Magnetfeldanomalien in der Eifel

The magnetic anomalies over the Laach volcanics and in adjacent areas were interpreted by comparison with the fields of three-dimensional model bodies. In addition to an aeromagnetic survey, magnetic measurements were carried out on the ground and in the laboratory. Most of the model bodies in the Laach volcanic field require a thickness adjustment of only a few tens of meters to achieve a correlation of the magnetic model fields with the anomalies detected at ground level or at flight altitude.The three-dimensional model calculations did not yield any evidence for the existence of a deep-seated body which might be interpreted as a remnant magma chamber from which magma was explosively extruded during the eruption of the Laacher See volcano.The extensive positive magnetic anomaly near Ahrweiler is interpreted as being caused by a magnetized tabular body located at a depth of 8 km.The sharp bend of the isolines in the northeastern part of the Ahrweiler anomaly is a possible indication of the existence of magnetic rock at a maximum depth of 3–4 km. However, the rock need not necessarily occur in the form of a discrete body. The longitudinal axis of the model body lies on the line connecting the Siebengebirge with the Laach volcanic area.Two model body configurations have been developed for the magnetic anomaly near Kelberg. One of them consists of an upper part corresponding to the magma chamber of the Tertiary volcanics of the Hocheifel (high Eifel), and a lower part that can be regarded as a southern extension of the deep-seated body which is probably the source of the Ahrweiler anomaly. The other configuration represents a magnetized zone formed by thermal metamorphism due to an underlying plutonic body or by magma differentiation, possibly during the Paleozoic.

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Zusammenfassung Die Magnetfeldanomalien im Raum der Laacher Vulkanite und deren Umgebung wurden durch Vergleich mit den Feldern von dreidimensionalen Modellkörpern interpretiert. Dazu wurden außer der aeromagnetischen Vermessung auch ergänzende Magnetfeldmessungen am Boden sowie gesteinsmagnetische Messungen herangezogen. Für die Mehrzahl der Modellkörper im Laacher Vulkanfeld reicht eine Mächtigkeit von einigen Zehnermetern aus, um die magnetischen Modellfelder den gemessenen Anomalien in Boden- und Flugniveau anzugleichen.Die dreidimensionalen Modellrechnungen haben keinen Hinweis auf die Existenz eines tiefreichenden Körpers ergeben, der als Restkörper einer Magmenkammer, die bei der Eruption des Laacher Sees z. T. ausgeblasen wurde, gedeutet werden könnte.Der weiträumigen magnetisch positiven Anomalie bei Ahrweiler wird eine magnetisierte Platte in ca. 8 km Tiefe zugeordnet.In der engräumigen Krümmung der Isolinien im NE-Teil der Ahrweiler-Anomalie deutet sich magnetisches Gestein in maximal 3–4 km Tiefe an, das aber nicht unbedingt als ein kompakter Körper vorliegen muß. Die Längsachse des betreffenden Modellkörpers liegt in der Verbindungslinie von Siebengebirge und Laacher Vulkangebiet.Fur die magnetische Anomalie bei Kelberg sind zwei Modellkörperkonfigurationen erarbeitet worden — die eine besteht aus einem oberen Modellkörper, welcher der Magmenkammer des tertiären Hocheifelvulkanismus entspricht und aus einem unteren Körper, der als Erweiterung nach Süden des für die Ahrweiler-Anomalie angenommenen tiefen Körpers betrachtet werden kann. Die andere Konfiguration stellt eine magnetisierte Zone dar, die durch thermischen Kontakt mit einem darunterliegenden plutonischen Körper oder auch durch Magmendifferenzierung, möglicherweise im Paläozoikum, entstanden ist.

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Résumé Les anomalies magnétiques dans les volcanites du Laacher See et dans les régions avoisinantes ont été interprétées par comparaison avec les champs qu'engendreraient des corps-modèles tridimensionnels. Outre un levé aéromagnétique, des mesures complémentaires ont été effectuées sur le terrain et sur des échantillons de roches. Dans la région volcanique de Laach, la plupart des corps-modèles utilisés requièrent un ajustement en épaisseur qui ne dépasse pas quelques dizaines de mètres pour assurer la corrélation entre les champs magnétiques du modèle et les anomalies mesurées.Le calcul du modèle tridimensionnel n'a fourni aucune indication de l'existence d'un corps profond qui pourrait s'interpréter comme le reste d'une chambre magmatique, partiellement vidée par l'éruption du Laacher See.L'anomalie magnétique positive qui affecte une grande surface près d'Ahrweiler est interprétée comme due à un corps magnétique tabulaire situé à 8 km de profondeur.La courbure prononcée des isogrades dans la partie nord-est de l'anomalie d'Ahrweiler pourrait traduire la présence d'une roche magnétique à une profondeur maximale de 3 à 4 km. Cette roche ne doit cependant pas nécessairement se présenter sous la forme d'un corps individualisé. Le grand axe du corps magnétique modèle correspond à la ligne qui relie le Siebengebirge à la région de Laach.En ce qui concerne l'anomalie magnétique de Kelberg, deux configurations de corps-modèles ont été envisagées. La première consiste en un corps peu profond correspondant à la chambre magmatique du volcanisme tertiaire du Haut Eifel et en un corps plus profond qui pourrait être le prolongement vers le sud de celui qui serait responsable de l'anomalie d'Ahrweiler. L'autre configuration fait appel à une zone magnétique formée soit par le métamorphisme thermique engendré par une masse plutonique sousjacente, soit par une différenciation magmatique d'âge paléozoïque probable.

