Thermal structure of the lakes of the North-West of Russia during the freeze-up period

On the basis of analyzing long-term field data, we investigated the vertical thermal structure of 66 lakes of the North-West of Russia during the freeze-up period. The largest variability in thermal structure is characteristic for low-drainage shallow water bodies. Detailed data were obtained at self-contained buoy stations located in a small Lake Vendyurskoe (southern Karelia) were used to identify water temperature changes at the depths for a winter season as well as making assessments of het flows at the water–bottom and water–ice interfaces. The interannual water temperature variability at the depths reaches 2°C. The main geographical factors influencing the formation of thermal stratifications in the 66 lakes used in the study during the winter period are their mean depth, area, water residence time and geographical latitude. The largest vertical water temperature gradients are characteristic for the group of the smallest and shallow lakes, in the bottom layers of which the water temperature exceeds the temperature of maximum density, whereas in the deep lakes (more than 15 m) the water temperature is below 4°C. The lowest values of water temperature are observed in large lakes. The water temperature in the upper layer (up to 10 m) of drainage water bodies also decreases to 0–1°C as the result of the removal of heat with the river discharge. According to the thermal stratifications, the lakes are categorized as small (shallow, deep and drainage lakes), medium-sized and large shallow and large deep lakes. The suggested regression model permits a typical water temperature to be assessed at standard depths at the end of a winter season for any water body in the study region using available geographical information. The verification of the model is done from independent data for eight lakes of Finland.     

Geomorphometry on the surface of a triaxial ellipsoid: towards the solution of the problem

Existing algorithms of geomorphometry can be applied to digital elevation models (DEMs) given with plane square grids or spheroidal equal angular grids on the surface of an ellipsoid of revolution or a sphere. Computations on spheroidal equal angular grids are trivial for modelling of the Earth, Mars, the Moon, Venus, and Mercury. This is because: (a) forms of these celestial bodies can be described by an ellipsoid of revolution or a sphere and (b) for these surfaces, there are well-developed theory and algorithms to solve the inverse geodetic problem as well as to determine spheroidal trapezoidal areas. It is advisable to apply a triaxial ellipsoid for describing the forms of small moons and asteroids. However, there are no geomorphometric algorithms intended for such a surface. In this article, first, we formulate the problem of geomorphometric modelling on a triaxial ellipsoid surface. Then, we recall definitions and formulae for coordinate systems of a triaxial ellipsoid and their transformation. Next, we present analytical and computational solutions, which provide the basis for geomorphometric modelling on the surface of a triaxial ellipsoid. The Jacobi solution for the inverse geodetic problem has a fundamental mathematical character. The Bespalov solutions for determination of the length of meridian/parallel arcs and the spheroidal trapezoidal areas are computationally efficient. Finally, we describe easy-to-code algorithms for derivation of local and non-local morphometric variables from DEMs based on a spheroidal equal angular grid of a triaxial ellipsoid.     

Aspects of the implementation of the GEOVIEW design

Abstract

GEOVIEW, an integrated system, uses relational database technology and a graphics package (Graphical Kernel System) to offer a flexible environment in which to develop applications of geographical information systems (GIS). It has facilities to represent data in different spatial data structures. Data are stored and retrieved efficiently by using variable length raw data. The unified representation offers the benefit of storing entities in a single relation and eases the process of overlaying different entities. GEOVIEW also provides a mechanism for tailoring user interfaces to suit the needs of different applications by means of a facility to generate macros and menus.

Processing requirements for GIS applications can be supported by using tools provided by relational database technology and by graphics packages. High-level language interfaces which can process dynamic statements and bind dynamic variables are needed to develop an efficient database interface module. A graphics segment facility is essential to provide editing functions and to maximize the use of the local processing power of graphics workstations in the graphics interface module. Further improvements in performance can be made by using the array fetch facility and linear keys for spatial searching.     

长江对鄱阳湖退水期洲滩出露特征的影响

采用具有物理机制的二维水动力模型MIKE 21,基于2006 年长江枯水与1953―2000 年长江平均来水条件（平均条件）2 种情景,模拟比较2 种情景下鄱阳湖退水期（7―12 月）洲滩出露过程,阐释长江来水变化对鄱阳湖洲滩出露特征的影响。结果表明：2006 年长江来水减少导致鄱阳湖洲滩出露开始时间提前,与平均条件相比提前1 个月;洲滩出露50%面积仅历时约0.5 个月,比平均条件缩短约1.5 个月;长江枯水对鄱阳湖洲滩出露分布影响最显著的时段为8―11 月,8 月上旬洲滩增加的出露面积主要分布在赣江入湖三角洲和东部湖湾,而8月中旬―11 月末增加的出露面积主要分布在中部开敞湖区和北部入江通道洲滩;长江枯水对鄱阳湖中北部洲滩出露天数的影响大于南部湖区,对修水和赣江北支入湖三角洲的影响大于赣江中支和南支入湖三角洲,对鄱阳湖国家级自然保护区的影响明显大于南矶山自然保护区;长江来水变化还显著影响洲滩出露速率,2006 年长江水情下洲滩自开始出露至到达最大出露面积（8 月初―10 月中旬）期间的平均出露速率（25 km²/d）,与平均条件下洲滩自开始出露至到达最大出露面积（9 月初―12 月末）期间的平均出露速率（14.5 km²/d）相比增大了72%。     

