Seasonal changes in nitrogen and phosphorus transport in the lower Changjiang River before the construction of the Three Gorges Dam

Water and sediment samples were collected at Datong from June 1998 to March 1999 to examine seasonal changes in the transports of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) to the East China Sea (ECS). Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN; dominated by nitrate) concentration exhibited small seasonality, and DIN flux was largely controlled by water discharge. Dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) concentration was inversely correlated with water discharge, and DIP was evenly delivered throughout a year. The transports of DIN and DIP from the Changjiang River were consistent with seasonal changes in nutrient distributions and P limitation in the Changjiang Estuary and the adjacent ECS. Dissolved organic and particulate N (DON and PN) and P (DOP and PP) varied parallel to water discharge, and were dominantly transported during a summer flood. The fluxes of DOP and particulate bioavailable P (PBAP) were 2.5 and 4 times that of DIP during this period, respectively. PBAP accounted for 12–16% of total particulate P (PP), and was positively correlated with the summation of adsorbed P, Al–P and Fe–P. Ca–P, the major fraction of PP, increased with increasing percent of CaCO₃. The remobilization of riverine DOP and PBAP likely accounted for the summer elevated primary production in DIP-depleted waters in the Changjiang Estuary and the adjacent ECS. The Changjiang River delivered approximately 6% of DIN (1459 × 10⁶ kg), 1% of DIP (12 × 10⁶ kg), and 2% of dissolved organic and particulate N and P to the totals of global rivers. The construction of the Three Gorges Dam might have substantially reduced the particulate nutrient loads, thereby augmenting P limitation in the Changjiang Estuary and ECS.     

Geochemistry of pore waters from the Xisha Trough, northern South China Sea and their implications for gas hydrates

This paper reports all available geochemical data on sediments and pore waters from the Xisha Trough on the northern continental margin of the South China Sea. The methane concentrations in marine sediments display a downhole increasing trend and their carbon isotopic compositions (δ ¹³C = −25 to −51‰) indicate a thermogenic origin. Pore water Cl⁻ concentrations show a range from 537 to 730 mM, and the high Cl⁻ samples also have higher concentrations of Br⁻, Na⁺, K⁺, and Mg²⁺, implying mixing between normal seawater and brine in the basin. The SO₄ ²⁻ concentrations of pore waters vary from 19.9 to 36.8 mM, and show a downhole decreasing trend. Calculated SMI (sulfate-methane interfaces) depths and sulfate gradients are between 21 and 47 mbsf, and between −0.7 and −1.7 mM/m, respectively, which are similar to values in gas hydrate locations worldwide and suggest a high methane flux in the basin. Overall, the geochemical data, together with geological and geophysical evidence, such as the high sedimentation rates, high organic carbon contents, thick sediment piles, salt and mud diapirs, active faulting, abundant thermogenic gases, and occurrence of huge bottom simulating reflector (BSR), are suggestive of a favorable condition for occurrence of gas hydrates in this region.     

Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its carbon isotopic composition in sediment pore waters from the Shenhu area,northern South China Sea

The Shenhu area is one of the most favorable places for the occurrence of gas hydrates in the northern continental slope of the South China Sea. Pore water samples were collected in two piston cores (SH-A and SH-B) from this area, and the concentrations of sulfate and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its carbon isotopic composition were measured. The data revealed large DIC variations and very negative δ ¹³C-DIC values. Two reaction zones, 0–3 mbsf and below 3 mbsf, are identified in the sediment system. At site SH-A, the upper zone (0–3 mbsf) shows relatively constant sulfate and DIC concentrations and δ ¹³C-DIC values, possibly due to bioturbation and fluid advection. The lower zone (below 3 mbsf) displays good linear gradients for sulfate and DIC concentrations, and δ ¹³C-DIC values. At site SH-B, both zones show linear gradients, but the decreasing gradients for δ ¹³C-DIC and SO₄ ²⁻ in the lower zone below 3 mbsf are greater than those from the upper zone, 0–3 mbsf. The calculated sulfate-methane interface (SMI) depths of the two cores are 10.0 m and 11.1 m, respectively. The depth profiles of both DIC and δ ¹³C-DIC showed similar characteristics as those in other gas hydrate locations in the world oceans, such as the Blake Ridge. Overall, our results indicate an anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO) process in the sediments with large methane flux from depth in the studied area, which might be linked to the formation of gas hydrates in this area.     

