A comparative analysis of three habitat suitability models for commercial yield estimation of Tapes philippinarum in a North Adriatic coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy)

Habitat Suitability (HS) models have been extensively used by conservation planners to estimate the spatial distribution of threatened species and of species of commercial interest. In this work we compare three HS models for the estimation of commercial yield potential and the identification of suitable sites for Tapes philippinarum rearing in the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Italy) on the basis of six environmental factors. The habitat suitability index (HSI) is based on expert opinion while the habitat suitability conditional (HSC) is calibrated on observational data. The habitat suitability mixed (HSM) model is a two-part model combining expert knowledge and regression analysis: the first component of the model uses logistic regression to identify the areas in which clams are likely to be present; the second part applies the same parameter-specific suitability functions of the HSI model only in the areas previously identified as productive by the logistic component. The HS models were validated on an independent data set and estimates of potential yield of the Goro lagoon were compared. The effectiveness of the three approaches is then discussed in terms of predicted yield and identification of suitable sites for farming.     

Grid resolution study of ground water flow and transport

Three-dimensional grids representing a heterogeneous, ground water system are generated at 10 different resolutions in support of a site-scale flow and transport modeling effort. These grids represent hydrostratigraphy near Yucca Mountain, Nevada, consisting of 18 stratigraphic units with contrasting fluid flow and transport properties. The grid generation method allows the stratigraphy to be modeled by numerical grids of different resolution so that comparison studies can be performed to test for grid quality and determine the resolution required to resolve geologic structure and physical processes such as fluid flow and solute transport. The process of generating numerical grids with appropriate property distributions from geologic conceptual models is automated, thus making the entire process easy to implement with fewer user-induced errors. The series of grids of various resolutions are used to assess the level at which increasing resolution no longer influences the flow and solute transport results. Grid resolution is found to be a critical issue for ground water flow and solute transport. The resolution required in a particular instance is a function of the feature size of the model, the intrinsic properties of materials, the specific physics of the problem, and boundary conditions. The asymptotic nature of results related to flow and transport indicate that for a hydrologic model of the heterogeneous hydrostratigraphy under Yucca Mountain, a horizontal grid spacing of 600 m and vertical grid spacing of 40 m resolve the hydrostratigraphic model with sufficient precision to accurately model the hypothetical flow and solute transport to within 5% of the value that would be obtained with much higher resolution.     

An investigation of numerical grid effects in parameter estimation

Modern ground water characterization and remediation projects routinely require calibration and inverse analysis of large three-dimensional numerical models of complex hydrogeological systems. Hydrogeologic complexity can be prompted by various aquifer characteristics including complicated spatial hydrostratigraphy and aquifer recharge from infiltration through an unsaturated zone. To keep the numerical models computationally efficient, compromises are frequently made in the model development, particularly, about resolution of the computational grid and numerical representation of the governing flow equation. The compromise is required so that the model can be used in calibration, parameter estimation, performance assessment, and analysis of sensitivity and uncertainty in model predictions. However, grid properties and resolution as well as applied computational schemes can have large effects on forward-model predictions and on inverse parameter estimates. We investigate these effects for a series of one- and two-dimensional synthetic cases representing saturated and variably saturated flow problems. We show that "conformable" grids, despite neglecting terms in the numerical formulation, can lead to accurate solutions of problems with complex hydrostratigraphy. Our analysis also demonstrates that, despite slower computer run times and higher memory requirements for a given problem size, the control volume finite-element method showed an advantage over finite-difference techniques in accuracy of parameter estimation for a given grid resolution for most of the test problems.     