用层次分析法评价草浆造纸废水治理技术

文章用层次分析的方法建立评价禾草帛浆造纸废水治理工艺方案的指标关系。给出了计算方法，并就目前我国应用较多，影响较大的4种式工艺方案。利用层次分析的方法对其各评价指标进行计算。对比，评价，然后求出最优结果，层次分析中所确定的评价禾草帛浆造纸废水治理方案的12个评价指标，全面反映了禾草帛浆造纸废水治理工艺方案的环境效益，经济效益和社会效益等方面的内容，并且用层次分析法计算出的造纸废水治理工艺方案评价指标的权重值，相对比较准确可信，有助于科学决策。     

从郑汴一体化看开封的发展优势与前景

郑汴一体化是河南省加快发展中原城市群的重大决策,是促进中原城市群崛起的突破口,为加快开封经济的发展提供了良好的机遇.实施郑汴一体化可以使资源在更大的区域内共享,并进行优化配置,从而实现两市功能互补,加快两市间的交流、融合和发展.认真分析开封在郑汴一体化中的发展优势,提出了开封市的发展前景,为开封市经济的快速发展提供理论依据.     

Palaeomagnetism of the Cretaceous Pirgua Subgroup (Argentina) and the age of the opening of the South Atlantic

Palaeomagnetic data for the Cretaceous Pirgua Subgroup from 14 different time units of basalts and red beds exposed in the north-western part of Argentina (25° 45' S 65° 50' W) are given.
After cleaning all the units show normally polarized magnetic remanence and yield a palaeomagnetic pole at 222° E 85° S ( d Φ= 7°, d χ= 10°).
The palaeomagnetic poles for the Pirgua Subgroup (Early to Late Cretaceous, 114–77 Myr), for the Vulcanitas Cerro Rumipalla Formation (Early Cretaceous,<118 Myr, Valencio & Vilas) and for the Poços de Caldas Alkaline Complex (Late Cretaceous, 75 Myr, Opdyke & McDonald) form a 'time-group' reflecting a quasi-static interval (mean pole position, 220° E 85° S, α₉₅= 6°) and define a westward polar wander in Early Cretaceous time for South America.
Comparison of the positions of the Cretaceous palaeomagnetic poles for South America with those for Africa suggests that the separation of South America and Africa occurred in late Early Cretaceous time, after the effusion of the Serra Geral basalts.
The K-Ar ages of basalts of the Pirgua Subgroup (114 ± 5; 98 ± 1 and 77 ± 1 Myr) fix points of reference for three periods of normal polarity within the Cretaceous palaeomagnetic polarity column.     

Induced magnetic field of the equatorial electrojet at the surface of the Earth

Summary. The northward component of the induced magnetic field due to the equatorial electrojet at the Earth's surface is calculated using a more realistic local time variaton of the external field due to the electrojet than is provided for by models of the electrojet currently used in induction calculations. It is seen that appreciable induction effects can be expected about an hour before local noon for the kind of local time variation considered. Our results are in qualitative agreement with direct observations of Earth currents in the equatorial region in Nigeria. At local times when observable induction effects are present, the magnetic field due to the electrojet is necessarily three-dimensional; hence in order to obtain the internal part directly from the observed total field due to the electrojet at the Earth's surface, a three-dimensional formulation is required.     

On the amplitude of the Chandler wobble

The change in the inertia tensor of the Earth, due to the mass shift following a seismic event, has been computed by several authors for non-rotating earth models. Rotation is taken into account in the present paper, and the additional change in the inertia tensor is computed for an equivalent earth model, in which the axis of geometrical symmetry becomes tilted instead of the axis of greatest inertia. Rotation is thus seen to produce an increase by a factor 1.4 in the amplitude variation of the Chandler wobble, with respect to the non-rotating case, which, when added to the 1.4 amplitude increase due to the precessional re-adjustment of the equatorial bulge, gives a factor of 2 increase of the Chandler wobble amplitude with respect to the case of a rigid earth model.     

