Versuch einer Skizze der paläogeographischen Beziehungen Südamerikas

Zusammenfassung In der im vorhergehenden auseinandergesetzten Weise glaubt Verf. die Hypothese eines bis Südamerika von Osten her reichenden Gondwanalandes durch eine annehmbarere ersetzt zu haben. Die hier aufgestellte Annahme einer Verbindung Südamerikas mit SO-Asien durch die australische Region erklärt nicht nur die auffallenden Verhältnisse der Landfaunen, sondern ist auch durch eine große Menge von geologischen Ereignissen und Zuständen gestützt, die nicht Hypothesen, sondern Tatsachen sind. Am Schluß des Paläozoikums ist der hier nicht genauer aufgeführte Parallelismus der geologischen Geschehnisse in Südafrika und in Südamerika ein auffallender, er reicht auch noch ins Mesozoikum hinein. Faunistische Beziehungen sind durch die Mesosaurier unleugbar gegeben, aber im Mesozoikum fehlen sie schon fast ganz. Im Laufe des Mesozoikums tritt ein ebenso starker Parallelismus des geologischen Geschehens zwischen Australasien und Südamerika ein. Aber die Erforschung der Lebewelt sowohl Südamerikas in vergangener Zeit als auch Australasiens besonders muß noch große Fortschritte machen, bis ein volles Bild dieser Vorgänge vor uns liegt; bis jetzt besteht es fast nur aus einer Reihe von Lücken. Diese Zeilen wollen neue Arbeit wecken, die Kenntnis zu erhöhen.     

Transmission electron microscopy on meteoritic troilite

Phase transitions and associated domains of meteoritic troilite (FeS) have been studied by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Three polymorphs have been found, two of which can be described by superstructures of the NiAs-type structure (A, C subcell). The P \(\overline 6\) 2c (√3A, 2C) polymorph, stable at room temperature, displays antiphase domains with the displacement vector 1/3< \(\overline {\text{1}}\) 10>. In situ heating experiments showed that the P \(\overline 6\) 2c polymorph changes at temperatures of 115°–150° C into an orthorhombic pseudohexagonal transitional phase with the probable space group Pmcn (A,√3A, C). It contains antiphase domains with the displacement vector 1/2 [110] and twins with a threefold twin-axis parallel c. When heated above 210° C the transitional phase transforms into the high-temperature modification with NiAs structure (P6 ₃/mmc). All observed phase transitions are reversible. The occurrence of antiphase and twin domains, respectively, agrees with the symmetry reductions involved in the subsolidus phase transitions. This is demonstrated by group-subgroup relationships among the space groups P6 ₃/mmc, Pmcn, and P \(\overline 6\) 2c.     

Zu Verkittungsvorgängen an Psammiten

Zusammenfassung Die Sandsteine und Eisenoolithe im Schwäbischen Jura sind im allgemeinen unvollständig verkittet.An der Eisenerzlagerstätte von Geislingen (Steige), einem etwa 2 m mächtigen, langgestreckten Eisenoolithkörper im Oberen Braunen Jura, sind Verkittungserscheinungen besonders auffallend und wurden eingehend untersucht.Die verkitteten Teile können überall im Flözprofil auftreten, insgesamt ist die Verkittung aber oben ausgedehnter als unten. Es wird der Nachweis geführt, daß der Kalkzement primär ± homogen im Profil verteilt war und bei der diagenetischen Mobilisierung vorzugsweise nach oben gewandert ist. Für die Sandsteinhorizonte des Braunen Jura und z. T. des Schwarzen Jura gilt ähnliches.Da der unverkittete Oolith im Korngefüge Setzungserscheinungen zeigt, der verkittete dagegen nicht, läßt sich die Zeit der Verkittung als frühdiagenetisch angeben.Es wird angenommen, daß die Mobilisierung des Kalkzements im Rahmen der Setzungsentwässerung der liegenden Tonschichten erfolgte.Durch Wechsel von Zementation und Erosion ist am Dach des Lagers eine konglomeratische Schicht entstanden. Die Entstehung der konkretionär entstandenen Konglomeratkomponenten wird zu den Verkittungsvorgängen im Flöz in Beziehung gesetzt.     

