scholarly journals High-resolution (1 km) Polar WRF output for 79° N Glacier and the Northeast of Greenland from 2014–2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny V. Turton ◽  
Thomas Mölg ◽  
Emily Collier

Abstract. The northeast region of Greenland is of growing interest due to changes taking place on the large marine-terminating glaciers which drain the north east Greenland ice stream. Nioghalvfjerdsfjordern, or 79° N glacier, is one of these glaciers that is currently experiencing accelerated thinning, retreat and enhanced surface melt. Understanding both the influence of atmospheric processes on the glacier and the interactions between the atmosphere and the changing surface is crucial for our understanding of present stability and future change. However, relatively few studies have focused on the atmospheric processes in this region, and even fewer have used high-resolution modelling as a tool for these research questions. Here we present a high-resolution (1 km) atmospheric modelling dataset, NEGIS_WRF, for the 79° N and northeast Greenland region from 2014–2018, and an evaluation of the model’s success at representing daily near-surface meteorology compared with two automatic weather station records. The dataset, (Turton et al, 2019b: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/53E6Z), is now available for a wide variety of applications ranging from atmospheric dynamics, to input for hydrological and oceanic modelling studies.

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1191-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny V. Turton ◽  
Thomas Mölg ◽  
Emily Collier

Abstract. The northeast region of Greenland is of growing interest due to changes taking place on the large marine-terminating glaciers which drain the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, or 79∘ N Glacier, is one of these that is currently experiencing accelerated thinning, retreat, and enhanced surface melt. Understanding both the influence of atmospheric processes on the glacier and feedbacks from changing surface conditions is crucial for our understanding of present stability and future change. However, relatively few studies have focused on the atmospheric processes in this region, and even fewer have used high-resolution modelling as a tool to address these research questions. Here we present a high-spatial-resolution (1 km) and high-temporal-resolution (up to hourly) atmospheric modelling dataset, NEGIS_WRF, for the 79∘ N and northeast Greenland region from 2014 to 2018 and an evaluation of the model's success at representing daily near-surface meteorology when compared with automatic weather station records. The dataset (Turton et al., 2019b: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/53E6Z) is now available for a wide variety of applications in the atmospheric, hydrological, and oceanic sciences in the study region.


1970 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 271-273
Author(s):  
B. B. Jones ◽  
B. C. Boland ◽  
R. Wilson ◽  
S. T. F. Engstrom

A high-resolution solar spectrum in the range 2000–2200 Å was obtained in a recent flight of a sunpointing Skylark rocket. This was launched at 04.21 hr UT on April 22, 1969 from Woomera and reached an apogee of 178 km. An optical alignment system operating on the main vehicle pointing system gave a net stabilisation of ±3 arc sec in the position of the solar image relative to the spectrograph slit. The slit, of length 1.0 mm, was set in the north-east quadrant parallel to and 5 arc min from the north/south axis, its lower edge being 1 arc min from the equator. The roll control of ±2.5° was provided entirely by the standard Elliott Bros. type of vehicle stabilisation.


1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 649-655
Author(s):  
David Morin ◽  
Michel Jébrak ◽  
Robert Marquis

A subcircular positive magnetic anomaly and breccias affecting a basanite and its country-rock metasedimentary rocks reveal the presence of a diatreme with a diameter of approximately 420 m, at Eastman, in the Quebec Appalachians. The post-Middle Devonian age, the position in the line of the Monteregian plutons, and the basanite composition, which is comparable to that of the Cretaceous Monteregian alkaline lamprophyres, suggest that the diatreme is related to the Monteregian magmatism. It is located at the junction of two orthogonal tectonic corridors: the north-north-east Baie Verte – Brompton line and an east−west fault network along the prolongation of the Ottawa−Bonnechère Graben. These structures are zones of weakness that probably served as a conduit for the ascending magma and near-surface water to trigger phreatomagmatic eruptions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalba Napoli ◽  
Gilda Currenti ◽  
Antonino Sicali

A ground magnetic study was performed on the northern upper flank of Mt. Etna to provide new insights into subsurface volcano-tectonic structures. The high resolution magnetic survey was focused on the main structures of Piano delle Concazze, a large flat area dominated by the North- East crater and bounded by the rim of the Valle del Leone depression and the extremity of the North- East Rift. More than 2,500 measurements were gathered with a sampling step of about 3 m covering an area of about 0.2 km2. The total-intensity anomaly field shows the presence of intense South- North aligned maxima related to shallow geological structures affecting this area. Filtering techniques and 2.5D modeling have been applied for the determination of the magnetic source parameters. In order to distinguish the near surface structure, filters of the vertical derivatives, Butterworth high-pass and the tilt derivative were used. The 3D Euler deconvolution has been applied to estimate the depth and the structural indices of the causative sources. The calculated structural indices, that express the geometrical nature of the source, are in agreement with forward modeling. They show that the area is mainly affected by subvertical normal fault and the estimated depth of magnetic sources ranges between 10 m and 40 m. Our total field magnetic survey shows that characteristic magnetic anomalies are related to fault zones in the Piano delle Concazze that are well consistent with the local tectonics. The subsurface structures that have been detected allowed to delineate the general structural framework of the area. In particular, it was possible to clarify that these structures seem to be not deep rooted and consequently they can hardly act as preferential pathways for magma ascent.


