CONTRIBUTION OF NITROGEN SPECIES AND PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONS TO STREAM WATER QUALITY IN AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS

The contribution from agricultural catchments to stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations was assessed by evaluation of the chemical composition of these nutrients in agricultural runoff for both surface and subsurface flow pathways. A range of land uses (grazed and ungrazed grassland, cereals, roots) in intensive agricultural systems was studied at scales from hillslope plots (0.5 m²) to large catchment (>300 km²). By fractionating the total nutrient load it was possible to establish that most of the phosphorus was transported in the unreactive (particulate and organic) fraction via surface runoff. This was true regardless of the scale of measurement. The form of the nitrogen load varied with land use and grazing intensity. High loads of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (with >90% transported as NH₄-N) were recorded in surface runoff from heavily grazed land. In subsurface flow from small (2 km²) subcatchments and in larger (>300 km²) catchments, organic nitrogen was found to be an important secondary constituent of the total nitrogen load, comprising 40% of the total annual load.     

MODELLING THE IMPACT OF LAND USE CHANGE ON WATER QUALITY IN AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS

Export coefficient modelling was used to model the impact of agriculture on nitrogen and phosphorus loading on the surface waters of two contrasting agricultural catchments. The model was originally developed for the Windrush catchment where the highly reactive Jurassic limestone aquifer underlying the catchment is well connected to the surface drainage network, allowing the system to be modelled using uniform export coefficients for each nutrient source in the catchment, regardless of proximity to the surface drainage network. In the Slapton catchment, the hydrological pathways are dominated by surface and lateral shallow subsurface flow, requiring modification of the export coefficient model to incorporate a distance–decay component in the export coefficients. The modified model was calibrated against observed total nitrogen and total phosphorus loads delivered to Slapton Ley from inflowing streams in its catchment. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to isolate the key controls on nutrient export in the modified model. The model was validated against long-term records of water quality, and was found to be accurate in its predictions and sensitive to both temporal and spatial changes in agricultural practice in the catchment. The model was then used to forecast the potential reduction in nutrient loading on Slapton Ley associated with a range of catchment management strategies. The best practicable environmental option (BPEO) was found to be spatial redistribution of high nutrient export risk sources to areas of the catchment with the greatest intrinsic nutrient retention capacity. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

THE USE OF ENTROPY IN HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES

Since the development of the entropy theory by Shannon in the late 1940s and of the principle of maximum entropy (POME) by Jaynes in the late 1950s there has been a proliferation of applications of entropy in a wide spectrum of areas, including hydrological and environmental sciences. The real impetus to entropy-based hydrological modelling was provided by Amorocho and Espildora in 1972. A great variety of entropy applications in hydrology and water resources have since been reported, and new applications continue to unfold. This paper reviews the recent contributions on entropy applications in hydrology and water resources, discusses the usefulness and versatility of the entropy concept, and reflects on the strengths and limitations of this concept. The paper concludes with comments on its implications in developing countries. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

淀山湖水环境质量评价及污染防治研究

从淀山湖环境研究入手。全面考察湖区点源和非点源污染物的分布及其对湖泊的输入,分析湖内污染物的动态变化,采用模糊矩阵复合运算方法对水质进行综合评价,并建立水质污染预测模型,进行水质污染趋势分析。最后,提出了淀山湖水污染防治的对策和措施。     

SEDIMENT RETENTION AND WATER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN DISTURBED WATERSHEDS

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USE OF TRITIUM IN HYDROLOGY

SUMMARY

The Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel, of Plio-Pleistocene Age, stretches from Binyamina in the North to the Gaza Strip in the South-a distance of about 112 km and has an average width of about 15 Km. The allowed withdrawal is estimated at about 200 MCM/year.

As a result of an average yearly withdrawal of 426 MCM/year during the last 10 years the water levels dropped to a dangerously low position (-2)-(-4) m below sea level at distances of 3–5 Km from the coast, causing sea water intrusion which, in Tel Aviv and Emek Hefer, endangered water supply wells.

As a counter-measure, artificial groundwater recharge through wells was practiced in Emek Hefer since 1959. Recharge was practiced in 7 wells at a rate of 6 MCM/year, the water coming from adjacent Cretaceous limestone aquifers.

