Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of a Flow Structure in the Asynchronous Polar CD Ind in the Approximation of an Offset Dipole Magnetic Field of a White Dwarf

The flow structure in the asynchronous polar CD Ind was investigated in the approximation of an offset dipole. Computation results made it possible to identify such system features as the drift of hot spots over the white dwarf surface, the flow structure dependence on the phase of the beat period, and the magnetic pole switching. To study the flow structure, a three-dimensional numerical MHD model based on the approximation of modified magnetic hydrodynamics was used. Numerical calculations were performed for ten phases of the beat period at a constant rate of mass transfer. In addition, for a more detailed study of the poles switching, additional calculation series were carried out in the corresponding phase ranges of the beat period. The energy release zones during the spin-orbit period shift in longitude on average by 20°, which corresponds to 0.05 of the orbital period phase. The magnetic pole switching occurs in a time that does not exceed 0.1 of the beat period. In the middle of this process, accretion occurs on both poles with the same intensity, and the flow resembles an arch. Based on the calculation results, synthetic light curves were constructed for the optical range of the spectrum.     

非接触极化曲线法实验研究的一些结果

本文讨论了利用非接触极化曲线法进行物探异常源评价的可行性。阐明和比较了接触极化曲线法和非接触极化曲线法的异同,并给出了黄铜、石墨及天然硫化矿石标本分别在自来水中和在0.01M的CuSO₄溶掖中实验测得的（视）阴极、阳极反应电位。（视）阴极、阳极极化曲线的差异以及某些反应段的极限电流密度。在利用反应电位,极差优势进行极化标本的识别和用极限电流密度推算反应物浓度以及利用视反应电位反演求取真反应电位等方面作了一些尝试．得出了许多有意义的结论。     

Magnetic properties of surface sediments as proxies of recent anthropogenic pollution in the Anllóns riverbed (NW Spain)

A study of surface sediments from the Anllóns riverbed (northwestern Spain) was conducted to assess the use of their magnetic properties as proxies of recent trace element contamination (i.e., As, Zn, Pb, Cr, Ni and Cu). Thermomagnetic curves, hysteresis parameters, specific magnetic susceptibility χ, frequency-dependent magnetic susceptibility κ _FD%, magnetic remanence and saturation isothermal remanent magnetization ratios (i.e., S and SIRM/χ) reveal the presence of mostly fine-grained magnetite and maghemite in these samples. The Tomlinson Pollution Load Index (PLI), as well as the magnetic parameters χ, κ _FD%, SIRM/χ and S-ratios, vary more or less in agreement to each other when they are sequentially arranged throughout a 30-km-long transect that goes from the town of Carballo to the river mouth in Ponteceso. From that profile, it is possible to identify an anomaly of χ that lies between two small peaks of the PLI and seems to define a contaminated area probably linked to a diffuse low-impact source of pollution. There is also a conspicuous peak of the PLI that is likely associated to a nearby gold mine. The variations of the κ _FD%’s along the transect are the ones that best reflect the changes in the PLI values, regardless of the level of contamination. This result suggests that adsorption is the main mechanism of trace elements removal by Fe oxides in these samples. Direct signal analyses, used to decompose the isothermal remanent magnetization curves, reveal the presence of four magnetic fractions, with varying relative concentrations all over the profile, namely single-domain magnetite, close to the superparamagnetic threshold (SD/SP) and/or maghemite (\(\log B_{1/2}\) ca 1.2), single-domain magnetite (\(\log B_{1/2}\) ca 2), hematite (\(\log B_{1/2}\) ca 2.5) and goethite (\(\log B_{1/2}\) ca 3.5). Integrating all the available information, it was sketched out a likely sequence of events that included magnetic minerals neoformation in parent soils, their subsequent chemical transformations and the contamination episodes that affected the region.     

Solar flares associated with singularities in the differential characteristics of magnetic fields

We analyze the flare events of October 28 and May 27, 2003 to examine the possible connection of solar flares with singularities in the differential characteristics of solar magnetic fields. The relation between flares and the behavior of F indicators (which describe structural singularities of the magnetic fields) introduced earlier is analyzed. It is shown that the generation of flares can be associated with self-intersections (or reconnection) of the F = 0 curves, where magnetic reconnection can occur. Consequently, the current sheets generated in such regions can be sources of energy release.     

