Auswirkungen des Ablassens von Hochwasserrückhaltebecken auf deren Limnochemie und Phytoplankton-Biozönose

Reservoirs have to be released when repairing of the dams is necessary. In 1995, two reservoirs in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) of similar age and volume (Lake Herrenbach near Göppingen, 1.0 Mio. m³ and Lake Breitenau near Heilbronn, 2.3 Mio. m³) were emptied. This allowed the singular possibility to investigate the effects of drainage and refilling on the limnochemistry and the phytoplankton biocoenosis of such artificial lakes.Before the drainage of the reservoirs, both lakes showed phosphorus release from the sediment during summer stagnation. Phosphorus values of Lake Herrenbach were regularly higher than those of Lake Breitenau (Lake Herrenbach 88 μg/l, Lake Breitenau 33 μg/l). During release, both lakes indicated higher phosphorus and chlorophyll concentrations as well as rising biomasses. Remarkable differences were observed during refilling of the reservoirs: while Lake Herrenbach showed higher transparency and lower phosphorus concentrations, Lake Breitenau progressed towards eutrophication (total phosphorus during summer 1996: Lake Herrenbach 30 μg/l, Lake Breitenau 55 μg/l). One reason for the reaction of Lake Breitenau was the reduced ground drainage during the refilling, which caused an accumulation of nutrients in the hypolimnion. Another reason was the mineralisation of vegetation which covered great parts of the dry lake sediment. The limnological change of Lake Herrenbach was not as clear but could be caused by the restauration of the pre-reservoir which was drainaged and dredged before the emptying of the main reservoir started as well as many other facts which differed Lake Herrenbach from Lake Breitenau.     

Lithic fragments,glasses and chondrules from Luna 16 fines

Bulk compositions of igneous and microbreccia lithic fragments, glasses, and chondrules from Luna 16 fines as well as compositions of minerals in basaltic lithic fragments were determined with the electron microprobe. Igneous lithic fragments and glasses are divided into two groups, the anorthositic-noritic-troctolitic (hereafter referred to as ANT) and basaltic groups. Chondrules are always of ANT composition and microbreccia lithic fragments are divided into groups 1 and 2. The conclusions reached may be summarized as follows: (1) Luna 16 fines are more similar in composition to Apollo 11 than to Apollo 12 and 14 materials (e.g. Apollo 11 igneous lithic fragments and glasses fall into similar ANT and basaltic groups; abundant norites in Luna 16 and Apollo 11 are not KREEP as in Apollo 12 and 14; Luna 16 basaltic lithic fragments may represent high-K and low-K suites as is the case for Apollo 11; rare colorless to greenish, FeO-rich and TiO₂-poor glasses were found in both Apollo 11 and Luna 16; Luna 16 spinels are similar to Apollo 11 spinels but unlike those from Apollo 12). (2) No difference was noted in the composition of lithic fragments, glasses and chondrules from Luna 16 core tube layers A and D. (3) Microbreccia lithic fragments of group 1 originated locally by mixing of high proportions of basaltic with small proportions of ANT materials. (4) Glasses are the compositional analogs to the lithic fragments and not to the microbreccias; most glasses were produced directly from igneous rocks. (5) Glasses show partial loss of Na and K due to vaporization in the vitrification process. (6) Luna 16 chondrules have ANT but not basaltic composition. It is suggested that either liquid droplets of ANT composition are more apt to nucleate from the supercooled state; or basaltic droplets have largely been formed in small and ANT droplets in large impact events (in the latter case, probability for homogeneous and inhomogeneous nucleation is larger. (7) No evidence for ferric iron and water-bearing minerals was found. (8) Occurrence of a great variety of igneous rocks in Luna 16 samples (anorthosite, noritic anorthosite, anorthositic norite, olivine norite, troctolite, and basalt) confirm our earlier conclusion that large-scale melting or partial melting to considerable depth and extensive igneous differentiation must have occurred on the moon.     

