The new gravity base net 1976 of the Federal Republic of Germany (DSGN 76)

A new gravity base net (“Schweregrundnetz 1976 der Bundesrepublik Deutschland”, DSGN 76) has been established in the Federal Republic of Germany, to meet the increased requirements of geophysics, geology, metrology and geodesy. The net comprises 21 stations with three excenters each. The gravity values were determined using 4 absolute stations, 11 IGSN71-stations and about 3000 relative gravity meter observations with 4 gravity meters. Instrumental investigations and special treatment of local tidal and atmospheric effects improved the data for the least squares adjustment, which was performed by the method of observation equations following the use of condition equations. The final adjustment showed a point r.m.s. error of about 10μGal[10^?8 ms^?2]. Detailed results will be published in the ”Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Geodätischen Kommission”.     

Anwendung der Endochronentheorie auf Salzgestein

ZusammenfassungAnwendung der Endochronentheorie auf Salzgestein Es wird ein Stoffgesetz auf Grundlage der Endochronentheorie entwickelt, mit dem das Materialverhalten von Salzgestein beschrieben werden kann. Dafür werden die grundlegenden Vorstellungen dieser allgemeinen Theorie vorgestellt, wie sie von Valanis für Metalle und von Bazant-Bhat für Beton entwickelt wurde.Das Verformungsverhalten von Salzgestein, das durch eine ausgeprägte Kriechneigung geprägt ist, wird erläutert und durch ein rheologisches Modell beschrieben. Das rheologische Modell dient zur Bestimmung der in der Endochronenformulierung vorhandenen Materialfunktionen und Materialkonstanten. Das Stoffgesetz wird in tensorieller Weise formuliert, und es werden Hinweise für seinen Einbau in numerische Rechenmodelle gegeben.

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SummaryUse of the Endochronic Theory on Rock Salt On the basis of the endochronic theory a material model which can describe the behavior of rock salt is developed. This study presents and follows in a modified form the earlier work of Valanis in metals and Bazant-Bhat in concrete.The deformation characteristics of rock salt, subject to extensive creep, are described and explained by an analogous rheological model. This model is used to determine the material functions and constants for the endochronic formulation. The material law is written in tensor form and keys for its use in a computer program are supplied.

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RésuméMise en application de la théorie d'endochrones au niveau de la roche saline A partir de la théorie d'endochrones, l'on développe une loi des matières pouvant décrire le comportement de la roche saline. Dans cette optique, l'on présente les conceptions de base de cette théorie générale, telles qu'elles ont été développées par Valanis pour les métaux et par Bazant-Bhat pour le béton.Le comportement de déformation de la roche saline, caractérisé par une tendance marquée à ramper, est explicité et décrit à l'aide d'un modèle rhéologique. Le modèle rhéologique sert à la détermination des fonctions et constantes de matières, se trouvant dans la formulation d'endochrones. La loi des matières est formulée de facon tensorielle et l'on donne des instructions quant à son application au niveau des ordinateurs.

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Pétrographie des „Permoskyth“ der Jaggl-Plawen-Einheit (Südtirol) und Diskussion der Detritusherkunft mit Hilfe von Kathoden-Lumineszenz-Untersuchungen

The Permo-Scythian deposits E of Lake Reschen (North-Italy) are composed of a sequence of terrestrial sediments in Verrucanofacies and of a series of detrital carbonate and lagoonal-evaporitic rocks (“Wechselschichten”) overlaid by Anisian fossiliferous dolomites. Examinations by cathodo-luminescence give reference to the source area of the detrius and to the diagenesis of the sediments. Further statements can be made by X-ray (triclinity of K-feldspars; inclusions in authigenic minerals) and chemical examinations (composition of dolomites). The detritus of the slightly metamorphic rocks, indicated by the crystallinity of illite, does not originate from the underlying “Plawenkristallin” and from the adjacent “ötztalkristallin”, respectively, but by 70% from a porphyritic source area that is supposed to be located in the region of Lugano.     

Dispersal of natural and anthropogenic lead through submarine canyons at the Portuguese margin