Assessing the state of the Akyatan and Tuzla lagoons of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey

We report evidence for the physical-geographical characteristic of two large water areas of Turkey's wetlands, the Tuzla and Akyatan lagoons of the Mediterranean coast. Their location, morphometric parameters, and the characteristics of the hydrological regime are provided. For the first time, an assessment is made of the state of the lagoons from physicochemical and hydrobiological indices. The pioneering monitoring studies are used to make recommendations for optimization and the possible restoration of the lagoons.     

About the influence of pre-stress upon adiabatic perturbations of the Earth

Summary. In this paper we examine the influence of the state of stress in the equilibrium configuration of the Earth (i.e. the pre-stress) upon its adiabatic perturbations. The equations governing these perturbations to the first order (Woodhouse & Dahlen; Dahlen) are re-derived using a Lagrangian approach. Different expressions of the sesquilinear form associated to the elastic-gravitational operator are given. One of these provides a way to extend to hydrostatically pre-stressed solids the criterion of local stability given by Friedman & Schutz for uniformly rotating fluids. Then the propagation in the Earth of seismic wavefronts is considered. It is shown that the nature of these different wavefronts is entirely determined by the quadratic coefficients of the development of the specific internal energy variation, corresponding to isentropic evolution, with respect to the Lagrangian finite deformation tensor. Expressions for the velocities of the various waves are given as functions of incidence angle and pre-stress for orthotropic elastic material. In the particular case where the elastic parameters depend only on one coordinate of a curvilinear system and the axis of orthotropy of the material coincides with the corresponding natural base vector, the elastodynamic equations are reduced to a simple system for a displacement stress vector, using surface operators. In particular for spherical geometry, equations are obtained which generalize to orthotropic pre-stress those given by Alterman et al. and Takeuchi & Saito.     

The use of fuzzy sets in the evaluation of the environment of coastal waters

This paper advocates the use of GIS for the evaluation of the vulnerability of coastal waters and presents a method for mapping their vulnerability to algal blooms. The method incorporates probability mapping of parameters used to describe coastal waters and fuzzy sets. To allow the modelling of processes where some components cannot substitute for other components the 'no trade off' convex combination formula is proposed. The maps of vulnerability for the Gulf of Gdansk, which were created using this method, may be used to find out which rivers and water discharges play a dominant role in eutrophication.     

Determining the stability factors in the population size dynamics for the cities of the Far East

Network models were used to analyze the population size dynamics for the cities of the Far East for different population densities over a time interval containing a critical time of development. Graphical analysis with a different size of scales made it possible to break down the aggregate dynamics into two clusters: decrease or relatively stable state of the number of inhabitants in cities. In the persisting positive dynamics of development of the cities, we identified the importance of two factors: the border location, and the presence of enterprises of federal jurisdiction, which are exceptionally important for the state as a whole.     

西部开发的生态背景与农村脱贫的关系

西部是一个以农业为主的区域 ,农业是西部开发成败的关键。目前 ,西部的农业基础设施落后、生态环境恶劣、农民收入水平低、生活贫困。如何改变这种状况成为当前西部开发的焦点。本文立足于西部的现实 ,提出改善西部农业生态环境是西部农业振兴的关键 ,并提出一系列切实可行的具体措施及应注意的问题。     

Seismic Modelling of Lateral Heterogeneity At the Base of the Mantle

Summary. Results from several recent studies suggest that there are lateral heterogeneities of up to a few per cent in the lowermost 150–200 km of the mantle (Bullen's D " region). Inferred anomaly sizes span the range from less than 50 km to greater than 1000 km.
In this study differences in the velocity structure among regions at the base of the mantle were inferred from an analysis of amplitude ratios of PKPAB and PKPDF for given earthquake-station pairs at distances greater than 155° (Sacks, Snoke & Beach). We distinguish two kinds of regions: A (anomalous) regions in which the mean, median and spread in AB/DF amplitude ratios are significantly higher (> 50 per cent) than for a reference radial earth model and N (normal) regions in which the distribution of the amplitude ratios is as expected.
The AB branch has near-grazing incidence to the core and therefore maximum sensitivity to velocity structure compared to the near-normal incident DF phases. Using an iterative, forward-modelling approach, we have determined general characteristics of the velocity structure for regions at the base of the mantle which can produce amplitude-ratio distributions similar to those for an A region. Agreement between model and data is obtained over the period range from 0.5 s to greater than 10 s using a laterally heterogeneous model for the D " region. the model consists of cells which are 200 km in lateral extent with velocity variations of up to ±1 per cent. This structure is modulated by a region-wide (1000km) perturbation which increases smoothly from zero at the edges of the region to a negative 1 per cent at the centre. Small cells (∼40 km) cannot produce anomalously large amplitude, long-period AB arrivals, and larger cells (∼1000km) cannot match the observed scatter. the ∼200 km scale anomalies could be small-scale convection cells confined to the D " region.     

