Impact of three-dimensional attitude variations of an unmanned aerial vehicle magnetometry system on magnetic data quality

Optically pumped vapour magnetometers have an orientation dependency in measuring the scalar component of the ambient magnetic field which leads to challenges for integration with mobile platforms. Quantifying the three-dimensional attitude variations (yaw, pitch and roll) of an optically pumped vapour magnetometer, while in-flight and suspended underneath a rotary unmanned aerial vehicle, aids in the successful development of reliable, high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle magnetometry surveys. This study investigates the in-flight three-dimensional attitude characteristics of a GEM Systems Inc. GSMP-35U potassium vapour magnetometer suspended 3 m underneath a Dà-Jiāng Innovations S900 multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle. A series of unmanned aerial vehicle-borne attitude surveys quantified the three-dimensional attitude variations that a simulated magnetometer payload experienced while freely (or semi-rigidly) suspended underneath the unmanned aerial vehicle in fair weather. Analysis of the compiled yaw, pitch and roll data resulted in the design of a specialized semi-rigid magnetometer mount, implemented to limit magnetometer rotation about the yaw axis. A subsequent unmanned aerial vehicle-borne magnetic survey applying this specialized mount resulted in more than 99% of gathered GSMP-35U magnetic data being within industry standards. Overall, this study validates that maintaining magnetometer attitude variations within quantified limits (±5° yaw, ±10° pitch and roll) during flight can yield reliable, continuous and high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle-borne magnetic measurements.     

Growth rates of manganese nodules in Oneida Lake,New York

²²⁶Ra is used to document the growth histories of six manganese nodules from Oneida Lake, New York. Detailed sectioning and analysis reveal that there are discontinuous gradients in²²⁶Ra content in these samples. These gradients result from periods of rapid growth (>1 mm/100 years) separated by periods of no growth of erosion. Although the²²⁶Ra “age” of the nodules approximates the age of Oneida Lake, the nodules are not sediment-covered because they occur only in areas of the lake where fine-grained sediments are not accumulating.     

阿尔泰-阿尔金地学断面地壳结构

根据阿尔泰—阿尔金地学断面的地震纵、横波资料,建立了地壳速度及泊松比结构. 测区的地壳具有明显的三分结构特征,其纵波速度自上而下依次为6.0～6.3km/s、6.3～6.6km/s及6.9～7.0km/s;阿尔泰南缘的地壳最厚,为56km,准噶尔盆地的地壳最薄,为46km,大部分地区的地壳厚度为50km 左右. 准噶尔盆地与天山之间上地幔顶部的纵波速度为7.7～7.8km/s ;阿尔泰南缘及塔里木盆地上地幔顶部的纵波速度较高,为7.9～8.0km/s. 测线南部,包括东天山及塔里木东缘,自地表至30km深处的地壳纵波速度低,泊松比为0.25,表明上地壳主要为石英及花岗质成分;而测线北部(包括阿尔泰及准噶尔盆地)的中、上地壳则呈现较高的泊松比（0.26～0.27）,可能为基性地壳的体现. 厚15～30km的下地壳纵波速度（6.9～7.0km/s）较高,泊松比为0.26～0.28,可能以镁铁质的麻粒岩成分为主. 位于天山及其南侧地壳中部的低速层（VP=5.9km/s, σ=0.25）则可能为晚古生代的构造热事件中的花岗质侵入岩.     

Field Study of Subsurface Heterogeneity with Steady‐State Hydraulic Tomography

Remediation of subsurface contamination requires an understanding of the contaminant (history, source location, plume extent and concentration, etc.), and, knowledge of the spatial distribution of hydraulic conductivity (K) that governs groundwater flow and solute transport. Many methods exist for characterizing K heterogeneity, but most if not all methods require the collection of a large number of small‐scale data and its interpolation. In this study, we conduct a hydraulic tomography survey at a highly heterogeneous glaciofluvial deposit at the North Campus Research Site (NCRS) located at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada to sequentially interpret four pumping tests using the steady‐state form of the Sequential Successive Linear Estimator (SSLE) ( Yeh and Liu 2000 ). The resulting three‐dimensional (3D) K distribution (or K‐tomogram) is compared against: ( 1 ) K distributions obtained through the inverse modeling of individual pumping tests using SSLE, and ( 2 ) effective hydraulic conductivity (K_eff) estimates obtained by automatically calibrating a groundwater flow model while treating the medium to be homogeneous. Such a K_eff is often used for designing remediation operations, and thus is used as the basis for comparison with the K‐tomogram. Our results clearly show that hydraulic tomography is superior to the inversions of single pumping tests or K_eff estimates. This is particularly significant for contaminated sites where an accurate representation of the flow field is critical for simulating contaminant transport and injection of chemical and biological agents used for active remediation of contaminant source zones and plumes.     

