Revisiting Sustainable Development of Dry Valleys in Hengduan Mountains Region

Dry valleys are a striking geographic landscape in Hengduan Mountains Region and are characterized by low rainfall, desert type of vegetation and fragile environment. Past efforts and resources have been concentrated mainly on rehabilitation of degraded ecosystem and fragile environment, particularly reforestation, while socio-economic development has been largely overlooked. Despite successes in pocket areas, the overall trend of unsustainability and environmental deterioration are continuing. It is important to understand that uplift of the Tibetan Plateau is the root cause of development of dry valleys, and development and formation of dry valleys is a natural process. Human intervention has played a secondary role in development of dry valleys and degradation of dry valleys though human intervention in many cases has speeded up environmental degradation of the dry valleys. It is important to understand that dry valleys are climatic enclaves and an integrated approach that combines rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and socio-economic development should be adopted if the overall goal of sustainable development of dry valleys is to be achieved. Promotion of niche-based cash crops, rural energy including hydropower, solar energy, biogas and fuelwood plantation is recommended as the priority activities.     

风沙路基施工技术初探

路基施工中保证路基填筑密实度，通常沙土路基采用水夯；普通路基采用振动碾、羊角碾等重型机具振密夯实。但在缺电、缺水，高气温、大风沙的沙漠气候等恶劣的施工条件下，风沙路基的施工如何保证路基填筑的密实度和施工机械在风沙路基上作业而不陷车的问题，就目前没有合适的经验可借鉴，也没有规范可参考。因此把在包西线神木北至延安北段的铁路工程建设中风沙路基施工所取得的经验和施工技术作一介绍。     

青海省沙漠现状及形成与发展趋势

本文根据遥感调查的结果,论述了青海省沙漠的类型、面积及分布规律特征。并通过不同时期的遥感图象,研究了青海湖等地区近三十年沙漠化环境的动态变化规律,从自然和人为因素两方面分析探讨了沙漠形成及发展趋势。     

有海洋，我们就有水喝

科学的实践还告知我们利用现代技术开辟淅水源?向大海要水喝，实施海水淡化?是从根本上缓解淡水资源紧缺的产要途径之一。     

天津采用机载激光雷达航测试验成功

天津市规划局采用机载激光雷达技术,经过技术攻关和自主创新,对中心城区、外环线周围和海河中游段1200平方公里地区,开展了机载激光雷达测绘试验,获取了航测范围全面准确的三维城市虚拟场景,展现了城市的地表、地貌现状、空间关系、建筑色彩和整体布局,试验圆满成功,研究开发了国内领先的城市快速建模软件,形成了成熟、     

一种基于空间虚拟场景的森林冠层雷达相干散射模型

建立了一种基于分形树和森林动态生长模型的森林冠层雷达相干散射模型.和非相干散射模型相比,相干散射模型不仅考虑了每个散射体的空间位置信息,还保留了后向散射信号中的相位信息.利用已建立的模型模拟了大兴安岭常青林场某一区域白桦纯林的雷达后向散射信号,验证结果说明模型是可靠的,是可以用来反演森林的几何结构和生物物理参数的.     

库姆塔格沙漠"羽毛状沙丘"形态的示量特征

通过卫星照片判读和实地观测,库姆塔格沙漠的“羽毛状沙丘”由两种风沙地貌构成：东北-西南走向的新月形“沙垄”为“羽轴”；垄间分布的波状微起伏的“大沙波”为“羽枝”,“大沙波”与沙垄的夹角为75°～103°。二者组合成类似“羽毛”的风沙地貌。新月形“沙垄”由单个新月形沙丘的前一沙丘的迎风坡与后一沙丘东翼相连构成“沙垄”。组成“沙垄”的新月形沙丘的两翼平均长37．5m,翼间距30～66m,沙丘高3～19m；在所观测区域内,沙丘沙的分选性由南向北变差。新月形“沙垄”长为3～22km,垄间距为1～3km,其问分布浅色和暗色相间的波状微地貌,暗色部分平均宽24．3m,浅色部分的平均宽11．6m。暗色部分表层沙粒的粒径有60%在1．00～0．25mm之间,以暗色矿物为主,而浅色部分表层沙粒的粒径的90%在1．00～0．25mm之间,分选性相对暗色部分较好,以石英等浅色矿物为主。暗色和浅色微地貌成对出现,相对高差约7cm。这种波状微地貌在库姆塔格沙漠中北部重复出现,类似于风沙地貌分类的沙波,暂称其为“大沙波”。     

Characterization of microbial communities associated with African desert dust and their implications for human and ecosystem health

Desert winds aerosolize several billion tons of soil-derived dust each year, including concentrated seasonal pulses from Africa and Asia. Huge dust events create an atmospheric bridge over continents and oceans, and eject a large pulse of soil-associated microorganisms into the atmosphere. These dust events might therefore have a role in expanding the biogeographical range of some microorganisms by facilitating rare long-distance dispersal events. The goal of this study is to characterize the microbes associated with African dust events and determine if they pose a risk to humans or downwind ecosystems. Air samples were collected by vacuum filtration in a source region （Mali, West Africa） during dust events and plated on R2A media to culture microorganisms. These organisms were compared to those in similar samples collected in the Caribbean during Saharan/Sahelian dust events. A high-volume liquid impinger is currently being tested in Barbados, collecting aerosol samples during African dust events. Over 100 bacteria and fungi （19 genera of bacteria and three genera of fungi） have been characterized from source region dust events.     

世界环境日主题锁定“沙漠和荒漠化”

联合国环境规划署（UNEP）在阿尔及利亚首都阿尔及尔宣布，2006年世界环境日庆典将在这里举行。这也是世界环境日庆典首次在北非国家举行。今年世界环境日的主题是“沙漠和荒漠化”。