The anatomy of a disaster, an overview of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina created the one of the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, resulting in over 1600 fatalities and $30B in direct economic losses in southern Louisiana. The Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines experienced the highest surge level recorded in North America and Katrina-generated waves in the Gulf of Mexico that equaled the highest previously measured by NOAA buoys. What happened in New Orleans epitomizes the risk of living below sea level in a coastal city, depending on structures that were the result of considerable compromise and piecemeal funding and construction. The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force was established to examine the performance of the New Orleans and southeast Louisiana hurricane protection system and provide real-time input to the repairs and rebuilding of the system. In addition to this atypical just-in-time forensic analysis, the task force examined the risk of living in New Orleans prior to and following the repairs to the hurricane protection system. Much of the forensic analysis depended on modeling and simulation of hurricane surge and waves. With virtually all measurement instruments swept away by Katrina, only models and high-water marks were available to recreate the conditions that the structures experienced during the storm. Because of the complexities of the region and the processes involved, simulation of hurricane surge and waves required many fresh ideas and new approaches and these topics, along with new concepts for future planning and design, are the focus of this special issue. Yet, the need to influence the repair and rebuilding of the damaged structures prior to the next hurricane season (roughly 9 months) dictated using existing computational tools that were ready to go. The same modeling and simulation approach was put to work to define the surge and wave hazard New Orleans faces for the future. To put this important body of work in context, this paper provides a broad overview of the entire scope of work of the task force and summarizes its principal findings.     

新奥尔良防洪工程体系破坏原因分析与研究

通过飓风卡特里娜对新奥尔良防洪工程体系破坏情况的回顾并分析其破坏原因,结合其它海堤的建设情况,总结防洪工程体系建设经验教训。认为防洪工程建设应有系统工程的观念,并基于风险分析进行设计;筑堤土料尽量采用抗冲能力强的粘土或采用抗冲性能差的土料时应有相应的防护措施;注意堤防的防护设计,特别是生物措施的利用;强调应重视工程地质参数的正确选取。     

Finite Element Analysis of Laterally Loaded Suction Caisson in Anisotropic Clay

1 .IntroductionSuctioncaissons have been widely usedfor offshore oil exploration duetothe advantages of econo-my and simple installation over traditional piles (Huanget al .,2003) .For tensionleg platforms andspar platforms in deep ocean,suction caissons …     

缘管浒苔和羽藻氮、磷营养生理学研究

以无性繁殖系为材料,开展了缘管浒苔和羽藻对NO₃-,NH₄+和PO₄3-的吸收动力学、生长动力学研究。吸收动力学研究结果表明缘管浒苔和羽藻对NO₃- 和PO₄3-的吸收方式为主动运输,对NH₄+的吸收方式为被动扩散。缘管浒苔对NO₃-的最大吸收速率(V_max)、对NH₄+的吸收斜率都大于羽藻,说明缘管浒苔对高浓度的NO₃-和NH₄+具有更强的吸收能力。缘管浒苔吸收NO₃-和NH₄+的a值远大于羽藻,说明在低营养盐浓度时,缘管浒苔对NO₃-和NH₄+的亲和力更强。在PO₄3-的吸收中,羽藻的最大吸收速率(V_max)远大于缘管浒苔,说明羽藻对高浓度PO₄3-的吸收能力更强,但缘管浒苔的a值远大于羽藻,说明前者在低营养盐浓度时PO₄3-的亲和力更强。生长动力学研究结果表明,硝酸氮是促进两种海藻快速生长的最适宜氮源形式,氨氮更易促进藻体叶绿素的积累。在相同氮营养条件下,羽藻表现出比缘管浒苔更强的生长优势。     

镉和汞两种重金属离子对四角蛤蜊血细胞DNA损伤的初步研究

利用彗星电泳技术,研究了不同胁迫浓度和胁迫时间下,Cd2+和Hg2+对四角蛤蜊(Mactra veneriformis)血细胞DNA损伤的情况.研究结果显示,50、100和200μg/L Cd2+胁迫14天不能造成四角蛤蜊血细胞DNA损伤.10、20和40μg/L Hg2+胁迫均能明显损伤血细胞DNA,并且DNA损伤程...     

