Effect of polychromatic X‐ray microtomography imaging on the amino acid content of the Murchison CM chondrite     

Jon M. Friedrich  Hannah L. McLain  Jason P. Dworkin  Daniel P. Glavin  W. Henry Towbin  Morgan Hill  Denton S. Ebel 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2019,54(1):220-228

X‐ray microcomputed tomography (μCT) is a useful means of characterizing cosmochemical samples such as meteorites or robotically returned samples. However, there are occasional concerns that the use of μCT may be detrimental to the organic components of a chondrite. Small organic compounds such as amino acids comprise up to ~10% of the total solvent extractable carbon in CM carbonaceous chondrites. We irradiated three samples of the Murchison CM carbonaceous chondrite under conditions akin to and harsher than those typically used during typical benchtop X‐ray μCT imaging experiments to determine if detectable changes in the amino acid abundance and distribution relative to a nonexposed Murchison control sample occurred. After subjecting three meteorite samples to ionizing radiation dosages between ~300 Gray (Gy) and 3 kGy with bremstrahlung X‐rays, we analyzed the amino acid content of each sample. Within sampling and analytical errors, we cannot discern differences in the amino acid abundances and amino acid enantiomeric ratios when comparing the control samples (nonexposed Murchison) and the irradiated samples. We conclude that a polychromatic X‐ray μCT experiment does not alter the abundances of amino acids to a degree greater than how well those abundances are measured with our techniques and therefore any damage to amino acids is minimal.  相似文献   

Magmato-sedimentary Carboniferous to Jurassic evolution of the western Tauern window,Eastern Alps (constraints from U-Pb zircon dating and geochemistry)     

Veselá Petra  Söllner Frank  Finger Friedrich  Gerdes Axel 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2011,100(5):993-1027

New geochronological U-Pb (LA-ICP-MS) zircon data and geochemical analyses from the Variscan orthogneisses and metavolcanic rocks in the western Tauern window are presented and used to reconstruct the pre-Alpine evolution of this area. The late- and post-Variscan stage in the Tauern window was characterised by distinct magmatic pulses accompanied by the formation of volcano-sedimentary basins. The magmatic activity started in the Visean (335.4 ± 1.5 Ma) with the intrusion of a K-rich, durbachitic biotite-granite (protolith of the Ahorn gneiss). Following a period of exhumation and erosion, Westfalian–Stefanian volcanics were deposited (Grierkar meta-rhyodacite: 309.8 ± 1.5 Ma; Venntal meta-rhyolite: 304.0 ± 3.0 Ma). A renewed magmatic pulse occurred in the Early Permian, producing large volumes of tonalites and granodiorites (Tux meta-granodiorite: 292.1 ± 1.9 Ma). The youngest magmatism is characterised by pyroclastic and tuffitic deposits (Pfitsch meta-rhyolite: 280.5 ± 2.6 Ma; Schönach valley meta-andesite: 279.0 ± 4.8 Ma). This volcanism was probably related to crustal extensional faulting within an intra-continental graben and horst setting, asthenospheric upwelling and heat flow increase due to the onset of the Permian rifting. The Permo-Triassic peneplanation and subsidence is documented by shallow marine and evaporitic deposits. Probably in the Middle Jurassic times, the area was flooded and in the Late Jurassic the whole area was covered by limestones, representing post-rift sediments on the southern European continental margin.  相似文献   

Mega-monsoon variability during the late Triassic: Re-assessing the role of orbital forcing in the deposition of playa sediments in the Germanic Basin   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

André Bahr  Gilles Kolber  Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr  Lutz Reinhardt  Oliver Friedrich  Jörg Pross 《Sedimentology》2020,67(2):951-970

