Gravity change in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area

A gravity network was established by a crew of gravity measurement in July, 1981, with three LCR gravimeters. The measurement errors are less than 100 nm/s². The detectable changes in gravity with time in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area are described. The results show that the gravity has increased 1000 nm/s² in Tianjin area where the ground has been subsiding at a rate of 7–8 cm/a and at the center of subsidence gravity has increased. At other stations, such as Baodi, Tangerli, etc., gravity has also increased gradually, but with an amplitude smaller than that of Tianjin. In the area surveyed gravity tendentiously decreases from south-east to north-east.     

Treatment of groundwater contaminated with high levels of explosives using advanced oxidation processes

Current and former military installations around the world have numerous sites with groundwater contaminated with explosive compounds polluted from military related activities. The test influent used in this study was a groundwater collected from an US Army facility that was contaminated with high levels of military derived explosives. The sample had a total explosive concentration in excess of 75 mg/l. Bench-scale evaluations were performed to determine the effectiveness of the candidate advanced oxidation processes for treatment of the groundwater in terms of removing the pollutants to method sub-detection limits with these results formulating the basis for comparison along with generating data that can be used toward increasing the understanding of treatment mechanisms associated with the various processes. Results indicate that the ozonated systems generally resulted in the removal of the explosives to the targeted levels with 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene removal lagging in terms of removal due to its simultaneous formation and degradation. The oxidation system that was irradiated using the medium-pressure UV lamp and dosed with hydrogen peroxide and ozone achieved the best performance with complete removal of all targeted pollutants within 10 min of treatment.     

粤北大宝山层状铜硫矿体中黄铁矿的 化学成分标型特征及其意义

大宝山铜多金属矿床位于广东省韶关市曲江区沙溪镇。该矿床位于钦杭成矿带中部南边缘处,南岭东西向构造带南侧,处于北东向的吴川-四会断裂带与大东山-桂东岩浆构造带交汇区域。矿区主要出露泥盆系棋子桥组灰岩和桂头群石英砂岩,侏罗系砂岩粉砂岩。矿体主要赋存在棋子桥组下段灰岩中。矿区出露次英安斑岩和花岗闪长斑岩两种岩体,次英安斑岩的锆石U-Pb年龄175.0±1.7Ma（王磊等,2010）,花岗闪长斑岩的锆石U-Pb年龄161.02±0.94Ma（毛伟等,2013）,笔者认为大宝山铜硫铅锌矿主要与次英安斑岩有关。矿体呈现似层状和透镜状,厚度和延伸长度不一。     

1949年到1960年中国大地震的震源机制研究

本文根据P波初动方向的資料研究了中国境内22个大地震的震源机制。这些地震发生在1949年到1960年间,它們的震級在6級以上。     

浙江省空气负离子浓度分布特征

利用2016年浙江省53个站的负氧离子监测结果,制定了负氧离子数据质量控制方法,从年均值、最大值、日最大最小值、各等级浓度占比、清新度等多个指标评价了负氧离子资源,全面分析了全省负氧离子时空分布特征及地区差异。结果表明:浙南和浙西山区空气负氧离子含量高、浙北平原含量相对较低。浙江省负氧离子浓度具有明显日、月变化特征,午后(13:00—16:00)浓度低,夜间和早晨(22:00—07:00)浓度高;4—9月浓度高,冬季浓度低,高山林区站的月变化最显著。高山林区负氧离子浓度基本保持在"清新"级别;浅山景区站"清新"、"一般"、"不清新"级别各约1/3;平原公园站的"不清新"级别占到一半。高山林区的"清新"空气日平均小时数多在20h以上,"非常清新"空气也多在16h以上。在浅山和平原地区的风景区、林区、水体型公园等,"清新"空气时间也在10h以上。     

黑潮营养盐输入对东海陆架浮游生态系统影响的模型研究

黑潮是东海陆架主要的外源营养盐来源之一。本文建立了一个物理-生化耦合的三维生态动力学模型,通过敏感性实验分析了黑潮营养盐输入对东海浮游生态系统的影响,分区域、水层和季节对黑潮输入营养盐的贡献进行了统计分析。主要得到如下结论:(1)黑潮对东海陆架营养盐的影响主要集中在整个外陆架和中陆架的中北部,从垂向分布来看,对外陆架影响主要在50m以深的中下层,而对中陆架的影响在次表层(20—50m)和中下层都较为显著,黑潮对东海陆架营养盐输入的总量,冬季略高于夏季。(2)黑潮对东海浮游植物的贡献冬夏两季存在较大差异,冬季叶绿素的增量主要集中在外陆架的中北部和中陆架的中部,分布在表层(0—20m)和次表层;而夏季则主要在外陆架的中部、中陆架的中北部和内陆架的北部,除了内陆架北部以外都以次表层为主。     

A modeling study of a tidal intrusion front and its impact on larval dispersion in the James River estuary, Virginia

