Soil map of Khnifiss lagoon and GIS mapping of 2nd-order depressions in southwestern Morocco

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hicham Elbelrhiti ◽  
Joel Roskin ◽  
Revital Bookman ◽  
Jamal Oubbih
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Soil Classification ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Gis Mapping ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Soil Map ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Submerged Area ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Coastal Platform

<p>The geology and geomorphology of Moroccan Atlantic Sahara are dominated by a tabular coastal platform at altitudes of 30-35 m and a Hamada carbonate tableland with altitudes between 200 to 250 m. The coastal platform is marked by the presence of many depressions like sabkhas, lagoons while 2<sup>nd</sup>-order depressions (dayas) locally known as Grara dominate the tableands. The studied region is situated in the Saharan bioclimatic level characterized by the scarcity of precipitation.</p><p>Khnifiss, the biggest lagoon in the Moroccan Atlantic coast is the most important wetland in the Atlantic Moroccan desert. Former studies focused on sedimentary, hydrology, pollution and ecology of the lagoon, but its soil has not been mapped. Here we map the subaqueous sediment and soils of the submerged area and the soil of its surrounding areas based on remote sensing completed by field work and laboratory analysis. The soil classification system is the French Référentiel Pédologique 2008 (RP 2008). We also present a landscape map, which constitutes the first step toward a soil map, and a regional soil map at the scale of 1:150,000. The soil map shows the dominance of weakly developed soils both in fluvio-marine and aeolian dominated environments.</p><p>We also present GIS- mapped shape, morphology, size and land use of about 300 2<sup>nd</sup>-order depressions in a defined 100 sq km of a carbonate plateau. The mapping identified different types of geomorphic, hydrological and agricultural activity that lead to different types of Graras. The total area occupied by Grara covers only 3.2% of the studied area.</p>

Herramientas digitales para recolección, procesamiento y presentación de datos de campo como instrumento para afrontar la contingencia COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Didier Haid Alvarado Acosta
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Past ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Virtual Libraries ◽  
Different Types

In March of 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak forced people to lock themselves inside their homes and begin the process of transitioning from face-to-face activities at work, schools and universities to a 100 % virtual method. Even when Communication Technologies (ICT) and online platforms have seen growth over the past two decades, including various virtual libraries developed by database publishers or web-based training programs that appear to shorten the learning curve (Lee, Hong y Nian, 2002), many people were unprepared for this transition and all of them are now dedicated to entering the new reality. In this order of ideas, the activities that have traditionally required the assistance of the staff have had to adapt with the use of new tools, which meet daily needs. A clear example is the field work collection tasks. In this group, there are different types such as surveys, photographs, reviews or on-site inspections. The current work presents the use of tools for collecting, validating, analysing and presenting data remotely and in real time. All of them based on the ArcGIS Online platform.

scholarly journals THE “URBAN GEOLOGY” PROJECT OF IGME: THE CASE STUDY OF NAFPLIO, ARGOLIS PREFECTURE, GREECE

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 1528
Author(s):  
P. I Tsombos ◽  
A.D. Zervakou
Keyword(s):  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Mineral Exploration ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Digital Products ◽  
Essential Knowledge ◽  
Surrounding Areas

The Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Greece (I.G.M.E.), in the framework of CSF 2000 – 2006 (Community Support Framework 2000-2006), implemented the pilot project “Collection, Codification and Documentation of geothematic information for urban and suburban areas in Greece - pilot applications”. Geological, geochemical, geophysical, geotechnical, hydrogeological and other geothematic data concerning the urban and surrounding areas of Drama (North Greece), Nafplio & Sparti (Peloponnese) and Thrakomakedones (Attica) were collected. Drillings, geological and neotectonic mapping and other “in situ” measurements and field work took place. All initial and derived analogical and digital data were compiled and processed in specially designed geo-databases in GIS Environment. The final results are presented in geothematic maps and other digital products (DEMs, 2D – 3D surfaces, geodatabases). Such data constitute the essential knowledge base for land use planning and environmental protection in specific urban areas. Through this pilot project, new scientific approaches, methodologies and standards were developed and improved in order to apply to other future projects concerning the major cities of the whole country.

