Lattice Boltzmann Models for Flow and Transport in Saturated Karst

Flow and transport simulation in karst aquifers remains a significant challenge for the ground water modeling community. Darcy's law–based models cannot simulate the inertial flows characteristic of many karst aquifers. Eddies in these flows can strongly affect solute transport. The simple two-region conduit/matrix paradigm is inadequate for many purposes because it considers only a capacitance rather than a physical domain. Relatively new lattice Boltzmann methods (LBMs) are capable of solving inertial flows and associated solute transport in geometrically complex domains involving karst conduits and heterogeneous matrix rock. LBMs for flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media, which are needed to make the models applicable to large-scale problems, are still under development. Here we explore aspects of these future LBMs, present simple examples illustrating some of the processes that can be simulated, and compare the results with available analytical solutions. Simulations are contrived to mimic simple capacitance-based two-region models involving conduit (mobile) and matrix (immobile) regions and are compared against the analytical solution. There is a high correlation between LBM simulations and the analytical solution for two different mobile region fractions. In more realistic conduit/matrix simulation, the breakthrough curve showed classic features and the two-region model fit slightly better than the advection-dispersion equation (ADE). An LBM-based anisotropic dispersion solver is applied to simulate breakthrough curves from a heterogeneous porous medium, which fit the ADE solution. Finally, breakthrough from a karst-like system consisting of a conduit with inertial regime flow in a heterogeneous aquifer is compared with the advection-dispersion and two-region analytical solutions.     

Felsic dykes in the Neoproterozoic Nagar Parkar Igneous Complex,SE Sindh,Pakistan: geochemistry and tectonic settings

The Nagar Parkar Igneous Complex consists of Neoproterozoic igneous and metamorphic rocks dissected by mafic, felsic, and rhyolitic dykes. The latter can be classified broadly into porphyritic felsic dykes intruding gray and pink granites at Nagar Parkar and the surrounding areas, and the orthophyric felsic dykes intruding amphibolites, deformed pink granites, and the alkaline mafic dykes in the Dhedvero area, north of Nagar Parkar. The porphyritic felsic dykes are composed of perthites, quartz, and albitic plagioclase whereas the orthopheric felsic dykes contain K-feldspar (dominant), plagioclase, and minor quartz. Geochemically, the porphyritic and orthophyric felsic dykes are subalkaline and alkaline demonstrating post-orogenic A2- and OIB-A1-type characteristic on Nb–Y–Ce and Nb–Y–3Ga ternary plots, respectively. One orthophyric felsic dyke contains normative acmite and sodium metasilicate. This study suggests two distinct tectonic regimes for the origin of the felsic dykes of the area. The porphyritic felsic dykes show similarities with the ~800–700 Ma granites of the area, the rhyolite dykes of the Mount Abu, western Rajasthan in India, and the granites of the Seychelles microcontinent. The orthophyric felsic dykes show chemical resemblance with the Tavidar volcanic suite of western Rajasthan and the Silhouette and North islands of the Seychelles microcontinent. This study confirms spatial and temporal links among the Rodinian fragments exposed in the Nagar Parkar area of Pakistan, western Rajasthan of India, and the Seychelles microcontinent.     

基于网格单元的西北干旱区城市土地覆被/土地利用时空变化研究——以新疆喀什市为例

利用1995、2005和2015年3期Landsat遥感数据,提取新疆喀什地区喀什市土地覆被/土地利用信息,并将各时期用地分类数据分别转入50 m×50 m的矢量网格单元,建立基于矢量网格单元的土地覆被/土地利用网格图,探讨喀什市1995-2015年土地覆被/土地利用时空变化特征及驱动因素;通过叠加分析,研究时期内各用地类型之间相互转换和替代关系。结果显示：（1）1995-2015年间喀什市土地覆被/土地利用变化剧烈,以建设用地面积变化最为显著,20 a间面积增加近3倍,未利用地和绿地面积均有所减少,水体的面积变化显现波动态势。（2）1995-2015年喀什市建设用地扩张主要以"摊大饼"式的外延扩张为主,但也伴随少量内部填充的集约式增长模式,通过回归分析,建设用地面积的增加与城市人口的增加和社会经济的发展具有紧密的正相关关系。（3）建设用地在扩张过程中主要侵占和替代了未利用地和绿地,并且绿地的增加与减少和未利用地的侵占与被侵占有着直接关联。     

