Cross-Correlation of Tenerife Data with Galactic Templates-Evidence for Spinning Dust?

The recent discovery of dust-correlated diffuse microwave emission has prompted two rival explanations: free-free emission and spinning dust grains. We present new detections of this component at 10 and 15 GHz by the switched-beam Tenerife experiment. The data show a turnover in the spectrum and thereby support the spinning dust hypothesis. We also present a significant detection of synchrotron radiation at 10 GHz, which is useful for normalizing foreground contamination of cosmic microwave background experiments at high galactic latitudes.     

Composition and distribution of organochlorine pesticide residues in surface sediments from the Wu-Shi River Estuary,Taiwan

The contamination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediments from the Wu-Shi River estuary was investigated to evaluate the pollution potentials and distribution of OCPs in central Taiwan. A total of 19 sediment samples were collected at five sampling stations along the River estuary. The concentrations of OCPs were in the range of 0.99–14.5 ng/g-dry weight (dw) for ΣHCH (-, β-, γ-, δ-HCH), 0.46–13.4 ng/g-dw for Σcyclodiene and 0.53–11.4 ng/g-dw for ΣDDT (p,p^′-DDD, p,p^′-DDE, p,p^′-DDT). The mean concentrations of ΣHCH, Σcyclodiene and ΣDDT were 3.79, 4.87 and 2.51 ng/g-dw, respectively. The total concentrations of OCPs correspond to 1.73–71.9 μg/g-OC when normalized to TOC contents. Among the organochlorine pesticides, endosulfan sulfate, β-HCH, and p,p^′-DDD were the most dominant compounds in the sediments with the average concentrations of 1.97, 3.43 and 2.08 ng/g, respectively. Also, different contamination patterns among sampling seasons were observed. The measured concentrations of OCPs collected in spring were higher than those in autumn and winter. A linear relationship between sediment characteristics and OCP residues was also demonstrated. The results obtained in this study show that there still exist a variety of organochlorine pesticide residues in the sediments from the near shore of central Taiwan.     

稀疏场景目标的距离像峰值聚类分割成像方法

针对海面舰船等具有一定空间稀疏性的合成孔径雷达成像场景,提出了一种稀疏场景目标的距离像峰值聚类分割成像方法。首先采用小波降噪算法对SAR原始回波数据进行预处理,通过距离压缩和距离徙动校正获得不同观测位置的距离像,利用基于二阶差分算子的快速峰值检测算法检测距离像峰值点,对峰值检测结果距离维聚类后方位向成像,实现了距离向能量区间稀疏目标的分割成像;对峰值检测结果距离-方位二维聚类后方位向成像,实现了距离向能量区间与方位向合成孔径时间无耦合稀疏目标的分割成像。仿真结果表明,对海面舰船等具有空间稀疏性的成像场景,所提方法能够实现目标的有效分割成像,不仅在完整保留目标回波信息的同时大幅度地降低了方位向压缩的运算量,而且分割成像结果更有利于目标的快速识别。     

高压水射流极小半径钻井技术研究现状与展望

高压水射流极小半径钻井技术是实现油气资源低成本、高效开发的重要技术手段。根据国内外高压水射流极小半径钻井技术研究及应用情况,系统分析了锻铣扩孔型液压式、锻铣扩孔型射流反推式和套管开窗型3种极小半径钻井技术的装备组成、钻进原理、工艺过程和应用效果,归纳了不同技术的优缺点和适用性。从应用于煤层气开发的角度,倡导锻铣扩孔型射流反推式极小半径钻井技术应作为一个进一步研究的方向,并提出了此技术在煤层钻进及转向过程中面临的难点问题和解决思路。针对极小半径钻井技术装备在地层适用性、钻进效率、增产效果等方面的瓶颈问题和新形势下能源开发对钻井技术装备的发展需求,建议应尽早开展煤层气井极小半径钻井复合增产技术、极小半径钻井提速增效技术、极小半径钻井-下筛管一体化钻完井技术以及自动化、信息化、智能化极小半径钻井技术的研究和工程试验。      

