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Provenance Determination of Paleochannel Infillings in the Alsatian Upper Rhine Floodplain Using Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy- Discriminant Analysis
EGU21-6701, updated on 27 Sep 2021 https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-6701 EGU General Assembly 2021 © Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Provenance Determination of Paleochannel Infillings in the Alsatian Upper Rhine Floodplain Using Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy- Discriminant Analysis Mubarak Abdulkarim1,4, Stoil Chapkanski2, Damien Ertlen3, Claire Rambeau3, Laurent Schmitt3, Louis Le Bouteiller3, and Frank Preusser1 1Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Freiburg, Germany ([email protected] freiburg.de) 2Laboratory of Physical Geography (LGP), UMR 8591, University Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne – CNRS, Paris France 3Laboratoire Image Ville Environnement (LIVE), UMR 7362, University of Strasbourg-CNRS-ENGEES, Strasbourg, France 4Department of Geology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria The Alsatian Upper Rhine floodplain (northeastern France) is characterized by a complex anastomosing network of paleochannels inherited from Late Glacial braided fluvial pattern of the Rhine system. These paleochannels are filled by mixed or stratified clastic and organic sediments originating from different sediment sources. Identifying these sediments' provenance is critically important for understanding past surface processes and reconstructing the Upper Rhine Valley evolution in the course of the Holocene. This study employed mid-infrared spectroscopy to determine the source of sediments and, therefore, understand which rivers may have contributed to the paleochannel infilling and establish the main patterns of filling through time. Sediment samples with unknown sedimentary provenance were collected in 16 sites consisting of paleochannels and the Ill River's levees. Mid-Infrared spectroscopic analyses were carried out on powdered (< 2 mm) samples using a Frontier Spectrometer (PerkinElmer) equipped with Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform accessory. -
The Present Status of the River Rhine with Special Emphasis on Fisheries Development
121 THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE RIVER RHINE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT T. Brenner 1 A.D. Buijse2 M. Lauff3 J.F. Luquet4 E. Staub5 1 Ministry of Environment and Forestry Rheinland-Pfalz, P.O. Box 3160, D-55021 Mainz, Germany 2 Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA, P.O. Box 17, NL 8200 AA Lelystad, The Netherlands 3 Administrations des Eaux et Forets, Boite Postale 2513, L 1025 Luxembourg 4 Conseil Supérieur de la Peche, 23, Rue des Garennes, F 57155 Marly, France 5 Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape, CH 3003 Bern, Switzerland ABSTRACT The Rhine basin (1 320 km, 225 000 km2) is shared by nine countries (Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands) with a population of about 54 million people and provides drinking water to 20 million of them. The Rhine is navigable from the North Sea up to Basel in Switzerland Key words: Rhine, restoration, aquatic biodiversity, fish and is one of the most important international migration waterways in the world. 122 The present status of the river Rhine Floodplains were reclaimed as early as the and groundwater protection. Possibilities for the Middle Ages and in the eighteenth and nineteenth cen- restoration of the River Rhine are limited by the multi- tury the channel of the Rhine had been subjected to purpose use of the river for shipping, hydropower, drastic changes to improve navigation as well as the drinking water and agriculture. Further recovery is discharge of water, ice and sediment. From 1945 until hampered by the numerous hydropower stations that the early 1970s water pollution due to domestic and interfere with downstream fish migration, the poor industrial wastewater increased dramatically. -
Strategien Zur Wiedereinbürgerung Des Atlantischen Lachses
