Does a one point sample adequately characterize the lake environment for paleoenvironmental calibration studies?     

J. Bunbury  K. Gajewski 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2008,39(4):511-531

A major goal of paleolimnological studies is the quantification of past environmental conditions. This is accomplished by computing transfer functions relating organism assemblages to environmental factors. The environmental data are typically comprised of a point sample of water chemistry and other environmental parameters that are collected at the same time as a surface sediment sample. We explore whether the year of sampling of the environmental variables affects the parameterization of organism-environment relations, in particular chironomids, ostracodes and diatoms. Canonical correspondence analyses revealed that the year of sampling is of secondary importance when relating the organism assemblages to environmental variables, but only with the major explanatory variables. A chironomid-inferred bottom water temperature partial least squares transfer function revealed similar performance statistics between the years. Taxon optima and tolerances were computed for both years using weighted averaging, and the results are comparable. A paired t-test computed on the proxy-inferred bottom water temperature values indicated that the results between the 2 years are not statistically different. The results of this study provide guarded optimism that the methodology of estimating transfer functions as currently applied is not entirely determined by the particular year when the data were collected, although more case studies are needed.  相似文献   

Interlaboratory comparison of cosmogenic 21Ne in quartz     

《Quaternary Geochronology》2015

We performed an interlaboratory comparison study with the aim to determine the accuracy of cosmogenic ²¹Ne measurements in quartz. CREU-1 is a natural quartz standard prepared from amalgamated vein clasts which were crushed, thoroughly mixed, and sieved into 125–250 μm and 250–500 μm size fractions. 50 aliquots of CREU-1 were analyzed by five laboratories employing six different noble gas mass spectrometers. The released gas contained a mixture of 16–30% atmospheric and 70–84% non-atmospheric (predominantly cosmogenic) ²¹Ne, defining a linear array on the ²²Ne/²⁰Ne-²¹Ne/²⁰Ne three isotope diagram with a slope of 1.108 ± 0.014. The internal reproducibility of the measurements is in good agreement with the formal analytical precision for all participating labs. The external reproducibility of the ²¹Ne concentrations between labs, however, is significantly overdispersed with respect to the reported analytical precision. We report an average reference concentration for CREU-1 of 348 ± 10 × 10⁶ at [²¹Ne]/g[SiO₂], and suggest that the 7.1% (2σ) overdispersion of our measurements may be representative of the current accuracy of cosmogenic ²¹Ne in quartz. CREU-1 was tied to CRONUS-A, which is a second reference material prepared from a sample of Antarctic sandstone. We propose a reference value of 320 ± 11 × 10⁶ at/g for CRONUS-A. The CREU-1 and CRONUS-A intercalibration materials may be used to improve the consistency of cosmogenic ²¹Ne to the level of the analytical precision.  相似文献   

An inter-laboratory comparison of cosmogenic 3He and radiogenic 4He in the CRONUS-P pyroxene standard     

《Quaternary Geochronology》2015

This study reports an inter-laboratory comparison of the ³He and ⁴He concentrations measured in the pyroxene material CRONUS-P. This forms part of the CRONUS-Earth and CRONUS-EU programs, which also produced a series of natural reference materials for in situ produced ²⁶Al, ¹⁰Be, ¹⁴C, ²¹Ne and ³⁶Cl.Six laboratories (GFZ Potsdam, Caltech Pasadena, CRPG Nancy, SUERC Glasgow, BGC Berkeley, Lamont New York) participated in this intercomparison experiment, analyzing between 5 and 22 aliquots each. Intra-laboratory results yield ³He concentrations that are consistent with the reported analytical uncertainties, which suggests that ³He is homogeneous within CRONUS-P. The inter-laboratory dataset (66 determinations from the 6 different labs) is characterized by a global weighted mean of (5.02 ± 0.12) × 10⁹ at g⁻¹ with an overdispersion of 5.6% (2σ). ⁴He is characterized by a larger variability than ³He, and by an inter-lab global weighted mean of (3.60 ± 0.18) × 10¹³ at g⁻¹ (2σ) with an overdispersion of 10.4% (2σ).There are, however, some systematic differences between the six laboratories. More precisely, 2 laboratories obtained mean ³He concentrations that are about 6% higher than the clustered other 4 laboratories. This systematic bias is larger than the analytical uncertainty and not related to the CRONUS-P material (see Schaefer et al., 2015). Reasons for these inter-laboratory offsets are difficult to identify but are discussed below. To improve the precision of cosmogenic ³He dating, we suggest that future studies presenting cosmogenic ³He results also report the ³He concentration measured in the CRONUS-P material in the lab(s) used in a given study.  相似文献   

Best practice methodology for 14C calibration of marine and mixed terrestrial/marine samples     

《Quaternary Geochronology》2015

There is a lack of detailed guidance in the published literature on how to calibrate ¹⁴C measurements made on marine or mixed marine/terrestrial (primarily human remains) samples. We describe what we consider to be the best approach towards achieving the most accurate calibrated age ranges, using the most appropriate ΔR and percentage marine diet estimates, and associated, realistic error terms on these values. However, this approach will increase the calibrated age range(s) by fully accounting for the variability in both the model and the material. While the discussion is based on examples from the UK and Iceland, the same fundamental arguments can be applied in any geographic location largely devoid of C₄ plants as the high δ¹³C values from such plants can make identification of marine intake difficult to determine.  相似文献   