弱流场调制下的海面微波散射模拟研究

根据海面微波散射的多尺度模型以及波流相互作用理论,对一维弱流场调制下的海面微波散射截面进行了数值模拟。结果表明,利用数值方法直接求解波作用量方程获得的海浪调制谱并结合多尺度模型可以较好地模拟弱流场引起的雷达散射截面的变化。内波等海洋现象调制了海浪谱,使得雷达散射截面反映出这些海洋特征,整个调制过程的模拟对于分析这些海洋现象并更好地利用其雷达数据具有重要意义。     

长江口叶绿素a浓度的周日变化

2006 年 6 月 16 日和 20 日对长江口进行了叶绿素 a 浓度的现场周日监测.监测结果显示:叶绿素 a 浓度表层周日波动比中、底层明显,呈现出半日周期(～ 11 h)的变化,高潮时浓度达到峰值,低潮时浓度出现谷值.叶绿素 a 浓度的周日变化主要与海域特定的水动力条件(如潮汐、再悬浮作用和温盐跃层)密切相关,与各环境因子(温度、盐度、浊度、总无机氮、磷酸盐和硅酸盐)的周日波动没有显著的相关关系.     

海洋环境污染生物修复技术研究

全球范围内的海洋生态环境恶化,不仅危及海洋经济发展,而且已影响到了人类生存环境和健康。本文根据我国近海海洋环境质量现状,探讨了生物修复技术在海洋环境污染治理中的应用,并提出了工程海藻培育技术研究的有关建议,以期为海洋环境的保护及资源的可持续开发提供新的方法和技术。     

北喀斯喀特边缘IODP 311航次断面的地震结构、天然气水合物含量和滑塌构造

北喀斯喀特活动边缘的增生楔沉积物中含有分布广泛的天然气水合物一直延伸到海底下几百米的深度。为了评估天然气水合物的长期能源潜力和它在全球气候变化及边坡稳定性中的作用,2005年9月IODP311航次建立了一个详细的地质模型来解释水合物的形成与分解以及它与穿过大陆边缘流体流的伴生关系。在考察前,先在大陆坡上进行地震试验以提供支持钻井的地球物理信息。     

基于FME语义映射的数据转换及应用

在详细介绍FME语义映射和转换规则的基础上,分析了FME的空间数据转换机制和简单语义转换规则的不足,并基于自定义映射文件提出了一种在DOS环境下进行批量数据转换的高效方法,最后以DGN到DWG格式的数据转换实例探讨了实施FME语义转换的具体步骤。     

钻井柱状图可视化查询系统的设计与实现

钻井柱状图是石油行业勘探开发最常用的一种图件。为了开发出灵活通用的钻井柱状图制作软件,为可视化分析提供良好基础,提出了“两库四类三层”系统设计方案,应用COM思想和模板定制技术,采用C#．net语言从底层进行了软件实现,所开发的软件模块具备一定的独立性和较好的通用性。     

松辽坳陷湖盆环状坡折带发育特征及对沉积过程控制

借助高精度层序地层学、构造地层学、精细沉积体系分析和构造-古地貌恢复的理论和技术手段,对坳陷期松辽湖盆开展了整体性和综合性的再评价。研究认为,拗陷期影响和控制松辽盆地沉积过程的最主要因素是环古松辽湖盆发育的内环坡折带和外环坡折带。可划分为两大类型,即张扭性和压扭性。张扭型坡折以泉头组为代表,压扭型坡折在姚家组最典型。它们各自控制着不同的沉积过程。在此基础上,建立了具有典型代表意义的古松嫩平原沉积模型和古松嫩湖泊三角洲沉积模型。提出了以内、外环坡折为基础的有利勘探方向。