The formation of the supercontinent Pangaea during the Permo–Triassic gave rise to an extreme monsoonal climate (often termed ‘mega-monsoon’) that has been documented by numerous palaeo-records. However, considerable debate exists about the role of orbital forcing in causing humid intervals in an otherwise arid climate. To shed new light on the forcing of monsoonal variability in subtropical Pangaea, this study focuses on sediment facies and colour variability of playa and alluvial fan deposits in an outcrop from the late Carnian (ca 225 Ma) in the southern Germanic Basin, south-western Germany. The sediments were deposited against a background of increasingly arid conditions following the humid Carnian Pluvial Event (ca 234 to 232 Ma). The ca 2·4 Myr long sedimentary succession studied shows a tripartite long-term evolution, starting with a distal mud-flat facies deposited under arid conditions. This phase was followed by a highly variable playa-lake environment that documents more humid conditions and finally a regression of the playa-lake due to a return of arid conditions. The red–green (a*) and lightness (L*) records show that this long-term variability was overprinted by alternating wet/dry cycles driven by orbital precession and ca 405 kyr eccentricity, without significant influence of obliquity. The absence of obliquity in this record indicates that high-latitude forcing played only a minor role in the southern Germanic Basin during the late Carnian. This is different from the subsequent Norian when high-latitude signals became more pronounced, potentially related to the northward drift of the Germanic Basin. The recurring pattern of pluvial events during the late Triassic demonstrates that orbital forcing, in particular eccentricity, stimulated the occurrence and intensity of wet phases. It also highlights the possibility that the Carnian Pluvial Event, although most likely triggered by enhanced volcanic activity, may also have been modified by an orbital stimulus.  相似文献   

Sand particle velocities over a subaqueous dune slope using high-frequency image capturing     

Renske C. Terwisscha van Scheltinga  Giovanni Coco  Heide Friedrich 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2019,44(10):1881-1894

This work presents measurements and analysis of sand particle velocities over a subaqueous dune with median sand diameter of 0.85 mm. Time-lapse images of the mobile bed and an automated particle image velocimetry (PIV)-based cross-correlation method are used to obtain mean velocity of sand particles. This technique is shown to be consistent with measurements obtained with manual tracing. The measurements indicate an increase in mean particle velocity over a dune slope. Three regions are distinguished over the dune slope: (1) region of fluctuating particle velocity, (2) region of increasing particle velocity, and (3) region of maximum particle velocity. The observations are aligned with experimental and numerical modelling studies, indicating fluctuations in flow velocity over a dune stoss slope. We furthermore show that the standard deviation of the mean particle velocity is affected by the slope location and decreases from the lower slope towards the upper slope. The particle velocity variability is discussed in the context of general onset and cessation of sediment transport, the effect of the reattachment zone, sweep-transport events, and the existence of superimposed bedforms. With this work we bridge the gap between measurements of bedload transport at the particle-scale and at the bedform-scale. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Baroclinically-driven flows and dynamo action in rotating spherical fluid shells     

Radostin D. Simitev  Friedrich H. Busse 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2017,111(5):369-379

The dynamics of stably stratified stellar radiative zones is of considerable interest due to the availability of increasingly detailed observations of Solar and stellar interiors. This article reports the first non-axisymmetric and time-dependent simulations of flows of anelastic fluids driven by baroclinic torques in stably stratified rotating spherical shells – a system serving as an elemental model of a stellar radiative zone. With increasing baroclinicity a sequence of bifurcations from simpler to more complex flows is found in which some of the available symmetries of the problem are broken subsequently. The poloidal component of the flow grows relative to the dominant toroidal component with increasing baroclinicity. The possibility of magnetic field generation thus arises and this paper proceeds to provide some indications for self-sustained dynamo action in baroclinically-driven flows. We speculate that magnetic fields in stably stratified stellar interiors are thus not necessarily of fossil origin as it is often assumed.  相似文献   

Late Pleistocene outburst floods from Issyk Kul,Kyrgyzstan?          下载免费PDF全文

Swenja Rosenwinkel  Angela Landgraf  Wolfgang Schwanghart  Friedrich Volkmer  Atyrgul Dzhumabaeva  Silke Merchel  Georg Rugel  Frank Preusser  Oliver Korup 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2017,42(10):1535-1548