Composition and origin of lithic fragments and glasses in apollo 11 samples

Approximately 100 glasses and 52 lithic fragments from Apollo 11 lunar fines and microbreccias were analyzed with the electron microprobe. Ranges in bulk composition of lithic fragments are considerably outside the precision (<±1%) and accuracy (±2–5%) of the broad electron beam technique. Results of this study may be summarized as follows: i) A large variety of rock types different from the hand specimens (basalt) were found among the lithic fragments, namely anorthosites, troctolitic and noritic anorthosites, troctolites, and norites (different from Apollo 12 norites). ii) In analogy to the hand specimens, the basaltic lithic fragments may be subdivided into low-K and high-K groups, both of which extend considerably in composition beyond the hand specimens. iii) Glasses were divided into 6 groups: Group 1 are the compositional analogs of the anorthositic-troctolitic lithic fragments and were apparently formed in single-stage impact events directly from parent anorthosites and troctolites. iv) Group 2 glasses are identical in composition to Apollo 12 KREEP glass and noritic lithic fragments, but have no counterparts in our Apollo 11 lithic fragment suite. Occurrence of KREEP in Apollo 11,12, and 14 samples is indicative of its relatively high abundance and suggests that the lunar crust is less depleted in elements that are common in KREEP (e.g. K, rare earths, P) than was originally thought on the basis of Apollo 11 basalt studies. v) Group 3 glasses are the compositional analogs of the basaltic lithic fragments, but low-K and high-K glasses cannot be distinguished because of loss of K (and Na, P) by volatilization in the vitrification process. vi) Group 4 glasses have no compositional analogs among the lithic fragments and were probably derived from as yet unknown Fe-rich, moderately Ti-rich, Mg-poor basalts. vii) Group 5 (low Ti-high Mg peridotite equivalent) and 6 (ilmenite peridotite equivalent) glasses have no counterparts among the Apollo 11 lithic fragments, but rock equivalents to group 5 glasses were found in Apollo 12 samples. Group 6 glasses are abundant, have narrow compositional ranges, and are thought to be the products of impact melting of an as yet unrecognized ultramafic rock type. iix) The great variety of igneous rocks (e.g. anorthosites, troctolites, norites, basalts, peridotites) suggests that large scale melting or partial melting to considerable depth must have occurred on the moon.     

Das „Randcenoman“ der Nördlichen Kalkalpen und seine Bedeutung für den Ablauf der ostalpinen Deckenüberschiebungen und ihrer Schubweiten

Zusammenfassung Das Randcenoman erstreckt sich über 220 km als ein der Cenoman-Serie zugehöriger Grenzbereich gegen die Flyschzone am Nordrand der Kalkalpen vom Chiemsee bis in das Große Walsertal.An einer Anzahl durchgehender Profile wurden stratigraphische und sedimentologische Untersuchungen durchgeführt.Nach Mikrofaunen konnten neue stratigraphische Belege für eine örtliche Sedimentationsfortsetzung ohne erkennbare Schichtunterbrechung vom Alb bis in das Cenoman gefunden werden. Hinweise auf unterturones Alter ergaben sich an zwei Stellen. Die alttertiären Tratenbachschichten sind tektonisch von Randcenoman und Flysch abgegrenzt.Trotz eines heterogenen Gesteinsaufbaus in vertikaler und horizontaler Ausdehnung mit einer differenzierten Wechsellagerung von Peliten, Psammiten und Psephiten zeigt die Cenoman-Serie petrographische Konstanz in Gefüge und Mineralzusammensetzung, besonders im Geröllspektrum und der Schwermineralassoziation (Chromit-SpinellPicotit).Die Gesteine des Randcenoman sind in einem einheitlichen Ablagerungsraum sedimentiert worden. Das gilt auch für ihre Anteile in der Arosa-Zone im Allgäu und im Bregenzer Wald.Faziesbeziehungen zur Flyschzone gibt es nicht.Auf das Ablagerungsmilieu deuten Flachwasserbildungen hin, die im flachen Randbereich der Geosynklinale während langdauernder Ruhigwasserfazies mit episodischen Unterbrechungen abgelagert wurden.Die petrographische Zusammensetzung der allothigenen Gerölle, ihr Rundungsgrad, ihre metamorphe Beanspruchung und ihr Erhaltungszustand lassen Analogieschlüsse mit Gesteinen vom Verrucano-Typ zu. Im Zusammenhang mit der Tonmineralführung der Pelite (Kaolinit) und der typischen Chromit-Spinell-Beteiligung kann auf ein breites Festland geschlossen werden. An der Detritusanlieferung sind neben dem mesozoischen kalkalpinen Untergrund und Gesteinen vom Verrucano-Typ Unterostalpin und Südpenninikum beteiligt. Damit sind die nördlichen Kalkalpen im Süden der Tauern beheimatet.Der Zeitraum der Überschiebung über das Penninikum liegt nicht vor Unterturon.Mittelkretazische Bewegungen werden in der Cenoman-Serie nur untergeordnet wirksam, wo sich Konglomerate und Geröllpsammite an der Wende Alb-Cenoman horizontieren lassen.

