Investigación financiada por el proyecto del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CGL2010-17108 (Inv. Principal S. Sánchez Moral) y ha sido posible gracias a una ayuda predoctoral (beca y contrato en prácticas) del programa JAE (Junta de Ampliación de Estudios, CSIC).

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Increasing surface pressure buildup levels and surface venting flow rates on intermediate wellbore casing strings provided an opportunity to analyze wellbore field data to determine a distribution of leakage path permeability values. The gas leakage source in the leaky wellbore originated at depth, and formation gas/fluid traveled along defects in the cement to accumulate at the surface wellhead. The most likely pathway is the cement interface with casing or formation. Due to uncertainty about the location of the leak, and the different methods that were used for calculating leakage parameter values, a range of leakage path permeability values was produced. Most leakage pathway permeability values were greater than intact cement permeability (few microdarcies). This finding supports the practice of using cement filled annuli to provide a safe protective barrier against leakage and to prevent gas flow to surface. Proper cementing techniques are presented in order to identify possible reasons for cracks to form. It is hypothesized that the higher permeability values are a result of cracks in the cement interface with the casing or formation. These types of defects could also be found in wellbores that are in communication with CO2 sequestration reservoirs. The risk of leakage along such existing wellbores associated with CO2 sequestration projects is quantified by the distribution of leakage path permeability. The gas migration path through existing leaky wellbores is an analog for wellbores that are in contact with migrating CO2 plumes. Cracks in the leaky wellbores provide a highly permeable conduit for CO2 to migrate out of the injection zone to the surface. By quantifying leakage path permeability, proper leakage risk assessment can be further developed. / text

The paper presents results of the experimental research on the process of CO2 gas hydrates formation in the porous media of sediments under positive and negative temperatures. The subject of research were sediment samples of various compositions including those selected in the permafrost area. The research was conducted in a special pressure chamber, which allowed to monitor pressure and temperature. Using the monitoring results it was possible to make quantitative estimation of the kinetics of CO2 hydrates accumulation in the model sediments. In the course of the research it was demonstrated, that active hydrates accumulation occurred in frozen sediments under negative temperatures (about -4 оС). At the same time a comparative analysis of СО2 and СН4 hydrates accumulation was made in the porous media of the sediment under negative temperatures. The performed experiments enabled to estimate an influence of temperature, sediment composition and water content on kinetics of CO2 hydrates accumulation in porous media. Besides, we made an estimation of the amount of hydrates, which could be formed in hydrates containing sediments at freezing of the remaining pore water.

