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Análise comparativa de três métodos de inversão aplicados a dados gravimétricos e magnéticos em perfil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1985-10-07) CUTRIM, Alteredo Oliveira; SILVA, João Batista Corrêa da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1870725463184491
Nonlinear inversion of potential field data has been traditionally accomplished by the least squares method. As far as the anomalous field is corrupted by Gaussian random noise. Least squares inversion has a good performance. However, when the data are contaminated by non Gaussian noise, which is the case of most geological noise, the least squares method presents an extremely poor performance. As a result, alternative methods must be employed in this case in order to produce realistic and meaningful interpretations. This paper presents a comparison among the least squares method, the minimum absolute error and M-fitting applied to non linear inversion of potential field data. The analysis is performed using theoretical data generated by synthetic models simulating several geological settings. The results show that in the presence of geological noise represented either by small shallow bodies above the main body, or by large interfering bodies adjacent to the main body, M-fitting presents a much batter performance as compared with the least squares or the minimun absolute error methods. In the presence of Gaussian random noise, however M-fitting has a poor performance. Since a Gaussian noise is a white noise, a law pass filter applied to the observed data would remove part of the Gaussian noise with a minimum loss of the low wavenumber signal. On the other hand, most geological noise have important low wavenumber spectral components so that this noise cannot be eliminated without a significant loss of signal. Therefore, the M-fitting method may become an important interpretation tool when applied to complex areas (where anomalies are usually contaminated by geological noise) provided the data have been previously filtered by a suitable law pass filter. All three methods analysed in the paper are applied to a real magnetic anomaly due to a dike of diabasic rock intruded in sandstones and shales from the Piauí Formation, in Parnaíba Basin, Brazil. All three methods yielded similar interpretations which are consistent with the available a priori geological information. The fact that all methods produced similar results indicates a low level of geological and Gaussian random noise in the data.
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Análise das aproximações RPP e RSP para meios isotrópicos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2002-08-16) SANTOS, Darcicléa Ferreira; PROTÁZIO, João dos Santos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4210442535067685
This work presents linear and quadratic approximations of the Zoeppritz equations for the derivation of reflection and transmission coefficients from P-P and P-S events as a function of incidence angles and angular average, as well as the linear inversion analysis, AVO, in respect to the disassociated and combined P-P and P-S reflection events. The use of the so-called pseudoquadratic approximations was applied for the derivation of quadratic approximations only for PPevents, around the average contrasts of compressional and shear waves velocities and Vs/Vp ratio. The results of approximations derived in this work show that quadratic approximations were more precise than the linear ones in the two angular versions. The comparisons between these approximations in terms incidence angle and angular average show that the quadratic approximations are equivalent within the angular limit of [0º to 30º]. In the other hand, the linear approximations as a function of incidence angle are more precise than the linear approximations as a function of the angular average. In the linear inversion, sensitivity and ambiguity analyses were carried out and one could see that in the case of disassociated reflection P-P and P-S events, just a parameter can be estimated and the combination of these events can stabilize the inversion permitting the estimation of two physical parameters for the media (impedance, P-wave velocity and shear bulk module contrasts).
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Análise de feições geológicas na região de Tartarugalzinho, Amapá, através de métodos geofísicos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009) MARTINS, Saulo Siqueira; PINHEIRO, Roberto Vizeu Lima; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3251836412904734; LUIZ, José Gouvêa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8676530374310847
Two geophysical methods were applied to detect geologic structures on the oriental edge of the Guianas Shield. The gravimetric method was applied mainly to find faulting on the basement, associated to shear belts that have orientation NW-SE. It was found faulting on the basement as well as an indication that the crust suffered a thinning in some region of the edge. The GPR electromagnetic method was applied to find geologic discontinuities on the sediments and to check if they are reflex of structural faults on the basement and/or reactivation of some of them. The GPR showed places where discontinues and some paleostructures can be observed. The study was also applied to understand how the basement discontinuities can influence on the formation of Tertiary sedimentary basins and on the formation of shallow paleostructures.