Helium isotopes of seawater in the Japan Sea

We have collected fifty-five seawater samples at seven stations at various depths in the Yamato and Japan Basins of the Japan Sea and measured their helium isotopic ratios. The ³He/⁴He ratios vary from 0.997 R_atm to 1.085 R_atm where R_atm is the atmospheric ratio. The maximum ³He excesses about 8%, are observed at mid-depth (1000 m), and these values are significantly lower than those observed in deep Pacific waters. This implies that mantle-derived helium in deep Pacific water cannot enter the Japan Sea since it is an almost landlocked marginal sea. The observed 8% excess ³He may be attributable to the decay product of tritium. Slightly higher ³He/⁴He ratios in the Bottom Water were observed in the Yamato Basin than in the Japan Basin. The ventilation ages of seawater shallower than 1000 m are calculated as about 5 to 20 years, which is consistent with the CFC ages reported in the literature. There is a positive correlation between the apparent oxygen utilization and ³H-³He ages. The estimated oxygen utilization rate from the correlation in a layer between 500 m and 1000 m is about 3 μmol/kg/yr, which is similar to that in the eastern subtropical North Atlantic.     

应用于白光显示的Tm3+/Ho3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃上转换发光特性研究

用高温熔融法制备了Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃(TeO₂-ZnO-La₂O₃)样品,测试了玻璃样品的吸收光谱和上转换发光光谱,分析了上转换发光机理.结果发现:在975 nm波长激光二极管(LD)激励下,制备的碲酸盐玻璃样品可以观察到强烈的红光(662 nm)、绿光(546 nm)和蓝光(480 nm)三基色上转换发光,红光对应于Tm³⁺离子     

Cd2+和Cu2+对泥蚶的急性毒性和联合毒性试验

为了解重金属Cd2+和Cu2+对泥蚶的毒害程度和泥蚶对重金属Cd2+和Cu2+的解毒能力,用毒理学实验方法研究了Cd2+和Cu2+对泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa)的急性毒性和联合毒性效应。结果表明:Cd2+、Cu2+对泥蚶的96 h半致死质量浓度分别为6.189、0.460 mg/L;安全质量浓度分别为0.062、0.005 mg/L;相对毒性Cu2+Cd2+。在1︰1毒性单位的联合作用下,Cd2+和Cu2+对泥蚶96 h的半致死质量浓度分别为1.984、0.147 mg/L;安全质量浓度分别为0.020、0.001 mg/L。2种重金属离子的联合毒性大于任一重金属离子的毒性,联合毒性表现为协同作用。     

铅(Pb)胁迫对泥蚶血液MT及Vg基因表达的诱导效应研究

为了解泥蚶金属硫蛋白基因(MT)和卵黄蛋白原基因(Vg)在重金属Pb胁迫下的表达响应模式,本文设置了1、3、6及9μg/L 4个浓度梯度的重金属Pb攻毒实验。在此基础上,利用qRT-PCR技术检测了0、7、14、21、28 d泥蚶血液MT、Vg的相对表达量。结果显示泥蚶MT基因在Pb~(2+)暴毒14 d时开始被显著诱导,在整个实验过程中基本呈现先增后降的态势。且在14 d和28 d时,6μg/L及9μg/L浓度组泥蚶MT相对表达量均高于1、3μg/L浓度组。由此可见,在Pb~(2+)胁迫下泥蚶血液MT基因的表达具有一定的时间依赖性和浓度依赖性。相比之下,泥蚶血液Vg基因的诱导表达情况较MT基因而言不明显。3μg/L浓度组泥蚶Vg mRNA较对照组在14、21 d时被显著诱导;9μg/L浓度组其在28 d时才开始被显著诱导。综上可见,泥蚶MT和Vg在应激重金属Pb过程中起到了一定的抗氧化及重金属解毒作用。     

实时荧光定量PCR分析中不同铁浓度处理下玛氏骨条藻内参基因的筛选

实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)是定量分析基因表达的常用方法,选择合适的内参基因对准确分析目的基因表达水平至关重要。本研究以不同铁浓度培养条件下的玛氏骨条藻为材料,定量分析Cytb、EF-1α、HPRT、UBC、GAPDH、β-actin以及β-tubulin 7个内参基因的表达情况,并利用GeNorm、NormFinder和BestKeeper软件对这些内参基因的稳定性进行综合评价。结果表明,Cytb和EF-1α的表达稳定性较好,EF-1α+Cytb组合的稳定性最佳,是玛氏骨条藻基因表达研究的理想内参基因,而其他基因的表达稳定性较差,不适合作为内参基因。本研究为玛氏骨条藻基因表达研究过程中内参基因的选择提供了方法学上的依据。     