In Pflanzen spielen Anpassungsprozesse als Reaktion auf die Umwelt eine zentrale Rolle, so z. B. auf der Ebene der Photosynthese und des Wachstums. Einer der wichtigsten Faktoren, die das Wachstumsverhalten beeinflussen, ist die Lichtverfügbarkeit und -verwertung. In vorliegender Arbeit galt es, die Auswirkung von Licht- und Chlorophyll (Chl)-Mangel auf verschiedene pflanzliche Prozesse zu untersuchen. Dabei standen folgende Fragen im Mittelpunkt: (1) Welche Konsequenzen haben ein reduziertes Anzuchtlichtangebot sowie eine limitierte Chl-Biosynthese für Photosynthese, Wachstum und Entwicklung von Tabakpflanzen? (2) Welche Bedeutung kommt dabei dem Energiestoffwechsel zu? (3) Welche regulativen Prozesse und Mechanismen spielen hierbei eine Rolle? Dazu wurden untransformierte Pflanzen von Tabak (Nicotiana tabacum L.) sowie 3 transgene Linien mit einem antisense-Konstrukt von Glutamat-1-Semialdehyd- Aminotransferase, einem Enzym der Chl-Biosynthese, entweder unter 300 oder 30 µmol Quanten m-2 s-1 photosynthetisch aktiver Strahlung angezogen. Es erfolgten Messungen zur morphometrischen Charakterisierung der Pflanzen, zur Lichtabsorption und zum CO2-/H2O-Gaswechsel der Blätter sowie Bestimmungen der Blattgehalte an Chl, Stärke, Zuckern, Kohlen- und Stickstoff sowie löslichem Protein, desweiteren der Mengen an Adenylaten und Pyridinnucleotiden sowie der NADP+-MDH-Aktivität. Ausserdem wurden licht- und elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen von Blättern und Chloroplasten durchgeführt. (1) Lichtmangel während der Anzucht sowie eine eingeschränkte Chl-Bildung hatten ein verringertes Absorptionsvermögen der Blätter zur Folge, was zur Reduzierung von Elektronentransport-, CO2-Aufnahme-, Photorespirations- und Dunkelatmungsraten führte. Dementsprechend zeigten diese Pflanzen eine verringerte Biomassebildung und -akkumulation und letztendlich eine Einschränkung von Wachstums- und Entwicklungsprozessen. (2) Die Ergebnisse zum Energie- und Reduktionsstatus zeigten, dass eine verminderte Bereitstellung von ATP und NADPH+H+ infolge des verringerten Absorptionsvermögens nicht vordergründig für die verringerten Stoffwechsel- und Wachstumsraten in den Licht- und Chl-Mangelpflanzen verantwortlich war. Vielmehr ergab sich dadurch langfristig via feedforward-Kontrolle eine down-Regulation von Energie-und Reduktionsequivalente-verbrauchenden Prozessen, um letztendlich ein energetisches Gleichgewicht zu sichern. (3) Eine ständige Anpassung an die vorherrschenden Anzuchtbedingungen und damit die langfristige Erhaltung der Homöostase ist grundlegende Überlebensstrategie der Pflanzen. Unter Bedingungen, die einen Energiemangel zur Folge haben - wie z. B. Licht- und Chl-Mangel -, treten regulative und kompensatorische Prozesse in Kraft, die die Wirkung des limitierenden Faktors auf die pflanzlichen Proz esse mit steigender Hierarchieebene abschwächen und somit der Optimierung des Energie- und Substratflusses in Richtung Wachstum, Entwicklung und Reproduktion dienen. Im Zusammenhang damit werden mögliche wirkende Kompensationsmechanismen diskutiert und unter anderem ein sogenanntes overflow-Modell vorgestellt. / In plants acclimation processes occur in response to changes of environmental factors e. g. at the level of photosynthesi s and growth. One of the most important factors affecting growth pattern of plants is the light availability and light utilization. The aim of the present work was to determine the effects of light and chlorophyll (chl) deficiency on several plant processes. The questions were: (1) What are the consequences of a reduced supply of growth light and a limited chl biosynthesis for photosynthesis, growth and development of tobacco plants? (2) What is thereby the significance of the energy and redox equivalents? (3) What kind of regulatory processes and mechanisms can be involved? Untransformed plants of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) and 3 transgenic lines with an antisense construct for glutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferase, an enzyme of the chl biosynthesis pathway, were grown under 300 or 30 µmol quants m-2 s-1 of photosynthetic active radiation. The following methods were applied: morphometry, light microscopy of leaf section and electron microscopy of chloroplasts, measurements of CO2/H2O gas exchange and light absorption, determinations of leaf contents of chl, adenylates, pyridine nucleotides, carbon, nitrogen, sugars, starch, soluble proteins and of NADP+ malate dehydrogenase activity. (1) Light deficiency during the growth and also a limited formation of chl led to a decreased leaf absorptance and further to a reduction of the rates of electron transport, CO2 assimilation, photorespiration and mitochondrial dark respiration. In this context these plants showed a decreased starch content and biomass accumulation and a reduction of growth rates and final growth data. (2) A reduced supply of ATP and NADPH+H+ due to the decreased photon absorption was not only directly responsible for the reduced metabolic and growth rates obtained in the deficient plants. In addition it resulted via feedforward control in a longterm down regulation of pro cesses consuming energy and redox equivalents. This led to the maintenance of the balance of energy and reduction states. (3) The basic survival strategy of plants is a permanent acclimation to the present growth conditions by which the homoeostasis is maintained. Under stress conditions leading to an energy shortage - like light and chl deficiency - regulating and compensating processes occur. These are responsible for the finding that the impact of the reduced energy supply is less pronounced at the level of growth compared to the level of photosynthesis. In general, the extent to which the rates were reduced decreased with increasing level of hierarchy. This resulted in an optimal flow of energy and substrates in direction of growth, development and reproduction. In this context several compensating mechanisms are discussed, e. g. an overflow model is proposed.

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Automatic Baseline Correction is the state-of-the-art calibration method of non-dispersive infrared CO2 sensing, which is the standard CO2 gas monitoring method. In this thesis, we improve it by introducing the dynamic baseline based on environmental data. The 96 data sets from 48 atmospheric stations verify the characteristics of the annual growth trend and seasonality of the baseline model. In order to improve the accuracy of the calibration, the k-means clustering method is used to identify different types of baselines. Then the localized dynamic baseline model is predicted by using the location information of the stations only, which provides an executable calibration implementation for dynamic baseline calibration without relying on historical CO2 data. / Automatisk baslinjekorrigering är den senaste kalibreringsmetoden för icke-dispersiv infraröd CO2 avkänning, vilket är standard CO2 gasövervakningsmetod. I denna avhandling förbättrar vi den genom att introducera den dynamiska baslinjen baserat på miljödata. De 96 datamängderna från 48 atmosfärstationer bekräftar egenskaperna för den årliga tillväxttrenden och säsongsmässigheten hos basmodellen. För att förbättra kalibreringens noggrannhet används k-medelklusteringsmetoden för att identifiera olika typer av baslinjer. Därefter förutses den lokaliserade dynamiska baslinjemodellen med endast platsinformationen för stationerna, som ger en körbar kalibreringsimplementering för dynamisk baslinjekalibrering utan att förlita sig på historisk CO2 data.