Conceptual and numerical models for groundwater flow in an arid inland river basin

The Heihe River Basin (HRB) is an inland watershed in northwest China with a total area of approximately 130,000 km², stretching from the Qilian Mountains in the south to the oases and agricultural fields in the middle and further to the Gobi desert in the north bordering Mongolia. As part of a major ecohydrological research initiative to provide a stronger scientific underpinning for sustainable water management in arid ecosystems, a regional‐scale integrated ecological and hydrological model is being developed, incorporating the knowledge based on the results of environmental isotope tracer analysis and the multiscale observation datasets. The first step in the model development effort is to construct and calibrate a groundwater flow model for the middle and lower HRB where the oases and vegetation along the Heihe river corridor are highly dependent on groundwater. In this study, the software tool ‘Arc Hydro Groundwater’ is used to build and visualize a hydrogeological data model for the HRB that links all relevant spatiotemporal hydrogeological data in a unified geodatabase within the ArcGIS environment. From the conceptual model, a regional‐scale groundwater flow model has been developed using MODFLOW‐2005. Critical considerations in developing the flow model include the representation of mountainous terrains and fluvial valleys by individual model layers, treatment of aquifer heterogeneities across multiple scales and selection of proper observation data and boundary conditions for model calibration. This paper discusses these issues in the context of the Heihe River Basin, but the results and insights from this study will have important implications for other large, regional groundwater modelling studies, especially in arid and semiarid inland river basins. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于IDA的高墩大跨桥梁抗震性能评估

高墩桥梁的地震响应与传统的中低墩桥梁有很大差别,我国现行桥梁抗震规范对此没有规定。为了合理评估高墩大跨桥梁的抗震性能,以一座连续刚构桥为研究对象,采用OpenSees建立弹塑性有限元动力分析模型,从PEER地震数据库中选取了15条地震记录进行增量动力分析(Incre-mental dynamic analysis,IDA),利用Ramberg-Osgood函数对控制参数进行统计,从而得到了结构概率分位值为10%、50%和90%的IDA曲线,结合定义的损伤状态对结构的抗震性能进行了评估;根据墩身最大曲率分布得到了塑性区域长度,提出了根据最大曲率分布估算墩顶目标位移的方法。结果表明:利用R-O函数统计得到的IDA概率分位曲线能很好地体现桥梁抗震性能,并能给出满足相应性能水准的可靠等级。在强震作用下,高墩结构塑性区域长度与各国规范计算结果吻合,按墩身最大曲率分布估算墩顶位移与IDA分析结果吻合较好,弥补了规范的不足。     

张掖盆地龙首山山前高氟地下水的形成

氟是人体的必须元素之一,饮水中氟元素过量会导致地氟病。高氟地下水的形成机制一直是水文地球化学研究的一个热门话题。利用在张掖盆地开展1∶5万水文地质调查所获得的大量水位、水质资料,运用水化学和氘氧同位素方法,在较高精度水平上探讨了龙首山前高氟地下水的形成机制。研究结果表明,龙首山前地下水中的F-主要来源于龙首山含氟岩石,通过季节性洪水的方式补给到盆地的第四系含水层中,并与盆地上游来源的低氟地下水发生混合,使龙首山前地下水分为三个条带。     

Spatio-temporal Patterns of Vegetation Change in Kazakhstan from 1982 to 2015

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), as a key indicator of vegetation growth, effectively provides information regarding vegetation growth status. Based on the Global Inventory Monitoring and Modeling System (GIMMS) NDVI time series data for Kazakhstan from 1982 to 2015, we analyzed the spatial pattern and changes in the vegetation growth trend. Results indicated that the three main types of vegetation in Kazakhstan are cropland, grassland and shrubland, and these are distributed from north to south. While the regional distribution pattern is obvious, the vegetation index decreased from north to south. The average NDVI values of the three main vegetation types are in the order of cropland > grassland > shrubland. During the period from 1982 to 2015, the NDVI initially increased (1982-1992), then decreased (1993-2007), and then increased again (2008-2015). The areas where NDVI decreased significantly accounted for 24.0% of the total land area. These areas with vegetation degradation are mainly distributed in the northwest junction between cropland and grassland, and in the cropland along the southern border. The proportions of total grassland, cropland and shrubland areas that were degraded are 23.5%, 48.4% and 13.7%, respectively. Areas with improved vegetation, accounting for 11.8% of the total land area, were mainly distributed in the mid-east cropland area, and the junction between cropland and grassland in the mid-east region.     

用浅层地震勘探资料研究蓟运河断裂的第四纪活动特征

蓟运河断裂是天津地区东北部的一条重要断裂,是张家口—渤海构造带的组成部分.由于未对蓟运河断裂的活动性进行过专门探测研究,其空间展布及第四纪活动性一直存在争议.经广泛收集资料确定蓟运河断裂的大致展布,并布设9条人工地震测线,采用可控震源对该断裂进行探测.结果表明:蓟运河断裂不是一条南北贯通的断裂,其大致分为北西段和南东段...     

强震作用下斜坡表面放大效应的三维离散元模拟

为研究强震作用下斜坡表面的动力放大效应,以陕西勉县某岩质斜坡为例,建立了三维模型.运用离散元软件3DEC,模拟了动力条件下斜坡的变形失稳过程,分析了斜坡表面的动力响应特征,研究了不同地震波输入工况条件下坡体表面动力响应差异.研究结果表明:考虑地震纵波的影响时,竖向加速度得到显著增强,坡面的PGA放大系数增强了约1.62...     

Emergency Plan for Water Supply in Consecutive Droughts and Sustainable Water Resources Management in Beijing

Beijing, the capital city of China, has suffered from acute water shortage, with only 300 m3/a of water resources available per capita. In addition, Beijing has experienced a prolonged period of consecutive droughts from 1999 to 2010. Water crisis has constrained the socio-economic development of Beijing. Meanwhile, the national "South-to-North Water Transfer"(STNWT) project, which is expected to provide some relief to the water crisis in Beijing, is still under development. In order to ensure the security of water supply in Beijing before the completion of the STNWT project, several measures have been implemented to cope with droughts, including pumping groundwater from emergency well fields,water saving, recycling of water, rain and flood water harvesting, and the diversion of water from neighboring rivers and groundwater basins. Groundwater from four emergency well fields contributes the most to the public and domestic water supplies in Beijing, supplying a total volume of 1.8×10~9 m~3.The water crisis is supposed to be mitigated by the completion of the STNWT project. After the completion of this project, more sustainable management of water resources will be implemented,including the use of aquifers as groundwater reservoirs and conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater resources.