Reconstructions of the global production rate of the cosmogenic isotope 10Be from sedimentary records of authigenic 10Be/9Be ratios have been successfully used to obtain independent estimates of geomagnetic dipole moment variations caused by field excursions or reversals. In this study, we assess the reliability of 10Be/9Be as a proxy for the cosmogenic 10Be production rate by evaluating two potential

We investigated the deep-sea sedimentary sequence of core MD012422 corresponding to the last 350 ka (since marine isotopic stage, MIS 10) from off Shikoku Island, NW Pacific Ocean, and refined its tephrostratigraphy. We detected many tephras and cryptotephras and correlated them with terrestrial tephras on the basis of the major- and trace-element compositions of their glass shards. Then we cross-checked

The Kamchatka volcanic arc (NW Pacific) is one of the most productive arcs in the world, known for its highly explosive activity. At the same time, the Kamchatkan record of late Pleistocene explosive eruptions has remained fragmentary. Here we present the first continuous record of Kamchatkan explosive activity between ∼12 and 30 ka, which includes ∼70 eruptions and extends the earlier reconstructed

Despite its importance for climate and the carbon cycle, the deep ocean circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) remains poorly understood. Whereas most studies suggest a shallower Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) than at present day, there is disagreement about its transport rate, with estimates ranging from stronger to weaker than today. Older deep ocean radiocarbon ages

The Malvinokaffric Realm is an endemic paleogeographic region that inhabited Gondwanan high latitude seas during Early-Middle Devonian times. The causes for the collapse of this fauna are still debated but seem to be related to a transgressive event during Middle Devonian in the Chaco and Paraná basins in Bolivia and Brazil, which probably generated warmer water currents into the seas bearing Malvinokaffric

Analysis of seventy published papers dealing with Mexican Upper Cretaceous rudists, together with consultation of the newest geological maps covering the areas with mentioned rudist fossil localities, evidenced that: a) several among the Turonian-Maastrichtian species mentioned are junior synonymies, nomen nudum, insufficiently described, or have untraceable types. According to modern standards, around

The Lagoa Real Complex, in the Lagoa Real Uranium Province, is a manifestation of extensive intraplate A-type magmatism that occurred in the São Francisco Craton during the Paleoproterozoic. U–Pb dating of zircon by LA-MC-ICP-MS shows that granites were emplaced during a Statherian, rift-related, 1.76–1.72 Ga magmatic episode, coeval with emplacement of the A-type Borrachudos suite and felsic metavolcanic

A new assemblage of large insect trace fossils is recognized in paleosols of the middle Miocene pyroclastic deposits from extra-Andean north Patagonia. This assemblage includes Racemusichnus jacobacciensis igen. isp. nov., the largest trace fossil in paleosols attributed to solitary insects. R. jacobacciensis is represented by clusters of two to seven thickly walled cylinders horizontally orientated

Western Gondwana resulted from the closure of the Pharusian-Goianides Ocean, a process that culminated in the formation of magmatic arcs, high and ultra-high-pressure (HP-UHP) belts, and sedimentary basins. These tectonic units occur in the NW part of the Borborema Province (Northeastern Brazil), which encloses the Neoproterozoic Santa Quitéria magmatic arc (SQMA). Metasedimentary rocks (sillimanite-

The eastern Indian shield consists of Archaean Singhbhum Craton and Proterozoic Chhotanagpur Gneissic Complex sandwiching the Singhbhum Mobile Belt. Since the cratonization of the Singhbhum Craton in Archaean, the growth of the eastern Indian shield took place in time and space through tectono-magmatic processes. The stability of cold and thick lithosphere is fundamental to long-term survival of cratons

Queen Creek exemplifies a moderately-sized tributary drainage of the Salt River, central Arizona, USA. In contrast to the exoreic Salt River and its immediate neighbor to the south, the exoreic Gila River, Queen Creek has remained an ephemeral stream, losing its discharge as it debauched from its mountain drainage basin throughout the late Pliocene and Quaternary. As a result, only the largest discharge

Located between the Northern Province of Zambia and the southeastern Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lakes Mweru and Mweru Wantipa are part of the southwest extension of the East African Rift System (EARS). Fault analysis reveals that, since the Miocene, movements along the active Mweru-Mweru Wantipa Fault System (MMFS) have been largely responsible for the reorganization of the

Low-viscosity channel flow, originating from a melt-weakened mid-crustal layer, is one of the most popular tectonic models to explain the exhumation of deep-seated rocks in the Greater Himalayan Sequence (GHS). The driving mechanism of such channel flow, generally attributed to focused erosion in the mountain front, is still debated, and yet to be resolved. Moreover, the channel flow model cannot explain

