Long-term investigation of benthic fauna and the influence of treated ballast water disposal in Port Valdez,Alaska

Benthic faunal structure and hydrocarbon concentrations in sediments were examined annually for 10 years (1989-1998) in Port Valdez, Alaska, where a near-bottom permitted discharge of treated tanker ballast waters containing residual petroleum has occurred since 1977. Measured concentrations of hydrocarbons in sediments near the discharge showed detectable increases in concentration, but on only one occasion were these increases either to levels exceeding ecotoxicological thresholds (Effects-Range Low, ER-L) or associated with alterations in the benthic community. Changes in faunal structure indicating disturbance were observed at one station near the discharge from 1995 to 1997 and were apparent as increased numbers of opportunistic taxa and anomalous trends in abundance and diversity. Minimum-effect (ME) hypotheses provided evidence of negligible to small effects on benthic infauna from disposal of treated ballast water. ME hypotheses have the potential to assist both researchers and managers by providing a tool to relate scientific results to ecological importance and decision criteria.     

Fast clogging problem of open check dams and a new type suggestion:curved footed type open check dam

Driftwood is one of the important physical components in mountainous rivers which causes severe hazards due to the clogging of bridges, culverts,and narrow sections during floods. Therefore, the understanding of driftwood dynamics and mitigation measures are crucial for managing wood in rivers.Open check dams are the most commonly used engineering measure for preventing driftwood from reaching downstream areas. Nevertheless, these open check dams frequently lose their sediment transport function...     

构架航线对低空无人机影像定位精度影响

为验证构架航线对低空无人机影像定位精度的影响,以标准化和高精度大型室外无人机检校场为实验环境,设计8种不同方案对自主研制的固定翼无人机获取的213张影像进行定位精度验证评估。研究结果表明:1)对于条带状测区,构架航线摄站坐标具有充当地面控制点的作用。当测区内无4角控制点时,仅在测区中间布设控制点,构架航线能够显著提高影像定位结果的精度。2)结合差分POS数据分析,构架航线对于提高平面和高程方向的精度作用不明显,但会提高区域网模型之间的连续性,增强定位结果的可靠性。3)测区两端的构架航线与4角控制点相结合,对定位精度的提高没有明显的影响。     

基于不同卫星光谱模拟的土壤电导率估算研究

土壤电导率 (Electrical conductivity, EC)是评价土壤盐渍化的重要指标。通过实测新疆艾比湖湿地自然保护区土壤EC及可见光—近红外光谱数据,利用波谱响应技术模拟Landsat 8 OLI、Sentinel 2、Sentinel 3卫星的宽波段数据。构建宽波段模拟数据及其5种预处理后的三维光谱指数 (Three-dimensional spectral index, TDSI),采用梯度提升回归树算法 (Gradient boosting regression tree, GBRT) 建立3种卫星土壤EC估算模型,并比对加入TDSI后模型精度的变化。结果表明：在不同土壤EC条件下,3种卫星具有相似的光谱趋势,均在红、近红外波段附近反射率较高;TDSI与土壤EC相关性基本均在0.4以上,最大程度保留了与土壤EC敏感度高的红、绿、蓝、近红外、短波红外波段信息;GBRT对于土壤EC估算能力表现突出,3种卫星对土壤EC的最佳预测精度R²分别为0.831、0.847、0.903,在加入TDSI后,R²分别提高至0.835、0.857、0.935,综合分析发现,Sentinel 3对土壤EC估算效果最佳 (R²=0.935,均方根误差RMSE=2.986 mS·cm^-1,赤池信息准则AIC=57.500)。通过利用波谱响应技术结合TDSI深度挖掘波段间的协同信息,采用GBRT验证了不同卫星对土壤R²的估算效果,二者相结合可以有效提升模型预测精度,为干旱区土壤盐渍化定量监测与防控提供有利指导。     

GPS网平程序设计

详细介绍了GPS三维网平差的原理,分析了程序设计的数学模型,并根据此模型利用C#程序语言开发了GPS网平差工具软件包,应用此软件包解算实测的GPS网,验证了软件包的实用性。     

Characters of Nummulites multiplicutiospiralis n. sp. from theQarara Formation,Maghagha, Nile Valley,Egypt

Nummulites multiplicutiospiralis n.sp.is described and illustrated for both generations from a claystone of Lutetian age in the Middle Eocene Qarara Formation, Maghagha,Nile valley,Egypt.Previously considered to be Nummulites gizehensis,we describe this form as a new species based on diameter of the test and protoconch sizes,septal shape and granulations.The primary feature of this species is spiral multiplication,seen in spiral section.The species is also characterized morphologically by lenticular to flat tests with rounded periphery,wrinkled to broadly meandering septal filaments and few granules on the periphery in microspheric forms.The granules are spirally arranged on the septal filaments in megalospheric forms.Chambers are longer than high and the spire is irregular.The new taxon belongs to the Nummulites partschi Group,Subgroup N.gizehensis.Reflexive coiling in the spiral may develop through ontogeny as in N.rollandi,the species which was considered to be an index species in the southern Tethys (Boukhary et al.,1982 and Boukhary et al.2010).The characters of the new species,as well as its retrogenesis and reflexive coiling,should be further studied in general in Nummulites spp.,to understand the importance of such characters phylogenetically.     

粒度Hough变换及其在遥感影像直线检测中的应用

在基于Hough变换的遥感影像直线检测的过程中引入粒度计算的概念,利用粒度计算具有多角度、多层次观察问题的能力,对遥感影像中的直线边缘特征进行不同粗细的粒度分析,建立粒度计算概念下的直线检测算法,实现对不同长短、粗细直线的识别。真实的IKONOS遥感影像机场跑道提取试验证明了该方法的有效性。     

Bioindication potential of carbonic anhydrase activity in anemones and corals

Activity levels of carbonic anhydrase (CA) were assessed in anemones Condylactis gigantea and Stichodactyla helianthus with laboratory exposures to copper, nickel, lead, and vanadium, and also in animals collected from polluted vs pristine field sites. CA activity was found to be decreased with increase in metal concentration and also in animals collected from the polluted field site. Preliminary assessments to adapt the CA assay for use in the widespread coral Montastraea cavernosa show decreased CA activity in specimens from the polluted field site and provide an avenue for future research aimed at more thoroughly describing coral CA activity for potential application in bioindication.