Interlaboratory calibration results from chlorinated hydrocarbon analyses in marine sediments

The reliability of chlorinated hydrocarbon measurements in natural marine sediments is assessed statistically for the various sample treatments and quantitation techniques used by ten laboratories. For polychlorinated biphenyls, a standard deviation within ±25% of the mean can be expected. Methodology and spectral analysis are the major factors responsible for the variability. Extraction from dry sediment gives the greatest recovery, and measurement of chlorobiphenyl concentrations by homologs alleviates the effect of internal component changes.     

Landslide Hazard Assessment Using Random SubSpace Fuzzy Rules Based Classifier Ensemble and Probability Analysis of Rainfall Data: A Case Study at Mu Cang Chai District,Yen Bai Province (Viet Nam)

Landslide hazard assessment at the Mu Cang Chai district; Yen Bai province (Viet Nam) has been done using Random SubSpace fuzzy rules based Classifier Ensemble (RSSCE) method and probability analysis of rainfall data. RSSCE which is a novel classifier ensemble method has been applied to predict spatially landslide occurrences in the area. Prediction of temporally landslide occurrences in the present study has been done using rainfall data for the period 2008–2013. A total of fifteen landslide influencing factors namely slope, aspect, curvature, plan curvature, profile curvature, elevation, land use, lithology, rainfall, distance to faults, fault density, distance to roads, road density, distance to rivers, and river density have been utilized. The result of the analysis shows that RSSCE and probability analysis of rainfall data are promising methods for landslide hazard assessment. Finally, landslide hazard map has been generated by integrating spatial prediction and temporal probability analysis of landslides for the land use planning and landslide hazard management.     

The inspection of the triggering mechanism for a hazardous mudflow in an urbanized territory

On October 16, 1998, a mudflow of 2,000 m³ resulting in five deaths in the Neihu area of Taipei city came in the wake of Typhoon Zebert, which delivered approximately 300 mm/day of precipitation. The destructive 50-m-long mudflow rushed down the hill without any forewarning, wreaking severe destruction to the properties below. Based on in-situ investigation, this paper discusses the event scenario and provides critical data analyses to identify the contributing factors and main triggering mechanism of the disaster. The chances of possible water uplift due to groundwater conditions, the engineering properties of the geomaterials, and the influence of man-made changes in the morphology are examined in weighing the importance of these factors and identifying the main trigger.     

Propagation of Hydrogentic waves in the upper F2-region>

The theory of hydromagnetic-wave in the upper F2-region, in which electrons are in a transitional regime from collisional to collisionless conditions and ions are in a collisionless state, is examined. Derivation of the governing equations is based on the fact that the isotropic electrons are fluid-like, and the anisotropic ions follow kinetic equations modified by ion-electron collisions. Magneto-acoustic waves of a period of 0.2–10 sec are dissipated by ion Landau damping and electron thermal conduction and viscosity. Numerical solutions under ionospheric conditions show that the dissipation of hydromagnetic waves is insufficient to modify the large scale heating of the ionosphere.     

Stand structure,floristic composition and species diversity along altitudinal gradients of a Bornean mountain range 30 years after selective logging

The mountain ecosystem is a hotspot of biodiversity and provides a significant contribution to the humans' livelihoods. However, there is still a lack of information regarding floral diversity and how it has been affected due to a logging operation in Sarawak. A study was conducted to determine vegetation recovery at the Heart of Borneo conservation area at different elevations: 750–1200 m(S1), 1200–1500 m(S2) and 1500 m(S3). A total of 891 trees were enumerated. The trees comprised 55 families, 98 genera and 203 species. The lowest elevation site, S1, contained the highest number of species(117) and families(42), while the highest elevation site, S3, contained the lowest diversity(25 families and 59 species). A similar forest structure was recorded, whereby diameter at breast height(dbh), basal area and height decreased as elevation increased. The most speciose families in S1 were Dipterocarpaceae(11 species) and Lauraceae(10 species), while Lauraceae and Fagaceae were the dominant tree families at S2 and S3. Secondary tree species are still abundantly found in the logged plots, especially at S2(45.5%), indicating that after 30 years, these stands are still in the recovery stages. The logged plots retained typical secondary forest appearances with lower canopy diameters and heights and dbh than the unlogged forest. Although the species richness approached that of the unlogged plots, especially at S1(90.9%) and S3(94.9%), there were still major differences in the floristic compositions between logged and unlogged plots(35.4%, 21.5% and 44.7% for S1, S2 and S3, respectively). Although potential seed sources were in close proximity, succession at S2 has proceeded much slower than at S1 and S3. Lower concentrations of soil nutrients, especially N, may be the main reason for the slow recovery. In conclusion, the results suggested that the selectively logged forest at the Payeh Maga Highland required more than three decades to recover and achieve a climate forest stage.     