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Análise de velocidade por otimização do semblance na reflexão sísmica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010) VIEIRA, Wildney Wallacy da Silva; LEITE, Lourenildo Williame Barbosa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8588738536047617
This work had as a general aim to develop a systematic methodology for the inversion of seismic reflection data organized in common-midpoint gathers (CMP), starting from 1D vertical variation of velocity and thickness that allows to obtain interval velocity, vint,n, in time, the correspondent interval thickness, zn, and the correspondent mean-square velocity, vRMS,n in individualized CMP gathers. A direct consequence of this work the transformation of these values from time to depth. Two methods were developed to attack the problem defined as velocity analysis based on the estimation of interval velocity. The first method was based on manual picking of reflection events on CMP gathers, and inversion by curve fitting in the least-square sense. The second method was based on the otimization of the semblance function to obtain an automatic picking. The methodology combined two types of optimization: a Global Method (Price or Simplex), and Local Method (second order gradient or cojugate), subject to a priori information and constraints. The picking of events in time-distance section is of fundamental importance in the process of inversion, and the picked points are the input data along with a priori information of the model to be adjusted. The picking must, in principle, avoid events that represent multiples, diffractions and intersections, and in a section over 50 pickings can be made, while in a semblance map not more than 10 events could usually be picked by eye. The application of this work is focused on seismic data of marine sedimentary basins to obtain a distribution of velocities for the subsurface, where a plane-horizontal model is applied for individual CMP sections, and that the solution can be used as an initial model in subsequent processes. The real data used in this study were collected by Petrobras in 1985, and the selected seismic line was of number L5519 of the Camamu Basin, and the CMP presented is of number 237. The line consists of 1098 shot points with right-lateral arrangement. The sampling interval is 4 ms. The spacing between the geophones is 13.34 m with the first geophone located at 300 m from the source. The spacing between the sources is 26.68 m. As a general conclusion, the method for estimating interval velocity in this work stands as an alternative support to velocity analysis, where it is necessary a control over the sequential inversion of CMP gathers along the seismic line such that the solution can be used as an initial model for imaging, and further tomographic inversion. As future work, we can be propose studies directely and specifically related to seismic velocity analysis by extending the 2D semblance optimization method to 3D, and extending the present studies to the method based on the image ray, aiming at producing a continuous velocity map for the entire section in an automatic way.
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Aplicação de análise de séries temporais em perfis de poço
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1993-08-17) SILVA, Hamilton Pereira da; LOVELL, Michael Anthony
This thesis describes the application of time seris analysis to wireline logs. Through this technique it is possible to evaluate both their repeatability and vertical resolution, and determine the optimum sampling interval and acquisition speed for different logs. A comparison between three wells is also made, based on the same type of log. The sequence used, is to obtain data, in the same domain, for which the number of samples (N) does not exceed 2048. For these data the mean sample value and the algebraic polynomial are determined. The following were then applied, in order: cosine taper, high pass filter, Hanning window, the calculation of the coherence function, the phase spectra, and the signal to noise ratio of the power spectra for both the signal and the noise. For the coherence function, it was necessary to calculate the level of confidence for 50 necessary to determine the vertical resolution of some logs. The others were calculated to provide information concerning the position of the levels of coherence calculated. In relation to the phase spectra, its calculation suggests it is necessary to obtain additional information in respect of the processed logs, or in other words knowledge of any relative depth shifts made between the principal and repeat sections. The signal to noise ratio was calculated to investigate the possibility of evaluating the different types of logs by making a comparison with the coherence and the calculated power spectra. The power spectra of the signal and the noise were calculated to provide one additional parameter to evaluate the repeat section. In theory the power spectra of the signal and the noise of the repeat section should be equal to their respective spectra for the principal sections. The data used in this work were provided by PETROBRAS and originated in four boles of the Potiguar Basin. These are referred to as Holes A, B, C, and D. The evaluation of the repeatability between different types of logs indicates that, for Hole A, the microspherical log (MSFL) has better repeatability than the porosity log (CNL), and that this repeats better than the gamma ray log (GR). For the logs run in Hole D, a decrease in the speed at which the logs are run, from 550 m/hr to 275 m/hr, is advantageous only for the neutron porosity log. The velocity of 920 m/hr used in Hole C is totally inadequate for the resistivity logs (MSFL, ILD, and ILM). A decrease in the sampling interval from 0.2m to 0.0508m, for the gamma ray and neutron porosity logs, and to 0.0254m for the density log, gives good results when applied to Hole D. The calculation of vertical resolution indicates, that the neutron porosity is of superior quality when compared with the natural gamma ray in Hole A. In hole C the microspherical log (MSFL) has a vertical resolution of the same order as the natural gamma ray log (GR) in Hole B. This confirms the inappropriate speed for the logs acquired in Hole C. For Hole D, the calculation of vertical resolution indicates a superior quality for the high resolution density log when compared with the high resolution gamma ray log. The comparison between Holes A, B and D, uses the respective neutron porosity logs, confirming that the presence of noise, in general, is directly linked with the porosity of the formation - a higher porosity indicates more noise and consequently, a lower quality log is obtained. Analysis of phase spectra of each log indicates a depth shift exists between the principal and repeat sections for all the logs of Hole C. This could be confirmed through superposition of the sections.
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Aplicação dos métodos eletromagnéticos VLF e HLEM na prospecção hidrogeológica no município de São Domingos do Araguaia-PA
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1996-04-25) FARIAS, Valcir João da Cunha; RIJO, Luiz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3148365912720676
This work deals with the geological mapping using the electromagnetic methods VLF and HLEM to hidrogeological study of the county São Domingos do Araguaia in the southest of the State of Pará. It was carried out within the cooperation agreement between the Fundação Nacional de Saúde and the Universidade Federal do Pará, through the Geophysics Department and the Curso de Pós-Graduação em Geofísica. Also, we studied the quantitative performance of the VLF method, applied to ground water prospecting. First, we analysed the VLF response, by means of the parameters (tilt angle and ellipticity) of the ellipse of polarization of various geological situations likely to be found in the local under study, and for hidrogeological studies of other areal as well. Also, we evaluated the influence of different physical parameters of selected models using finite elements method. The quantitative analyse of the field data was carried out by trial and error using theoretical curves obtained by means of model simulation suggested by the qualitative interpretation using Fraser's filter and profiles of the HLEM method. The results showed the existence of structural features with trends N-S and NE-SW which correlated with the regional geology are normal and transference faults, respectivily. Based on these results, it was selected several sites for drilling of well with maximum probability of sucess.
