Morphometric Comparisons Between Rogen Terrain and Hummocky Terrain

Visual interpretation of aerial photography suggests that certain geomorphological similarities exist between the hummocky terrain of central Alberta, Canada, and the Rogen terrain of Nunavut, Canada. This study statistically compares the two landform types based on measures of depression shapes and ridge orientations. Comparison of depression shapes indicates that two of three sample areas chosen from the hummocky terrain study area are statistically similar to those of the Rogen terrain study area. Analysis of ridge orientations indicates the ridge crests from two of three hummocky terrain sample areas, and ridge crests from within the Rogen terrain study site all exhibit a preferred trend. Variability in the process of formation may explain why only particular areas throughout the hummocky terrain exhibit patterns similar to the Rogen terrain and others do not. Statistical similarities in two-dimensional form between the hummocky terrain of central Alberta and the Rogen terrain of the Northwest Territories however, suggest that these landforms may have a common or similar origin.     

River and basin morphometric indexes to detect tectonic activity: a case study of selected river basins in the South Indian Granulite Terrain (SIGT)

Abstract

The effects and influence of tectonic processes on the Anjarakandy, Thalassery, Mahe, and Kuttiyadi watersheds and rivers of the South Indian Granulite Terrain in Kerala were examined to determine their spatial heterogeneity. Drainage basin asymmetry (Af), transverse topographic symmetry factor (T), hypsometric integral and curve (HI), longitudinal profile, stream length gradient index (SL), and stream concavity index (SCI) suggest heterogeneity in tectonic influence. Clusters of geomorphic anomalies in similar lithology rule out lithologic control on drainage development. However, the orientations of the drainage networks and predominant fractures/lineaments compare closely and reveal strong tectonic influence. Though the watersheds are considered to be in an advanced stage of erosion by the low HI (<30) and high values of SCI, variations in the shape of the hypsometric curves and differences in the SCI values indicate the different influence of tectonic process from watersheds in the north to the south. Among the watersheds, the Mahe and Kuttiyadi are more sensitive to tectonic processes than the Anjarakandy and Thalassery and indicate spatial heterogeneity in the influence of tectonic activity, confirming the grouping of watersheds based on structural and drainage patterns.     

江淮流域梅雨过程识别及梅雨期分级降水时空特征

在全球气候变化背景下,近60 a江淮流域梅雨特征量及梅雨期分级降水的时空变化特征还不明晰。论文采用江淮流域1961—2020年239个气象站逐日降水、气温和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料识别梅雨过程,研究梅雨入出梅日期等特征量及梅雨期不同量级的雨日数等指标的时空特征,计算城市化对梅雨期强降水的贡献。结果表明：Ⅰ区(江南区)平均入出梅最早,Ⅱ区(长江中下游区)次之,Ⅲ区(江淮区)入出梅最晚,梅雨期长度依次为30、30和24 d,入出梅日和梅雨期长度趋势性均不明显。Ⅰ区平均梅雨雨强最大(367.6 mm),Ⅱ区次之(298.4 mm),Ⅲ区最小(253.5mm);Ⅱ区梅雨雨强显著增加、平均梅雨强度指数最大,最易发生暴力梅,Ⅲ区梅雨强度指数变化最剧烈。江淮流域梅雨量Ⅰ、Ⅱ区中部较大,Ⅰ区雨日数最多,Ⅱ区次之,Ⅲ区最少。梅雨期小雨日数最多、降水发生率最高,中雨、大雨和暴雨依次减少。绝大多数站点小雨、中雨日数趋势性不明显,Ⅱ区中东部大雨、暴雨日数显著增加。绝大多数站点大雨、暴雨降水发生率趋势性不明显,Ⅱ区较多站点小雨、中雨发生率显著下降是其东部梅雨期降水发生率显著减少的原因。暴雨量占梅雨量比例最大...     

Gnevyshev peaks in geomagnetic indices

Sunspots have a major 11-year cycle, but the years near the maximum show two or more peaks called Gnevyshev peaks. It was noticed that in cycle 23, the double peaks in sunspot numbers are reflected in the electromagnetic radiations and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the solar atmosphere. But, in the interplanetary space, the ICMEs (interplanetary CMEs) show peaks not all coinciding with the peaks of sunspot numbers. Also, there are stream interaction regions (SIR), including co-rotating interaction regions (CIR), which evolve quite differently from sunspot numbers. In the geomagnetic indices, the peaks are related mainly to the peaks in SIRs, indicating that geomagnetic indices have no direct relationship with most of the phenomena at the Sun but are responding only to the interplanetary blobs due to SIRs, which are more predominant in the declining phase of sunspot activity.     

Influence of seasonal variability in benthic invertebrate community structure on the use of biotic indices to assess the ecological status of a Portuguese estuary

The present study focused on the use of benthic invertebrate communities to assess the ecological quality of a Portuguese estuary characterized by strong seasonal changes and with eutrophication problems. Seasonal benthic samples were collected during a flood year and the methodology proposed by the WFD Portuguese group was used to classify benthic assemblages into five different quality classes. Factor analysis was applied to classify stations based on their physical-chemical status. Different classifications were obtained with different indices and among seasons and there was low agreement between indices and index-season interactions. Diversity indices were better correlated to eutrophication related variables than AMBI and ABC method. Predictable responses of benthic indices to anthropogenic stress symptoms were stronger during the dry period.     