The high-resolution Holocene sea-level curve for Northwest Germany: global signals, local effects or data-artefacts?

A few years ago, a new relative sea-level curve for northwest Germany was constructed for the entire German North Sea coast. It is characterised by several suspected sea-level fluctuations. To test this curve for local effects, it was broken down into five relative sea-level curves representative for five coastal sections. The relative sea-level curves were corrected for tidal effects and also, a rough first correction for compaction was applied. The five curves all differ from the original curve and from each other. Most of the suspected sea-level fluctuations in the original curve cannot be supported and are discussed as data-artefacts or local effects. Around AD 800–1000 all curves show stagnation or drop of sea-level. Thus, this signal is discussed as of over-regional stratigraphic meaning. This study is a first step (1) to show that several curves are needed to demonstrate the Holocene sea-level history of such a big area as the entire German North Sea coast and (2) to establish reliable relative sea-level curves for the German North Sea coast. Further research is necessary to apply detailed corrections especially with respect to compaction-prone data and to improve the individual curves.     

Soil metal pollution from former Zn–Pb mining assessed by geochemical and magnetic investigations: case study of the Bou Caid area (Tissemsilt,Algeria)

Former zinc and lead mines that have been operating for half a century are located in the massif of Bou Caid (Tissemsilt, Algeria). Hazardous heavy metals emitted from the mines are abundant in the surrounding soil and cause strong metal pollution in the region. This paper investigates the extent of lead and zinc mine activity derived pollution by characterizing both magnetic and geochemical properties of samples collected in the vicinity of the mines. The results of the magnetic study show the coexistence of magnetic minerals such as magnetite, hematite and goethite. Analyses on surface soils and weathered rocks suggest that hematite and goethite have ore-related lithogenic origins. Magnetic susceptibility shows a positive correlation with lead content when present in low-to-medium concentrations (< ~500 mg/kg). At higher lead concentrations, there is no correlation with magnetic susceptibility. The relationship between magnetic susceptibility and zinc content is not straightforward. These observations are explained by the higher affinity of Pb to iron oxides at lower pollution levels and their preferential bonding to carbonates when Pb and Zn contents are extremely high, as demonstrated by Iavazzo et al. (J Geochem Explor 113:56–67, 2012) in a study of former Zn–Pb mine in Morocco. Based on the general features of the spatial maps of field-measured magnetic susceptibility, mass-specific magnetic susceptibility, Pb and Zn contents, it is concluded that field magnetic measurements provide a good qualitative proxy of pollution spread out of the mining galleries, while laboratory measurements afford a more detailed investigation of the links between iron oxides and the main heavy metals in the ore.     

Rock‐Magnetic and Archaeointensity Investigation of Pottery and a Burned Floor at the Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Site,Western Mexico

We report a detailed rock‐magnetic and archaeointensity analysis of four pottery fragments and a burned floor recovered from the Tzintzuntzan archaeological site in western Mexico. Results from rock‐magnetic experiments (x‐T curves and first‐order reversal curves [FORC] diagrams) indicate the suitability of most of these materials as faithful geomagnetic field recorders. Potsherds were archaeomagnetically dated by comparing their mean intensity values against the paleosecular variation curve CALS3k, suggesting A.D. 600–941 as the most probable age range. This is younger than ¹⁴C‐dated charcoal from the same burned floor (A.D. 1294–1426). More precise age estimates will require the use of the full geomagnetic vector (declination, inclination, and intensity). Multiple reheatings of the ceramic pieces, evidenced as secondary components in Zijderveld plots, could reflect multiple heating of these objects, perhaps from use as incense burners. Our study demonstrates the potential of archaeomagnetic analysis to both date burned ceramics recovered in situ and provide insight into their use‐history.     

古气候记录的时间标尺及相位关系计算——以塔吉克斯坦Chashmanigar黄土剖面为例

轨道调谐法是确定第四纪地层时间标尺的主要手段,但人工进行轨道调谐确定时间标尺具有可操作性差、客观性差、工作量大及很难得到最佳结果等缺陷,本文描述了利用计算机自动进行轨道调谐以厘定古气候记录时间标尺的方法步骤.对于不同的气候替代性指标时间序列之间在主要周期频率上的相位关系,作者提出了利用演化凝聚函数法进行计算的新方法.作为实例,利用上述方法对塔吉克斯坦Chashmanigar黄土记录进行了时间标尺和相位关系演化的计算.     

