organic matter, calcite, and dolomite under oxic conditions and mixed with varying proportions of saline Lower Floridan aquifer water, which represented 4–53% of the total spring discharge. Multiple-tracer data—chlorofluorocarbon CFC-113, tritium (³H), helium-3 (³He_trit), sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆)—for four Ca–HCO₃ spring waters were consistent with binary mixing curves representing water recharged during 1980 or 1990 mixing with an older (recharged before 1940) tracer-free component. Young-water mixing fractions ranged from 0.3 to 0.7. Tracer concentration data for two Na–Cl spring waters appear to be consistent with binary mixtures of 1990 water with older water recharged in 1965 or 1975. Nitrate-N concentrations are inversely related to apparent ages of spring waters, which indicated that elevated nitrate-N concentrations were likely contributed from recent recharge.An erratum to this article can be found at  相似文献   

Multivariate Interpolation of Precipitation Using Regularized Spline with Tension   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

Jaroslav Hofierka  Juraj Parajka  Helena Mitasova  & Lubos Mitas 《Transactions in GIS》2002,6(2):135-150

Regularized Spline with Tension (RST) is an accurate, flexible and efficient method for multivariate interpolation of scattered data. This study evaluates its capabilities to interpolate daily and annual mean precipitation in regions with complex terrain. Tension, smoothing and anisotropy parameters are optimized using the cross-validation technique. In addition, smoothing and rescaling of the third variable (elevation) is used to minimize the predictive error. The approach is applied to data sets from Switzerland and Slovakia and interpolation accuracy is compared to the results obtained by several other methods, expert-drawn maps and measured runoff. The results demonstrate that RST performs as well or better than the methods tested in the literature. The incorporation of terrain improves the spatial model of precipitation in terms of its predictive error, spatial pattern and water balance.  相似文献   

The formation, structure, and ageing of As-rich hydrous ferric oxide at the abandoned Sb deposit Pezinok (Slovakia)     

Juraj Majzlan  Bronislava Lalinská  L’ubomír Jurkovi?  Jörg Göttlicher 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2007,71(17):4206-4220

The abandoned Sb deposit Pezinok in Slovakia is a significant source of As and Sb pollution that can be traced in the upper horizons of soils kilometers downstream. The source of the metalloids are two tailing impoundments which hold ∼380,000 m³ of mining waste. The tailings and the discharged water have circumneutral pH values (7.0 ± 0.6) because the acidity generated by the decomposition of the primary sulfides (pyrite, FeS₂; arsenopyrite, FeAsS; berthierite, FeSb₂S₄) is rapidly neutralized by the abundant carbonates. The weathering rims on the primary sulfides are iron oxides which act as very efficient scavengers of As and Sb (with up to 19.2 wt% As and 23.7 wt% Sb). In-situ μ-XANES experiments indicate that As in the weathering rims is fully oxidized (As⁵⁺). The pore solutions in the impoundment body contain up to 81 ppm As and 2.5 ppm Sb. Once these solutions are discharged from the impoundments, they precipitate or deposit masses of As-rich hydrous ferric oxide (As-HFO) with up to 28.3 wt% As₂O₅ and 2.7 wt% Sb. All As-HFO samples are amorphous to X-rays. They contain Fe and As in their highest oxidation state and in octahedral and tetrahedral coordination, respectively, as suggested by XANES and EXAFS studies on Fe K and As K edges. The iron octahedra in the As-HFO share edges to form short single chains and the chains polymerize by sharing edges or corners with the adjacent units. The arsenate ions attach to the chains in a bidentate-binuclear and monodentate fashion. In addition, hydrogen-bonded complexes may exist to satisfy the bonding requirements of all oxygen atoms in the first coordination sphere of As⁵⁺. Structural changes in the As-HFO samples were traced by chemical analyses and Fe EXAFS spectroscopy during an ageing experiment. As the samples age, As becomes more easily leachable. EXAFS spectra show a discernible trend of increasing number of Fe-Fe pairs at a distance of 3.3-3.5 Å, that is, increasing polymerization of the iron octahedra to form larger units with fewer adsorption sites. Therefore, although ferrihydrite is an excellent material for capturing arsenic, its use as a medium for a long-term storage of As has to be considered with a great caution because it will tend to release arsenic as it ages.  相似文献   

Enthalpy of water adsorption and surface enthalpy of lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH)     

Juraj Majzlan  Lena Mazeina 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2007,71(3):615-623

Lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH) appears to be thermodynamically metastable with respect to goethite (α-FeOOH) and yet the former phase forms and persists both in nature and laboratory. Here we show that the thermodynamic factors relevant to these observations cannot be dismissed, although kinetics undoubtedly plays a significant role in the formation and preservation of metastable phases. To understand the relationships of the FeOOH polymorphs in the bulk and nanoscale, we investigated the energetics of lepidocrocite nanoparticles. We measured enthalpy of water adsorption and enthalpy of formation of lepidocrocite samples with surface area of 42-103 m²/g. Having both quantities measured allowed us to calculate the surface enthalpy for a water-free surface of this phase as 0.62 ± 0.14 J/m² and the energy of a relaxed (hydrated) surface as 0.40 ± 0.16 J/m². Our measurements show that a portion of the adsorbed water (∼40% under laboratory conditions) is chemisorbed (strongly bound) with enthalpy of adsorption of −65.8 ± 2.6 kJ/mol of H₂O relative to vapor (or −21.8 ± 2.6 kJ/mol relative to liquid water). The standard enthalpy of formation from elements for a hypothetical lepidocrocite with nominal composition FeOOH and zero surface area is −552.0 ± 1.6 kJ/mol. Our results demonstrate that when considering the thermodynamic properties of iron oxides in the environment, a conclusive statement about their stability cannot be made without specifying the particle size of individual phases.  相似文献   

