Temporal-spatial variations of euphotic depth of typical lake regions in Lake Taihu and its ecological environmental significance

Euphotic depth can be defined as the portion of wa- ter column that supports the net primary productivity. Its lower end is the critical depth, namely, the depth measured when the daily net primary productivity is zero[1]. In the ecosystems of oceans, lakes and rivers, phytoplankton live in the euphotic depth and euphotic depth is usually taken as the lower boundary, when studying the primary productivity and biomass of phytoplankton; therefore the corresponding depth is sometimes called the t…     

Application of ensemble kalman filter to geophysical parameters retrieval in remote sensing:A case study of kernel-driven BRDF model inversion

Remote sensing can provide multi-spatial resolution, multi-temporal resolution multi-spectral band and multi-angular data for the observation of land surface. At present, one of research focuses is how to make the best of these data to retrieve geophysical parameters in conjunction with their a priori knowledge and simul-taneously consider the influence of data uncertainties on inversion results[1-5]. The essence of remote sensing lies in inversion. It is difficult to precisely retrieve parame…     

Distribution and fractionation mechanism of stable carbon isotope of coalbed methane

The stable carbon isotope values of coalbed methane range widely, and also are gener- ally lighter than that of gases in normal coal-formed gas fields with similar coal rank. There exists strong carbon isotope fractionation in coalbed methane and it makes the carbon isotope value lighter. The correlation between the carbon isotope value and Ro in coalbed methane is less obvious. The coaly source rock maturity cannot be judged by coalbed methane carbon isotope value. The carbon isotopes of coalbed methane become lighter in much different degree due to the hydrodynamics. The stronger the hydrodynamics is, the lighter the CBM carbon isotopic value becomes. Many previous investigations indicated that the desorption-diffusion effects make the carbon isotope value of coalbed methane lighter. However, the explanation has encountered many problems. The authors of this arti- cle suggest that the flowing groundwater dissolution to free methane in coal seams and the free methane exchange with absorbed one is the carbon isotope fractionation mechanism in coalbed methane. The flowing groundwater in coal can easily take more 13CH4 away from free gas and com- paratively leave more 12CH4. This will make 12CH4 density in free gas comparatively higher than that in absorbed gas. The remaining 12CH4 in free gas then exchanges with the adsorbed methane in coal matrix. Some absorbed 13CH4 can be replaced and become free gas. Some free 12CH4 can be ab- sorbed again into coal matrix and become absorbed gas. Part of the newly replaced 13CH4 in free gas will also be taken away by water, leaving preferentially more 12CH4. The remaining 12CH4 in free gas will exchange again with adsorbed methane in the coal matrix. These processes occur all the time. Through accumulative effect, the 12CH4 will be greatly concentrated in coal. Thus, the stable carbon isotope of coalbed methane becomes dramatically lighter. Through simulation experiment on wa- ter-dissolved methane, it had been proved that the flowing water could fractionate the carbon isotope of methane, and easily take heavy carbon isotope away through dissolution.     

A Discussion on Seismic Intensity——Taking the Xinjiang Area As an Example

The intensity of an earthquake is an important criterion and index for earthquake resistance, and disaster relief and for antiseismic engineering in large and medium sized cities. The earthquake data in Xinjiang are abundant and have been widely applied to the statistic relationship of seismic intensity of western China. However, there exists some unreasonable and man_made factors in them. We put forward the idea of area A_ 0-1 to express the effect of seismic intensity, studied the questions and influencing factors arising from uncertainty of intensity zoning and finally, proposed some solutions.     

关于地震烈度的讨论--以新疆地区为例

地震烈度是衡量某一次地震对一定区域地面影响的强烈程度，代表的是一定范围内地震动强度的平均度量，反映的是地震中人的感觉和地震对地面建筑物所产生影响的分布图象。1980年初编制的《中国地震烈度表》（中国科学院工程力学研究所，1980），逐项描述了各烈度影响下人的感觉及震害现象与震害指数的对应关系。到目前为止，地震烈度的震害标准没有改变，究其原因：这种以人的感觉和宏观、微观地震震害现象为指标的烈度评定，简单易行，便于掌握；同时地震烈度的内在含义已被许多行业以及公众所接受和理解。从第一代地震烈度区划图到第三代区划图表示的不同等值线范围在很大程度上（尤其是经济欠发达、人口分布稀疏、自然环境条件相对恶劣的区域）都是依据地震烈度等值线分布状况而确定的；地震烈度仍然是抗震救灾与大中型城市抗震设防和规划的重要科学依据和指标。     