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Aplicação dos métodos gravimétrico e magnetométrico para a definição do comportamento estrutural da faixa de dobramentos Araguaia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1988-04-25) CARVALHO, João da Silva; SAUCK, William August; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6655455534234531
Interpretation of gravimetric and aeromagnetometric informations of the northern region on the Araguaia Orogenic Belt covering an area of aproximately 129.000km2 is presented in this thesis. The area lies between is 47º50’W and 50º30’W longitudes and between 4º50’S and 9º00’S latitudes, over southeast Pará State, north-northwest of Goiás State and west of Maranhão State. The gravimetric and altimetric measurements were carried out along highways and roads in the region. The gravity data, after corrections and reductions are presented in the form of Bouguer anomalies map on scale 1:500.000. The gravimetric pattern of Araguaia Orogenic Belt shows features principally of longitudinal extension, with approximately meridional direction. These features are correlated with the known lithological and structural units in the area. In the central-meridional portion of the map, appears an extended zone of intensive negative anomaly (less than -100mgal). This zone suffers two inflexios, one in the northwest (NW) which correlates to Carajás Lineament, and the other along latitude 5°30’S. The higher gravimetric values, notably in the northwest portion (cratonic domain), are related to the influence of the metavulcanics Grão Pará Group, and those in the northeast portion are attribuited to the denser mass intruded in the crust. Notable, also a gravimetric peak on the eastern flank of the brachyanticlines. This peak could be linked to a denser mass placed under this region tectonially, creating elevations in crust base-level and consequently of the basement. Generally, the eastern flank of orogenic belt show a gradient more intensive than the western, due to principally the geometric configuration of structures. In the similar way there is a notable ascendent regional gradient from south to north. Through the analysis of magnetic intensity maps, of the Projeto Geofísico Brasil-Canadá (PGBC), diferent individual domains were identified. These domains correlate lithologically and structuraly with the geotectonics units that constitute the regional framework and their subunits. Analytical gravity and magnetic modelling were carried out for semi-quantitative interpretation with the objective to establish the basement geometric pattern of the Araguaia Orogenic Belt, and the vinculated structures. On the basis of gravimetric informations, we could verify a geometric higher pattern in the form of imbricated slices over the substratum. The higher negative anomaly in the center-meridional portion of the orogenic belt could be related with the deficiency of deeper mass (a depression in the crust bottom), or due to the presence of a low density mass in the supercrustal layers, in that zone. The gravity depression in the southwest of the area, between Guarai and Tupirama, could be attribuited to a depression in the basement, and in the similar way the negative anomaly associated with Carajás Lineament is related to a sinformal structure.
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Aporte hídrico e de material particulado em suspensão para a Baía do Marajó: contribuições dos rios Jacaré Grande, Pará e Tocantins
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-03-19) COSTA, Maurício da Silva da; ROLLNIC, Marcelo; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6585442266149471; SOUZA FILHO, Pedro Walfir Martins e; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3282736820907252
The Amazon estuary is influenced by the tide and river discharge systems variations that modify the currents and contribute with inputs of suspended particulate matter (SPM) resulting in morphological changes along the river. The quantification of these parameters provides an understanding of the rates of export and import of materials or volume and its implications in the estuarine geomorphology. The aim of this study is to evaluate the hydrodynamic, volume transport and SPM in different periods in Jacaré Grande, Pará and Tocantins rivers. Speed and current direction, tide, turbidity, volume transport and SPM data were collected over a tide cycle in the dry (2012) and rainy (2013) periods. The Pará river the exported volume in both periods, while the Tocantins river imported during the dry period and the exported in the rainy period. The Jacaré Grande river, influenced by the Amazon river, imported in the rainy season and exported in the dry period. The analysis of the volume transport methods showed a trend of export toward Amazon river and Marajó Bay in the dry season and only toward the Marajó Bay during the rainy season. SPM values were higher in the rainy season and descending from Jacaré Grande river to the Tocantins river in dry and rainy season, respectively. Turbidity followed the same trend of SPM with tide, with maximum values during the flood. SPM transportation methods showed similar values and the same direction. The Jacaré Grande river served as an exporter during the dry period and as an exporter in the dry period, the Para river as an exporter in both periods and the Tocantins river in the dry season as an importer and as an exporter during the rainy season. The system formed by the three rivers showed the same trend of export in both periods, with two exportation routes in the dry season (Amazon river and Marajó Bay), and only one exportation route in the rainy period (Marajó Bay). Annually the system exports between 5 and 7.2 million tons and possibly the Marajó Bay receives 3.7 to 5.8 million tons. The volume transported to the ocean can be much higher. SPM flows, associated with the variability of environmental conditions, molds the estuary, as seen in the mouth of the Tocantins river and Guajará Bay. Thus, it important a continuous monitoring due to the potential boating accidents, oil spills or any contamination in the region that can result in damage the enviroment.
