The influence of climate,hydrology and permafrost on Holocene peat accumulation at 3500 m on the eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Peatland of the eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau lies at the convergence of the East Asian and Indian monsoon systems in eastern Asia. To understand the evolution of this peatland and its potential to provide new insights into the Holocene evolution of the East Asian monsoon a 6 m peat core was collected from the undisturbed central part of a peat deposit near Hongyuan. The age-depth profile was determined using 16 ¹⁴C-AMS age dates, the peat analysed for a range of environmental variables including carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen concentration, bulk density, δ¹³C and the associated spring water analysed for hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. The age-depth profile of the recovered peat sequence covers the period from 9.6 to 0.3 kyr BP and is linear indicating that the conditions governing productivity and decay varied little over the Holocene. Using changes in carbon density, organic carbon content and its δ¹³C, cold dry periods of permafrost characterised by low density and impeded surface drainage were identified. The low δ¹⁸O and δD values of the spring water emanating around the peat deposit, down to ?13.8 and ?102‰ (VSMOW), respectively, with an inverse relationship between electrical conductivity and isotopic composition indicate precipitation under colder and drier conditions relative to the present day. In view of the current annual mean air temperature of 1 °C this suggests conditions in the past have been conducive to permafrost. Inferred periods of permafrost correspond to independently recognised cold periods in other Holocene records from across China at 8.6, 8.2–7.8, 5.6–4.2, 3.1 and 1.8–1.5 kyr BP. The transition to a cold dry climate appears to be more rapid than the subsequent recovery and cold dry periods at Hongyuan are of longer duration than equivalent cold dry periods over central and eastern China. Light–dark banding peat on a scale of 15–30 years from 9.6 to 5.5 kyr BP may indicate a strong influence of decadal oscillations possibly the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and a potential link between near simultaneous climatic changes in the northwest Pacific, ENSO, movement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and the East Asian Monsoon.     

The Calculation of Solar Gamma-Rays by TALYS

Solar gamma-ray lines, produced from nuclear reactions of accelerated particles interacting with the solar atmospheric medium, are the most direct diagnosis for the acceleration and transportation of energetic electrons and ions in solar flares. Much information about composition, spectrum, and angular distribution of the accelerated ions, as well as the elemental abundances of the ambient solar atmosphere can be derived from solar gamma-ray line spectra. A new gamma-ray calculation program has been developed by using an efficient nuclear code − TALYS. The theory of gamma-ray production in solar flares is treated in detail. The characteristics of gamma-ray spectrum are also presented.     

鲜水河—安宁河—则木河断裂带上可能存在的凹凸体:来自背景地震活动性的证据

基于1992—2002年小震双差重新定位结果,沿鲜水河—安宁河—则木河断裂带走向的震源剖面作b值及局部复发时间TL值的空间扫描,以确定断裂带上可能存在的凹凸体。结果显示,b值沿断裂带走向具明显的空间非均匀性,与地表几何结构的分段变异是相应的。异常短的TL值及低b值出现在鲜水河断裂带的炉霍—道孚间、安宁河断裂带的石棉—冕宁段以及则木河断裂带的西昌—普格段,表明在间震期这些段落破裂产生的小震平均震级大于其他段落上的小震,是断裂带中相对活跃的段落。由b值与应力成反比的关系,推测这些段落可能为断裂带上凹凸体所在地,成为现今应力积累的闭锁段,是未来主震初始破裂最有可能形成的段落,其中石棉—冕宁段的地震危险性最大。而在鲜水河断裂带南东段的乾宁—康定—石棉一带,尽管历史地震与现今小震都异常活跃,但具有异常高的b值及TL值估计,表明现今应力水平较低,目前可能成为以小震活动为主的蠕滑段,不具大震危险性。     

某码头泊位场区强夯效果检测

某码头工程集装箱及多用途泊位场区设计采用强夯法处理地基,为验证施工工艺参数,检验强夯效果,采用了钻探土工试验、单桥静力触探、水位观测、孔隙水压力观测、浅层平板载荷试验、回弹模量;压实度、CBR测试等多种检测方法,对场区大面积施工起到了指导作用。     

闪电通道垂直假定引起回击辐射场峰值计算误差分析

利用高速摄像系统观测的闪电通道和利用分形方法模拟的闪电通道,分析了通道的垂直假定对回击辐射场峰值计算的影响。结果表明,回击电磁场随方位角的变化非常明显,在距闪电通道几百米距离,误差可达2倍;在1km处,闪电通道的垂直假定对时域回击辐射场峰值计算的相对误差最大为50%左右,平均小于10%。随距离的增加,误差逐渐减小。     