In Tel Aviv a fresh water barrier was established in 1964 by injecting Lake Kinereth water into 17 wells during winter at a rate of 6 MCM/winter. In the rest of the Coastal Plain water was injected to the aquifer through about 40–45 wells at a total yearly rate of about 10–12 MCM.

Recharge by spreading is practiced in Yavneh at a rate of about 10–13 MCM per winter, also recharge by spreading is practiced with flood water of Nahal Shikma at a rate of up to 8 MCM/winter.     

中国水文、工程、环境物探的回顾和展望

回顾了我国水文、工程和环境物探近50年的历史，简介了我国水文、工程、环境物探发展的四个阶段．重点论述了我国能源、交通和城市工程物探在电力、铁路、水利建设以及海洋平台工程建设等领域内取得的重大成就；介绍了水资源和地热物探在农业、工业和城市建设中的重要贡献；分析了我国水文、工程、环境物探的技术进步；最后提出了发展方向．     

SEDIMENT YIELD AND HYDROLOGY IN NORTHWESTERN RANGELANDS

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IN SITU MEASUREMENTS OF BASAL WATER QUALITY AND PRESSURE AS AN INDICATOR OF THE CHARACTER OF SUBGLACIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

Continuous subglacial measurements of turbidity and electrical conductivity — two indicators of basal water quality — can be used to help characterize subglacial drainage systems. These indicators of water quality yield information that complements that provided by water pressure measurements. Quantitative attributes of subglacial drainage systems, such as water velocity and subglacial residence time, as well as qualitative behaviour — for example, spatial and temporal variations in system morphology — can be deduced using water quality measurements. Interpretation is complicated by the many potential influences on turbidity and electrical conductivity, but when these complications are appreciated a richer interpretation results. To demonstrate the utility of basal water quality measurements, observations from Trapridge Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada were examined. The data reveal complex behaviour of the drainage system, but constraints imposed by basal water quality measurements help to clarify the nature of the subglacial flow system. The measurement and interpretation methods described and demonstrated are applicable to other glaciers. As such, they should prove useful for characterizing different subglacial drainage configurations and behaviours, thereby improving our general understanding of the hydrology and dynamics of wet-based glaciers.     

WATER QUALITY SIMULATION OF HEAVY METAL TRANSPORTATION IN THE YELLOW RIVER

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主成分监督分类及其在水质特征遥感图像识别中的应用

建立了一种水域水质状况图像识别的主成分监督分类方法。首先通过TM水域图像数据的主成分分析，将原有各波段图像的显著且独立的信息集中在数目尽可能少的合成图像中；再依据不同类型水体的光谱特性，分析各主成分图像的构成及其环境生态学含义，由此对整个研究区域内存在的不同标志类型及其分布特征有所了解；在此基础上，选定训练样本集，从而根据具有清楚的环境生态意义的标志类型，应用监督法得到较好的识别分类结果。分析表明，这一方法采用主成分分析确定标志类型，无需大量的现场调查，因而具有非监督聚类成本低的优点，分类结果则优于非监督法，且各类型的生态意义明显，分布特征与环境因子相互吻合，是水域水质环境图像识别的有效而实用的方法。     

西部地下水资源勘查的综合地球物理问题-以鄂尔多斯盆地白垩系地下水勘查为例

西部地下水资源勘查不再是单纯的地理、地质和水文方面的问题。由于地下水的深赋存性质，决定了西部地下水的勘查与油气勘探一样，是深层的地球物理问题。地下水研究所涉及的基础地质问题、地层的含水性问题和水质问题是目前地下水水文地质研究的关键。这三个问题的有效解决，必须依靠勘探地球物理方法技术的有效运用和新方法、新技术的研究开发。本文在阐述地下水水文地质研究现状和面临问题的同时，就目前地球物理勘探技术的发展水平和在西部的发展状况，以鄂尔多斯盆地地下水勘查为例，提出了利用已有物探资料为地下水勘查服务的地球物理解决方案，从理论方法上证明其可行性，并提出了建立示范区研究的必要性，以期对目前正兴起的西部水资源研究提供参考。     

岫岩1号井数字化水位观测内在质量分析

对岫岩地震台1号井模拟、数字化水位观测精度变化进行了对比研究,结果表明数字化水位资料观测精度在我台有明显提高,仪器自身运行稳定。为了进一步提高水位观测内在质量,总结了影响数字化水位观测精度的几个因素,提出了数字化水位在日常观测中的注意事项。