Human‐affected disturbances in vegetation cover and peatland development in the late Holocene recorded in shallow mountain peatlands (Central Sudetes,SW Poland)

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on peatland formation in the Central Sudetes (central Europe) during the late Holocene. The research methodology adopted allowed us to determine whether vegetation development and shallow peatland formation were affected by human activity. Knowledge of past changes might be useful in evaluating recent and future changes, and to avoid pitfalls in the present management of peatland ecosystems. A palaeoecological research study of four peatlands was conducted in the Sto?owe Mountains (Central Sudetes, SW Poland). The results showed that these shallow peatlands originated in the middle to late Holocene (from 3301 BC to AD 1137). Palaeoecological records reflect continuous human impact on vegetation development and peat accumulation from the Middle Ages to the present (late Holocene). The strongest agrarian settler activity is observed in the High Middle Ages (AD 1200–1500). The human‐induced or wildfires observed in the late Holocene were an integral component of peatland ecosystems in the Central Sudetes. Moreover, palaeoecological analysis (sphagnum spores decline) and radiocarbon dating (AD 1870) confirmed drainage of the study area in the 19th century, which greatly affected the vegetation communities.     

Evaluating the impact of increasing temperatures on changes in Soil Organic Carbon stocks: sensitivity analysis and non-standard discrete approximation

Computational Geosciences - The SOC change index, defined as the normalized difference between the actual Soil Organic Carbon and the value assumed at an initial reference year, is here tailored to...     

Features of Minerogenic Series Related to Continental VolcanicRocks in the Southeastern Coastal Area of China-A Case Study of the Daiyunshan-ShiniushanVolcanic Depression in Fujian

The Daiyunshan-Shiniushan volcanic depression in Fujian Province is situated in a volcanic belt of the southeast coastal area in China along the west Pacific Ocean. A new breakthrough has been made in the exploration of gold and silver ore deposits in recent years. The minerogenic series of the Daiyunshan-Shiniushan volcanic depression is discussed in this paper based on the analysis of major metallogenic types and factors. According to the study of enormous ore deposits and occurrences in the study area, two minerogenic series have been recognized: 1. Late Jurassic Au-Ag-Pb-Zn minerogenic series related to intermediate-acid, acid volcanic formations; 2. nonmetallic minerogenic series (pyrophyllite, alunite pearlite, andalusite, zeolite, corundum and so on) related to intermediate and acid volcanic formations. The division and study of the minerogenic series have revealed metallogenic and time-space distribution characteristics of the ore deposits in the volcanic belt of the southeast coastal area in Ch     

Application of the two-stage Markov chain Monte Carlo method for characterization of fractured reservoirs using a surrogate flow model

In this paper, we develop a procedure for subsurface characterization of a fractured porous medium. The characterization involves sampling from a representation of a fracture’s permeability that has been suitably adjusted to the dynamic tracer cut measurement data. We propose to use a type of dual-porosity, dual-permeability model for tracer flow. This model is built into the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method in which the permeability is sampled. The Bayesian statistical framework is used to set the acceptance criteria of these samples and is enforced through sampling from the posterior distribution of the permeability fields conditioned to dynamic tracer cut data. In order to get a sample from the distribution, we must solve a series of problems which requires a fine-scale solution of the dual model. As direct MCMC is a costly method with the possibility of a low acceptance rate, we introduce a two-stage MCMC alternative which requires a suitable coarse-scale solution method of the dual model. With this filtering process, we are able to decrease our computational time as well as increase the proposal acceptance rate. A number of numerical examples are presented to illustrate the performance of the method.     

快速获取地面三维数据的LIDAR技术系统

机载激光扫描获取地面三维数据的 L IDAR系统是最近几年出现的高新技术系统之一。L IDAR系统是一个先进的主动传感系统 ,该系统本身发射受控制的激光以照射地面和地面上的目标 ,不依赖太阳光照 ,所以它是一个全天时日夜可以获得地面三维数据的系统。它直接获取地面三维数据比传统测量方法具有高精度、高密集、高效率和成本低的优点。该系统强大的后处理技术可以把地面和其上的植被、建筑物分离开来 ,可同时取得 DTM、DSM和植被参数     

SH波对浅埋圆柱形弹性夹杂附近多个半圆形凸起的散射

利用复变函数及移动坐标法建立了多个半圆形凸起及附近浅埋弹性夹杂对SH波散射问题的解析方法.求解时将整个求解模型进行分区,区域I为包括多个半圆形凸起在内的多个圆形区域;区域II包括多个半圆形凹陷和1个圆柱形弹性夹杂.然后在两个区域内分别构造满足边界条件的位移解.最后,根据连接面的契合条件,利用移动坐标法将两个区域在公共边界上装配起来,同时考虑弹性夹杂的边界条件,建立起求解该问题的无穷代数方程组.通过算例,讨论了凸起间距,夹杂埋深等参数对地表位移幅值的影响.     

上扬子地区褶皱-冲断带的运动学特征

上扬子地区褶皱-冲断带的运动学特征一直缺乏系统研究。在前人基础上,结合野外认识、地震地质剖面解释、构造活动定年等相关成果分析认为,上扬子地区印支期以来至少存在着3组不同方向的区域挤压应力。其中,NW-SE向挤压应力具印支期、燕山期与喜马拉雅期多期活动特点,近SN向挤压应力主要在燕山晚期,NE-SW向挤压作用主要发生在喜马拉雅期。由此所形成的造山带至前陆褶皱-冲断带的运动学结构模式存在较大差异,即龙门山造山带发育了较为典型的根带、中带、锋带与外缘带等复杂的逆冲推覆构造系统,米仓山与南大巴山造山带缺乏中带变形的特征,雪峰山陆内前陆盆地系统则表现为逆冲的锋带在倾向上传播距离长、在走向上影响范围大等特点。上扬子地区褶皱-冲断带的运动学特征控制了不同时期油气的运移方向及聚集场所。     

Livestock-carrying capacity and overgrazing status of alpine grassland in the Three-RiverHeadwaters region,China简

The Three-River Headwaters region in China is an ecological barrier providing en- vironmental protection and regional sustainable development for the mid-stream and down- stream areas, which also plays an important role in animal husbandry in China. This study estimated the grassland yield in the Three-River Headwaters region based on MODIS NPP data, and calculated the proper livestock-carrying capacity of the grassland. We analyzed the overgrazing number and its spatial distribution characteristics through data comparison be- tween actual and proper livestock-carrying capacity. The results showed the following： （1） total grassland yield （hay） in the Three-River Headwaters region was 10.96 million tons in 2010 with an average grassland yield of 465.70 kg/hm2 （the spatial distribution presents a decreasing trend from the east and southeast to the west and northwest in turn）; （2） the proper livestock-carrying capacity in the Three-River Headwaters region is 12.19 million sheep units （hereafter described as ＂SU＂）, and the average stocking capacity is 51.27 SU [the proper carrying capacity is above 100 SU/km2 in the eastern counties, 60 SU/km2 in the cen- tral counties （except Madoi County）, and 30 SU/km2 in the western counties]; and （3） total overgrazing number was 6.52 million SU in the Three-River Headwaters region in 2010, with an average overgrazing ratio of 67.88% and an average overgrazing number of 27.43 SU/km2 A higher overgrazing ratio occurred in Tongde, Xinghai, Yushu, Henan and Z~kog. There was no overgrazing in Zhiduo, Tanggula Township and Darlag, Qumerleb and Madoi. The re- mainder of the counties had varying degrees of overgrazing.