Sea-level rise research and dialogue in North Carolina: Creating windows for policy change     

Benjamin Poulter  Rebecca L. Feldman  Mark M. Brinson  Benjamin P. Horton  Michael K. Orbach  Samuel H. Pearsall  Enrique Reyes  Stanley R. Riggs  John C. Whitehead 《Ocean & Coastal Management》2009,52(3-4):147-153

Coastal areas are among the world's most vulnerable landscapes to impacts related to climate change, including inundation from sea-level rise (SLR), increased exposure to shoreline erosion, and greater frequency and intensity of storms. The status of research on the physical, ecological, and socio-economic effects of vulnerability to SLR and progress toward planning for its consequences varies from region to region worldwide. Here, we synthesize the results of three decades of SLR research and the development of coastal management policies in North Carolina, USA. We identify the major factors responsible for opening new policy ‘windows’ that address SLR, including how stakeholders have developed an increased understanding of the risks, the extent of public dialogue about potential response strategies, and advances in political receptivity to policy change. Research and policy progress in North Carolina continue to provide a model for other regions to help guide and evaluate the development of coastal policies.  相似文献   

Statistical analysis of galaxy surveys – III. The non-linear clustering of red and blue galaxies in the 2dFGRS     

Darren J. Croton  Peder Norberg  Enrique Gaztañaga  Carlton M. Baugh 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2007,379(4):1562-1570

We present measurements of the higher order clustering of red and blue galaxies as a function of scale and luminosity made from the two-degree field galaxy redshift survey (2dFGRS). We use a counts-in-cells analysis to estimate the volume-averaged correlation functions,     , as a function of scale up to the order of   p = 5  , and also the reduced void probability function. Hierarchical amplitudes are constructed using the estimates of the correlation functions:     . We find that (i) red galaxies display stronger clustering than blue galaxies at all orders measured; (ii) red galaxies show values of   S _p   that are strongly dependent on luminosity whereas blue galaxies show no segregation in   S _p   within the errors; this is remarkable given the segregation in the variance; (iii) the linear relative bias shows the opposite trend to the hierarchical amplitudes, with little segregation for the red sequence and some segregation for the blue; (iv) faint red galaxies deviate significantly from the 'universal' negative binomial reduced void probabilities followed by all other galaxy populations. Our results show that the characteristic colour of a galaxy population reveals a unique signature in its spatial distribution. Such signatures will hopefully further elucidate the physics responsible for shaping the cosmological evolution of galaxies.  相似文献   

Phytoliths infer locally dense and heterogeneous paleovegetation at FLK North and surrounding localities during upper Bed I time, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania     

Doris Barboni  Gail M. Ashley  Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo  Henry T. Bunn  Audax Z.P. Mabulla  Enrique Baquedano   《Quaternary Research》2010,74(3):344-354

The phytolith content of 10 samples collected immediately under Tuff IF (~ 1.785 Ma) at FLK N and other surrounding localities (~ 2 km²) provides a direct botanical evidence for woody vegetation in the eastern margin of Olduvai Gorge during uppermost Bed I time. Observation and counting of 143 phytolith types (5 to >150 μ) reveal dense but heterogeneous woody cover (~ 40–90%) of unidentified trees and/or shrubs and palms associated to the freshwater springs surrounding FLK N, and more open formation (presumably ~ 25–70% woody cover) in the southeast at localities VEK, HWK W and HWK E. The paleovegetation is best described as groundwater palm forest/woodland or bushland, which current analogue may be found near Lake Manyara in similar hydrogeological context (freshwater springs near saline/alkaline lake). Re-evaluating the published pollen data based on this analogy shows that 70% of the pollen signal at FLK N may be attributed to thicket-woodland, Acacia groundwater woodland, gallery and groundwater forests; while < 30% is attributed to swamp herbage and grasslands. Micro-botanical, isotopic, and taphonomical studies of faunal remains converge on the same conclusion that the area surrounding FLK N, which attracted both carnivores and hominins in the early Pleistocene, was densely wooded during uppermost Bed I time.  相似文献   

The real- and redshift-space density distribution functions for large-scale structure in the spherical collapse approximation     

Robert J. Scherrer  Enrique Gaztañaga 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,328(1):257-265