The Light-time Effect in the Eclipsing Binaries with Early-type Components U CrB and RW Tau

A detailed study of the orbital-period variations of the Algol-type eclipsing binaries with earlyspectral- type primary components U CrB and RW Tau has been performed. The period variations in both systems can be described as a superposition of secular and cyclic variations of the period. A secular period increase at a rate of 2.58^d × 10^?7/year is observed for U CrB, which can be explained if there is a uniform flow of matter from the lower-mass to the higher-mass component, with the total angular momentum conserved. RW Tau features a secular period decrease at a rate of ?8.6^d × 10^?7/year; this could be due to a loss of angular momentum by the binary due to magnetic braking. The cyclic orbital-period variations of U CrB and RWTau can be explained by the motion of the eclipsing binary systems along their long-period orbits. In U CrB, this implies that the eclipsing binary moves with a period of 91.3 years around a third body with mass M₃ > 1.13M_⊙; in RW Tau, the period of the motion around the third body is 66.6 years, and the mass of the third body is M₃ > 1.24M_⊙. It also cannot be ruled out that the variations are due to the magnetic cycles of the late-type secondaries. The residual period variations could be a superposition of variations due to non-stationary ejection of matter and effects due to magnetic cycles.     

综合物探技术在石家庄凹陷地热勘查中的应用

在岩石密度、磁性、电性综合分析的基础上,提出用重力资料反演广义新生界基底,利用航磁资料研究太古宇、下元古界结晶基底的研究思路.根据大地电磁测深资料,对新生界、中生界和古生界垂向分布进行了深入研究,结合重力剖面反演进一步予以证实.工作结果在石家庄凹陷内发现槐底低凸起存在,是寻找寒武系、奥陶系灰岩类型的地热远景有利地区;发现石家庄市区内存在南北、东西2个新生界深洼槽,分别为石家庄火车站至永壁深洼槽和永壁至二十里铺深洼槽.     

综合方法在柳塘隐伏铅锌矿床的应用效果

在湖南坪宝铅锌多金属矿田外围柳塘预测找矿靶区,采用高精度磁测、高精度重力、高灵敏度土壤、岩石测量、碳氧同位素测定等综合方法普查、详查,以“磁场跃变区”及Pb、Zn、Ag、Sb、As等弱异常为主要标志,在地表无任何矿化蚀变显示的柳塘预测区,发现400m以下的全隐伏铅锌银矿床,这阐明了新方法新技术是成矿远景区(带)矿产资源调查评价中提取深部找矿信息标志的最佳方法,总结了找矿预测的基本思路。通过该矿床的发现,说明“预测—普查一致性”原则是成功的。     

Gravity and magnetic data analysis of block-35, Jiza' basin,Eastern Yemen

The Jiza' basin is located in the eastern part of Yemen, trending generally in the E–W direction. It is filled with Middle Jurassic to recent sediments, which increase in thickness approximately from 3,000 m to more than 9,000 m. In this study, block-35 of this sedimentary basin is selected to detect the major subsurface geological and structural features characterizing this basin and controlling its hydrocarbon potentials. To achieve these goals, the available detailed gravity and magnetic data, scale 1:100,000, were intensively subjected to different kinds of processing and interpretation steps. Also, the available seismic reflection sections and deep wells data were used to confirm the interpretation. The results indicated three average depth levels; 12.5, 2.4, and 0.65 km for the deep, intermediate, and shallow gravity sources and 5.1 and 0.65 km for the deep and shallow magnetic sources. Accordingly, the residual and regional anomaly maps were constructed. These maps revealed a number of high and low structures (horsts and grabens and half grabens), ranging in depth from 0.5 km to less than 4.5 km and trending mainly in the ENE, NW, and NE directions. However, the analytical signal for both gravity and magnetic data also showed locations, dimensions, and approximate depths of the shallow and near surface anomaly sources. The interpretation of the gravity and magnetic anomalies in the area indicated that the NW, NNW, ENE, and NE trends characterize the shallow to deep gravity anomaly sources; however, the NE, NW, and NNE trends characterize the magnetic anomaly sources, mainly the basement. Two-dimensional geologic models were also constructed for three long gravity anomaly profiles that confirmed and tied with the available deep wells data and previously interpreted seismic sections. These models show the basement surface and the overlying sedimentary section as well as the associated faults.     

