North American Precambrian history recorded in a single sample: high-resolution UPb systematics of the Potsdam sandstone detrital zircons,New York State

Zircons separated from the Cambrian Potsdam sandstone of New York yield four distinct populations which can be defined by a number of analytical techniques. U-Pb isotopic analyses of small samples and monozircons of each population reveal a fine chronology not apparent in milligram-sized sample analysis, and define source area ages of 1180, 1320, 2100 and 2700 m.y. for the Cambrian detrital suite. These ages correspond to well-defined sources in the Superior and Grenville Provinces of the Canadian Shield (2700 and 2100 m.y.) and the well established Grenville age rocks of the Adirondack Mountains (1180 m.y.). The 1320-m.y. age appears to be derived from the Adirondacks, and suggests the existence of pre-Grenville basement in that massif. Our techniques allow the interpretation of the Precambrian history of a large portion of eastern North America from a single sample, and thus should be valuable in the definition of source areas in paleogeographic reconstruction, and in studies of continental crustal evolution.     

Attenuation of Rayleigh waves across the volcanic area of the Massif Central,France

Rayleigh wave attenuation is investigated for periods ranging from 20 to 90 s, along a 450 km-long profile following the Oligocene tensile zone of the French Massif Central. A model is deduced by inversion, assuming that the S-wave intrinsic quality factor Q_β is frequency-independent, and yields a mean value Q_β = 43 ± 10 for the first 100 km in the upper mantle. This value, far lower than the mean value obtained in Eurasia, is close to those obtained in other recent tensile areas, e.g., the western United States or mid-oceanic ridges.A velocity-depth model for S-waves, deduced in a previous study from surface-wave propagation, has been corrected for the attenuation effect. We find a discrepancy between the corrected S-model and P-wave residuals in the same area, implying that Q_β must be frequency-dependent. This can be a clue for partial melting in the upper mantle beneath this region.     

De l'emploi des methodes chimiques et spectrographiques pour l'etude des poteries antiques

Résumé Le but de mon travail est de vérifier dans quelle mesure l'analyse chimique et spectrographique des poteries antiques peut permettre de différencier entre elles ces poteries, et apporter des élémentes susceptibles de résoudre certains problèmes archéologiques de localisation.J'ai analysé un certain nombre échantillons de poteries antiques — 300 échantillons environ — qui ont été mis à ma disposition par MonsieurVallet, professeur à la Faculté des Lettres de Clermont-Ferrand. Ces échantillons sont de provenance diverse: France, Italie, Sicile, Grèce propre et îles grecques, Asie Mineure, Afrique du Nord.L'analyse chimique a porté sur les éléments suivants: Fer, Titane et Manganèse. L'analyse spectrographique porte sur les oligoéléments métalliques suivants: Plomb, Etain, Argent, Cuivre, Chrome, Nickel et Cobalt.Les teneurs en Titane, Plomb, Etain et Argent ne montrent pas de différences significatives. Par contre, les teneurs en Fer, Manganèse d'une part, Cuivre, Chrome, Nickel et Cobalt d'autre part, apportent des éléments de différenciation.

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The aim of this study is to verify to what extent chemical and spectrochemical analysis can distinguish among sherds from various localities and to give new data to solve some of the archaeological problems about location.About 300 sherds have been analysed; I got them from D.Vallet, Professor at the Faculté des Lettres in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne — These samples come from various countries, namely from: France, Italy, Greece, Greek Islands, Asia Minor, North Africa.The chemical analysis was for: Iron, Titanium and Manganese. The determination of trace elements such as: Lead, Tin, Silver, Copper, Chronium, Nickel, Cobalt, is now being carried out by means of spectrochemical analysis.The amount of Titanium, Lead, Tin and Silver shows no significant differences — On the contrary the amount of Iron, Manganese, Copper, Chronium, Nickel and Cobalt, give a good criterion for comparing and contrasting sherds of different provenance.

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Zusammenfassung Das Ziel meiner Arbeit ist, zu untersuchen, in welchem Maße es die chemische und spektrographische Analyse von antiken Tonwaren erlaubt, zwischen diesen Tonwaren zu unterscheiden und Lösungen für archäologische Ortsprobleme zu finden.Ich habe eine bestimmte Anzahl von antiken Tonwaren — ungefähr 300 Proben — analysiert die mir M.Vallet, Professor an der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät von Clermont-Ferrand, zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Diese Proben sind verschiedener Herkunft: Frankreich, Italien, Sizilien, Griechisches Festland, Griechische Inseln, Kleinasien und Nordafrika.Die chemische Analyse betraf die folgenden Elemente: Eisen, Titan, Mangan. Durch die spektrographische Analyse wurden die folgenden Elemente untersucht: Blei, Zink, Silber, Kupfer, Chrom, Nickel und Kobalt.Der Gehalt an Titan, Blei, Zink und Silber der einzelnen Proben zeigte keine wesentlichen Differenzen. Im Gegensatz dazu schwankte der Gehalt an Eisen und Mangan einerseits und Kupfer, Chrom, Nickel und Kobalt anderseits.