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Aproveitamento do rejeito de caulim na produção de alumina para cerâmica e sílica de baixa granulometria
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2000-11-29) FLORES, Silvia Maria Pereira; NEVES, Roberto de Freitas; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9559386620588673
The Amazon region detains 10% of the world reserves of kaolim. Since the seventy's, two great amazonic beds of kaolim are explored, producing kaolim for paper cover. In the beneficiation process, it's generated an elevated volume of polluted industrial residue which is deposited in extensivas and onerous lagoons of sedimentation. Because of the residue is very voluminous, these lagoons become an environmental problem of great proportions, due the extensivas deforested areas used for their constructions ( Barata, 1998). In this work, are suggested altematives of economic utilization of this residue, which is constituted, mainly, by a suspension of the claymineral kaolinite, for the production of pozolane, aluminium sulphate, the synthesis of the ammonium alum and alumina for ceramics utilization. The methodology constitutes in the drying and the calcination of the residue, followed by the extraction of the AI retained by the acid lixiviation H2SO4 ) followed by the ammonium alum crystallisation, for the reaction with the concentrated NH4OH, by means of pH control, and later calcination at 1200°C, getting a-Al2O3, with no sodium and Iow granulometry. From the aluminas obtained, are made bodies of proof smashed and sintered at 1600°C, to the determination of the ceramics properties, which are compared to one of the commercial alumina. After the acid lixiviation for the AI extraction, results as an insoluble material, an amorphous silica, for which it is suggested, as an additional contribution, an economic application, using it as artificial pozolane in building portland cement, making mechanics tests for the evaluation of its performance. The material that were used and synthesized were characterized throught the use of the X ray diffraction, eletronic scanning microscopy, the infra-red spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, differential thermic analisys, particle size analysis, specific area BET, porosity, chemical analisys throught umid means and throught X ray fluorescence.
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Aspectos fundamentais das medidas e interpretação de registros paleomagnéticos em rochas sedimentares da Formação Longá-Bacia do Parnaíba
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1984-09-21) ALENCAR, Benaia Vieira de; PACCA, Igor Ivory Gil; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8172887185665918
Palaeomagnetic data for the upper Palaezoic and, in particular, the Devonian of South America are still very limited and therefore polar wandering curves cannot be established. We investigated the paleomagnetism of 43 stratigraphic horizons of the Upper Devonian Longá Formation. The results should make a contribution towards a better definition of that curve. Sampling was done according to the block method in profiles on highway PI-13 between Teresina, Barras and Batalha, and on highways PI-24 and BR-230 between Floriano, Nazaré do Piauí and Oeiras, all in the state of Piauí. Investigations were carried out at the "Laboratório de Paleomagnetismo" of the University of São Paulo and completed at the laboratory of the NCGG of the Federal University of Pará. In this study, we employed the technique of progressive demagnetization by alternate fields up to 700ºe and/or temperatures up to 670-700ºC. Interpretation of the data was done using vector diagrams of Zijderveld, curves type J-T/C of variation of magnetic intensity with variations of temperature or magnetic field and also by graphs of variation of the direction of the vectors of magnetization. Calculations of mean direction and poles were done following the statistical method of Fisher. Four directions of remanent magnetization were identified: 1. A secondary magnetization of chemical origin (CRM) and reverse polarity due to formation of hematite probably by deuteric alteration after magnetite. This magnetization (identified as B) shows palaeomagnetic Carboniferous - Permian age with pole coordinates: 80°S, 3°E; A95 = 13.6°. 2. A hard isotherm component (IRM) with spectre totally superimposed on the initial magnetization which was not affected by the treatment of the samples. This magnetization (identified as D) shows an almost constant direction around declination point 234.23º and inclination 41.94º. 3. A group of directions of soft magnetization of viscous origin (VRM), identified as C, with mean direction: declination= 15º and inclination = -20°. These were removed at temperatures between 300 and 600°C. 4. The principal magnetization, of normal polarity, identified as A, is probably of detrital origin (DRM). Its palaeomagnetic pole coordinates: 48°S, 331ºE; A95= 9.9° is consistent with the Upper Devonian age of the Formation. This magnetization is believed to be the original one. The palaeomagnetic poles relative to magnetizations A and B as well as other poles for South America were rotated to Africa following, the pre-drif configuration of Smith and Hallam (1970) and there is agreement when compared to the African and Australian poles of the same age. The measured polarities are consistent with the magnetostratigraphic scales of Irving and Pullaiah (1976) and Khramov and Rodionov (1981).
