WALTER B. LANGBEIN (1907–1982)

ABSTRACT

Lake-sediment-based estimates of sediment yield are calculated from a ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs chronology for the period 1765–1983 for a small lake-catchment in the English Midlands. Based on a multiple coring exercise, synchronous sedimentation levels are identified on the basis of mineral magnetism because of the lack of a visual stratigraphy. The rates of sediment accumulation are adjusted for outflow losses, biogenic precipitation and atmospheric fallout and results are considered to reflect accurately sediment yields for the area. At best, these yields are averaged over 4–5 years in the recent past, and 50–60 years in previous centuries. It is suggested that analysis of sediment yields over the last 218 years provides data covering one of the most dramatic periods of change as a result of human activity and covers intermediate timescales often ignored in hydrological studies because they fall beyond the scope of direct process monitoring.     

东北地区中强震前的小震频度新方法探讨

1970年以来东北地区共发生13次5.0级以上地震,其中8次在时间和空间上相对独立。通过系统研究这8次中强地震前及其邻区小震活动的增强现象,发现这些中强地震前存在比较明显的小震增强现象。虽然小震增强现象在多数中强地震前存在,但是这种周期性的小震活动强弱交替轮回过程,是普遍存在的,因此,利用小震活动的增强对未来中强地震的预测比较困难。文中结合东北地区小震活动的特点,尝试提出根据小震活动空间格局是否改变统计小震频度的方法,进行了初步的应用。结果表明：利用新方法统计小震的频度更能突出中强地震前的小震频度异常,能够有效的提取东北地区中强地震前的中短期异常指标。     

非对称信息扩散理论模型及其小样本灾害事件影响评估

针对地震灾害（特别是强震事件）评估中观测样本少,信息获取难的问题以及常规信息扩散模型难以有效刻画样本数据非对称结构的不足,提出一种＂椭圆式＂非对称的信息扩散评估模型。该方法可从有限数据样本结构中客观拟合出数据信息的扩散函数,进而实现对有限数据样本信息的合理拓展。实验结果表明,该非对称信息扩散技术可对不完备数据样本进行合理逼近和有效信息扩展,评估模型计算结果与客观实际情况相符。     

Associations Between Asteroids and Meteoroid Streams

The recent systematic monitoring of the skies has led to the discovery of an increasingly large number of objects on Earth approaching orbits. Not surprisingly, an increasing number of this population have also been associated with meteoroid streams in the literature. We will review the history of this topic. We have also conducted our own search for asteroids moving on orbits that are similar to the orbits of known fireball streams. As NEOs are moving in prograde orbits with low geocentric velocities, any potential streams will have large radiant areas and in consequence, may have been identified as several "sub-streams". This greatly hampers both their detection and their recognition as single meteoroid streams. With the large number of Near Earth Asteroids detected, the probability of two orbits being similar at the present time by coincidence is high. We have therefore also investigated the evolution of the orbits and only include as real asteroid-stream pairs those where the evolution is also similar over 5000 years. We have identified nine pairs, including the well known pair of the Geminid meteoroid stream and asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Currently there are a number of papers being published on the pairing of asteroid 2003 EH1 and the Quadrantid meteoroid stream. Because of the newness of the research and the fact that this is a high inclination pair, we have excluded this pair from our discussions.     

Land use,associated eel production,and abundance of fish and crayfish in streams in Waikato,New Zealand

Abstract

The density and biomass of fish and crayfish, and the production of eels, was compared among streams in native forest, exotic forest, and pasture. Populations were estimated by multiple‐pass electroshocking at 11 sites in hill‐country streams in the Waikato region, North Island. Three sites were in native forest, four in exotic forest, and four in pasture. Length of stream sampled at each site was 46–94 m (41–246 m² in area), and catchment areas up stream of the sites ranged from 0.44 to 2.01 km².

