Editorial statement     

Paul Goldberg  Rolfe Mandel  Trina Arpin 《Geoarchaeology》2006,21(5):401-402

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Cloud drop spectra at different levels and with respect to cloud thickness and rain     

S. K. Paul 《Atmospheric Research》2000,52(4)

Measurements on drop size were made in cumulus clouds over Pune (inland region) during the summer monsoon seasons. In this paper, the measurements of the cloud drop spectra made in non-raining clouds at different levels and for different thickness have been studied. Also, those on the days with rain and with no rain (the rain being observed within the clouds) have been compared. The average spectra broadened with height. The concentration of drops >50 μm (N_L), liquid water content (LWC), mean volume diameter (MVD) and dispersion increased with height. The concentration of drops <20 μm (N_S) and total concentration (N_T) decreased with height. The spectra were broader, while N_S and N_T are smaller and the other parameters are greater for thicker clouds as compared to those for thinner. The spectra were broader, while N_S and N_T are smaller and the other parameters are greater on the days with rain with respect to those on the days with no rain. The distributions were bimodal at higher levels, for thicker clouds and on the days with rain, while they were unimodal at lower levels, for thinner clouds and on the days with no rain. The variations of the cloud drop spectra, preceding rain, at initial stage of rain and following rain are discussed.  相似文献   

Partition coefficients of Nb and Ta between rutile and anhydrous haplogranite melts   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：2  

Wen-Sheng Horng  Paul C. Hess 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2000,138(2):176-185

Partition coefficients (D) for Nb and Ta between rutile and haplogranite melts in the K₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system have been measured as functions of the K₂O/Al₂O₃ ratio, the concentrations of Nb₂O₅ and Ta₂O₅, the temperature, in air and at 1 atmosphere pressure. The Ds increase in value as the K^* [K₂O/(K₂O + Al₂O₃)] molar ratio continuously decreases from highly peralkaline [K^* ∼ 0.9] to highly peraluminous [K^* ∼ 0.35] melts. The D values increase more dramatically with a unit decrease in K^* in peraluminous melts than in peralkaline melts. This compositional dependence of Ds can be explained by the high activity of NbAlO₄ species in peraluminous melts and the high activity of KONb species (or low activity of NbAlO₄ species) in peralkaline melts. A coupled substitution, Al⁺³ + Nb⁺⁵ (or Ta⁺⁵) = 2Ti⁺⁴, accounts for the Ds of Nb (Ta) being much greater in peraluminous melts than in peralkaline melts because this substitution allows Nb (Ta) to enter into the rutile structure more easily. The Ds of Ta between rutile and melt are greater than those of Nb at comparable concentrations because the molecular electronic polarizability of Ta is weaker than that of Nb. The Nb⁺⁵ with a large polarizing power forms a stronger covalent bond with oxygen than Ta⁺⁵ with a small polarizing power. The formation of the strong bond, Nb-O, distorts the rutile structure more severely than the weak bond, Ta-O; therefore, it is easier for Ta to partition into rutile than for Nb. These results imply that the utilization of the Nb/Ta ratio in liquid as a petrogenetic indicator in granitic melts must be done with caution if rutile (or other TiO₂-rich phases) is a liquidus phase. The crystallization of rutile will increase the Nb/Ta ratio of the residual liquid because the Ds of Ta between rutile and melts are greater than those of Nb. Received: 28 December 1998 / Accepted 27 September 1999  相似文献   

Characterization of high molecular weight biomarkers in crude oils     

Michael Hsieh  R. Paul Philp  J. C. del Rio 《Organic Geochemistry》2000,31(12):794

High-temperature gas chromatography (HTGC) has enhanced our ability to characterize hydrocarbons extending to C₁₂₀ in crude oils. As a result, hydrocarbons in waxes (> C₂₀) have been observed to vary significantly between crude oils, even those presumed to originate from the same source. Prior to this development, microcrystalline waxes containing hydrocarbons above C₄₀ were not characterized on a molecular level due to the analytical limitations of conventional gas chromatography. Routine screenings of high pour-point crude oils by high-temperature gas chromatography has revealed that high molecular weight hydrocarbons (> C₄₀) are very common in most oils and may represent 2% of the crude oil. Precise structures, origins, and significance of these high molecular weight compounds remain elusive. As a preliminary step to expand our knowledge of these compounds their general molecular structures and formulas have been investigated in this study. Initial results suggest that the major high molecular weight compounds include a homologous series of n-alkanes, methylbranched alkanes, alkylcyclopentanes, alkylcyclohexanes, alkylbenzenes and alkylcycloalkanes.  相似文献   