Biodegradation of petroleum products in experimental plots in Antarctic marine sediments is location dependent

Clean sediment collected from O'Brien Bay, East Antarctica, was artificially contaminated with a mix of Special Antarctic Blend diesel fuel and lubricating oil and deployed in two uncontaminated locations (O'Brien and Sparkes Bays) and a previously contaminated bay (Brown Bay) to evaluate whether a history of prior contamination would influence the biodegradation process. Detailed analysis of the hydrocarbon composition in the sediment after 11 weeks revealed different patterns of degradation in each bay. Biodegradation indices showed that hydrocarbon biodegradation occurred in all three bays but was most extensive in Brown Bay. This study shows that even within a relatively small geographical area, the longevity of hydrocarbons in Antarctic marine sediments can be variable. Our results are consistent with faster natural attenuation of spilt oil at sites with previous exposure to oil but further work is needed to confirm this. Such information would be useful when evaluating the true risk and longevity of oils spills.     

Vegetation indices changes in the cloud forest of La Gomera Island (Canary Islands) and their hydrological implications

Vegetation indices derived from remote sensing data still remain to be used for analysing the relationship between climatic factors and vegetation seasonal phenology in middle latitudes with subtropical conditions forests such as the Canarian laurel forest. The Garajonay National Park, located in the La Gomera Island, protects one of the best preserved examples of the Macaronesian laurel forest, due to the cloud banks produced by trade winds, with rainfall and temperature field data showing a clear Mediterranean climatic pattern. We have analysed seasonal vegetation indices trend for different types of forest inside the Garajonay National Park using normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and enhanced vegetation index (EVI) products derived from moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) Aqua data for two hydrological years (October 2003 to September 2005) in relationship with the existing field climatic data: rainfall, net fog water and temperature. Maximum annual EVI maps show the highest vegetation indices in the laurel forest of La Gomera that occur during the dry season, mainly in late spring to early summer, with EVI temporal profiles showing that valley‐bottom laurel forest areas have the most clear seasonal trend. Difference maps of EVI values between months with the lowest and highest rainfall of each hydrological year clearly confirm the highest photosynthetic activity in the laurel forest during the dry season. In addition, these forests show a significative temporal correlation between EVI values and the temperature in the forest (p < 0·001). Our results prove the absence of summer drought stress in the laurel forest implying that the fog drip income is high enough to maintain enough soil moisture to allow the forest fully transpire when temperatures are higher. As the laurel forest of La Gomera occurs in the main recharge area of the island's aquifer system, our analysis of EVI data suggests that fog drip constitutes a key hydrological factor. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

同步轨道磁场和地面磁场对太阳风动压变化事件的响应

本文对磁宁静时的123个动压变化事件(不包含激波事件)进行了统计研究.研究表明,在白天侧(9～15MLT)同步轨道磁场z分量对太阳风动压增大、减小事件具有较强的正响应,而在夜侧(21～3MLT)响应明显减弱,响应幅度具有明显的磁地方时分布.对动压增大事件的平均响应幅度在午前最大,而对动压减小事件的平均响应幅度在午后达到...     

《CT理论与应用研究》近年来的发展与现状分析

在数据资料基础上,从学科分布、网络传播、载文信息、期刊质量等方面,对《CT理论与应用研究》期刊近年来的发展与现状进行了比较全面的统计和分析,在数量上反映了期刊取得的进步以及存在的问题。得出纵向自身比较进步明显,横向同类比较与同类期刊有差距,特别是在载文量方面差距明显。可为期刊今后的发展提供了参考依据,对期刊的长远规划也...     

Mapping grassland leaf area index with airborne hyperspectral imagery: A comparison study of statistical approaches and inversion of radiative transfer models

Statistical and physical models have seldom been compared in studying grasslands. In this paper, both modeling approaches are investigated for mapping leaf area index (LAI) in a Mediterranean grassland (Majella National Park, Italy) using HyMap airborne hyperspectral images. We compared inversion of the PROSAIL radiative transfer model with narrow band vegetation indices (NDVI-like and SAVI2-like) and partial least squares regression (PLS). To assess the performance of the investigated models, the normalized RMSE (nRMSE) and R² between in situ measurements of leaf area index and estimated parameter values are reported. The results of the study demonstrate that LAI can be estimated through PROSAIL inversion with accuracies comparable to those of statistical approaches (R² = 0.89, nRMSE = 0.22). The accuracy of the radiative transfer model inversion was further increased by using only a spectral subset of the data (R² = 0.91, nRMSE = 0.18). For the feature selection wavebands not well simulated by PROSAIL were sequentially discarded until all bands fulfilled the imposed accuracy requirements.