Identification of heterogeneous aquifer transmissivity using an AE-based method

Determination of hydraulic head, H, as a function of spatial coordinates and time, in ground water flow is the basis for aquifer management and for prediction of contaminant transport. Several computer codes are available for this purpose. Spatial distribution of the transmissivity, T(x,y), is a required input to these codes. In most aquifers, T varies in an erratic manner, and it can be characterized statistically in terms of a few moments: the expected value, the variance, and the variogram. Knowledge of these moments, combined with a few measurements, permits one to estimate T at any point using geostatistical methods. In a review of transmissivity data from 19 unconsolidated aquifers, Hoeksema and Kitanidis (1985) identified two types of the logtransmissivity Y= ln(T) variations: correlated variations with variance sigma2Yc and correlation scale, I(Y), on the order of kilometers, and uncorrelated variations with variance sigma2Yn. Direct identification of the logtransmissivity variogram, Gamma(Y), from measurements is difficult because T data are generally scarce. However, many head measurements are commonly available. The aim of the paper is to introduce a methodology to identify the transmissivity variogram parameters (sigma2Yc, I(Y), and sigma2Yn) using head data in formations characterized by large logtransmissivity variance. The identification methodology uses a combination of precise numerical simulations (carried out using analytic element method) and a theoretical model. The main objective is to demonstrate the application of the methodology to a regional ground water flow in Eagle Valley basin in west-central Nevada for which abundant transmissivity and head measurements are available.     

波罗的地盾东部与构造有关的前寒武纪成矿作用

波罗的地盾东部的大部分地区为太古宙大陆壳,主要由具有不同构造环境的三个块体组成。1)科拉半岛省,由麻粒岩—片麻岩(含 Fe、Ni-Cu 矿床)、含 Ni-Cu 及条带状铁建造和 REE 矿床的绿岩带、含蓝晶石矿床的强烈变形的火山—沉积盆地和赋 Fe-Ti-V 矿床的晚太古宙辉长岩—斜长岩侵入体等组成。2)卡累利阿省,是典型的花岗岩—绿岩带地体。绿岩带是在洛平(Lopian)造山运动期间形成的(2.9—2.6Ga),其构造环境类似裂谷和岛弧。该省含有 Ni-Cu 和块状黄铁矿矿床,并有铜矿化,以及条带状铁建造。晚造山期花岗岩含有斑岩型的 Mo、Cu-Mo 矿床。3)自海省,是一个麻粒岩—片麻岩和     

Sediments, nutrients and pesticide residues in event flow conditions in streams of the Mackay Whitsunday Region, Australia

The Mackay Whitsunday region covers 9000 km(2) in northeastern Australia. A study of diffuse pollutants during high flow events was conducted in coastal streams in this region. Sampling was conducted in the Pioneer River catchment during a high flow event in February 2002 and in Gooseponds Creek, Sandy Creek and Carmila Creek in March 2003. Concentrations of five herbicides; atrazine (1.3 microg l(-1)), diuron (8.5 microg l(-1)), 2,4-D (0.4 microg l(-1)), hexazinone (0.3 microg l(-1)) and ametryn (0.3 microg l(-1)) and high concentrations of nutrients (total nitrogen 1.14 mg l(-1), total phosphorus 0.20 mg l(-1)) and suspended sediments (620 mg l(-1)) were measured at Dumbleton Weir on the lower reaches of the Pioneer River. Drinking water guidelines for atrazine and 2,4-D were exceeded at Dumbleton Weir, low reliability trigger values for ecosystem protection for diuron were exceeded at three sites and primary industry guidelines for irrigation levels of diuron were also exceeded at Dumbleton Weir. Similar concentrations were found in the three smaller streams measured in 2003. Herbicides and fertilisers used in sugarcane cultivation were identified as the most likely major source of the herbicide residues and nutrients found.     

六价铀的比色测定

本文提出了一种新的极灵敏的试剂用于六价铀的比色测定。这个试剂的名称是1-苯-3-甲基-4-(3-羧基-4-羟基苯-偶氮)-吡-唑-5-酮。     

The population of Croatia

Croatia is a Central European and Mediterranean state, located in contact with and under the influence of various spheres of civilization, which for centuries have penetrated and conflicted on and around the territory of Croatia. Such a position has resulted in various influences which did not always have a positive effect on the development of Croatia. The gradual narrowing and decrease of the Croatian ethnic territory, as well as the presence of national minorities in it, was also a result of the aforementioned position and outside influences (ulji 1993/1994).The demographic structure of Croatia indicates a series of specificities which were primarily conditioned by the historical development of Croatia and which is particularly expressed in constant emigration since the end of the nineteenth century, the relatively large direct and indirect losses to the population during and immediately after the First and Second World Wars, emigration as a type of population movement in all inter-census periods after 1945, the appearance of a natural decline and the aging of the population on almost one half of the state territory.     

北极东部陆架沉积盆地与油气藏展望

北极东部宽广的陆架展布着几个不同时期、不同走向的裂谷成因构造。利用构造纲要图,展示了上Brooksian地层单元（白垩纪-新生代）的主要构造元素,并勾画出Ellesmerian地层单元（晚泥盆世-侏罗纪）的构造轮廓,通常认为本区该期烃源岩最丰富。上地层单元发现了3个主要沉积盆地：Vil’kitskii-北楚科奇盆地,南楚科奇盆地和东楚科奇盆地,它们被楚科奇中央隆起所分隔。该隆起在EUesmerian期最活跃。通过与研究详细的陆架和陆坡区对比,概括了这3个盆地烃类的形成和聚集模式,了解可能的油气储集远景区带。     

Vertical seismic absorber utilizing inertance and negative stiffness implemented with gas springs

A novel implementation of negative stiffness elements(NSEs) is proposed, utilizing industrial grade nitrogen gas springs as pre-stressed stiffness elements in a configuration with lever arms. This NSE is combined with an inerter to form a stiff dynamic absorber(SDA) for vertical seismic protection of structures with base isolation. The SDA is optimized to minimize vertical accelerations while ensuring static structural integrity, excellent damping performance and containment of relative displace...