Determation method for water content of diesel contaminated soil

With the increasing researches on geotechnical properties of the diesel contaminated soil （ DCS）, the water content measured is indispensable part during the early period. In this study, the relative error of water content measurement using the traditional method is as high as 20.78%, which is no longer suitable for contaminated soil. Through a series of tests to measure the loss coefficient of diesel in the drying time, the authors finally proposed a modified calculation formula for test samples. The results show that the maximum relative error calculated by using the modified formula is 0.96% , far lower than that of traditional formula, which can pro- vide accurate data for further study of diesel contaminated soil.     

Diurnal and seasonal dynamics of soil respiration at temperate Leymus chinensis meadow steppes in western Songnen Plain,China

To evaluate the diurnal and seasonal variations in soil respiration(Rs) and understand the controlling factors, we measured carbon dioxide(CO2) fluxes and their environmental variables using a LI-6400 soil CO2 flux system at a temperate Leymus chinensis meadow steppe in the western Songnen Plain of China in the growing season(May–October) in 2011 and 2012. The diurnal patterns of soil respiration could be expressed as single peak curves, reaching to the maximum at 11:00–15:00 and falling to the minimum at 21:00–23:00(or before dawn). The time-window between 7:00 and 9:00 could be used as the optimal measuring time to represent the daily mean soil CO2 efflux. In the growing season, the daily value of soil CO2 efflux was moderate in late spring(1.06–2.51 μmol/(m2·s) in May), increased sharply and presented a peak in summer(2.95–3.94 μmol/(m2·s) in July), and then decreased in autumn(0.74–0.97 μmol/(m2·s) in October). Soil temperature(Ts) exerted dominant control on the diurnal and seasonal variations of soil respiration. The temperature sensitivity of soil respiration(Q10) exhibited a large seasonal variation, ranging from 1.35 to 3.32, and decreased with an increasing soil temperature. Rs gradually increased with increasing soil water content(Ws) and tended to decrease when Ws exceeded the optimum water content(27%) of Rs. The Ts and Ws had a confounding effect on Rs, and the two-variable equations could account for 72% of the variation in soil respiration(p 0.01).     

湖北省水土保持动态监测Web GIS系统的设计及实现

利用Web GIS技术建立大区域的水土保持动态监测系统需要解决海量数据处理与显示、多源数据集成、大型数据库支持、桌面地图排版与专题图制作等技术问题，这里介绍的“湖北省水土保持动态监测Web GIS系统”有效地解决了建立实用型水土保持动态监测Web GIS系统所面临的一些共性问题。     

A GIS-based modeling approach for fast assessment of soil erosion by water at regional scale,loess plateau of China

The objective of this study is to develop a unique modeling approach for fast assessment of massive soil erosion by water at a regional scale in the Loess Plateau, China. This approach relies on an understanding of both regional patterns of soil loss and its impact factors in the plateau area. Based on the regional characteristics of pre- cipitation, vegetation and land form, and with the use of Landsat TM and ground investigation data, the entire Loess Plateau was first divided into 3 380 Fundamental Asses...