Elevated shorelines and lake sediments surrounding Issyk Kul, the world's second largest mountain lake, record fluctuating lake levels during Quaternary times. Together with bathymetric and geochemical data, these markers document alternating phases of lake closure and external drainage. The uppermost level of lake sediments requires a former damming of the lake's western outlet through the Boam gorge. We test previous hypothesised ice or landslide dam failures by exploring possible links between late Quaternary lake levels and outbursts. We review and recompile the chronology of reported changes in lake site, and offer new ages of abandoned shorelines using ¹⁴C in bivalve and gastropod shells, and plant detritus, as well as sand lenses in delta and river sediments using Infrared Stimulated Luminescence. Our dates are consistent with elevated lake levels between ~45 ka and 22 ka. Cosmogenic ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al exposure ages of fan terraces containing erratic boulders (>3 m) downstream of the gorge constrain the timing of floods to 20.5–18.5 ka, postdating a highstand of Issyk Kul. A flow‐competence analysis gives a peak discharge of >10⁴ m³ s^–1 for entraining and transporting these boulders. Palaeoflood modelling, however, shows that naturally dammed lakes unconnected to Issyk Kul could have produced such high discharges upon sudden emptying. Hence, although our data are consistent with hypotheses of catastrophic outburst floods, average lake‐level changes of up to 90 mm yr^–1 in the past 150 years were highly variable without any outbursts, so that linking lake‐level drops to catastrophic dam breaks remains ambiguous using sedimentary archives alone. This constraint may readily apply to other Quaternary lakes of that size elsewhere. Nonetheless, our reconstructed Pleistocene floods are among the largest reported worldwide, and motivate further research into the palaeoflood hydrology of Central Asia. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Handlotungen und Echolotungen in der Seevermessung geringer Wassertiefen in strömenden Gewässern — eine kritische Betrachtung     

Friedrich Schüler 《Ocean Dynamics》1952,5(1):6-21

Zusammenfassung Vergleichslotungen zwischen Echolot und Handlot führen zu einer mathematischen Ableitung der Handlotleinen-Kurve in strömenden Gewässern. Durch Einführung von zwei Vereinfachungen — Vernachlässigung des Lotleinen-Gewichts und Annahme der Konstanz der Strömungsgeschwindigkeit nach der Tiefe — wird theoretisch die Kettenlinie, praktisch eine Parabel ermittelt. Als bestimmend für den Parameter der Kettenlinie ergeben sich das Lotgewicht und der Staudruck auf die Lotleine. Aus einem praktischen Beispiel wird der Parameter entnommen, und es werden für diese Verhältnisse die für die Tiefenwerte bis 26 m zu erwartenden Fehlmessungen des Handlotes sowie die Größe der Ablagen der Lotbirne vom Lotpunkt berechnet. Für andere Werte der Strömungsgeschwindigkeit werden die Veränderungen auf die Ausbuchtung der Lotleine ebenfalls rechnerisch bestimmt und in Kurven dargestellt. Aus diesen Kurven ergeben sich zwangsläufig die größten Tiefen, die man bei verschiedenen Strömungsgeschwindigkeiten mit dem schweren Handlot vermessen darf; sie liegen bei v=1 m/sec bei 8 m, bei v=0,7 m/sec bei 12 m und bei v=0,5 m/sec bei 20 m Wassertiefe.Praktische Beispiele der Seevermessung aus der jüngsten Zeit zeigen deutlich die Notwendigkeit, zukünftig nur noch mit dem Echolot zu vermessen.

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A comment on the applicability of hand leads and echo sounders to surveying operations in flowing shallow waters

Summary From comparisons between hand-lead soundings and echo soundings in streaming waters the divergency of the lead line from the vertical is mathematically derived. In introducing two simplifications, i. e. in neglecting the weight of the lead line and in assuming the velocity of current to be constant at all depths, the catenary curve which practically speaking is a parabola, is theoretically ascertained. The weight of the lead and the dynamic pressuro of the water (the pressure as exerted on a jet and measured by it) are found to be decisive for the parameter of the catenary-curve. The parameter is derived from a practical example and, according to the conditions of same, the errors to be expected in sounding with the hand lead at depths up to 26 m (= 79 ft) as well as the divergency of the sounding lead from the vertical are calculated. The various degrees of the lead line's divergency caused by a greater or lesser intensity of the current are likewise calculated and represented by curves. These curves necessarily indicate the maximum depths that can be sounded with sufficient accuracy with the heavy hand lead (5 kilos) at different velocities of current; the approximate values are as follows: 8 m for 1,0 m/sec, 12 m for 0,7 m/sec, 20 m for 0,5 m/sec (or: 25 ft for 2,0 knots, 37 ft for 1,5 knots, 61 ft for 1,0 knot). As a result of practical experience in recent survey operations the echo sounder should be regarded as the only reliable instrument to be used in future surveying.