Educational course "Creation of virtual geological outcrops of the outskirts of Lviv"

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ihor Bubniak ◽  
Serhiy Tsikhon ◽  
Anatoliy Tserklevych ◽  
Yevheniy Shylo ◽  
Mariia Oliinyk
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Terrestrial Laser Scanning ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
The Third ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Teaching Award ◽  
The City ◽  
Educational Course

<p>We present a new educational course "Creation of virtual geological outcrops of the outskirts of Lviv" for students of geological specialties. Discipline "Creation of virtual geological outcrops of the outskirts of Lviv" is a selective discipline for students of 2-3 courses of various specialties, which is lectured in the amount of 3 credits (according to ECTS). The course is 32 hours of classroom classes, 16 hours of these of lectures, the rest 16 hours of practical classes and 58 hours of self-study.</p><p>The course is in three parts. First is preparatory ones. Students get acquainted with the geological structure of Lviv, prepare equipment for field work.</p><p>The field stage (the second part of the course) includes the survey of 3-4 geological objects around Lviv. These can be natural outcrops, quarries. A particularly valuable object for learning is the Honey Cave, located within the city limits. Depending on the object, we choose the type of survey— digital photogrammetry or terrestrial laser scanning. Each group of 4 students explores 2 objects.</p><p>The third cameral period includes field data processing. Students create 3D geological models and perform various measurements on them. Students compare different types of models to choose the best one. At this stage, students use a variety of software available in institutions. The final stage of the course is the preparation of a report and passing the exam.</p><p>The project war partly financed by EGU HE Teaching Award.</p>

scholarly journals Classical Observations of Visual Binary and Multiple Stars

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S240) ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
Brian D. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Speckle Interferometry ◽  
Double Star ◽  
The Past ◽  
Multiple Stars ◽  
Successful Work ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Star Database ◽  
Double And Multiple Stars ◽  
Types Of Information

AbstractChanges in the double star database are highlighted, describing various methods of observation (both historically and those of the past few years) and their effectiveness in different regimes of separation space. The various niches for wide- and narrow-field work as they apply to double and multiple stars are examined and the different types of information which each can provide are described. Despite the significant growth of the double star database, much can still be done, such as finding lost pairs, filling in missing parameters so that observing programs can select all stars appropriate to their capabilities, or providing at least gross kinematic descriptions. After more than 20 years of successful work, speckle interferometry and conventional CCD astrometry have replaced filar micrometry and photography as preferred classical techniques. Indeed, most work in filar micrometry is now being done by amateurs. Work on pairs described as neglected in the last major WDS data release (2001) is given as a specific example. Finally, the continued need to publish data in classical double star parameters is also discussed.

scholarly journals Determinación de los orígenes geográficos de los mamíferos silvestres decomisados por la Secretaría Distrital del Ambiente (SDA) en Bogotá (Colombia) mediante análisis moleculares durante 2017-2018

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-136
Author(s):  
Manuel Ruiz-García ◽  
Norberto Leguizamón ◽  
Aurita Bello ◽  
Myreya Pinedo-Castro ◽  
Juan Manuel Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Cebus Apella ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Saimiri Sciureus ◽  
Wild Mammals ◽  
Cebus Albifrons ◽  
Colombian Amazon ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Resumen En un país megadiverso, como Colombia, el nivel de tráfico ilegal de fauna es elevado. Una vez que esa fauna es decomisada es importante volverla a reintroducir en los lugares geográficos de donde proviene (en el supuesto caso que esa fauna esté en las condiciones óptimas para ser liberada). Durante 2017-2018, la Secretaría Distrital del Ambiente (SDA) decomisó 172 especímenes de mamíferos silvestres en la ciudad de Bogotá (Colombia). Estos mamíferos pertenecieron a cinco órdenes (Primates, Rodentia, Carnivora, Didelphimorpha, y Xenarthra) y representaron 28 especies diferentes. El objetivo fundamental de este trabajo es mostrar la utilización de un conjunto de genes mitocondriales y nucleares (dependiendo de las especies) para determinar los orígenes geográficos de cada uno de esos especímenes. Aquí se muestran esos orígenes, lo que permite visualizar de qué áreas del país se produce mayoritariamente tráfico ilegal de mamíferos silvestres que llega a Bogotá, aunque en algunos casos no se pudo determinar el origen exacto de algunos especímenes. Cuatro especies de mamíferos, tres primates y una ardilla, (Cebus albifrons, Saimiri sciureus, Sciurus granatensis, y Cebus apella) representaron el 70 % de los ejemplares de mamíferos decomisados en Bogotá durante 2017-2018. La primera especie de primate y la ardilla procedieron mayoritariamente del norte del país (Costa Atlántica, Antioquia, y Santanderes), mientras que las otras dos especies de primates procedieron primordialmente de los Llanos Orientales y zona amazónica cercana a los Llanos. Adicionalmente, un segundo objetivo, más colateral, es la discusión de algunas cuestiones sistemáticas de los taxones decomisados. Abstra ct In a megadiverse country, such as Colombia is, the level of illegal fauna traffic is high. Once this fauna is confiscated, it is relevant to reintroduce it to the precise wild geographic area where was extracted (in the case that this fauna is in optimal condition to be released). During 2017-2018, the Secretaría Distrital del Ambiente (SDA) seized 172 specimens of wild mammals in the city of Bogotá (Colombia). These mammals belonged to five orders (Primates, Rodentia, Carnivora, Didelphimorpha, and Xenarthra) and represented 28 different species. The first and main objective is to show how a set of mitochondrial and nuclear genes (depending on each species) could help to determine the geographical origins of each one of these specimens. We herein show these origins, which allows us to know from what country’s area the illegal fauna is coming to Bogotá, although in some cases we did not identify the precise origin of some specimens. Four mammalian species, three primates and one squirrel, (Cebus albifrons, Saimiri sciureus, Sciurus granatensis, and Cebus apella) represented 70 % of the mammalian specimens seized in Bogotá during 2017-2018. The first primate and the squirrel species were mainly originated from the northern area of the country (Atlantic coast, Antioquia, and Santanderes), meanwhile the other two primate species were primarily from the Eastern Llanos and surrounding areas from the northern Colombian Amazon. Additionally, a second, more collateral, objective is the discussion of some systematical questions of these taxa seized.

