Eocene-Pliocene time scale and stratigraphy of the Upper Rhine Graben (URG) and the Swiss Molasse Basin (SMB)     

Jean-Pierre Berger  Bettina Reichenbacher  Damien Becker  Matthias Grimm  Kirsten Grimm  Laurent Picot  Andrea Storni  Claudius Pirkenseer  Andreas Schaefer 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2005,94(4):711-731

We present a general stratigraphic synthesis for the Upper Rhine Graben (URG) and the Swiss Molasse Basin (SMB) from Eocene to Pliocene times. The stratigraphic data were compiled both from literature and from research carried out by the authors during the past 6 years ; an index of the stratigraphically most important localitites is provided. We distinguish 14 geographical areas from the Helvetic domain in the South to the Hanau Basin in the North. For each geographical area, we give a synthesis of the biostratigraphy, lithofacies, and chronostratigraphic ranges. The relationships between this stratigraphic record and the global sea-level changes are generally disturbed by the geodynamic (e.g., subsidence) evolution of the basins. However, global sea-level changes probably affected the dynamic of transgression–regression in the URG (e.g., Middle Pechelbronn Beds and Serie Grise corresponding with sea-level rise between Ru1/Ru2 and Ru2/Ru3 sequences, respectively) as well as in the Molasse basin (regression of the UMM corresponding with the sea-level drop at the Ch1 sequence). The URGENT-project (Upper Rhine Graben evolution and neotectonics) provided an unique opportunity to carry out and present this synthesis. Discussions with scientists addressing sedimentology, tectonics, geophysics and geochemistry permitted the comparison of the sedimentary history and stratigraphy of the basin with processes controlling its geodynamic evolution. Data presented here back up the palaeogeographic reconstructions presented in a companion paper by the same authors (see Berger et al. in Int J Earth Sci 2005).  相似文献   

Richtlinien zur stratigraphischen Nomenklatur     

Jürgen Remane&#;  Thierry Adatte  Jean-Pierre Berger  Reto Burkhalter  Stephan Dall&#;Agnolo  Danielle Decrouez  Hermann Fischer  Hanspeter Funk  Heinz Furrer  Hans-Rudolf Graf  Yves Gouffon  Werner Heckendorn  Wilfried Winkler 《Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae》2005,98(3):385-405

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Etude de la couche limite de surface sahelienne — Experience Yantala     

Jean-Pierre Pagès  Jean-Pierre Frangi  Pierre Durand  Claude Estournel  Aimé Druilhet 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1988,43(1-2):183-203

This paper presents data concerning the energy budget in the surface layer in the Sahel region (a semi-desert area). The results are drawn from a measurement campaign made in the Niamey region in the Niger, in April–May 1984 (the Yantala Campaign). The sensible heat flux is computed with the profile method, the ground heat flux is deduced from measurement of the temperature field, and the radiative net flux is measured directly with a balancemeter. The latent heat flux, which is deduced from the energy budget balance is very weak and within the accuracy limit of the method. The diurnal variation of the net flux is symmetrical, with a maximum at noon. On the other hand, the sensible heat flux variation is asymmetrical, with an afternoon decrease much slower than the morning increase. After 3.30 pm, it becomes higher than the net flux. This is compensated for by the sign change of the ground heat flux, whose maximum is found in the morning at 11 am. The second part of this paper shows the importance of one term in the surface-layer energy budget: the long-wave radiative divergence between the ground and the top of the surface layer in high superadiabatic conditions. We show, with a radiative model on the one hand and direct measurement of the radiative divergence on the other hand, that this term reaches several tens of W m^-2 in the superadiabatic conditions found in the Sahel region.   相似文献   

Energy budget for the Sahel surface layer during the ECLATS experiment     

Pierre Durand  Jean-Pierre Frangi  Aime Druilhet 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1988,42(1-2):27-42

The measurements obtained during the ECLATS experiment were used in order to determine the surface energy budget of the Sahel region (Niamey, Niger). This expedition was carried out from November 15 to December 10, 1980, during the dry period. Some data were collected by an instrumented aircraft, from which the turbulent fluxes were obtained in the boundary layer around midday; data were also collected at a surface station in order to estimate the surface energy budget continuously by the profile method. The aircraft measurements show the homogeneity of the vertical fluxes over large areas, allowing generalization to the bushy steppe of the Sahel region. The mean diurnal cycle of the energy budget is characterized by high values of ground heat flux and weak values of latent heat flux (deduced from the balance of the energy budget). This cycle is compared with that of the Koorin expedition, performed in similar conditions (tropical savanna in the dry period). We compare the three midday budgets: during Koorin; during ECLATS, at the ground station, and with the aircraft. The important differences that appear in the net radiative flux are explained by the difference in surface albedo.Ecole des Sciences, Université de Niamey, B.P. 10662 Niamey, Niger.  相似文献   

