E) Organisations non Gouvernementales / Non Governmental Organizations

SUMMARY

The evaporation tank consists of a square pan with a flat base, 2 metres long and 0, 7 metre deep, set into the ground with the rim 0, 1 metre above, and connected to a well on which is installed a limnigraph. This limnigraph records continuously fluctuations of the free water surface.

The recordings show that a large amount of water can be evaporated during rainfall. This phenomenon is specific at every evaporation tank with a free water surface. It is only during the dry intervals that a strong correlation can be established between the evaporation measured in the tank and the potential evapotranspiration of the surrounding natural surfaces. In order to locate the dry intervals and to measure the evaporation only during these intervals, it is necessary to use an apparatus provided with a continuous recording mechanism     

E) Non Governmental International Organizations Organisations Internationales non gouvernementales

RESUME

La méthode classique de simulation d'une nappe captive consiste à résoudre le problème en régime transitoire à partir de la situation originelle. Dans cet article est présentée une méthode qui permet de déterminer directement l'état de la nappe à un instant donné si l'on peut connaître la chute piézométrique à cet instant.     

F) Organisations Nationales National Organizations

Abstract

It is suggested that the apparent change in height of the horizon over a lake will be a useful measure of the atmospheric stability, i.e. of the difference in temperature of the water and the air over it.     

F) Organisations Nationales National Organizations

ABSTRACT

The present study is based on field exploration and production records. The producing formation consists of consolidated continental sediments which are overlain by clays, sands and gravels. No areally extensive aquifers can be distinguished. The only zone of consistently high permeability is associated with a buried channel in the bedrock and is interrupted by a hydraulic barrier. Salt concentrations in the groundwater range from less than 500 ppm to over 2000 ppm. Groundwater temperatures range form 38 °F (3·3 °C) to 41 °F (5·0 °C).

The sustainable yields of individual wells of the three-well field range from 60 igpm to 150 igpm with a combined maximum of 350 igpm. Pumping creates an elongated hydraulic depression which is interrupted by the barrier in one direction and causes major changes in water levels 2 miles distant in the other direction. Short and long-term water-level fluctuations suggest two sources of recharge: direct infiltration and lateral flow.

Significantly different values of transmissivity (T) are computed from production tests of different lengths. Tests of duration of 10 to 500 min, 70 to 130 h, and several months yield values for T, in igpd/ft, of 10,000 to 50,000, 2000 to 6000, and 1300, respectively. From the three methods of attempted yield evaluation the one based on empirical relations between operating pumping rates and drawdowns yields the most satisfactory results.     

E) Organisations Nationales

Abstract

Sudden rapid advances or surges of glaciers and sections of smail ice caps are well known. After remaining dormant or in retreat over long periods of time these ice masses suddenly move forward rapidly with speeds about 2 orders of magnitude greater than usual. If such surges were to occur in large sections of the Antarctic ice sheet serious consequences could result. These include a significant rise of sea level, a substantial increase in the high-albedo ice cover around the continent especially in summer, and a cooling of the Antarctic ocean by the additional ice melting.

A numerical model has now been developed which simulates surging in certain glaciers and ice sheets in an apparently realistic manner. This model has been found to give close representations to a number of existing real surging temperate ice masses from small mountain glaciers to large sectors of ice caps. The model reproduces realistically many features of these ice masses such as the period of the surge, the duration, the velocity of advance, the magnitude of the advance, and the changes in ice thickness.

The application of the model to the Antarctic ice sheet is made more difficult by the problem caused by the temperature dependence of the flow properties of ice. This means that for a complete study the interaction with the environment needs to be considered. However, at this stage preliminary calculations indicate a number of features that are relevant to the effect of Antarctic ice surges on the global climate. These include the period between surges, the duration of the surge, the amount of ice advanced and the changes in thickness of the ice sheet.