The vast majority of carbonate minerals in modern marine sediments are biogenic, derived from the skeletal remains of organisms living in the ocean. However, carbonate minerals can also precipitate abiotically within marine sediments, and this carbonate mineral precipitation within sediments has been suggested as a third major, and isotopically distinct, sink in the global carbon cycle, particularly

The Carpathian Basin is a key region for understanding modern human expansion into western Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene because of numerous early hominid fossil find spots. However, the corresponding archeological record remains less understood due to a paucity of well dated, contextualized sites. To help rectify this, we excavated and sampled Crvenka-At (Serbia), one of the largest Upper Paleolithic

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most prominent climate system in the tropical Pacific. However, its simulation, including the amplitude, phase locking, and asymmetry of its two phases, is not well reproduced by the current climate system models. In this study, the sensitivity of the ENSO simulation to the convection schemes is discussed using the Nanjing University of Information Science

An increasing number of web services providing convenient access to seismological data have become available in recent years. A huge effort at multiple levels was required to achieve this goal and the seismological community was engaged in the standardization of both data formats and web services. Although access to seismological data is much easier than in the past, users encounter problems because

The Sr isotopic composition of rivers and groundwaters in the Bengal Plain is a major contributor to the global oceanic Sr inventory. The stable strontium isotope ratios (δ88Sr) provide a new tool to identify chemical weathering reactions in terrestrial water. In this study, we investigated the spatiotemporal variations of δ88Sr in samples of river water, bedload sediment, and groundwater collected

In this work we present results of the magnetic properties characterization of sediment samples from a brownfield site that is generating methane biogas in São Paulo–Brazil. We applied interpretation procedures (frequency dependent susceptibility and time-dependent Isothermal Remanent Magnetization) appropriate to study the ultrafine magnetic fraction response of the samples. The higher content of

The Aso-4 caldera-forming event (86.4 ± 1.1 ka, VEI-8) is the second largest volcanic eruption Earth experienced in the past 100 ka. The ignimbrite sheets produced during this event are some of the first ever described compositionally zoned pyroclastic flow deposits exhibiting clear compositional, mineralogical and thermal gradients with stratigraphic position. Large quantities of the deposits are

Volcanic activity at the Santiaguito dome complex (Guatemala) is characterized by lava extrusion interspersed with small, regular, gas-and-ash explosions that are believed to result from shallow magma fragmentation; yet, their triggering mechanisms remain debated. Given that the understanding of source processes at volcanoes is essential to risk assessments of future eruptions, this study seeks to

A large‐eddy simulation tool is developed for simulating the dynamics of atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs) using lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), which is an alternative approach for computational fluid dynamics and proved to be very well suited for the simulation of low‐Mach flows. The equations of motion are coupled with the global complex physical models considering the coupling among several mechanisms

The Indian summer monsoon (ISM) is one of the world’s strongest monsoon systems that brings about eighty percent of the annual rainfall to the Indian subcontinent and impacts the livelihood of more than a quarter of the world’s population. Meanwhile, Asia is the world’s second largest dust source—with major deserts in the Middle East, Central and East Asia. The interactions between the Asian dust and

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Cycling of CO2 between the oceans and the atmosphere has significant impacts on the global climate change. The accurate reconstructions of paleo-pH and atmospheric-oceanic carbon cycling using geochemical tracers (e.g., δ11B, B/Ca) in marine carbonates are reviewed in this work, including the fundamental mechanisms and the remaining challenges in these proxies and the progresses in understanding of

Stable chromium (Cr) isotopes have emerged as a new tool for tracking broad-scale changes in Earth's surface oxygen levels. Carbonates are one proposed sedimentary Cr isotope archive. In order to contribute to the development of a robust framework for interpreting carbonate Cr isotopic compositions and evaluating their ability to record the global redox state, we explored Cr isotope systematics of

Western Makran is one of the few subduction zones left with a largely unconstrained seismogenic potential. According to the sparse GPS stations, the subduction is accumulating some strain to be released during future earthquakes. To enhance the seismic hazard assessment, we here propose to study the finite deformation of the western Makran accretionary wedge. Mechanical modelling is used to retrieve

Based on Singular Spectral Analysis (SSA) analysis of global earth surface temperature and solar activity (sun spots) Le Mouël et al (2019) suggest that the variability in Earth surface temperature observed since 1850 is natural and controlled by the Sun. We we cannot agree with their conclusions for several reasons: the lack of compelling results from the Fourier spectra and SSA estimates which are

We thank the authors (hereafter referred to as CCC) for providing us an opportunity to clarify some points of our original paper. CCC list in their abstract three "key points" that we respond to in this Reply. The first comment is the central one and the most developed. It deals mainly with discussion of features of methods of spectral analysis, mainly SSA. We have quoted the sub‐parts of that comment

