Improved water quality in response to pollution control measures at Masan Bay, Korea

The total pollution load management system (TPLMS) was first applied in 2007 to the highly developed Masan Bay watershed, Korea. To evaluate the effect of TPLMS on water quality improvement, we analyzed the water qualities in rivers and bay during 2005-2010, targeting chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended sediment (SS), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) loads. Land-based pollutant loading all decreased during this period, with a significant reduction in COD and SS loads (p<0.01). The COD reduction in seawater, following the TPLMS implementation, was also significant (p<0.01). Time-lagged responses in COD and Chl-a supported an estimated seawater residence time of ~1 month. Land-based nutrient loads were also significantly reduced for TN (p<0.01) and TP (p<0.05), however, significant reductions were not observed in the bay, indicating potential alternative nutrient inputs from non-point sources into the bay system.     

Spatio-temporal diversity of free-living and particle-attached prokaryotes in the tropical lagoon of Ahe atoll (Tuamotu Archipelago) and its surrounding oceanic waters

Spatio-temporal variability of prokaryotic water column communities inside and outside a Polynesian tropical lagoon subjected to pearl oysters farming was assessed in terms of abundance by quantitative PCR and diversity by DGGE. Communities and operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were analysed according to dry/rainy seasons and free-living/particle-attached state. Bacterial density was higher in the lagoon compared to ocean and a seasonal trend was observed. No influence of the localisation within lagoon or of the planktonic/attached states was noticed on bacterial abundance and diversity. The OTUs belonged to Cyanobacteria, to heterotrophic groups in Proteobacteria and Flavobacteria. Archaeal abundance showed seasonal tendency and particle-prevalence, but no effect of lagoon or oceanic location was observed. Lagoon and oceanic archaeal diversity were different and Euryarchaeota (MG-II, MBG, and Halobacteria) were detected. During the dry season, planktonic and particle-associated community differed, whereas at rainy season, both communities were similar and included members usually associated with coral.     

模拟酸雨对乐山大佛基岩影响及其防治对策

在酸雨的作用下,大佛砂岩的风化剥蚀作用更加强烈,为定量研究酸雨对乐山大佛基岩的影响,搜集了乐山大佛基岩和乐山酸雨成分资料,进行了模拟酸雨试验。研究表明,乐山大佛原本新鲜的基岩,在长期的风化剥蚀作用下,由外到内形成了粉末层—硬壳层—风化层—新鲜基岩层的表层层次结构。这种层次模式是由岩石表面逐渐向岩石内部发展的。乐山大佛基岩,在最近30a酸雨的作用下,风化剥蚀作用强烈,平均速率在(0.2g/h·m2)左右,被剥蚀厚度约2cm,并提出了相应的防治对策。     

Deserpentinization and high-pressure(eclogite-facies) metamorphic features in the Eoarchean ultramafic body from Isua,Greenland

Discontinuous chains of ultramafic rock bodies form part of the 3800–3700 Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt(ISB),hosted in the Itsaq Gneiss Complex of southwestern Greenland.These bodies are among the world’s oldest outcrops of ultramafic rocks and hence an invaluable geologic record.Ultramafic rocks from Lens B in the northwestern limb of ISB show characteristics of several stages of serpentinization and deserpentinization forming prograde and retrograde mineral assemblages.Ti-rich humite-group minerals such as titanian chondrodite(Ti-Chn)and titanian clinohumite(Ti-Chu)often occur as accessory phases in the metamorphosed ultramafic rocks.The Ti-rich humite minerals are associated with metamorphic olivine.The host olivine is highly forsteritic(Fo96-98)with variable Mn O and Ni O contents.The concentrations of the rare-earth elements(REE)and high-field strength elements(HFSE)of the metamorphic olivine are higher than typical mantle olivine.The textural and chemical characteristics of the olivine indicate metamorphic origin as a result of deserpentinization of a serpentinized ultramafic protolith rather than primary assemblage reflecting mantle residues from high-degrees of partial melting.The close association of olivine,antigorite and intergrown Ti-Chn and Ti-Chu suggests pressure condition between$1.3–2.6 GPa within the antigorite stability field(<700°C).The overall petrological and geochemical features of Lens B ultramafic body within the Eoarchean ISB indicate that these are allochthonous ultramafic rocks that recorded serpentine dehydration at relatively lower temperature and reached eclogite facies condition during their complex metamorphic history similar to exhumed UHP ultramafic rocks in modern subduction zone channels.     

