Recent variations of supraglacial lakes on the Baltoro Glacier in the central Karakoram Himalaya and its possible teleconnections with the pacific decadal oscillation     

Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil  Nilceia Bianchini  Ulisses Franz Bremer  Éder Leandro Bayer Maier  Jefferson Cardia Simões 《国际地球制图》2016,31(1):109-119

This study discusses the formation and variations of supraglacial lakes on the Baltoro glacier system in the central Karakoram Himalaya during the last four decades. We mapped supraglacial lakes on the Baltoro Glacier from 1978 to 2014 using Landsat MSS, TM, ETM + and LCDM images. Most of the glacial lakes were formed or expanded during the late 1970s–2008. After 2008, the total number and the area of glacial lakes were found to be lesser compared to previous years. We tried to find any teleconnections exists between the glacial lake changes in this region and the pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), which entered its prolonged warm regime in the late 1970s and again to its cold regime in 2008, based on observational investigation. The decrease in the number and area of the supraglacial lakes after 2008 is hypothesised to be linked with the recent cold phase of PDO.  相似文献   

Impact of trace metals on denitrification in estuarine sediments of the Douro River estuary,Portugal   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Catarina Magalhães  Joana Costa  Catarina Teixeira  Adriano A. Bordalo 《Marine Chemistry》2007

Denitrification influences the nitrogen budget in estuaries by removing fixed nitrogen from the inorganic pool; rates are dependent on both geological and geographic conditions as well as increasing anthropogenic impacts. In this study the effects of copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb), on the denitrification pathway were evaluated in subtidal and intertidal sediments of the Douro River estuary. Dinitrogen, N₂O and NO₂⁻ production rates were measured in triplicate slurries of field samples under different treatments of metal concentrations. Results demonstrated that similar metal amendments led to different site responses for denitrification, suggesting that variations in sediment properties (metal concentrations, grain size, organic matter content, etc.) and/or differences in denitrifying community tolerance modulate the level of metal toxicity. Denitrifying communities in subtidal muddy sediments were not affected by increasing concentrations of metals. In contrast, intertidal sandy sites revealed high sensitivity to almost all trace metals tested; almost complete inhibition by Cr (95%) and Cu (85%) was observed for 98 and 79 μg per gram of wet sediment respectively, and by Zn (92%) at the highest concentration added (490 μg per gram of wet sediment). Moreover, the addition of trace metals stimulated N₂O and NO₂⁻ accumulation in intertidal sandy (Zn, Cu, Cr and Cd) and muddy sediments (Cu and Zn), demonstrating a pronounced inhibitory effect on specific steps within the denitrification enzymatic system. In summary, the results obtained suggest that, according to the type of estuarine sediment, trace metals cannot only reduce total N removal from an estuary via denitrification but also can enhance the release of N₂O, a powerful greenhouse gas.  相似文献   

¹³⁷Cs, ⁶⁰Co and ¹²⁵I bioaccumulation by seaweeds from the Angra dos Reis nuclear power plant region     

J.R.D. Guimarães  E. Penna-Franca 《Marine environmental research》1985,16(2):77-93

As part of a broad research program on the behavior of critical radionuclides to be discharged into the sea by the first Brazilian nuclear powerplant, the uptake accumulation and loss of ¹³⁷Cs, ⁶⁰Co and ¹²⁵I by locally abundant seaweed species was studiedUptake in static 12 liter aquarium experiments reached apparent steady-state in 2–7 days (⁶⁰Co and ¹²⁵I) or 2–3 weeks (¹³⁷Cs). Elimination followed a reverse pattern, being comparatively fast for ¹³⁷Cs and slow for ⁶⁰Co and ¹²⁵I. Dry weight bioaccumulation factors (BFs) were variable, falling in the 10¹ range for ¹³⁷Cs, 10³ for ¹²⁵I and 10³–10⁴ for ⁶⁰Co. Various short-term experiments performed over a 16 month period, showed marked temporal variations of ⁶⁰Co BFs for all species.The results demonstrated that the studied species may play an important role in the transfer of the critical radionuclides through local food webs and can be employed as useful monitors for routine or accidental radionuclide releases.  相似文献   

Cenozoic tectonics on the Galicia margin,northwest Spain     

Araceli?Mu?ozEmail author  Juan?Acosta  Elazar?Uchupi 《Geo-Marine Letters》2003,23(1):72-80

Neogene tectonic activity (Betic Orogeny) along the southern plate boundary of Iberia, as it converged with Africa and the Alboran Plate was inserted between them, propagated along Iberia's west side as far north as Galicia, northwest Spain. As the activity propagated northward, it reactivated structures formed during the Paleozoic (Hercynian), the Early Cretaceous opening of the northern North Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay, and the Paleogene Pyrenean Orogeny when Iberia collided with Eurasia. Recent earthquakes indicate that this tectonism is still active today as far north as northwest Spain.  相似文献   

Soft X-Ray Pulsations in Solar Flares     

P. J. A. Simões  H. S. Hudson  L. Fletcher 《Solar physics》2015,290(12):3625-3639

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Depuration dynamics of oysters (Crassostrea gigas) artificially contaminated by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium     

de Abreu Corrêa A  Albarnaz JD  Moresco V  Poli CR  Teixeira AL  Oliveira Simões CM  Monte Barardi CR 《Marine environmental research》2007,63(5):479-489

