Detecting nutrient deficiency in spruce forests using multispectral satellite imagery

Nutrient deficiency in forest stands has a negative impact on timber production. Although there are numerous studies investigating nutrient deficiency in forests using remote sensing, research has usually focused on extracting nutrient/pigment concentrations using hyperspectral imagery. Results of studies using this method of assessment are uncertain at the canopy level. This study proposes using freely available multispectral imagery to identify nutrient deficiency in commercially managed forest plantations. A classification map of nutrient deficient, healthy, and a third class, other, for State spruce forests in the Republic of Ireland was constructed using multispectral Sentinel 2 images from Spring and a Random Forest model. The forest area of interest (AOI) was Sitka spruce or Norway spruce plantations greater than 12 years old. Results showed that the overall accuracy was 89% and the associated Kappa Index of agreement was 79%. An unbiased area estimator was vital for an accurate estimate of the scale of nutrient deficiency, which concluded that 23% of the AOI was nutrient deficient. Early detection of nutrient deficiency is crucial to mitigate negative impacts on productivity so a time series analysis of the spectral response of healthy and nutrient deficient classes using Google Earth Engine's Landsat 5, 7, and 8 archive was carried out. A control of known nutrient deficient sites, as identified through foliar analysis, was used for comparison with the nutrient deficient and healthy training data. The spectral response showed a decrease through time for all of the foliar analysis and training data using the green (520–600 nm), red (630–690 nm), and SWIR spectra (1550–1700 nm) during Spring. This decreasing trend is due to the growth of foliage, with the difference in spectral response between nutrient deficient and healthy stands being attributed to the presence of chlorosis in stands suffering from nutrient deficiency. Spectral thresholds using digital numbers for nutrient deficient stands were identified for an operational optimum age cohort of between 10–12 years old which will be used for early detection.     

养护期介入电迁阻锈保障混凝土耐久性试验研究

沿海地区氯盐侵蚀会对混凝土结构造成严重的耐久性问题,混凝土设计使用寿命难以保障。对于新建工程,若在自由水含量较高混凝土养护期进行电迁阻锈处理,则有利于电迁移性阻锈剂在钢筋周围聚集以达到更佳的阻锈效果。为此,针对两种电迁移性阻锈剂对处于氯盐侵蚀环境中的混凝土适用性展开研究,并测试了干湿循环前后混凝土内钢筋电化学参数、氯离子扩散特征及钢筋周围电迁移性阻锈剂含量研究两种电迁移性阻锈剂对混凝土耐久性保障的作用。结果表明,试验中养护期介入电迁阻锈后试件阻锈效果良好,经过干湿循环后钢筋腐蚀电位正向高于-162.6 m V,同时,钢筋附近出现明显的阻锈剂聚集现象,能保持钢筋的钝化状态。     

贵州省贞丰县耕地表层土壤养分元素有效量和有效度分析

通过在贞丰县域开展全面1∶50000耕地质量地球化学调查工作,获得了区内耕地表层土壤元素含量或指标的高精度分析数据。为分析区内营养元素有效量和有效度的影响因素,选用了N、P、K、B、Mo、Zn元素及pH值、有机质含量、CEC数据进行分析。贞丰县表层土壤元素全量是其有效量的重要控制因素;pH值与K元素有效度呈正相关关系,与N、Mo、Zn元素有效度呈负相关关系;有机质与K、B元素有效度呈正相关关系,与Mo元素呈负相关关系;阳离子交换量与K、B元素有效度呈正相关关系,与P、Mo元素呈负相关关系。     

Getting by: The ethnomethods of everyday cycling navigation

Cycling is often carried out in public places, meaning that it is easy to both observe and video-record cycling in action. Within sociology, ethnomethodology focuses on practical activities, often by collecting and analysing video data. Geographers have also used video data in researching cycling, but the two perspectives have little crossover. This article showcases an ethnomethodological analysis of video data on everyday cycling navigation, presenting three empirical examples. We see that cycling, accomplished by real interacting people, needs analysing in fine detail. Further knowledge of the mundane aspects of cycling mobility can usefully build upon such a videographic approach.     

江汉盆地始新世中、晚期气候变化周期性的孢粉学证据

采用时间序列分析方法对江汉盆地明钾1孔的孢粉数据进行了处理，发现在中、晚始新世时期孢粉植物群的波动存在各种周期成分。长周期有1.2Ma、2.0Ma及5.0Ma，中周期有0.2Ma、0.4Ma、0.6Ma、0.8Ma，其中1.2Ma及0.2Ma、0.4Ma、0.6Ma的周期成分在第四纪孢粉植物群的演化中也存在，且与8.0Ma B.P.以来的构造气候旋回，亚旋回的准1.2Ma及0.4Ma周期相一致。这表明地球运动轨道变化对气候的制约作用由来已久。该孔孢粉时间序列的趋成分显示最少有4个水平，反映了孢粉植物群演化的4个阶段。曲线还揭示36Ma B.P.前后的波动周期及振幅都有明显的变异，可能预示了一次大的环境变革。这一变化在很大程度上与喜马拉雅一期运动和地球南半球一次大的海洋和气候变冷事件相吻合。     

Evaluation of nitrogen cycling associated with agricultural production and environmental load in a mountain region,in Hokkaido,Japan

This study examined the nitrogen cycling associated with agricultural production and environmental load in central Hokkaido. The nitrogen （N） budget analysis model offers a new set of tools for evaluating N cycling in agro-ecosystems. The cycling index （CI） is a useful tool for estimating optimal N flows in farmlands. The fertilization index （FI） is a useful indicator for characterizing the N flows related to farms. Using these parameters, we analyzed all farm systems to estimate the optimal N cycling for minimizing N pollution in groundwater and maximizing agricultural production in mountain regions of Japan. The results showed that the critical N application rate （chemical fertilizer ＋ manure） was 143.3 kg N ha^-1 y^-1. The critical inter-system input （chemical fertilizer N, imported food and feed N, and natural supplied N） was 169.2 kg N ha^-1y^-1.     

