Some Characteristics of the Ionospheric Behavior During the Solar Cycle 23 – 24 Minimum     

Eduardo A. Araujo-Pradere  Rob Redmon  Mariangel Fedrizzi  Rodney Viereck  Tim J. Fuller-Rowell 《Solar physics》2011,274(1-2):439-456

The Solar Cycle 23?–?24 minimum has been considered unusually deep and complex. In this article we study the ionospheric behavior during this minimum, and we have found that, although observable, the ionosphere response is minor and marginally exceeds the range of normal geophysical variability of the system. Two main ionospheric parameters have been studied: vertical TEC (vTEC, total electron content) and NmF2 (peak concentration of the F region). While vTEC showed a consistent modest decrease of the mean value, NmF2 behavior was less clear, with instances where the mean value for the minimum 23?–?24 was even higher that for the minimum 22?–?23. More extensive work is required to gain a better understanding of the ionospheric behavior under conditions similar to those presented in the last minimum.  相似文献   

QYMSYM: A GPU-accelerated hybrid symplectic integrator that permits close encounters     

Alexander Moore  Alice C. Quillen 《New Astronomy》2011,16(7):445-455

We describe a parallel hybrid symplectic integrator for planetary system integration that runs on a graphics processing unit (GPU). The integrator identifies close approaches between particles and switches from symplectic to Hermite algorithms for particles that require higher resolution integrations. The integrator is approximately as accurate as other hybrid symplectic integrators but is GPU accelerated.  相似文献   

Another Record: Ocean Warming Continues through 2021 despite La Ni?a Conditions     

Lijing CHENG  John ABRAHAM  Kevin E. TRENBERTH  John FASULLO  Tim BOYER  Michael E. MANN  Jiang ZHU  Fan WANG  Ricardo LOCARNINI  Yuanlong LI  Bin ZHANG  Zhetao TAN  Fujiang YU  Liying WAN  Xingrong CHEN  Xiangzhou SONG  Yulong LIU  Franco RESEGHETTI  Simona SIMONCELLI  Viktor GOURETSKI  Gengxin CHEN  Alexey MISHONOV  Jim REAGAN 《大气科学进展》2022,39(3):373-385

The increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from human activities traps heat within the climate system and increases ocean heat content (O...  相似文献   

Channel evolution of Des Moines Lobe till drainage ditches in southern Minnesota (USA)   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Joe Magner  Brad Hansen  Tim Sundby  Geoff Kramer  Bruce Wilson  John Nieber 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2012,67(8):2359-2369

Some drainage ditches in the intensively managed row-crop agricultural region of southern Minnesota evolved from a trapezoidal form to multi-staged channel forms similar to natural streams. Older ditches constructed in cohesive sediment of the Des Moines Lobe till tend to follow a channel evolution model developed by Simon and Hupp. Site cross sections, longitudinal water and bed profiles and bed material particle size were determined according to Harrelson and others at 24 older ditch reaches, 5 newly constructed ditch reaches and 13 natural stream reaches. Morphological features were hypothesized to change from trapezoidal form to flat bench banks, similar to benches found in natural stream channels. All data were statistically analyzed with respect to drainage area using regression, because channel form is directly related to drainage area for a given climate, geology and land use. Results show similar regression slope and intercept for bankfull channel width and bankfull cross-sectional area (CSA) of older ditches and natural streams compared to typical trapezoidal designed ditches. Evolved ditches developed a small floodplain bench above the ditch bed and adjusted their bankfull widths similar to natural stream channels with respect to drainage area. Old ditches showed a relatively strong R ² (0.82, 0.68) for channel CSA and width, a weaker R ² (0.45) for water surface slope, and little to no correlation with bed particle size. Channel form appears to have adjusted more quickly than bed facets and/or bed particle size distribution. However, stepwise regression determined that D₈₄, width/depth ratio and mean bankfull depth explained 83?% of the variability of channel features across varying drainage areas. Findings suggest a possible reduction of long-term maintenance costs if older ditches are allowed to evolve over time. A stable ditch form similar to natural streams is typically self-sustaining, suggesting that prior to a scheduled clean-out, the ditch should be examined for hydraulic capacity, sediment transport and bank stability.  相似文献   

Urban aspirations and Asian cosmopolitanisms     

Tim Bunnell  Daniel P.S. Goh 《Geoforum》2012,43(1):1-3

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The case for a cognate,polybaric origin for kimberlitic olivines     

Andy E. Moore 《Lithos》2012

Kimberlitic olivines typically show a continuous range in size and texture rather than two discrete populations. The cores of small euhedral olivines commonly provide the template for the final crystal shape, which in turn closely matches morphologies produced by crystallization from a moderately under-cooled magma. Cores and edges of the majority of all olivines define a continuous compositional field, which can be interpreted in terms of Raleigh crystallization. Marked chemical gradients at the olivine margins are linked to rapid physico-chemical changes to the magma associated with loss of volatiles during the late stages of emplacement. Thus, rapid crystallization of groundmass olivines would deplete the magma in Ni, but increase Ca activity. The latter would be enhanced by decreasing pressure coupled with loss of CO₂ from the carbonate-bearing kimberlite magma.For mantle olivines and the most refractory olivines in kimberlites (~ Fo₉₄) to be in equilibrium with bulk rock compositions matching those of Mg-rich macrocrystic and aphanitic kimberlites (Mg# ~ 88) requires a mineral-melt Mg–Fe distribution coefficient of 0.47. This is well within the experimentally determined range for this distribution coefficient in carbonate-bearing systems. In southern African post-Gondwana alkaline pipe clusters, the average bulk rock Mg# and composition of the associated most Mg-rich olivine both decrease sympathetically from the interior to the continental margin, which is also consistent with a cognate origin for the olivines.A kimberlite magma following a plausible P-T trajectory relative to the CO₂/H₂O peridotite solidus would initially experience superheating, resulting in partial resorption of early-formed olivines that crystallized on the cool conduit walls. It would become supersaturated as it crossed the carbonated peridotite “ledge”, resulting in tabular and hopper growth forms typical of euhedral olivine cores. With further ascent, the magma would once again become superheated, resulting in partial resorption of these cores. Thus, apparently complex textures and internal zonation patterns of kimberlitic olivines are predicted by a plausible magma P-T trajectory.  相似文献   

