PALEOMAGNETISM OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS AND EARLY TERTIARY ROCKS FROM FILDES PENINSULA,WEST ANTARCTICA, AND ITS GEOTECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE

The paleomagnetis m of 109 oriented samples collected from drill cores through 5 rock units of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary on Fildes Peninsula were systematically studied. According to the study, the paleomagnetic pole position of this area is different from the position of Australia during the 55-45 Ma period. This means that when the break-up of the Gondwanaland at 55-45 Ma ago, Australia was separated from the Gondwanaland, drifting southward 20°-30°Lat. and rotating 70°-80°westward and then gradually arriving at recent position. The paleolatitudinal data indicate that it is not impossible that the area studied was covered with land glacier at that time. The apparent polar wander path of Antarctica through the geological time are also roughly worked out.     

Quantification of spatial gradation of slope positions

Transition between slope positions (e.g., ridge, shoulder slope, back slope, foot slope, and valley) is often gradual. Quantification of spatial transitions or spatial gradations between slope positions can increase the accuracy of terrain parameterization for geographical or ecological modeling, especially for digital soil mapping at a fine scale. Current models for characterizing the spatial gradation of slope positions based on a gridded DEM either focus solely on the parameter space or depend on too many rules defined by topographic attributes, which makes such approaches impractical. The typical locations of a slope position contain the characteristics of the slope position in both parameter space and spatial context. Thus, the spatial gradation of slope positions can be quantified by comparing terrain characteristics (spatial and parametrical) of given locations to those at typical locations. Based on this idea, this paper proposes an approach to quantifying the spatial gradation of slope positions by using typical locations as prototypes. This approach includes two parts: the first is to extract the typical locations of each slope position and treat them as the prototypes of this position; and the second is to compute the similarity between a given location and the prototypes based on both local topographic attributes and spatial context. The new approach characterizes slope position gradation in both the attribute domain (i.e., parameter space) and the spatial domain (i.e., geographic space) in an easy and practicable way. Applications show that the new approach can quantitatively describe spatial gradations among a set of slope positions. Comparison of spatial gradation of A-horizon sand percentages with the quantified spatial gradation of slope positions indicates that the latter reflects slope processes, confirming the effectiveness of the approach. The comparison of a soil subgroup map of the study area with the maximum similarity map derived from the approach also suggests that the quantified spatial gradation of slope position can be used to aid geographical modeling such as digital soil mapping.     

地形对山地森林景观格局多尺度效应

以TM影像和野外调查为数据源,3S技术为研究手段,分析了泰山的森林景观结构、景观异质性动态变化以及景观格局高程的分异。选择相对高差较大的区域设计了8个地形方位,采用3种由连续样方组成的辐射状样带,在遥感影像上进行信息采集,研究地形对森林景观格局的多尺度效应。分析了10个地形因子对森林景观分异的影响。结果表明:1.在景观尺度上,地形方位、海拔、山地类型是影响森林景观镶嵌格局的控制因素,坡向、坡度是重要因素,坡形、坡位是不明显因素;2.以TM影像为信息源,从森林景观分异和梯度分析上,首先要考虑海拔坡向指数、坡形坡位指数和海拔,并立足于地形方位;3.地形主要因子间存在着稳定的显著正相关,明显地对森林分异多尺度格局具有较强的综合解释能力,不论尺度大小对森林景观分异贡献率可稳定地达到70%左右,其解释量随尺度增大而增加,但可解释性减弱。     

Field measurements of three-dimensional hydraulics in a step-pool channel

We investigated the effects of morphologic position and discharge on flow structure in a steep (0.10 m/m) mountain channel by collecting three-dimensional measurements of time-averaged and turbulent velocity components with a SonTek FlowTracker Handheld ADV (acoustic Doppler velocimeter) on a 30-m reach of a step-pool channel in the Colorado Rockies. Velocity profiles were measured at morphologic positions characteristic of steep channels (above steps, step lips, base of steps, pools, cascades, runs), and at five different discharges. A marked three-dimensionality of flow structure was documented in East St. Louis Creek. Velocities in the streamwise component were the largest contributors to overall velocity vector magnitudes; cross-stream and vertical components contributed averages of 20% and 15%, respectively, to overall vector magnitudes. Turbulence intensities were especially multi-dimensional, however, with large contributions to turbulent kinetic energy from the vertical component of velocity. Analysis of variance indicated that discharge and morphologic position significantly affected mean streamwise velocities, with substantially higher velocities upstream from steps than in pools. Discharge and morphology effects on cross-stream and vertical velocity components, however, were not significant. Discharge and morphologic position also significantly affected turbulence intensities for all flow components, with the greatest turbulence intensities occurring in pools and at high discharges. These results illustrate the strong discharge-dependence of hydraulics in step-pool channels, where relative submergence of bedforms changes rapidly with discharge, and the substantial spatial variation in hydraulics created by step-pool sequences.     

