Study on the Rainfall and Aftershock Threshold for Debris Flow of Post-earthquake

Due to the special condition of provenance and disaster environment after 5·12 Earthquake, the probability and conditions of the occurrence of gully debris flow change greatly after the event, which make it difficult to prevent disaster effectively. In this study the hydrological model of ground water table in loose sediment is established. According to infinite slope theory, the safety factor of deposits is defined as the ratio of resistance force to driving force. The starting condition of post-earthquake...     

中国三峡库区土壤侵蚀及泥沙控制

三峡库区严重的土壤侵蚀与泥沙输移是三峡库区泥沙重要的来源之一,威胁三峡工程安全。坡耕地是三峡库区泥沙主要源地,占入库泥沙的46%;大规模的库区后靠移民工程引起的土地利用变化与山区开发及三峡工程建设过程的工程扰动加剧了土壤侵蚀与产沙。三峡工程建设及运行后引发的滑坡、泥石流等地质灾害将进一步增加入库泥沙量。为了有效控制三峡库区土壤侵蚀,减少水土流失,保护库区环境,从1989年开始以小流域综合治理为典型模式的水土保持工程在三峡库区广泛开展,有效控制了库区土壤侵蚀与泥沙输移。宜昌市夷陵区太平溪小流域综合治理模式是三峡库区小流域综合治理的成功模式,文章分析了其治理模式与水土保持及泥沙控制效益。应用水保法评价了三峡库区水土保持与小流域综合治理的减沙效益,并把评价结果与遥感监测分析法进行了对比分析,认为两种评价结果均在可接受范围。结果表明经过16年的水土保持与小流域综合治理,截至2005年三峡库区年均减少土壤侵蚀43.75–45.94×106 t ,减少入库泥沙12.25–12.86×106 t 。     

The Effect of Flow on Pollution and Remediation in Groundwater

1IntroductionFlow is the key mechanism by which pollutants are transmitted from one point to another in hydro-geologic systems. Groundwater flow is not indepen-dent of the geological formation within which it occurs. Hydraulic conductivity which is a measure of groundwater flow is strongly related with the am-bient geologic properties such as texture,porosity and topography. These properties do not only con-trol the rate of groundwater flow but also limit the occurrence,hence the dispersion of…     

Measurements of sea ice thickness and its subice morphology analysis using ice-penetration radar in the Arctic Ocean

1　IntroductionSeaice ,asanimportantcomponentoftheArcticclimatesystem ,hasdrawnsignifi cantscientificinterest.Seaicethicknessanditsmorphologyhavedramaticimpactsono cean atmosphere iceinteractions(Wadhams 1 994;Barryetal.1 993 ;Dickson 1 999;PadhamsandNorman 2 0 0 0 ) ,whichdirectlyaffecttheexchangeprocessandspeedofheatandmassbetweentheoceanandtheatmosphere ,dominatethephysicalmechanicsfea turesofseaice ,andaffecttheseaicemovement&deformationaswellasicefreezing&meltingprocess(Hollandetal.1 99…     

An assessment of variations in mercury deposition to Antarctica over the past 34,000 years

We performed a comparison analysis of the variations .in Mercury ( Hg) concentrations and the precipitation proxies ( e. g. , 18 O values and 10 Be concentrations) in the Dome C ice core. The results showed that there were significant correlations between Hg and δ 10O values, 10Be concentrations, indicating that the accumulation rate in Dome C is one of the key factors controlling the variations of Hg concentrations in the past 34 ,000 years, and implying that Hg concentrations in ice core can be used as another reliable proxy of precipitation rate in Antarctica. Based upon the high-resolution δ 18O values, we estimated the variations in mercury deposition flux to Antarctica over the past 34,000 years. The highest mercury deposition flux is about 3. 80 pg cm-2 yr-1 during the Last Glacial Maxium (LGM) as high as 3. 5 times of the mercury deposition flux ( about 1. 08 pg cm -2 yr -1) in Holocene due to the fluctuations in natural mercury emissions such as the oceanic biological emissions.     