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Campesinato e abastecimento na Zona Bragantina (1880–1960)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010-04-29) LEANDRO, Leonardo Milanez de Lima; SILVA, Fábio Carlos da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3704903975084467
Historically constituted by free workers who had occupied the territory nearby Bragança, the bragantino peasantry contributed for the supplying of commercial circuits and developed industrial activities in Para. The theoretical and conceptual articulation that based the interpretation of transformations on the Zona Bragantina is placed in a critical perspective, whose conceptions deal with categories as dynamic elements, therefore inserted in a historical and materialist perspective. It criticizes the interpretations on the responsibility attributed to the peasantry for the ambient degradation, Para’s supplying crisis and for the agricultural production frequently assigned as declining, always placing the field in relation to the city. Bragantina’s occupation and expansion was observed, as well as the transformations which passed the road of Bragança and the contribution of producing nuclei created by the colonies. Even though the excluding character of the imperial government actions, during the republican phase the peasantry passed through social transformation processes, whose critical perspective put it back in history as responsible for part of Amazonia’s supplying. In consequence of the shortening of fallow period, the peasants made a technical change that evidences its sensitivity to the markets. Thus, the production of diverse foodstuffs and other products for the agro industry based its reproductive processes, guided not only for the attendance of family needs but also for the attendance of market demands. In conclusion, the Zona Bragantina, although has been received capitalists investments, still configures itself which a peasant frontier and, ultimately, the declining argument would be replaced by diversity.
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Comparação de dois procedimentos computadorizados para avaliação de discriminação de cores em Cebus sp
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009-11) MAKIAMA, Sheila Tetsume; GOULART, Paulo Roney Kilpp; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7800966999068746; GALVÃO, Olavo de Faria; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7483948147827075
Color vision consists in discrimination of objects based on their spectral composition, assisting in the organism-environment interaction. Among primates, it is estimated that the majority of the platyrrhines monkeys has a polymorphic and sex-linked dichromacy. The objective of this study was to compare the results produced by different equipments and softwares for assessment of tri/dichromatic conditions of two males and two females of the genus Cebus sp. Two computerized programs were used: one involving an adapted version of the Cambridge Colour Test and another one developed for a standard computational system. In Experiment 1 and 2 were possible to verify the trichromatic condition of one female subject and the dichromatic condition of the rest of the participants. In Experiment 3, a female and a male subject presented a dichromatic performance compatible to that one registered in previous experiments. In this Experiment, a female participant presented a trichromatic performance compatible to that one registered in previous experiments. It was concluded that favorable conditions for assessment of color vision in platyrrhines species can be built involving equipment and software with low financial cost and easy to program. However, due the few number of sessions with the low financial cost equipment, it is suggested the replication of the Experiment 3 and more sessions should be made with more subjects and involving new stimuli arrangement. It is believed that, if new data confirm the data produced here, this equipment and procedure can be used for evaluation of others platyrrhines species where behavioral data are scarce.
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Compartimentação morfotectônica do interflúvio Solimões-Negro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2003-11-26) BEZERRA, Pedro Edson Leal; SILVA, Maurício Borges da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1580207189205228
From the morphostuctural and morphotectonic analysis integrated to the informations of remote sensing images, litoestratighaphy , geomorfology , the seismic data and field investigations was defined the neotectonic structuration and its influence in the elaboration of the relief forms and drainage net during the Upper Tertiary and Quaternary. This relation is shown through the morphotectonic compartimentation of the Solimões-Negro watershed, subject of this research (SA.20-Manaus Sheet). The discussions concentrated in the area of the cenozoics covers which overlay the east and west borders of the Solimões and Amazon paleozoics sedimentary basins, respectively. This area occupies about 290 000 km2, and is situated between the parallels 0° and 4° S and meridians 60° and 66° WGr, in the Amazonian region, involving parcels of Amazon and Roraima States. The geologic units formed during, or imediatelly after, the implantation of the neotectonic regimen are represented by: 1) the Içá Formation formed after the Miocene, probably of the Plio-Pleistocene age; 2) the Pleistocenics Terraces; 3) the Holocenics Terraces; 4) the inundatable watersheds areas of holocenic age; and 5) the Holocenics Alluviums. The modelling of the landscape for the drainage net evidences a relief compartimentation at plains systems, linked to the actual fluvial dynamics, and depressions, normally leveled by a planing surface formed in the Middle Pleistocene, in retaken by erosion, and preserved on tabular watershed. The neotectonic structuration has a direct relationship with the regeneration of the discontinuities of the paleotectonic structuration, that is, with the resurgent tectonic . This old estructuration is defined by: 1) Tacutu Lineament of NE-SO orientation, that show continuity to the northwest quadrant of the area; 2) the Madeira Lineament, also of NE-SO orientation that section the Southeastern quadrant; 3) the Purus Arc with NW orientation that establishes the limits between the Solimões and Amazon basin; e (4) minors lineaments as the Juruá and the Japurá ones, of E-O direction, defined outside of the domains of the research area. The neotectonic tensions field was alliviated through two kinematics pulses of essentially transcorrent nature. In the first pulse, occurred