The color reflectance of marine-terrigenous deposits in LZ908 borehole in south coastal plain of the Laizhou Bay

Color measuring is characterized by high resolution, high efficiency, and low cost. The application becomes increasingly common for tracing sediment sources and climate variation. Borehole LZ908 in the south coastal plain of the Laizhou Bay in northeast China, was used, of which the top 54 m containing all marine facies was focused, to test the feasibility of colorimetry as a climate indicator using visible light reflectance spectra and L^*a^*b^* measurement results. The results show a good correction between lightness and calcium carbonate content in marine-terrigenous deposits; therefore, these deposits can be used as a proxy to study climate changes. Factor-analysis on the first derivative values of the raw visible light reflectance spectra produced three principal factors corresponding to goethite, organic matter, and hematite. Down hole variations in the three factor scores, lightness, calcium carbonate content, and grain size were quite consistent. Moreover, high lightness and low factor scores in goethite, hematite, and organics indicated glacial regression deposits, while low lightness and high factor scores in goethite, hematite, and organics indicated interglacial transgression deposits.     

Cd2+和Pb2+单一与复合污染对脊尾白虾的急性毒性效应研究

近年来,中国近岸重金属污染问题日趋严重。作者通过研究重金属Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)对脊尾白虾(Palaemon carincauda)的单一及复合急性毒性效应,为其养殖水质管理提供科学依据。本研究采用半静态急性毒性测定方法,开展了不同浓度Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)对脊尾白虾96 h内的急性毒性试验。研究结果表明:在单一污染物暴露下,Cd~(2+)对脊尾白虾24、48、72、96 h的半数致死质量浓度(LC50)分别为138.699、33.110、9.719、3.650 mg/L,Pb~(2+)对脊尾白虾48、72、96 h的LC50分别为254.541、62.750、29.074 mg/L;Cd~(2+)、Pb~(2+)对脊尾白虾96 h的安全质量浓度分别为0.365和2.907 mg/L;在等浓度配比(1︰1)暴露下,Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)复合污染对目标生物在48、72、96 h暴露期间的毒性相加指数(additive index,AI)分别为0.155、0.068、0.258。综上所述,Cd~(2+)对脊尾白虾的毒性较Pb~(2+)更强,Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)对脊尾白虾的复合污染均表现出较明显的协同作用。     

Ca2+, Mg2+对中国龙虾叶状幼体存活、变态的影响

龙虾是高级海产品,经济价值很高.龙虾的发育要经过叶状幼体、游龙虾幼体、稚龙虾和成体龙虾几个阶段.在龙虾幼体的培育中,叶状幼体生长、蜕皮、变态所需时间最长.影响叶状幼体存活、变态的因子较多,除了温度、盐度、光照以及铒料的质量、数量之外,还与海水中的矿物元素等有关.在矿物元素中Ca2+,Mg2+作用显得比较突出.龙虾蜕壳、生长与体内的Ca2+,Mg2+积累有关,Ca2+,Mg2+对龙虾幼体的营养物质和能量代谢极为重要.龙虾幼体在蜕皮生长的过程中需要足够的钙、镁来满足体壳(皮)的更新和机体的生长所需.     

Stable isotope composition of modern bryozoan skeletal carbonate from the Otago Shelf,New Zealand