西南极菲尔德斯半岛白垩纪晚期和第三纪早期岩石的古地磁学及其大地构造意义

采自菲尔德斯半岛白垩纪晚期和第三纪早期五个岩层单位的12个采点109块定向岩芯标本进行了系统的古地磁学测定,从中得知,55～45Ma时期,该区极位置与澳大利亚的同时期结果不同,它经历了大约20°～30°的南向水平移动与70°～80°的西向旋转,逐渐地构成了今日彼此相对位置的格架。文章绘制出南极洲的视极移曲线。     

Spatial Social Network Analysis of Resource Access in Rural South Africa

Communities in the rural developing world often sit at the margin of market, migration, and technology exchanges. They are arguably becoming more interconnected and networked than ever before. This article seeks to expand on an understanding of natural resource access in the rural developing world by combining social network analysis (SNA) data and geographic position data obtained via Global Positioning System (GPS) and participatory mapping in rural South Africa. This work therefore utilizes a sociospatial framework in understanding natural resource use and access in a community-level analysis. Notably, in our study we find very little association among natural resource use, access, and social position with even the most tolerant measure but enough association so as not to dismiss the relationship completely. We believe that our results can inform investigations of both resource access and social network position and conclude that a subsequent possibilist approach to human–environmental interactions would be an ideal framework for this methodology and potentially for sociospatial studies more widely.     

祁连山森林草原带坡面尺度土壤有机碳分布

以祁连山森林草原带3个山头为研究对象,在坡面尺度上分析了坡向和坡位对不同深度(0~10、10~20、20~40、40~60 cm)土壤有机碳浓度和密度的影响。结果表明:坡肩、背坡及坡脚各层有机碳浓度变化趋势为北坡>西坡>西南坡>南坡,不同沟谷土壤有机碳浓度差异不显著。有机碳浓度的坡位分布因坡向而异,在南坡、西南坡及西坡,沟谷各层有机碳浓度均显著高于其他坡位(P<0.05),坡脚高于坡肩与背坡;在北坡,坡肩、背坡及坡脚有机碳浓度无显著差异,沟谷20~40、40~60 cm土层有机碳浓度显著低于坡肩(P<0.05)。不同层次土壤有机碳密度的变化特征与有机碳浓度相似,0~60 cm有机碳密度最大值出现在北坡(33.64±0.91 kg·m^-2)及沟谷(34.30±2.55 kg·m^-2),约为南坡的3.20倍,西南坡的2.87倍、西坡的1.90倍。     

Spatial variability of soil moisture content and its relation to environmental indices in a semi-arid gully catchment of the Loess Plateau, China

The degree of spatial variability of soil moisture and the ability of environmental attributes to predict that variability were studied at the Da Nangou catchment (3·5 km²) in the semi-arid loess area of China. Soil moisture measurements were performed biweekly at five depths in the soil profile (0–5 cm, 10–15 cm, 20–25 cm, 40–45 cm and 70–75 cm) from May to October 1998 and from May to September 1999 using Delta-T theta probe. Results indicated that with increasing soil depth, the mean soil moisture content increases significantly for five layers and the coefficients of variation (CV) also increases with depth from 10–15 cm. It was observed that heavier rains and higher mean moisture contents are often associated with lower spatial variability (CV). Environmental attributes such as land use and topography play controlling roles in the spatial distribution of soil moisture content. However, the relative roles of these environmental indices vary with soil depth. The dominant controls on spatial variability of the time-averaged soil moisture changes from land use, aspect, relative elevation and hillslope position in the surface soil (0–5 cm) to relative elevation, hillslope position and aspect in the subsurface soil (10–15 cm, 20–25 cm), and to land use, relative elevation and slope gradient at larger depths (40–45 cm, 70–75 cm). The dynamic behavior of influences of different environmental indices on the layer-averaged soil moisture depends on several factors. In general, the correlation of soil moisture with slope gradient shows a more significant increase following a greater amount of antecedent precipitation (except for the extremely heavy storms), and declines afterwards. The relation of soil moisture with relative elevation and hillslope position exhibits an opposite trend. It was observed that the influence of land use corresponds to the difference in vegetative characteristics, with a stronger influence in June and August with a greater difference in vegetation. A significant influence of cos(aspect) was found during early spring and autumn with a rapid transient in solar irradiation. Finally, it was found that the sample size is adequate to estimate the catchment mean soil moisture at all five depths and on all 10 observations in 1999 (81 sites), while it is only enough for the upper soil layers (0–5 cm and 10–15 cm) in 1998 (26 sites).     