Natural and anthropogenic nitrogen uptake by bloom-forming macroalgae

The frequency and duration of macroalgal blooms have increased in many coastal waters over the past several decades. We used field surveys and laboratory culturing experiments to examine the nitrogen content and delta(15)N values of Ulva and Gracilaria, two bloom-forming algal genera in Narragansett Bay, RI (USA). The northern end of this bay is densely populated with large sewage treatment plant nitrogen inputs; the southern end is more lightly populated and opens to the Atlantic Ocean. Field-collected Ulva varied in delta(15)N among sites, but with two exceptions had delta(15)N above 10 per thousand, reflecting a significant component of heavy anthropogenic N. This variation was not correlated with a north-south gradient. Both Ulva and Gracilaria cultured in water from across Narragansett Bay also had high signals (delta(15)N= approximately 14-17 per thousand and 8-12 per thousand, respectively). These results indicate that inputs of anthropogenic N can have far-reaching impacts throughout estuaries.     

Characterization and composition of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in water and estuarine sediments from Gao-ping River, Taiwan

The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations and possible sources of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in water and estuarine sediments from Gao-ping River in order to evaluate the environmental quality of aquatic system in southern Taiwan. High concentrations of heavy metals including Cr, Zn, Ni, Cu and As, ranging from 10.7 to 180 mg/kg-dry weight (dw), were detected in sediments from Gao-ping River. When normalized to the principal component analysis (PCA), swinery and electroplating wastewaters were found to be the most important pollution sources for heavy metals. Of various organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues detected, aldrin and total-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were frequently found in sediments. The total concentrations of OCPs were in the range 0.47-47.4 ng/g-dw. Also, the total-HCH, total-cyclodiene, and total-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) were in the range 0.37-36.3, 0.21-19.0, and 0.44-1.88 ng/g-dw, respectively. The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in sediments from Gao-ping River ranged between 0.37 and 5.89 ng/g-dw. The PCB concentrations are positively correlated to the organic contents of the sediment particles. alpha-HCH was found to be the dominant compound of HCH in the sediments, showing that long-range transport may be the possible source for the contamination of HCH in sediments from Gao-ping River. In summary, trace amounts of POPs in estuarine sediments from Gao-ping River were detected, showing that there still exist a wide variety of POP residues in the river sediments in Taiwan. These POP residues may be mainly from long-range transport and weathered agricultural soils, while heavy metal contamination is primarily from the swinery and industrial wastewaters.     

Sonication of bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton: Application to treatment of ballast water

We investigated the effect of high power ultrasound, at a frequency of 19 kHz, on the survival of bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton, in order to obtain estimates of effective exposure times and energy densities that could be applied to design of ultrasonic treatment systems for ballast water. Efficacy of ultrasonic treatment varied with the size of the test organism. Zooplankton required only 3-9s of exposure time and 6-19 J/mL of ultrasonic energy to realize a 90% reduction in survival. In contrast, decimal reduction times for bacteria and phytoplankton ranged from 1 to 22 min, and decimal reduction energy densities from 31 to 1240 J/mL. Our results suggest that stand-alone ultrasonic treatment systems for ballast water, operating at 19-20 kHz, may be effective for planktonic organisms >100 microm in size, but smaller planktonic organisms such as phytoplankton and bacteria will require treatment by an additional or alternative system.     

城市中小河道沉水植物盖度和生物量计算方法——基于上海市的调查分析

沉水植物的盖度和生物量是衡量浅水系统恢复程度的重要指标,但城市河道沉水植物的生境由于人为干扰及修复过程,具有较高的异质性,使得城市河道沉水植物盖度和生物量测定更加困难,目前尚无准确、快速的计算方法.本研究以上海市内中小河道为研究对象,通过实测4条河道330余个代表样方的沉水植物生物,研究了基于采样次数的沉水植物单位面积...