Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic history of the Lake Baikal depression and formation of its unique biodiversity

Independent methods of geological and molecular-biological chronologies have made it possible to define generally corresponding stages in the geological and biological evolution of the environments and communities of Lake Baikal since the Late Cretaceous, i.e., during the last 70 myr. All the abiotic elements drastically changed during geological evolution, with destruction of existing and formation of new natural complexes. Nevertheless, some specific zones retained relicts of former settings. The resulting present-day natural complex includes elements of different ages and geneses. Similar to different natural zones of the present-day Earth, which are populated by different biocoenoses, stages in the development of abiotic elements are also characterized by different faunal and floral assemblages. Some taxa were replaced by others, and the resulting aqueous biota of Lake Baikal includes different-age and ecologically different elements. The oldest groups of Baikal organisms appeared approximately 70 Ma ago, although the largest proportion of the lake biota started forming 4–3 Ma ago in response to the most drastic changes in the abiotic elements of the environment. The youngest taxa appeared 1.8 to 0.15 Ma ago, i.e., during the period when superdeep lake environments and mountainous glaciations were developing. The chronological coincidence of main stages in development of abiotic and biotic elements of the nature indicates their relationships. Particular transformations of abiotic elements and the probable mechanism of their influence on the evolution of living communities are also considered.     

Applying personal carbon trading: a proposed ‘Carbon,Health and Savings System’ for British Columbia,Canada

Addressing climate change requires the synergy of technological, behavioural and market mechanisms. This article proposes a policy framework that integrates the three, deploying personal carbon trading as a key element within a policy portfolio to reduce personal carbon footprints. It draws on policy and human motivation literatures that address the behavioural changes that may be needed in the context of a long-term threat such as climate change. This proposal builds on an analysis of the British Columbia carbon tax, international examples of carbon pricing instruments and strategies for behavioural change such as social networks, loyalty management, mobile apps and gamification. Interviews were conducted with experts in financial services, energy conservation and clean technology, as well as with specialists in climate, health and taxation policy. Their input, together with a review of the theoretical literature and practical case studies, informed the proposed design of a Carbon, Health and Saving System for promoting individual engagement and collective action by linking long-term climate mitigation measures with short-term personal and social goals, including health, recreation and social reinforcement.

Policy Relevance

This article identifies areas for climate policy innovation and recommends policies that can support, promote and enable personal carbon budgeting and collective action. Although this study is focused on British Columbia, both the input provided by key opinion leaders and the proposed framework are applicable to other jurisdictions.

This policy proposal shows how personal carbon trading could work in the context of a Canadian province with an existing climate mitigation policy. It also specifies a minimum viable product approach to establishing the economic, social and technological foundations for personal carbon trading.

The Carbon, Health and Saving System identifies the technologies and stakeholders needed to implement personal carbon trading, and offers the possibility of motivating a widespread conscious human response in the event that carbon taxation proves insufficient to generate economic adaptation in a changing climate.     

顾及局部统计特征的均值滤波方法及其应用

针对Caris软件自动滤波结果中仍存在较多异常数据点、手工剔除需要耗费较长时间的问题,提出了一种基于局部统计特征的均值滤波方法。先利用局部统计特征剔除局部异常点,再结合均值滤波方法估计格网点水深值。实验结果表明,方法处理结果与手工编辑结果水深差值中误差仅为0.121 m,而处理时长极大缩短,对工作效率的提升很大。     

Android手机GPS和A-GPS定位精度分析

介绍了手机GPS定位的基本原理,分别利用手机GPS模块定位和A-GPS定位方式对同一参考点测量30 min,通过定位数据分析智能手机GPS室外定位精度。定位结果表明：移动设备集成的GPS模块与GPS接收机在定位精度和稳定性等方面有很大差异;手机GPS模块定位可满足导航需求;A-GPS在一定时间内定位误差小于5 m,可用于地理信息快速采集;为保证定位可靠性,需将测量时间控制在5 min内。     

基于格网模型的维特比旅游路径规划算法

传统的旅游路径规划算法大多仅考虑单因素的规划,即考虑景区对线路规划的影响,而现实中需考虑多因素(如景区、酒店、旅游时间和游客消费能力等)对旅游线路规划的作用.针对这一问题,提出一种结合格网模型的顾及多因素的维特比旅游路径规划算法.首先,利用高斯函数表达格网模型下的曼哈顿距离与状态转移概率之间的关系;其次建立景区、酒店的...     

归类识别地名匹配算法

针对现有中文地名匹配算法忽略中文表达的多样性和规则性使得匹配准确性不足的问题,文章提出了一种归类识别地名匹配算法。该算法首先基于地名通名词典和地名结构规则知识库对地名类型判定,然后进行地名核心词字符串相似度匹配,最终得到符合查找期望的匹配结果。论文以居民小区地名为具体研究对象,利用该算法对德州市600条已售小区数据进行匹配验证,试验结果表明该算法在匹配效率和准确性两方面有较大提升。     

一种改进扩展卡尔曼滤波算法的GPS多径抑制应用

在用EKF算法消除微弱GPS卫星信号中的噪声,并估计出多径幅度与码相位时延的码跟踪环中,由于各种误差的存在,从而降低了环路的跟踪性能。针对这一问题,该文在EKF算法的基础上提出了一种LSEKF算法,该LSEKF算法用最小二乘估计的原理对EKF算法所用的采样观测点进行修正,构造出一组无偏、均方误差和最小与空间分布确定的新型采样观测点,用来进行后续的滤波估计。仿真结果表明,相比EKF算法,LSEKF算法拥有更高的伪码跟踪精度,而且收敛速度更快,跟踪门限也更低。     

Seismic hazard monitoring in Kamchatka and its applications to the M = 6.6 earthquake of 6 October 1987

The earthquake of 6 October 1987 (M = 6.6), which occurred near the Shipunsky Cape, Kamchatka, was the largest crustal event in the vicinity of the main city of Kamchatka — Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — during the last three decades. It was followed by numerous aftershocks. This earthquake allowed us to test the effectiveness of the seismic hazard monitoring in Kamchatka, including the seismological, geodetic and hydrogeochemical surveys. The seismic survey provided the location and source nature of the main shock and aftershocks and the seismic environment of the main shock. The geodetic and hydrogeochemical surveys have yielded data on the response to earthquakes of the Earth's surface deformations, water level, and chemical elements concentration in the underground water. As a result, the following data were obtained:

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The earthquake of 6 October had a seismic moment 4–10 E18 Nm, thrust type of faulting and the source volume of 20 × 20 × 10 km³. The maximum intensity was VI–VII (MSK-64 scale) and maximum acceleration 88 cm/s².

Before this event, a relative increase in the number of the upper mantle (depth more than 100 km) moderate magnitude earthquakes during 5 years and a one-year period of seismic quiescence for small shallow earthquakes, were recognized. Significant anomalies in HCO₃ and H₃BO₃ concentrations in the underground waters were observed in the wells a week before the main shock.

     

THE NEW DECADE: DIGITS AND DIVERSITY

The President of the Photogrammetric Society, Mr. I Newton, chaired a panel discussion concerned with those developments in photogrammetry which may take place during the 1990s.