简介:Themultivariatestatisticalanalysisisprofitablyapplicabletothestudyofconodontmultielementtaxonomy.R-modeclusteranalysesofquantitativeand0-1dataarecarriedoutheretoclassifymorethan6000discreteLowerTriassicconodontspecimensbelongingto108kindsofconodontelementsfromWesternGuangxi.TheresultsofR—modeclusteranalysisrevealmoredirectlytherelationshipamongmanyisolatedconodontelements,andtheyalsoprovethatthere-sultsofthelogicalinferencearebasicallycorrect,i.e.108kindsofconodontelementscanbeidenti-fiedinto32speciesbelongingto11generaofconodonts.TheapplicationofR-modeclusteranalysismultielementtaxonomybythemethod,hasbroughtabout4significantconclusions,whichcanbeusedbyconodontresearchersasreference.
简介:Severalpre-andpost-congressfieldtripswereorganizedinconnectionwiththe32ndInternationalGeologicalCongressheldinFlorence,Italy,duringAugust,2004.Oneofthese,thePrestigeFieldTrip(PR01--AtraversethroughCentralAsiaranges,fromtheIndianplatetotheKarakorum)lastedfor16daysfrom21Juneto6July.M.GaetanioftheUniversityofMilan(Italy)actedasLeaderandoverallOrganizer,withA.Zanchi(Univ.Milano-Bicocca),M.Q.Jan(Univ.ofPeshawar,Pakistan)andM.N.Chaudhry(PunjabUniversity,Pakistan)asAssociateLeaders.LocallogisticsweretakencareofbytheAdventureTours,Pakistan.
简介:ThehugewinterstormofDecember23–29,2015deliveredheavyrainfallinabroadswathacrosstheUSA,delugingEast-CentralMissouri.Recordhighriverlevelsweresetatmanysites,butdamagesweremostpronouncedindevelopedfloodplainareas,particularlywherehighleveeswerebuiltorriverchannelsgreatlynarrowed.Anaverageof20cmofrainthatmostlyfellinthreedaysimpactedtheentire10300km2MeramecBasin.Comparedtothepriorrecordfloodof1982,thehighestrelativestage(+1.3m)onMeramecRiveroccurredatValleyParkproximalto(1)anewlevee,(2)alandfillinthefloodway,(3)largefloodplainconstructionfills,and(4)tributarycreekbasinsimpactedbysuburbansprawl.Eventhoughonlyasmallfractionofthe1.8millionkm2MississippiRiverwatershedaboveSt.Louisreceivedextraordinaryrainfallduringthisevent,thehugechannelizedrivernearandbelowSt.Louisrapidlyrosetosetthe3rd-highesttothehigheststagesever,exhibitingtheflashyresponsetypicalofamuchsmallerriver.
简介:借鉴花岗岩区单元—超单元填图理论方法,通过对乌增苏辉长岩体岩石学、岩石化学、微量元素、稀土元素等特征的研究,将岩体划分为四个单元