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Note critique sur l'applicabilité de la sonde au plomb-poisson et celle du sondeur acoustique aux levés hydrographiques effectués en faibles profondeurs dans les eaux courantes

Résumé Les comparaisons des sondages au plomb-poisson avec ceux effectués par écho permettent d'en dériver mathématiquement la courbe formée par la ligne de sonde dans des eaux courantes. En introduisant deux simplifications, c'est à dire en négligeant le poids de la ligne et en supposant que la vitesse de courant soit constante dans toutes les profondeurs on arrive à déterminer théoriquement la chaînette qui est en effet une parabole. Le paramètre est fonction du poids du plomb-poisson et celle de la poussée sensiblement horizontale sur le fil due au frottement du liquide. On se sert d'un exemple pratique pour en dériver le paramètre, pour calculer, dans les conditions de cet exemple, les sondages faux de la sonde au plomb-poisson dont il faut tenir compte dans les profondeurs jusqu'à 26 m, et pour déterminer la déviation entre le plomb au bout de la ligne et la verticale. Les diverses variations de la courbe, que la ligne subit et qui sont causées par d'autres valeurs de la vitesse de courant sont aussi calculées et représentées à l'aide des courbes. Ces courbes indiquent forcément les profondeurs permettant encore une précision suffisante du sondage au plombpoisson lourd (5 kg) aux différentes variations de la vitesse de courant. Ces maxima sont à peu près comme suit:v=1,0 m/sec à 8 m de profondeur,v=0,7 m/sec à 12 m de profondeur,v=0,5 m/sec à 20 m de profondeur. Des exemples pratiques offerts par des récentes levés hydrographiques prouvent que le sondeur acoustique doit être considéré comme le seul instrument assurant le précis levé hydrographique.

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Untersuchungen über die Mächtigkeit von Schlickschichten mit Hilfe des Echographen     

Friedrich Schüler 《Ocean Dynamics》1952,5(5-6):220-231

Zusammenfassung Es wird über eine Methode zur Feststellung von Schlickmächtigkeiten, von Bodenschichtungen in weichem Boden und zur Ermittlung des Tiefenprofils des harten Untergrundes berichtet. An Hand von Echogrammen und im Vergleich mit Bodenproben wird die Methode diskutiert.

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Investigations into the thickness of mud layers with the aid of ultra sound records

Summary A method is discussed allowing to make investigations into the thickness of mud layers and to ascertain the stratification in soft ground as well as to reveal the relief of the solid substratum of the sea bottom. The method is explained by the aid of ultra sound records which are compared with bottom samples.

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Recherches sur l'épaisseur des couches vaseuses au moyen d'enregistrements d'ondes ultrasonores

Résumé Une méthode est exposée qui permet de déterminer qualitativement l'épaisseur de couches vaseuses, d'explorer la stratification dans des fonds meubles et de découvrir le relief du substratum solide du fond de la mer. Ensuite, cette méthode est illustrée à l'aide d'enregistrements d'ondes ultrasonores qui sont comparés avec des échantillons du fond de la mer.

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Die Bedeutung der Atmosphärischen Wasserzirkulation für das Klima der Vorzeit     

Friedrich Schuh 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1952,40(1):179-180

Ohne ZusammenfassungAuf der Heimfahrt von der Jahresversammlung der Geologischen Vereinigung in Köln, auf der das Thema Klima der Vorzeit behandelt wurde, drängte sich mir bei meinen rückschauenden Betrachtungen ein Klimafaktor auf, der bei der Tagung nicht erwähnt worden war und auch sonst wohl kaum in die Diskussion gezogen wurde, der mir aber doch beachtenswert scheint. So sollen die folgenden Zeilen gewissermaßen als nachträgliche Diskussionsbemerkung gewertet werden.  相似文献   

Kurzer Bericht über die sedimentpetrographische Untersuchung zweier Lotkerne der Albatross-Expedition     

Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Locher 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1952,3(3):193-218

Ohne Zusammenfassung  相似文献