The oxygen (δ¹⁸O) and carbon (δ¹³C) isotope ratios of 10 species of living Bryozoa collected from the Otago Shelf, New Zealand were analysed to assess the extent to which isotopic equilibrium (relative to inorganic equilibrium isotope fractionation) is attained during the precipitation of skeletal calcium carbonate. The data reveal that whereas eight species of Bryozoa synthesise skeletal carbonate in apparent oxygen isotope equilibrium with respect to environmental conditions, two species (Celleporina grandis and Hippomonavella flexuosa) yield δ¹⁸O_calcite values which indicate significant disequilibrium oxygen isotope fractionation during calcification. Sufficient data are available from one species (C. grandis) to demonstrate that disequilibrium is probably related to kinetic factors associated with diffusion‐controlled transport of HCO₃‐ to the site of calcite precipitation. Carbon isotope signatures indicate significant departures from inorganic isotope equilibrium in all but one bryozoan species (Hippomenella vellicata). Although greater uncertainties are associated with estimates of the isotopic composition of total dissolved inorganic carbon (δ¹³C_SDIC), the data suggest that two factors—kinetic fractionation and incorporation of respiratory CO₂—are important in controlling carbon isotope disequilibrium. Where bryozoan species exhibit evidence for disequilibrium in both oxygen and carbon isotope systems (C. grandis, H. flexuosa), it is likely that kinetic factors are primarily responsible for observed departures from carbon isotope equilibrium. In contrast, the probable explanation for those species which display evidence for carbon isotope disequilibrium only, is that skeletal carbonate is precipitated from a DIC pool modified by the incorporation of respiratory CO₂. Differences between the carbon isotope composition of skeletal elements from the same species and co‐existing species living in the same community suggests that significant variations may occur in the extent to which marine DIC and respiratory CO₂ are utilised during calcification. Additional studies of carbon pathways associated with calcification are required to assess the relative effects of kinetic, metabolic, and environmental factors on the carbon isotopic composition of bryozoan skeletal carbonate.     

盐度突变对半滑舌鳎血浆渗透压和鳃丝Na+/K+-ATP酶活性的影响

研究了半滑舌鳎(Cynoglossus semilaevis)由盐度30突变至0、1O、20、35和40盐度后血浆渗透压和鳃丝Na+/K+-ATP酶活性的变化.结果表明,盐度对半滑舌鳎血液渗透压和鳃丝Na+/K+-ATP酶活性均有显著影响(P＜0.05).盐度突变后,各处理组的血液渗透压和鳃丝Na+/K+-ATP酶活性...     

Analysis of Ac in seawater by delayed coincidence counting

The activity of ²²⁷Ac in seawater was determined using a delayed coincidence counting technique based on the measurement of the short-lived daughter ²²³Ra (half-life of 11 days). Two 180-l aliquots of Ac free seawater from surface waters of the California borderlands were spiked with Harwell Uraninite standard and the added Ac and Ra were extracted on Mn-fibers. The measured activities on the fibers agreed to within 5% of the equilibrium Ac activity of the spike addition, well within the 2σ counting error of 7% for the measurements. Thus, any recovery error was indistinguishable from counting error. Large volume samples were collected from the water column of the Eastern North Pacific in December of 1998 and processed through Mn-fiber columns. The ²²³Ra activities on the fibers were measured four or more times over a period of 2 months by the technique of [J. Geophys. Res. 101 (1996) 1321] to determine if the activity of ²²³Ra was wholly supported by ²²⁷Ac. In most cases, no significant differences in ²²³Ra activity were observed during repeated counting of the same sample, again implying that ²²³Ra was supported wholly by ²²⁷Ac. In samples where unsupported ²²³Ra were present, samples were counted beyond five half live of the ²²³Ra (>60 days). Two depth profiles of ²²⁷Ac in the Eastern North Pacific showed similar shape and activity to profiles in the Western and Central Pacific measured with alpha-spectrometry by [Nature 310 (1984) 486). Surface waters of the Southern Ocean were relatively enriched in ²²⁷Ac compared to Eastern North Pacific waters, possibly indicating export of the parent ²³¹Pa from Atlantic surface waters or upwelling.     

重金属Cu2+胁迫对红树植物秋茄幼苗生长及某些生理特性的影响

为揭示铜污染对红树植物的毒性效应和植物的抗性机制,作者研究了红树植物秋茄(Kandelia obovata)幼苗在不同质量浓度的Cu2+(0,0.5,5,50,100,200 mg/L)离子胁迫90 d后,幼苗生长、部分生理指标的变化以及Cu2+在幼苗体内的累积情况。测定的主要参数有:幼苗的主根长度、侧根数目、生物量、叶片的光合速率、色素含量、可溶性糖和蛋白含量及抗氧化酶系活性。研究结果表明:当Cu2+浓度范围在(0.5~200 mg/L)时,主根长度、侧根数目、生物量、叶片的光合速率、色素含量、可溶性糖和蛋白含量均呈降低趋势;根系POD活性持续升高,叶片和根系的SOD和CAT活性呈先升后降趋势;根系MDA含量在整个Cu2+胁迫浓度范围保持相对稳定,叶片MDA含量在高浓度Cu2+胁迫下增加;Cu2+主要累积在根部而向地上部分转运的较少。根据不同浓度的Cu2+离子对秋茄幼苗生长及生理特性影响,秋茄幼苗对Cu2+胁迫的耐受质量浓度范围为5~50 mg/L。     