综合物探方法在蒙—甘—新相邻（北山）地区东段铜矿预查区勘查评价中的应用

内蒙古内部额勒根乌兰乌拉和乌珠尔嘎顺是两处极富地质找矿前景的铜矿预查区，物探测量发现多处激电和磁法异常，有些异常沿走向尚未封闭，少量槽探及钻孔均见不同程度矿化和硫化矿体。地质－物探综合研究认为，物探异常中多为矿致异常，说明激电、高精度磁法在该预查区矿产资源勘查与评价中是有效的。同时表明，该预查区具有良好的地质找矿前景。     

航磁异常的构造解释和华北-塔南-扬子超陆块演化

在现代地球磁场中,总体感磁效应与岩石的磁化率无关。典型地区大比例尺构造组构填图结果与岩石磁组构的对照分析,证明磁线理和构造线理具有一致的矢量特征。强烈韧性剪切导致岩石中区域一致的矿物定向和磁化率各向异性,是干扰现代地球磁场、产生特定航磁异常分布格局的主要因素。对五种基本的区域尺度构造 航磁异常样式的成因进行了分析,证明华北地区的航磁异常的分布样式与结晶基底的基本构造格架基本一致。并据此对塔里木、扬子地体基底岩石的构造性质进行了解释,提出存在前寒武纪华北－ 塔南－ 扬子超陆块。结合显生宙构造演化的地质证据,划分出新太古代克拉通化、古元古代左行韧性剪切改造和活动带发育、中－ 新元古代裂解和活动大陆边缘、古生代原地改造和中生代再裂解五个演化历史阶段     

Magnetic and ground probing radar measurements for soil pollution mapping in the industrial area of Val Basento (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy): a case study

The joint application of electromagnetic techniques for near-surface exploration is a useful tool for soil pollution monitoring and can also contribute towards describing the spatial distribution of pollutants. The results of a geophysical field survey that was carried out for characterizing the heavy metal and waste disposal soil pollution phenomena in the industrial area of Val Basento (Basilicata region, Southern Italy) are presented here. First, topsoil magnetic susceptibility measurements have been carried out for defining the spatial distribution of superficial pollution phenomena in the investigated area. Second, detailed and integrated measurements based on a high-resolution magnetic mapping and ground probing radar (GPR) profiling have been applied to investigate the subsurface in two industrial areas located in more polluted sites that were identified during the first phase. Our monitoring strategy discloses the way to rapidly define the zone characterized by high pollution levels deriving from chemical industries and traffic emissions and to obtain the way information about the presence of local buried sources of contamination.     

Palaeomagnetic study of the Ronda peridotites (Betic Cordillera, southern Spain)

A palaeomagnetic study of the Ronda peridotites (southern Spain) has been carried out on 301 samples from 20 sites, spread along the three main outcrops of the ultrabasic complex: Ronda, Ojén and Carratraca massifs. Different lithologies and outcrops with different degrees of serpentinization have been sampled and analysed. Rock magnetic experiments have been carried out on a representative set of samples. These measurements include: Curie curves, hysteresis cycles, isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) acquisition curves, thermal demagnetization of IRM imparted along three orthogonal axes and magnetic bulk susceptibility. Results indicate that magnetite is the main magnetic mineral present in the samples. Stepwise thermal and alternating field (AF) demagnetization of the natural remanent magnetization (NRM) reveals the presence of a characteristic remanent magnetization (ChRM) carried by magnetite, and in some sepentinized samples, a northward component with variable unblocking temperatures up to 250–575 °C. The appearance and the relative intensity of this northward component are strongly related to serpentinization degree. Taking into account the geological history of the peridotites, the ChRM has been considered as a thermo-chemical remanent magnetization acquired during the first serpentinization phase associated to the post-metamorphic cooling of this unit. On the basis of radiometric and fission track analysis, the ChRM is proposed to have been acquired between 20 and 17–18 Ma. The inclination of the mean direction of the ChRM statistically coincides with the expected inclination for stable Iberia during the Oligocene–Miocene. The declination of the ChRM differs from the expected declination, indicating clockwise block rotations of 41±12° about vertical axes since the cooling of the peridotites. When applying a compositional layering correction, the ChRM directions fail to pass this kind of fold test, thus, the compositional layering was not a palaeohorizontal during ChRM acquisition time. Normal and reversed polarities of the ChRM are reported, showing that at least one reversal of the Earth's magnetic field took place during ChRM acquisition process. A tentative polarity zonation within the peridotitic outcrops is also suggested. No evidence is found from these data for the previously proposed simultaneity between post-metamorphic cooling and rotation of the peridotites.     

