砂性冻土堤防冻融作用下水分迁移试验研究

以工程实际环境为研究基础,阐述砂性土堤防在冻融作用下的破坏机理,并介绍一种新型研究水分迁移试验装置,利用该装置测量黑龙江干流堤防典型砂性土试样在冻融循环作用下的温度场、水分场、应力场的时空分布。试验结果表明:堤顶公路破坏与堤身不均匀沉降有关,温度变化引起含水率出现梯度变化,从而出现应力场变化,且温度梯度含水率梯度呈线性关系。冻结初期土柱顶部出现应力增加,稳定后应力减小,稳定冻结深度1 m左右。     

南黄海Ms6.1地震前江苏重磁异常变化

结合重力资料分析认为，江苏地磁异常亦与下扬子地幔流应力场流动活动相关，南黄海Ｍｓ６．１地震前地磁异常有呈象限分布的规律，并有发生于增磁正负变化梯度带附近的特征；重力变化打破年变规律，出现大于区域场的负异常，且呈梯度变化。     

唐山地震前后的应力变化

在距唐山地震震源约百公里的大港油田,以水压致裂法,在深度1000——4000米之间,测定了69次地应力值,对比了1973——1980年大地震前后八年内的应力值变化.在主震前,构造应力场出现明显变化:(1)水平应力梯度降低,即在最大与最小水平主应力方向呈现应力松弛;(2)水平应力与深度的相关系数降低,即构造应力场受到扰动;(3)断层滑动系数增高,断层出现无震蠕动.此外,结合地质构造与应力测量结果,对唐山地震发生过程中的一些异常现象,如无震蠕动、地下水位变化、浅层和外围地区的应力松弛,以及应力沿断层面向深层和闭锁区的转移等,进行了分析和讨论.      

定常边界力作用下断层应力应变积累的模拟与地震危险区讨论

本文讨论了(1)区域应力场和震源应力场随时间的变化,提出在前兆机制研究的模拟计算中,可将前者看作是定常的,而后者是随时间不断变化的;(2)地震危险区的判别,认为在应变梯度较高同时应力又较集中的区域附近可能易发生中强地震。 作者通过用Max well粘弹性模型对一含壁垒的走滑断层的应力、应变积累过程进行有限元模拟,探讨了震源体发震前形成高应力差和高应变梯度的原因和过程。主要结论是:即使区域应力场是定常的,由于断层内外物质力学性质的不均匀分布,中强震的危险区终将出现在壁垒处及断层端部;断层内软弱带上可能仅发生小震或蠕滑。     

水位波动对长江中下游湖泊湖滨带底质环境的影响

以长江中下游湖泊为对象,研究了水位波动对湖滨带底质环境的影响.结果表明,底质环境参数沿高程梯度变化明显.底质含水率沿高程梯度增加而减小,pH值沿高程梯度变化不大,有机质、总氮和总磷沿高程梯度呈先增大后减小的趋势.底质环境参数的季节变化也较大.分析表明,水位波动幅度、淹没深度、高水位持续时间等对湖滨带底质环境有较大影响.在中等波动幅度下,底质参数沿高程的变异系数最大,表明此时湖滨带底质异质性较高.夏季湖滨带淹没时间越长、淹没深度越大,底质养分流失越快.高水位持续时间越长,底质pH值变化就越大、营养盐流失越快.本研究结果可为湖滨带生态修复及管理提供依据.     

基于GPS数据分析渭河盆地现今地壳形变特征

基于2001—2015年流动及连续GPS观测资料,借助多面函数拟合法建立渭河盆地水平速度场模型,并计算球面坐标下的应变特征参数。结合陕西地区地质构造背景,分析渭河盆地水平速度场及应变场分布特征。结果表明:(1)渭河盆地西部GPS速度场受青藏块体及鄂尔多斯块体共同作用明显,西部GPS速度场大于中东部,且GPS速度场有顺时针旋转的运动特征。(2)渭河盆地西部主应力场变化复杂,中部的西安地区主应变差异变化明显,与2009年11月5日高陵M_S4.4地震对应;渭河盆地西部出现最大剪应变及面应变高值区及差异变化高梯度带,在西安附近出现最大剪应变及面应变差异变化梯度带,高陵地震震中位于零值线附近。(3)2001—2010年的主应变、最大剪应变、面应变变化比2011—2015年显著,表明高陵地震发生后,应力场进行了释放调整,近期渭河盆地地震紧迫性相对较低。     