镧对黄姑鱼幼鱼促生长作用和成活率影响的研究

为探究镧对黄姑鱼(Nibea albiflora)幼鱼的促生长作用和成活率的影响,本研究设7组不同镧质量浓度处理组,采用不同方程对不同镧质量浓度组的体质量生长拟合。实验结果表明,不同镧质量浓度处理组黄姑鱼幼鱼的生长速度差异显著(P0.05)。采用线性方程:1.8 mg/L处理组的体质量生长系数最大,为0.011 2,而对照组(0 mg/L)的体质量生长系数最小,为0.009 9;采用多项式方程:1.8 mg/L组全长生长系数的绝对值最大,为3.26,而对照组(0 mg/L)的全长生长系数的绝对值最小,为1.17。镧对体质量增大率、全长增长率和特定生长率、死亡率均有显著的影响(P0.05),用多项式方程分别对上述生长参数与镧质量浓度(C)之间的相关关系拟合得到,体质量增大率=162.93+42.79C+(–11.62)C~2(R~2=0.95),全长增长率=38.49+21.54C+(–7.27)C~2(R~2=0.90),特定生长率=1.08+0.16C+(–0.04)C~2(R~2=0.93),死亡率=62.91+(–22.88)C+7.19C~2(R~2=0.54)。根据方程,得到最适体质量增大、最适全长增长、最适特定生长、最低死亡率的镧质量浓度分别为1.84、1.48、2和1.59 mg/L。证实,镧可促进黄姑鱼幼鱼的生长及提高成活率,1.48~2 mg/L为黄姑鱼幼鱼的最适生长的镧质量浓度范围。     

羧乙基壳聚糖蒙脱石吸附养殖水体中Cu2+的应用

为了寻求性能良好、环保吸附剂,用于去除养殖水体中重金属Cu~(2+),作者利用蒙脱石负载羧乙基壳聚糖制备成复合吸附剂,并利用IR、SEM、XRD等手段分析其表面性能,将其用于处理Cu~(2+)溶液,考察了环境因子对其吸附性能的影响,并从吸附动力学和吸附热力学角度分析吸附剂对Cu~(2+)的吸附机理,最后考察其再生利用效果。结果表明:羧乙基壳聚糖成功进入到蒙脱石层间;在羧乙基壳聚糖与蒙脱石质量比为1︰25、40℃恒温水浴搅拌60min、pH=6.0、最佳投加量为4.0g/L、处理浓度不超过30 mg/L Cu~(2+)溶液时,复合吸附剂对Cu~(2+)去除率可以达到96.23%,将其用于淡水养殖鱼塘水体中, Cu~(2+)去除后可达到《渔业水质标准》规定;吸附剂对Cu~(2+)吸附热力学实验结果表明,符合Langmuir模型,反应过程为自发、吸热反应;吸附动力学结果表明该吸附符合准二级动力学方程,反应属于化学吸附;再生实验中NaOH的再生效果优于HCl。     

盐度渐变过程对黄条鰤(Seriola aureovittata)幼鱼渗透调节的影响

为了解盐度渐变对黄条鰤(Seriola aureovittata)渗透调节的影响,设置自然海水(对照组盐度为29),5,10,15,20,35六个盐度梯度,并对不同盐度下幼鱼鳃丝Na~+/K~+-ATP酶活力、离子浓度、渗透压进行了检测和分析。结果显示:在盐度5～35,黄条鰤尿、血清、血浆的渗透压均随盐度升高而升高,盐度为35时渗透压均为最高,其中尿的渗透压显著高于血清和血浆渗透压。在盐度从29下降的过程中,鳃丝Na~+/K~+-ATP酶活力、离子浓度、渗透压呈现相似的变化规律,都随着盐度的降低而呈现总体下降的趋势;盐度从29升高到35时,各检测指标中仅有尿和血浆的K~+含量无显著变化(P0.05),其余均显著升高(P0.05)。实验结果表明,黄条鰤生存和繁衍的自然海水盐度29是幼鱼存活的适宜盐度,在略低的盐度20～29均能较快适应,说明在盐度渐变过程中,黄条鰤幼鱼对外界盐度变化有较强的调节能力。