First results of Platanus pollen airborne content in the middle-west of the Iberian Peninsula

Within the scope of the TECNOLONIAL (HAR2008-02834/HIST) project, an archaeologi- cal and archaeometric research is being conduct- ed in order to clarify and systematize transport jars production in the Iberian peninsula and their distribution abroad, especially to the Americas, from the 15th to the 17th century. The production centre of Seville, in the Crown of Castile, produced large glazed and unglazed transport jars, called botijas, which were mainly devoted to the Atlantic trade network. The pres- ent study accounts for the first results obtained from an initial sample of 34 transport jars dated around the 15th-16th centuries from the produc- tion centre of Seville and the reception site of Santa María de la Antigua del Darién (gulf of Urabá, Colombia). This latter site is especially significant since it was the first Spanish founda- tion (1510) in continental America that obtained the title of town, and was the seat for the Governor of the new region called Castilla de Oro, as well as for the first diocese. All individuals were analyzed by means of x-ray fluorescence and diffraction analyses and then compared with the majolica production database from Seville. The results enabled us to define the first refer- ence groups for such modern transport jars, and to get a first insight into the jars coming to the Americas in the early 16th century whose prove- nance can be linked to Seville, but not Triana.

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Incidence of Echium pollen in the Middle West of Iberian Peninsula: an unusual flowering period and its significance in aerobiological studies

Aerobiologia ◽

10.1007/s10453-011-9236-9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 317-323

Author(s):

David Rodríguez de la Cruz ◽

Estefanía Sánchez-Reyes ◽

José Sánchez-Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

Flowering Period ◽

Middle West

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Atmospheric instability analysis and its relationship to precipitation patterns over the western Iberian Peninsula

Advances in Geosciences ◽

10.5194/adgeo-10-39-2007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 39-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

S. Queralt ◽

E. Hernandez ◽

D. Gallego ◽

I. Iturrioz

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

Atmospheric Stability ◽

Reanalysis Data ◽

Data Sets ◽

Weather Forecasts ◽

Radiosonde Station ◽

First Results ◽

Isentropic Surface ◽

Vorticity Anomaly ◽

Stability Indices

Abstract. Thermodynamic and dynamic atmospheric stability indices will be analysed in order to classify the rainfall types occurred in western Iberia and provide information about the associated meteorological phenomena and preferred regional instability sources. In this work, instability sources over the western Iberian Peninsula will be characterised by means of radiosonde station data and reanalysis data sets from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), for the period 1971–2002. Dynamic stability indices such as the Q vector divergence (dQ) or the potential vorticity anomaly in the 330 K isentropic surface (PV) have been calculated with the aim of establishing different atmospheric stability scenarios. Furthermore, thermodynamic atmospheric stability contribution has been also evaluated with Total Totals index (TT) and moisture availability was inferred from circulation weather types (CWTs). The first results of this work assess the combined dynamic-thermodynamic preferred conditions, synoptic situations and humidity sources, leading to precipitation events over the western Iberian Peninsula and prove the essential role of CWT patterns on the rainfall genesis.

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Mycological Indicators in Evaluating Conservation Status: The Case of Quercus spp. Dehesas in the Middle-West of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122410442 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (24) ◽

pp. 10442

Author(s):

Prudencio García Jiménez ◽

Abel Fernández Ruiz ◽

José Sánchez Sánchez ◽

David Rodríguez de la Cruz

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

Geographical Information Systems ◽

Meteorological Parameters ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Fungal Species ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Fruiting Bodies ◽

Natural Reserve ◽

Middle West ◽

Diversity Studies

The use of bioindicators to assess the conservation status of various ecosystems is becoming increasingly common, although fungi have not been widely used for this purpose. The aim was to use the analysis of the macromycetes fruiting bodies in the area of a natural reserve and the degree of preservation of its different zones combined with the use of geographical information systems (GIS). For this purpose, quantitative and qualitative fungal samples were carried out in plots of the middle-west of the Iberian Peninsula previously delimited and characterised thanks to GIS during the springs and autumns of the 2009–2012 period. In addition, the lifestyles of the fungal species were analysed as well as the influence of the main meteorological parameters on fungal fruiting. A total of 10,125 fruiting bodies belonging to 148 species were counted on 20 plots with four vegetation units (holm oak dehesas, mixed holm oaks and Pyrenean oak dehesas with different abundance and grasslands). The distribution of the different species, their lifestyles and the number of fruiting bodies in the different plots of the reserve indicated that the eastern part was best conserved, showing that the combination of fungal diversity studies and the use of GIS could be useful in the management of areas with environmental relevance.

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First fungal spore calendar of the middle-west of the Iberian Peninsula

Aerobiologia ◽

10.1007/s10453-016-9430-x ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 529-539 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Estefanía Sánchez Reyes ◽

David Rodríguez de la Cruz ◽

José Sánchez Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

Fungal Spore ◽

Spore Calendar ◽

Middle West

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Art, Future, and New Technologies

Advanced Research and Trends in New Technologies, Software, Human-Computer Interaction, and Communicability - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4490-8.ch026 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 280-293

Author(s):

Francisco V. Cipolla-Ficarra ◽

Valeria M. Ficarra

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Mass Media ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

New Technologies ◽

Computer Art ◽

Heuristic Evaluation ◽

Research Centers ◽

Media Communication ◽

The Social ◽

First Results

The authors present the first results of a heuristic evaluation of online content and the social networks that allows the detection of the manipulators of the mass media communication, the universities, and the research centers in the Iberian Peninsula. They present the strategies used in a technique of heuristic evaluation called CASTE – Computer Art, Software, and Technology Evaluation. Finally, a first graphic is presented that shows the results of applying CASTE and the manipulating extension in other territories of the disguised research business in art and new technologies.

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Discussion of the Oblique Rotator Model Cases Of 108 Aqr and x Serp.

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100080891 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 577-588

Author(s):

C. Mégessier ◽

V. Khokhlova ◽

T. Ryabchikova

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Formulation ◽

The Other ◽

Rotator Model ◽

Oblique Rotator ◽

First Results

My talk will be on the oblique rotator model which was first proposed by Stibbs (1950), and since received success and further developments. I shall present two different attempts at describing a star according to this model and the first results obtained in the framework of a Russian-French collaboration in order to test the precision of the two methods. The aim is to give the best possible representation of the element distributions on the Ap stellar surfaces. The first method is the mathematical formulation proposed by Deutsch (1958-1970) and applied by Deutsch (1958) to HD 125248, by Pyper (1969) to α2CVn and by Mégessier (1975) to 108 Aqr. The other one was proposed by Khokhlova (1974) and used by her group.

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