Bergfußflächen und das System der Flächenbildung in den ariden Subtropen und Tropen

Zusammenfassung In den Trockengebieten sind in der Fußregion von Bergen und Gebirgen ausgedehnte Fußflächen entstanden. Sie sind Ausgleichsflächen zwischen den in Abtragung befindlichen höheren Reliefteilen und den tiefer liegenden Vorlandebenen. Zerschnitten oder unzerschnitten haben sie entscheidenden Anteil am gesamten Flächenrelief. Die Tendenz zur Erhaltung älterer Flächenteile prägt das Gesamtbild des Flächenreliefs der ariden Zone. Bereiche der Zerschneidung und solche der Flächenerhaltung schließen sich klimazonal nicht aus. Die Morphogenese aller Fußflächen beginnt mit der ersten syn- bzw. posttektonischen Anlage einer Initialfläche.Fußflächen mit mehreren Niveaus und Terrassen bilden auf morphologisch weichen (wechselharten) Sedimentgesteinen ein Glacis-System, während besonders auf Kristallingestein ausgedehnte Pedimentflächen entstanden sind. Mit zunehmend ariderem Klima sind alle Fußflächen wenig oder nicht mehr zerschnitten. Morphogenetisch sind Glacis und Pedimente gleichartige Bildungen desselben klimatisch-geomorphologischen Systems der ariden Zone, morphographisch zeigen sie Unterschiede.Die ariden Subtropen und Tropen bilden klimatisch-morphologisch ein eigenes morphodynamisches und genetisches System der Flächenbildung auf der Erde.

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In arid regions wide piedmont plains (Fußflächen) have been formed as the glacis of higher mountains. They are compensation levels (Ausgleichsflächen) between higher parts of relief which are at present eroded, and the lower foreland plains. Whether they are dissected or not, they constitute a large part of all plains. The trend to conserve older parts of the relief is reflected in the whole appearance of the arid zone. Regions of erosions and of plain conservation do not exclude each other in the same climatic zone. The morphogenesis of all piedmont plains begins with a first syntectonic or posttectonic disposition towards an Initial plain (Initialfläche).Piedmont plains with various levels and terraces may develop as a glacissystem on alternatively soft and hard sediments, while on crystalline material extensive rock pediments are formed.In a climate becoming more arid, dissection of all piedmont plains decreases. From a morphogenetic point of view, glacis and rock pediments are similar formations of the same climatic-geomorphological system of the arid zone. Only morphographically they show differences.With regard to climatic morphology, the arid subtropics and tropics have their own morphodynamic and genetic system of plain formation.

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Résumé Dans les zones arides, des glacis étendus se sont formés dans les régions de piémont. Ils représentent des « surfaces d'aplanissement » entre les régions élevées du relief et les plaines de piémont en contre-bas. Les glacis, qu'ils soient entaillés ou non, ont une part importante dans le relief des surfaces d'érosion de la zone aride. La tendance à la conservation d'aplanissements anciens est caractéristique dans cette zone dans laquelle l'érosion linéaire et la conservation des glacis d'érosion sont de la même efficacité. La morphogenèse de tous les glacis dérive d'une « surface initiale » syntectonique ou post-tectonique, qui est la surface de départ.Les glacis sur roches sédimentaires (peu résistantes ou tendres) présentent une morphologie typique comportant plusieurs niveaux de glacis et terrasses (système de glacis). Dans le domaine des roches résistentes et moins hétérogènes, surtout sur roche cristalline, dominent souvent des surfaces pédimentaire étendues et moins inclinées. Les glacis et les pédiments sont de moins en moins entaillés en fonction de l'aridité croissante du climat. Génétiquement, tous les deux sont des unités du relief très voisines du système zonal aride, morphographiquement ils présentent des différences.Le système morphodynamique et génétique de la zone aride (subtropicale et tropicale) constitue, à côté de la zone tropicale humide, l'un des grands ensembles morphoclimatiques du globe.

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Eine zusammenfassende, bisher unveröffentlichte Darstellung der Flächenbildung in ariden Klimagebieten hat der Verfasser erstmalig auf einem Symposium über Fragen der Flächenbildung in den Tropen und Subtropen in Saarbrücken im Oktober 1967 gegeben. Auf der Jahrestagung der Geologischen Vereinigung in Göttingen im Februar 1968 wurde ebenfalls über diesen Fragenkreis der klimageomorphologischen Forschung referíert. Dieser Beitrag gibt den Inhalt der genannten Vorträge wieder.     