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The Randcenoman extends over a distance of 220 km as a boundary part of the Cenomanian Series along the alpine Flysch at the northern margin of the Limestone Alps from Chiem-See to the Grosses Walsertal.Series of continuous profiles have been investigated by stratigraphic and sedimentologic methods.By use of microfossils it could be proved that sedimentation lasted from Albian up to Cenomanian without visible interruption. At two different localities it was possible to find references to Turonian age.The Tratenbach layers of Tertiary age are separated tectonically from the Randcenoman and the Flysch.The rocks of Randcenoman show a very constant texture and association of minerals, especially in boulders and heavy minerals (chromite-spinel-picotite).These rocks must have been sedimented into an uniform trough. Same may be said concerning their contents within the Arosa-Zone in the Algovian region and in the Woods of Bregenz. There are no connections possible with facies of the Flysch series.Sediments of low water type show that these series have been deposed along the margin of the Alpine Geosyncline during long times of stagnant waters with episodical interruptions.The petrographic composition of the allothigenic boulders, their roundness, metamorphic stress and their state of conversation allows comparisons with rocks of the series of the Verrucano.The existance of a vast continent may be derived from the clay contents of the pelites (kaolinite) and the typical appearance of chromite-spinel minerals. The detritus has been delivered partly by the Lower Austroalpine unit and southern Penninicum, and by Mesozoic series of the Limestone Alps and rocks of Verrucano type.Concluding the origin of the Northern Limestone Alps has to be located south of the Tauern window.The movement of the Austroalpine nappes over the Penninicum cannot have happened before Lower Turonian age. The movements of Middle Cretaceous time are only of small efficiency on the series of Cenomanian where conglomerates and psammites containing boulders could be dated to be of Albanian-Cenomanian age.