scholarly journals Pedon Characterization in the Caatinga Biome Area in Chapada Apodi, RN, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca Elisângela Maniçoba ◽  
Francisco Gonçalo Filho ◽  
Lunara G. da S. Rêgo ◽  
Carolina M. M. Souza ◽  
Ana Carla Rodrigues da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Classification System ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Soil Classification ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Caatinga Biome

The Apodi Plateau is a Brazilian with important agricultural activity, which is located between the states of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, in an area of the Caatinga biome. Therefore, this work was developed to characterize the morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical attributes of soil profiles of this region. For this purpose, trenches were open in three areas in the Tabuleiro Grande Settlement Project, in the municipality of Apodi, RN, Brazil. The profiles were described in the field and samples of the horizons were collected for physical, chemical and mineralogical analyzes. The profiles were classified up to the fourth categorical level and correlated with Soil Taxonomy.According to the Brazilian Soil Classification System, the soils studied were Vertissolo Háplico Órtico chernossólico (Mollisols), Chernossolo Rêndzico Petrocálcico típico (Mollisols) e Vertissolo Háplico Órtico chernossólico (Vertisols).

scholarly journals Descriptive text to the Geological map of Greenland, 1:100 000, Kilen 81 Ø.1 Syd

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Kristian Svennevig ◽  
Peter Alsen ◽  
Pierpaolo Guarnieri ◽  
Jussi Hovikoski ◽  
Bodil Wesenberg Lauridsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
The South ◽  
Thrust Sheet ◽  
Basin Inversion ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Geological Map ◽  
Surrounding Areas

The geological map sheet of Kilen in 1:100 000 scale covers the south-eastern part of the Carboniferous– Palaeogene Wandel Sea Basin in eastern North Greenland. The map area is dominated by the Flade Isblink ice cap, which separates several minor isolated landmasses. On the semi-nunatak of Kilen, the map is mainly based on oblique photogrammetry and stratigraphical field work while in Erik S. Henius Land, Nordostrundingen and northern Amdrup Land the map is based on field data collected during previous, 1:500 000 scale regional mapping. Twenty-one Palaeozoic–Mesozoic mappable units were identified on Kilen, while the surrounding areas comprise the Late Cretaceous Nakkehoved Formation to the north-east and the Late Carboniferous Foldedal Formation to the south-west. On Kilen, the description of Jurassic–Cretaceous units follows a recently published lithostratigraphy. The Upper Palaeozoic–lowermost Cretaceous strata comprise seven formations and an informal mélange unit. The overlying Lower–Upper Cretaceous succession comprises the Galadriel Fjeld and Sølverbæk Formations, which are subdivided into six and five units, respectively. In addition, the Quaternary Ymer Formation was mapped on south-east Kilen. The Upper Palaeozoic to Mesozoic strata of Kilen are faulted and folded. Several post-Coniacian NNW–SSE-trending normal faults are identified and found to be passively folded by a later N–S compressional event. A prominent subhorizontal fault, the Central Detachment, separates two thrust sheets, the Kilen Thrust Sheet in the footwall and the Hondal Elv Thrust Sheet in the hanging wall. The style of deformation and the structures found on Kilen are caused by compressional tectonics resulting in post-extensional, presumably Early Eocene, folding and thrusting and basin inversion. The structural history of the surrounding areas and their relation to Kilen await further studies.

scholarly journals SOIL MAPPING OF THE NURSERY OF THE URAL EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FORESTRY

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
А.Е. ОСИПЕНКО ◽  
Д.В. ГИЛЯЗОВА ◽  
К.А. БАШЕГУРОВ ◽  
Л.П. АБРАМОВА ◽  
И.А. ПАНИН
Keyword(s):  
Average Power ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Soil Mapping ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Minimum Power ◽  
Soil Map ◽  
The Third ◽  
Planting Material ◽  
Brown Color

