土地利用方式对岩溶山地土壤种子库的影响

本文从种类组成、种子数量、生态优势度、物种多样性、种子分布规律和物种相似性等方面比较了重庆市岩溶低山10种不同土地利用系统的土壤种子库特点，10种土地利用类型包括耕地、弃耕地、果园、灌草坡、人工林和次生林。结果表明，研究区种子以草本为主，随土利用强度增加，种子类和数量减少，与地面农田杂草相似性增加，土壤种子库出质和量方面的锐减。从土壤种子角度说明研究区生态退化严重。     

Impact of groundwater withdrawals on the interaction of multi-layered aquifers in the Viterbo geothermal area (central Italy)

The impact of groundwater withdrawals on the interaction between multi-layered aquifers with different water qualities in the Viterbo geothermal area (central Italy) was studied. In this area, deep thermal waters are used to supply thermal spas and public pools. A shallow overlying aquifer carries cold and fresh water, used for irrigation and the local drinking-water supply. Starting with a conceptual hydrogeological model, two simplified numerical models were implemented: a steady-state flow model of the entire groundwater system, and a steady-state flow and heat transport model of a representative area, which included complex interactions between the aquifers. The impact of increased withdrawals associated with potential future development of the thermal aquifer must be considered in terms of the water temperature of the existing thermal sources. However, withdrawals from the shallow aquifer might also influence the discharge of thermal sources and quality of the water withdrawn from the shallow wells. The exploitation of the two aquifers is dependent on the hydraulic conductivity and thickness of the intervening aquitard, which maintains the delicate hydrogeological equilibrium. Effective methods to control this equilibrium include monitoring the vertical gradient between the two aquifers and the residual discharge of natural thermal springs.     

风能模拟系统WEST在中国风能数值模拟中的应用

利用加拿大风能资源数值模拟系统(WEST)进行中国风能资源的模拟,得到了水平分辨率5km、低空垂直分辨率10 m的中国风能分布图谱。将模拟结果与气象台站观测资料进行了对比分析,结果表明,WEST在中国中东部海拔较低地区的模拟能力较好,平均相对误差<20%,但对于中国西部高原的模拟结果不理想,相对误差达到了60%以上,说明WEST系统对中国西部高原的模拟能力还需提高。应从其大尺度气候背景场分类和中尺度模型大气边界层物理过程参数化方面进行本地化改进,使之能更好地应用于中国风能资源评估工作。     

Base shear capping buildings with graphite‐lubricated bases for collapse prevention in extreme earthquakes

Damage or collapse of buildings vulnerable to seismic forces may cause human casualties, and seismic upgrading of such structures is a practical solution to this deficiency. The study presented here proposes a simple approach to prevent structural collapse by separating the superstructure from its foundation to let the superstructure slide during extreme ground shaking. The sliding mechanism contributes to cap the horizontal force exerted on the superstructure. In such approach, the key is to maintain the friction force between the superstructure and the foundation sufficiently low and stable. This research proposes to realize a controlled sliding mechanism, which acts as a structural fuse, by means of carbon powder lubrication at the bases of the structure's columns. The fundamental behaviour of the proposed structural system, named the base shear capping building, is investigated by shaking table tests and numerical simulation. Both experimental and numerical results showed that graphite lubrication is an efficient and robust lubrication material, maintaining the friction coefficient between the steel column bases and mortar foundation at around 0.16. The sliding at the bases significantly reduced the acceleration transmitted to the superstructure, keeping the base shear coefficient not greater than about 0.40. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

