A 50-year record of NO<Subscript>x</Subscript> and SO<Subscript>2</Subscript> sources in precipitation in the Northern Rocky Mountains,USA

Ice-core samples from Upper Fremont Glacier (UFG), Wyoming, were used as proxy records for the chemical composition of atmospheric deposition. Results of analysis of the ice-core samples for stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ¹⁵N, ) and sulfur (δ³⁴S, ), as well as and deposition rates from the late-1940s thru the early-1990s, were used to enhance and extend existing National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) data in western Wyoming. The most enriched δ³⁴S value in the UFG ice-core samples coincided with snow deposited during the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, Washington. The remaining δ³⁴S values were similar to the isotopic composition of coal from southern Wyoming. The δ¹⁵N values in ice-core samples representing a similar period of snow deposition were negative, ranging from -5.9 to -3.2 ‰ and all fall within the δ¹⁵N values expected from vehicle emissions. Ice-core nitrate and sulfate deposition data reflect the sharply increasing U.S. emissions data from 1950 to the mid-1970s.     

Seasonal variation and meteorological control of CO2 flux in a hilly plantation in the mountain areas of North China

The carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems is an important scientific issue in global climate change research.Plantation forest plays an important role in terrestrial carbon budget in China.In this study,eddy covariance flux data measured at Xiaolangdi forest ecosystem research station(XLD) in 2007 and 2008 are used to analyze the seasonal variation and meteorological control of CO2 flux in a 30-yr-old mixed plantation.The plantation forest mainly consists of Quercus variabilis,Platycladus orientalis,and Robinia pseudoacacia.The results show that the seasonal variations of net ecosystem exchange of CO2(NEE),gross primary production(GPP),and ecosystem respiration(Re) display single-peak curves.The maximum of carbon sequestration appears during May and June each year.The relative contribution of carbon release from ecosystem respiration to GPP varied slightly between 2007 and 2008.The relationship between NEE and photosynthetic active radiation(Qp) accords with the rectangular hyperbola model on diurnal scale,and shows a good linear correlation on monthly scale.The ecosystem photosynthetic parameters:the maximum photosynthetic rate(Pmax),the ecosystem photosynthetic photonyield(α),and the daytime ecosystem respiration(Rd) exhibit seasonal variations.Pmax reaches the maximum in August each year,with small interannual difference.The interannual differences of α and Rd are obvious,which is attributed to the changes of meteorological factors,such as solar radiation,vapor pressure deficit(D),precipitation,etc.Parameters Re,GPP,and NEP(net ecosystem production) have obvious exponential relations with temperature on monthly scale.There is a hysteresis in the response of GPP and NEP to temperature,i.e.,the carbon sequestration is not the maximum when the temperature reaches the peak value.The Q10 values were 1.37 and 1.45 in 2007 and 2008,respectively.On monthly scale,Re,GPP,and NEE increase as D increases,but rise slowly and even decrease when D is higher than 1.5 kPa.     

区域变质多相方解石大理岩中次生相颗粒对稳定颗粒粒度的效应研究

在马萨诸塞州亚当斯市Ｐｆｉｚｅｒ采石场采集的富方解石Ｓｅｈｌｂｕｒｎｅ大理岩样品，在颗粒粒度上呈现量级变化序列。方解石的颗粒粒度范围为９４￣１１０１μｍ。由于这些方解石大理岩都是同温、同压、同应变条件下生成的，因此肯定有一些其它因素导致了颗粒粒度的不同。颗粒粒度显示出受杂质密集度或次生相颗粒控制。在次生相颗粒体积分数小的地方出现大的方解石颗粒，且其粒度随次生相体积分数的增大而减小。方解石颗粒粒度（     

应用Rietveld全图谱拟合法进行矿物定量分析

采用Ｒｉｅｔｖｅｌｄ法对一些多组分标准物相及天然矿物混合物进行定量相分析已成现实。对刚玉与石英、刚玉与赤铁矿，刚玉与钛铁矿，刚玉与磁铁矿。刚玉与黑云母，刚玉与沸石，刚玉与发光沸石或刚玉与斜发沸石的二元混合物（这些二元混合物的重量比均为５０：５０）通过数字Ｘ射线粉晶衍射（ＸＲＤ）资料进行分析。     

Well vulnerability: a quantitative approach for source water protection

The concept of vulnerability of drinking water sources is reviewed, and a quantitative approach for assessing well vulnerability for complex three-dimensional ground water systems is developed. The approach focuses on the relative expected impact of potential contaminant sources at unknown locations within a well capture zone, providing relative measures of intrinsic well vulnerability, including the expected times of arrival of a contaminant, the dispersion-related reduction in concentration, the time taken to breach a certain quality objective, and the corresponding exposure times. Thus, the result of the analysis includes the usual advective travel time information used in conventional wellhead protection analysis, plus a set of selected quantitative measures expressing the expected impact. The technique is based on adjoint theory and combines forward- and backward-in-time transport modeling using a standard numerical flow and transport code. The methodology is demonstrated using the case study of a complex glacial multiaquifer system in Ontario. The new approach will be useful in helping water managers develop more physically based and quantitative wellhead protection strategies.     

Accumulation and distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons found in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in the canals of Venice, Italy

Petroleum contamination was assessed in indigenous and transplanted mussels for three types of environments within the Venice Lagoon and its associated interior canals. Indigenous and transplanted mussels were least impacted by petroleum contamination at open-water stations, but more affected in partially-enclosed areas indicating that physical processes of tidal or wind activities can remove organic contaminants such as petroleum from these areas more effectively. Limited tidal flushing of the interior canals resulted in contaminated locations unable to support indigenous mussels. Clean mussels transplanted to these highly impacted sites accumulated the highest levels of petroleum hydrocarbons. The distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) indicated mainly combustion-related activities from sources such as the nearby industrial zones and boat traffic, with some evidence of fresher petroleum inputs. Total hydrocarbons found in all mussels could be related to concentrations found in the surrounding sediments as reported in an earlier study.     

地壳形变与分形

众所周知,地震的频度-震级统计关系满足古登堡-里克特关系式。易知,这一关系是分形的,分维数D=1.8～2.0。既然每条断层都有其特征地震这一观点已被普遍接受,那么断层的频数-尺度统计关系也将是分形的。有限的野外研究表明,断层的出露部分是D≈1.6的二维分形(地震和断层的分维数并不要求一定相等,因为地震的复发时间亦具有依赖于标度的幂律关系)。断块在很宽的尺度范围内具有D≈2.5的分形频数-尺度关系。关于构造形变的一个模型就是碎裂,这样一个标度不变的模型似乎与上述讨论的分形关系是一致的。地震活动性具有许多“自组织临界现象”的显著特性,能量(应变)被持续不断地施加于地壳上,又以离散事件的形式(地震)被释放掉,而这些离散的事件具有分形的频数-尺度分布。这样,认为大陆地壳的所有地方均处于这样一种临界状态似乎是有道理的(类似于与完全塑性有关的临界应力),其证据来源于板内地震的分布,以及差不多是任何一个地方的人工水库蓄水后所发生的诱发地震。