印尼8.7级巨震后云南地震活动的频度变化

0引言 2004年12月26日在印尼苏门答腊西北近海发生了8．7级巨震，3月29日在距8．7级地震破裂区东南160km又发生了一次8．5级地震。8．7级地震发生后，余震向震中以北扩展达千米以上。如此剧烈的能量释放，对我国的地震活动有何影响是令人关注的，但清晰解答这个问题并非易事，主要原因是，一个地区的大地震发生后如何影响另一个地区地震活动的机制目前我们并不清楚。这个机制可能很复杂，涉及到应力在地壳和地幔内的传播、积累，以及与地质构造等的关系。因此，仅从时间尺度上判定一个地区的大地震对另一个地区地震活动是否有影响在认识上就存在分歧。例如，是一个地区的大地震发生后的波动在传播到另一个地区时直接触发的地震活动才被看作是影响？还是由于一个地区的大地震发生后的应力释放和调整影响到另一个地区的地震活动才被看作是影响？显然，这两方面的影响在时间尺度上存在差异。8．7级地震发生后不到20分钟，在我国云南的宾川发生了4．6级地震，其发震时间也是8．7级地震的面波到达该地区的时间（李刚等，2005）；     

2005年震情述评

据我国地震台网测定，2005年全球共发生7级以上地震16次（表1），最大地震为3月29日印尼苏门答腊岛西北海域8．5级地震（图1）。与2004年相比全球地震频次和能量释放均有所降低。2005年全球7级以上地震活动有以下特点。     

澜沧江大朝山水库蓄水前的地震活动本底

分析了大朝山水库蓄水前，水库区域历史中强、强地震背景与1992年来的地震活动格局，及蓄水前9年中库坝区天然地震活动的时、空、强分布，结果表明：大朝山水库区为地震活动水平较低的区域，库坝附近30km以2、3级地震活动为主，库首方向距大坝40km左右的景谷与库尾方向距大坝50km的昌宁、凤庆一带为5级地震活动区，外围100km左右的耿马、澜沧、普洱等地区为6、7级强震活动区；库坝区的地震活动基本符合G—R关系式，b值为0．69，累积应变曲线呈稳定增长趋势，时间分布上出现活跃与平静交替的分布格局。     

2003年云南大姚6.2级、6.1级地震序列S波分裂研究c

在利用双差定位法对2003年7月21日、 10月16日云南大姚先后发生的6.2级、6.1级地震序列进行精定位的基础上，采用互相关系数法测量了两个地震序列的快波偏振方向和快慢波的延迟时间. 结果表明:① 两个地震序列的S波分裂现象较明显，除三台乡台以外，大部分台站记录到的地震快波平均偏振方向与区域最大水平主压应力方向基本一致，三台乡台的偏振方向出现两个峰值，平均偏振方向是N80deg;E，表现出与区域最大水平主压应力方向不一致的现象；② 序列延迟时间与震源深度之间没有明显规律性关系，但不同延迟时间范围内偏振方向表现出不同的规律；③ 两次地震序列S波分裂结果对比发现，6.2级地震序列快波的偏振方向明显较分散，快波平均偏振方向比6.1级地震序列大20deg;，而延迟时间方面二者相差不大；④S波分裂快波偏振方向所表现出的空间差异性，可能是由于在区域背景应力场的基础上叠加了两次6级主震产生的应力扰动引起的.      

Discussion on Deep Tectonic Background of Moderately Strong Earthquake in Anhui Province and Its Neighboring Areas Using Results of Seismic Tomography

INTRODUCTIONThe studied areaislocated mostlyinthe southeastern part of the North Chinafault block provinceat 28°~39°N, 112°~124°E, where the geologic tectonics is complex with frequent historicalmoderate-strong earthquakes .The 3Dvelocity images derived fromseismic tomography have enrichedthe knowledge about the deep structures of the crust and the upper mantle ,and by combining thespatial distribution of seismicity patterns ,we canfurther studythe relations of velocitystructure toth…