赣江下游流域大型底栖动物群落结构及水质生物学评价

2009年6月(丰水期)、11月(枯水期)和2010年4月(平水期)对赣江下游流域大型底栖动物群落结构进行调查研究,共鉴定出大型底栖动物3门15科25种.结果表明,赣江下游流域大型底栖动物群落结构具有明显的时空变化.生物密度最大值(145.9±81.8 ind./m2)出现在6月,最小值(89.6±15.9 ind./m2)出现在4月;生物量的变化则相反,最大值(90.1±25.4 g/m2),出现在4月,最小值(62.9±20.9 g/m2)出现在6月;干流的生物密度在6月、11月和4月均明显高于支流,而生物量在11月低于支流.Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H’)、Margalef丰富度指数(D)和Pielou均匀性指数(J)在6月、11月和4月的时间尺度上以及干流、支流的空间尺度上均出现明显的变化,在11月份,这3类指数均表现为最高,6月则均为最低;干流的H’和D在6月和4月均低于支流,而J在这3个时间段内则均是支流高于干流,表明支流大型底栖动物的群落结构较干流更为多样、均匀和稳定.H’和D的结果表明赣江下游流域水质均受到不同程度的污染,其中干流的污染程度较支流更为严重.     

不饱和黄土的波速与质量含水率关系

黄土具有特殊的物理力学性质,且多具湿陷性.本文采用陕西省延安市南沟村的黄土研究不饱和黄土波速与质量含水率之间的关系.低场核磁的T2驰豫曲线表明黄土样品中水分主要为两种存在状态,一种是存在于小孔径中的结合水,另一种是存在于中孔径和大孔径中的自由水.随着黄土质量含水率的增加,结合水占比显著增高.黄土的中小孔含水占比与纵横波速度具有正相关关系.黄土样品的纵横波速度测量结果显示黄土的纵横波速在含水率小于8％时,随着质量含水率的继续增加,纵横波速度呈现出下降趋势;当质量含水率大于8％时,纵横波速度基本保持不变.土壤波速理论模型能较好描述质量含水率小于8％的纵横波速度变化,但质量含水率超过8％之后低估了黄土波速值.     

中国布格重力异常水平梯度图的判读和构造解释

分析和对比中国大陆布格重力异常水平梯度的彩色图像，得到一些新的构造特征信息. 大致以105°E为界，图像的东部以蓝色低梯度为背景，出现中、高梯度带状构造和大梯度差值边界的线状构造；西部以高、中梯度的带状构造为格架，镶嵌着低梯度区，区内有阴影线状构造. 总体上，重力异常水平梯度构造可概括为三大组. 第一组是NNE向的大兴安岭、太行山、武陵山高梯度带与斜切东部全区的郯庐大断裂带和NNW向的斜切西部全区的三条大断裂带；第二组为西部的NWW向与NEE向高、中梯度带的交叉构造格局，以及东部近于等间距的三条NWW向断续的阴影构造带和一条单一的构造线，而华南则仅有NE向的低梯度构造线；第三组是横贯全区的的几条近EW向和中部SN向宽而复杂的构造带，在后者的东、西两侧散臣着大间距、小长度、断续的SN向阴影构造线. 这三组重力梯度构造不仅反映了地貌起伏的信息，而且显示了大区域构造，特别是深部构造的密度差. 各组线状构造带的内部结构和各组的形成时间及演变历史可能不同，但它们相互复合构成现今总体的构造格局，对大尺度现代构造应力场作用都会有不同的响应，因此导致主应力方向的区域性变化.     

三峡水库长江干流及其支流枯水期浮游植物多样性与水质

2010年4月对长江干流和26条支流未淹没区与回水区的浮游植物进行调查.结果表明,硅藻、绿藻和蓝藻共占浮游植物种类的93.33%～93.88%.干流优势种类有1门1种、未淹没区有3门6种、回水区有5门6种,出现率分别为15.38%、9.23%和25.00%.回水区现存量平均值最高、未淹没区其次、干流最低.现存量组成在干流、未淹没区和回水区之间有差异,绿藻所占比例干流最高,硅藻所占比例未淹没区最高,隐藻、蓝藻和甲藻所占比例均在回水区最高.Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H’)和Pielou均匀性指数(J),未淹没区最高、干流次之、回水区最低.17条支流回水区H’和8条支流回水区J均低于未淹没区.水质评价显示,轻或无污染断面(采样点)的比例,干流为76.92%,未淹没区为84.62%,回水区为47.06%.19条(73.08%)支流回水区出现中污染或重污染,7条(26.92%)支流未淹没区出现中污染或重污染.三峡工程蓄水对回水区浮游植物与水质影响比长江干流更大.     