Hubble Space Telescope observations of the nucleus fragment 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-C     

I. Toth  P. Lamy 《Icarus》2005,178(1):235-247

The investigation of fragmented comets provides information on the physical properties and internal structure of cometary nuclei, as well as insights into the mechanisms responsible for cometary breakups. The Jupiter-family Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (73P/SW3) fragmented non-tidally into at least four components, and probably more, in the autumn of 1995. Fragment C was detected with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on 26 November 2001 when it was 3.26 AU from the Sun and 2.34 AU from the Earth. The high spatial resolution of the HST allowed us to separate the signal of the fragment from that of its coma, and to determine its R magnitude in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system from four images taken with the F675W filter. Assuming a spherical body with a geometric albedo of 0.04 and a linear phase coefficient of 0.04 mag deg⁻¹ for the R band, we derived an effective radius of . The pre-breakup radius of the original nucleus was estimated to be 1.1 km, which implies that the volume of fragment C is ∼25% of the total volume of the pre-breakup nucleus. The limited temporal coverage of our observations preclude deriving an accurate shape or rotational period; our measurements are consistent with a rather spherical body but an elongated shape cannot be excluded. Fragment C was very active despite its rather large heliocentric distance, with an estimated dust production rate of (∼130 metric tons day⁻¹). A very large fraction of the surface area of fragment C must have been sublimating to sustain such a high level of activity. Fragment C may be recovered at its next return in 2006, if it does not experience further fragmentation.  相似文献   

The Nucleus of Comet 22P/Kopff and Its Inner Coma     

P.L. LamyI. Toth  L. Jorda  O. GroussinM.F. A'Hearn  H.A. Weaver 《Icarus》2002,156(2):442-455

We report the detection of the nucleus of Comet 22P/Kopff with the Planetary Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and with the Infrared Camera of the Infrared Space Observatory (ISOCAM). The HST observations were performed on 18 July 1996, 16 days after its perihelion passage of 2 July 1996, when it was at R_h=1.59 AU from the Sun and Δ=0.57 AU from the Earth. A sequence of images taken with four broad-band filters was repeated eight times over a 12-h time interval. The ISOCAM observations were performed on 15 October 1996, 106 days after the perihelion passage, when the comet was at R_h=1.89 AU from the Sun and Δ=1.32 AU from the Earth. Seven images were obtained with a broad-band filter centered at 11.5 μm. In both instances, the spatial resolution was appropriate to separate the signal of the nucleus from that of the coma. We determine the Johnson-Kron-Cousins BVRI magnitudes of the nucleus. The visible lightcurves constrain neither the rotation period nor the ratio of semiaxes. We favor the solution of a rather spherical nucleus, although the situation of a pole-on view of an irregular body cannot be excluded. The systematic decreasing trend of the lightcurves could suggest a period of several days. Combining the visible and infrared observations, we find that an ice-dust mixed model is ruled out, while the standard thermal model leads to a nuclear radius of R_n=1.67±0.18 km of albedo p_v=0.042±0.006. The red color of the nucleus is characterized by a nearly constant gradient of S′=14±5% per kÅ from 400 to 800 nm. We estimate a fractional active area of 0.35 which places 22P/Kopff in the class of highly active short-period comets. At R_h=1.59 AU, the dust coma is characterized by a red color with a reflectivity gradient S′=17±3% per kÅ, compatible with that of the nucleus, and Afρ=545 cm, yielding a dust production rate of Q_d=130 kg sec⁻¹.  相似文献   

Climate Impact Response Functions: An Introduction     

Ferenc L. Toth  Wolfgang Cramer  Eva Hizsnyik 《Climatic change》2000,46(3):225-246

The concept of climate impact response function is introduced and placed into the context of integrated assessment models to analyze policy options under climate change constraints. An example of developing such response functions is presented that entails a global model of potential natural vegetation driven by a climate change pattern derived from a general circulation model. A large array of strenuous issues are introduced that will be addressed by the set of papers included in this Special Issue.  相似文献   

Discriminating quarry blasts from earthquakes in Vértes Hills (Hungary) by using the Fisher-Shannon method     

Luciano Telesca  Michele Lovallo  Márta Marótiné Kiszely  László Toth 《Acta Geophysica》2011,59(5):858-871

The Fisher-Shannon information (FS) plane, defined by the Fisher information measure (FIM), and the Shannon entropy power, N _x , is a robust tool for investigating the complex dynamics of time series. In the FS plane, earthquakes and quarry blasts measured in Vértes Hills (Hungary) are significantly discriminated from each other. Furthermore, the results of the receiving-operating characteristics (ROC) analysis reveal that FIM is a classifier more efficient than N _x in discriminating earthquakes from quarry blasts.  相似文献