Terrestrial ages of meteorites from the Nullarbor region,Australia, based on 14C and 14C–10Be measurements     

A. J. Timothy JULL  Lanny R. McHARGUE  Philip A. BLAND  Richard C. GREENWOOD  Alexander W. R. BEVAN  Kyeong J. KIM  Sarah E. LaMOTTA  Jeffrey A. JOHNSON 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2010,45(8):1271-1283

Abstract– We have investigated the terrestrial ages, or residence times, of 78 meteorites (representing 73 discrete falls) recovered in Western Australia, and one from South Australia, using both ¹⁴C measurements and also ¹⁴C/¹⁰Be. The samples studied included two ureilites, one CK and one EL chondrite. We have included ¹⁰Be measurements from 30 meteorites, including some meteorites for which the ¹⁴C terrestrial age was previously determined. We find that the ¹⁴C/¹⁰Be terrestrial ages are more precise than ¹⁴C alone, as we can correct for shielding effects. In general, the two different age determinations age by ¹⁴C–¹⁰Be are precise to 0.5–1 ka and ¹⁴C alone within 1–2 ka. However, measurement of the ¹⁴C age alone gives good agreement with the ¹⁴C–¹⁰Be for most samples. The study of the terrestrial ages of meteorites gives us useful information concerning the storage and weathering of meteorites and the study of fall times and terrestrial age. We have compared the terrestrial ages to weathering, degree of oxidation (estimated from Mössbauer studies) and Δ¹⁷O. In this study, we found that weathering is not well correlated with terrestrial age for Nullarbor meteorites. However, there is a good correlation between degree of oxidation and Δ¹⁷O. The implications for the study of terrestrial ages and weathering from other desert environments will be discussed.  相似文献   

Excess ²¹⁰Po in the coastal atmosphere     

GUEBUEM KIM  NAJID HUSSAIN  THOMAS M. CHURCH 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2000,52(1):74-80

Many researchers have reported the widespread occurrence of excess ²¹⁰ Po in the global atmosphere and suggested probable sources such as resuspension of top soils, stratospheric aerosols, sea spray of the surface micro‐layer, volcanic emission, and bio‐volatile ²¹⁰Po species from the productive ocean. We have observed excess ²¹⁰Po on aerosols in the coastal atmosphere of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. On‐board measurements in the Chesapeake Bay atmosphere show that the increase of this excess ²¹⁰Po is dependent upon wind speed. Simultaneously measured activity ratios of ⁷Be/²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Pb/²²²Rn argue against either higher altitude air or continental soils as the source of this excess. We hypothesize that the excess ²¹⁰Po originates mainly from surface waters either by the sea‐spray of the surface microlayer, or more likely, by gas exchange. We conclude gas exchange as the mechanism since the polonium excess increases linearly with wind speed over a threshold of 3 m s⁻¹(mean) similar to other gases (i.e., CO₂, SF₆ , and DMS). In addition, higher ²¹⁰Po excess with lower ²²²Rn is observed in on‐shore marine air at Lewes, DE. This suggests sea‐air exchange of volatile Po along with other bio‐volatile species (i.e., DMS, DMSe, and MMHg) in the coastal productive ocean during high wind speeds.  相似文献   

Late Pleistocene remains of giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach) in Scandinavia: chronology and environment     

KIM AARIS-SØRENSEN  RONNIE LILJEGREN 《Boreas: An International Journal of Quaternary Research》2004,33(1):61-73