Murray Basin Magnetotelluric study     

K. Vozoff  D. Kerr  R. F. Moore  D. L. B. Jupp  R. J. G. Lewis 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(3):361-375

The Murray Basin is geologically featureless, has been sparsely covered by geophysics, and is penetrated by a few scattered wells. Only drilling and reflection seismic work have provided consistently reliable depth information. They have indicated the presence of narrow troughs, which contain more than 3 km of Palaeozoic sediment, covered by basement highs with less than 300 m of Mesozoic and Cainozoic cover.

Six widely spaced magnetotelluric (MT) sites were occupied in the north central Murray Basin. Results showed a 5 km thick horizontal section at Pooncarie, with a probably average porosity of 10%. Higher porosities, and probably a thicker section, were indicated near Little Topar, but the structural complexity there requires that additional data be acquired for positive interpretation.

A persistent conductivity increase near 100 km suggests that the method may respond well to the base of the tectonic plate.

The MT method appears well suited to the onshore exploration problems currently faced in Australia.  相似文献   

Crustal architecture of central Victoria: results from the 2006 deep crustal reflection seismic survey     

R. A. Cayley  R. J. Korsch  D. H. Moore  R. D. Costelloe  A. Nakamura  C. E. Willman 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(2):113-156

A ～400 km long deep crustal reflection seismic survey was acquired in central Victoria, Australia, in 2006. It has provided information on crustal architecture across the western Lachlan Orogen and has greatly added to the understanding of the tectonic evolution. The east-dipping Moyston Fault is confirmed as the suture between the Delamerian and western Lachlan Orogens, and is shown to extend down to the Moho. The Avoca Fault, the boundary between the Stawell and Bendigo Zones, is a west-dipping listric reverse fault that intersects the Moyston Fault at a depth of about 22 km, forming a V-shaped geometry. Both the Stawell and Bendigo Zones can be divided broadly into a lower crustal region of interlayered and imbricated metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks and an upper crustal region of tightly folded metasedimentary rocks. The Stawell Zone was probably part of a Cambrian accretionary system along the eastern Gondwanaland margin, and mafic rocks may have been partly consumed by Cambrian subduction. Much of the Early Cambrian oceanic crust beneath the Bendigo Zone was not subducted, and is preserved as a crustal-scale imbricate thrust stack. The seismic data have shown that a thin-skinned structural model appears to be valid for much of the Melbourne Zone, whereas the Stawell and Bendigo Zones have a thick-skinned structural style. Internal faults in the Stawell and Bendigo Zones are mostly west-dipping listric faults, which extend from the surface to near the base of the crust. The Heathcote Fault Zone, the boundary between the Bendigo and Melbourne Zones, extends to at least 20 km, and possibly to the Moho. A striking feature in the seismic data is the markedly different seismic character of the mid to lower crust of the Melbourne Zone. The deep seismic reflection data for the Melbourne Zone have revealed a multilayered crustal structure that supports the Selwyn Block model.  相似文献   

A geological interpretation of the Echuca magnetotelluric survey,Victoria     

Z. R. Dennis  D. H. Moore  J. P. Cull 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(6):587-597

The northern part of the auriferous Bendigo Zone is obscured by thick Cenozoic sediments of the Murray Basin, and as such remains poorly explored. Consequently, in addition to the 2006 deep seismic line obtained in Central Victoria, a magnetotelluric (MT) survey was completed to provide a signature for the major structures previously defined in the Bendigo area. Based on these correlations a second MT line, which we present here, was completed some 50 km to the north of the original line in an attempt to trace the deep structural trends extending north to the Victorian/NSW border. Extending some 155 km across the central north of the state, data were collected at 52 sites along an east–west profile. The new electrical conductivity model generated correlates well with the results from the southern transect; it confirms previously identified structural trends to the north and identifies additional unknown deep structures, thus adding to the understanding of the geology of the covered region and to its gold-bearing potential.  相似文献   

A Small‐Diameter NMR Logging Tool for Groundwater Investigations     

David Walsh  Peter Turner  Elliot Grunewald  Hong Zhang  James J. Butler Jr.  Ed Reboulet  Steve Knobbe  Tom Christy  John W. Lane Jr.  Carole D. Johnson  Tim Munday  Andrew Fitzpatrick 《Ground water》2013,51(6):914-926

A small‐diameter nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging tool has been developed and field tested at various sites in the United States and Australia. A novel design approach has produced relatively inexpensive, small‐diameter probes that can be run in open or PVC‐cased boreholes as small as 2 inches in diameter. The complete system, including surface electronics and various downhole probes, has been successfully tested in small‐diameter monitoring wells in a range of hydrogeological settings. A variant of the probe that can be deployed by a direct‐push machine has also been developed and tested in the field. The new NMR logging tool provides reliable, direct, and high‐resolution information that is of importance for groundwater studies. Specifically, the technology provides direct measurement of total water content (total porosity in the saturated zone or moisture content in the unsaturated zone), and estimates of relative pore‐size distribution (bound vs. mobile water content) and hydraulic conductivity. The NMR measurements show good agreement with ancillary data from lithologic logs, geophysical logs, and hydrogeologic measurements, and provide valuable information for groundwater investigations.  相似文献