Rapid periodic light variations of EM Cephei

In 1990 and 1992, using the 60 cm reflector of Beijing Observatory, we carried out photoelectric UBV observations of the Be star EM Cep and obtained 277 data sets. After combining the published minimum times over the years we made the O — C analysis and found an improved period of 0.806184 d or a single wave period of 0.403092d. Our analysis also showed a quickening tendency of the period at a rate dP/dt = −8.8514 × 10⁻¹⁰. The light curve is characterized by sharp minima and broad maxima. We found a detectable variation of the U — B colour index with the phase.     

蒙阴县埠洼金矿床地质特征及成因

埠洼金矿产于泰山（岩）群ＴＴＧ岩系中,赋存于中浅层次韧性、韧脆性剪切带内,矿体呈右行侧列式透镜体分布,成矿物质及热液主要来源于泰山（岩）群绿岩地层,其δ１８Ｏ值为５．４０‰～８．９８‰,δ３４Ｓ值为２．０５‰～４．０６‰,该矿床的成矿作用与韧性剪切变形变质导致的动力分异作用密切相关,赋矿空间为韧脆性剪切作用形成的扩容带。     

东海区鲯鳅的后期仔鱼、幼鱼分布和产卵习性的初步报告

鲯鳅Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus是暖水性的上层鱼类,广泛分布于世界各处外海和洋区,内湾和内海较少见.在太平洋广泛分布于热带、亚热带海区.     

Some problems on dynamical sedimentology in sea area near Huanghe Seaport

In this paper, two problems on dynamical sedimentology in the sea area near the Huanghe(Yellow) River Seaport are studied. Firstly, with synchronously observed data of bed-load trap and winds, starting and transporting dynamical mechanism of sediments on the intertidal shoal is analysed and studied. It is considered that starting and diffusing of sediments on the intertidal shoal near the Huanghe Seaport are controlled by waves and their surf currents. Secondly, with the help of data observed through observation concentration of suspended sediments, current velocity and wave height, starting and diffusing dynamical mechanism of sediments on the seabed near the Huanghe Seaport are analysed. It is considered that at a water depth of about 15 metres, starting and diffusing of the sediments are mainly controlled by tidal currents and at 5 metres or on the intertidal shoal by waves. At about 10 metres, their effects are rather similar.     

El Nino and anti-El Nino events in 1854-1987

-Using the COADS data set of sea surface temperature in the Equatorial Eastern Pacific, thirty one El Nino events and twenty four anti -El Nino events were identified for the period from 1854 to 1987. The results were compared with those of the other authors. The El Nino events (or anti -El Nino events ) are classified into two groups according to the timing of occrrence of the events: one starts at the first half of a year, another begins at the second half of a year. Both 1982-1983 and 1986-1987 events fall into the second group, which are characterized by the eastward migration of the positive anomaly of the sea surface temperature and the significant increasing of the anomaly in September or October.     

Spatial and temporal variation of the urban impervious surface and its driving forces in the central city of Harbin

Associated with the rapid economic development of China, the level of urbanization is becoming a serious concern. Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, China and one of the political, economic, cultural, and transportation centers of the northeastern region of China, has experienced rapid urbanization recently. To examine the spatial patterns of long-term urbanization and explore its driving forces, we employed the impervious surface fraction derived from remote sensing image as a primary indicator. Specifically, urban impervious surface information for the central city of Harbin in 1984, 1993, 2002, and 2010 was extracted from Landsat Thematic Mapper image using a Linear Spectral Mixture Analysis (LMSA). Then, the spatial and temporal variation characteristics and the driving factors of percent impervious surface area (ISA) changes were analyzed throughout this 26-year period (1984 to 2010). Analysis of results suggests that: (1) ISAs in the central city of Harbin constantly increased, particularly from 1993 to 2010, a rapid urbanization period; (2) the gravity center of impervious surface area in the central city was located in Nangang District in 1984, moving southeast from 1984 to 1993, northwest from 1993 to 2002, and continuing toward the southeast from 2002 to 2010; and (3) the urban growth of the central city can be characterized as edge-type growth.     

Unraveling enhanced membrane lipid biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii starchless mutant sta6 by using an electrospray ionization mass spectrometry-based lipidomics method

The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a well-established model organism, has been widely used in dissecting glycerolipid metabolism in oxygenating photosynthetic organisms. In previous studies, it has been found that shunting carbon precursors from the starch synthesis pathway can lead to a 10-fold increase in TAG content as compared to the wild type, but it is unknown whether inactivation of AGPase may affect membrane lipids biosynthesis. The study aims to investigate global changes in lipid metabolism and homeostasis in the starchless mutant C. reinhardtii sta6. By utilizing an electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (ESI/MS)-based lipidomics approach, a total of 105 membrane lipid molecules of C. reinhardtii were resolved, including 16 monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), 16 digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), 11 phosphatidylglycerol (PG), 6 sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG), 49 diacylglyceryl-N,N,N-trimethylhomoserine (DGTS), 2 phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and 5 phosphatidylinositol (PI) molecules. The quantitative results indicated that the membrane lipid profiles were similar between the two C. reinhardtii strains grown under both low- and high-light conditions, but the cellular contents of a great number of lipids were altered in sta6 due to the defect in starch biosynthesis. Under low-light conditions, sta6 accumulated more PI, MGDG, DGDG but less amounts of DGTS as compared to WT. Under high light, sta6 cells contained higher content membrane lipids than cc-124, except for PG, which is more or less similar in both strains. Our results demonstrate that the cellular membrane lipid homeostasis underwent profound changes in the starchless mutant, and thereby its physiological impact remains to be explored.     

Challenge of vegetation greening on water resources sustainability: Insights from a modeling‐based analysis in Northwest China

Forest restoration policies are often implemented without the assessment of their full environmental impact. In this study, we investigated the challenges of vegetation greening resulted from forest restoration on water resource sustainability, using a model‐based simulation in northwestern China. Four different vegetation scenarios and 25 future climate scenarios were employed using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool model. Results suggest that (a) the mean annual evapotranspiration changes from only 7.2% in the barren case to 100% in the forest case; however, it produced a 35.2% reduction in average annual streamflow and a 157% increase in soil water storage. The upstream vegetation greening caused the enhancement of water retention, while also creating great challenges for future downstream water resource sustainability; (b) seasonal effect was significant in that 100% forest case increased evapotranspiration (+40%) but it also reduced the streamflow (?73%) compared to the barren case in growing season, which may exacerbate spring and summer drought; (c) changes of evapotranspiration and streamflow were only 0.3% and ?0.9% at T + 3.9 °C when compared to the historic scenario in barren cases, while for all forest cases, variations were 3% and ?21.8%, respectively; (d) vegetation greening induced more remarkable changes in hydrological components than those resulting from climate change. Our “what if” research provides new insights for promoting sustainable management of water resources and ecosystems in mountainous water source areas.