Restocking – Current and future practices Experience in Germany, success and failure Presentation by: Dr. Jörg Schneider, BFS Frankfurt, Germany Contents • The donor strains • Survival rates, growth and densities as indicators • Natural reproduction as evidence for success - suitability of habitat - ability of the source • Return rate as evidence for success • Genetics and quality of stocking material as evidence for success • Known and unknown factors responsible for failure - barriers - mortality during downstream migration - poaching - ship propellers - mortality at sea • Trends and conclusion Criteria for the selection of a donor-strain • Geographic (and genetic) distance to the donor stream • Spawning time of the donor stock • Length of donor river • Timing of return of the donor stock yesterdays environment dictates • Availability of the source tomorrows adaptations (G. de LEANIZ) • Health status and restrictions In 2003/2004 the strategy of introducing mixed stocks in single tributaries was abandoned in favour of using the swedish Ätran strain (Middle Rhine) and french Allier (Upper Rhine) only. Transplanted strains keep their inherited spawning time in the new environment for many generations - spawning time is stock specific. The timing of reproduction ensures optimal timing of hatching and initial feeding for the offspring (Heggberget 1988) and is of selective importance Spawning time of non-native stocks in river Gudenau (Denmark) (G. Holdensgaard, DCV, unpublished data) and spawning time of the extirpated Sieg salmon (hist. records) A common garden experiment - spawning period (lines) and peak-spawning (boxes) of five introduced (= allochthonous) stocks returning to river Gudenau (Denmark) (n= 443) => the Ätran strain demonstrates the closest consistency with the ancient Sieg strain (Middle Rhine). -
Rare Earth Elements As Emerging Contaminants in the Rhine River, Germany and Its Tributaries
Rare earth elements as emerging contaminants in the Rhine River, Germany and its tributaries by Serkan Kulaksız A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry Approved, Thesis Committee _____________________________________ Prof. Dr. Michael Bau, Chair Jacobs University Bremen _____________________________________ Prof. Dr. Andrea Koschinsky Jacobs University Bremen _____________________________________ Dr. Dieter Garbe-Schönberg Universität Kiel Date of Defense: June 7th, 2012 _____________________________________ School of Engineering and Science TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION 1 1. Outline 1 2. Research Goals 4 3. Geochemistry of the Rare Earth Elements 6 3.1 Controls on Rare Earth Elements in River Waters 6 3.2 Rare Earth Elements in Estuaries and Seawater 8 3.3 Anthropogenic Gadolinium 9 3.3.1 Controls on Anthropogenic Gadolinium 10 4. Demand for Rare Earth Elements 12 5 Rare Earth Element Toxicity 16 6. Study Area 17 7. References 19 Acknowledgements 28 CHAPTER II – SAMPLING AND METHODS 31 1. Sample Preparation 31 1.1 Pre‐concentration 32 2. Methods 34 2.1 HCO3 titration 34 2.2 Ion Chromatography 34 2.3 Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometer 35 2.4 Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer 35 2.4.1 Method reliability 36 3. References 41 CHAPTER III – RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN THE RHINE RIVER, GERMANY: FIRST CASE OF ANTHROPOGENIC LANTHANUM AS A DISSOLVED MICROCONTAMINANT IN THE HYDROSPHERE 43 Abstract 44 1. Introduction 44 2. Sampling sites and Methods 46 2.1 Samples 46 2.2 Methods 46 2.3 Quantification of REE anomalies 47 3. Results and Discussion 48 4. -
Canalisation De La Moselle - Exposes Prononces a L Hotel De Ville De Metz
THE WORLD BANK GROUP ARCHIVES PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AUTHORIZED Folder Title: Canalisation de la Moselle - Exposes Prononces a l Hotel de Ville de Metz Folder ID: 1633880 Project ID: PO37383 Dates: 9/1/1953 - 10/1/1953 Fonds: Records of the Europe and Central Asia Regional Vice Presidency ISAD Reference Code: WB IBRD/IDA ECA Digitized: 9/13/2017 To cite materials from this archival folder, please follow the following format: [Descriptive name of item], [Folder Title], Folder ID [Folder ID], World Bank Group Archives, Washington, D.C., United States. The records in this folder were created or received by The World Bank in the course of its business. The records that were created by the staff of The World Bank are subject to the Bank’s copyright. Please refer to http://www.worldbank.org/terms-of-use-earchives for full copyright terms of use and disclaimers. THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. © 2012 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / International Development Association or The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AUTHORIZED •.~1-- I IIIIII IIIII IIIII III II Ill II Ill II 111111 1111 11 111 111 i. '!!9 1633880 . A199S-144 0th # 6 DECLASSIFIED Canahzation of the Moselle_ E xposes Prononceser a ·I Hotel deBox# Ville 193492B de Metz !B WBG Archives ' . CANALIZATION OF THE MOSELLE z OJ CJ) m C 0 z "-4 CJ) C r- 0 z (') "-4 )> 0 -4 )> 0 z (') :i :I: )> " -C. (') < (') m ..J :it CJ) 0 z ' 3: V (') ' (') w l;J I ..!:. -
