Hydrogeological and thermal characterization of shallow aquifers in the plain sector of Piemonte region (NW Italy): implications for groundwater heat pumps diffusion

The low annual and seasonal variability of the shallow groundwater temperature in the alluvial plain aquifers of the Piemonte region (NW Italy) confirmed the potentiality of the low-enthalpy open-loop groundwater heat pumps (GWHP) diffusion to contribute to the reduction of regional greenhouse gas emissions. The distribution of mean groundwater temperatures ranged from a minimum of 10.3°C to a maximum of 17.9°C with a mean of 14.0°C. Differences among diverse areas were slight according with the modest variations in the general climatic condition. Like the air, temperature distribution of the shallow groundwater temperatures is generally similar to topographic elevations in reverse manner. Higher temperature values recorded were typical of summer months (June, July). On the opposite lower values were measured in January and February. No significant difference phase (time) difference between air and groundwater temperature appeared in the data analysis. Besides air-temperature influence (seasonal variability) seemed strictly connected to the depth to groundwater in the measure point and it was negligible when the value was over 9.5 m. For the application of the open-loop systems, extensive examinations of the hydrogeological local conditions should be conducted at site scale and groundwater heat transport modelling should be developed.     

Der physikalische Zusammenhang zwischen der statischen Abplattung und dem inneren Aufbau der Erde auf der hypothetischen Grundlage einer sechsparametrigen Gleichgewichtsfigur

Zusammenfassung Es wird eine allgemeine Theorie der mehrparametrigen Gleichgewichtsfiguren entwickelt. Die Gleichgewichtsbedingung wird folgendermaßen formuliert: 1. Das Dichtegesetz ist streng individuell. 2. Jede Gleichgewichtsfigur besteht aus mehreren, durch Diskontinuitätsflächen getrennten Teilen, deren jeder das Dichtegesetz der einparametrigen Gleichgewichtsfiguren aufweist oder homogen ist. 3. Bei Entblätterung der Figur bis zur innersten Diskontinuitätsfläche resultiert ein null oder einparametriger Kern. Für das Normalsphäroid der Erde wird ein dreiteiliges Modell zugrundegelegt, bestehend aus einer homogenen Wasserhülle, einem heterogenen Mantel und einem ebensolchen Kern. Nach Abhebung des Ozeans verbleibt eine vierparametrige Festerde, wobei die Kernoberfläche in 2900 km Tiefe angenommen wird. Da zur eindeutigen Lösung zwei Bestimmungsstücke fehlen, erhält man ² Lösungen, deren Gültigkeitsbereich durch drei lineare Reihen von Grenzfiguren abgeschlossen ist: eine Figurenreihe mit homogenem Kern und heterogenem Mantel, eine Reihe mit homogenem Mantel und heterogenem Kern und eine Reihe mit verschwindendem Dichtesprung an der Kernoberfläche. Die drei Ecken des Feldes sind durch folgende Figuren gegeben:a) einWiechert'sches Modell, bestehend aus einem homogenen Mantel und einem homogen Kern; diese Figur weist das maximale HauptträgheitsmomentC auf.b) die GrenzfigurB mit homogenem Kern und verschwindendem Dichtesprung, welche das minimale Trägheitsmoment hat.c) die GrenzfigurC mit homogenem Mantel und dem Dichtesprung Null. Innerhalb der empirischen Unsicherheit fällt das aus der dynamischen und statischen Abplattung der wirklichen Erde für die Festerde berechnete Hauptträgheitsmoment mit dem Minimalwert der FigurB zusammen. Es scheint demnach, daß die wirkliche Erde durch einen minimalen Drehimpuls ausgezeichnet ist, womit aber gleichzeitig der Kern homogen sein muß und an der Kernoberfläche kein Dichtesprung auftreten dürfte.