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Air quality modeling for the city of Graz

Summary Graz, a historical grown city in the south-east of Austria, sometimes faces problems with air pollution, mainly during wintertime. The old part of the city is the largest residentially used historical downtown in Central Europe. Due to its geographical position at the southeastern edge of the Alps, Graz often has weather situations with calm winds and strong inversions between October and March. The local wind system is marked by wind shears: near the surface, cold air flows in from the south, while in higher altitudes warm air from the north flows over the basin of Graz. During these winterperiods with mighty inversions air quality values exceed the threshold limits. The reason is that the old structure of the downtown area with narrow streets and a lot of old domestic heating systems in many of the old buildings causes relatively high pollution levels. In the winter of 1988/89, the NO₂ threshold values for smog-alarm (0.8 mg/m³, 3-h mean value) were exceeded several times at three air quality monitoring stations in the city of Graz. Therefore, a research project was initiated with the aim to find out the reasons for the bad air quality. The project comprised the setting up of an emission inventory as well as meteorological measurement campaigns and numerical simulations concerning the pollution dispersion in the area of Graz. The following report will try to show the interaction of the emission inventory on one hand and the determinations of flow conditions and pollutant dispersion on the other hand in order to analyze the air quality in the city. The emission inventory contains the emissions of air pollutants in a high temporal and spatial resolution. Before determining the surface flow fields, the meteorological conditions leading to the high pollution values were analyzed. After that, the boundary conditions were defined with the help of tethered balloon measurements. With these boundary conditions, quasi-steady-state flow fields were simulated. The dispersion of pollutants was calculated in a transient form using the stored flow fields. Conversion of pollutants was determined with the help of a parameterized version of the Eschenroeder-Martinez reaction mechanism. The period of winter 1990/91 with the highest pollution concentration was simulated to validate this model. The results show that the simulated and measured values of CO, NO and NO₂ correspond well with each other in the centre of the city, while the correspondence is not as good in the outskirts of the city were lower pollution levels are observed. It turned out that the suggested methodology is well suited for analyzing winter situations with high pollution levels.With 10 Figures     

Preliminary Archaeomagnetic Results from a Floor Sequence of a Bread Kiln in Lübeck (Germany)

A sequence of 25 bread-kiln floors was sampled for archaeomagnetic measurements in a bakehouse in the old town of Lübeck, Germany. Due to archaeological dating this kiln floor sequence has been built up presumably from the late 13 ^th to the 18 ^th century. The primary magnetisation component is carried by magnetite (maghemite) and is very stable. Small viscous magnetisation components could be removed easily. The preliminary results of characteristic remanent magnetisation for 23 of the kiln-floor layers show clearly the trend of the geomagnetic secular variation expected for that time interval. By comparison with French and British master curves, the kiln-floor sequence started around 1425 and lasted until 1775 AD. Presently, confidence circles are relatively large and need refineing by measuring more samples, which have already been collected. Together with ¹⁴ C dating that can be determined from the charcoals found in the lowest layers and thermoluminescence dating of the layers, we expect to obtain, for the first time, a secular variation curve for Northern Germany covering the time interval from 1400 to 1800 years AD.     

Detailed investigation of preserved maar structures by combined geophysical surveys

The detection of completely preserved maar structures is important not only for underground mapping but also for paleoclimate research because laminated maar lake sediments may contain a very detailed archive of climate history. Objective evidence for the existence of such structures can only be provided by geophysics and boreholes. The combination of gravity and magnetic ground surveys appears to be an excellent tool to detect and identify buried maar structures. Their prominent properties are an almost circular gravity minimum corresponding to a crater filled with limnic sediments of low density, and a magnetic anomaly caused by a pyroclastic or basaltic body in the diatreme which indicates the volcanic character. Seismic measurements provide the most detailed information about the internal structure of the maar sediments. Zones of low seismic reflectivity and very low density represent sediments of the late maar-lake period. The early lake period is indicated by debris flow deposits and turbidites represented by seismic reflectors. The seismic sections clearly reveal the bowl-like structure of the maar. Outside this bowl-like structure, there are only a few reflections, which represent the basement. Taking into account the shape of the gravity anomaly, seismic information allows geometrical modelling of the maar structure. Optimal drilling sites can be selected based on the results of geophysical surveying. Comparing the results of combined geophysical surveys above two maar structures of different ages yields a marked similarity in their geophysical pattern.Editorial responsibility: J McPhie