Welcome to the Rhine Cycle Route! from the SOURCE to the MOUTH: 1,233 KILOMETRES of CYCLING FUN with a RIVER VIEW Service Handbook Rhine Cycle Route
EuroVelo 15 EuroVelo 15 Welcome to the Rhine Cycle Route! FROM THE SOURCE TO THE MOUTH: 1,233 KILOMETRES OF CYCLING FUN WITH A RIVER VIEW Service handbook Rhine Cycle Route www.rhinecycleroute.eu 1 NEDERLAND Den Haag Utrecht Rotterdam Arnhem Hoek van Holland Kleve Emmerich am Rhein Dordrecht EuroVelo 15 Xanten Krefeld Duisburg Düsseldorf Neuss Köln BELGIË DEUTSCHLAND Bonn Koblenz Wiesbaden Bingen LUXEMBURG Mainz Mannheim Ludwigshafen Karlsruhe Strasbourg FRANCE Offenburg Colmar Schaff- Konstanz Mulhouse Freiburg hausen BODENSEE Basel SCHWEIZ Chur Andermatt www.rheinradweg.eu 2 Welcome to the Rhine Cycle Route – EuroVelo 15! FOREWORD Dear Cyclists, Discovering Europe on a bicycle – the Rhine Cycle Route makes it possible. It runs from the Alps to a North Sea beach and on its way links Switzerland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. This guide will point the way. Within the framework of the EU-funded “Demarrage” project, the Rhine Cycle Route has been trans- formed into a top tourism product. For the first time, the whole course has been signposted from the source to the mouth. Simply follow the EuroVelo15 symbol. The Rhine Cycle Route is also the first long distance cycle path to be certified in accordance with a new European standard. Testers belonging to the German ADFC cyclists organisation and the European Cyclists Federation have examined the whole course and evaluated it in accordance with a variety of criteria. This guide is another result of the European cooperation along the Rhine Cycle Route. We have broken up the 1233-kilometre course up into 13 sections and put together cycle-friendly accom- modation, bike stations, tourist information and sightseeing attractions – the basic package for an unforgettable cycle touring holiday. -
From the Northern Ice Shield to the Alpine Glaciations a Quaternary Field Trip Through Germany
DEUQUA excursions Edited by Daniela Sauer From the northern ice shield to the Alpine glaciations A Quaternary field trip through Germany GEOZON From the northern ice shield to the Alpine glaciations Preface Daniela Sauer The 10-day field trip described in this excursion guide was organized by a group of members of DEUQUA (Deutsche Quartärvereinigung = German Quaternary Union), coordinated by DEUQUA president Margot Böse. The tour was offered as a pre-congress field trip of the INQUA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, 21– 27 July 2011. Finally, the excursion got cancelled because not enough participants had registered. Apparently, many people were interested in the excursion but did not book it because of the high costs related to the 10-day trip. Because of the general interest, we decided nevertheless to finish the excursion guide. The route of the field trip follows a section through Germany from North to South, from the area of the Northern gla- ciation, to the Alpine glacial advances. It includes several places of historical importance, where milestones in Quaternary research have been achieved in the past, as well as new interesting sites where results of recent research is presented. The field trip starts at Greifswald in the very North-East of Germany. The first day is devoted to the Pleistocene and Ho- locene Evolution of coastal NE Germany. The Baltic coast with its characteristic cliffs provides excellent exposures showing the Late Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphy and glaciotectonics. The most spectacular cliffs that are located on the island of Rügen, the largest island of Germany (926 km2) are shown. -
Case Study Rhine