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Summary A general theory of multiparameter figures of equilibrium is developed. The condition of equilibrium is formulated as follows: 1. The density-law is strictly individual. 2. Each figure of equilibrium consists of several parts separated by surfaces of discontinuity, each of which has the density-law of the one parametric figures of equilibrium or is homogeneous. 3. Peeling off the figure to the lowest surface of discontinuity results a zero- or a one parametric core. For the normal spheroid of the earth a three-partite model consisting of a homogeneous water-cover, a heterogeneous mantle and of such a core is taken as basis. After peeling off the ocean a four-parametric solid earth remains, assuming the depth of the surface of the core in 2900 km. As for an unequivocal solution two data are lacking, we find ² solutions the domain of which is separated by three linear series of boundary-figures: a series of figures with homogeneous core and heterogeneous mantle, a series of figures with homogeneous mantle and heterogeneous core and a series with vanishing difference of density on the surface of the core. The three corner points of this field are represented by following figures:a) aWiechert-model consisting of a homogeneous mantle and a homogeneous core; this figure has the maximum of moment of inertiaC. b) the boundary figureB with homogeneous core and vanishing difference of densities, which has the minimum ofC. c) the boundary figure with homogeneous mantle and also vanishing difference of densities on the surface of the core. Within the empirical uncertainty the moment of inertiaC calculated from the dynamic and static flattening of the real earth coincides with the minimum value of figureB. Therefore it seems that the real earth is distincted by the minimum moment of rotation, in which case simultaneously the core must be homogeneous and the difference of density on the core's surface must vanish.

     

S(IV) Autoxidation in Atmospheric Liquid Water: The Role of Fe(II) and the Effect of Oxalate

The reactivity of dissolved iron compounds towards different pollutants and photooxidants in atmospheric liquid water depends upon the oxidation state and speciation of iron. Our measurements of the oxidation state of dissolved iron eluted from aerosol particles (Dae: 0.4–1.6 m) collected in the urban atmosphere of Ljubljana showed that a large fraction of the iron content is present as Fe(II). The concentration ratio [Fe(II)]/[Fe(III)] varied between 0.9 and 3.1. The kinetics of S(IV) autoxidation catalyzed by Fe(II) under the conditions representative for acidified atmospheric liquid water and the influence of oxalate on this reaction under dark conditions was investigated. The reaction rate is the same if Fe(II) or Fe(III) is used as a catalyst under the condition that Fe(II) can be oxidized in Fe(III), which is the catalytically active species. Oxalate has a strong inhibiting effect on the S(IV) autoxidation in the presence of Fe(II). The reaction is autocatalytic with an induction period, that increases with higher concentrations of oxalate. The inhibiting effect of oxalate differs according to whether iron is initially in the Fe(II) or Fe(III) state. However, in both cases the inhibition by oxalate is a result of the formation of complexes with the catalyst.     

湖南省地层结构与盆地格架

本文以湖南省岩石地层展布特点为前提,以北西-南东向横切地层剖面为基础。探讨了我省地层结构与盆地格架。笔者通过地层结构分析。对地层分区界线、物源区、主导构造作用特点等进行了讨论,从而建立了沉积盆地格架。指出我省盆地是在陆壳基底上,受扬子陆块与华夏陆块的双重控制。沉积范围不断缩小的沉积盆地。这种认识的确立,对各盆地期沉积层的变形、岩浆岩的分带与侵位方式、隐伏矿床的探索等都将产生新的联系。     

On the P-wave velocity and plate-tectonics implications for the Tyrrhenian deep-earthquake zone

P-wave velocities in the Tyrrhenian mantle have been determined for the 230–480 km depth range. Analysis of P-wave travel times for a set of Tyrrhenian deep earthquakes gives a velocity-distribution law which shows different behaviours in the 230–300 km and 300–480 km depth intervals. For the first interval the velocity gradient is 0.64 · 10⁻² sec⁻¹ and for the second one it is 0.59 · 10⁻² sec⁻¹. At a depth of 300 km the velocity decreases rapidly from 8.75 to 8.43 km/sec.The results have been analyzed in the framework of a Tyrrhenian structural model characterized by a lithospheric slab dipping 55–60° in the WNW direction.It is also pointed out that the analysis of some geodynamic features of the slabs of Pacific island arcs carried out by Oliver et al. (1973) and Sleep (1973) can be applied to the Tyrrhenian mantle geodynamic features.     

