An exploratory analysis of benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of the ecological status of the Upper Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

This study presents findings of the first systematic analysis of aquatic biotic assemblages in the source region of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. It provides an initial basis with which to select representative organisms as indicators to assess the aquatic ecological status of rivers in this region. Macroinvertebrates are considered to be good indicators of long-term environmental changes due to their restricted range and persistence over time. Field investigations of macroinvertebrates were conducted in August 2009 in the source region of the Yellow River, and in July 2010 in the source region of the Yangtze River. Altogether 68 taxa of macroinvertebrates belonging to 29 families and 59 genera were identified. Among them were 8 annelids, 5 mollusks, 54 arthropods and 1 other animal. In the source region of the Yellow River, taxa number, density and biomass of macroinvertebrates were 50, 329 individuals m2 and 0.3966 g dry weight m2, respectively. Equivalent figures for the source region of the Yangtze River were 29, 59 individuals m2 and 0.0307 g dry weight m-2. The lower benthic animal resources in the source region of the Yangtze River are ascribed to higher altitude, higher sediment concentration and wetland degradation. Preliminary findings of this exploratory study indicate that hydroelectric power stations had a weak impact on benthic dwellers but wetland degradation caused by a series of human activities had a catastrophic impact on survival of macroinvertebrates. Ecological protection measures such as conservative grazing and vegetation management are required to minimize grassland degradation and desertification, and reduce soil erosion rate and river sediment discharge.     

贵州松桃高地超大型锰矿床绿色勘查探索与实践

本文选择贵州松桃高地锰矿作为研究对象,从实际情况出发,编写了实施方案,在勘查过程中,分别从现场分区规划、道路修筑、生活区、工作区、安全环保文化建设、水资源保护以及固体废弃物管理七个方面进行具体实施,采用"一基多孔"技术,选择环保型清洗液,对开挖的地块进行了复垦复绿工作,整个勘查过程实现了生态环境的保护,环境恢复治理的落实,和谐地勘的推广。绿色勘查取得成功表明,通过实施绿色勘查可以最大限度的减少勘查工作对生态环境的扰动和影响,实现了资源勘查和生态环境双赢。     

High-resolution seismic tomography of the upper crust in the source region of the April 20, 2013 Lushan earthquake and its seismotectonic implications

Both P- and S-wave arrivals were collected for imaging upper crustal structures in the source region of the April 20, 2013 Lushan earthquake. High-resolution, three- dimensional P and S velocity models were constructed by travel-time tomography. Moreover, more than 3700 after- shocks of the Lushan earthquake were relocated via a grid search method. The P- and S-wave velocity images of the upper crust show largely similar characters, with high and low velocity anomalies, which mark the presence of sig- nificant lateral and vertical heterogeneity at the source region of the Lushan earthquake. The characteristics of the velocity anomalies also reflect the associated surface geo- logical tectonics in this region. The distributions of high velocity anomalies of both P- and S-waves to 18 km depth are consistent with the distributions of relocated after- shocks, suggesting that most of the ruptures were localized inside the high velocity region. In contrast, low P and S velocities were found in the surrounding regions without aftershocks, especially in the region to the northeast of the Lushan earthquake. For the relocated aftershocks of the Lushan earthquake from this study, we found that mostaftershocks were concentrated in a zone of about 40 km long and 20 km wide, and were located in the hanging wall of Dayi-Mingshan fault. The focal depths of aftershocks increase from the southeast to the northwest region in the direction perpendicular to the fault strike, suggesting that the fault ruptured at an approximate dip angle of 45°. The main depths of the aftershocks in the northwest of the main shock are significantly shallower than expected, revealing the different seismogenic conditions in the source region.     

重庆及邻区震后烈度分布评估模型构建

选取重庆及邻区作为研究区域,将典型历史地震震例的等震线图数字化,通过回归分析分别构建了基于烈度衰减关系的烈度分布评估模型、基于等震线长短轴半径的“王景来”烈度分布评估模型和基于面积的烈度分布评估模型.最后利用算例验证了上述三种模型的适用性.震后烈度分布评估模型对于震后灾害损失评估有重要的意义.     