A total of 487 fish were caught. The species were longfinned and shortfinned eels, banded kokopu, Cran's and redfinned bullies, and common smelt. Eels were the most abundant fish in all three land‐use types, and shortfinned eels were more abundant at pastoral sites (mean density 1.11 fish m^?2) than longfinned eels (mean density 0.129 fish m^?2). Banded kokopu were present only at forested sites. Mean fish densities were greater at pastoral sites (1.55 fish m^?2) than under either native forest (0.130 fish m^?2) or exotic forest (0.229 fish m^?2). Mean fish biomass was also greater at pastoral sites (89.7 g m^?2) than under native forest (12.8 g m^?2) or exotic forest (19.3 g m^?2). Longfinned eels made a greater contribution to the fish biomass at all sites than did shortfinned eels. Densities of crayfish were high (0.46–5.40 crayfish m^?2), but were not significantly different between land‐use types. Crayfish biomass ranged from 1.79 to 11.2 g m^?2. Total eel production was greater at pastoral sites (mean 17.9 g m^?2 year¹) than at forest sites (mean 2.39 gm^?2 year^?1).     

Diagnosis of a new species of neolithodes (Crustacea: Anomura: Lithodidae) from New Zealand (note)

A new stone crab, Neolithodes brodiei sp.nov., known from an ovigerous female taken in 455 fm (832 m) on the Campbell Plateau, is characterised and distinguished from the five species previously recognised. It is morphologically close to the North Atlantic N. agassizii and the South African N. asperrimus.     

Morphology and sedimentation in lake Wakatipu,New Zealand

Lake Wakatipu occupies an overdeepened glacial trough dammed by former terminal moraine. The steep subaerial slopes above the lake continue steeply below the surface of the water to a plane floor that is horizontal in the central and most of the southern sections and slopes longitudinally in the northern section. Below the general level of the sediment surface, a system of current channels has been developed, extending from the delta of the Dart and Rees Rivers to the flat‐floored sedimentary basin in the central and southern section. Active deposition of sediment from density currents is taking place; the action of such currents is discussed.     

Distribution of fish in tributaries of the lower Taieri/Waipori rivers,South Island,New Zealand

The distribution of fish within eight small streams feeding into the lower Taieri and Waipori Rivers on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island was examined. A total of eight native and two introduced species were recorded. Eels (Anguilla spp.) and giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus Gmelin) were the most widely distributed species being located in all streams surveyed. Common bullies (Gobiomorphus cotidianus McDowall) and brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus) were also widely distributed being detected in seven and six of the streams respectively. Three streams of potential conservation significance were identified. These were Picnic Gully Creek which contained a significant population of banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus Gray), a Category C threatened species, and Cullens and Alex Creeks which contained significant populations of giant kokopu, a Category B threatened species. The population of giant kokopu in Cullens and Alex Creeks currently represents the largest known population of this species on the east coast of New Zealand (excluding Southland). It has been suggested that brown trout may influence the distribution of native galaxiids. The longitudinal distribution of giant kokopu and brown trout in streams was examined at night using a continuous spotlight sampling approach. Distributions of these two species rarely overlapped at a local scale. Coarse habitat use data indicated that brown trout regularly occupied a variety of habitat types including modified agricultural channels. In contrast, giant kokopu rarely used agricultural channels being predominantly located in pool habitats.     

A standardised sampling protocol for robust assessment of reach-scale fish community diversity in wadeable New Zealand streams

The New Zealand fish fauna contains species that are affected not only by river system connectivity, but also by catchment and local-scale changes in landcover, water quality and habitat quality. Consequently, native fish have potential as multi-scale bioindicators of human pressure on stream ecosystems, yet no standardised, repeatable and scientifically defensible methods currently exist for effectively quantifying their abundance or diversity in New Zealand stream reaches. Here we report on the testing of a back-pack electrofishing method, modified from that used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, on a wide variety of wadeable stream reaches throughout New Zealand. Seventy-three first- to third-order stream reaches were fished with a single pass over 150–345 m length. Time taken to sample a reach using single-pass electrofishing ranged from 1–8 h. Species accumulation curves indicated that, irrespective of location, continuous sampling of 150 stream metres is required to accurately describe reach-scale fish species richness using this approach. Additional species detection beyond 150 m was rare (<10%) with a single additional species detected at only two out of the 17 reaches sampled beyond this distance. A positive relationship was also evident between species detection and area fished, although stream length rather than area appeared to be the better predictor. The method tested provides a standardised and repeatable approach for regional and/or national reporting on the state of New Zealand's freshwater fish communities and trends in richness and abundance over time.     

The river continuum concept — reply to Barmuta and Lake

Spectral analyses of water‐level oscillations in Wellington Harbour during the 1960 Chilean and 1964 Alaskan tsunamis are given. The results are used to define the periods for the three longest‐period characteristic oscillation modes. Some implications for future tsunamis are discussed.