Bestimmung polarer Phosphorsäureester in Trink‐ und Oberflächenwasser mittels HPLC‐MS‐MS

Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Water by HPLC‐MS‐MS In the EC Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EG and in CEC 76/464/EEC there are 16 organophosphorus pesticides (insecticides and acaricides) listed which belong to so‐called priority substances. The committed quality aims of these substances frequently require maximum concentrations below 0.1 μg/L. In this paper a HPLC‐MS‐method is described. The reported limits of determination of organophosphorus pesticides are lower than the demanded limits. High analytical sensitivity is reached by solid‐phase extraction (SPE) and by injecting large volumes. For some of these substances no sample enrichment is needed and low detection limits are obtained by direct injection of the original water sample.     

Isotope measurements and ground water flow modeling using MODFLOW for understanding environmental changes caused by a well field in semiarid Brazil

Measurements of the environmental isotopes carbon-14 and oxygen-18 and of the electrical conductivity in ground water, together with MODFLOW-88 (DOS) simulations of pumping tests, were used to achieve a detailed understanding of the functioning of an aquifer in the area of a well field. The methodology was applied in the sedimentary basin of the Cariri region, in the south of Ceará State in Brazil. Localized hydraulic connections between adjacent aquifer units could be detected, and mixing ratios for the contributions from the units involved were determined. Cone of depression simulations for a three-year drought period revealed well interference and a drastic lowering of the piezometric level, thereby explaining the hydrogeologic changes and transformations in vegetation that were observed in the area of the well field. The combined use of the modeling tools and the geochemical field observations is shown to provide more detailed insight into the conceptual model of the groundwater flow system.     

On the parameterisation of evaporation and sensible heat exchange for shallow lakes

Summary This paper demonstrates that typical air–sea interaction models can be transferred to shallow water conditions and lakes including a depth dependent function. As depth decreases, it is assumed that exchange conditions increase. From our results it follows that the model without the shallow water correction underestimates the latent and sensible heat fluxes of a lake by about 20%. This was shown through the comparison of the model with eddy covariance data for a shallow lake during the LITFASS-98 experiment in Germany. Furthermore, data selection according to the fetch and footprint conditions is presented. These models are also useful for gap filling procedures at measuring stations over lakes with limited fetch conditions in selected directions.     

Macroscopic representation of structural geometry for simulating water and solute movement in dual-porosity media

The structure of macroporous or aggregated soils and fractured rocks is generally so complex that it is impractical to measure the geometry at the microscale (i.e., the size and the shape of soil aggregates or rock matrix blocks, and the myriad of fissures or fractures), and use such data in geometry-dependent macroscale flow and transport models. This paper analyzes a first-order type dual-porosity model which contains a geometry-dependent coefficient, β, in the mass transfer term to macroscopically represent the size and shape of soil or rock matrix blocks. As a reference, one- and two-dimensional geometry-based diffusion models were used to simulate mass transport into and out of porous blocks of defined shapes. Estimates for β were obtained analytically for four different matrix block geometries. Values for β were also calculated by directly matching analytical solutions of the diffusion models for a number of selected matrix block geometries to results obtained with the first-order model assuming standard boundary conditions. Direct matching improved previous results for cylindrical macropore geometries, especially when relatively small ratios between the outer soil mantle and the radius of the inner cylinder were used. Results of our analysis show that β is closely related to the ratio of the effective surface area available for mass transfer, and the soil matrix volume normalized by the effective characteristic length of the matrix system. Using values of β obtained by direct matching, an empirical function is derived to estimate macroscopic geometry coefficients from medium properties which in principle are measurable. The method permits independent estimates of β, thus allowing the dual-porosity approach eventually to be applied to media with complex and mixed types of structural geometry.     

Long-term observation of volcanic tremor on Stromboli volcano (Italy): A synopsis

The features of seismic activity on Stromboli are discussed and compared in terms of their relationship with the main changes of volcanic activity from 1990 to 1993.We considered a statistical approach for our data analysis. Cluster analysis was used to seek out classes of spectra which might characterize the condition of the volcanic system. The classes we have found provide insights into a scenario which evolves through different phases of volcanic activity, from paroxysms to low activity. We show that episodes of lava effusion and lava fountaining are heralded by variations in the spectral features of tremor after a preparation time. This result highlights the importance of tremor, and reveals that long-term observations are key to examine slow modifications in a volcanic system such as Stromboli, characterized by open conduits, and persistent explosive activity.     

