Inflow and outflow in a rotating circular container—A laboratory model for the Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico

The Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico is simulated in the laboratory. A circular tank is filled with water and is placed off-center on a rotating table and the flow field is generated by injecting and withdrawing water at two openings on the wall. The free surface becomes parabolic due to balance of gravitational and centrifugal forces, simulating the latitudinal change of the Coriolis parameter (-effect) in the ocean. The flow characteristics depend on the influx and the rate of rotation and can be classified according to non-dimensional parameters (Rossby, Ekman and Froude numbers denoted byR ₀,E andF, respectively). When the influx is small and the rotation rate is large (smallR ₀,E andF) the flow will be almost linear, and the fluid flows along the side-wall boundary layer under constraint of the -effect. For a very large influx (largeR ₀ andE) inertial forces become very large compared to the Coriolis force and the flow behaves like a potential flow. The flow studied had characteristics between these two extreme cases and hasR ₀ andF similar to the Gulf circulation, though similarity inE is ambiguous. Photographs of the flow indicate that the inflow penetrates further into the interior when the rotation rate is increased while the influx is kept constant. The numerical analysis of the non-linear vorticity equation confirms this for the parameters corresponding to the experiment. In addition, the photographs reveal eddies embedded on both sides of the main stream, particularly near the inflow region. These eddies are intensified and become uniform in size as the influx increases. It is pointed out that such eddies were actually observed near the Loop Current north of the Yucatan Straits.     

Vortex boundary layer under quadratic surface stress

The influences of the quadratic surface stress on the two-dimensional structure of boundary-layer flows in hurricane-like and tornado-like vortices are investigated by solving the nonlinear boundary-layer equations in the vertical direction through power series expansion and expressing the expansion coefficients in terms of parameters of the vortex profile. It is found that the series solutions converge rapidly and the vertical velocity w_bcreated by the boundary-layer flow is upward everywhere for the hurricane type vortex, with the maximum vertical velocity w_bmoccurring inside the radius of maximum tangential wind. This result is of utmost importance for the hurricane development problem on account of the organizing influence of w_bon cumulus convection and latent heat release in the conditionally unstable tropical atmosphere. On the other hand, the vertical velocity created by the boundary layer of the pure potential vortex with zero absolute vorticity is downward.     

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1901—2017年降水序列构建及变化特征分析

基于通过均一性检验的历史观测资料和GPCC格点降水数据,采用逐步回归方法,构建了可以代表浙江省的1901—2017年年降水序列,并通过Morlet小波分析、MK检验、气候趋势等分析了浙江百年降水变化特征。结果表明：浙江68个台站1951—2017年月降水序列数据质量较好,均通过RHtest均一性检验。交叉检验表明,采用逐步回归方法区别台站资料长度建立的最优拟合方程组,能很好地反演浙江68个台站1901—2013年年降水情况。1901—2017年浙江省年降水量无明显线性变化趋势,但存在56 a和35 a两个变化主周期,在1960年前后全省降水由多雨期向少雨期突变。1901—2017年浙江降水气候倾向率呈东北高西南低的分布特征,各地数值分布在-15.6~19.1 mm/10a之间;平均相对变率呈北低南高的分布特征,各地数值分布在11.1%~20.2%之间。     

福建秋冬之交降水强度变化及其环流背景分析

以福建省为例,着眼气候上少雨的秋冬过渡期近年多雨涝事件的现象,分析了近55年降水强度演变特征,采用合成分析探讨了东亚季风主要环流系统及区域水汽、对流条件与福建秋冬之交降水强弱的联系机制。结果显示:(1)福建秋冬之交暴雨过程频数和整体降水强度都趋于增加,降水强度在2010年前后出现突变;(2)降水强(弱)年副高偏西(东)偏强(弱),东亚高纬环流较平直(经向度较大),东亚冬季风偏弱(强),冷空气主体偏北(南),有利(不利)于冷暖气流在福建的交汇;(3)降水强(弱)年福建上空西南(东北)水汽输送明显加强,垂直上升运动加强(减弱),水汽和对流条件均有利(不利)于强降水的发生。     

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.     

高光谱吸收特征参数反演草地光合有效辐射吸收率

在植被光合有效辐射吸收率(FAPAR)遥感估算中被广泛采用的植被指数法,其估算精度往往受到"红波段吸收峰"峰值点光谱反射率易饱和特征的影响。考虑到高光谱吸收特征参数能较好地诠释地物光谱吸收特征的细节信息,基于微分法与包络线去除法研发"高光谱曲线特征吸收峰自动识别法"识别对FAPAR敏感的特征吸收峰,再结合连续统去除法以及光谱吸收指数(SAI)提取FAPAR的高光谱吸收特征参数,构建估算天然草地冠层水平FAPAR的高光谱吸收特征参数模型。结果表明:(1)天然草地冠层FAPAR与高光谱吸收特征参数具有很好的相关性,其中,"红波段吸收峰"SAI对FAPAR变化最为敏感,在植被覆盖度较高时,其饱和性相比"红波段吸收峰"峰值点反射率与归一化植被(NDVI)值有较大的提升。(2)以"红波段吸收峰"SAI为变量的对数方程为FAPAR的最佳估算模型,在植被覆盖度处于中与高时,其FAPAR预测精度比NDVI模型有不同程度的提高。研究采用的高光谱吸收特征参数一定程度上弥补了部分植被指数因饱和问题在估算FAPAR时的不足,可作为植被FAPAR反演的新参数,适用于中、高覆盖度的天然草地FAPAR监测。     

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。     

瓯江口树排沙湿地不同生境大型底栖动物群落多样性研究

为了解瓯江口树排沙湿地不同生境大型底栖动物群落多样性,于2014年10月至2015年6月对红树林、互花米草及光滩3种生境开展大型底栖动物调查。共鉴定出大型底栖动物48种,隶属于5纲15目31科40属。大型底栖动物年平均栖息密度和生物量,红树林生境最高,互花米草生境次之,光滩生境最低。采用物种多样性指数和G-F多样性指数分析不同生境大型底栖动物群落多样性,发现红树林生境大型底栖动物的多样性高于互花米草生境和光滩生境。单因素方差分析表明:物种数、栖息密度、生物量及物种多样性季节间差异不显著,而物种数、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数与Margalef物种丰富度指数生境间差异显著。人工恢复红树林有助于提高大型底栖动物群落的多样性。