Possible ecological and environmental significance of the predominance of even-carbon number C₂₀-C₃₀n-alkanes     

Harry Dembicki  W.G Meinschein  Donald E Hattin 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1976,40(2):203-208

Even-carbon number C₂₂-C₂₈n-alkanes, are present in higher concentrations than their C₂₁-C₂₉ odd-carbon number homologs in an organic-rich rock of Mississippian (ca. 310 × 10⁶-yr-old) age, which contains algae-like remnants. Environmental indicators associated with this organic-rich rock permitted environmental comparison with ancient and modern environments that contain n-alkanes which exhibit similar distributions. The results of these comparisons suggest that even-carbon number n-alkanes are preferentially produced in highly saline, carbonate environments where aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have subsisted on the remains of blue-green algae.  相似文献   

Use of oxygen isotope ratios in correlation of tuffs,East Rudolf Basin,northern Kenya     

Thure E. Cerling  Donald L. Biggs  Carl F. Vondra  Harry J. Svec 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1975,25(3):291-296

Oxygen isotope determinations were made using CoF₃ to extract oxygen from 27 volcanic glass samples from the East Rudolf Basin, northern Kenya. Results show that the older tuffs are progressively enriched in¹⁸O and that this index can be used in the correlation of volcanic ash units. This method could not distinguish individual samples from the youngest units studied because their ranges of δ¹⁸O overlap. The δ¹⁸O values for the shards in the Tulu Bor Tuff, the KBS Tuff, the Koobi Fora Tuff and the Chari Tuff range from 14.5 to 16.4, from 8.9 to 9.5, from 6.6 to 7.0 and from 7.0 to 7.2, respectively, in decreasing age. Determinations from pumice cobbles are consistently higher than the above values.  相似文献   

Consumer spatial choice strategies: A comparative study of some alternative behavioural spatial shopping models     

Harry Timmermans 《Geoforum》1980,11(2):123-131

The purpose of this paper is to outline a conceptual model of consumer spatial decision making and choice behaviour and to investigate the use of various combination rules of consumer's evaluations of attributes of shopping centres to predict spatial choice behaviour.The research findings indicate that the linear combination rules perform as well as the multiplicative rules and that both types of rules perform quite acceptably. The paper concludes by discussing some implications for future research on spatial decision making and choice.  相似文献   

CLASSIFICATION OF GROUND-WATER STUDIES - A CRITICAL NEED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE EIGHTIES     

Harry M. Peek 《Ground water》1980,18(4):326-330

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A comparison of vector magnetograms from the marshall space flight center and mees solar observatory     

R. S. Ronan  F. Q. Orrall  D. L. Mickey  E. A. West  M. J. Hagyard  K. S. Balasubramaniam 《Solar physics》1992,138(1):49-68

We compare completely independent vector magnetic field measurements from two very different polarimetric instruments. The Marshall Space Flight Center's imaging vector magnetograph is based on a birefringent filter, routinely measuring all four Stokes parameters integrated over the filter bandpass (1/8 Å) which is tunable across the Fei 5250 line in 10 mÅ steps. The Haleakala Stokes Polarimeter of the Mees Solar Observatory (MSO) is based on a spectrometer, routinely measuring all four Stokes parameters of the Fei 6302.5 line simultaneously and then spatially scanning to build up a vector magnetogram. We obtained active region magnetic field data with both the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and MSO systems on five days during June 1985. After interpolating the MSFC vector fields onto the more coarse spatial grid of MSO we make a point-by-point comparison of the two vector fields for data obtained on two of these days (June 8 and 9). From this comparison we conclude: (1) the spatially-averaged line-of-sight components agree quite well; (2) although the MSO spatial grid is coarser, the quality of the MSO image is better than that of the MSFC data because of better seeing conditions; (3) the agreement between the transverse magnitudes is affected by the poor image quality of the MSFC data; and (4) if the effects of Faraday rotation caused by including line-center linear polarization in the method of analysis are taken into account, the azimuths show good agreement within the scatter in the data caused by the averaging process.National Research Council Resident Research Associate.  相似文献   

Topics The distribution of natural stones in western Europe     

Graham West 《Geology Today》1999,15(2):68-71

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Temporal stability of soil water content as affected by climate and soil hydraulic properties: a simulation study   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Gonzalo Martínez  Yakov A. Pachepsky  Harry Vereecken 《水文研究》2014,28(4):1899-1915