Development of a 50-year daily surface solar radiation dataset over China

Although solar radiation is a crucial parameter in designing solar power devices and studying land surface processes,long-term and densely distributed observations of surface solar radiation are usually not available.This paper describes the development of a 50-year dataset of daily surface solar radiation at 716 China Meteorological Administration(CMA) stations.First,a physical model,without any local calibration,is applied to estimate the daily radiation at all 716 CMA routine stations.Then,an ANN-based(Artificial Neural Network) model is applied to extend radiation estimates to earlier periods at each of all 96 CMA radiation stations.The ANN-based model is trained with recent reliable radiation data and thus its estimate is more reliable than the physical model.Therefore,the ANN-based model is used to correct the physical model dynamically at a monthly scale.The correction generally improves the accuracy of the radiation dataset estimated by the physical model:the mean bias error(MBE) averaged over all the 96 radiation stations during 1994-2002 is reduced from 0.68 to 0.11 MJ m-2 and the root mean square error(RMSE) from 2.01 to 1.80 MJ m-2.The new radiation dataset shows superior performance over previous estimates by locally calibrated ngstr m-Prescott models.Based on the new radiation dataset,the annual mean daily solar radiation over China is 14.3 MJ m-2.The maximal seasonal mean daily solar radiation occurs in the Tibetan Plateau during summer with a value of 27.1 MJ m-2,whereas the minimal seasonal mean daily solar radiation occurs in the Sichuan Basin during winter with a value of 4.7 MJ m-2.     

SVM后验概率结合改进多尺度MRF的遥感影像分割方法

采用SVM方法估计似然概率,克服了混合高斯模型对观测场建模不准确的问题;通过改进的多尺度MRF模型,在标记场建模时充分考虑了各尺度之间和同一尺度内的相关性,进一步准确描述了标记场的统计特性.最后利用改进的建模方法,在序贯最大后验概率估计算法框架下进行影像分割.通过对人工合成影像和实际遥感影像的分割实验结果分析,证明了本文方法能够有效提高分割效果.     

城市轨道交通工程精密导线网的稳定性分析方法与应用

精密导线网是城市轨道交通工程施工测量的依据与基准,其稳定与否直接影响到车站主体的施工、隧道的联系测量及贯通误差的大小.本文首先对控制网的平差基准的选择及适用情况进行了分析,对用于控制网稳定性分析的平均间隙法、分块间隙法、单点位移分量法进行了阐述,并结合无锡地铁1号线工程精密导线网两期复测的部分数据,对精密导线网稳定性进行了分析,及时发现有位移的控制点并采取有效措施,保证了车站主体的正确施工与隧道的安全贯通.     

干旱区绿洲生态脆弱性评价方法及应用研究——以吐鲁番绿洲为例

依据干旱区绿洲生态环境特点,建立了完整的生态脆弱性评价指标体系。结合GIS和遥感技术,分别从生态压力、生态敏感度和生态稳定度3方面对研究区生态脆弱性进行分析,并运用综合指数法、层次分析法得出综合评价结果。结果表明,研究区80%以上的区域已达到中度脆弱级别,近1/6的区域为重度脆弱区,在分布上呈现从东向西明显增加的特点。生态脆弱性表现出了显著的土地利用效应,随着脆弱度等级的增加,荒漠化面积所占比例大幅度提高。进行荒漠化治理、保证生态用水是吐鲁番绿洲生态建设的关键。     

扇形边界条件下的龙门山壳幔电性结构特征

沿甘肃碌曲-四川龙门山-重庆合川布设了长周期大地电磁剖面,对龙门山及邻区进行了壳幔电性结构探测,采用更直观合理的扇形边界条件下的反演算法对长周期大地电磁资料进行二维反演.该剖面电性结果揭示了自北西向南东岩石圈深部的若尔盖壳幔高阻块体、松潘壳幔低阻带、龙门山壳幔高阻块体和川中壳幔高阻块体电性结构特征;龙门山逆冲推覆构造带下方的龙门山壳幔高阻体显示为向北西延伸的楔形构造,推断龙门山及松潘-甘孜地块由于受青藏高原东缘和上扬子地块双向挤压,松潘-甘孜地块地壳物质向龙门山逆冲推覆,中下地壳至上地幔向下向南东俯冲,呈现上扬子地块西缘壳幔高阻楔形体插入青藏高原东缘的态势;初步认为上扬子地块西缘深部以松潘壳幔韧性剪切带作为中新生代以来的边界.