Modelling the flood vulnerability of deltaic Kuching City,Malaysia

The main objective of this writing is to present a practical way to envisage the flood vulnerability in deltaic region, particularly on the concern of sea level rise. Kuching city of Malaysia is established on banks of Sarawak River, 30 km from the sea. Therefore, it is subjected to fluvial and tidal floods. Kuching Bay experiences the highest King Tides in Southeast Asia region. These tide magnitudes could be a glimpse of future sea level rise. By means of modelling these tides, it provides an understanding and preparation for the impacts of sea level rise on the flood mitigation infrastructures and the city itself. The modelling efforts had created an illustration that a 10% rise in tide levels would result in increase of flooding areas up to 6% relative to existing tide levels.     

首都圈“京津冀”三轴线城市空间格局的遥感分析

城市空间结构是城市规划和发展的基础研究内容之一,特别是以城市群综合发展的区域经济体成为当前城市发展的主要形态,以首都北京为核心的首都圈则是其中具有代表性的城市群,许多学者将该区域作为城市格局研究的首选对象。本文针对首都圈“京津塘、京唐秦、京保石”三条发展轴线内的主要城市,从区域内城镇体系空间结构、道路基础设施空间布局、...     

Modeling transportation of suspended solids in Zhujiang River estuary, South China

A three-dimensional transportation model for suspended solids （SS） in Zhujiang （Pearl） River estuary, South China, was developed by coupling with a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model. The model was validated using hourly measured data of sediment contents during 25-26, July 1999. The results showed that modeled contents matched well with measured ones and that the modeled top layer distribution agreed with the remotely sensed image of suspended solids in summer. The modeled results showed clearly the layers of suspended solids in depth, with larger sediment contents in lower layers though in the interface between salt water and freshwater the lowest contents appeared in middle layer. In overall, the suspended solids inflow from 8 rivers,transport southwestward, and carried by strong coastal flow in Zhujiang River estuary. Contours of sediment contents in the estuary spread further to the open sea during ebb tide rather than flood tide which reflects that the suspended solids in the estuary are land sourced.     

Geochemical characteristics of Bikou volcanic group and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic composition: Evidence for breakup event in the north margin of Yangtze plate,Jining era

The geodynamic setting of the Bikou volcanic group is a critical question to trace the Precambrain tectonic framework and evolution for the Yangtze plate. This study has suggested that the Bikou volcanic group is composed of several residual oceanic crust units: MORB (mid-ocean ridge basalt), Alk-OIB (alkaline ocean island basalt) and Th-OIB (tholeiitic ocean island basalt) as well as subduction-related volcanic rocks. According to field observation, those distinct rocks occurred collectively in form of tectonic contact, implying that the Bikou volcanic group was an ophiolitic mélange. Coupled with geochronological data, a perished oceanic basin at the northern margin of the Yangtze block during Neoproterozoic was tested by this ophiolitic mélange. Meanwhile, the isogeochemical data suggest that the ocean occurred in the Southern Hemisphere identical to Indian, South Atlantic and South Pacific oceans in terms of their Dupal anomalies, and the original source of the rocks could be probably mixing by EMI and EMII component caused by dehydration melting of subducting oceanic crust during subduction process. On the basis of geochemical characteristics of the studied rocks, the Bikou volcanic group could imply that a partial breakup event occurred in the northern margin of Yangtze plate during the Neoproterozoic era.