FloatingEscherichia coli by Expressing Cyanobacterial Gas Vesicle Genes

Gas vesicles are hollow, air-filled polyprotein structures that provide the buoyancy to cells. They are found in a variety of prokaryotes. In this study, we isolated a partial gas vesicle protein gene cluster containing gvp A and gvp C20Ψ from Planktothrix rubescens, and inserted it into an expression vector and expressed it in E. coli. The gas vesicle was developed in bacterial cells, which made bacterial cells to float on medium surface. We also amplified gvp A and gvp C20Ψ separately and synthesized an artificial operon by fusing these two genes with the standardized gene expression controlling elements of E. coli. The artificial operon was expressed in E. coli, forming gas vesicles and floating bacteria cells. Our findings verified that the whole set of genes and the overall structure of gas vesicle gene cluster are not necessary for developing gas vesicles in bacteria cells. Two genes, gvp A and gvp C20Ψ, of the gas vesicle gene cluster are sufficient for synthesizing an artificial operon that can develop gas vesicles in bacteria cells. Our findings provided a wide range of applications including easing the harvest of cultured microalgae and bacteria, as well as enriching and remediating aquatic pollutants by constructing gas vesicles in their cells.     

Mechanical Stress Induces Neuroendocrine and Immune Responses of Sea Cucumber(Apostichopus japonicus)

Grading procedure in routine sea cucumber hatchery production is thought to affect juvenile sea cucumber immunological response. The present study investigated the impact of a 3-min mechanical perturbation mimicking the grading procedure on neuroendocrine and immune parameters of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. During the application of stress, concentrations of noradrenaline and dopamine in coelomic fluid increased significantly, indicating that the mechanical perturbation resulted in a transient state of stress in sea cucumbers. Coelomocytes concentration in coelomic fluid increased transiently after the beginning of stressing, and reached the maximum in 1 h. Whereas, coelomocytes phagocytosis at 3 min, superoxide anion production from 3 min to 0.5 h, acid phosphatase activity at 0.5 h, and phenoloxidase activity from 3 min to 0.5 h were all significantly down-regulated. All of the immune parameters recovered to baseline levels after the experiment was conducted for 8 h, and an immunostimulation occurred after the stress considering the phagocytosis and acid phosphatase activity. The results suggested that, as in other marine invertebrates, neuroendocrine/immune connections exist in sea cucumber A. japonicus. Mechanical stress can elicit a profound influence on sea cucumber neuroendocrine system. Neuroendocrine messengers act in turn to modulate the immunity functions. Therefore, these effects should be considered for developing better husbandry procedures.     

反演奇异模型的参数估计的通用公式

将大地测量反演问题中的线性模型，综合为一般模型，称为反演奇异模型。运用最小二乘统一理论给出了反演奇异模型的参数和单位权方差通用估计公式，给出了这种模型的验前验后方差一致性检验方法。讨论了反演参数估计的有关问题。     

Soluble species in aerosols collected on the route of the Second Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition

Aerosol samples are collected on the route of the Second Chinese NationalArctic Research Expedition from July 15 to September 28,2003.The concentration ofwater soluble ions(Na~+,NH_4~+,Ca~(2+),Cl~-,MSA,SO_4~(2-)and so on)are ana-lyzed.By correlation analysis,the ions can be divided into three groups:(1)Na~+,Mg~(2+),K~+,Ca~(2+),Cl~-,SO_4~(2-),mainly from sea salt;(2)NH_4~+,NO_3~-,markedlyfrom coastal regions of the continents;(3)Acetate,MSA,C_2O_4~(2-),from othersources.Marine aerosols are the dominant origin,Cl~- and Na~+ are the most domi-nant anion and cation,respectively and these two ions(Na~++Cl~-)account for 55.6% of the total aerosol loading.The mean equivalence ratio of NH_4~+/SO_4~(2-)is 0.45,we suggest that ammonium and sulfate exist mainly as NH_4HSO_4.The concentrationof NO_3~- shows three different patterns on the route of expedition:Japan Sea with me-dian value of 15.2 neq·m~(-3);Sea of Okhostk and Bering Sea of 1.8 neq·m~(-3)andArctic Ocean of 0.4 neq·m~(-3).Bering Sea is a high MSA area.Through the com-parison of the concentration of main water soluble ions between the First and SecondChinese National Arctic Research Expedition,the variation matches each other.