This article presents new data on the Late Pleistocene giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach), describing its distribution in time and space, geographical and sexual variation and general biology. Twenty‐three south Scandinavian fossils found in situ in lacustrine sediments or redeposited in glaciofluvial material form the basis of this investigation. Fourteen C dates show that the giant deer inhabited southern Scandinavia in the ice‐free late Middle Weichselian from c. 40000 to 28000 BP (the Sandnes Interstadial) and again in the Late Weichselian from c. 12000 to 10700 BP (Older Dryas, Allerød and early Younger Dryas Chronozones), corresponding to a calibrated range from c. 14300 to 12400 cal. yr BP. Osteometric analyses show that the Scandinavian giant deer belonged to the upper size range of the lateglacial Irish population and that a marked sexual dimorphism existed, the males being 10–11% larger than the females. Investigations furthermore point at an antler cycle similar to that among extant northern cervids, and subsequently at a rutting season in autumn. The skeletal remains also prove the occurrence of twin delivery and the possibility of reaching an ontogenetic age of at least 23 years. During both occurrences the Scandinavian giant deer population was part of the northernmost distribution of the species in Europe and the palaeogeographical settings and palaeoenvironmental conditions of the two periods show striking similarities. Clearly, the giant deer were able to colonize and survive in a landscape dominated by grasses and sedges with scattered shrubs and dwarf shrubs. They came as close as 200–250 km to the ice front and their distribution included coastal areas along a cold sea with drifting icebergs. They were present in the area at least from March until November. However, the pure arctic conditions created during the early phase of the Younger Dryas event led to a new local extinction around 10700 ¹⁴C yr BP. This was the beginning of a total Eurasian extinction which, at least in Europe, was completed before the Pleistocene/Holocene transition.  相似文献   

Variability and Risk Analysis of Hong Kong Air Quality Based on Monsoon and El Nino Conditions     

Jong-Suk KIM  ZHOU Wen  Ho Nam CHEUNG  Chak Hang CHOW 《大气科学进展》2013,30(2):280-290

This study presents an exploratory analysis aimed at improving understanding of the variability of Hong Kong air quality associated with different climate conditions. Significantly negative correlations were found when Nino 3 led particulate matter ≤10 μm PM₁₀) and NO₂ by 2--3 months over the Hong Kong territory, while the other pollutants (e.g., O₃, SO₂) showed modest correlations. A significant decreasing trend in visibility was observed during the autumn and winter, which has potential implications for the air-quality degradation and the endangerment of human health in Hong Kong. In an El Nino summer, the visibility was relatively better, while visibility in other seasons was diminished. On the other hand, in La Nina events, significant changes occurred in visibility in winter and autumn. Air pollution indices were less sensitive to the South China Summer Monsoon (SCSM), but a relatively high correlation existed between the East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM) and air pollutants. Rainfall was lower during most of the strong EAWM years compared to the weak years. This result suggests that the pollutants that accumulate in Hong Kong are not easy to wash out, so concentrations remain at a higher level. Finally, based on the conditional Air Pollution Index (API) risk assessment, site-specific vulnerabilities were analyzed to facilitate the development of the air-quality warning systems in Hong Kong.  相似文献   

On the use of the Webb–Pearman–Leuning theory for closed-path eddy correlation measurements     

ANDREAS IBROM  EBBA DELLWIK  SØREN EJLING LARSEN  KIM PILEGAARD 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2007,59(5):937-946

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Radon-222 in boundary layer and free tropospheric continental outflow events at three ACE-Asia sites     

WLODEK ZAHOROWSKI  SCOTT CHAMBERS  TAO WANG  CHANG-HEE KANG  ITSUSHI UNO  STEVEN POON  SUNG-NAM OH  SYLVESTER WERCZYNSKI  JIYOUNG KIM  ANN HENDERSON-SELLERS 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2005,57(2):124-140

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Assessment of winter fluxes of CO₂ and CH₄ in boreal forest soils of central Alaska estimated by the profile method and the chamber method: a diagnosis of methane emission and implications for the regional carbon budget     

YONGWON KIM  MASAHITO UEYAMA  FUMIKO NAKAGAWA  URUMU TSUNOGAI  YOSHINOBU HARAZONO  NORIYUKI TANAKA 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》2007,59(2):223-233

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Correlation assessment and monitoring of the potential pollutants in the surface sediments of Pyeongchang River, Korea   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Md.Imran KABIR  Hosik LEE  Geonha KIM  Taesung JUN 《国际泥沙研究》2011,26(2):152-162