Intrusion of igneous rocks — Physical aspects

Igneous rocks occur in two predominant modes. The plutonic mode is characterized by intrusive emplacement under compressional tectonic stress regimes. The volcanic mode is dominated by the eruption of large volumes of magma through fault controlled dyke structures in extensional tectonic stress regimes.Those typical intrusive phenomena are discussed in the light of the physical parameters like the dynamic-thermal regime of the lithosphere, the nature and source of buoyant forces as well as mechanical aspects of subsolidus flow of rocks.Twodimensional numerical models on the basis of typical parameter specifications and by means of a coupled dynamic-thermal physical approximation are presented. The simulation of buoyantly-driven diapiric intrusions has been adopted to derive parameters which are critically controlling the transport and emplacement of intrusion under surroundings of variable viscosity. Both sill-type and batholith-type structures are presented and discussed with respect to their predominant dependence on mechanical and physical conditions.

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Zusammenfassung Magmatische Gesteine treten in zwei vorherrschenden Erscheinungsformen auf. Die Plutonite sind charakterisiert durch eine intrusive Platznahme unter kompressiven tektonischen Spannungsbedingungen. Die Vulkanite werden beherrscht von gro\en Volumina eruptierten Magmas, das vorzugsweise durch weiträumige Bruchsysteme unter Zugspannungsbedingungen aufsteigt.Derartige magmatische Phänomene werden aus der Sicht physikalischer Parameter wie dynamisch-thermische Bedingungen der Lithosphäre, der Natur und des Ursprungs von Auftriebskräften sowie der Mechanik von Gesteinsformationen diskutiert.Es werden zweidimensionale numerische Modellrechnungen auf der Grundlage typischer Parameterbereiche vorgestellt. Die Rechnungen basieren auf einer dynamisch-thermischen Approximation von Flie\vorgängen. Sie werden eingesetzt zur Untersuchung von diapirartigen Intrusionsvorgängen, die durch Dichteinversionen angetrieben sind. Hierbei sollen die Parameter bestimmt werden, die Aufstieg und Platznahme der Intrusionen bestimmen. Die Umgebung ist charakterisiert durch eine vorgebbare variable Viskosität. Sowohl linsenförmige Sill-Strukturen als auch typische Batholith-Strukturen werden mathematisch simuliert. Ihr Zusammenhang mit den strukturbestimmenden Parametern wird aufgezeigt.

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Résumé Les roches magmatiques se répartissent en deux catégories principales: la catégorie plutonique est caractérisée par une mise en place dans des régimes de contraintes tectoniques compressives; la catégorie volcanique est dominée par l'éruption de volumes importants de magma à travers des systèmes de cassures dans des régimes de contraintes tectoniques d'extension.Ces phénomènes intrusifs sont discutés à la lumière de paramètres physiques tels que: le régime thermique et dynamique de la lithosphère, la nature et l'origine des forces ascensionnelles, ainsi que les aspects mécaniques du fluage sub-solidus des roches.Les auteurs présentent des modèles numériques bidimensionnels basés sur des domaines paramétriques typiques, au moyen d'une approximation dynamo-thermique de phénomène d'écoulement. La simulation d'intrusions diapiriques permet de déduire les paramètres qui déterminent le transport et la mise en place d'une intrusion dans diverses conditions de viscosité de l'encaissant. Les structures de type sill et de type batholite sont discutées en relation avec les conditions mécaniques et physiques dont elles dépendent.

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Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: development of a practical standardised protocol for macroinvertebrate sampling and sorting

In the past, no single standardised method for sampling and sorting benthic macroinvertebrates has been implemented in Germany. Therefore, we tested the suitability of two common sorting protocols, RIVPACS and AQEM/STAR, by taking samples with each protocol at 44 sampling sites. Our results reveal that different methods deliver slightly different assessment results. Moreover these two methods differ in costs. Although the AQEM/STAR protocol takes longer than the RIVPACS protocol, we favoured the AQEM/STAR protocol because of its higher level of standardisation. In order to limit costs to an acceptable level, a modification of the AQEM/STAR protocol (MAS method) is developed. This method is highly standardised, gives stable assessment results and is relatively inexpensive (€ 224.00 for processing of an average sample). A detailed protocol of the newly developed method is given.     

Results from One-Year Continuous Operation of a Large Aperture Scintillometer over a Heterogeneous Land Surface

A large-aperture scintillometer (LAS) was operated continuouslyduring a period of more than one year over a heterogeneous land surface in Central Europeat the transition between marine and continental climates. The LAS measurements of the refractiveindex structure parameter, C_N ², were used to estimate the sensible heat flux. Thiswas possible for about 60to 80% of the time under daytime conditions during thesummer, with lower values obtained for the cold season (October to March). Using datafrom a three-week long field experiment, the LAS-based heat flux was compared with a weighedaverage of local heat flux measurements over the main land use classes (forest, agriculture,water) in the area, resulting in reasonable agreement. LAS-based heat fluxes were then used forcomparison with the heat flux values of a numerical weather prediction model. An over-predictionof the model heat flux was found in summer but the modelled values were lower than the LASderived data during the cold season.