Author(s):  
Y. Kugaenko ◽  
S. Drosnina ◽  
Vadim Saltykov ◽  
V. Pavlov ◽  
A. Lander ◽  
...  

The strong (Mwreg=5.8, ML=6.2) near-surface seismic event (Ilpyrskoye earthquake) occurred at 03h12m on 13 March, in the Kamchatka Isthmus. It was the strongest earthquake between 1962 and 2013 for this area. The greatest macroseismic effect was observed at a distance of ~30 km, I=6–7 on the scale MSK-64. We used two independent methods for determining its regional focal mechanism: 1) regional moment tensor in-version using broadband waveforms; 2) solution based on polarities of the P waves. The results are similar: the focal mechanism of Ilpyrskoye earthquake is thrust faulting with strike-slip component; the compression axis is subhorizontal and is oriented in the north-east – south-west direction. The mechanisms for the two strongest aftershocks were also identified, as a result, a change in focal movements during the aftershock process was revealed.The analysis of the aftershock process which consists of two stages with different de-cay character was performed. The process lasted ~ 75 days. About 200 aftershocks ML=3.0–5.7 (КS=7.5–12.9) were recorded, hypocenter depth estimations vary from 0 to 10 km for about 80 % of them. The strongest aftershock was on May 6, 2013 with ML=5.7, Mwreg=4.8, at which the change in focal movements occurred. According to the results of near real time processing, aftershock cloud of Ilpyrskoye earthquake had a pronounced linearity and a great length, which was an artifact. The main cause of the artifact is the minimum number of stations involved in determining the hypocenters of most aftershocks and their quasi-linear disposition. The confidence areas within which solutions are equivalent are shown. We concluded that Ilpyrskoye earthquake is a serious argument that the area of compression between the Okhotsk and North American plates is extended further to the east and the border passes through the Kamchatka Isthmus


2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ismet Kanli ◽  
Boriszlav Neducza

<p>We carried out electromagnetic measurements in the vicinity of the near surface molybdenum contamination observed in the “Blue Lagoon” plum located in the north-east of Hungary. The aim of the investigation was to find the origin of the molybdenum pollution, situated in the area, which could be a container or other infrastructure leading to the source of contamination. The field study was conducted in two stages. In the first phase, we gathered electromagnetic data by using GEM-2 type equipment. We derived conductivity and susceptibility maps for each acquired frequency from the electromagnetic data. In the second stage of the field study, GPR data were obtained from 50 MHZ and 450 MHz antennas. In the GPR measurements, we gathered detailed information from GPR depth slices from very shallow depth ranges to deeper parts of the investigated area (from 50cm to 8 m depths). In all results from the measurements executed by the GEM-2 and (50 MHZ and 450 MHz) GPR equipment, there are several clear anomalies are observed in the data for the distribution of molybdenum contamination. Although there are several contaminated zones observed, no clear evidence of the source of contamination was found in the vicinity of the molybdenum pollution peak. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Medicione</strong>s<strong> Electromagnéticas para Rastrear la Contaminación de Molibdeno en un Estudio de Superficies</strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Resumen</strong></p>En este estudio se llevaron a cabo mediciones electromagnéticas en las inmediaciones de un foco de contaminación de molibdeno hallado en el "Blue Lagoon", al noreste de Hungría. El propósito de la investigación fue encontrar el origen de la contaminación de molibdeno, detectada en el área, y que podría ser el contenedor u otra infraestructura que lleve a la fuente de polución. El trabajo de campo se llevó a cabo en dos partes. En la primera fase se reunió la información electromagnética a través del equipo GEM-2. De esta forma se obtuvieron mapas de conductividad y susceptibilidad para cada frecuencia adquirida de la información electromagnética. En la segunda fase del estudio de campo se obtuvieron datos del radar de penetración terrestre (GPR, en inglés) con antenas de 50 y de 450 megahercios (MHZ). En las mediciones GPR se recopiló información detallada de las muestras de penetración en un rango desde la superficie a la profundidad en el área de estudio (desde 50 cm a 8 m de profundidad). En todos los resultados de las medidas hechas con los equipos GEM-2 y GPR se encontraron varias anomalías en la distribución de datos de la contaminación por molibdeno. A pesar de que se observaron varias zonas contaminadas, no hay evidencia clara de la fuente de polución encontrada alrededor del pico de contaminación por molibdeno.</p>


