Energy-Hungry Europe: Development Projects in South-Central Europe

2010 ◽  
pp. 447-460
Author(s):  
Anton Gosar
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
South Central

scholarly journals Compilation of a recent seismicity data base of the greater Alpine region from several seismological networks and preliminary 3D tomographic results

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Solarino ◽  
E. Kissling ◽  
S. Sellami ◽  
G. Smriglio ◽  
F. Thouvenot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Alpine Region ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Data Set ◽  
South Central ◽  
Local Earthquake ◽  
Phase Data ◽  
Master Station

Local earthquake data collected by seven national and regional seismic networks have been compiled into a travel time catalog of 32341 earthquakes for the period 1980 to 1995 in South-Central Europe. As a prerequisite, a complete and corrected station list (master station list) has been prepared according to updated information provided by every network. By simultaneous inversion of some 600 well-locatable events we obtained one-dimensional (1D) velocity propagation models for each network. Consequently, these velocity models with appropriate station corrections have been used to obtain high-quality hypocenter locations for events inside and among the station networks. For better control, merging of phase data from several networks was performed as an iterative process where at each iteration two data sets of neighbouring networks or groups of networks were merged. Particular care was taken to detect and correctly identify phase data from events common to data sets from two different networks. In case of reports of the same phase data from more than one network, the phase data from the network owning and servicing the station were used according to the master station list. The merging yielded a data set of 278007 P and 191074 S-wave travel time observations from 32341 events in the greater Alpine region. Restrictive selection (number of P-wave observations >7; gap <160 degrees) yielded a data set of about 10000 events with a total of more than 128000 P and 87000 S-wave observations well suited for local earthquake seismic tomography study. Preliminary tomographic results for South-Central Europe clearly show the topography of the crust-mantle boundary in the greater Alpine region and outline the 3D structure of the seismic Ivrea body.

Strontium Isotopes and Prehistoric Human Migration: The Bell Beaker Period in Central Europe

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Douglas Price ◽  
Corina Knipper ◽  
Gisela Grupe ◽  
Václav Smrcka
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Tooth Enamel ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Strontium Isotope ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
South Central ◽  
Bone Changes ◽  
Bell Beaker

Human skeletal remains from Bell Beaker graves in southern Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary were analyzed for information on human migration. Strontium isotope ratios were measured in bone and tooth enamel to determine if these individuals had changed ‘geological’ residence during their lifetimes. Strontium isotopes vary among different types of rock. They enter the body through diet and are deposited in the skeleton. Tooth enamel forms during early childhood and does not change. Bone changes continually through life. Difference in the strontium isotope ratio between bone and enamel in the same individual indicates change in residence. Results from the analysis of 81 Bell Beaker individuals indicated that 51 had moved during their lifetime. Information on the geology of south-central Europe, the application of strontium isotope analysis, and the relevant Bell Beaker sites is provided along with discussion of the results of the study.

Trilobites and biofacies of the Ordovician Pagoda Formation, Donggongsi of Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China

1999 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gongzheng Yin ◽  
Ronald P. Tripp ◽  
Zhiyi Zhou ◽  
Zhiqiang Zhou ◽  
Wenwei Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Outer Shelf ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
South Central ◽  
Formed Part

AbstractTwenty-one trilobite species belonging to 18 genera are described from the measured section of the Pagoda Formation (Caradoc) at Donggongsi, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China. The fauna is numerically dominated by the hammatocnemid Ovalocephalus and remopleuridid Dislobosaspis (gen. nov.), and the Ovalocephalus–Dislobosaspis Biofacies is established to represent a shallow outer-shelf trilobite association. The lithofacies and trilobite taphonomy indicate a comparatively quiet and undisturbed depositional environment. Trilobites exhibit strong SE Asian affinities and formed part of the Peri-Gondwana fauna. They are closely related to those of South- Central Europe but show some Baltoscandian aspects.

scholarly journals A specimen of Canis cf. C. etruscus (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Middle Villafranchian of the Oosterschelde

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
J.W.F. Reumer ◽  
P. Piskoulis
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
South Central ◽  
The North Sea