Zu den Kondensationskernverhältnissen von Wien

Zusammenfassung Nach allgemeinen und quantitativen Angaben über die Ursachen der Zu-und Abnahmen der Kondensationskerndichte wird auf die natürliche und industrielle Kernproduktion verwiesen. Auf Grund einjähriger Morgen- und Mittagsbeobachtungen in Wien mit einem Pollak-Kondensationskernzähler wird besonders die Sedimentation, der Washout- und Rainouteffekt, der Einfluss von Austausch und Windadvektion sowie der Jahres- und Wochengang besprochen.

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Summary General as well as quantitative details of reasons of the variations of the density of condensation nuclei is mentioned. Based on one year's records of observations in the morning and at noon in Vienna, executed by menas of a Pollak-condensation nucleus counter especially the effects of sedimentation, washout, rainout, exchange, wind advection, annual and weekly variation is discussed.

     

Schichtenfolge und Tektonik des Unterdevons im Rheinprofil zwischen Rheinbrohl und Leutesdorf (Kreis Neuwied)

Zusammenfassung Stratigraphische und tektonische Untersuchungen im Gebiet zwischen Rheinbrohl/Brohl im NW und Leutesdorf/Namedy im SE erbrachten den Nachweis einer Großmulde aus Mittleren Siegener Schichten, deren Kern bei Oberhammerstein den Rhein quert. Die HENKE'sche Annahme eines Hönningen-Seifener Sattels im NW unseres Gebietes konnte bestätigt werden. Aus dem gegenseitigen Verhalten zwischen Faltung und Brüchen verschiedener Art ließ sich eine Altersfolge entwickeln, wobei die Einzelphasen sich einander zeitlich überschneidend ablösen. Diese zeitliche Folge wird von Falte zu Falte von den örtlichen Faktoren modifiziert, so durch die Verzopfung zweier Einzelfalten, wie an einem gut überschaubaren Beispiel gezeigt wird.     

Die Gliederung des Rotliegenden und die Stellung seiner Vulkanite am Südwestrand des Frankenwaldes

Zusammenfassung Auswirkungen der saalischen Phase sind nun auch im Stockheimer Becken erstmals festgestellt. In der Hauptsache ist in diesem Gebiet jedoch mit orogenetischen Bewegungen im Unterrotliegenden selbst zu rechnen. — Der Vulkanismus entwickelte sich im Becken bzw. an seinen Rändern vermutlich bereits im jüngsten Oberkarbon (1. Phase, am stärksten ausgebildet) und hält dann im Unterrotliegenden an (2. Phase, evtl. noch Gehrener Stufe). Aus dem mittleren Rotliegenden sind bisher nur Porphyr-Fanglomerate angeführt worden. Allerdings muß berücksichtigt werden, daß deren Neubearbeitung noch nicht abgeschlossen ist und das Stockheimer Becken ohnehin nur einen kleinen Ausschnitt aus der Gesamtentwicklung am Südwestrand des Frankenwaldes darstellt. Mit einem Vulkanismus im mittleren Rotliegenden (3. Phase, ? Goldlauterer Stufe) ist demnach auch hier noch zu rechnen.     

Synthesis in Estuarine and Coastal Ecological Research: What Is It,Why Is It Important,and How Do We Teach It?

During the last two decades, there has been growing interest in the integration of existing ideas and data to produce new synthetic models and hypotheses leading to discovery and advancement in estuarine and coastal science. This essay offers an integrated definition of what is meant by synthesis research and discusses its importance for exploiting the rapid expansion of information availability and for addressing increasingly complex environmental problems. Approaches and methods that have been used in published synthetic coastal research are explored and a list of essential steps is developed to provide a foundation for conducting synthetic research. Five categories of methods used widely in coastal synthesis studies are identified: (1) comparative cross-system analysis, (2) analysis of time series data, (3) balance of cross-boundary fluxes, (4) system-specific simulation modeling, and (5) general systems simulation modeling. In addition, diverse examples are used to illustrate how these methods have been applied in previous studies. We discuss the urgent need for developing curricula for classroom and experiential teaching of synthesis in coastal science to undergraduate and graduate students, and we consider the societal importance of synthetic research to support coastal resource management and policy development. Finally, we briefly discuss the crucial challenges for future growth and development of synthetic approaches to estuarine and coastal research.