On the Relation between the Meteorological Conditions and the Freezing of Lusterfjord

Abstract|Gjessing,

Y. T. 1968. On the Relation between the Meteorological Conditions and the Freezing of Lusterfjord. Norsk geogr. Tidsskr. 22, 200–208,

In most cases Lusterfjord freezes over in winter immediately after a period of mild weather conditions with some precipitation. It is sufficient to have temperatures just below 0°C for a relatively short period of time in order for ice to form. However, during extreme cold weather conditions where the temperatures are under -15°C for a lengthy period of time, the fjord is often free from ice formation.

In order for ice to form, there must be a stable gradient in the uppermost centimetres of the water masses. This stable cross-section is a result of a strong gradient of salinity and is formed by a supply of fresh water in the form of precipitation. Such a layer will easily be decomposed by a mechanical turbulence (wind).     

黄河银川平原段河岸摆动速率变化及原因

研究选取黄河银川平原全长196 km的河段,以1975 年、1990 年、2010 年和2011 年四个年份的卫星影像数据绘制的左右河岸线,与设立的平均间隔为1.3 km的153 个河道固定横断面的交点位置的变化,估算了1975-1990 年、1990-2010 年和2010-2011 年三个时期的河岸平均摆动速率。结果表明,该河段左岸以向右摆动为主,在上述时期左岸总的平均摆动速率分别为36.5 m/a、27.8 m/a 和61.5 m/a;右岸在1975-1990 年以向右摆动为主,此后则以向左摆动为主,其摆动速率分别为31.7 m/a、23.1 m/a 和50.8 m/a。在1975-2011 全部36 年间,左右河岸的年均摆动速率分别为22.3 m/a 和14.8 m/a。河岸摆动速率在A、B、C三个河段相差悬殊,在1975-2011 的36 年间,左岸向左和向右的平均摆动速率之比分别为1：7.6：4.6 和1：1.7：3.8;右岸向左和向右的平均摆动速率之比为1：1.8：1.2 和1：5.6：17.7。显然,无论左岸右岸,它们在A段的摆动速率最小,向左摆动速率最大的出现在B段,而向右摆动速率最大的则是C段。河岸摆动速率在时序上的增大现象主要受制于人类筑坝蓄水等引起汛期流量的逐渐减小,而空间变化主要受制于河岸物质组成的区域差异。     

Density inhomogeneities of the upper mantle of the Central Balkans

A 3-D density model was created for the Central Balkans area down to a depth of 670  km on the basis of seismic (both artificial sources and earthquakes) and gravity data. This model is based on density columns constructed for the main geological units of the study region. The densities for these columns were obtained using the density variation method. This method makes it possible to extrapolate the density distribution from the well-studied uppermost layers to the deeper levels of the Earth. The constructed 3-D density model was interpreted in relation to the available data on the heat flow and the seismicity of the region. The subdivision of the region by the Maritza fault into two parts—the southern part including the Rhodope massif and the northern part including the structures of Alpine activation of Srednogorie and the Balkanides—was confirmed. The upraised position of the 400  km boundary within the upper mantle, which was established from the density modelling, is assumed to be a sign of development of recent geodynamical processes over the Srednogorie block. From the viewpoint of seismicity prediction, a finding of mantle inhomogeneities orthogonal to the Maritza suture is of great importance.     

黄河流域天然径流量突变性与周期性特征

突变性和周期性是水文时间序列的两个重要特征。黄河流域面积广阔，各区域水文水资源系统演变规律各不相同，它们的突变和周期变化及其形成的物理机制遍异，因此系统分析各区域水资源突变性和周期性特征及其影响机制具有重要意义。把黄河流域划分为15个区域，计算出各区域1951—1998年的年天然径流量系列。利用Mann-Kendall非参数检验方法检测黄河流域各区域年天然径流量的突变年份，结果表明各区域的突变年份不完全一致，主要在1953—1955年、1979—1983年、1991—1993年等发生了突变，这些突变与北半球气候突变具有一致性，且由于下垫面改变、人类活动等影响而复杂化。利用Morlet小波分析各区域年天然径流量的变化周期，发现主要存在3～4a、7～9a、11a的周期，形成这些周期的物理因子有太阳黑子、海—气相互作用和下垫面因素等。通过分析黄河流域主要产流区不同时段小波系数变化，发现20世纪80年代之后年径流量主要以短周期变化。     

建立民族文化旅游资源产权制度的必要性

作为民族旅游业发展基础的民族文化资源,因产权制度模糊、虚化所引起的诸多问题,需要建立民族文化旅游资源产权制度,为最终实现民族旅游业的可持续发展提供依据。