Verteilung von Fe,Mn, Ca und Mg im Karbonspati der Blei-Zink-Erzgänge des Südlichen Rheinischen Schiefergebirges

The statistical study of the chemical composition of the carbonates I in the lead-zinc ore district belonging to the southern ?Rheinisches Schiefergebirge“ represents a suitable method for characterising the ore veins and their types in this district. It allows to find out and to confirm the genetic relationships. In a detailed study (Hannak, 1965) the iron-manganese ratio in the carbonates I of the veins has been investigated and it has been shown that the Fe-Mn quotient can be employed as a typological factor for the types of the ore veins. Supplementary to this, the calcium-magnesium distribution has been followed up and compared with that of iron-manganese. The investigation led to the conclusion that calcium and magnesium also show a distribution which is characteristic of the veins and of different vein types. Investigations concerning the conditions of formation as well as the possibility of solid solutions in the above treated system will be made in some later studies.     

Zur Herkunft des Quarzzements. Abschätzung der Quarzauflösung in Silt- und Sandsteinen

The origin of quartz cement in sandstones can be attributed to supplies (1) from the surrounding shales, and (2) to a lower degree from dissolution of quartz on stylolites within the sandstones. A supply from the surrounding shales, which has been shown by the porosity decrease near the upper and lower surfaces of different sandstones (Füchtbauer, 1974), can be explained by the following observations in Upper Triassic and Middle Jurassic sandstones and siltstones of Northern Germany as well as in concretions of Devonian to Upper Cretaceous age from different localities:

1. Quartz grains in silt layers are flattened by dissolution compared with quartz grains of the same size in the adjacent sandstones, the amount of shrinking being about 35 percent (fig. 1).
2. Concretions prevent the enclosed insoluble residues from diagenesis. The main difference between the concretions and the adjacent shale of 31 occurrences examined is the quartz content, which is by 10–50 percent lower in the adjacent shale, due to diagenetical dissolution (fig. 2).

It is suggested that the dissolved silica was brought to the sandstones by the compaction stream of interstitial water percolating through the rock sequence, and that the sandstones acted as sinks triggering the dissolution. Only a small amount of silica, about 10 percent of the silica from dissolved quartz, is provided by the transition montmorillonite — illite. Both sources together would be able to explain the precipitation of 20 percent quartz cement in a sequence composed of 1/3 sandstones and 2/3 shales. In the sandstones mentioned above stylolites can be observed (fig. 3), the amplitudes of which increase from 0,5–1 mm to 2–5 mm with increasing depth, between 1300 and 2600 metres. The real amount of dissolution on each stylolite — about 4 mm — has been calculated using large mica which were collected by the stylolites from the adjacent sandstone. Using this figure, the decrease of porosity in the sandstones shown in fig. 4 can be quantitatively explained by the frequency of stylolite intercalations. It is suggested that this process, which was due to local diffusion, occurred late in diagenesis, when the compaction stream was already insufficient to move large quantities of silica.     

Quasibiennial oscillations of the north-south asymmetry

The north-south (N-S) asymmetry of the solar activity (A), which reflects differences in the behavior of the northern and southern hemispheres of the Sun, is studied using data on the brightness of the coronal green line, the total number and area of sunspots, and the net magnetic flux. The spatial and temporal distributions and correlations between the A values represented by these indices are considered. The characteristic time variations in A are similar for all the indices, on both long and short time scales. Quasibiennial oscillations (QBOs) can be traced in the asymmetries of all four indices. A detailed study of the QBOs is carried out based on spectral-variation and wavelet analyses. Long-term increases and decreases occur synchronously in the asymmetries of various indices and are much more pronounced in A than in the indices themselves. A negative correlation between the power of the QBOs and the asymmetry of A can be traced; it is most clearly manifest as a substantial diminishing of the QBOs during the mid-1960s, which coincided with an especially strong increase in A. Our analysis shows that the N-S asymmetry is probably a fundamental property that controls the coupling and degree of coincidence between the magnetic-field-generation mechanisms operating in the northern and southern hemispheres.