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Community collaboration and climate change research in the Canadian Arctic

Research on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, particularly projects aiming to contribute to practical adaptation initiatives, requires active involvement and collaboration with community members and local, regional and national organizations that use this research for policy-making. Arctic communities are already experiencing and adapting to environmental and socio-cultural changes, and researchers have a practical and ethical responsibility to engage with communities that are the focus of the research. This paper draws on the experiences of researchers working with communities across the Canadian Arctic, together with the expertise of Inuit organizations, Northern research institutes and community partners, to outline key considerations for effectively engaging Arctic communities in collaborative research. These considerations include: initiating early and ongoing communication with communities, and regional and national contacts; involving communities in research design and development; facilitating opportunities for local employment; and disseminating research findings. Examples of each consideration are drawn from climate change research conducted with communities in the Canadian Arctic.     

Fostering sustainable tribal economies in a time of climate change

In this article, we explore how Māori tribal organisations are responding to calls by other Indigenous peoples to become more sustainable in a time of climate change. From a close examination of tribal Environmental Management Plans, we move to a specific case study in the Bay of Plenty area, Ngāti Kea/Ngāti Tuara. Ultimately, we suggest that many tribal organisations are seeking to respond to climate change and transition to becoming producers of their own food and energy needs, and are often articulating these responses in relation to specific local resources and contexts.     

A semi-empirical wind set-up forecasting model for Lake Champlain

The precision of Lake Champlain's water level estimation is a key component in the flood forecasting process for the Richelieu River. Hydrological models do not typically take into consideration the effects of the wind on the water level (also known as the wind set-up). The objective of this study is to create an empirical wind set-up forecast model for Lake Champlain during high wind events. The proposed model uses wind speed and direction across the Lake, as well as wind gusts as inputs. The model is calibrated to a subset of observations and evaluated on an independent sample, considering four wind speed bins. It is tested and compared to a variant of the Zuider Zee equation on 20 wind set-up events that occurred between 2017 and 2019 using hindcast data from five different numerical weather prediction systems (GDPS, RDPS, HRDPS, NOAA and ECMWF). A quantile mapping-based forecast calibration scheme is implemented for each of the forecast products to correct their biases. Results show that events are successfully predicted by the proposed model at least 72 h in advance. These results are better than the other comparative models found in the literature and tested herein. Overall, significant improvements are obtained by including wind speed and wind gusts from different weather stations.     

Pathogens in Water: Value and Limits of Correlation with Microbial Indicators

This article discusses the value and limitations of using microbial indicators to predict occurrence of enteric pathogens in water. Raw or treated sewage is a primary source of fecal contamination of the receiving surface water or groundwater; hence, understanding the relationship between pathogens and indicators in sewage is an important step in understanding the correlation in receiving waters. This article presents three different datasets representing different concentrations of pathogens and microbial indicators: sewage containing high concentrations of pathogens and indicators, surface water with variable concentrations, and groundwater with low concentrations. In sewage, even with very high levels of microorganisms, no mathematical correlation can predict the type or concentration of any pathogen. After discharge in the environment, direct correlation becomes biologically improbable as dilution, transport, and different inactivation rates occur in various environments. In surface waters, advanced statistical methods such as logistic regression have provided some level of predictability of the occurrence of pathogens but not specific counts. In groundwater, the continuous absence of indicators indicates an improbable occurrence of pathogen. In contrast, when these indicators are detected, pathogen occurrence probability increases significantly. In groundwater, given the nature and dissemination pattern of pathogenic microorganisms, a direct correlation with fecal microbial indicators is not observed and should not be expected. However, the indicators are still useful as a measure of risk. In summary, many pathogens of public health importance do not behave like fecal microbial indicators, and there is still no absolute indicator of their presence, only a probability of their co‐occurrence.     

Giant palaeotsunami in Kiribati: Converging evidence from geology and oral history

For tsunami science within Oceania, the vast Central and Western Pacific (CEWEP) is an anomalous region because of the scarcity of historical tsunami observations and the complete absence of dated palaeotsunami evidence. This paper therefore records the first dated high-magnitude palaeotsunami event within the CEWEP region. A combination of both geological data and oral history is provided for a palaeotsunami that struck remote Makin island, northernmost of the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati, toward the end of the 16th century. A previously undocumented oral tradition of giant waves is well known to the people of Makin. Narration of this legend by the Wiin te Maneaba, traditional storyteller on Makin, provided important details supporting a tsunami hypothesis. The legend preserves credible information surrounding the giant-wave origin of Rebua and Tokia, two prominent subaerial megaclasts of blade and block geometry that were transported 80–130 m shorewards from the reef-edge source and deposited in sideways and inverted orientations. From available hydrodynamic flow transport equations, minimum flow velocities of 7.3–16.3 m s⁻¹ were generated, depending on whether the reefblocks were rotated or lifted onto the reef platform. The youngest U-Th age-dates for fossil corals retrieved from the reefblocks give a maximum age for the palaeotsunami of circa AD 1576. Several far-field Pacific Rim and regional possibilities exist for tsunamigenesis. These include subduction-zone seismicity and catastrophic volcanic eruption, both of which have been linked to earlier (late 15th century) palaeotsunami events recorded elsewhere in the Pacific Islands. However, the available evidence here suggests that the ~AD 1576 Makin palaeotsunami was more likely to have been locally generated by tsunamigenic offshore submarine slope failure close to Makin's western reef, associated with the giant arcuate bight structure that characterizes the northern rim of Butaritari atoll.