Dust flux, Vostok ice core

Dust flux, Vostok ice core
Two dimensional phase space reconstruction of dust flux from the Vostok core over the period 186-4 ka using the time derivative method. Dust flux on the x-axis, rate of change is on the y-axis. From Gipp (2001).

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Dinosaurs

This will be short--there are extreme VPN problems in China now, and it is uncertain when I can post again. I am finding that almost all sites are blocked, even with the VPN.



Tarbosaurus sp., on display in Hustai Mall, Ulaanbaatar.

Mongolia's principal dinosaur museum is in a suburban mall. I guess the idea is to go where the kids are . . .


Sauropod on display in Chicago O'Hare airport.

2 comments:

  1. In the paper mentioned, the location is triangulated. It looks like the signals are measured 90 degrees from each other to give the directions at two locations for triangulation.

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  2. These articles say that the best preserved dinosaur was found:

    https://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/suplementos/Un-dinosaurio-en-una-mina-20170620-0095.html

    http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2017/05/15/near-perfect-dinosaur-remains-found-at-suncor-revealed-in-drumheller

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/nodosaur-national-geographic-dinosaur-suncor-1.4113462



    But, there was always Bob who was hiding behind Dilbert's couch.
    http://arnoldzwicky.s3.amazonaws.com/DilbertCarbonDate.jpg

    http://www.geocities.ws/kohomban/dilbert/bob_girl.gif

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