A tidally-induced frontal system regularly develops in a small area off Newport News Point in the lower James River, one of the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. In conjunction with the front, a strong counter-clockwise eddy develops on the shoals flanking the northern side of the channel as the result of tidal interaction with the local bathymetry and estuarine stratification. A three-dimensional hydrodynamic model was applied to simulate the eddy evolution and front development, and to investigate time-varying circulation and material transport over a spring-neap tidal cycle. The model results show that variation of tidal range, together with periodic stratification-destratification of the estuary, has a significant impact on the residual circulation of the lower James River. The net surface water circulation, which takes the form of a counterclockwise eddy on the Hampton Flats, is stronger during neap tide than during spring tide. Strong stratification and weak flood current during neap tide results in a dominant ebb flow at the surface, which delays flooding within the channel and advances the phase lead of flood tide on shoals adjacent to the channel, thus increasing both period and intensity of the eddy. Front development in the area off Newport News Point provides a linkage between shoal surface water and channel bottom water, producing a strong net upriver bottom transport. The existence of the vertical transport mechanism was independently demonstrated through tracer experiments. The impact of the dynamics on larval dispersion was investigated through a series of model simulations of the movement of shellfish larvae over multiple tidal cycles following their release at selected bottom sites. These results show that eddy-induced horizontal circulation and vertical transport associated with the frontal system are important mechanisms for the retention of larval organisms in the James River.     

Numerical determination of residence time and age in a partially mixed estuary using three-dimensional hydrodynamic model

This paper documents a numerical modeling study to calculate the residence time and age of dissolved substances in a partially mixed estuary. A three-dimensional, time-dependent hydrodynamic model was established and applied to the Danshuei River estuarine system and adjacent coastal sea in Taiwan. The model showed good agreement with observations of surface elevation, tidal currents and salinity made in 2002. The model was then applied to calculate the residence time and age distribution response to different freshwater discharges with and without density-induced circulations in the Danshuei River estuarine system. Regression analysis of model results reveals that an exponential equation can be used to correlate the residence time to change of freshwater input. The simulated results show it takes approximately 10, 4.5, and 3 days, respectively, for a water parcel that has entered the headwaters of the estuary to be transported out of the estuary under low, mean, and high flow conditions with density-induced circulation. The calculated age with density-induced circulation is less than that without density-induced circulation. The age of the surface layer is less than that at the bottom layer. Overall the study shows that freshwater discharges are the important factors in controlling the transport of dissolved substances in the Danshuei River estuarine system.     

Glacial isostatic adjustment at the Laurentide ice sheet margin: Models and observations in the Great Lakes region

Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) modelling in North America relies on relative sea level information which is primarily obtained from areas far away from the uplift region. The lack of accurate geodetic observations in the Great Lakes region, which is located in the transition zone between uplift and subsidence due to the deglaciation of the Laurentide ice sheet, has prevented more detailed studies of this former margin of the ice sheet. Recently, observations of vertical crustal motion from improved GPS network solutions and combined tide gauge and satellite altimetry solutions have become available. This study compares these vertical motion observations with predictions obtained from 70 different GIA models. The ice sheet margin is distinct from the centre and far field of the uplift because the sensitivity of the GIA process towards Earth parameters such as mantle viscosity is very different. Specifically, the margin area is most sensitive to the uppermost mantle viscosity and allows for better constraints of this parameter. The 70 GIA models compared herein have different ice loading histories (ICE-3/4/5G) and Earth parameters including lateral heterogeneities. The root-mean-square differences between the 6 best models and the two sets of observations (tide gauge/altimetry and GPS) are 0.66 and 1.57 mm/yr, respectively. Both sets of independent observations are highly correlated and show a very similar fit to the models, which indicates their consistent quality. Therefore, both data sets can be considered as a means for constraining and assessing the quality of GIA models in the Great Lakes region and the former margin of the Laurentide ice sheet.     

Large-scale desiccation of the Aral Sea due to over-exploitation after 1960

The Aral Sea was one of the largest lakes in the world before it started to shrink in the 1960s due to water withdrawal for agricultural irrigation.Precipitation decreased from 9.4 km3 in 1960 to 3.2 km3 in 2009,and annual river inflow into the Aral Sea decreased from 31.5 km3 in 1998 to 5.2 km3 in 2009.Comparison on the hydrological data of the Aral Sea between 1960 and 2009 showed the evaporation,water surface area,and water volume decreased by 90%,80%,and 88%,respectively.This study employs the observed values of water volume,precipitation,runoff,evaporation,and salinity to estimate water volume and salinity from 1960 to 2009,and the efficiency coefficients for predicted water volume and salinity are 0.975 and 0.974,respectively.Regression equations calculated from the observed data are used to predict precipitation,runoff,evaporation,and salinity from 2010 to 2021,and the results are then applied in the estimation of water volume and salinity.Our estimates suggest that salinity will increase to around 200 g/L and water volume will decrease to around 83 km3 in 2021.