气候变化背景下秦岭气候分界线的变化

 依据秦岭南北地区80个站点1980-2009年气象数据,主要应用空间分析方法对半干旱与湿润区、暖温带与亚热带界限的位置变动特征进行了分析。结果表明：（1）近30 a来,秦岭南北地区的气候干燥度呈明显的纬向分布,由北向南湿度依次增加,其线性趋势除商洛东北部,和西安中部地区呈增加变湿的趋势外,其余部分呈减少趋势;≥10 ℃积温天数呈纬向分布,由北向南依次增加,其线性趋势均为增加趋势,空间分布特征呈同心分布;（2）半干旱与湿润界限在20世纪80年代位置最北,在90年代最南,21世纪前10 a次之;暖温带与亚热带界限在20世纪80年代的位置最南、 90年代略有北移,且在21世纪前10 a位置最北;（3）秦岭南北地区的半干旱与湿润、暖温带与亚热带界限最大波动分别为1.2、0.5 个纬度,且两者30 a平均位置均在34 °N附近;（4）秦岭南北地区近30 a气候暖干化趋势明显,该区的半干旱与湿润区、暖温带与亚热带界限的北移可能会对该地区的种植制度产生较大影响。     

Spatial Patterns and Structure of the Mountain Birch Tree-Limit in the Southern Swedish Scandes – A Regional Perspective

Altitudinal tree- and forest-limits of mountain birch ( Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. tortuosa (Ledeb.) Nyman) were measured (m a.s.l.) on 229 sites forming a regional network of sites intended for long-term monitoring. Regional and local topographical variables used for correlations with the recorded elevations included slope aspect, inclination, morphology, snow depth and shortest distance to the sea. No relationship between past human utilization of natural resources and the vertical extension (width) and position of the tree-limit ecotone was found and thus the ecotone is regarded as natural. It is concluded that tree- and forest-limit altitudes are regionally controlled by macroclimate, and correlate negatively with the degree of maritimity. On a more local scale, snow conditions, and microtopography, are important for tree- and forest-limit altitudinal position. The ecotone is wider in snow accumulation areas than in deflation areas, and tree- and forest-limit altitudes are generally higher on slopes with a varied micro-topography than on flat slopes. Slope aspect and inclination are also important, and the highest tree- and forest-limit altitudes are generally found on steep, SE-W-facing slopes. Tree height at the tree-limit is independent of the analysed topographical parameters and fairly constant at 2.7 m, suggesting a strong common environmental control. Many of the results presented in this paper are confirmations of the results of earlier, small-scale investigations or of surveys lacking statistically treated data.     

高层建筑群平面布局类型对室外风环境影响的对比研究

现有城市热环境研究关注于城市尺度范围内城市形态,未充分考虑小尺度区域内、非匀质分布的建筑群布局形态对热环境,尤其是室外风环境的影响。以6幢方形截面高层建筑组成的建筑群的周围风环境为研究对象,采用数值模拟方法进行对比、分析,对比6种布局形式的建筑群的室外人行高度(1.5 m)处的风速比和风向分布,得出风环境优劣状况与平面布局之间的关系,为城市建设、高层建筑布局规划提供参考与评价依据。     

模糊坡位信息在精细土壤属性空间推测中的应用

坡位的空间渐变特征影响着小流域及坡面尺度上的土壤、水文、地貌等现象和过程,因此对精细尺度下的地理建模(如土壤空间信息推理)有重要作用。虽然目前已有多种模糊坡位信息定量提取方法,但所得到的模糊坡位信息还缺乏实际应用。本文以精细尺度下的土壤属性空间分布推测为例,对此展开探索。应用模型假设:(1)在小流域内,地形因素主导着土壤属性空间分布的变化;(2)典型坡位上对应分布着典型的土壤属性值,土壤属性与坡位之间存在协同变化关系。据此建立以模糊坡位信息对各类典型坡位上土壤样点属性值的加权平均模型,推测土壤属性的空间分布。模型应用于黑龙江省嫩江流域一个地形平缓的小区(面积约60 km²),通过一个以坡位典型位置作为原型的模糊坡位定量方法提取5类坡位(山脊、坡肩、背坡、坡脚、沟谷)的空间渐变信息,对土壤表层有机质含量的空间分布进行推测。推测结果通过研究区70个土壤采样点进行评价,以推测结果与评价样点集之间的相关系数、平均绝对误差、均方根误差作为定量评价指标,与使用常用地形属性的多元线性回归模型推测结果进行对比。评价结果表明,仅使用极少建模点的加权平均模型的推测结果优于多元线性回归模型的推测结果。     