The 1974 etna eruption: Multispectral analysis of skylab images reveals the vegetation canopy as a likely transducer of pre-eruptive volcanic emissions

On the Skylab images taken over Mt. Etna in September, 1973, an area with a reduced near-infrared reflectivity was observed in the zone where five months later the lateral eruption of February 1974 took place. This fact suggested to the authors the working hypothesis that the vegetation was influenced by latent volcanic phenomena. Moreover the intensification of linear features across the same area led to the development of a new point of view in which the vegetation is perceived as a volcanologic transducer. Ground investigations and thermal-infrared and multispectral surveys performed in July 1974 neither confirmed nor contradicted the first part of the assumption because subsequent paroxysmal phenomena modified the area investigated. The multispectral analysis on the other hand gave a greater emphasis to the correlation between the linear features and the distribution of plants. A more detailed study of this relationship is suggested.     

Microtremors and volcanic explosions at Stromboli — Part 2

A seismic survey was carried out at Stromboli volcano during August 1973. Statistical and spectral analyses of volcanic tremor and explosion quakes were performed. The statistical analysis has shown that the value of them coefficient in Ishimoto & Iida’s relation is high and that the hourly frequencies of events are fairly constant. The spectral analysis has shown a similarity in shape between tremors and explosion quakes. These events have the dominant frequency of 5 Hz at the craters area.     

Strahlungsmessungen als Hilfsmittel zur Diagnose atmosphärischer Zustände und Vorgänge

Zusammenfassung An einem umfangreichen Beobachtungsmaterial besonders der zenitalen Himmelsstrahlung wird die Brauchbarkeit von Strahlungsmessungen mit verschiedenen Empfängern für die Überwachung atmosphärischer Trübungsverhältnisse und der Struktur der Trübung erprobt. Der Einfluß der selektiven Eigenschaften der einzelnen Empfängertypen auf die Meßvorgänge wird eingehend erörtert. Es wird gezeigt, daß Polarisations-und Farbwerte der zenitalen Himmelsstrahlung, die mit verhältnismäßig einfachen Mitteln (Selen-Photoelementen) gewonnen werden können, schon wesentliche Einblicke in den Trübungscharakter der Atmosphäre ermöglichen. Eine Verfeinerung der Analyse ist durch Intensitäts- und Polarisationsmessungen in engen Spektralbereichen, wie sie durch Verwendung von Interferenzfiltern in Verbindung mit Photomultipliern möglich sind, zu erreichen. Im Hinblick auf die noch unbefriedigende Bestimmung des Gesamtwasserdampfgehalts aus den atmosphärischen Absorptionsbanden bei durchgehender Strahlung wird auf die Möglichkeit, sie durch Messung der langwelligen Ausstrahlung zu kontrollieren und zu verbessern, hingewiesen.

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Summary On the basis of an extensive material of observations, in particular of zentithal sky radiation, the applicability of radiation measurements with different receivers for the control of atmospheric turbidity conditions and the structure of turbidity is investigated. The influence of the selective prpperties of the different receiver types on the measuring processes is discussed in detail. It is shown that polarisation and colour values of zenithal sky radiation obtainable by relatively simple means (selenium rectifier cells) give considerable insight into the character of atmospheric turbidity. An improvement of the analysis can be reached by measurements of intensity and polarisation within small spectral ranges such as are possible by applygin interference filters in combination with photomultipliers. With regard to the yet unsatisfactory determination of total water vapour contents from the atmospheric absorption bands of transmitted radiation the possibility is emphasized to control and improve it by measuring the outgoing long-wave radiation.

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Résumé Au moyen d'un riche matériel d'observations concernant surtout le rayonnement du ciel zénital on étudie la valeur de différents récepteurs en vue du contrôle du trouble atmosphérique et notamment de sa structure. On discute l'effet des propriétés sélectives des récepteurs sur lesprocédés des mesures. On montre que la polarisation et la couleur du rayonnement du ciel zénital mesurées par des moyens relativement simples (cellules au sélénium) fournissent déjà d'utiles renseignements sur le caractère du trouble atmosphérique. On arrive à améliorer les résultats par des mesures d'intensité et de polarisation à l'intérieur de régions spectrales étroites, ainsi que par l'emploi de filtres à interférences combinés avec des photomultiplicateurs. Considérant que la teneur totale en vapeur d'eau de l'atmosphère ne se détermine qu'imparfaitement par la transmission dans les bandes d'absorption, l'auteur évoque la possibilité de la déterminer par la mesure du rayonnement effectif à grande longueur d'onde.

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