中国内蒙古白云鄂博Fe-Nb-REE矿床地质特征与陨石撞击成因

中国内蒙古白云鄂博Ｆｅ－Ｎｂ－ＲＥＥ矿床由于其独特的矿床地质与矿物地球化学特征而明显有别于世界上其它绝大多数的Ｆｅ、Ｎｂ、ＲＥＥ矿床。本文提出该矿床是约１５００Ｍａ前一块富含ＲＥＥ、Ｎｂ的铁陨石撞击在华北地台北缘碳酸盐沉积陆架上形成的。现在矿床矿体中心的块状铁矿石更多地代表了陨石的成分,矿体外侧富含ＲＥＥ、Ｎｂ的环状白云岩是陨石撞击浅海碳酸盐沉积陆架释放的巨大能量使海水（含Ｍｇ）迅速受热溶解陨石中的ＲＥＥ、Ｎｂ等形成的含金属热液蚀变沉积成因方解石质碳酸盐沉积物的结果。块状铁矿石和环状白云岩之间矿物成分异常复杂、结晶颗粒十分细小的条带状、侵染状Ｆｅ－Ｎｂ－ＲＥＥ矿石组成的矿体则是撞击瞬间导致的由陨石（Ｆｅ、Ｎｂ、ＲＥＥ）、海水（Ｍｇ、Ｎａ、Ｋ等）和碳酸盐（含少量硅质夹层）（Ｃａ、Ｓｉ、Ａｌ等）组成的超高温、多组分、富水体系在快速冷却条件下反应生成的产物。撞击释放的巨大热能,在撞击体（陨石）下部相对不易释放,导致部分碳酸盐沉积物在富含ＲＥＥ、Ｎｂ、Ｍｇ等的热液参与下融熔,然后侵入到周围岩石裂隙形成矿区内众多的富含ＲＥＥ、Ｎｂ的白云岩脉。撞击的瞬间导致大量岩石、矿物碎屑、海水、蒸汽弥漫天空,同时引发巨大的海啸,然     

Schwankungen der Sonnenstrahlung seit 18000 Jahren

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Space–time opportunities for multiple agents: a constraint‐based approach

Constraint‐based models and models constructing accessibility measures mainly focus on single agents having only one available transport mode. However, numerous cases exist where multiple agents or groups of individuals with different available transport modes want to participate in a joint activity at a certain location. The aim of this paper is to provide new insights into representing and reasoning about feasible space–time opportunities for multiple agents. Relying on concepts of time geography, we propose a conceptual framework in order to determine interaction spaces for groups of individuals. Besides availability of means of transport and the locations of each individual, minimum activity duration and opening hours of opportunities are taken into account. The reasoning about space and time is visualized in three dimensions using a hybrid (CAD/GIS) system.     

Statistical correlation of earthquake and ambient noise spectral ratios

The Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio from earthquake (HVSR) and from ambient noise (HVN) recordings realistically indicate the fundamental frequency of soil response but, for the majority of the worldwide examined sites, they do not provide reliable amplification curves as calculated by the earthquake standard Spectral Ratio (SSR). Given the fact that HVSR and especially HVN can be easily obtained, it is challenging to search for a meaningful correlation with SSR amplification functions for the entire frequency band and to use the results for the SSR estimate at a further site where only noise measurements are available. To this aim we used recordings from 75 sites worldwide and we applied a multivariate statistical approach (canonical correlation analysis) to investigate and quantify any correlation among spectral ratios. The canonical correlation between SSR and HVN is then used to estimate the expected SSR at each site by a weighted average of the SSR values measured at the other sites; the weights are properly set to account more for sites with similar behaviour in terms of the canonical correlation results between HVN and SSR. This procedure, repeated for all sites in turn, constitutes the basis of a cross validation. The comparison between the inferred and the original SSR highlights the improvements of site response estimation with respect to the use of ambient noise techniques. The goodness and limitations of the reconstruction procedure are explained by specific geological settings.     

Stream-scanning laser system, electric sensing counter and settling grain size analysis: a comparison using reference materials and marine sediments

Surface and deep-sea core sediments and two sets of standards were measured by three different techniques — Galai Cis-1 laser system, Coulter Counter TA II, and Micromeritics SediGraph 5000D — in order to compare the Galai results with the other two. The differences between the three types of measuring device turned out to be greater in sediments than in standards, and were attributed to the physical properties, shape, density and composition of the particles (complexity of the matrix). Comparison of moment statistics showed that the Galai determines coarser grain sizes than the Coulter and finer than the SediGraph, particularly as regards analysis of surface sediments. The relationships between Galai and SediGraph were estimated using analysis of variation/residuals within individual intervals. The analysis showed a higher variability of residuals for the coarser fractions (8–16 μm and 16–32 μm) with respect to the finer (2–4 μm and 4–8 μm) fractions. The <2 μm SediGraph fraction, with a cut-off at 0.49 μm, showed good correspondence with the <2.5 μm Galai analysis.