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Résumé Le «Randcenomanien» s'étend sur 220 Km comme un ensemble-limite appartenant au Cénomanien, au contact de la zone du Flysch à la bordure Nord des Alpes calcaires, depuis le Lac de Chiem jusqu'à la «Grosse Walsertal»,L'auteur a effectué, le long d'un certain nombre de profils, des recherches stratigraphiques et sédimentologiques.A partir des microfaunes, on peut trouver de nouvelles preuves stratigraphiques en faveur d'une continuité de la sédimentation de l'Albien jusqu'au Cénomanien, sans aucune interruption reconnaissable. A deux endroits l'auteur a trouvé des indications concernant la présence du Turonien inférieur. Les couches du «Tratenbach» appartenant au Tertiaire inférieur sont séparées par voie tectonique du «Randcenomanien» et du Flysch.Malgré une constitution lithologique hétérogène, tant suivant la verticale que l'horizontale, avec des alternances bien marquées de pélites, psammites et pséphites, la série du Cénomanien montre une constance pétrographique quant à la texture et la composition minéralogique, spécialement dans la gamme des galets et l'association des minéraux lourds (Chromite-Spinelle-Picotite).Les roches du «Randcenomanien» ont été sédimentées dans un bassin uniforme; c'est aussi le cas dans la zone d'Arosa dans l'Allgäu et de la forêt de Bregenz.Il n'y a aucune connection avec les facies de la zone du Flysch.Quant au milieu de sédimentation, is est donné par les formations d'eaux profondes qui ont été déposées dans la région de bordure peu profonde du géosynclinal au cours de périodes de longue durée, en eau calme, avec seulement quelques interruptions épisodiques.La composition pétrographique des galets allothigènes, leur degré d'arrondi, leur degré de métamorphisme et leur état de conservation permettent de faire des analogies avec des roches du type Verrucano. Compte tenu aussi des minéraux argileux intervenant dans la constitution des pélites (kaolinite) et à la participation typique de la Chromite et du spinelle, on en arrive à la conclusion que le continent fournisseur de ces sédiments a été assez vaste. Aux apports détritiques du Mésozoïque inférieur des Alpes calcaires et des roches du type «Verrucano», sont venus s'ajouter ceux en provenance de l'Austroalpin inférieur et du Pennique méridional. C'est pourquoi le lieu d'origine des «Alpes calcaires» du Nord doit se trouver au sud des Tauern.Le chevauchement sur le Penninicum n'a pas eu lieu avant le Turonien inférieur.Les mouvements Crétacé inférieur dans le Cénomanien n'ont été que peu actifs, là où des conglomérats et des psammites à galets se sont épandus entre l'Albien et le Cénomanien.

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Erweiterte Fassung eines am 25. Februar 1972 auf der 62. Jahrestagung der Geologischen Vereinigung in Frankfurt gehaltenen Vortrages.     

On the stability of the solar wind

The stability of the solar wind is studied in the case of spherical symmetry and constant temperature. It is shown that the stability problem must be formulated as a mixed initial and boundary-value problem in which are prescribed the perturbation values of velocity and density at an initial time and additionally the velocity perturbation at the base of the corona for all times. The solution is constructed by linear superposition of normal solutions, which contain the time only in an exponential factor. The stability problem becomes a singular eigenvalue problem for the amplitudes of the velocity and pressure perturbations, since additionally to the boundary condition at the base of the corona one must add the condition that the amplitudes behave regularly at the critical point. It is proved that only stable eigenvalues exist.     

Restoration of submerged vegetation in shallow eutrophic lakes – A guideline and state of the art in Germany

One of the most serious problems caused by eutrophication of shallow lakes is the disappearance of submerged macrophytes and the switch to a turbid, phytoplankton-dominated state. The reduction of external nutrient loads often does not result in a change back to the macrophyte-dominated state because stabilising mechanisms that cause resilience may delay a response. Additional internal lake restoration measures may therefore be needed to decrease the concentration of total phosphorus and increase water clarity. The re-establishment of submerged macrophytes required for a long-term stability of clear water conditions, however, may still fail, or mass developments of tall-growing species may cause nuisance for recreational use. Both cases are often not taken into account when restoration measures are planned in Germany, and existing schemes to reduce eutrophication consider the topic inadequately. Here we develop a step-by-step guideline to assess the chances of submerged macrophyte re-establishment in shallow lakes. We reviewed and rated the existing literature and case studies with special regard on (1) the impact of different internal lake restoration methods on the development of submerged macrophytes, (2) methods for the assessment of natural re-establishment, (3) requirements and methods for artificial support of submerged macrophyte development and (4) management options of macrophyte species diversity and abundance in Germany. This guideline is intended to help lake managers aiming to restore shallow lakes in Germany to critically asses and predict the potential development of submerged vegetation, taking into account the complex factors and interrelations that determine their occurrence, abundance and diversity.