Dynamic investigation on the coupled changing process of moisture and density fields in freezing soil

The data reflecting the change in density are obtained, with computer tomograph scanning through the sample of freezing soil section by section at intervals without destruction. Combined with the changing characteristics of water content along the sample during test, the dynamic coupled process of moisture and density fields under the effect of temperature gradient on the freezing soil in closed system is discussed. The result reflects the internal process of frost heave improvement resulting from the transfer of mass and heat. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 49401003).     

大气作用下膨胀土地基的水分迁移与胀缩变形分析

运用土体渗流和蒸发理论,建立了大气-非饱和土相互作用模型;以现场观测的气象数据作为边界条件,进行了地基土中水分迁移的数值模拟,得到了大气作用下地基土体含水量的动态分布规律。计算结果表明,地基土中含水量变化幅度随深度增加而递减,3.5 m深度以下土体的体积含水量基本不变,从而确定了南宁地区膨胀土地基的大气影响层深度为3.5 m。在此基础上,结合已有膨胀土胀缩性指标的干湿循环效应研究成果,提出了一种同时考虑干湿循环效应和1.0 m深处含水量变化的膨胀土地基胀缩变形计算方法,通过算例将该法与传统方法进行比较,结果显示该法更加符合工程实际。     

Soil moisture dynamics across landscape types in an arid inland river basin of Northwest China

A combination of field measurements, continuous monitoring and numerical modelling was used to evaluate soil moisture regimes at four sites across a landscape gradient of the Heihe River Basin. Recorded data of precipitation, irrigation and floods were used to build the model, and an optimization technique was employed to calibrate the parameters. Based on the optimized parameters and estimates of future scenarios, the modelling structure was employed to predict the changes in the growing season soil moisture regimes due to climate change and intensive management. The results suggest that the upper‐reach Yeniugou and Xishui sites will become wetter because of alterations in the precipitation regime, and this trend could be strengthened by the expected amplified interannual variability. Precipitation features at middle‐reach Linze and lower‐reach Ejina, however, are not expected to change in the future. We assumed that a more water‐saving irrigation system will replace the current traditional one, and hence, the soil moisture probability density function at the Linze site would tend to be narrowed to ranges around either the wilting point or the point of incipient water stress, depending on how the intervention point and target level are settled. Ejina is expected to experience the most extreme ecological conversion effects in the future, and soil moisture would be more frequently recharged by water delivery. However, the soil moisture regime would not change much because of the poor water‐holding capacity and intensive evaporation. The revealed patterns and predicted shifts in soil moisture dynamics could provide a useful reference for identifying robust long‐term water resource management strategies for the Heihe River Basin. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An analysis of soil moisture dynamics using multi-year data from a network of micrometeorological observation sites

Soil moisture data, obtained from four AmeriFlux sites in the US, were examined using an ecohydrological framework. Sites were selected for the analysis to provide a range of plant functional type, climate, soil particle size distribution, and time series of data spanning a minimum of two growing seasons. Soil moisture trends revealed the importance of measuring water content at several depths throughout the rooting zone; soil moisture at the surface (0–10 cm) was approximately 20–30% less than that at 50–60 cm. A modified soil moisture dynamics model was used to generate soil moisture probability density functions at each site. Model calibration results demonstrated that the commonly used soil matric potential values for finding the vegetation stress point and field content may not be appropriate, particularly for vegetation adapted to a water-controlled environment. Projections of future soil moisture patterns suggest that two of the four sites will become severely stressed by climate change induced alterations to the precipitation regime.     

The potential information in the temperature difference between shadow and sunlit of surfaces and a new way of retrieving the soil moisture

The thermal inertia and plant water stress index are often adopted to estimate soil moisture available for crops or plants. However, it is not very easy to obtain two temporal temperatures for thermal inertia model and air temperature for the plant water stress mode. Shadows of ground objects are often referred to noise on visible and near infrared remote sensing. But the difference of temperature between shadows and sunlit contains rich information concerning with heat-water status for soil. This paper presented a new way to excavate just by temperature difference usually between shadow and sunlit surface. Experiments validated the ideal. We can adopt thermal camera to measure the differences in the field measurements. However, we must use inversion based on multianglar thermal infrared remote sensing data in airborne and spaceborne. An inverting model was also presented by using Monte-Carlo and the least square method. Results show that this way is feasible.     

