Constraints on the age of Lake Nyos, Cameroon

The upper 40 m of Lake Nyos are retained by a weak natural dam which, if it were to fail, would not only devastate the area hit by the 1986 gas disaster but would also cause a serious flood to surge down the Katsina Ala into Nigeria. The age of the pyroclastic cone, of which the dam is the last remnant, is therefore of great practical importance to the people of the area. If the pyroclastic cone is only a few hundred years old, as some have suggested, then it is eroding away quickly and the dam must surely fail in the very near future. If, on the other hand, it is many thousands of years old, then there is less immediate cause for concern.The age of the pyroclastic cone can be constrained in three ways:(1) Two samples of basalt, one from the dam itself and one from a lava flow which post-dates the pyroclastic cone, have both yielded K–Ar ages in excess of 100,000 years.(2) Photographic evidence indicates that there has been no detectable change (>2 m) to the width of the dam since 1958. This constrains the average erosion rate and suggests that the pyroclastic cone is at least 4000 years old.(3) Cores from sediment deposited after the level of a small lake to the northeast of Lake Nyos was raised by a debris slide from the pyroclastic cone, contain no volcanic ash. A sample from the base of this sequence has yielded a radiocarbon age of 2700 years.The Lake Nyos dam must therefore be, at the very least, a few thousand years old and although its general stability must give serious cause for concern there is no reason to suspect that the rate at which it is currently eroding away is of itself sufficient to pose an immediate threat.     

Study on Unified Inter-Spherical Acting of Continental Collision of Tibet Plateau

STUDY ON UNIFIED INTER-SPHERICAL ACTING OF CONTINENTAL COLLISION OF TIBET PLATEAU     

Determination of the Concentration of Carbonic Species in Natural Waters: Results from a World‐Wide Proficiency Test

The results of an international interlaboratory proficiency test for the determination of carbonic species are presented. Eight laboratories analysed twelve water samples (four synthetic waters, one lake water, four geothermal waters, one seawater and two petroleum waters) by two methods: (a) individual laboratory analytical procedure and (b) acid–base titration curves in tabular form following a standardised protocol. In case (b), the concentrations of carbonic species were calculated by the organiser using the (1) Hydrologists' method, (2) Geochemists' method and/or (3) initial pH and total alkalinity method. For synthetic waters, the averaged % trueness and precision of measurement of the two methods were (trueness = 7.6, precision = 9.4) and (9.0, 3.4) for total alkalinity, and (6.6, 31.0) and (7.8, 6.1) for carbonic alkalinity, respectively. This indicates that the total alkalinity calculation procedure is in general correct in the individual laboratory method, but the carbonic alkalinity calculation procedure has serious problems. The measurements of total alkalinity for lake and seawaters were in agreement in both the methods; however, the individual laboratory measurement method for geothermal and petroleum waters was conceptually incorrect. Thus, the analytical procedures for the determination of carbonic species were reviewed. To apply the Hydrologists' and/or Geochemists' methods, the location of NaHCO₃EP and H₂CO₃EP is necessary, even for samples with pH lower than that of NaHCO₃EP, and a backward titration curve after complete removal of CO₂ must be performed. The initial pH and total alkalinity method is appropriate where a complete analysis of species that contribute to the alkalinity is known.     

结合PCA和滑动时窗的电离层异常探测方法研究

针对主成分分析（PCA）方法探测电离层异常时探测范围有限且无法区分正负扰动的问题,提出一种结合PCA和滑动时窗的探测方法,并以3次强震为例检测其异常探测能力。结果显示,PCA-滑动时窗方法同时具备了2种方法的探测优势,相较于滑动时窗法,其探测结果更加直观、简明,且不易受空间环境影响,有相对更高的异常探测置信度和可靠度;相较于PCA方法,其能更好地用于长时间时空异常探测,并准确区分出正负异常。另外,通过进一步分析2020年瓦哈卡地震后发现,电离层在震前11~13 d、9 d及4~6 d出现明显异常,且异常位于震中偏南区域。综合4次地震可知,异常主要出现在震中偏南方向,大多呈共轭结构。     