重力方法研究越南早新生代基底效果分析(英文)

为了提高用重力方法在越南研究早新生代基底结构特点中的效率,表明作者们提出了一个综合分析地质及地球物理资料的系统方法.获得的研究结果表明:1)一个大的平均密度差是在用重力方法研究越南的早新生代基底时效率的一个基本因素;2)用多维线性相关分析来有效研究和预测越南的早新生代基底岩石的埋藏深度与密度是有可能的;3)通过利用多维线性分析预测密度以及泊松系数使我们能预测早新生代基底岩石.     

集集地震引起台湾浊水溪冲积扇水文地质空间异常变化的多尺度地质统计方法

本研究运用一般克里金法(Ord inary Kriging)、连续高斯模拟法(SequentialGaussian Simulation)和模拟退火演算法(Simulated Annealing Simulation)将标准卫星导向系统(SSOCPS)和地下水观测系统(GMNS)观测点的完全异位成套数据进行重置,并运用阶乘克里金法分析得出七个变量之间的关系,这些变量包括三个含水层的水压传导率、地面垂向位移和三个含水层中地下井水水位变化量,并绘制出了集集地震引起台湾浊水溪冲积扇多尺度水文地质空间异常变化的特性图像。在本研究中,与此地震相关的水文地质空间变化异常的小尺度、中尺度和大尺度特性分别用9、12和36 km来描绘。在研究区,按地区分布的区域运用中尺度和大尺度来获得,并运用阶乘克里金法来绘图。集集地震在地下水水文空间变化上的主要影响运用阶乘克里金分析法来论证,包括小尺度上的多孔渗水介质压缩、中尺度上含水层沉积物的水文地质多相性和大尺度上变向应力的周期加载。最后,整个区域的空间变化图完整地描述了集集地震所有水文地质变化的空间异常,从而可以鉴别、确定和监控本研究区的水文地质特性。     

冰动力学的拉格郎日离散元模式

本文描述一种应用于河冰和海冰动力学研究的平滑质点流体力学的离散元模式。该离散元方法是一种自由拉格郎日方法,和传统的欧拉网格数值方法相比,它具有较小的数值扩散并且能够更加灵活地处理复杂的冰过程等许多优点。本文首先给出海冰动力学的离散元模式的基本方法,并与欧拉有限差分方法和半拉格郎日的质点一网格方法进行了对比,其次,本文还给出了离散元海冰模式在渤海的一个应用。     

Distributions of carbohydrates, including uronic acids, in estuarine waters of Galveston Bay

The concentrations of carbohydrates, including uronic acids, in dissolved (≤0.45μm) and colloidal (1 kDa—0.45 μm) phases were measured in estuarine waters of Galveston Bay, TX, in order to study their role in heavy metal detoxification. The concentrations of dissolved monosaccharides (MCHO) in Galveston Bay ranged from 13 to 62 μM-C, and those of dissolved polysaccharides (PCHO) ranged from 10 to 42 μM-C. On average, MCHO and PCHO contributed about 11% and 7% to dissolved organic carbon (DOC), respectively. The colloidal carbohydrates (CCHO) in Galveston Bay varied from 7 to 54 μM-C, and accounted for 9% to 24% of the colloidal organic carbon (COC), with an average value of 17%, suggesting that CCHO is abundant in the high molecular weight (HMW) fraction of DOC. The concentration of CCHO is generally significantly higher than that of PCHO. This result is attributed to entrainment of low molecular weight (LMW) carbohydrates into the retentate fraction during ultrafiltration. The concentration of total dissolved uronic acids (DUA) in the same samples varied from 1.0 to 8.3 μM-C, with an average value of 6.1 μM-C, while the colloidal uronic acids (CUA) ranged from 0.8 to 6.4 μM-C, with an average value of 4.8 μM-C. The concentrations of DUA are higher than the previously reported values in coastal waters. Furthermore, CUA represent a dominant component of DUA in Galveston Bay waters. More importantly, significant correlations of PCHO and DUA to dissolved Cu concentrations (≤0.45 μm) were found, suggesting that acid polysaccharides were produced in response to trace metal stressors.