2008年汶川地震重灾区的泥石流

2008年,在"5·12"汶川地震后,随着降雨的发生,地震重灾区的中高山区较普遍地多次发生了泥石流灾害,尤其是对一些地震灾民安置点板房区造成了危害,累计造成人员伤亡(含失踪)达450余人,进一步加重了灾情.按照地震与泥石流暴发的时间顺序分类,区内的泥石流属后发型地震泥石流.其特征主要为:泥石流活动频率增高,暴发点多,规模大小不一,流体件质一般以粘性为主,密度值多在2.0-2.3t/m<'3>之间;泥石流的活动范嗣与降雨关系密切,活动范围还受地形因素控制,主要集中在龙门山等中高山区;泥石流危害形式有冲毁、淤埋、堵塞主河等多种形式.因此,在汶川地震重灾区这样的Ⅸ域选址恢复重建,实质上是在上程地质条件复杂的不稳定区内选择相对稳定的安全岛,町供选择的场地极为有限.故恢复重建居民点时应因地制宜,尤其是岷江等江河峡谷区等地的居民点重建,宜保持当地居民传统的分散、多点居住的特点,而不宜于搞成规模较大的集中成片的居民点.这样既有助于场址的安全,义可以避免大规模泥石流、滑坡、崩塌、山洪等山地火害发生时造成大量的人员伤亡.地震重灾区2008年的泥石流活动显示,龙门山及邻近的邛崃山等山区因汶川地震的影响,泥石流已进入强烈活动时期.其强烈活动时间,可能持续10～30 a,甚至更长.对此,要有足够的重视.在可能遭遇泥石流的区域开展的各种工程建设,一定要加强防范措施,防止泥石流危害.     

旋转地震学的近期进展

引言 旋转地震学是一个新兴研究领域,涉及到由地震、爆破、周围振动引起的旋转运动的所有方面。最近的两篇专题论文（Teisseyre et al,2006;Teisseyre et al,2008）和美国地震学会会刊（BSSA）《旋转地震学与工程应用》专辑（Lee,Celebi et al,2009）都属开山之篇。     

岩石层—大气层—电离层耦合作为震前大气层和电离层短临事件的影响机制

介绍了大气层和电离层震前现象机制的基本观念。简短回顾了观测结果后,我们得出结论：1．流体下层物质（气泡）向上迁移能导致近地表的热水／气体被逐出,并在强度弱化的地区引发地震;2．因此,气泡出现的时间和地点是随机的,但是地震、地球化学异常和前震（地震、SA和超低频电磁异常）是随机关联的;3．大气温度和密度扰动跟随着震前热水／气体释放,导致产生周期为6～60min的大气重力波（AGW）;4．地震引发的大气重力波能导致电离层扰动变化并导致大气层中地平线上无线电波传播、下部电离层低频波扰动和地面超低频辐射衰减的变化。     

盐湖大开发 准备好了吗？——加强中外交流推进盐湖研究

经过长达半个多世纪的调研、摸索、技术储备和攻关,伴随经济持续发展和西部大开发战略的有力实施,盐湖,这个蕴藏着丰富资源和巨大价值的聚宝盆,正在迅速揭开神秘面纱,彻底展露她的无穷魅力,从以往的“小打小闹”进入到大规模开发的新阶段……     

利用气孔大小分布和玻璃地球化学研究约束墨西哥波波卡特佩特火山脱气过程

波波卡特佩特火山爆炸式喷发活动是对周围人口稠密地区的一个严重威胁,因此在短时间内认识喷发类型（从爆炸式到熔岩盾形成）指标的变化是非常重要的。本次研究,我们给出来自波波卡特佩特火山5次主要普林尼武喷发（大约23～1．2ka）、2001年部分熔岩盾坍塌时的小喷发和1997年4次喷发（5月11日、6月14日、15日和30日）产生的原生碎屑中气孔大小分布（VSD）和基质玻璃成分分析的结果。对基质玻璃主元素的分析（WDS—EPMA）可以估计出喷发的岩浆进入不平衡（晶体和岩浆之间）的深度,通过利用Blundy和Cashman（2001）的石英一钠长石一正长石三元系计算平衡压力来获得。利用CSD软件通过气孔大小分布分析定量解释原生碎屑（浮岩或火山渣）结构来建立岩浆上升时的物理变化和喷发条件之间的关系。原生碎屑内气泡化的程度和类型也与喷发的类型和持续时间有关,特别是可用来识别气孔结构的变化,这种变化代表了从爆炸式到熔岩盾喷发的转变（Manganand Sisson,2000;Adamsetal,2006）。本次研究给出了波波卡特佩特火山比早期认为的更为复杂的岩浆存储历史,这对该火山目前的研究是一个重要的贡献。     

DRAINAGE NETWORKS AFTER WILDFIRE

Predicting runoff and erosion from watersheds burned by wildfires requires an understanding of the three-dimensional structure of both hillslope and channel drainage networks. We investigate the small- and large-scale structures of drainage networks using field studies and computer analysis of 30- m digital elevation model. Topologic variables were derived from a composite 30-m DEM, which included 14 order 6 watersheds within the Pikes Peak batholith. Both topologic and hydraulic variables were measured in the field in two smaller burned watersheds （3.7 and 7.0 hectares） located within one of the order 6 watersheds burned by the 1996 Buffalo Creek Fire in Central Colorado. Horton ratios of topologic variables （stream number, drainage area, stream length, and stream slope） for small-scale and large-scale watersheds are shown to scale geometrically with stream order （i.e., to be scale invariant）. However, the ratios derived for the large-scale drainage networks could not be used to predict the rill and gully drainage network structure. Hydraulic variables （width, depth, cross- sectional area, and bed roughness） for small-scale drainage networks were found to be scale invariant across 3 to 4 stream orders. The relation between hydraulic radius and cross-sectional area is similar for fills and gullies, suggesting that their geometry can be treated similarly in hydraulic modeling. Additionally, the rills and gullies have relatively small width-to-depth ratios, implying sidewall friction may be important to the erosion and evolutionary process relative to main stem channels.