Geochemical and stable isotopic studies of Gulf of Suez’s hot springs, Egypt

The Gulf of Suez region is one of the most interesting geothermal areas in Egypt because of the high temperatures of its springs.The eastern and western shores of the Gulf of Suez are characterized by superficial thermal manifestations including a cluster of hot springs with varied temperatures.Variations of deuterium and oxygen-18 concentrations in thermal waters have been used to aid in describing the source of recharge in the Gulf of Suez hot springs.Isotope and geochemical data for the Gulf of Suez thermal waters suggest that recharge to the hot springs may not be entirely from the Gulf of Suez water,but possibly from the meteoric water that comes from areas of higher altitude surrounding the hot springs.     

黑龙江虎林四平山热泉型金矿床地质特征及成矿模式

四平山热泉型金矿床产于环太平洋成矿带的完达山脉东麓。金矿体赋存于白垩系上统大塔山林场组和四平山组地层的硅化带中。岩石化学,氢、氧、硫同位素地球化学及围岩蚀变特征等研究表明: 该矿床的成矿流体成分中既有大气降水,也有岩浆水的加入,以大气水为主,具有岩浆水与大气降水的双重性质; 成矿物质主要来源于地下岩浆热液的分异,少量来源于高背景的围岩; 成矿热源来自于岩浆的余热。结合该矿床产出的构造环境建立了该矿床的成矿模型。     

基于时间序列分析的辛安泉流量变化研究

本文利用时间序列分析方法建立了辛安泉流量模型。根据泉流量模型计算出1981~2006年的资源量并与天然资源量进行了对比分析。结果显示:辛安泉系统的功能在逐渐退化,导致系统退化的原因是人类的开采和泉域系统内降雨量的减少。目前系统仍具有维持其水资源稳定的能力。     

Efficiency of heavy mass technology in traffic vibration reduction: Experimental and numerical investigation

Vibrations induced by traffic and construction activities cause serious environmental problems. The reduction of the impact of these vibrations on the nearby environment constitutes an important challenge, mainly in urban area. This paper presents both experimental investigation and 3D numerical modeling of the performance of heavy masses technology for scattering the ground vibrations. The efficiency of this method is compared to that of the trench barriers, largely studied in the literature. Analyses show that the heavy mass constitutes an efficient technology for the attenuation of the traffic induced vibrations. The performance of this method depends mainly on the mass weight. An amplitude reduction ratio up to 70% can be reached using this technology.     

Natural Evaporation of Dangxiongcuo Salt Lake Spring Brine in Tibet,China

正1 Introduction Dangxiongcuo salt lake(Figure 1),which is located in the southwest of Tibet,China,is rich in valuable mineral elements like lithium,potassium,boron,rubidium,caesium     

渭北中部筛珠洞泉补给来源的再认识

筛珠洞泉位于中低山区与渭北黄土台塬区衔接地带。筛珠洞泉区地势整体趋势为西北高东南低,北部以中低山为主,海拔在1 200-1 600 m之间,多由裸露和隐伏碳酸盐岩组成;西南地势逐渐降低,海拔在800-1 000 m之间,为以唐王陵向斜为主的一系列褶皱构造,由奥陶系碎屑岩和碳酸盐岩组成;东南部地势呈阶梯状下降,山前地带海拔多在400-500 m之间,为裸露碳酸盐岩区与山前冲洪积扇区的接触地带。筛珠洞泉作为渭北中部最大的岩溶泉,对于其补给来源前人已做了大量的研究,较为一致的认识是泾河渗漏是筛珠洞泉最主要补给来源,且筛珠洞泉是渭北中部筛珠洞泉域隐伏岩溶系统的集中排泄点。本文根据氢、氧和锶同位素的研究成果,结合水文地球化学及岩溶水文地质条件,对筛珠洞泉的补给来源提出了与前人研究不同的认识,即筛珠洞泉的补给以筛珠洞泉域外西南部岩溶地下水为主;在所有的补给来源中,大气降水、河水及岩溶水所占比例分别为11%、37%和52%;在岩溶水补给中,西南部、西北部及坝址区岩溶水所占比例分别为77.9%、19.7%和2.4%。在此基础上,本文还根据氚同位素资料估算筛珠洞主泉岩溶水的平均滞留时间为62-64年。     

Chemical weathering processes in the Yalong River draining the eastern Tibetan Plateau,China