国外休闲制约研究的特征与展望——基于《Journal of Leisure Research》、《Leisure Sciences》、《Journal of Park and Recreation Administration》期刊

选取国外三大休闲权威期刊《Journal of Leisure Research》（1992—2014年）、《Leisure Sciences》（1998—2014年）、《Journal of Park and Recreation Administration》（2001—2014年）共130篇休闲制约研究论文,通过文献统计和文献分析法,从研究方法、研究内容及发展趋势三方面,分析国外休闲制约研究的基本特征。研究认为：国外休闲制约研究方法以定量研究方法为主,定性研究方法日益受到重视;国外学者重点关注休闲制约因素、休闲制约协商、女性休闲制约、种族人群休闲制约和青少年休闲制约等内容,同时强调内在机制研究和模型构建。此外,关注社会文化制约因素,加强跨学科研究和时间纵向研究,重视中国文化背景下的休闲制约研究对世界休闲制约研究的独特贡献以及跨文化合作的必要性是未来研究的重要方向。     

近52年广东开汛期特征及与前汛期降水的关系分析

利用广东省86个气象台站近52年(1962—2013年)逐日降水量资料,统计了逐年各台站及全省开汛期(rain season onset date/RSOD),并对广东省开汛特征及其与前汛期降水的关系进行了分析。分析结果表明:(1)广东省开汛期多集中在3月下旬至4月中旬,最早和最迟开汛期相差94 d;(2)广东省东南大部、北部大部较中部大部和西南部开汛早,雷州半岛开汛最迟;(3)广东省开汛可分为突发型开汛和渐进型开汛两种类型;(4)广东省开汛期年(代)际变化特征明显,存在15～16 a的年代际振荡周期,1986年为年代振荡周期变化的转折点,前后分别存在8 a和5～6 a的年代振荡周期;(5)各台站开汛期与3月下旬及4月降水相关性最好,与5、6月及前汛期降水的相关性差;(6)广东开汛异常偏早(晚)年,其前冬500 hPa高度场存在明显差异。     

空间和属性双重约束下的自组织空间聚类研究

形式化定义了双重聚类的聚类准则及其判定方法,提出了双重聚类的两步法求解思路和自组织双重聚类算法。通过实例验证了该算法的可行性,自组织双重聚类可以发现非空间属性的聚集、延伸等空间分布特征,可以发现任意复杂形状的聚类,并降低了人为影响。     

气象频道省级直播体系的构建与探讨

根据目前广电技术发展的方向,提出气象频道省级本地直播体系的建设思路,从演播室直播系统设计到卫星数字直播车的技术方案,逐步实现气象频道本地插播节目的直播常态化,提升省级气象部门的节目制作及气象应急服务能力。     

搭格架温泉水化学特征及其约束因素研究

搭格架地热区温泉水DJ1-DJ116号样品于2009年采集,阳离子及微量元素含量采用ICP-OES法测试,Cl-含量采用滴定法测试,其余阴离子含量采用紫外-可见光分光光度法测试。通过对温泉水化学指标的分析,研究温泉的水化学特征及约束因素。其温泉水化学类型为HCO3-Na型,平均矿化度为1 524 mg/L,具有较高的Na/Cl值,温泉水演化程度较高,为完全平衡水,热储中的水岩反应达到了平衡状态.温泉水中PO2极低,PCO2较高;大部分温泉水中玉髓、石英和无定形态SiO2三种硅质热液矿物的饱和度指数大于0。K-Na温标计算热储平均平衡温度为251.36℃;泉水中的Na＋、K＋离子活度主要受到钠、钾长石的约束。微量元素组合表现出花岗岩源的特征。总体上搭格架地热区温泉水化学特征受到区域地质背景的约束。     

ICT对居民时空行为影响研究进展

以计算机为核心的ICT凭借网络飞速发展,渗透到社会生活的各个领域,对居民日常生活产生了巨大影响,引发了地理、交通、规划学者的关注.本文对国内外ICT对居民时空行为的影响研究进行综述.从地理学的视角出发,分别从时空制约、破碎化、多任务以及ICT活动的可视化与数据管理几个角度,论述了国外ICT对居民时空利用的影响研究.从交...