Digital mapping of coastal boulders – high-resolution data acquisition to infer past and recent transport dynamics     

Fabian Boesl  Max Engel  Rodrigo C. Eco  JaN B. Galang  Lia A. Gonzalo  Francesca Llanes  Eva Quix  Helmut Brückner 《Sedimentology》2020,67(3):1393-1410

Coastal boulder fields provide clues to long-term frequency-magnitude patterns of coastal flooding events and have the potential to play an important role in coastal hazard assessment. Mapping boulders in the field is time and labour-intensive, and work on intertidal reef platforms, as in the present study, is physically challenging. By addressing coastal scientists who are not specialists in remote sensing, this contribution reports on the possibilities and limitations of digital applications in boulder mapping in Eastern Samar, Philippines, where recent supertyphoons Haiyan and Hagupit induced high waves, coastal flooding and boulder transport. It is demonstrated how satellite imagery of sub-metre resolution (from Pléiades and WorldView-3 imagery) enables efficient analysis of transport vectors and distances of larger boulders, reflecting variation in latitudes of both typhoon tracks and approaching angles of typhoon-generated waves. During the investigated events, boulders with a-axes of up to 8 m were clearly identified to have been shifted for up to 32 m, mostly along the seaward margin of the boulder field. It is, however, hard to keep track of smaller boulders, and the length of a-axes and b-axes including their orientation is often impossible to map with sufficient accuracy. Orthophotographs and digital surface models created through the application of an unmanned aerial vehicle and the ‘Structure from Motion’ technique provide ultra-high-resolution data, and have the potential to not only improve the results of satellite image analysis, but also those from field mapping and may significantly reduce overall time in the field. Orthophotographs permit unequivocal mapping of a-axes and b-axes including their orientation, while precise values for c-axes can be derived from the respective digital surface models. Volume of boulders is best inferred from boulder-specific Structure from Motion-based three-dimensional models. Battery power, flight speed and altitude determine the limits of the area covered, while patches shielded by the boulders are difficult to resolve. For some tasks, field mapping remains mandatory and cannot be replaced by currently available remote sensing tools: for example, sampling for rock type, density and age dating, recording of lithological separation of boulders from the underlying geological unit and of geomorphic features on a millimetre to decimetre-scale, or documentation of fine-grained sediment transport in between the boulders in supratidal settings. In terms of future events, the digital products presented here will provide a valuable reference to track boulder transport on a centimetre to decimetre-scale and to better understand the hydrodynamics of extreme-wave events on a fringing reef coastline.  相似文献   

Korallenriffe—Bedrohungen,Schutzkonzepte und Rehabilitationsmaßnahmen     

Schuhmacher  Helmut 《Ocean Dynamics》1999,51(10):17-23

Ocean Dynamics - Korallenriffe sind der artenreichste Lebensraum im Meer und zugleich der wirkungsvollste Schutz tropischer Küsten. Die hermatypischen Organismen konvertieren durch die...  相似文献   

Tying platform drowning to perturbations of the global carbon cycle with a δ¹³C_Org-curve from the Valanginian of DSDP Site 416     

Ulrich G. Wortmann  & Helmut Weissert 《地学学报》2000,12(6):289-294

The carbonate carbon isotope record of the Phanerozoic is marked by repeated high-amplitude excursions towards more positive values. Although the interpretation of C-isotope events remains controversial, they are regarded as a proxy of the global C-cycle. Using δ¹³C_Org-measurements of samples from DSDP Site 416, it is shown that a classic example of platform drowning coincided with the onset of the mid-Valanginian carbon-cycle excursion. Widespread carbonate platform drowning would have contributed to the observed positive shift in the C-isotope record. As choking of carbonate production was compensated by increased organic production, both processes favoured a shift in marine carbon partitioning from the oxidized to the reduced carbon reservoir. This would have resulted in an increased flux of CO₂ from the atmosphere into the marine and sedimentary carbon reservoir.  相似文献   

Climatic bisection of the last interglacial warm period in the Polar North Atlantic     

Henning A. Bauch  Evguenia S. Kandiano  Jan Helmke  Nils Andersen  Antoni Rosell-Mele  Helmut Erlenkeuser 《Quaternary Science Reviews》2011,30(15-16):1813-1818

New multiproxy marine data of the Eemian interglacial (MIS5e) from the Norwegian Sea manifest a cold event with near-glacial surface ocean summer temperatures (3–4 °C). This mid-Eemian cooling divided the otherwise relatively warm interglacial climate and was associated with widespread expansions of winter sea-ice and polar water masses due to changes in atmospheric circulation and ocean stability. While the data also verify a late rather than early last interglacial warm peak, which is in general disharmony with northern hemisphere insolation maximum and the regional climatic progression of the early Holocene, the cold event itself was likely instrumental for delaying the last interglacial climate development in the Polar North when compared with regions farther south. Such a ‘climatic decoupling’ of the Polar region may bear profound implications for the employment of Eemian conditions to help evaluate the present and future state of the Arctic cryosphere during a warming interglacial.  相似文献   

