3D TABLE-DRIVEN MIGRATION1

An efficient full 3D wavefield extrapolation technique is presented. The method can be used for any type of subsurface structure and the degree of accuracy and dip-angle performance are user-defined. The extrapolation is performed in the space-frequency domain as a space-dependent spatial convolution with recursive Kirchhoff extrapolation operators. To get a high level of efficiency the operators are optimized such that they have the smallest possible size for a specified accuracy and dip-angle performance. As both accuracy and maximum dip-angle are input parameters for the operator calculation, the method offers the possibility of a trade-off between these quantities and efficiency. The operators are calculated in advance and stored in a table for a range of wavenumbers. Once they have been calculated they can be used many times. At the basis of the operator design is the well-known phase-shift operator. Although this operator is exact for homogeneous media only, it is assumed that it may be applied locally in case of inhomogeneities. Lateral velocity variations can then be handled by choosing the extrapolation operator according to the local value of the velocity. Optionally the operators can be designed such that they act as spatially variant high-cut filters. This means that the evanescent field can be suppressed in one pass with the extrapolation. The extrapolation method can be used both in prestack and post-stack applications. In this paper we use it in zero-offset migration. Tests on 2D and 3D synthetic and 2D real data show the excellent quality of the method. The full 3D result is much better then the result of two-pass migration, which has been applied to the same data. The implementation yields a code that is fully vectorizable, which makes the method very suitable for vector computers.     

Azimuth by the method of multiple timed observations of a gyrotheodolite without electronic registration

A method of determining azimuth by gyrotheodolite without electronic registration is described. The method requires observations of time at each instant the moving mark passes a scale division. Thus many observations of time may be achieved in a single oscillation of the moving mark. The observations when used in the appropriate observation equation may determine azimuth with a standard error of ±3″ with 2 hours of observations. This assumes knowledge of the additive constant to about 1″.3 and neglects the effects of dislevelment in the prime vertical. For practical application of the method a time recording device and microcomputer, such as the Hewlett Packard HP41CV and HP85, are recommended.     

土地利用动态变化研究——以兰州市为例

基于兰州市1997-2005年土地详查与变更调查数据,采用计量地理模型和空间分析方法,对土地利用的数量结构和空间格局现状及其变化进行了定量分析.结果表明:(1)兰州市现有土地资源具有明显的地域差异,这种差异与其所处的地理位置、地形地貌、经济水平等密切相关;(2)土地利用结构的多样性和土地利用组合类型呈现由东向西、由南向北依次递减的规律;(3)从土地利用空间格局分析,居民点及工矿用地的破碎度指数最大,牧草地破碎度指数最小,这表明人类活动强度与景观破碎程度成正比.     

Marine debris accumulation in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: an examination of rates and processes

Large amounts of derelict fishing gear accumulate and cause damage to shallow coral reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). To facilitate maintenance of reefs cleaned during 1996-2005 removal efforts, we identify likely high-density debris areas by assessing reef characteristics (depth, benthic habitat type, and energy regime) that influence sub-regional debris accumulation. Previously cleaned backreef and lagoonal reefs at two NWHI locations were resurveyed for accumulated debris using two survey methods. Accumulated debris densities and weights were found to be greater in lagoonal reef areas. Sample weight-based debris densities are extrapolated to similar habitats throughout the NWHI using a spatial 'net habitat' dataset created by generalizing IKONOS satellite derivatives for depth and habitat classification. Prediction accuracy for this dataset is tested using historical debris point data. Annual NWHI debris accumulation is estimated to be 52.0 metric tonnes. For planning purposes, individual NWHI atolls/reefs are allotted a proportion of this total.     

Performance characteristics and calibration of the ENDECO pulseddissolved oxygen type 1125 system

The initial response pattern for a conventional two-electrode, membrane-type dissolved-oxygen probe connected to an ENDECO model 1125 dissolved-oxygen sensor controller is presented. The controller implements a chronoamperometric technique and involves application of the polarizing potential as a pulse. The pulse duration confines the diffusion boundary within the internal electrolyte and the membrane. The time required for readout stabilization is attributed to the establishment of an equilibrium involving diffusion of reactant and product of the electrochemical reaction. A procedure for minimizing the role of membrane stretch in establishing the equilibrium time is discussed. Data obtained on changing the pulse repetition interval are presented in support of the establishment of an equilibrium condition. Sensor response over a 32-day period is noted. Calibration curve data demonstrate the linearity of response with varying oxygen concentrations. Response time data indicate attainment of better than 99% of full deflection within three minutes of a change in oxygen concentration     

A Model for Determination of the Phase Distribution of Petroleum Hydrocarbons at Release Sites

A model and computer-based numeric approximation for computing the equilibrium distributions of contaminants at petroleum release sites is presented. A database of contaminant-specific parameters, including solubility and organic-carbon partitioning coefficient, is assembled. Applications and limitations of the model are discussed.     

