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Sulphur in char and char desulphurization by acid leaching and hydropyrolysis
I.-M. Chou, D.M. Loffredo
1985, Fuel (64) 731-734
Sulphur compounds volatilized during pyrolysis of acid-leached char were measured to determine characteristics of char desulphurization reactions. Pyrolysis of char in a hydrogen atmosphere (hydropyrolysis) produced a much higher concentration of thiophenic organics compared with that produced during pyrolysis in a nitrogen atmosphere. Hydrogen sulphide gas evolution, at progressively increasing...
The role of erosion by fish in shaping topography around Hudson submarine canyon.
D.C. Twichell, Craig B. Grimes, R. S. Jones, K.W. Able
1985, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (55) 712-719
An 800-km 2 area of rough topography around the head of Hudson Canyon off the eastern United States is attributed to erosion by tilefish ( Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps ) and associated species of crustaceans. The rough topography has a relief of 1-10 m, occurs in water depths of 120-500 m, and has been...
Degassing-induced crystallization of basaltic magma and effects on lava rheology
P. W. Lipman, N.G. Banks, J.M. Rhodes
1985, Nature (317) 604-607
During the north-east rift eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii, on 25 March-14 April 1984 (Fig. 1), microphenocryst contents of erupted lava increased from 0.5 to 30% without concurrent change in either bulk magma composition or eruption temperature (1,140 ?? 3 ??C). The crystallization of the microphenocrysts is interpreted here...
SENSITIVITY OF STRUCTURAL RESPONSE TO GROUND MOTION SOURCE AND SITE PARAMETERS.
Erdal Safak
C.A. Brebbia, A.S. Cakmak, Abdel Ghaffar, editor(s)
1985, Conference Paper
Designing structures to withstand earthquakes requires an accurate estimation of the expected ground motion. While engineers use the peak ground acceleration (PGA) to model the strong ground motion, seismologists use physical characteristics of the source and the rupture mechanism, such as fault length, stress drop, shear wave velocity, seismic moment,...
A nomogram for interpreting slope stability of fine-grained deposits in modern and ancient-marine environments.
J.S. Booth, D.A. Sangrey, J.K. Fugate
1985, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (55) 29-36
Design of the nomogram is based on effective stress and combines consolidation theory as applicable to depositional environments with the infinite-slope model of slope-stability analysis. The link between the two combined theories is a term representing the effective overburden stress, which may be...
Review of radiometric data from the Yukon crystalline terrane, Alaska and Yukon Territory
Frederic H. Wilson, James G. Smith, Nora B. Shew
1985, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (22) 525-537
The results of more than 20 years of geochronological studies in the Yukon Crystalline Terrane in east-central Alaska and the western Yukon Territory suggest at least six igneous and thermal (metamorphic?) events. Plutonism during Mississippian, Early Jurassic, mid-Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous, and early Tertiary times is indicated. Evidence also indicates that...
Diversion of lava during the 1983 eruption of Mount Etna
J. P. Lockwood, R. Romano
1985, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (17) 124-133
Mankind's first known attempt to divert a lava flow was in 1669, when a flow from Mount Etna volcano threatened the Sicilian city of Catania. This attempt was largely unsuccessful, in part due to opposition by citizens of another town, Paterno. Attempts to divert lava flows from Mauna Loa Volcano...
An interview with Karl Steinbrugge
H. Spall
1985, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (17) 134-147
For thirty years the name of Karl V. Steinbrugge has been synonymous with the Insurance Services Office in San Francisco. There he was in charge of their earthquake engineering and research activities for the United States, and his work included detailed engineering investigations of the probable earthquake damage to structures as...
