Sequences Characterization of Microsatellite DNA Sequences in Pacific Abalone(Haliotis discus hannai)

1 Introduction Microsatellites or simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are tandemly repeated motifs of one to six bases found in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes analysed to date (Zane et al., 2002). Due to their hyper-variable and co-dominant nature, relatively high abundance and random distribution in the genome, microsatellites are among the most efficient class of molecular markers. Such repeats display high polymorphism because of variation in repeat length and can be rapidly analysed t…     

The Sedimentary Sequence and Palaeogeographic Changes of the South Yellow Sea Since the Olduvai Subchron

According to the alternation of terrestrial beds and transgressive beds, the sedimentary sequence of the South Yellow Sea since the Olduvai subchron can be divided into 15 stratigraphical intervals. According to the facies analysis, there are 7 transgressive beds and one bed with transgression marks, and classical transgressive-regressive facies sequence also appears in the major transgressive beds.Palaeogeographic evolution in the shelf area involved 4 periods: (1) 1.70-0.5 Ma B. P. was the stage for the development of the Palaeo-Yangtze River alluvial plain and delta. Tide influenced -river channel sediments formed during the Olduvai have been found in borehole QC2. The river mouth was located near 124°E and during the transgressive stage from 0.97-0.73 Ma B.P. to the east of 122.2°E, a large-scale undersea delta was formed. In the regressive stage, the shelf area became an alluvial plain. (2) 0.50-0.75 Ma B.P. was a multi-transgressive fluctuation stage during which 3 transgressive beds (HVI, HV, H     

Deblurring Texture Extraction from Digital Aerial Image by Reforming “Steep Edge” Curve

IntroductionTexture extract from digital aerial image iswidely used for three dimensional city modelingto generate“photo realistic” views. Image de blurring is one of main problems in image pro cessing, and two classical methods, image en hancement and image restoration, are usually in volved. Both image restoration and image en hancement can upgrade the input blurred imageto some extent. Usually, the image restorationis specialized in deblurring image caused ma…     

青岛观象台海尔—波普慧星观测

中国科学院紫金山天文台青岛观象台从1996年4月开始到1995年5月1日结束,在138个观测夜,共拍摄Hale-Bopp彗星底片508张。发现:Hale-Bopp彗星在1996年9月24日的一次爆发,1996年10月26日,11月13日的两次可能爆发。在1996年9月23日的底片上,Hale-Bopp呈现巨大的喷流。在1997年2月8日至5月1日期间,Hale-Bopp彗星彗头内存在大量壳层结构。     

新矿物——钓鱼岛石的研究

钓鱼岛石是在我国台湾省钓鱼岛附近海域海底表层沉积物中发现的一种新矿物。钓鱼岛石为无色淡绿色到,薄板状,一轴晶负光性,晶体很小,一般在0.4×0.2×0.03mm~3以下,D=3.30,H_(v15)=1392.8kg/mm~2。电子探针定量分析(以相应氧化物为标样)结果(％):Na_2O4.54、Al_2O_3 93.00、Cr_2O_31.95、MgO0.10、CaO 0.10、SiO_2 0.23、K_2O 0.12,总量100.04。以氧为17计算的化学式为(Na_(0.87) K_(0.02) Mg_(0.02) Ca_(0.01);)_(0.92)(Al_(10.84)Cr_(0.15)Si_(0.02))_(11.01)O_(17)。经四圆单晶衍射证明,该矿物为六方晶系,空间群为P6_3/mmc,a=b=5.602(1)Ac=22.626(5)A,α=β=90°,γ=120°。     

油气充注对成岩作用的影响

油气充注对成岩作用的影响有三个方面 :抑制石英和伊利石的胶结作用、油气中所有机酸对深部孔隙的溶蚀改造作用、油气超压对压实的缓冲作用。英国北海Miller油气藏等的资料显示 ,油气充注较早时 ,油区的石英胶结速率比水区的明显要低 ,石英的胶结丰度比一般预测值低 ,而孔隙度比一般的预测值要高。我国渤海湾盆地东营凹陷油田资料显示 ,无论浅部或深部 ,凡是含油砂岩 ,其长石类及碳酸盐类矿物的溶解都十分强烈 ,次生孔隙很发育 ,而不含油的砂岩 ,其矿物溶解及次生孔隙发育一般较差 ;油层的方解石、白云石含量一般比水层低 ,深层尤为明显。干酪根生成油气时的流体体积增加 ,可大大增加孔隙流体压力 ,产生超压 ,并可传递到储集层 ,因而大大增加对压实作用的抵抗能力。上述三方面实质上都为深部油气成藏改善了储层基础 ,对深部油气勘探具有非常现实的意义。     

Interdecadal change in Western Pacific Subtropical High and climatic effects

Western North Pacific Subtropical High is a very important atmospheric circulation system influencing the summer climate over eastern China. Its interdecadal change is analyzed in this study. There is a significant decadal shift in about 1979/1980. Since 1980, the Western North Pacific Subtropical High has enlarged, intensified, and shifted southwestward. This change gives rise to an anti-cyclonic circulation anomaly over the region from the South China Sea to western Pacific and thus causes wet anomalies over the Yangtze River valley. During the summers of 1980–1999, the precipitation is 63.9 mm above normal, while during 1958–1979 it is 27.3 mm below normal. The difference is significant at the 99% confidence level as at-test shown. The southwestward expanding of the Western North Pacific Subtropical High also leads to a significant warming in southern China, during 1980–1999 the summer mean temperature is 0.37°C warmer than that of the period 1958–1979. The strong warming is primarily due to the clearer skies associated with the stronger downward air motion as the Western North Pacific Subtropical High expanding to the west and controlling southern China. It is also found that the relative percentage of tropical cyclones in the regions south of 20°N is decreasing since the 1980s, but in the regions north of 20°N that is increasing at the same time. The Western North Pacific Subtropical High responds significantly to sea surface temperature of the tropical eastern Pacific with a lag of one-two seasons and simultaneously to sea surface temperature of the tropical Indian Ocean. The changes in the sea surface temperatures are mainly responsible for the interdecadal variability of the Western North Pacific Subtropical High.     

Joint Distribution of Wave Heights and Wavelengths and Distribution of Wave Steepness

-A joint probability density is derived for wavelengths and wave heights.It is asymmetric anddepends only on the spectral bandwidthεdefined by Cartwright and Longuet-Higgins(1956).After that atheoretical probability density for wave steepness is obtained.It tends to Rayleigh distribution asε→0.Acomparison between theorethal steepness distribution and laboratory experiment result shows good agree-ment.     

On the Bandwidth Parameter of Wind-Wave Spectra

In light of the analysis of the physical implication and underlying assumption of the bandwidthparameterεof wave spectrum,a time-averaging method is used to evaluateεof the JONSWAP spectrum fordifferent sea states.The resulting values ofε,which vary from 0.44 to 0.53 depending on the dimensionlessfetch,are physically meaningful and reasonable.The same method is also used to computeεfrom wind-waverecords measured in a flume under different wind speeds at different fetches.The computed values ofε,which vary with wind fetches and speeds too,are compared with those evaluated for the JONSWAP spec-trum.