The study provides a baseline for the assessment of the organic and inorganic pollution specially, heavy metal contamination in the surface sediments of Pyeongchang River,South Korea.The assessment of the study areas was done with respect to metal pollution load,ecological risk and geoaccumulated risk.Based upon the used indices,a priority index(P_index) was used to rank the utmost contaminated sites.Though the concentrations of mercury in all sediments were below the guideline, the significant enriched contamination was observed by all applied indices.As expected,the values of pollution load index（PLI）,ecological risk index（RI） and geoaccumulation risk index(I_geo) demonstrated lower heavy metal contamination in upstream areas compared to the downstream. Admittedly,sediments were unpolluted to slightly-polluted according to PLI while high to extremely high ecological risks were observed in several sediment samples.Furthermore,all the samples were uncontaminated as per I_geo.After simplification of I_geo,the P_index,showed the utmost contaminated sediments with a value of 2.537.Notably,protective measures should be taken to the highly contaminated areas which are prioritized by P_index Admittedly,the maximum concentrations of total organic carbon,total nitrogen,inorganic nitrogen,total phosphorous,inorganic phosphorous,calcium, magnesium,sodium and potassium were significantly observed as 7.8×10⁴,3,185,36,1,032,3.7, 1,5163,2,881,669 and 4,076mg/kg accordingly.  相似文献   

Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emission of Korean Offshore Fisheries     

LEE Jihoon  KIM Taeho  ELLINGSEN Harald  HOGNES Erik Skontorp  HWANG Bokyu 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2018,(3)

This paper presents the energy and greenhouse gas(GHG) emission assessments of Korean offshore fisheries. The consumption of energy by fisheries is a significant concern because of its attendant environmental effect, as well as the cost of the fuel consumed in fishing industry. With the global attention of reducing GHG emission and increasing energy efficiency of fuel, the seafood industry needs to further understand its energy use and reduce its GHG emission. In the present study, the amount of energy consumed and the GHG emission of Korean offshore fisheries in a period from 2009 to 2013 were examined. Offshore fisheries accounted for 24% of Korean production in 2013 and 60% of fuel consumption related GHG emission. Whereas the total GHG emission intensity of this sector improved slightly between 2009 and 2012; as such emission decreased by approximately 1.9%, which increased again in 2013. The average amount of total GHG emission in this five years period was 1.78 × 10~6 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent/year(tCO_2eq. y~(-1)). Active fishing gear was found to consume 20% more fuel than passive gear. However, the production from passive gear was 28%, lower than 72% from active gear. The reason for this is that less abundant stationary resources are harvested using passive gear. Furthermore, the consumption of fuel was significantly influenced by the fishing method. Implementation and development of new fishing technologies and methods are important for improving energy efficiency and reducing the climate impact on fisheries. To realize these purposes, the fishery management system needs to be established by centralizing on energy efficiency and climate effect.  相似文献   

High-frequency acoustic backscattering characteristics for acoustic detection of the red tide species Akashiwo sanguinea and Alexandrium affine     

KIM Hansoo  KANG Donhyug  JUNG Seung Won  KIM Mira 《中国海洋湖沼学报》2019,(4)

Harmful algal blooms(HABs),caused by the overgrowth of certain phytoplankton species,have negative effects on marine environments and coastal fisheries.In addition to cell-counting methods using phytoplankton nets,a hydroacoustic technique based on acoustic backscattering has been proposed for the detection of phytoplankton blooms.However,little is known of the acoustic properties of HAB species.In this study,as essential data to support this technique,we measured the acoustic properties of two HAB species,Akashiwo sanguinea and Alexandrium affine,which occur in the South Sea off the coast of Korea.Due to the small size of the target,we used ultrasound for the measurements.Experiments were conducted under laboratory and field conditions.In the laboratory experiment,the acoustic signal received from each species was directly proportional to the cell abundance.We derived a relationship between the cell abundance and acoustic signal received for each species.The measured signals were compared to predictions of a fluid sphere scattering model.When A.sanguinea blooms appeared at an abundance greater than 3 500 cells/mL,the acoustic signals varied with cell abundance,showing a good correlation.These results confirm that acoustic measurements can be used to detect HAB species.  相似文献