We use the spherical collapse (SC) approximation to derive expressions for the smoothed redshift-space probability distribution function (PDF), as well as the p -order hierarchical amplitudes S _p , in both real and redshift space. We compare our results with numerical simulations, focusing on the     standard CDM model, where redshift distortions are strongest. We find good agreement between the SC predictions and the numerical PDF in real space even for     , where σ _L is the linearly evolved rms fluctuation on the smoothing scale. In redshift space, reasonable agreement is possible only for     . Numerical simulations also yield a simple empirical relation between the real-space PDF and the redshift-space PDF: we find that for     , the redshift-space PDF, [ P δ _{( z )}], is, to a good approximation, a simple rescaling of the real-space PDF, P [ δ ], i.e.,     where σ and σ _{( z )} are the real-space and redshift-space rms fluctuations, respectively. This result applies well beyond the validity of linear perturbation theory, and it is a good fit for both the standard CDM model and the ΛCDM model. It breaks down for SCDM at     , but provides a good fit to the ΛCDM models for σ _L as large as 0.8.  相似文献   

Long-Term Evolution of the Seismic Activity Preceding the 2015 Seismic Crisis at Deception Island Volcano,Antarctica (2008-2015)     

Jiménez-Morales  Vanessa  Almendros  Javier  Carmona  Enrique 《Surveys in Geophysics》2022,43(3):959-994

Surveys in Geophysics - Deception Island is an active volcano located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Although the last eruptions occurred in 1967-1970, the volcano has undergone periods...  相似文献   

Cratering and modification of wet‐target craters: Projectile impact experiments and field observations of the Lockne marine‐target crater (Sweden)     

Jens Orm  Maurits Lindstrm  Alain Lepinette  Jesús Martinez‐Frias  Enrique Diaz‐Martinez 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2006,41(10):1605-1612

Abstract— Marine impacts are one category of crater formation in volatile targets. At target water depths exceeding the diameter of the impactor, the zones of vaporization, melting, and excavation of the standard land‐target cratering model develop partially or entirely in the water column. The part of the crater that has a potential of being preserved (seafloor crater) may to a great extent be formed by material emplacement and excavation processes that are very different from land‐target craters. These processes include a high‐energy, water‐jet‐driven excavation flow. At greater water depths, the difference in strength of the target layers causes a concentric crater to evolve. The crater consists of a wide water cavity with a shallow excavation flow along the seabed surrounding a nested, deeper crater in the basement. The modification of the crater is likewise influenced by the water through its forceful resurge to fill the cavity in the water mass and the seafloor. The resurge flow is strongly erosive and incorporates both ejecta and rip‐up material from the seabed surrounding the excavated crater. A combination of field observations and impact experiments has helped us analyze the processes affecting the zone between the basement crater and the maximum extent of the water cavity. The resurge erosion is facilitated by fragmentation of the upper parts of the solid target caused by a) spallation and b) vibrations from the shallow excavation flow and, subsequently, c) the vertical collapse of the water cavity rim wall. In addition, poorly consolidated and saturated sediments may collapse extensively, possibly aided by a violent expansion of the pore water volume when it turns into a spray during passage of the rarefaction wave. This process may also occur at impacts into water‐saturated targets without an upper layer of seawater present. Our results have implications for impacts on both Earth and Mars, and possibly anywhere in the solar system where volatiles exist/have existed in the upper part of the target.  相似文献   

The white dwarf luminosity function – I. Statistical errors and alternatives     

Enrique M. Geijo  Santiago Torres  Jordi Isern  Enrique García-Berro 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,369(4):1654-1666

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Parametric analysis of gravity offshore structures: Part 2     

Jaime Dominguez  Enrique Alarcon 《Applied Ocean Research》1981,3(3):101-104

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Factors affecting wave magnitude and period during the earthquakes of September, 1985     

Enrique del Valle Toledo 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》1989,7(1):29-35

Summary The geology and structure of the Mexico Basin are discussed and hypotheses developed to explain the magnification of wave amplitudes during the 1985 earthquake.  相似文献   

Preface     

Enrique Pérez  Richard de Grijs  Rosa M. González Delgado 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2009,324(2-4):79-81

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