Submarine canyons represent natural conduits for preferential transport of particulate material, including anthropogenic contaminants, from coastal zones directly to the deep sea. To assess related dispersal of natural and anthropogenic lead (Pb), we analyzed Pb concentrations and stable isotope ratios in surface sediments and sediment trap particulate material from the Portuguese margin Nazaré and Setúbal/Lisbon canyons. Geochemical data are integrated with previously obtained data on near-bottom hydrodynamics and processes and pathways of sediment transport. The two canyon systems are located in close geographic proximity to each other, but represent contrasting settings in terms of sediment input and down-canyon sediment transport processes.Concentration–isotope diagrams and three-isotope plots (²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb vs. ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb) suggest binary mixing between natural and anthropogenic end members. The inferred isotopic signature of pollutant Pb (²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb=1.143 [1.134–1.149, 95% confidence interval]) is most consistent with industrial Pb; ongoing influence from gasoline Pb additives is at most of minor importance. Two proposed natural end members most likely bracket the isotopic signature of natural Pb. Accordingly, binary mixing calculations indicate that on average 20–45% vs. 35–55% of total Pb is derived from anthropogenic sources in the Nazaré and Setúbal–Lisbon canyon systems, respectively. Enhanced anthropogenic influence in the latter area is consistent with its proximity to heavily populated and industrialized areas and with sediment input from the Tagus and Sado rivers, potential major carriers of pollutant particles. In both canyon systems, the anthropogenic component generally decreases with increasing water depth.Isotopic signatures of sediment trap particulate material are generally consistent with surface sediment data at similar water depth, but show large variability in the upper Nazaré canyon and major deviations from surface sediments in the lower canyon. In the lower canyon, Pb isotopic ratios of sediment trap particulate material mostly reflect low pelagic fluxes from the overlying water column, whereas surface sediment signatures are dominated by episodic down-canyon mass transport events. Such gravity flows appear to incorporate older (pre-industrial) material masking the isotopic signature of pollutant Pb. Large variability in the upper canyon reflects continuous sediment resuspension by bottom currents. Stronger average bottom currents are associated with higher ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios of sediment trap particulate material and hence decreased influence of pollutant Pb. This may reflect preferential resuspension of natural Pb at the canyon floor and/or additional remobilization of older, less-polluted sediment in adjacent areas such as the canyon walls.     

Underestimation of Snow Accumulation Rate in Central Antarctica (Vostok Station) Derived from Stake Measurements

Russian Meteorology and Hydrology - It is shown that the snow stake measurements in central Antarctica systematically underestimate the value of the snow build-up. Two methods for the calculation...     

H2 in molecular shocks: observations from 2 to 12 microns

We present spectroscopy of the molecular shock in the supernova remnant IC 443. The H₂ level populations in IC 443 are nearly identical to Orion Peak 1 (Brand et al. 1988; Parmar et al. 1994) and are consistent with a partially dissociative J-shock. The similarity with Orion suggests the shock processes which dominate the emission in both regions are essentially identical.     

Hydrogen peroxide on Mars: evidence for spatial and seasonal variations

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) has been suggested as a possible oxidizer of the martian surface. Photochemical models predict a mean column density in the range of 10¹⁵-10¹⁶ cm⁻². However, a stringent upper limit of the H₂O₂ abundance on Mars (9×10¹⁴ cm⁻²) was derived in February 2001 from ground-based infrared spectroscopy, at a time corresponding to a maximum water vapor abundance in the northern summer (30 pr. μm, Ls=112°). Here we report the detection of H₂O₂ on Mars in June 2003, and its mapping over the martian disk using the same technique, during the southern spring (Ls=206°) when the global water vapor abundance was ∼10 pr. μm. The spatial distribution of H₂O₂ shows a maximum in the morning around the sub-solar latitude. The mean H₂O₂ column density (6×10¹⁵ cm⁻²) is significantly greater than our previous upper limit, pointing to seasonal variations. Our new result is globally consistent with the predictions of photochemical models, and also with submillimeter ground-based measurements obtained in September 2003 (Ls=254°), averaged over the martian disk (Clancy et al., 2004, Icarus 168, 116-121).     

Spatial patterns of suspended sediment yields in a humid tropical watershed in Costa Rica

An Erratum has been published for this article in Hydrological Processes 16(5) 2002, 1130–1131. Humid tropical regions are often characterized by extreme variability of fluvial processes. The Rio Terraba drains the largest river basin, covering 4767 km², in Costa Rica. Mean annual rainfall is 3139±419_sd mm and mean annual discharge is 2168±492_sd mm (1971–88). Loss of forest cover, high rainfall erosivity and geomorphologic instability all have led to considerable degradation of soil and water resources at local to basin scales. Parametric and non‐parametric statistical methods were used to estimate sediment yields. In the Terraba basin, sediment yields per unit area increase from the headwaters to the basin mouth, and the trend is generally robust towards choice of methods (parametric and LOESS) used. This is in contrast to a general view that deposition typically exceeds sediment delivery with increase in basin size. The specific sediment yield increases from 112±11·4_sd t km^?2 year^?1 (at 317·9 km² on a major headwater tributary) to 404±141·7_sd t km^?2 year^?1 (at 4766·7 km²) at the basin mouth (1971–92). The analyses of relationships between sediment yields and basin parameters for the Terraba sub‐basins and for a total of 29 basins all over Costa Rica indicate a strong land use effect related to intensive agriculture besides hydro‐climatology. The best explanation for the observed pattern in the Terraba basin is a combined spatial pattern of land use and rainfall erosivity. These were integrated in a soil erosion index that is related to the observed patterns of sediment yield. Estimated sediment delivery ratios increase with basin area. Intensive agriculture in lower‐lying alluvial fans exposed to highly erosive rainfall contributes a large part of the sediment load. The higher elevation regions, although steep in slope, largely remain under forest, pasture, or tree‐crops. High rainfall erosivity (>7400 MJ mm ha^?1 h^?1 year ^?1) is associated with land uses that provide inadequate soil protection. It is also associated with steep, unstable slopes near the basin mouth. Improvements in land use and soil management in the lower‐lying regions exposed to highly erosive rainfall are recommended, and are especially important to basins in which sediment delivery ratio increases downstream with increasing basin area. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.