В статье описаны исследования почв первого участка питомника Уральского учебно-опытного лесхоза. Полевые работы осуществлялись в сентябре 2020 г. Исследования были начаты в связи с необходимостью составления проекта реконструкции питомника. В ходе почвенной съемки была заложена сеть из 22 точек исследования на площади 2,8 га. Схема размещения точек исследования приведена в статье. Всего было заложено 2 разреза, 8 полуразрезов, 12 прикопок. Описание морфологических признаков почвы заложен- ных разрезов также приводится в данной статье. Установлено, что средняя мощность пахотного горизон- та исследуемого участка составила 29,8 ± 1,4 см при минимальной мощности 18 см и максимуме 44 см. В точках исследования было отобрано 36 почвенных образцов в двух повторностях. Почва питомника была отнесена к типу дерново-подзолистые окультуренные и виду дерново-слабоподзолистые. По мощности пахотного слоя исследуемые почвы классифицированы как среднепахотные с признаками средне- и силь- ноокультуренных почв. В одном из заложенных разрезов было зафиксировано, что подзолистый горизонт полностью перепахан и даже в горизонте В видны следы трансформации. Во втором разрезе горизонт А2 вовлечён в пахотный слой не полностью, а подпахотный горизонт (А2В) имеет белесовато-бурую окраску. Исследования почв питомника Уральского учебно-опытного лесхоза будут продолжены в лаборатории ка- федры лесоводства УГЛТУ. На основании данных исследований планируется составить почвенную карту и оценить почвы питомника на предмет пригодности для выращивания декоративного и лесного поса- дочного материала. Работы по почвенной съемке на втором и третьем участках исследуемого питомника запланированы на лето 2021 г. Field work was carried out in September 2020. Research was begun in connection with the need to draw up a project for the reconstruction of the nursery. During the soil survey, a network of 22 study points was laid on an area of 2. 8 hectares. The diagram of study point displacement is given in the article. In total, 2 cuts, 8 half-cuts, 12 traps were laid. A description of the morphological signs of the soil of the laid sections is also given in this article. It was established that the average power of the arable horizon of the study site was 29.8 ± 1.4 cm, with a minimum power of 18 cm and a mac-simum of 44 cm. At the points of study, 36 soil samples in two repetitions were selected. The soil of the nursery was classifi ed as der-new-podzolic cultivated and sod-slightly podzolic. According to the capacity of the arable layer, the studied soils are classifi ed as medium-arable with signs of medium and highly cultured soils. In one of the laid cuts, it was recorded that the podzolic gori-umbrella was completely swamped, and even in horizon B there are signs of transfer. In the second section, the horizon А2 not involved in the arable layer by half, but the under-arable horizon (А2В) has a whitish-brown color. Soil studies of the nursery of the Ural Educational and Experimental Forestry will be continued in the laboratory of the Department of Forestry of USFEU. Based on these studies, it is planned to draw up a soil map and evaluate the nursery soils for suitability for growing ornamental and forest planting material. Soil survey work on the WTO and the third section of the studied nursery is planned for the summer of 2021.

scholarly journals Quality Control of Different Types of Honey and Propolis Collected from Romanian Accredited Beekeepers and Consumer’s Risk Assessment

Crystals ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Magdalena Mititelu ◽  
Denisa Ioana Udeanu ◽  
Mirela Nedelescu ◽  
Sorinel Marius Neacsu ◽  
Anca Cecilia Nicoara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Black Locust ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Industrial Activity ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Copper Zinc ◽  
Multifloral Honey ◽  
Cadmium Lead

Honey is a natural product recognized and appreciated for its nutritional value and therapeutic potential. However, the quality of bee honey is essential because various contaminants can seriously affect consumers’ health. In the experimental part of the work, we analyzed different types of honey (linden, black locust, rapeseed and multifloral honey) and propolis, which were collected from Romanian accredited beekeepers who placed beehives in two areas characterized by different industrial activity: area 1 (A1) is an area with intense industrial activity, with other industries existing nearby, including a refinery, while area 2 (A2) is entirely devoid of industrial activity, but with moderate agricultural activity. A total of 144 samples were collected, twelve samples for each variety of honey, propolis and soil, corresponding to each area analyzed. In addition, seven heavy metals and three pesticides were tested for in the samples collected. Finally, the correlation between the degree of contamination with soil pollutants and the contamination of the bee products harvested from the analyzed areas was studied. Cadmium, lead, copper, zinc and the sum of DDT metabolites exceeded the maximum allowable levels in honey samples, with differences between different types of honey.

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