大火成岩省的类型、成因及其地球系统意义

大火成岩省指的是板块内部在相对短的时间间隔内(通常<3 Ma)巨量的岩浆喷发和侵入形成的火成岩省(面积超过10⁵ km²,体积超过10⁵ km³)。自此概念提出至今,在许多方面都取得了重要进展,但对于其成因以及对大陆裂解、物质循环、环境效应、生物灭绝等方面还存在着诸多争论。本文在回顾大火成岩省定义及其演变的基础上,对上述问题进行了全面的讨论,内容包括：(1)镁铁质大火成岩省(MLIP)成因的地幔柱模型及其存在的问题;(2)水在MLIP形成过程中的作用;(3) MLIP成因的其他替代模型;(4)硅质大火成岩省(SLIP)的成因及其与MLIP之间的关系;(5)大火成岩省和超大陆裂解之间的耦合关系;(6)大火成岩省与碳、硫循环及其对全球环境和生物大规模绝灭的影响;(7)大火成岩省与全球海平面升高、温室效应以及大洋缺氧事件的关系;(8)大火成岩省的地表地形效应。最后提出了大火成岩省研究中有待解决的几个重要问题和可能的解决思路。     

胶州湾营养盐限制浮游植物生长的初步模拟现场实验研究

于1998年8月至1999年2月，有胶州湾采用现场添加营养盐的实验方法初步研究了硝酸盐，磷酸盐，铁，硅酸盐对浮游植物生长的限制作用。分级叶绿素a的结果显示，在1998年夏季，氮（N）或单独，或与磷（P）同时限制浮游植物的生长；在1998的秋季则可能是N与P共同对浮游植物群落产生调控作用，而在1999年冬季，硅（Si)则是首要的限制浮游植物生长的营养元素。     

Quantifying nitrogen cycling beneath a meander of a low gradient,N‐impacted,agricultural stream using tracers and numerical modelling

In watersheds impacted by nitrate from agricultural fertilizers, nitrification and denitrification may be decoupled as denitrification in the hyporheic zone is not limited to naturally produced nitrate. While most hyporheic research focuses on the 1–2 m of sediment beneath the stream bed, there are a limited number of studies that quantify nitrogen (N) cycling at larger hyporheic scales (10s of metres to kms). We conducted an investigation to quantify N cycling through a single meander of a low gradient, meandering stream, draining an agricultural watershed. Chemistry (major ions and N species) and hydrologic data were collected from the stream and groundwater beneath the meander. Evidence indicates that nearly all the shallow groundwater flowing beneath the meander originates as stream water on the upgradient side of the meander, and returns to the stream on the downgradient side. We quantified the flux of water beneath the meander using a numerical model. The flux of N into and out of the meander was quantified by multiplying the concentration of the important N species (nitrate, ammonium, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON)) by the modelled water fluxes. The flux of N into the meander is dominated by nitrate, and the flux of N out of the meander is dominated by ammonium and DON. While stream nitrate varied seasonally, ammonium and DON beneath the meander were relatively constant throughout the year. When stream nitrate concentrations are high (>2 mg litre^?1), flow beneath the meander is a net sink for N as more N from nitrate in stream water is consumed than is produced as ammonium and DON. When stream nitrate concentrations are low (<2 mg litre^?1), the flux of N entering is less than exiting the meander. On an annual basis, the meander hyporheic flow serves as a net sink for N. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

THE PEATLAND/ICE AGE HYPOTHESIS REVISED, ADDING A POSSIBLE GLACIAL PULSE TRIGGER

Carbon sequestering in peatlands is believed to be a major climate‐regulating mechanism throughout the late Phanerozoic. Since plant life first evolved on land, peatlands have been significant carbon sinks, which could explain significant parts of the large variations in atmospheric carbon dioxide observed in various records. The result is peat in different degrees of metamorphosis, i.e. lignite, hard coal and graphite. During phases of extensive glaciations such as the 330–240 Ma Pangea Ice Age, atmospheric carbon dioxide was critically low. This pattern repeats itself during the Pleistocene when carbon dioxide oscillates with an amplitude of c. 200–300 ppmv. This paper suggests that the ice age cycles during the Pleistocene are generated by the interglacial growth of peatlands and the subsequent sequestering of carbon into this terrestrial pool. The final initiation of ice age pulses towards the end of inter‐glacials, on the other hand, is attributed to the cyclic influx of cosmic dust to the Earth surface, which in turn regulates cloud formation and the incoming shortwave radiation. These shorter cycles have a frequency of c. 1000‐1250 years and might be connected to sunspot or other low frequency solar variations. In a wider context the ice age cycling could be regarded as an interplay between terrestrial life on the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere and the marine subsurface life in the southeast. If the results presented here are correct, the present global warming might just be the early part of a new warm period such as the Bronze Age and the Roman and Medieval Warm periods. This could be caused by entry into another phase of decreasing influx rates of cosmic dust. The increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide might have contributed to this warming but, most important of all, it might temporarily have saved us from a new ice age pulse.