PM10 samples were collected and atmospheric organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) were determined during summer monsoon (SM) and winter monsoon (WM) seasons in 2016–17 at an industrial location in New Delhi, India. Owing to high combustion and emission activities in the industrial area, it was imperative to characterize the carbonaceous aerosols, including their morphology and seasonal distribution

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The subduction of “hot” Shikoku Basin and the mantle upwelling related to the Japan Sea opening have induced extensive magmatism during the middle Miocene on both the back‐arc and island‐arc sides of southwest Japan. The Goto Islands are located on the back‐arc side of northwestern Kyushu, and middle Miocene granitic rocks and associated volcanic, hypabyssal, and gabbroic rocks are exposed. The igneous

In this work, geotechnical properties of heavy-metal contaminated soil consist of basic properties, strength, leaching, electrical resistivity and microstructural characteristics were investigated. The results showed that the clay content, specific surface area and cation exchange capacity of the soil decreased as heavy-metal concentrations increased. The decrease in basic properties was more significant

Drought is an important natural disaster that causes devastating impacts on the ecosystem, livestock, environment, and society. So far, various remote-sensing methods have been developed to estimate drought conditions, each of which has advantages and restrictions. This study aims to monitor the real-time drought indices at the field scales via the integration of various earth observations. Our proposed

The Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) systems use electromagnetic radiations of different polarizations in the microwave frequency to collect the scattering information from targets on the Earth. Nevertheless, as with any other electronic device, the PolSAR systems are also not ideal and subjected to distortions. The most important of these distortions are the polarimetric distortions

Abstract The iron oxide concretions of Shankargarh (Allahabad), India belongs to Dhandraul Sandstone of Vindhyan Supergroup. Petrography of concretions shows abundant quartz grains embedded within the iron oxide cementation. XRD analysis of the concretion shows diagnostic peaks for quartz, hematite, and goethite. The A–CN–K and A–CNK–FM ternary diagrams drawn for concretion and host rock bulk composition

Electrolyte is very critical to the performance of the high-voltage lithium (Li) metal battery (LMB), which is one of the most attractive candidates for the next-generation high-density energy-storage systems. Electrolyte formulation and structure determine the physical properties of the electrolytes and their interfacial chemistries on the electrode surfaces. Localized high-concentration electrolytes

Many competing criteria are under consideration for prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination. Two criteria based on age are demographic: lives saved and years of future life saved. Vaccinating the very old against COVID-19 saves the most lives, but, since older age is accompanied by falling life expectancy, it is widely supposed that these two goals are in conflict. We show this to be mistaken. The age patterns

The present study estimates the uplift capacity of the under-reamed pile in clay with a linearly increasing undrained cohesion. The uplift capacity of the under-reamed pile is presented in the form of a non-dimensional factor Fcu. The following parameters are considered for estimating the uplift capacity: embedment length of under-reamed pile to shaft diameter ratio (Lu/D), normalized bulb distance

The forecasting of tide or ebb elevation is a conventional issue. However, prediction of different components of tidal cycle in tidal rivers is a new aspect in geology and river engineering. For this purpose, this study utilizes the Gene Expression Programming (GEP) method in the Khosro-Abad, Khorramshahr, and Arvand Rood tidal stations (from 2001 to 2008). For short-term forecasts, normality and stationary

Changes to physical and mechanical properties of pyroclastic flow deposits occur during welding process, resulting from overburden pressure and temperature. A great deal of research has been carried out to identify which physical parameters can enable quantification of the degree of welding within pyroclastic deposits. Material properties, such as density, porosity, hardness, abrasion, and compressive

Microtremors were measured at 18 stations to the west of Riyadh, and the H/V spectral ratio method was used to estimate the resonance frequency and amplification factor. These parameters indicate the presence of foundation bedrocks at various levels with variable thickness of soil where resonance frequency varies from 0.26 to 2.63 Hz, while the amplification factor ranges from 1.1 to 8.9. Moreover

This research focuses on blast-induced structural damage and human response to vibrations. Frequency is one of the important parameters that affect damage probability and human perception. The first and primary target of the study is to predict ground vibration and frequency simultaneously. A feed-forward back propagation neural network was created for modeling. Three operational parameters and vibration

The Jurassic Arab-D reservoir hosts major oil-producing zone in Eastern Saudi Arabia with production from individual wells exceeding 25000 B/D. From a water supply perspective, Saudi water authorities consider it a minor aquifer with small yields of relatively high salinity; hence, it did not receive much attention in previous studies of aquifers. The present paper describes regional hydrogeological