     

降温降水对池塘水环境影响及诱发鳜鱼疾病的研究

探讨气候变化（降水、降温）与养殖鳜鱼（Ｓｉｎｉｐｅｒｃａ ｃｈｕａｓｔｓｉ）池溏主要水生态因子关系问题。结果表明，降水、降温会引起藻类种群的改变，进而溶氧变化，最终影响鱼的健康，低溶氧是诱发鳜鱼疾病的首要水化因子。所以，气侯变化是生态因子变化继而诱发鳜鱼疾病的催化剂。水中营养盐浓度影响藻类生长。     

Structural framework and its evolution in Chasang area of Qiangtang Basin in northern Tibetan

Through comprehensive research on the various geophysical and geological data acquired recently, we consider that the Chasang area in the western uplift of Qiangtang is a huge south-dipping block which is overlapped by several east-west trending blocks rather than a simple and palaeo-doming existing for a long time. The structural and geophysical features of the area, which only alone limited between Shuanghu and Rongma districts, are of no regional significance. Their development is closely related with the approximately south-north trending transform faults developed during the Mesozoic era on the east and west sides of the area and their later continuous movement. The compressing, overlapping and uplifting of the Chasang area began at the stage of reversing of the Qiangtang Basin during the Lower Cretaceous, which is in direct relation with Bangonghu-Dingqing limited ocean’s closure and the convergence of the neighboring blocks. The compression and overlapping of the area have further developed and reformed since the Eocene because of the continuing collision and pushing of the Indian Plate to the north.     

我国地震信息系统卫星通信网建设

本文详细地讨论了正在建设中的我国地震信息系统卫星通信网的总体规划、组网方案、网络功能和系统配置,并且详细地讨论了各种数据的通信方式,认为由V-NET系统构成的地震信息卫星通信网具有传输地震数据、声码话音、图文传真、计算机数据的综合数据通信能力,能够为地震信息系统提供高速、可靠且价廉的数据传输服务。     

Quantifying net ecosystem exchange by multilevel ecophysiological and turbulent transport models

To quantify the interplay between scalar sources and sinks (S_c) and net ecosystem exchange (NEE), “forward” and “inverse” approaches have been proposed. The canonical form of forward approaches is a one-dimensional ecophysiological-radiative transfer scheme coupled to turbulent transport theory. In contrast, inverse approaches strictly rely on turbulent transport theory and mean scalar concentration as their primary input to infer S_c and NEE. While the formulation of both approaches have evolved over the past decade, no systematic comparison between them was undertaken for the same data set, and over a wide range of atmospheric conditions. Our objective is to compare the predicted S_c and NEE from these two approaches with eddy-covariance measurements. The results show that the forward method outperformed all three inverse methods for unstable and neutral conditions on short time scales (30 min) but yielded comparable results at longer time scales. Poor agreement was obtained under stable conditions for all models. Hence, for modeling event-based flux variations, forward models are preferred. Since the forward method requires detailed knowledge of ecophysiological, drag, radiative transfer and other canopy attributes, all of which are difficult to obtain on a routine basis, a symbiotic use of forward and inverse approaches is most advantageous.     

Seismic analysis of deep tunnels in near fault conditions: a case study in Southern Italy

The importance of underground structures in transportation and utility networks makes their vulnerability to earthquakes a sensitive issue. Underground facilities are usually less vulnerable to earthquakes compared to above-ground structures, but the associated risk may be relevant, since even a low level of damage may affect the serviceability of a wide network. Seismic analysis of tunnels close to seismogenic faults is a complex problem, which is often neglected at the design stage for the lack of specific codes or guidelines for the design of underground structures in seismic conditions and also because, as mentioned above, underground structures are considered less vulnerable to earthquake loading. This paper investigates the seismic response of deep tunnels focusing on the required steps for a proper design under both static and dynamic loading. The study aims at contributing to improve the methods currently used for the seismic analysis of underground structures. At this purpose, the seismic response of a deep tunnel in Southern Italy has been investigated along the transversal direction. The infrastructure is part of the railway switch line connecting Caserta to Foggia in the Southern Apennines which is one of the most active seismic regions in Italy. The seismic response in the transversal direction has been analysed by using the pseudo-static approach as well as through advanced numerical modeling using the spectral element method coupled with a kinematic approach for finite fault simulations. The pseudo-static approach has been implemented using a closed-form analytical solution. The results obtained from advanced numerical modeling and the pseudo-static method have been compared to assess their validity and limitations.