AbstractA recent find of a Middle Villafranchian (c. 2.35–2.10 Ma) Canis cf. C. etruscus in the trawlings from the Oosterschelde concerns the oldest dog known from the Netherlands and is the first appearance record of this canid in the North Sea Basin. It shows that the tribe Canini was dispersed beyond south central Europe up to the northwestern edge of the continent. The find confirms the lack of synchroneity and usefulness of the so-called ‘Wolf Event’.

scholarly journals Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Factors in Vicia sativa L. Seeds and the Variability of Phenotypic and Morphological Characteristics of Some Vetch Accessions Cultivated in European Countries

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Eugeniusz R. Grela ◽  
Wioletta Samolińska ◽  
Wojciech Rybiński ◽  
Bożena Kiczorowska ◽  
Edyta Kowalczuk-Vasilev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Hydrogen Cyanide ◽  
Protein Level ◽  
Trypsin Inhibitors ◽  
Vicia Sativa ◽  
Common Vetch ◽  
East Central ◽  
Nutritional Factors ◽  
South Central ◽  
West Central

Agricultural research has traditionally focused on staple crops, while relatively little attention has been given to minor crops. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the nutrient contents and some anti-nutritional factors in the seeds of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and the variation of phenotypic and morphological traits in field studies of 44 European accessions, originating from Russia, Ukraine, Poland (east and east-central Europe), the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary (south-central Europe), and Germany (west-central Europe) and grown in the same soil-climate conditions. A three-year field study was conducted from 2010 to 2012. Accessions originating from west-central Europe flowered three days earlier than those from south-central Europe. They also had the lowest seed number per pod (5.9) but the highest thousand seed weight (58 g) (p < 0.05). Vetch lines coming from south-central Europe contained the highest level of crude protein in comparison with vetch seeds originating from west-central Europe (353 vs. 324 g kg−1, respectively) (p < 0.05), but the latter had the highest essential amino acid index value (75 vs. 71 in west-central Europe and south-central Europe, respectively) (p < 0.05). The highest protein level was noted in the seeds of Slovak origin (average 358 g kg−1), whereas the lowest protein level (324 g kg−1) was determined in the Russian and German lines. Vetch grain fat was rich in linoleic (53%) and linolenic (14%) acids. The best n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio (4) and the highest α-linolenic acid level were exhibited by the Slovak and Polish accessions (p < 0.05). The seeds of vetch accessions from east, east-central, and south-central Europe contained higher levels of (p < 0.05) iron than those originating from west-central Europe. The concentration of tannins, trypsin inhibitors, and hydrogen cyanide reached on average 8, 3, and 81 mg kg−1, respectively. The highest hydrogen cyanide (HCN) levels was determined in the accessions of German and Russian origin (126 and 119 mg kg−1, respectively), and the lowest values were noted in the Slovak and Polish lines (50 and 67 mg HCN kg−1, respectively). Furthermore, the Polish accessions contained the lowest levels of tannins and trypsin inhibitors. Common vetch seeds may be valuable protein feed/food stuff, but their nutritional usefulness is limited by the presence of anti-nutritional factors, especially HCN, which is difficult to remove. Further selection in this direction may be postulated.

scholarly journals Tree-Ring Dating and Radiocarbon Calibration in South-Central Europe

Radiocarbon ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Becker
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
South Central ◽  
Growth Variation ◽  
Bristlecone Pine ◽  
Climatic Regime ◽  
Oak Tree ◽  
La Jolla ◽  
Radiocarbon Calibration

Radiocarbon variations between 3900 and 2800 bc have been established in La Jolla and Groningen using oak tree rings from a 2350-year floating oak series. Comparison of these variations with the bristlecone pine 14C variations provides precise ages for tree-ring dates of Neolithic settlements of Switzerland and Germany over a period of 1400 years. 14C variations measured in Heidelberg in absolutely dated oak-ring series from ad 250 to 720 show trends similar to those of long-term growth variation of oaks during the same period of time. The influence of the climatic regime on oak growth of this period is discussed.

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