Calibration of resistance factor for design of pile foundations considering feasibility robustness     

《Computers and Geotechnics》2017

The resistance factor for pile foundations in load and resistance factor design (LRFD) is traditionally calibrated considering target reliability index (β_T) and statistics of load and resistance bias factors. However, the resistance bias factor is hard to quantify statistically. Consequently, the design obtained using the calibrated resistance factor can still miss β_T if the variation in resistance bias factor has been underestimated. In this paper, we propose a new resistance factor calibration approach to address this dilemma by considering “feasibility robustness” of design in the calibration process. Herein, the feasibility robustness is defined as a probability that the β_T requirement can still be satisfied even in the presence of uncertainty or variation in the computed bearing capacity. For illustration, LRFD approach for pile foundations commonly used in Shanghai, China is examined. Emphasis is placed on re-calibration of resistance factors at various feasibility robustness levels, with due consideration of the variation in the resistance bias factor. A case study is presented to illustrate the use of the re-calibrated resistance factors. The results show that the feasibility robustness is gained at the expense of cost efficiency; in other words, the two objectives are conflicting. To aid in the design decision-making, an optimal feasibility robustness level and corresponding resistance factors are suggested in the absence of a designer’s preference.  相似文献   

Determination of microscopic parameters of quartz sand through tri-axial test using the discrete element method     

《Computers and Geotechnics》2017

A calibration procedure, in which coupled effects of microscopic parameters are considered, is proposed to determine the values of the microscopic parameters in the Discrete Element Method (DEM) for Fujian quartz sand. Laboratory tri-axial tests are conducted to be compared with the DEM simulations and the effects of end restraint in the laboratory tests are eliminated through a digital image measurement system. Sensitivities of the macroscopic behaviour of the specimen to the microscopic parameters are analyzed through DEM simulations. Four coupled effects of the microscopic parameters on the macroscopic behaviour are investigated through a graphic method and then considered in the calibration procedure.  相似文献   

江西数字地震台网近震震级偏差与量规函数关系的研究   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

项月文  曾文敬  罗丽  肖健  谢彩妹 《华南地震》2010,30(3):95-104

采用江西数字地震台网数字地震记录资料,选取自2007年10月正式运行至2009年12月所记录的138次ML≥1.5的地震事件,计算了各台站单台震级与台网平均震级的偏差、平均偏差和标准偏差,从震级偏差频次分布、量规函数、平均周期等因素对单台震级的影响上作了定量统计和分析。结果表明:①除九江、赣州、石城、都昌、高安5个台的震级与台网的平均震级偏差比较大外,其余台站均比较小;②目前所用量规函数在震中距小于40 km时偏小,大于330 km时偏大,给出了量规函数校正值,③平均周期小于0.17 s时,变得极不稳定,离散程度明显增大,这种情况应该是由于单台震中距超过300 km的样本数太少所导致的。  相似文献   

Further developments of a fuzzy set map comparison approach     

ALEX HAGEN-ZANKER  BAS STRAATMAN  INGE ULJEE 《International journal of geographical information science》2013,27(7):769-785

Fuzzy set map comparison offers a novel approach to map comparison.The approach is specifically aimed at categorical raster maps and applies fuzzy set techniques, accounting for fuzziness of location and fuzziness of category, to create a similarity map as well as an overall similarity statistic: the Fuzzy Kappa. To date, the calculation of the Fuzzy Kappa (or K-fuzzy) has not been formally derived, and the documented procedure was only valid for cases without fuzziness of category. Furthermore, it required an infinitely large, edgeless map. This paper presents the full derivation of the Fuzzy Kappa; the method is now valid for comparisons considering fuzziness of both location and category and does not require further assumptions. This theoretical completion opens opportunities for use of the technique that surpass the original intentions. In particular, the categorical similarity matrix can be applied to highlight or disregard differences pertaining to selected categories or groups of categories and to distinguish between differences due to omission and commission.  相似文献   

甘肃地区近震震级的量规函数研究   总被引：5，自引：4，他引：1  

陈继锋  尹欣欣  董宗明  姚海东  蒲举 《中国地震》2013,29(3):327-334

采用甘肃测震台网“十五”宽频带数字地震记录资料,选取自2009 年1 月～ 2012 年12 月所记录的13086 次地震事件,通过震级残差统计方法计算了各台站单台震级与台网平均震级的偏差、平均偏差和标准偏差,分析了震级偏差频次分布和定量统计,修正了ML量规函数,得到了代表甘肃地区的地方性均匀震级量规函数。  相似文献   

洛阳地震台面波震级的偏差研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

刘晓锋  袁菲  陈宏峰  徐志国  任枭  邹立晔  邱海江  侯建民 《中国地震》2013,29(4):522-527

利用洛阳地震台1985 ～ 2003 年记录的1755 个地震的面波资料,采用与国家地震台网中心相同的面波震级公式,研究了该台测定的面波震级与国家地震台网中心测定面波震级之间的偏差。结果表明,洛阳地震台测定面波震级的偏差与震中距之间有明显的相关性,在1°≤Δ≤130°范围内面波震级由偏小0. 1 逐渐变化到偏大,Δ≥20°时偏大0. 2 ～ 0. 3;在130° ＜ Δ≤180°范围内偏大0. 2。  相似文献