Das Glazialdiluvium Dänemarks,Hollands und Norddeutschlands vom geschiebekundlichen Standpunkt aus

Zusammenfassung Die Geschiebeführung des Diluviums in Dänemark, Holland und Norddeutschland bezüglich der kristallinen Geschiebe und des Flintgehaltes wird besprochen und daraus die Hauptbewegungsrichtung des Eises während der einzelnen Vereisungen abgeleitet. Da die Ablagerungen jeder Vereisung durch ihren Geschiebeinhalt identifiziert werden können, ergeben sich interessante Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für das Diluvium Dänemarks und des Hohen Flämings, für den Odergletscher usw.Zwei große Gletscher, aus der Verschmelzung der skandinavischen Einzelgletscher hervorgegangen, überziehen von Norwegen und von der Ostsee her Norddeutschland. Der Ostseegletscher drängt den norwegischen Gletscher zunächst allmählich, von der Pommerschen Phase ab endgültig von Dänemark und Deutschland ab.Für den Geschiebebestand Norddeutschlands und Hollands gelten folgende Verhältnisse: In den Ablagerungen der Elster-Vereisung dominieren die ostfennoskandischen, in denen der Saale-Vereisung die westlichen Geschiebegruppen. Das jüngere Diluvium enthält alle nordischen Geschiebe zu etwa gleichen Anteilen, demgegenüber die Geschiebeverhältnisse des Odergletschers und Dänemarks durchweg abweichende, aber erklärbare Züge aufweisen.     

Zur Berechnung der Abgaskonzentration am Boden im Lee isolierter Industrieschornsteine

Zusammenfassung Im Falle homogener Turbulenz läßt sich bei höhenkonstantem Wind die Konzentration im Lee einer punktförmigen Gasquelle über dem Boden in einfacher Weise berechnen. Die Formel ist bei geeigneter Parameterwahl auch auf die natürlichen Verhältnisse anwendbar. — In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die effektiven Mittelwerte der in die Konzentrationsformel eingehenden Turbulenzparameter so ermittelt, daß eine weitgehende Übereinstimmung mit der Natur gewährleistet ist. Es zeigt sich, daß dieSuttonsche Diffusionsformel die maximale Gaskonzentration mit den geringsten Fehlern (ca.+10%) bei lebhaften Winden und kräftiger Einstrahlung wiedergeben kann, diese aber bei extrem stabiler Schichtung und turbulenter Strömung von geringer Geschwindigkeit um mehr als 100% überschätzt. — Die Theorie liefert eine gute Übereinstimmung mitPasquills Kurven für die Rauchwolkenhöhe, sofern man Fälle extremer Abweichungen vom adiabatischen Zustand ausschließt.

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Summary It is not difficult to calculate the gas concentration at ground level in the lee of a point source, if the turbulence is homogeneous and the windspeed is assumed to be constant with height. With a suitable choice of the parameters, however, the derived formula can be applied to real conditions, too. — In the present paper the necessary parameters are chosen as mean values in such a manner, that best agreement with nature is guaranted. It is found, thatSuttons diffusion formula overestimates the maximum gas concentration about 10 per cent in case of strong winds and strong insolation, but more than 100 per cent in case of light turbulent winds and extreme stability. Our theory is in good accordance withPasquills different curves for the vertical spread of smoke as a function of distance, if cases of extreme diabatic conditions are excluded.

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Forcing the boundaries of genre: the imaginative geography of South America in Luis Sepulveda's Patagonia Express

This article considers how literary genre conditions the influence of imaginative geographies on textual representations of place and space. Focusing on a central case study, it argues that the representation of South America in Luis Sepulveda's popular travelogue Patagonia Express is the product of interplay between two competing forces: the boundaries imposed by the travelogue genre and a widely-circulated imaginative geography of South America as a space where 'the fantastic' or magical is inherent to everyday reality.     

Drought prediction

Drought prediction has been an age-old problem, but in more recent times the magnitude of the Sahelian drought has brought into focus the need to improve the techniques for predicting such droughts with some measure of accuracy. Prom the present state of knowledge, drought prediction is difficult, if not impossible. Two major approaches appear to be prominent in the search for appropriate techniques. These include the use of teleconnections and the development of numerical models.Essentially, time-lagged teleconnections rely on the assumption that changes induced in any one area of the world may produce changes elsewhere on a world-wide scale, though time-lagged. The 1972-73 El Nino off the west coast of South America is a good case in point. The development of numerical models which allow the incorporation of not only climatic factors but also man's impact on the natural environment, offers some ray of hope that the general circulation models (GCMs) may help to improve the techniques of drought prediction.     

Grundfragen der Allgemeinen Geotektonik

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Herschel SPIRE FTS spectral mapping calibration

The Herschel SPIRE Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) performs spectral imaging in the 447–1546 GHz band. It can observe in three spatial sampling modes: sparse mode, with a single pointing on sky, or intermediate or full modes with 1 and 1/2 beam spacing, respectively. In this paper, we investigate the uncertainty and repeatability for fully sampled FTS mapping observations. The repeatability is characterised using nine observations of the Orion Bar. Metrics are derived based on the ratio of the measured intensity in each observation compared to that in the combined spectral cube from all observations. The mean relative deviation is determined to be within 2 %, and the pixel-by-pixel scatter is ～ 7 %. The scatter increases towards the edges of the maps. The uncertainty in the frequency scale is also studied, and the spread in the line centre velocity across the maps is found to be ～ 15 km s ^{? 1}. Other causes of uncertainty are also discussed including the effect of pointing and the additive uncertainty in the continuum.     

Chronology of Hydrothermal Activity Within the Yubileynoye Ore Field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 20°08′ N)

This paper reports on the integrated geochronological and geochemical methods used in studying the ore deposits and metalliferous sediments of the Yubileinoye field. This study gives the opportunity to carry out cross dating of hydrothermal deposits, including the ²³⁰Th/U dating of sulfides, the ²³⁰Th, ¹⁴C dating, and foraminiferal analysis of the sediments, and, on this basis, to reconstruct hydrothermal activity over time. It was established that the ores started forming about 100 000–123 000 years ago and were renewed 4–5 times with a frequency of 10–20 ka. As a result, the complex of pyrite-marcasite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite ores and the associated metal-bearing and ore-bearing sediments with consistent geochemical specialization were formed. The integrated geochronological and geochemical studies of the ores and sediments allow us to obtain detailed data on evolution of the hydrothermal ore-formation not only in the certain areas but also for the entire Mid-Atlantic Ridge.