40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar data bearing on the metamorphic and tectonic history of western New England
J. F. Sutter, N. M. Ratcliffe, S.B. Mukasa
1985, Geological Society of America Bulletin (96) 123-136
40Ar/39Ar ages of coexisting biotite and hornblende from Proterozoic Y gneisses of the Berkshire and Green Mountain massifs, as well as 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar mineral and whole-rock ages from Paleozoic metamorphic rocks, suggest that the thermal peak for the dominant metamorphic recrystallization in western New England occurred 465 ± 5 m.y....
TOPOGRAPHY, STRESSES, AND STABILITY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA.
Henri Wolfs, William Z. Savage
1985, Conference Paper, Proceedings - Symposium on Rock Mechanics
Plane-strain solutions are used to analyze the influence of topography on the state of stress at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada. The results are in good agreement with the measured stress components obtained in drill holes by the hydraulic-fracturing technique, particularly those measured directly beneath the crest of the ridge,...
Isolation of anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria from freshwater lake sediments
R. L. Smith, F.E. Strohmaier, Ronald S. Oremland
1985, Archives of Microbiology (141) 8-13
Enrichment cultures that anaerobically degraded oxalate were obtained from lake sediment inocula. From these, 5 pure cultures of anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria were isolated and partially characterized. The isolates were Gram-negative, non-sporeforming, non-motile, obligate anaerobes. Oxalate was required for growth and was stoichiometrically converted to formate; 14CO2 was also recovered when 14C-oxalate was added....
AQUATIC PHOTOLYSIS OF OXY-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ADSORBED ON GOETHITE.
Marvin C. Goldberg
1985, Conference Paper, National Meeting - American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry
Organic materials that will not absorb light at wavelengths longer than 295 nanometers (the solar wavelength cutoff) may nevertheless, undergo electron transfer reactions initiated by light. These reactions occur when the organic materials are adsorbed as ligand complexes to the surface of iron oxy-hydroxide (goethite). The adsorbed materials can be...
Ages of subsurface stratigraphic intervals in the Quaternary of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
Barney J. Szabo, J. I. Tracey Jr., E.R. Goter
1985, Quaternary Research (23) 54-61
Drill cores of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, reveal six stratigraphic intervals, numbered in downward sequence, which represent vertical coral growth during Quaternary interglaciations. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the Holocene sea transgressed the emergent reef platform by about 8000 yr B.P. The reef grew rapidly upward (about 5 to 10 mm/yr)...
IS ISLAND PARK A HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEM?
D.B. Hoover, Herbert A. Pierce, C. L. Long
1985, Conference Paper, Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
The Island Park-Yellowstone National Park region comprises a complex caldera system which has formed over the last 2 m. y. The caldera system has been estimated to contain 50% of the total thermal energy remaining in all young igneous systems in the United States. As the result of a reexamination...
ON PREDICTING INFRAGRAVITY ENERGY IN THE SURF ZONE.
Sallenger Jr., Robert A. Holman
Billy L. Edge, editor(s)
1985, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
Flow data were obtained in the surf zone across a barred profile during a storm. RMS cross-shore velocities due to waves in the intragravity band (wave periods greater than 20 s) had maxima in excess of 0. 5 m/s over the bar crest. For comparison to measured spectra, synthetic spectra...
Dissolution of alkaline earth sulfates in the presence of montmorillonite
D. D. Eberl, Edward R. Landa
1985, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (25) 207-214
In a study of the effect of montmorillonite on the dissolution of BaSO4 (barite), SrSO4 (celestite), and 226Ra from U mill tailings, it was found that: (1) More of these substances dissolve in an aqueous system that contains montmorillonite than dissolve in a similar system without clay, due to the...
Evidence for lower crustal ductile strain localization in southern New York
Mark D. Zoback, W.H. Prescott, S.W. Krueger
1985, Nature (317) 705-707
Historic triangulation data have been analysed to determine whether intraplate seismicity is associated with ongoing ductile deformation in the lower crust. The model we have attempted to test is basically analogous to strain accumulation and release along plate-boundary strike-slip faults like the San Andreas Fault in California. That is, beneath...