immediately after the inversion of the Amazonian Occidental drainage for east, had established the main corridors of drainage in the predominant NE-SO direction through the northeast of Amazonas and Roraima states in the brasilian territory, reaching the Guyana Republic and the Atlantic Ocean through rift valley of the Tacutu. The second one, predominantly transtensive, occurred in the Upper Pleistocene /Holocene, provoked the redirectioning of this system for the Amazonas hidrographic basin, and answers for the actual configuration of the relief and drainage net. The Relief Systems are differentiate for the degree of development of the drainage net, showing a evident gradation from the most evolued to the less evolued, that is reflected in the configuration of the watershed and its dimensiona, and that register the history of the implantation of the neotectonic structural picture and its geometric and kinematic differentiations. This register is represented through five morfotectonics compartments, called: Juruá River - Purus River Tanspressive Compartment; Madeira River - Purus River Transcorrent Compartment; Negro River- Japurá River Trancorrent Compartment; Negro River - Solimões River Trantensive Compartment; and the Branco River- Negro River Transtensive Compartment. The morphostructural and morphotectonic evolution occurred from southwest to northeast. So, the drainage net show best developed in the Juruá River — Madeira River Compartment; it is in development in the central zone formed by the Madeira River - Purus River, Negro River-Japurá River and Negro River- Solimões River Compartments; and show a initial stage of development in the Negro River- Branco River Compartment. In the northeast border of the Negro River Japurá River Transtensive Compartment, the development of the drainage net is composed, showing features of initial stage, as the amorphous and multibasinal pattern, with other typicals features of drainage net in development. The structures of the Juruá River Purus River Compartment are generated by inverse faults in the Upper Tertiary. In the the Madeira River - Purus River and Negro River — Japurá River compartments they are dextrals directional faults with component of oblique slip, probably of the reverse type in the Tertiary Superior and normal in the Pleistocene; in the Negro River - Solimões River Compartment they are mainly normal and oblique-dextrais types in the Upper Pleistocene. The Negro River- Branco River Compartment configures a wedge structure with oblique movement in the northwest and east borders, and extensional in its central zone, with evolution initiated in the Upper Pleistocene extending to the Holocene. Recent activity of some of these faults is marked by seismic events with intensities that arrive 5,5 mB.
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Decomposição em valores singulares aplicada a dados de campo magnético
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1992-12-15) MOURA, Helyelson Paredes; O'BRIEN, Douglas Patrick
The singular value decomposition of a matrix A, n x m, which represents a magnetic anomaly, can be seen as a bidimensional coherence filtering method which separates the correlated information from noncorrelated information in a magnetic data matrix A. The filter is defined by expansion of matrix A into eigenimages and singular values. Each eigenimage is constructed by the scalar product of the base vectors and eigenvectors, which are associated with the eigenvectors and eigenvalues of the covariance matrices ATA and AAT. This filtering method is based on the fact that the eigenimages, which are associated with large singular values, concentrate the major part of the correlated information present in the data, while the noncorrelated part, including noise caused by external magnetic sources, compilation errors, and shallow magnetic sources comprise the remaining eigenimages. This method was employed on many examples of synthetic and real data from PETROBRÁS' Carauari-Norte project (Solimões Basin) in order to investigate the utility of the method in the identification, elimination and attenuation of noise present on magnetic data and as a possible method for enhancing certain features generated by anomalies of shallow and deep origin. This work suggests the desirability of introducing both static and dynamic shift on magnetic lines to enhance the correlation (coherence) between the magnetic lines. This shift concentrates the correlated signal in the first few eigenimages. Another important aspect of this decomposition into eigenimages and eigenvalues is the savings gained in storage of a matrix A of n x m units. Memory requerements can be diminished considerably by using p autoimages, i. e. p x (n + m + 1) units without altering the form of the anomaly. We conclude that an appropriate choice of eigenimages generated by SVD decomposition shows good promise as a processing method in magnetic data.
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Deconvolução de perfis de poço
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1992-10-20) ANDRADE, André José Neves; LUTHI, Stefan Moritz
Most wireline logs used for the petrophysical evaluation of reservoirs have a vertical resolution in the order of one meter. This poses a problem when the typical layer thickness is less than one meter, since no correct reading will be obtained. High-resolution logs like the electromagnetic propagation tool (EPT, Schlumberger) the dipmeters (SHDT, Schlumberger) or acoustic and electrical imaging devices have a resolution well below one meter, sometimes as high as one centimeter, but their application to petrophysical reservoir evaluation is limited. We present an approach which uses information from high-resolution logs to deconvolve low-resolution logs. From the high-resolution log we first identify a sharp bed boundary, on both sides of which the petrophysical properties assume a locally constant but different value (an interface, for instance). From this control interval we determine the tool response function under actual borehole conditions of the low-resolution log using the basic convolution theorem. It can be obtained at various sharp bed boundaries in order to obtain a more representative tool response. The low-resolution log is then deconvolved using Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) over the entire interval of interest. Neither the invasion of mud filtrate or the presence of the mud cake affect this method adversely. We apply it to a number of synthetic and field data sets. Noise filtering prior to deconvolution is found to be important, as is correct depth shifting and a proper choice of the control interval.