福建紫金山矿田西南铜钼矿段蚀变矿化特征及SWIR勘查应用研究

西南铜钼矿段位于中国著名的福建上杭县紫金山矿田内,是该矿田最新发现的另一个典型的斑岩型矿床。该矿床形成于白垩纪,矿化(浸染状和细脉浸染状)与成矿同期花岗闪长斑岩密切相关。围岩蚀变由深到浅分别为青磐岩化带、绢英岩化带、高级泥化-泥化蚀变带和氧化带。蚀变矿化期次可划分为:(早期)绢英岩化期、斑岩矿化期、浅成低温热液叠加期、成矿后期脉和表生期。其中,斑岩矿化期又可分为钾硅酸盐化阶段、青磐岩化阶段和(晚期)绢英岩化阶段;浅成低温热液叠加期主要为泥化-高级泥化蚀变。对比研究发现,西南矿段具有与典型斑岩矿床相似的矿化蚀变特征,但缺失钾化带且矿化规模小,成矿斑岩以岩枝状(非岩株状)水平侵位,产生非对称蚀变分带,据此推测西南矿段深部可能存在真正的成矿斑岩岩株和大储量及高品位的矿化中心。通过短波红外光谱(SWIR)研究发现,从矿化中心到外围,伊利石结晶度值(IC)和伊利石2200 nm吸收峰位值(Pos2200)均有明显的从高值到低值的变化趋势。此外,研究发现高IC值(2.1)和高Pos2200值(2203 nm)可作为紫金山地区勘查该类矿床的找矿标志。本研究可以为紫金山地区斑岩矿床的成矿规律认识和找矿勘查提供科学依据。     

The effect of the driving restriction policy on public health in Beijing

The driving restriction policy has been implemented to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution in Beijing. Because of the traditionally superstitious aversion to the number four and preference for six and eight, Chinese people always consciously avoid the former while tend to choose the latter two for a vehicle license plate. As a result, there will be a significantly variation in circulating cars on roads between days with different numbers as the last digit of the license plates restricted. Leveraging this exogenous variation and daily data of 2009, we applied the generalized additive model to explore the association of driving restrictions and daily hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Beijing. Regression results revealed that banning 4 days with the number four experienced a 2.24 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.73–2.77 %, p < 0.01] higher daily hospital admissions for respiratory disease than other restricting days. The health effect was significantly stronger in cold season when heating service is provided than in warm season. Besides, females and residents aged ≥65 years old benefitted more from this environmental policy. Our findings indicate that Beijing’s driving restriction policy routinely restricting 20 % circulating cars on road every day may have positive effects on the improvement of public health.     

Potential impact of climate change on the water availability of South Saskatchewan River Basin

The potential hydrologic impact of climatic change on three sub-basins of the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) within Alberta, namely, Oldman, Bow and Red Deer River basins was investigated using the Modified Interactions Soil-Biosphere-Atmosphere (MISBA) land surface scheme of Kerkhoven and Gan (Advances in Water Resources 29:808–826 2006). The European Centre for Mid-range Weather Forecasts global re-analysis (ERA-40) climate data, Digital Elevation Model of the National Water Research Institute, land cover data and a priori soil parameters from the Ecoclimap global data set were used to drive MISBA to simulate the runoff of SSRB. Four SRES scenarios (A21, A1FI, B21 and B11) of four General Circulation Models (CCSRNIES, CGCM2, ECHAM4 and HadCM3) of IPCC were used to adjust climate data of the 1961–1990 base period (climate normal) to study the effect of climate change on SSRB over three 30-year time periods (2010–2039, 2040–2069, 2070–2099). The model results of MISBA forced under various climate change projections of the four GCMs with respect to the 1961–1990 normal show that SSRB is expected to experience a decrease in future streamflow and snow water equivalent, and an earlier onset of spring runoff despite of projected increasing trends in precipitation over the 21st century. Apparently the projected increase in evaporation loss due to a warmer climate over the 21st century will offset the projected precipitation increase, leading to an overall decreasing trend in the basin runoff of SSRB. Finally, a Gamma probability distribution function was fitted to the mean annual maximum flow and mean annual mean flow data simulated for the Oldman, Bow and Red Deer River Basins by MISBA to statistically quantify the possible range of uncertainties associated with SRES climate scenarios projected by the four GCMs selected for this study.     

若尔盖草原泥炭柱中多环芳烃的沉积记录

通过210Pb定年建立相应时间标尺,获得了若尔盖红原县泥炭柱中多环芳烃(PAHs)的含最和垂直分布特征.结果表明,泥炭中总PAH8的浓度为36.2～408ng/g dw,PAHs与泥炭TOC的含量具有较好的相关性.自20世纪初开始,PAHs浓度呈明显上升趋势,在1960年代初期达到峰值,其后开始下降.PAHs组成上主要以3～4环化合物为主,其中菲占总PAHs的45%,其次是荧蒽(16%)和芘(10%),体现出大气沉降来源的PAHs组成特征.PAHs成因判识指标表明,该地区泥炭中PAHs主要源自燃煤和汽车尾气排放;结合气流轨迹分析,我们认为四川盆地可能是其主要源区.泥炭中PAHs的浓度变化与泥炭TOC的含量、温度和降雨量有关.