Zur Theorie einfacher und mehrfacher räumlicher Mittelbildungen     

Helmut Pichler 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》1962,13(2):207-217

Zusammenfassung Die Arbeit stellt einen Beitrag zur Theorie der einfachen und mehrfachen räumlichen Mittelbildung einer Feldfunktion dar. Es werden Formeln für die verschiedenen Mittelbildungen angegeben. Ferner wird gezeigt, daß eine zweifache räumliche Mittelbildung durch eine einfache mit einer entsprechend anderen Gitterdistanz ersetzt werden kann. Weiter wird die Genauigkeit der Approximation des Differentialoperators der Mittelung durch einen Differenzenoperator an Hand von Rossby-Wellen diskutiert. Dabei wird nachgewiesen, daß nur, wenn die Gitterdistanz der räumlichen Mittelbildung gegenüber der Wellenlänge von Rossby-Wellen klein verbleibt, eine hinreichend genaue Näherung erzielt werden kann.

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Summary The paper is a contribution to the theory of single and multiple space means of a field function. Formulae for the derivation of various types of means are given. It is shown that a double space mean can be replaced by a single one, provided an appropriate grid distance is used. For the case ofRossby waves, the degree of approximation of the mean attained by using an operator with finite increments and the accurate differential operator is discussed. Sufficient approximation can only be obtained when the grid distance is small compared to the length of theRossby waves.

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Résumé Ce mémoire est une contribution à la théorie de l'établissement dans l'espace des moyennes simples et multiples d'une fonction de champ. On y indique des formules pour l'établissement des diverses moyennes. On montre ensuite qu'une moyenne spaciale double peut être remplacée par une moyenne simple par la seule modification de la distance séparant les mailles du réseau. On discute au moyen d'ondes deRossby la précision de l'approximation obtenue par les moyennes issues d'un opérateur différentiel et d'un opérateur de différences. On démontre ainsi que l'approximation ne peut être suffisante que si la grandeur des mailles du réseau servant à l'établissement des moyennes reste petite par rapport à la longueur des ondes deRossby.

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Zusammenhälige zwischen einer seltenen Haloerscheiuung und der Gestalt der Eiskristalle     

Hermann Steinmetz  Helmut Weickmann 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1947,1(1):31-36

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Kristallgröße und Abkühlung     

Helmut G. F. Winkler 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1947,1(1):86-104

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Seasonal Changes in Nitrogen, Free Amino Acids, and C/N Ratio in Mediterranean Seagrasses   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Helmut  Pirc Bernd  Wollenweber 《Marine Ecology》1988,9(2):167-179

Abstract. Seasonal changes in nitrogen, free amino acids, and carbon were investigated in the three Mediterranean seagrasses Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa , and Zostera noltii. Leaves, rhizomes, roots, as well as dead plant material were analysed separately. Highest N-concentrations were obtained in the winter months, regardless of species or plant part. In contrast to the other two species, the N-content in Posidonia was higher in the rhizomes than in the leaves.
In the investigated species, marked differences in the free amino acid (FAA) composition were detected between species: Proline, lacking in Posidonia , was the main component in Cymodocea. In Posidonia , FAA decreased from 320umol g^-1 (dry wt) in leaf sheaths to 1.5 umol g^-1 (dry wt) in the leaf tips. The function of proline as a possible storage and/or stress metabolite is discussed.
High C/N values in dead P. oceanica and C. nodosa rhizomes as well as in P. oceanica wrack seem to be related to considerable resistance to decomposition. Low C/N ratios did not increase in detached C. nodosa and Z. noltii leaves, which began to decompose shortly after detachment from the plants.  相似文献   

On the propulsion quality of ships operating at restricted water depth     

Helmut Schwanecke 《Ocean Engineering》1979,6(6):571-580

The propulsive efficiency of marine vehicles has been investigated from the point of view of the effect of restricted waters of the propulsion characteristics. Model tests have been performed for both single-screw and twin-screw vessels. Also optimum propulsion data for modern sea-going single-screw merchant ships operating in unrestricted waters are presented for the sake of general comparison.  相似文献   

Seasonal Changes in Soluble Carbohydrates, Starch, and Energy Content in Mediterranean Seagrasses   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Helmut Pirc 《Marine Ecology》1989,10(2):97-105

Abstract. In all scagrass species investigated, rhizomes were the main storage organs for soluble carbohydrate reserves, and the highest levels were found in Cymodocea nodosa (U cria ) A scherson . Sucrose was the primary soluble carbohydrate identified in Posidonia oceanica (L.) D elile , and Zostera noltii H ornem . This disaccharide was dominant in Cymodocea nodosa roots, as well as in its rhizome in winter. Myo-inositol was the main cyclitol in Zostera noltii. In Cymodocea nodosa leaves 1-chiro-inositol was the main sugar component; it was also present to a lesser extent in the roots and rhizomes. The amounts of glucose and fructose were correlated with growth to a certain extent in all species. Higher amounts of starch were stored in the rhizomes of Posidonia oceanica and Zostera noltii. The energy content of Mediterranean scagrasses was significantly higher than in tropical species. No distinct seasonal trend in energy content could be observed.  相似文献