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Deconvolução de perfis de poços através do ajuste de energia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1994-04-14) GUERRA, Carlos Eduardo; LOVELL, Michael Anthony
Resistivity measurements are of fundamental importance for the calculation of oil saturation in potentially producing reservoirs. The combined measurement of shallow and deep resistivities enables the determination of the parameters Rt, Rxo and di. But in complex reservoirs we have difficulty in obtaining a confident reading of Rt, due to the low vertical resolution of deep reading tools. In laminated reservoirs, for example, the deep induction reading ILD can be interpreted erroneously with the belief that the measurement refers to one bed. This may be true for extreme case of thick beds, but more often is not. This problem can be partly resolved by enhancement of the vertical resolution of the deep reading log through comparison with the high resolution (shallow resistivity) log. One approach is to use a high resolution log where there is good correlation with the deep reading log. This correlation can be better evaluated if we apply a filter to the high resolution log such that theoretically the resultant log has the same vertical resolution as the low resolution log. However, this assumes that the vertical response of the high and low resolution tools are available, and in practice this is often not the case. In this study we attempt to demonstrate an alternative approach where the filter can be obtained from consideration of the frequency domain. The technique compares the spectral energy of the high and low resolution logs. It is shown that the vertical resolution depends fundamentally on the spectral energy of the actual log based on Parseval Theorem. Next a linear regression is applied to the filtered high resolution and low resolution logs and for each depth a minimisation routine is applied to determine the best correlation interval between the logs. Finally a correction factor is applied to each point on the low resolution log. This factor is considered by the correlation coefficients over the interval minimised for each point. The results obtained with induction logs are promising and the metodology shoud be aplyed on diferent logs techniques.
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Desenvolvimento de técnicas de filtragem e sua aplicação a dados aeromagnéticos da Bacia Amazônica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1976-08) SILVA, João Batista Corrêa da; LOURENÇO, José Seixas
In this thesis two filtering methods were combined in order to enhance some features in an aeromagnetic map such as lineaments and anomalies caused by sources of large proportions. The visual filtering consisted of stereoscopic examination of pairs of maps. The numeric filtering involved the elimination of the undesirable spectral components (noise) and the enhancement of the desired spectral components (signal). Both methods were tested on aeromagnetic maps of the Middle Amazon Basin. All the numeric filtering operations were done in the space domain by convolving the aeromagnetic data with a 13x13 filter matrix. Special attention was paid to the preliminary analysis of the spectrum, as a guide in filter design. The results of the application of each filter was discussed in detail. A further topic also dealt with was basement fault models. The model analysis established a complementary interpretation method to the filtering methods. A structural interpretation of the Middle Amazon Basin's basement was provided. The dominant aeromagnetic trends were E-W, N60°W, N-S, N45°E and N60°E. Two grabens were quite evident. The younger one trends N-S, while the older one strikes N45°E. Two anomalies caused by sources of intermediate and large proportions (15-60km) exhibit remanent magnetization and high values of negative inclination, which shows that the Amazon Basin would be southernmost in the Paleozoic. In performing the integration of aeromagnetic data with other geophysical data avaiIable, the interpretation from other data proved consistent with the aeromagnetic interpretation, illustrating the reliability of the techniques employed in this thesis.
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Desenvolvimento de um magnetometro a precessão nuclear
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1983-12-22) ALVES, José Geraldo das Virgens; BISCHOFF, Jürgen H.
The objetive of this thesis was to develop a proton precession magnetometer for geophysical prospecting and base stations. The proton precession magnetometer measures the total magnetic field intensity. It operates on the basis of nuclear magnetic resonance by determining the precession frequency of protons of a non vicous liquid in the terrestrial .magnetic field. The magnetometer consists of two parts: the sensor and the measuring instrument. The sensor is a solenoildal coil with the liquid as the core. Three different liquids were tested: water, n-propanol and a laboratory grade kerosene. The last one was selected because it offers more high precession signal amplitude and, consequently higer signal/noise ratio. The measuring system contains the tunning and amplifier circuits and the logical circuits for programming the measuring cycle and count on the precession frequency. Each cycle has a duration of 3 seconds; 2.3 seconds for the polarization and 0.7 seconds for the reception of the signal. The operation can be carried out manually, automatically or by remote control. The precession signal is amplified selectively in one of 14 different syntonized band-passes for measurements between 22000 and 95000 gammas. The precession frequency is multiplied by 64 and counted for a time of 0.36699 seconds, selected in consideration to the gyromagnetic ratio of the proton. The number of counted pulses is numerically equal to the value of the magnetic field in gammas. The reading is displaed digitally. For remote operation a BCD output is availabe. The precision of the measurements is 1 gamma. The instrument was tested in field to evaluate signal/noise ratio, supportable gradient and battery consuption. Application teste was carried out to take diurnal variation data and, reconnaissance and detail surveys data on an archaeological site in the Marajó Island-Pa. The test results were confronted with two commercial magnetometers-GP-70, McPhar e G-816, Geometrics - and, with data from Observatório Magnetico Ilha de Tatuoca as well. For all cases, the data comparison showed a good performance of the magnetometer tested.