Inland saline lakes with lagoonal biota: some reflections on the concept and nature of athalassic (non-marine), paralic and marine saline waters     

Jean-Pierre Perthuisot 《International Journal of Salt Lake Research》1995,4(2):79-94

First, some inland basins with lagoonal (or paralic) biota are brieffly described. The different kinds of saline aquatic environments are then defined and the composition of their biota are discussed. Finally, the still unknown microbiogeochemical composition of concentrated inland waters is discussed. Under arid and endorheic conditions, it seems that the wider and the more geologically complex a hydrological basin is, the more biogeochemically similar to seawater is the water of its terminal lake. The evolution of the microbiogeochemical complexity of seawater through geological times is considered.This paper has been the subject of considerable discussion among referees. Not all of the views expressed by the author are accepted by them.  相似文献   

Convection in a North Sea oil reservoir: inferences on diagenesis and hydrocarbon migration     

Michel Rabinowicz  Jean-Louis Dandurand  Marc Jakubowski  Jacques Schott  Jean-Pierre Cassan 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1985,74(4):387-404

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Structures caused by repeated freezing and thawing in various loamy sediments: A comparison of active,fossil and experimental data     

Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë  Jean-Pierre Coutard  Albert Pissart 《地球表面变化过程与地形》1984,9(6):553-565

In this paper, the authors present the results of both macroscopic and microscopic investigations on structure development created by repeated ice lensing in various loamy experiments. Experimental data are compared with observations performed on active forms in High Arctic and Alpine Mountain environments. Those observations are also compared with phenomena observed in fossil periglacial formations of Western Europe. Platy and short prismatic structure formation is bonded to the hydraulic and thermal conditions during ice segregation. When a long series of alternating freezing and thawing affects platy structures, the fabric evolves, also being influenced by slope and drainage conditions: cryoturbations, frostcreep, and gelifluction can appear. They are characterized by specific microfabrics which are better developed with an increasing number of cycles: this is clear in experiments where hydraulic and thermal parameters are better controlled. Vesicles are also a prominent characteristic of the surface horizon in experiments and arctic soils. The genesis of vesicles is discussed on the basis of new observations and is related to the mechanical collapse of frost-created aggregates under the mechanical work of soil air escape during soil saturation by water at thaw.  相似文献   

Shallow seismicity at Montagne Pelée volcano,Martinique, Lesser Antilles     

Alfred Hirn  Nicole Girardin  Jean-Pierre Viodé  Sylvain Eschenbrenner 《Bulletin of Volcanology》1987,49(6):723-728

Continuous seismic monitoring at Martinique since the 1902 eruption of the Montagne Pelée volcano did not detect local earthquakes for the first 70 years. For the only eruption which occurred in this time span in 1929 the seismograph was 20 km away and of a standard type, not particularly suited for the detection of small-scale local seismicity. Improvement of the monitoring array over the last 15 years with the installation of sensors on the volcano itself allowed the detection of signals of local origin which were interpreted as being due to surface sources, such as rockfalls and landslides. Since December 1985 seismic sources in the volcano itself, i.e. small earthquakes at shallow depth, were identified and located with the aid of a temporary upgrading of the array close to these weak sources. Such an onset of local seismicity could not have been detected with previous seismic equipment; such episodes of seismicity in the volcano might have occurred in the past, apparently quiescent history of the volcano as the reinterpretation of seismograms of some events in 1976 would indicate, without evolving to more important volcanic phenomena. For seismographs on volcanoes the constant upgrading of observation capabilities is certainly perferred to a strict continuity of standard observations.  相似文献   

Regional shear variation in relation to diapirism and folding     

Jean-Pierre Burg 《Journal of Structural Geology》1987,9(8)

Regional structural trends in the Lévézou area (southern Massif Central, France) delineate an antiformal structure. Deformed granitoids display changes along strike in S---C plane relationships, and therefore in sense of shear. These variations are interpreted to be strain accommodation features that developed during the diapiric emplacement and folding of the granitoid sheets, and so cannot be used as kinematic indicators on a regional scale.  相似文献   

Paleomagnetic results from Mio-Pliocene marine sedimentary series in Crete     

J.-P. Valente  C. Laj  D. Sorel  S. Roy  J.-P. Valet 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1982,57(1):159-172

Paleomagnetic measurements have been conducted on Mio-Pliocene marine sedimentary series from Crete in order to detect any eventual rotation of this island. The results obtained from 14 stable sites of Tortonian age (～ 7 m.y.) yield a paleomagnetic pole not significantly different from either the European or the African ones, showing that Crete has not undergone any significant rotation since that epoch.  相似文献