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Deducing the stage-discharge relationship for contracted weirs by the outflow theory of Malcherek

2019

The aim of this paper was the deduction of a new stage-discharge relationship for a contracted weir, having a crest length less than the channel width, by using the Malcherek’s outflow theory. The average outflow velocity over the rectangular contracted weir was expressed in terms of the head over weir, the momentum correction coefficient and the ratio between the crest length and the channel width. This theoretically deduced stage-discharge formula was calibrated by measurements carried out for values of the ratio between the crest length and the channel width ranging from 0.3125 to 0.9375. In particular, a relationship to estimate the momentum correction coefficient for contracted weirs w…

Oxyarietites boletzkyi n. gen., n. sp., nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce d'ammonite dans le Sinémurien inférieur de Bourgogne (France) : un rare préc…

2012

13 pages; International audience; L'une des toutes premières ammonites à coquille presque oxycône observée dans les séries fossilifères après la crise faunique de la limite Trias/Jurassique est décrite. Elle provient du Sinémurien inférieur (chronozone à Semicostatum ou à Turneri) de Bourgogne (Mavilly-Mandelot, Côte-d'Or, France). Cette nouvelle forme, Oxyarietites boletzkyi n. gen., n. sp., possède une coquille involute, comprimée et carénée dont le type clairement suboxycône est nouveau pour le Sinémurien inférieur. En raison de son aire ventrale carénée, ce taxon se rattache probablement à la super-famille des Arietitoidea Hyatt, 1875 sensu Guex (1995) mais son attribution familiale est…

Pēdu fosiliju kompleksi galvenā devona lauka Franas stāva nogulumos

2013

ANOTĀCIJA Promocijas darbā analizēts pēdu fosiliju komplekss Franas stāva nogulumos Galvenajā devona laukā. Balsttes uz ievākt un notikt ihnofosiliju matriālu, tka izveidota sistmātskā ihnoloģija, pēc kuras analīzes nodalītas ihnokompleksu grupas un ihnofācijas. Iegūte dat ļāva papildināt iepriekš pastāvošos priekšstatus par Galvenā devona lauka Franas stāva nogulumos pārstāvēt organismu grupu daudzveidību, intrpretēt faciālo apstākļu mainību un paleoekoloģiskos apstākļus Baltjas devona baseinā Franas laikmetā. Galvenā devona lauka Franas stāva nogulumos dominējošās ihnofācijas norāda uz seklas jūras sedimentācijas vidi un mainīgiem faciālajiem apstākļiem. Pētījumā tka konstatēta ihnofosili…

Zemes dzīļu bagātības Latvijā: DOLOMĪTS

2021

Buklets "Zemes dzīļu bagātības Latvijā: DOLOMĪTS" iepazīstina ar vienu no Latvijas vērtīgākajiem dabas resursiem, tā daudzveidību un tajā atklātajiem interesantajiem minerāliem. Iekļauta informācija par dolomītu pētniecību, nozīmīgākajām mūsdienās izmantojamām dolomīta atradnēm un atšķirīgajiem pielietojuma veidiem. Bukletu ilustrē Latvijas Universitātes Muzeja Ģeoloģijas kolekciju dolomīta paraugu fotogrāfijas.

Nonlinear Time-Series Adaptation for Land Cover Classification

2017

Automatic land cover classification from satellite image time series is of paramount relevance to assess vegetation and crop status, with important implications in agriculture, biofuels, and food. However, due to the high cost and human resources needed to characterize and classify land cover through field campaigns, a recurrent limiting factor is the lack of available labeled data. On top of this, the biophysical–geophysical variables exhibit particular temporal structures that need to be exploited. Land cover classification based on image time series is very complex because of the data manifold distortions through time. We propose the use of the kernel manifold alignment (KEMA) method for…

Fenoskandijas ledus vairoga Zemgales loba subglaciālās reljefa sistēmas un dinamika

2015

Pētījums ir veikts par Fenoskandijas ledus vairoga Zemgales loba subglaciālajām reljefa formām un ledāja dinamiku Viduslatvijas zemienē un Ziemeļlietuvas līdzenumos, akcentējot drumlinu, lielizmēra glaciālo lineamentu, rievoto morēnu un ledājūdeņu straumju lineāro veidojumu morfoloģiju, telpisko sakārtojumu, iekšējo uzbūvi un veidošanās apstākļu kopsakarību ar ledāja–gultnes mijiedarbības zonas termālo apstākļu laiktelpiskajām izmaiņām. Balstoties uz lielmēroga topogrāfisko karšu un augstas izšķirtspējas reljefa modeļu analīzi, kartētas subglaciālās reljefa formas un iegūti to morfometriskie parametri. Lauka pētījumos ir iegūti oriģināli, ģeotelpiski precīzi piesaistīti dati par subglaciālo…

U-Pb zircon geochronology and phase equilibria modelling of a mafi c eclogite from the Sumdo complex of south-east Tibet: insights into prograde zirc…

2017

Abstract The Sumdo complex is a Permian–Triassic eclogitic metamorphic belt in south-east Tibet, which marks the location of a suture zone that separates the northern and southern Lhasa terranes. An integrated geochronological and petrological study of a mafic eclogite from the complex has constrained its tectonometamorphic history and provides a case study of zircon growth in eclogite as a product of prograde dissolution–precipitation. In situ U–Pb geochronology indicates that the eclogite contains a single population of zircon with a crystallisation age of 273.6 ± 2.8 Ma. The morphology and chemistry of the zircon grains are consistent with growth by dissolution–precipitation of protolith…

Ba/Ca ratios in shells of Arctica islandica —Potential environmental proxy and crossdating tool

2017

Abstract Ba/Ca shell time-series of marine bivalves typically show flat background levels which are interrupted by erratic sharp peaks. Evidence from the literature indicates that background Ba/Ca shell ratios broadly reflect salinity conditions. However, the causes for the Ba/Ca shell peaks are still controversial and widely debated although many researchers link these changes to primary productivity, freshwater input or spawning events. The most striking feature is that the Ba/Ca shell peaks are highly synchronous in contemporaneous specimens from the same population. For the first time, we studied Ba/Ca shell in mature and ontogenetically old (up to 251 year-old) specimens of the long-li…

Experimental Study of Species Invasion: Early Population Dynamics and Role of Disturbance in Invasion Success

2020

The unusual hydrodynamical behaviour of freshwater oncolites

1997

Algal concretions are frequent in calcareous environments, occuring as individual particles (oncolites) that are easily transported during floods. Several parameters have been measured and calculated for a population of 127 particles from French streams. These oncolites have a high porosity (mean 42.7%) and a low density (mean 1.65), in respect to quartz and calcite. Oncolites have a settling velocity 1.5 times lower than that of quartz grains with the same nominal diameter. The computation of multiple correlations results in a classification in terms of decreasing efficiency: shape coefficients (Corey, ψ, and SI of Sneed and Folk), nominal diameter, density, edge sharpness and roughness. A…