Methyl halide production and loss rates in sea water from field incubation experiments

Experiments were conducted in the field to determine the non-chemical loss rate of methyl iodide in seawater and to examine production rates of methyl halides. The loss rate of added C13 labelled methyl iodide, present at concentrations similar to those found in seawater, corrected for chemical loss due to reaction with Cl⁻ varied from < 1 to 18% day^− 1, with a mean value of 7%. This rate of loss is much lower than that which was proposed by Bell et al. [Bell, N., Hsu, L., Jacob, D. J., Schultz, M. G., Blake, D. R., Butler, J. H., King, D. B., Lobert, J. M., Maier-Reimer, E., 2002. Methyl iodide: Atmospheric budget and use as a tracer of marine convection in global models, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 107(D17), 4340-4351.] to account for the large discrepancies between observed and predicted mid-latitude concentrations of CH₃I based on their global photochemical source model. The suitability of several types of container for seawater incubations was studied and only quartz tubes appeared to be free of experimental artifact. Collapsible polyvinyl fluoride containers showed major production of methyl halides on irradiation with simulated sunlight. Polyethylene containers caused spurious production of methyl iodide at lower rates.     

地震活动性参数b值和年发生率的一种取值方法

介绍了一种将历史地震与现代小震统计结果相协调,去不可靠或不稳定数据段确定地震活动性参数ｂ值,以及通过不同震级下限地震频度的时间滑动分析,选取现今与历史相近,且具较高震级下限的统计结果,推算４级以上地震年发生度ｖ４的方法。计算给出了东南沿海地震带及其南带,北带的ｂ值和ｖ４值。     

Generalized plasticity state parameter‐based model for saturated and unsaturated soils. Part 1: Saturated state

The behavior of granular materials is known to depend on its loose or dense nature, which in turns depends both on density and confining pressure. Many models developed in the past require the use of different sets of constitutive parameters for the same material under different confining pressures. The purpose of this paper is to extend a basic generalized plasticity model for sands proposed by Pastor, Zienkiewicz and Chan by modifying the main ingredients of the model flow—rule, loading–unloading discriminating direction and plastic modulus—to include a dependency on the state parameter. The proposed model is tested against the available experimental data on three different sands, using for each of them a single set of material parameters, finding a reasonably good agreement between experiments and predictions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

同位素信息确定Philip入渗模型稳定入渗率

通过流域水循环中各要素同位素含量的测定,扩大建模信息利用量,增加确定模型参数所需信息,提高参数可识别性,可在一定程度上减少参数的不确定性.以仅有两个参数且物理意义明确的Philip入渗模型为例,利用同位素信息确定Philip入渗模型参数稳定入渗率,并通过室内降雨入渗实验来检验同位素信息确定模型参数结果.结果表明,利用同位素信息确定的Philip入渗模型稳定入渗率与实测值接近.氢氧稳定同位素的分析精度对利用同位素信息确定模型参数结果有一定影响.     

大气重力波产生大尺度赤道扩展F的理论

本文提出了大气重力波触发Ｒａｙｌｅｉｇｈ－Ｔａｙｌｏｒ不稳定性并导致大尺度赤道扩展Ｆ的理论．重力波作为外部扰动派触发等离子体扰动,这种扰动在Ｒａｙｌｅｉｇｈ－Ｔａｙｌｏｒ不稳定性的作用下继续增长,经过４００ｓ扰动幅度就能增长到５０％,经过７００ｓ后幅度趋近１００％,即为完全的等离子体泡．由于Ｅ区的影响,赤道扩展Ｆ主要出现于晚上．本文的理论阐明了重力波与Ｒａｙｌｅｉｇｈ－Ｔａｙｌｏｒ不稳定性相互作用的性质,揭示了大尺度赤道扩展Ｆ的产生机制．     

澜沧—耿马地震震源动力学参数研究

本文使用沧澜—耿马地震主震后在震区建立的数字地震仪记录,用波谱法测算澜沧—耿马余震的震源动力学参数。就这些参数的统计特征,对该双主震型两主震区的地下介质不同状态予以讨论。     

GPS高程测量在也门Block69中的应用分析

GPS高程测量代替常规水准测量的技术和方法已经成为这些年来许多大地测量学者们研究的热门课题之一,本文简单地介绍了GPS高程测量的模型及其适用范围,并通过在也门Block 69的应用分析,说明了在高程异常值变化平缓的平坦地区,只需测定少量（不少于3个）较均匀分布于测区的已知高程控制点,采用平面拟合法,拟合精度就能够达到测区测量精度的要求。     

冻土三轴蠕变非线性数学模型研究

采用MTS-810液压伺服材料试验机, 对人工配制的冻黏土试件进行了三轴蠕变试验, 获得了冻黏土在复杂应力状态下的蠕变曲线. 结果表明: 冻土的蠕变变形具有较强的温度敏感性, 温度越高, 这种温度敏感性越强; 相同温度下, 荷载越大, 变形越大. 运用相关理论, 推导了冻黏土在复杂应力状态下的三轴蠕变非线性数学模型, 采用MATLAB软件的数据拟合功能得到了模型方程参数的数值, 模型参数与温度之间存在密切关系, 建立了二者之间的数学表达式. 冻土三轴蠕变非线性数学模型的曲线与试验曲线拟合精度较高, 建立的数学模型可以精确体现冻土的蠕变规律, 能够为实际冻土工程的变形发展预测提供有效的理论指导.     

The High Concentration Tails Of The Probability Density Function Of A Dispersing Scalar In The Atmosphere

The distribution function for concentrations of a scalar pollutant dispersing in the turbulent atmosphere has a finite domain that is bounded above and below. Three methods, based on extreme value statistics, are used to obtainestimates for the upper bound and to describe the high concentration tailbehaviour of the distribution; all three methods are applied to concentrationdata obtained from experimental atmospheric releases. Quantile quantile (QQ)plots are used to assess the goodness of fit of the resulting estimates of thedistribution, and also to compare the performance of the three methods. Thepredicted values for the upper bound are orders of magnitude less than thesource concentration, illustrating that molecular diffusion has a large effecton the high concentrations.     

Modelling dispersion in complex open channel flows: Fuzzy calibration (2)

Part 1 of this study assessed the effectiveness of dispersion models based around random particle tracking (RPT) applied an overbank flow in the Flood Channel Facility at HR Wallingford. Several of the RPT models that were used predicted the mixing behaviour of the tracer in the complex channel flow to within an acceptable accuracy. If there is no uniqueness in the model structure which can be used to represent the true system to within the limitations of the available observations, then this implies an inherent degree of ambiguity in our knowledge of the physically based model structure. This suggests that we should be less forthright in the optimisation of each individual model structure, and perhaps investigate more of the parameter combinations for each model which yield feasible simulations of the system. An alternative fuzzy calibration technique is introduced which avoids the optimisation process and takes account of uncertainties in the model structure, parameter sets and observed data in prediction.