Anisotropic mechanical properties of zircon and the effect of radiation damage     

Tobias Beirau  William D. Nix  Ulrich Bismayer  Lynn A. Boatner  Scott G. Isaacson  Rodney C. Ewing 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2016,43(9):627-638

This study provides new insights into the relationship between radiation-dose-dependent structural damage due to natural U and Th impurities and the anisotropic mechanical properties (Poisson’s ratio, elastic modulus and hardness) of zircon. Natural zircon samples from Sri Lanka (see Muarakami et al. in Am Mineral 76:1510–1532, 1991) and synthetic samples, covering a dose range of zero up to 6.8 × 10¹⁸ α-decays/g, have been studied by nanoindentation. Measurements along the [100] crystallographic direction and calculations, based on elastic stiffness constants determined by Özkan (J Appl Phys 47:4772–4779, 1976), revealed a general radiation-induced decrease in stiffness (~54 %) and hardness (~48 %) and an increase in the Poisson’s ratio (~54 %) with increasing dose. Additional indentations on selected samples along the [001] allowed one to follow the amorphization process to the point that the mechanical properties are isotropic. This work shows that the radiation-dose-dependent changes of the mechanical properties of zircon can be directly correlated with the amorphous fraction as determined by previous investigations with local and global probes (Ríos et al. in J Phys Condens Matter 12:2401–2412, 2000a; Farnan and Salje in J Appl Phys 89:2084–2090, 2001; Zhang and Salje in J Phys Condens Matter 13:3057–3071, 2001). The excellent agreement, revealed by the different methods, indicates a large influence of structural and even local phenomena on the macroscopic mechanical properties. Therefore, this study indicates the importance of acquiring better knowledge about the mechanical long-term stability of radiation-damaged materials.  相似文献   

The ancient water system at the Upper city of Hasankeyf,Turkey     

Eser Deniz Oğuz-Kırca 《GeoJournal》2016,81(1):55-75

In this paper, the water distribution system at the Upper city of a well-preserved medieval town of Hasankeyf near the Tigris is questioned and its relation to the urban settlement pattern is assessed. The discussions are based on the cistern-intensive and available canal data collected within the residential borders of the Upper city in 2005. Being the third level features of the water system, the cisterns the majority of which are now attributable to the “conical, small and individual” typology, have shown that they were actively operated through the open rock-cut canals which were fed by the backbone of the distribution network—namely the siphon system, until recent times. Although a considerable number of converted cisterns hallmark shifts in the function of the water system and the changing conjectures over time, the blue prints of such a big “hydro-design” reveal the competence of semi-arid occupational environments in Upper Mesopotamia in showing how to cope with the topographical constraints and climatic disadvantages and turn these into an opportunity through the efficient use of terrain along with a carefully designed settlement area. That the Upper city now offers numerous water features makes this piece of land quite a representative of the regional works and shows the apex of the perception of ancient technology achieved with the siphon that could have been launched in the Roman era, and the state of art of planning ancient natural and man-made habitats.  相似文献   

Impact of royalties from forest resources on community development in Boki Local Government in Cross River State,Nigeria     

Titus E. Amalu  Anim O. Ajake  Patrick O. Obi 《GeoJournal》2016,81(3):475-487

The purpose of the study was to examine the extent to which royalties generated from forest resources contributed to community development in Boki Local Government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The study used questionnaire survey of house-hold heads and Interview with focus groups to obtain data for this study. A total of 224 household heads representing 20 % of the available house-hold heads in the area was used for the study. The data collected were presented using tables and charts while an inferential statistics (Pearson’s Product Moment correlation) was employed to test the hypothesis of the study. The result of the analysis revealed that there exist a positive correlation coefficient of 0.911 which indicates a strong and positive relationship between royalties collected from forest resources and the number of developmental projects in the study area. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that more efforts be directed towards the monitoring and regulation of forest resource exploration activities in the area to ensure that royalties collected are directed towards the establishment of more developmental projects in the area so as to impact more positively on the living standard of the people.  相似文献   

Improving multimodel medium range forecasts over the Greater Horn of Africa using the FSU superensemble     