计算机辅助岩石图像分析技术的应用

在储层孔隙系统演化过程,方解石胶结作用常常是一个重要的因素。计算机辅助岩石图像分析技术（ＰＩＡ）的开发使用可以定量研究方解石胶结作用减少的孔隙度和渗透率值。利用这一技术,可以计算出孔隙面积和目前孔隙系统的比表面,从而求得孔隙度,同时建立孔隙系统的渗透率模型,估算渗透率。通过估计方解石胶结前孔隙系统的孔隙度和渗透率,恢复早期的孔隙系统。对目前的和方解石胶结之前孔隙网络的孔隙度和渗透率进行对比,可以看     

基于灯光遥感图像的地震灾情信息提取

灯光遥感图像变化是强震后灯光变化的直接表现。基于对地震前后灯光遥感图像特点分析,建立了一种基于灯光破坏的地震灾害信息提取方法,并在2001年印度7.9级地震、2011年"3·11"日本9.0级地震进行了应用分析。结果表明:基于显著性检验的灯光变化检测方法简洁有效,利用灯光遥感数据不仅能够从宏观上获得地震破坏范围及其程度,而且能够直接反映震后受灾人口规模及其空间分布。     

地震安全示范社区建设标准研究

根据中国地震局的统一部署,近几年多个省份开展了地震安全示范社区建设,从加强抗震设防到应急预案编制、志愿者队伍建设、宣传教育等各个方面都不同程度地开展了工作。但现有的地震安全示范社区建设还没有统一建设和评价标准,建设水平也有较大的差距,对于推进这一工作的开展十分不利。本文通过系统的资料收集和调研,结合在大连市开展的具体实践,对地震安全示范社区建设与研究现状进行了分析,综合各省市实践经验和行业管理办法,参考安全社区建设方面的标准和管理规定,给出了地震安全社区的定义、建设标准应包含的要素及主要内容,讨论了应用前景和可能存在的问题,为今后全国范围内进一步开展此项工作提供了依据,也为制定行业标准奠定了基础。     

赣北石门寺矿区钨多金属矿床成矿地质条件

赣北石门寺矿区位于下扬子成矿省江南地块中生代铜钼金银铅锌成矿带中.根据区域地质背景和矿床地质特征,详细分析了矿区围岩、母岩和控矿断裂等成矿地质条件.矿区钨多金属矿床的围岩为晋宁晚期黑云母花岗闪长岩,判断为新元古代在不成熟陆壳基础上发育而成的火山弧同碰撞过程中形成的S型花岗岩;燕山中期似斑状黑云母花岗岩、细粒黑云母花岗岩、花岗斑岩为成矿母岩,属硅、铝过饱和钙碱性岩石,为九岭岩基在陆内碰撞挤压环境下熔融、同源演化而成的S型花岗岩;石门寺断裂与仙果山—大湖塘－狮尾洞基底断裂的交叉部位控制着矿区燕山中期含矿花岗岩的侵位和钨多金属矿床的分布,为矿区的控矿断裂.     

Design and application of a direct-push vadose zone gravel permeameter

A borehole permeameter is well suited for testing saturated hydraulic conductivity (K(sat)) at specific depths in the vadose zone. Most applications of the method involve fine-grained soils that allow hand auguring of test holes and require a small water reservoir to maintain a constant head. In non-cohesive gravels, hand-dug test holes are difficult to excavate, holes are prone to collapse, and large volumes of water are necessary to maintain a constant head for the duration of the test. For coarse alluvial gravels, a direct-push steel permeameter was designed to place a slotted pipe at a specific sampling depth. Measurements can be made at successive depths at the same location. A 3790 L (1000 gallons) trailer-mounted water tank maintained a constant head in the permeameter. Head in the portable tank was measured with a pressure transducer and flow was calculated based on a volumetric rating curve. A U.S. Bureau of Reclamation analytical method was utilized to calculate K(sat). Measurements with the permeameter at a field site were similar to those reported from falling-head tests.     

基于三维模拟的海洋CSEM资料处理

海洋可控源电磁法已经成为海洋油气勘探一个重要工具,但是其资料处理和解释还处于定性和一维模拟阶段.在积分方程三维模拟的基础上对Troll油田实测数据进行了处理,采用人机交互三维模拟寻找背景模型和异常体初始模型,最后对异常体电阻率采用准线性近似快速反演,取得了定量的结果.同时,说明对于二维测线和二维模型依然可以用三维来模拟,其结果优于二维反演.在电子计算机技术快速发展的今天,可以预计三维反演将成为资料处理解释的主流.