International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin Erosion, Transport and Deposition of Sediment - Case Study Rhine - Edited by: Manfred Spreafico Christoph Lehmann National coordinators: Alessandro Grasso, Switzerland Emil Gölz, Germany Wilfried ten Brinke, The Netherlands With contributions from: Jos Brils Martin Keller Emiel van Velzen Schälchli, Abegg & Hunzinger Hunziker, Zarn & Partner Contribution to the International Sediment Initiative of UNESCO/IHP Report no II-20 of the CHR International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin Erosion, Transport and Deposition of Sediment - Case Study Rhine - Edited by: Manfred Spreafico Christoph Lehmann National coordinators: Alessandro Grasso, Switzerland Emil Gölz, Germany Wilfried ten Brinke, The Netherlands With contributions from: Jos Brils Martin Keller Emiel van Velzen Schälchli, Abegg & Hunzinger Hunziker, Zarn & Partner Contribution to the International Sediment Initiative of UNESCO/IHP Report no II-20 of the CHR © 2009, KHR/CHR ISBN 978-90-70980-34-4 Preface „Erosion, transport and deposition of sediment“ Case Study Rhine ________________________________________ Erosion, transport and deposition of sediment have significant economic, environmental and social impacts in large river basins. The International Sediment Initiative (ISI) of UNESCO provides with its projects an important contribution to sustainable sediment and water management in river basins. With the processing of exemplary case studies from large river basins good examples of sediment management prac- tices have been prepared and successful strategies and procedures will be made accessible to experts from other river basins. The CHR produced the “Case Study Rhine” in the framework of ISI. Sediment experts of the Rhine riparian states of Switzerland, Austria, Germany and The Netherlands have implemented their experiences in this publication. -
Magical Rhine and Moselle August 24 – September 3, 2019
Memories in Motion presents… Magical Rhine and Moselle August 24 – September 3, 2019 Book Now & Save $ 500 Per Person For more information contact Sheila Magsamen Memories in Motion (260) 432-8488 [email protected] 11 Days ● 23 Meals: 9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 8 Dinners Book Now & Save $500 Per Person: Lower Outside Double Rate $5,904; $5,404* Lower Outside Single Rate $8,224; $7,724* Middle Outside Double Rate $6,604; $6,104* Middle Outside Single Rate $9,624; $9,124* Upper Outside Double Rate $6,904; $6,404* Upper Outside Single Rate $10,324; $9,824* Suite Double Rate $9,004; $8,504* Suite Single Rate $14,024; $13,524* For bookings made after Dec 26, 2018 call for rates. Single occupancy is very limited! Included in Price: Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $385 per person, Round Trip Air from Baer Field, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers for groups of 10 or more * All Rates are Per Person and are subject to change, based on air inclusive package from FWA IMPORTANT CONDITIONS: Your price is subject to increase prior to the time you make full payment. Your price is not subject to increase after you make full payment, except for charges resulting from increases in government-imposed taxes or fees. Once deposited, you have 7 days to send us written consumer consent or withdraw consent and receive a full refund. (See registration form for consent.) Exploring the Rivers of the World: Collette’s River Cruises are a slower, more intimate way to explore the world. These adventures, on small 4-star vessels, are an easy way to travel through the world’s beautiful waterways. -
Magical Rhine and Moselle August 8-17,– 2021
WFSU Public Media presents… Magical Rhine and Moselle August 8-17,– 2021 Book Now & Save $450 Per Person For more information contact Sarah Cassidy Hipsher 850-645-6071 [email protected] 10 Days ● 22 Meals: 8 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 8 Dinners Book Now & Save $450 Per Person: Lower Outside Double Rate $5,749; $5,299* Middle Outside Double Rate $6,449; $5,999* Upper Outside Double Rate $6,749; $6,299* Suite Double Rate $8,949; $8,499* For bookings made after December 9, 2020, call for rates. Included in Price: Round Trip Air from Tallahassee Municipal, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers Your rate includes a $100 tax-deductible donation to WFSU. Not included in price: Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $399 per person * All Rates are