Systematic study of universal‐stage measurements of planar deformation features in shocked quartz: Implications for statistical significance and representation of results

Abstract— The presence of shocked quartz is one of the key lines of evidence for the impact origin of rocks. Crystallographic orientations of planar deformation feature (PDF) sets in shocked quartz have been used to constrain the peak shock pressure that these grains have experienced. So far no systematic and comparative studies of the various orientation measurement methods and their biases are available. Therefore, three shocked‐quartz‐bearing thin sections from a meta‐greywacke clast in breccia, a biotite‐gneiss, and a sandstone, respectively, were independently analyzed by three operators (two experienced and one inexperienced) using a four‐axis universal‐stage (U‐stage), in order to evaluate the quality, precision, repeatability, and representativeness of U‐stage measurements. Based on the indexing of PDF sets using a new version of the commonly used stereographic projection template, the study of 1751 PDF set orientations in 666 quartz grains in three different shocked rocks shows that differences in abundance and orientation of various PDF sets, as measured by the three separate operators, are rather limited. The precision of U‐stage measurements depends mainly on the number of PDF sets investigated, as the ability level of the operator (experienced versus inexperienced) is only responsible for minor deviations in the number of unindexed planes. The frequency percent of dominant PDF planes may vary by up to 20 percentage points (pp) or 81% for a given crystallographic orientation when only 25 sets are measured. When 100 PDF sets are measured, however, this deviation in dominant orientations is reduced to about 7 pp or 28%. We recommend the use of a new stereographic projection template, which plots the pole positions of five additional, commonly occurring PDF orientations, as it can allow indexing of up to 12 pp more PDF planes; these are planes that would previously be considered unindexed and potentially regarded as errors of measurement. Our results suggest that by following a strict measurement procedure, the reproducibility of U‐stage measurements is good and the results of different studies can be readily compared. However, it is critical that published PDF orientation histograms clearly define what type of frequency measurement is used, whether or not unindexed PDF sets are included in the frequency calculations, the numbers of grains and sets analyzed, and the relative proportions of each PDF set population that are combined in the histograms. This information appears to be essential for effectively comparing datasets from different studies.     

Late-Glacial radiocarbon- and palynostratigraphy on the Swiss Plateau

A detailed late-glacial radiocarbon stratigraphy for the Swiss Plateau has been established on the basis of over 90 accelerator ¹⁴C dates on terrestrial plant macrofossils. Two plateaux of constant.,¹⁴C age were observed, occurring at 12,700 B.P. and at 10,000 B.P. The consequences of these plateaux for palaeo-ecological investigations are threefold: (1) a more refined ¹⁴C dating within the plateaux is not possible, (2) in teleconnections between different sites (if based on ¹⁴C dating and concerning the periods around 12,700 B.P. and 10,000 B.P.) events are considered synchronous which are only synchronous within a plateau of constant age, and (3) exact time-depth relationship and therefore influx calculations are made impossible during these plateau periods. A comparison of the radiocarbon ages derived from terrestrial, telmatic and limnic material at different sites on the Swiss Plateau yields a proposal for modifying the zonation system of Welten for the Late-Glacial. By retaining the limits of chronozones (at 13, 12, 11 and 10ka B.P.) and by refining the palynostratigraphic criteria for the limits of biozones, a separation between chrono- and biozonation at the beginning of the Belling and at the beginning of the Younger Dryas becomes obvious.     

Assessing hazardous waste transport risks using a GIS

Abstract

The transport phase is an often neglected element in the risk assessment of non-nuclear hazardous waste life cycles. Data on special and hazardous waste movements are difficult to acquire, but information collected by the London Waste Regulation Authority during the 1980s gives details of waste consignments from cradle to grave, including U.K. grid references for waste producer and disposal sites. A GIS was used to model the routing of aqueous waste cargoes and assess the potential impacts of such movements. Deficiencies in the consignment records required many assumptions to be made and various scenarios were explored. Roads predicted to see passage of these wastes, together with the estimated levels of tanker traffic, were integrated with the distribution of population, groundwater vulnerability and accident probabilities to evaluate the transportation risks for different localities. Comparisons and evaluations of the implications of different routing scenarios across the study region were made.