Book review     

Paul Wignall 《Sedimentology》2000,47(6):1231-1233

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A highstand oolitic sequence and associated facies from a Late Triassic lake basin, south-west England     

Paul G. Milroy  & V. Paul Wright 《Sedimentology》2000,47(1):187-209

High energy, lake‐shoreline carbonate sequences are rarely documented in the geological record. However, one example occurs in the Upper Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group (MMG) of southern Britain. The MMG is one of a number of thick, non‐fossiliferous mudstone deposits associated with North Atlantic Mesozoic rift basins. The origin of the MMG mudstones is the subject of current debate, with marine, playa‐lacustrine and alluvial–aeolian models having been proposed. Shoreline features have been documented from the northern margin of the basin, but the rarity of such features elsewhere in the MMG has led many workers to doubt a lacustrine origin for the mudstones. Wave‐dominated, lake‐shoreline deposits have been recognized in several sections from the southern basin margin in the Clevedon area of the Bristol Channel in south‐west England. These deposits provide evidence for the development of a sizeable perennial to semi‐perennial hypersaline lake in which the MMG mudstones accumulated. Shoreline sediments overlie alluvial stream and sheet‐flood deposits, and pass from transgressive gravel–conglomerate beach units with bioclasts, influenced by shore‐normal waves (deposited under semi‐humid conditions), to lower gradient, highstand oolitic sands affected by more varied wave approach (deposited under progressively more arid conditions), which culminated in lowstand, oolitic strand‐plain deposits overlain by a playa‐mudflat unit. Shoreline deposits record a simple shallowing‐upward transgressive–highstand–lowstand sequence. However, a change from a reflective (transgressive) to dissipative (highstand) shoreline is believed to represent a climatically induced change in prevailing wind direction. Shoreline features recognized in the MMG are similar to those of recent playa‐lacustrine basins of the western United States. Ooids display a variety of size, fracture and dissolution features in addition to beachrock fabrics, suggesting that they were originally composed of radial aragonite, similar to modern ooids from the Great Salt Lake, Utah.  相似文献   

Interaction of Tectonic and Surface Geological Processes     

Paul T. Robinson Department of Earth Sciences  Dalhousie University  Canada 《Continental Dynamics》2000,(1)

1. Introduction to surface processesThe shape or morphology of Earth's surface is basically the result of the interplay between two competing forces - mountain building and erosion. Tectonic forces, driven by thermal energy from Earth's interior, cause the rocks of the crust to be folded, faulted and uplifted into high plateaus and mountain belts. As soon as uplift begins, the processes of erosion, driven by gravity, start to wear away the rocks. Masses of weathered rock move downhill under t…  相似文献   

Assessing Climate Change Implications for Water Resources Planning: A Comment on a Paper by A. W. Wood et al.     

Paul H. Kirshen 《Climatic change》2000,44(4):537-538

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Are Cosmic Rays Influencing Oceanic Cloud Coverage – Or Is It Only El Niño?     

Paul D. Farrar 《Climatic change》2000,47(1-2):7-15

The monthly average (C2) cloudcoverage data produced by the International SatelliteCloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) for the period ofJuly 1986–June 1991 show strong global and regionalcloud coverage variations associated with the ElNiño of 1986–1987. The Pacific Ocean, inparticular, shows strong regional variations in cloudcoverage. These agree well with contemporaneoussatellite observations of broadband shortwave infraredcloud forcing measured by the Earth Radiation BudgetExperiment. Svensmark and Friis-Christensen (1997)noted a similarity between the shape of the timeseries curve of average cloud coverage fraction formid- to low-latitude ocean-areas and the time seriescurve of cosmic ray flux intensity. They proposed acausal relationship – a `missing link' for solarcycle influence on Earth climate. Further spatial andtemporal analysis of the same ISCCP C2 data in thispaper indicates that the cloud coverage variationpatterns are those to be expected for the atmosphericcirculation changes characteristic of El Niño,weakening the case for cosmic rays as a climaticforcing factor.  相似文献   

利用树轮资料重建青海都兰地区过去1835年的气候变化   总被引：26，自引：6，他引：20  

焦克勤  王纯足  韩添丁 《冰川冻土》2000,22(1):65-72

根据青海都兰地区树木年轮样本,建立了上前我国最长的年轮年表序列（１８３５a）,系 统地与所在地区气候资料进行了综合分析。通过响应函数计算得出,该年表对温度因子的反映更为第三一些。在响应面分析中发现,温度、降水与年轮宽度的关系呈现出随温度和降水的不同而不同。在温度低而降水量少的情况下,其线性相关性明显;但在温度较高和降水量较多时,树轮与两要素间的关系就显得不明显。另外,还对该年表玮秋季平均温度的关系进  相似文献