O. Kipkogei  A. Bhardwaj  V. Kumar  L. A. Ogallo  F. J. Opijah  J. N. Mutemi  T. N. Krishnamurti 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》2016,128(4):441-451

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Competing impact of anthropogenic emissions and meteorology on the distribution of trace gases over Indian region     

Tabish U. Ansari  N. Ojha  R. Chandrasekar  C. Balaji  Narendra Singh  Sachin S. Gunthe 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2016,73(4):363-380

The spatial distribution of trace gases exhibit large spatial heterogeneity over the Indian region with an elevated pollution loading over densely populated Gangetic Plains (IGP). The contending role and importance of anthropogenic emissions and meteorology in deciding the trace gases level and distribution over Indian region, however, is poorly investigated. In this paper, we use an online regional chemistry transport model (WRF/Chem) to simulate the spatial distribution of trace gases over Indian region during one representative month of only three meteorological seasons namely winter, spring/summer and monsoon. The base simulation, using anthropogenic emissions from SEAC⁴RS inventory, is used to simulate the general meteorological conditions and the realistic spatial distribution of trace gases. A sensitivity simulation is conducted after removing the spatial heterogeneity in the anthropogenic emissions, i.e., with spatially uniform emissions to decouple the role of anthropogenic emissions and meteorology and their role in controlling the distribution of trace gases over India. The concentration levels of Ozone, CO, SO₂ and NO₂ were found to be lower over IGP when the emissions are uniform over India. A comparison of the base run with the sensitivity run highlights that meteorology plays a dominant role in controlling the spatial distribution of relatively longer-lived species like CO and secondary species like Ozone while short-lived species like NO_X and SO₂ are predominantly controlled by the spatial variability in anthropogenic emissions over the Indian region.  相似文献   

气候模式中云的垂直重叠及其辐射传输问题研究进展          下载免费PDF全文

李林涛 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》2016,74(1):103-113

概述了全球气候模式中云的垂直重叠的处理方法及其辐射物理过程的最新研究进展。从云垂直重叠模型的构造、模型在气候模式中的实现方式,得到与观测一致的云重叠结构所采用的数据和方法、重叠云的辐射传输等方面,给出了针对这一国际研究难点问题的最新研究进展。关于气候模式中云的垂直重叠问题的研究至今已取得了许多成果,表现在:重叠模型上有了更为科学的描述形式(如指数衰减重叠);重叠云的辐射传输也有了更快速的处理方法(如蒙特卡洛独立柱近似)并被广泛应用;连续的三维云遥感观测(如CloudSat/CALIPSO)和云分辨尺度的三维云模式的发展为在气候模式中精确描述云的垂直结构提供了丰富的观测资料和模式数据。但是,气候模式中现有的云重叠结构处理及其辐射传输方法还远不够完善,仍然存在很多没有解决的问题需要在未来进行探索。  相似文献   

Daily precipitation statistics in a EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble: added value of raw and bias-corrected high-resolution simulations     

A. Casanueva  S. Kotlarski  S. Herrera  J. Fernández  J. M. Gutiérrez  F. Boberg  A. Colette  O. B. Christensen  K. Goergen  D. Jacob  K. Keuler  G. Nikulin  C. Teichmann  R. Vautard 《Climate Dynamics》2016,47(3-4):719-737

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Changes in surface solar radiation in Northeastern Spain over the past six centuries recorded by tree-ring δ13C     

I. Dorado-Liñán  A. Sanchez-Lorenzo  E. Gutiérrez Merino  O. Planells  I. Heinrich  G. Helle  E. Zorita 《Climate Dynamics》2016,47(3-4):937-950

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Multi-model ensemble analysis of Pacific and Atlantic SST variability in unperturbed climate simulations     

D. Zanchettin  O. Bothe  A. Rubino  J. H. Jungclaus 《Climate Dynamics》2016,47(3-4):1073-1090

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On the dynamics of persistent states and their secular trends in the waveguides of the Southern Hemisphere troposphere     

Terence J. O’Kane  James S. Risbey  Didier P. Monselesan  Illia Horenko  Christian L. E. Franzke 《Climate Dynamics》2016,46(11-12):3567-3597

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