Per Person and are subject to change, based on air inclusive package from TLH Upgrade your in-flight experience with Elite Airfare Additional rate of: Business Class $3,990 † Refer to the reservation form to choose your upgrade option IMPORTANT CONDITIONS: Your price is subject to increase prior to the time you make full payment. Your price is not subject to increase after you make full payment, except for charges resulting from increases in government-imposed taxes or fees. Once deposited, you have 7 days to send us written consumer consent or withdraw consent and receive a full refund. (See registration form for consent.) Exploring the Rivers of the World: Collette’s River Cruises are a slower, more intimate way to explore the world. These adventures, on small 4-star vessels, are an easy way to travel through the world’s beautiful waterways. -
REDATING AUSONIUS' MOSELLE 1 Traditional Dating of Ausonius' Most Famous and Perhaps Most Important Poem Rests on Several Passages in the Poem Itself: 1
REDATING AUSONIUS' MOSELLE 1 Traditional dating of Ausonius' most famous and perhaps most important poem rests on several passages in the poem itself: 1. The opening of Moselle (1-22) recounts Ausonius1 movements as he was journeying from Bingen to Trier. It is usually assumed that this journey had been undertaken in conjunction with a military campaign in which Ausonius and his pupil, Gratian, participated or which, more precisely, they observed around the year 368.1 2. Verses 409-11 refer to an office which has been often interpreted as a consulate, and to an eminent personality identified by most as Sextus Petronius Probus who became consul in 371.2 3. Verses 420-25 refer to a Roman military victory of a father and his son, usually taken to have been that of Solicinium in 368 in which the presence of Valentinian and Gratian is attested by Ammi- anus.3 4. Towards the end of the poem (450) Ausonius mentions the emperor and his sons. Since Valentinian's second son was only born on July 2, 371, this line would have been written in that year or, at the earliest, in late 370. By scholarly consensus, then, Ausonius composed Moselle in 370/3714 Yet, these references are not as decisive as the case so far made suggests, and in what follows I propose to re-examine them with a view to identifying afresh Moselle1 s date or dates of composition and publication. *To avoid cross references to the different numbering systems adopted by the editors of the complete works of Ausonius, I normally give the full title of the work in question. -
Indigenismo and Mapuche Politics in Chile, 1920-1960
Syracuse University SURFACE Dissertations - ALL SURFACE May 2018 To Plow a Lonely Furrow: Indigenismo and Mapuche Politics in Chile, 1920-1960 Henry John Stegeman Syracuse University Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/etd Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Stegeman, Henry John, "To Plow a Lonely Furrow: Indigenismo and Mapuche Politics in Chile, 1920-1960" (2018). Dissertations - ALL. 878. https://surface.syr.edu/etd/878 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the SURFACE at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations - ALL by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Abstract This study examines Mapuche political organization in Chile from 1920-1960 through the lens of transnational indigenismo. In that period, politicians, academics and social reformers across the Americas were questioning how to incorporate indigenous populations into modern national states. While many historical accounts of similar phenomena in other countries have drawn categorical distinctions between indigenismo (as a movement led by white elites) and indigenous activism (led by Indians themselves), this work places the two phenomena side-by-side to explore connections between them. That approach shows that collaboration, periodic conflict and strategic alliance making were important components of indigenous politics in Chile. It also brings indigenous agency to the fore, and in doing so challenges historical interpretations of indigenismo that have characterized it as a paternalistic mechanism of the neocolonial state. It joins a growing body of scholarship that recognizes indigenismo as an important influence on and precursor to identity-based indigenous social movements that emerged in the late-twentieth century.