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Lundberg ◽  
C. Juhlin ◽  
A. Nasuti

Abstract. The Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex (MTFC) is one of the most prominent fault zones of Norway, both onshore and offshore. In spite of its importance, very little is known of the deeper structure of the individual fault segments comprising the fault complex. Most seismic lines have been recorded offshore or focused on deeper structures. This paper presents results from two reflection seismic profiles, located on each side of the Tingvollfjord, acquired over the Tjellefonna fault in the south-eastern part of the MTFC. Possible kilometer scale vertical offsets reflecting, large scale north-west dipping normal faulting separating the high topography to the south-east from lower topography to the north-west have been proposed for the Tjellefonna fault. In this study, however, the Tjellefonna fault is interpreted to dip approximately 50–60° towards the south-east to depths of at least 1.4 km. Travel-time modeling of reflections associated with the fault was used to establish the geometry of the fault structure at depth and detailed analysis of first P-wave arrivals in shot-gathers together with resistivity profiles were used to define the near surface geometry of the fault zone. A continuation of the structure on the north-eastern side of the Tingvollfjord is suggested by correlation of an in strike direction P-S converted reflection (generated by a fracture zone) seen on the reflection data from that side of the Tingvollfjord. The reflection seismic data correlate well with resistivity profiles and recently published near surface geophysical data. A highly reflective package forming a gentle antiform structure was also identified on both seismic profiles. The structure may be an important boundary within the gneissic basement rocks of the Western Gneiss Region. The Fold Hinge Line is parallel with the Tjellefonna fault trace while the topographic lineament diverges, following secondary fracture zones towards north-east.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Hamza Maina Sadiq ◽  
Alhaji Adam Zarma

Analysis of high resolution aeromagnetic data over Machina and its environment shows areas of low total magnetic intensity contour values are hosts to thicker overburden sediments and near surface intrusive rock bodies reside over high total magnetic intensity contour regions. Positive and negative residual anomaly values depict the presence of basic and acid rock units; however, the acid rocks dominate over the basic components. Major linear features of the residual anomaly are oriented along the NE – SW direction. Some linear features however, cross cut the major lineaments along the NW – SE, N –S, and E – W directions. A NW – SE cross section of the residual anomaly shows irregularity of the bedrock floor. The negative residual anomalies are underlain by granite rocks, while the positive values are within the domain of basic intrusive. Determination of the magnetic source depth revealed depths to the top of the deeper and the shallower sources ranging from 0.6 – 2.0 km and from 0.4 - 0.9 km respectively. Thicker sedimentary covers are underlain by basement rocks while; shallower magnetic horizons are composed of intrusive igneous bodies. Maximum sedimentary thickness of 2.0 km in the study area might not be adequate enough for hydrocarbon maturation and accumulation. Segment directional histogram data shown on rose diagram exhibits strike directions along the E – W, NE – SW, NW – SE, NNE – SSW and NNE – SSW. Most of the fracture lines dip at angles lower than 10 degrees. The north dipping direction group of lineaments is prevalent. Orientations of the structural elements are in conformity with the dominant regional structural grain of the country. Cross- cutting of the lineaments may be related to the geothermal energy in the area as higher interconnected lineaments are associated with higher geothermal energy. Rugged terrain reliefs might have resulted from the effects of tectonic and structural evolution in the area. Variability of the dip angles is associated with non-uniform framework of the forces of deformation on the rocks and/or differential responses of the rocks to the stress imposed on them.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Vajda ◽  
Pavol Zahorec ◽  
Juraj Papčo ◽  
Massimo Cantarero ◽  
Filippo Greco ◽  
...  

&lt;p&gt;In situ values of vertical gradients of gravity (VGGs) are often needed when compiling residual spatiotemporal gravity changes that are interpreted in volcanic areas with the objective of drawing inferences about sources of volcanic unrest or pending eruptions. VGG values are seldom acquired by in situ observations. Their availability in 4D volcano-microgravimetric surveys and studies can be mediated by predicting the VGGs based on high resolution high accuracy DEMs and modelling the topographic component (constituent) of the VGG. Based on a modelling effort and in situ verification of VGG predicted on Etna in the summit craters area, on the north-east rift and on benchmarks of the monitoring network covering the volcano in a wider context, we learned that the VGG prediction can be improved by using drone-borne photogrammetry with GNSS ground control to produce a finer DEM in the closest vicinity of the VGG point (benchmark or field point) with resolution higher than the available high-resolution LiDAR-derived DEM, and using detailed modeling of gravity effect (on VGG) of anthropogenic objects such as walls and buildings adjacent to the VGG points. In this poster we present the methods used in the refined VGG prediction and the results of the verification of VGGs predicted on Etna.&lt;/p&gt;


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