Seasonal differences in seismic responses of embankment on a sloping ground in permafrost regions

Because of its direct influence on the amount of unfrozen water and on the strength of intergranular ice in a frozen soil, temperature has a significant effect on all aspects of the mechanical behavior of the active layer in which temperature fluctuates above and below 0 °C. Hence seismic responses of engineering structures such as embankment on a sloping ground in permafrost regions exhibit obvious differences with seasonal alternation. To explore the distinctive seismic characteristics of a railway embankment on the sloping ground in permafrost regions, a coupled water-heat-dynamics model is built based on theories of heat transfer, soil moisture dynamics, frozen soil mechanics, soil dynamics, and so on. A well-monitored railway embankment on a sloping ground in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is taken as an example to simulate seismic responses in four typical seasons in the 25th service year. The numerical results show that seismic acceleration, velocity and displacement responses are significantly different in four typical seasons, and the responses on October 15 are much higher among the four seasons. When the earthquake is over, there are still permanent differential deformations in the embankment and even severe damages on the left slope on October 15. Therefore, this position should be monitored closely and repaired timely to ensure safe operation. In addition, the numerical model and results may be a reference for maintenance, design and study on other embankments in permafrost regions.     

A land surface model incorporated with soil freeze/thaw and its application in GAME/Tibet

Land surface process is of great importance in global climate change, moisture and heat exchange in the interface of the earth and atmosphere, human impacts on the environment and eco- system, etc. Soil freeze/thaw plays an important role in cold land surface processes. In this work the diurnal freeze/thaw effects on energy partition in the context of GAME/Tibet are studied. A sophisti- cated land surface model is developed, the particular aspect of which is its physical consideration of soil freeze/thaw and vapor flux. The simultaneous water and heat transfer soil sub-model not only reflects the water flow from unfrozen zone to frozen fringe in freezing/thawing soil, but also demon- strates the change of moisture and temperature field induced by vapor flux from high temperature zone to low temperature zone, which makes the model applicable for various circumstances. The modified Picard numerical method is employed to help with the water balance and convergence of the numerical scheme. Finally, the model is applied to analyze the diurnal energy and water cycle char- acteristics over the Tibetan Plateau using the Game/Tibet datasets observed in May and July of 1998. Heat and energy transfer simulation shows that: (i) There exists a negative feedback mechanism between soil freeze/thaw and soil temperature/ground heat flux; (ii) during freezing period all three heat fluxes do not vary apparently, in spite of the fact that the negative soil temperature is higher than that not considering soil freeze; (iii) during thawing period, ground heat flux increases, and sensible heat flux decreases, but latent heat flux does not change much; and (iv) during freezing period, soil temperature decreases, though ground heat flux increases.     

Plants in water-controlled ecosystems: active role in hydrologic processes and response to water stress: III. Vegetation water stress

The reduction of soil moisture content during droughts lowers the plant water potential and decreases transpiration; this in turn causes a reduction of cell turgor and relative water content which brings about a sequence of damages of increasing seriousness. A review of the literature on plant physiology and water stress shows that vegetation water stress can be assumed to start at the soil moisture level corresponding to incipient stomatal closure and reach a maximum intensity at the wilting point. The mean crossing properties of these soil moisture levels crucial for water stress are derived analytically for the stochastic model of soil moisture dynamics described in Part II (F. Laio, A. Porporato, L. Ridolfi, I. Rodriguez-Iturbe. Adv. Water Res. 24 (7) (2001) 707–723). These properties are then used to propose a measure of vegetation water stress which combines the mean intensity, duration, and frequency of periods of soil water deficit. The characteristics of vegetation water stress are then studied under different climatic conditions, showing how the interplay between plant, soil, and environment can lead to optimal conditions for vegetation.     

Method development for estimating soil organic carbon content in an alpine region using soil moisture data

The high soil organic carbon(SOC) content in alpine meadow can significantly change soil hydrothermal properties and further affect the soil temperature and moisture as well as the surface water and energy budget. Therefore, this study first introduces a parameterization scheme to describe the effect of SOC content on soil hydraulic and thermal parameters in a land surface model(LSM), and then the SOC content is estimated by minimizing the difference between observed and simulated surface-layer soil moisture. The accuracy of the estimated SOC content was evaluated using in situ observation data at a soil moisture and temperature-measuring network in Naqu, central Tibetan Plateau. Sensitivity experiments show that the optimum time window for stabilizing the estimation results cannot be shorter than three years. In the experimental area, the estimated SOC content can generally reflect the spatial distribution of the measurements, with a root mean square error of 0.099 m^3 m^-3, a mean bias of 0.043 m^3 m^-3, and a correlation coefficient of 0.695. The estimated SOC content is not sensitive to the temporal frequency of the soil moisture data input. Even if the temporal frequency is as low as that of current soil moisture products derived from passive microwave satellites, the estimation result is still stable. Therefore, by combining a high-quality satellite soil moisture product and a parameter optimization method, it is possible to obtain grid-scale effective parameter values, such as SOC content,for an LSM and improve the simulation ability of the LSM.