To better understand chemical weathering and controlling processes in the Yalong River of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, this study presents major ion concentrations and stable isotopes of the dissolved loads. The isotopic compositions (δ¹³C-DIC, δ³⁴S and δ¹⁸O-SO₄) of the dissolved loads are very useful to quantify solute sources and define the carbon budget related with chemical weathering in riverine systems. The isotopic composition of sulphate demonstrates that most of the sulphate is derived from sulphide oxidation, particularly in the upper reach of the Yalong River. The correlations between δ¹³C-DIC, water chemistry and isotopes of sulphate, suggest that the carbon dynamics are mainly affected by carbonate weathering by sulphuric acid and equilibration processes. Approximately 13% of the dissolved inorganic carbon in the Yalong River originates from carbonate weathering by strong acid. The CO₂ consumption rates are estimated to be 2.8 × 10⁵ mol/km²/yr and 0.9 × 10⁵ mol/km²/yr via carbonate and silicate weathering in the Yalong River, respectively. In this study, the influence of sulphide oxidation and metamorphic CO₂ on the carbon budget is estimated for the Yalong River draining the eastern Tibetan Plateau.     

青藏高原冬春季积雪异常与西南地区夏季降水的关系

选取1961-2007年青藏高原冬、春季积雪日数资料和西南地区夏季降水资料,对高原积雪和降水作奇异值分解(SVD)分析.结果表明:冬春季高原积雪对西南地区夏季旱涝有重要的影响.冬、春季高原积雪的不同分布将造成后期西南地区夏季降水分布出现差异.西南地区夏季降水对冬季高原积雪异常最敏感的区域主要是四川东北部、重庆、西藏中西部,对春季积雪异常最敏感的区域主要位于四川东部、重庆、贵州东北部,以及西藏中东部.与降水敏感区相对应的冬季高原积雪分布的关键区是西藏中西部和青海中南部至四川西北部地区,春季则转变为西藏西部和青海部分地区.总的来说,冬季高原积雪的异常变化比春季对西南地区夏季降水的影响更为明显.因此,前期青藏高原积雪是西南地区夏季降水预测中的一个重要信号,对夏季西南地区降水有一定的指示和预测意义;冬季高原积雪日数尤其具有预报指示意义,可作为一个重要的预测指标.     

Assessing neuroprotective P-glycoprotein activity at the blood-brain barrier in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) using behavioural profiles

The neuroprotective role of P-glycoprotein, a multixenobiotic resistance transporter (ABCB1/MDR1), in the blood-brain barrier in fish was examined using behavioural toxicological assays. P-glycoprotein acts as cellular efflux pump to prevent substrates from accumulating in the brain, including environmental contaminants such as ivermectin, a common aquaculture pesticide and mammalian anti-parasitic drug. The behavioural toxicological assays were developed to determine the neuropathological effect of ivermectin in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). P-glycoprotein function and thus blood-brain barrier integrity can be compromised by chemosensitizers that inhibit transport activity. Fish treated with ivermectin and the P-glycoprotein inhibitor cyclosporin A were significantly more sensitive and succumbed more rapidly to tilting, lethargy, slowing of pectoral-fin movement and loss of haptic-reactivity compared to fish treated with ivermectin-only. P-glycoprotein inhibition is associated with significantly earlier onset and increased mortality in ivermectin-exposed fish. Our results suggest that P-glycoprotein confers resistance against ivermectin-induced behavioural neuropathology and mortality in fish. This assay provides us with a non-invasive tool to study P-glycoprotein function in the blood-brain barrier and evaluate the behavioural effects of potential environmental neurotoxins.     

Influence of the Eastern Indian Ocean Warm Pool Variability on the Spring Precipitation in China

The relationship between the variability of the Eastern India Ocean Warm Pool （EIWP） and the spring precipitation in China is studied in the paper based on an analysis of the Simple Ocean Data Assimilation （SODA） Sea Surface Temperature （SST） data, the reanalysis data of monthly grid wind field at 925 hPa with a resolution of 2.5^＊ latitude and longitude from the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research （NCEP/NCAR）, and the monthly mean rainfall data from 160 observational stations in China. The results show that there is a strong correlation between the EIWP variability and the spring precipitation in China. The area, volume and intensity indices of the EIWP are negatively correlated with the spring precipitation in southwestern China, while they are positively correlated with the spring precipitation in the rest of China, especially in the northeast. For this correlation between the EIWP variability and the spring precipitation in China, it is found that the correlative relationship is mainly connected with the variations of the moisture transport by the warm air flow, which is under the influence of the EIWP variability, into the inland of China in spring. Two causative factors may influence this transport. One is the variation of the moisture transport carried by the warm air flow from the Arabian Sea influenced by the EIWP variability. The other is the variation of the equator-crossing flow （70^＊-90^＊E） influenced by the EIWP anomaly in the previous winter which exerts its effect on the moist warm air transported from the Southern Hemisphere. The position and intensity of the Western North Pacific Subtropical High （WNPSH） variability caused by EIWP variation also influence the spring precipitation in China.