Properties and origin of small particles in the atmosphere of Central Asia

The properties and originof small C-bearing and mineral particles are thoroughly studied above the Central Asian Region. It is shown that the Aral Sea soils play a significant role in accumulation of the higher concentrations of the metals of the crustal origin and rare-earth elements in small mineral particles of samples     

On Modeling Dry Deposition of Long-Lived and Chemically Reactive Species over Heterogeneous Terrain

An explicit multi-layer subgrid-scheme was developed for ameso-/-scale model to consider subgrid-scale surface heterogeneity, dry deposition, biogenic and anthropogenic emission of trace gases. Since dry deposition measurements of highly reactive trace species are scarce we try to evaluate this scheme by heuristic principles. The results of simulations conducted for a 5×5 km² resolution with and without thisscheme are evaluated by using results of a model run with 1×1 km²resolution, which is taken as a `grand thruth' and which has the same resolution as the subgrid. The explict multi-layer subgrid scheme provides a similar distribution of dry deposition fluxes as the much more computationally expensive simulation with the 1×1 km² resolution.Dry deposition fluxes determined from observations give evidence that the explicit multi-layer subgrid scheme which does not require a constant flux approximation for a layer of several decameters leads to an improvement in determining the exchange between the atmosphere and the ground.Results of simulations with a microscale model show that the inhomogeneity at forest edges leads to an increase of the turbulent transports of up to a factor 4 compared to horizontally homogeneous terrain, which is assumed to be the conditions of the subgrid cells (and which is usually the assumption for the entire grid cell in mesoscale models). Inhomogeneity inside an extended stand of trees causes an overall increase of 5–10% withhigh local extremes, i.e. such an inhomogeneity results to an underestimation of dry deposition in meso-/-scale models. The effects are most pronounced for a wind direction perpendicular to the forest edge.     

Topographische und geologische Nachrichten über die Gegend östlich des Ranco-Sees in Süd-Chile,im besondern über den jüngsten Vulkan-Ausbruch „Los Azufres“ (Dezember 1922)

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Geomorphometric feature analysis using morphometric parameterization and artificial neural networks

This paper presents a semi-automatic method using an unsupervised neural network to analyze geomorphometric features as landform elements. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) provided detailed digital elevation models (DEMs) for all land masses between 60°N and 57°S. Exploiting these data for recognition and extraction of geomorphometric features is a challenging task. Results obtained with two methods, Wood's morphometric parameterization and the Self Organizing Map (SOM), are presented in this paper.Four morphometric parameters (slope, minimum curvature, maximum curvature and cross-sectional curvature) were derived by fitting a bivariate quadratic surface with a window size of 5 by 5 to the SRTM DEM. These parameters were then used as input to the two methods. Wood's morphometric parameterization provides point-based features (peak, pit and pass), line-based features (channel and ridge) and area-based features (planar). Since point-based features are defined as having a very small slope when their neighbors are considered, two tolerance values (slope tolerance and curvature tolerance) are introduced. Selection of suitable values for the tolerance parameters is crucial for obtaining useful results.The SOM as an unsupervised neural network algorithm is employed for the classification of the same morphometric parameters into ten classes characterized by morphometric position (crest, channel, ridge and plan area) subdivided by slope ranges. These terrain features are generic landform element and can be used to improve mapping and modeling of soils, vegetation, and land use, as well as ecological, hydrological and geomorphological features. These landform elements are the smallest homogeneous divisions of the land surface at the given resolution. The result showed that the SOM is an efficient scalable tool for analyzing geomorphometric features as meaningful landform elements, and uses the full potential of morphometric characteristics.     

The transformation of amorphous silica to crystalline silica under hydrothermal conditions

Hydrothermal syntheses were made mainly in the binary system SiO₂-H₂O in a temperature range between 300 ° C and 500 ° C and pressures from 0.2 kbar up to 4.0 kbar with various starting materials. In this way the transformation behavior of different amorphous silicas via cristobalite and keatite to quartz were observed. This behavior depends mainly on the parameters: pressure, temperature, run duration and state of the starting material. Four reaction paths have been observed: in most experiments the complete reaction sequence “amorphous silica→cristobalite→keatite→quartz” took place. Less often the reactions: “amorphous silica→cristobalite→quartz” and: “amorphous silica→keatite→quarts” were observed. Very few samples were found with a direct transition of amorphous silica into quartz at high pressures. A kinetic model is given in form of a pressure-temperature-time diagram of the system SiO₂-H₂O under hydrothermal conditions.