The State of Santa Catarina produces the greatest quantity of edible mollusks in Brazil. To guarantee sanitary qualify, mollusk cultures should be monitored for contamination by pathogenic microorganisms. A self-purification or "depuration" system that eliminates Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium contamination from oysters has been developed and evaluated. The depuration process occurred within a closed system, in which 1000 L of water was recirculated for 24 h. The water was sterilized with ultraviolet (UV) light, chlorine, or both together. Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) artificially contaminated with S. typhimurium were harvested every 6 h. Samples of oyster tissue were excised and both the presence and numbers of bacteria were determined. Combined UV light and chlorine treatments resulted in total elimination of bacteria within 12 h. Polymerase chain reaction detected bacteria in water exposed to the three treatments. This pioneering study is the first of its kind in Brazil and represents a major contribution to commercial mollusk culture in this country.  相似文献   

Feeding versus feedback in NGC 4151 probed with Gemini NIFS – I. Excitation     

T. Storchi-Bergmann  P. J. McGregor  Rogemar A. Riffel  R. Simões Lopes  T. Beck  M. Dopita 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,394(3):1148-1166

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Determination of the mean H<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">i</Emphasis> absorption of the intergalactic medium     

A. Aghaee  P. Petitjean  R. Srianand  C. S. Stalin  R. Guimarães 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2010,31(2):59-79

In recent years, the Lyman-α forest in quasar spectra has been used, together with N-body simulations, to determine the underlying matter distribution in the intergalactic medium (IGM). One of the key parameters to be known in order to compare observations and numerical simulations is the mean HI absorption in the IGM. To derive the latter, one has first to fit the quasar continuum. We have observed 20 high redshift and highly luminous QSOs (m _V ≤ 17.5 and 2.40 ≤ z _em ≤ 3.91) at intermediate spectral resolution, with either EMMI (ESO Multi-Mode Instrument) on the ESO-NTT telescope or CARELEC at the OHP (Observatoire de Haute-Provence), and applied different methods of determining the QSO continuum to this QSO sample. We have measured the amount of absorption, known as the flux decrement, DA, in the Lyman-α forest for these different methods and compared the results. In addition, we have compared DA values measured along the same lines of sight observed at high and intermediate spectral resolutions. We discuss the systematics resulting from the use of automatic continuum fitting methods.  相似文献   

Denudation history of the Bocaina Plateau, Serra do Mar, southeastern Brazil: Relationships to Gondwana breakup and passive margin development   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Silvio T. Hiruma  Claudio Riccomini  May C. Modenesi-Gauttieri  Peter C. Hackspacher  Julio C. Hadler Neto  Ana O.B. Franco-Magalhes 《Gondwana Research》2010,18(4):674-687

The Bocaina Plateau, which is situated on the eastern flank of the continental rift of southeastern Brazil, is the highest part of the Serra do Mar. Topographic relief in this area is suggested to be closely related to its complex tectono-magmatic evolution since the breakup of Western Gondwana and opening of the South Atlantic Ocean. Apatite fission track ages and track length distributions from 27 basement outcrops were determined to assess these hypotheses and reconstruct the denudation history of the Bocaina Plateau. The ages range between 303 ± 32 and 46 ± 5 Ma, and are significantly younger than the stratigraphic ages. Mean track lengths vary from 13.44 ± 1.51 to 11.1 ± 1.48 μm, with standard deviations between 1.16 and 1.83 μm. Contrasting ages within a single plateau and similar ages at different altitudes indicate a complex regional tectonothermal evolution. The thermal histories inferred from these data imply three periods of accelerated cooling related to the Early Cretaceous continental breakup, Early Cretaceous alkaline magmatism, and the Paleogene evolution of the continental rift of southeastern Brazil. The oldest fission track ages (> 200 Ma) were obtained in the Serra do Mar region, suggesting that these areas were a long-lived source of sediments for the Paraná, Bauru, and Santos basins.  相似文献   

Computation of influence functions for automatic mining subsidence prediction   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

M.?E.?Díaz-Fernández  M.?I.?álvarez-FernándezEmail author  A.?E.?álvarez-Vigil 《Computational Geosciences》2010,14(1):83-103

This paper presents a computer tool that automatically predicts mining subsidence using the generalized n-k-g influence function detailed in (González Nicieza et al. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 42(3):372–387, 2005). This function depends on two physical concepts: the first is gravity, which characterizes the forces acting on the ground, and the second, the convergence of the roof and floor of the mine workings due to the stress state of the ground. The developed tool also allows other influence functions to be used to predict subsidence, namely the spatial influence function (Ramírez Oyanguren et al. 2000) and the normal-type classical (Knothe, Arch Gór Hut 1, 1952) and modified (González Nicieza et al. Bull Eng Geol Environ 66(3):319–329, 2007) time functions. Moreover, the inputting and periodic updating of data from subsidence monitoring surveys is controlled by one of the tool’s modules using a method that minimizes errors resulting from time discontinuities in landmarks measurements. In addition, when actual landmarks measurements exist, the developed tool allows calibration of the subsidence parameters, minimizing the errors between actual measurements and those obtained by prediction. The tool includes a viewer, developed using OpenGL, which enables the results of the calculations carried out to be viewed, allowing the point of view to be varied. It also includes the option of viewing and saving the results of the calculations carried out over the original topographic plane defined in the AutoCAD DXF data file format. The efficacy of the tool is demonstrated via its application to a real case of mining work carried out in a village in the Principality of Asturias, Spain.  相似文献