焉耆盆地生态系统服务价值对土地利用/覆被变化的响应

运用土地利用/覆被类型动态度、土地利用/覆被程度模型和生态系统服务价值估算模型,分析了新疆焉耆盆地1990-2011年LUCC变化引起的生态系统服务价值的变化。结果表明：（1）在1990-2011年,焉耆盆地水域、湿地、沙地、耕地和建设用地均呈增加趋势,而盐碱地、草地和林地面积呈减少趋势,总体上研究区的土地利用程度为中下水平。（2）在1999-2011年,研究区的生态系统服务总价值总体上呈增加的趋势,其中水域和耕地对生态系统服务总价值贡献率较大,草地和林地对生态系统服务总价值有明显的负贡献。（3）在1990-2011年,研究区的各类生态系统的气候调节、水源涵养和废物处理功能的生态系统服务的总价值远远大于粮食生产和原材料供应功能的总价值。因而对区域的水土资源实行合理与有效的利用是实现焉耆盆地生态系统服务功能维持和可持续发展的关键。     

Development of Statistical Models to Predict the Mechanical Properties of Some Metamorphic Rocks from P-Wave Velocity and Certain Physical Properties

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering - Strength and elastic properties of rocks have vital importance for the design of structures in several rock engineering projects. Additionally, these...     

NF1~180mut表达载体构建及其在脑血管细胞中的表达

目的 前期研究中发现一合并脑血管狭窄的Ⅰ型神经纤维瘤病家系,为探索血管狭窄的病因,本研究构建该家系患者NF1基因共同突变产物NF1~180mut的过表达质粒,观察该质粒在脑血管细胞中的表达。方法 设计NF1~180mut全长序列的相应引物,采用pEGFP-N1作为载体框架,构建pEGFP-N1/NF1~180mut表达载体,通过Western blot法及共聚焦检测其蛋白表达;之后采用脂质体转染重组质粒于脑血管平滑肌细胞或内皮细胞中观察NF1~180mut在两种脑血管细胞中的表达。结果 ①成功构建了NF1~180mut表达载体;②该表达载体可在脑血管内皮细胞及平滑肌细胞内表达;③初步通过细胞计数研究及增殖实验显示NF1~180mut对脑血管平滑肌细胞和血管内皮细胞的生长及增殖有一定的作用。结论 本研究中构建了NF1-Q181X突变后的产物NF1~180mut表达载体,为进一步深入研究NF1~180mut导致脑血管狭窄发生的通路提供了良好的体外研究工具。     

Turbulence measurements in stratified and well-mixed estuarine flows

From mean velocities measured in estuarine flows it has been found that the velocity distributions are log-linear in stratified flows and logarithmic in well-mixed flows. The results of salinity measurements reveal that the mean salinity profiles are geometrically similar and expressible as a power law. The buoyancy parameters, such as the Monin-Obukhov length scale, the gradient and the flux Richardson numbers, are independent of the flow state. The gradient and the flux Richardson numbers are almost equal, indicating the existence of a local equilibrium layer. The non-dimensional parameter describing dissipation rates of turbulent kinetic energy is a constant of 0·2 and 0·3 for stratified and well-mixed flows respectively. In well-mixed flow the drag coefficient varies with time approaching a constant of about 3·2 × 10^?3 when the flow is stratified. The shape of the turbulent energy spectra are generally flatter and broader in stratified as compared with those of well-mixed flows.     

Analysis of radio astronomy bands using CALLISTO spectrometer at Malaysia-UKM station

The e-CALLISTO system is a worldwide network that aims to observe solar radio emission for astronomical science. CALLISTO instruments have been deployed worldwide in various locations that together can provide continuous observation of the solar radio spectrum for 24 h per day year-round. Malaysia-UKM is a strategic equatorial location and can observe the Sun 12 h per day. This paper gives an overview of the spectrum allocation for radio astronomy, which falls in the specified operating frequency band of the CALLISTO spectrometer. The radio astronomy bands are analyzed at the Malaysia-UKM station according to the International Telecommunication Union recommendations. Some observational results are also presented in this paper.     

新疆提灯藓科(Mniaceae)植物的种类与分布

根据历年采自新疆维吾尔自治区的285份提灯藓科(Mniaceae)标本,在查阅大量文献的基础上,通过经典分类方法,对新疆提灯藓科的种类进行了整理、鉴定和分类。结果表明,新疆有提灯藓科植物6属、24种,包含北灯藓属Cinclidium(2种)、曲灯藓属Cyrtomnium(1种)、提灯藓属Mnium(7种)、匍灯藓属Plagiomnium(11种)、毛灯属Rhizomnium(1种)、疣灯藓属Trachycystis(2种),其中密集匐灯藓Plagiomnium confertidens(Lindb.et H.Arn.)T.Kop.、粗齿匐灯藓Plagiomni-um drummondii(Bruch et Schimp.)T.Kop.、小刺叶提灯藓Mnium spinulosumB.S.G.为新疆新纪录种。并根据种类的形态特征,列出了新疆提灯藓科植物的分属、分种检索表,以及每种的生境和地理分布特点。     

Hydrogeochemical evaluation and statistical analysis of groundwater of Sylhet,north-eastern Bangladesh

Acta Geochimica - To investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater 23 shallow, 30 intermediate and 38 deep wells samples were collected from Sylhet district of Bangladesh, and...