Flow speed and calving rate of Kongsbreen glacier, Svalbard, using SPOT images

Kongsbreen, a tide-water glacier located in Kongsfjorden, is the most active calving glacier in Svalbard. Three SPOT images are used to determine its flow speed and calving rate. The position of fourteen reference points was determined on the coast or mountain sides, and the changes in position of 144 characteristic features on the glacier surface were calculated. The obtained speed profiles arc consistent with the findings from previous works from 1962-64 and 1983-86. When comparing the obtained longitudinal profile to the data from 1962–64. it is found that the flow velocity at a given distance from the front has been nearly constant.
The results from the SPOT images analysis are completed by using existing topographic works. The present study shows that SPOT images (panchromatic as well as multichannel), recorded with a periodicity of one year, can be used to determine precisely the annual flow speed and calving rate of active glaciers such as Kongsbreen. Images recorded with a periodicity of two, three or four weeks can allow identical determination on tide-water glaciers during a surging active phase.     

Trading Strategies for New Zealand: The GATT, CER and Trade Liberalisation

Abstract. Despite the dramatic post-1984 changes in the management of the New Zealand economy, including the establishment of a more diverse pattern of trading partners and products, there remain significant external constraints. New Zealand's position outside major trading blocs is problematic at a time of declining terms of trade for agro-commodities. In this essay, the strategies pursued to improve New Zealand's trading position are considered with special reference to the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Closer Economic Relations (CER) with Australia, and the promotion of trade liberalisation.     

塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地沙丘表面温度特征初探

塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地沙丘表面温度因不同部位、不同时段差异很大。作者通过冬、夏典型时段的观测数据,对沙丘各个部位表层的温度分布特征做了初步的探讨和分析,主要结论有:①沙丘表面的日最高温度出现在落沙坡,落沙坡与沙丘其他部位的温度差以冬季沙丘右翼为最大。②沙丘表面日较差最大的部位是落沙坡,夏季大于冬季;日较差最小的部位冬季发生在右翼,而夏季则发生在顶部。③沙丘各部位浅层地温,也以落沙坡为最高。④沙丘不同部位表层导温率也有很大的差别。     

层状土壤中砂层层位对潜水蒸发的影响

通过室内一维土柱实验,研究了夹砂层土体构型中砂层层位对潜水蒸发的影响,分析了其影响机理,进一步讨论了砂层位置和水分蒸发的定量关系。结果表明,砂层对于水分的蒸发既有促进也有抑制作用,在地下水埋深为50cm时,5cm厚的底砂层可使水分的蒸发强度增加10％-20％;砂层距水位的距离大于5cm时,砂层可抑制水分的蒸发,且当距离增加到35cm左右,其抑制率可达70％-80％;当砂层距水位的距离继续增大时,水分的蒸发强度基本保持不变。这主要是由砂层自身的导水率变化以及砂层与同剖面中其它土质导水率的相对大小发生变化而引起。累积蒸发量与砂层层位以及蒸发历时之间定量关系的建立为预测砂层对潜水蒸发的影响以及估算特定历时蒸发损失量最小的砂层层位提供了依据。     

统万城的兴废与毛乌素沙地之变迁

通过史籍研究与实地考察,证实了统万城的兴废主要是由于人为的军事原因,同时也有自然环境演化的因素。统万城只是偏居毛乌素沙地一隅的人文活动的烙印,其兴废与整个毛乌素沙地并无直接的因果关系     

Grappling with Geography's Existential Dilemma: The Legacy of William Torrey Harris

Geography's existence as a school or college subject has never been a given. While geographers make cases for geography's importance, acceptance of those cases rests not on impassioned rhetoric but on the social and intellectual contexts into which disciplines fit. Contexts are contested and they change. From a seemingly secure position at the beginning of the twentieth century, geography's role in American schools has been eroded and diminished by corrosive forces. Geographers need convincing answers to the existential question lest the subject disappear entirely. Geography's enviable position was in large measure the work of William Torrey Harris. Harris made a compelling existential case for geography and his vision, its implementation, its rejection, and its fate offer a model from which geographers can learn. Understanding how to respond to a social and intellectual context is crucial to geography's future.     

黄河口拦门沙的形成和演变

从河海双向动力平衡角度，阐明了泥沙在滞流点附近沉积，以及滞流点位置变动，拦门沙发育和演变的特征，提出了河口海岸７．５ｍ水深为冲淤分界线及涨落潮期间拦门沙的冲淤分布，其结论对黄河口拦门沙治理具有现实意义。