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Detecção de Mycobacterium lepra por PCR em "SWAB" nasal e "SWAB" da linfa do lóbulo da orelha de pacientes hansenianos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2007-11-30) PONTES, Ana Rosa Botelho; ISHIKAWA, Edna Aoba Yassui; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3074963539505872
Recently some studies have used Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique for detection of the Mycobacterium leprae DNA, in diverse biological samples, demonstrating high sensitivity. The objective of this work was to evaluate the sensitivity of the PCR in the detection of M. leprae in nasal swab and lymph swab from ear lobe of leprosy patients and to compare the results of the PCR with the bacilloscopy and histophatology and multibacillary and paucibacillary forms of leprosy. Nasal secretion samples and lymph of the lobe of the ear of 24 leprosy patients had been collected. For amplification of the DNA three pairs of primers had been tested: S13 and S62, R1 and R2, LP1 and LP2 that amplify fragments of 531 DNA of pb, 372pb and 129pb, respectively. The primers LP1 and LP2 had expressed greater sensitivity, independent of the clinical samples. The results of the PCR had been highly significant for the nasal secretion samples (p<0.0000) and significant for specimens of lymph of the lobe of the ear (p=0.0000). Comparing the results of the PCR, using primers LP1 and LP2 and conservante lise 1, with the bacilloscopy and histophatology, the studies had pointed that the PCR, in nasal secretion samples, got greater sensitivity for the MBs forms (41,67%), followed of the bacilloscopy (25%) and histophatology (8,33%). In the PBs forms, sensitivity was considered same between the PCR and the histophatology (8,33%). The bacilloscopy did not present sensitivity (0%). In the samples of the lymph of the lobe of the ear, the bacilloscopy demonstrated to greater sensitivity for the MBs forms (25%), followed of the PCR (20,83%) and histophatology (16,7%). In the PBs forms, the PCR and histophatology had presented same sensitivity (4,17%). It did not have sensitivity in the bacilloscopy (0%). The PCR, although not to demonstrate a 100% sensitivity it is a tool with future perspectives to assist in the monitoring of the treatment and cure of the leprosy patients.
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Efeito da laserterapia de baixa intensidade sobre a cicatrização de úlceras hansênicas: ensaio clínico randomizado
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2008-04-01) BARRETO, Josafá Gonçalves; SALGADO, Claudio Guedes; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2310734509396125
Neuropathic ulcer is one of the most stigmatical sequels of leprosy. Its presence is very disabling to the patient, and can cause deformity and/or amputation of the affected limb. Different methods of treatments have been used in the ulcers management, but the results are frequently dissatisfactory, resulting in many people living with chronic wounds for a long time. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is used in many services to accelerate wound healing, but its results are controversial, and several published works are inconclusive. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of LLLT on wound healing of leprosy patients in a randomized clinical trial. This study was conducted at the dressing service of Dr Marcello Candia Reference Unit in Sanitary Dermatology of the State of Para. First, in order to analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 51 patients (97 ulcers) we conducted anamnesis, identification of the regions affected by the lesions (including digital photographic register), measurement of ulcer depth and surface area, using the software ImageTool 3.0. The most frequent comorbidity was systemic high blood pressure with 13 cases. To evaluate laser therapy, 25 subjects were randomly allocated into two groups of intervention. The control group (CG), with 12 patients (14 ulcers) received the standard treatment with daily simple dressings, use of topic 1% silver sulfadiazine cream, and orientations about self-care and prevention of disabilities. The experimental group (EG), with 13 subjects (17 ulcers), received standard treatment plus LLLT 3 times per week during 12 weeks. The LLLT consisted of 4 J/point in the wound edges, using a punctual contact technique and 2 J/cm² in the wound bed, using a scanning technique. The LLLT equipment was an AlGaInP diode laser (660 nm) with a power density of 1 W/cm². The analyzed variables were: ulcer surface area in square centimeters (cm²), depth in millimeters (mm), and PUSH score. The mean ulcer surface in the CG was 5,3 cm² (± 9,2) before and 4,4 cm² (± 8,5) after treatment, the depth was 6,3 mm (± 5,4) before and 5,4 (± 5,7) after, and the PUSH score was 9,7 (± 3,4) before and 8,4 (± 5,3) after treatment. In the EG, mean ulcer surface was 4,2 cm² (± 5,9) before and 3,8 cm² (± 5,7) after treatment, the depth was 6,2 mm (± 5,1) before and 4,1 mm (± 3,9) after, and the PUSH score was 9,6 (± 3,3) before and 7,9 (± 5,3) after treatment. The statistical analysis did not show any significant difference (p > 0.05) in none of the variables analyzed before and after treatment. Considering the parameters used in this study, in comparison with usual leprosy neuropathic ulcer treatment, LLLT did not demonstrate any additional benefits to wound healing. The study suggests that 1) special attention should be given to the control of blood pressure on these patients, and 2) diminish or avoid weight bearing on the affected area should continue as key recommendation for ulcer healing.