Temporal stability of soil water content (TS SWC) is an often‐observed phenomenon, which characterization finds multiple applications. Climate and variability in soil properties are usually mentioned as factors of TS SWC, but their effects are far from clear. The objective of this work was to use SWC modeling to evaluate the effects of climate and soil hydraulic properties on the TS of soil water at different measurement schedules. We selected four representative climates found in USA and simulated the multiyear SWC dynamics for sandy loam, loam, and silty clay loam soils, all having the lognormal spatial distribution of the saturated hydraulic conductivity. The CLIMGEN and the HYDRUS6 codes were used to generate weather patterns and to simulate SWC, respectively. Four different methods were applied to select the representative location (RL). The low probability of having the same variability of mean relative differences of soil water under different climates was found in most of the cases. The probability that the variance of mean relative differences depended on sampling frequency was generally higher than 91% for the three soils. The interannual difference in mean relative differences variation from short and intensive summer campaigns was highly probable for all climates and soils. The RLs changed as climate and measurement scheduling changed, and they were less pronounced for coarse‐textured soils. The RL selection methods based solely on bias provided more consistency as compared with other methods. The TS appears to be the result of the interplay between climate, soil properties, and survey protocols. One implication of this factor interaction effect on TS SWC is that a simulation study can be useful to decide on the feasibility of including a search for TS‐based RLs for a specific site. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Estimation of Generic Subslab Attenuation Factors for Vapor Intrusion Investigations     

Roger Brewer  Josh Nagashima  Mark Rigby  Martin Schmidt  Harry O'Neill 《Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation》2014,34(4):79-92

Generic indoor air:subslab soil gas attenuation factors (SSAFs) are important for rapid screening of potential vapor intrusion risks in buildings that overlie soil and groundwater contaminated with volatile chemicals. Insufficiently conservative SSAFs can allow high‐risk sites to be prematurely excluded from further investigation. Excessively conservative SSAFs can lead to costly, time‐consuming, and often inconclusive actions at an inordinate number of low‐risk sites. This paper reviews two of the most commonly used approaches to develop SSAFs: (1) comparison of paired, indoor air and subslab soil gas data in empirical databases and (2) comparison of estimated subslab vapor entry rates and indoor air exchange rates (IAERs). Potential error associated with databases includes interference from indoor and outdoor sources, reliance on data from basements, and seasonal variability. Heterogeneity in subsurface vapor plumes combined with uncertainty regarding vapor entry points calls into question the representativeness of limited subslab data and diminishes the technical defensibility of SSAFs extracted from databases. The use of reasonably conservative vapor entry rates and IAERs offers a more technically defensible approach for the development of generic SSAF values for screening. Consideration of seasonal variability in building leakage rates, air exchange rates, and interpolated vapor entry rates allows for the development of generic SSAFs at both local and regional scales. Limitations include applicability of the default IAERs and vapor entry rates to site‐specific vapor intrusion investigations and uncertainty regarding applicability of generic SSAFs to assess potential short‐term (e.g., intraday) variability of impacts to indoor air.  相似文献   

南海琼东南盆地天然气水合物稳定域分布特征及资源预测   总被引：39，自引：14，他引：25       下载免费PDF全文

陈多福  李绪宣  夏斌 《地球物理学报》2004,47(3):483-489

琼东南盆地油气地质显示盆地内具有生物成因和热成因天然气的巨大生成能力和远景. 地震剖面显示盆地内发育有泥底辟和气烟囱、沟通泥底辟和气烟囱与海底的断裂及可能正在活动的天然气冷泉,这些特征非常有利于天然气水合物的发育. 通过天然气水合物热力学稳定域预测,确定了琼东南盆地天然气水合物的平面和剖面分布特征. 生物成因甲烷水合物分布于水深大于约600m的海底,稳定带最大厚度约314m;热成因天然气水合物分布于水深大于约450m的海区,稳定带最大厚度约410m. 盆地内天然气水合物远景总量约10×109m3,水合物天然气远景为1.6×1012m3.  相似文献   

Lava channel roofing,overflows, breaches and switching: insights from the 2008–2009 eruption of Mt. Etna     

Mike R. James  L. Jane Applegarth  Harry Pinkerton 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2012,74(1):107-117

During long-lived basaltic eruptions, overflows from lava channels and breaching of channel levées are important processes in the development of extensive 'a'ā lava flow-fields. Short-lived breaches result in inundation of areas adjacent to the main channel. However, if a breach remains open, lava supply to the original flow front is significantly reduced, and flow-field widening is favoured over lengthening. The development of channel breaches and overflows can therefore exert strong control over the overall flow-field development, but the processes that determine their location and frequency are currently poorly understood. During the final month of the 2008–2009 eruption of Mt. Etna, Sicily, a remote time-lapse camera was deployed to monitor events in a proximal region of a small ephemeral lava flow. For over a period of ~10 h, the flow underwent changes in surface elevation and velocity, repeated overflows of varying vigour and the construction of a channel roof (a required prelude to lava tube formation). Quantitative interpretation of the image sequence was facilitated by a 3D model of the scene constructed using structure-from-motion computer vision techniques. As surface activity waned during the roofing process, overflow sites retreated up the flow towards the vent, and eventually, a new flow was initiated. Our observations and measurements indicate that flow surface stagnation and flow inflation propagated up-flow at an effective rate of ~6 m h⁻¹, and that these processes, rather than effusion rate variations, were ultimately responsible for the most vigorous overflow events. We discuss evidence for similar controls during levée breaching and channel switching events on much larger flows on Etna, such as during the 2001 eruption.  相似文献