硼及其同位素对水体污染物的示踪研究

硼的易溶性和硼化合物的广泛使用 ,以及污水处理过程中除硼的困难 ,最终导致地表地下水体富集硼及有关污染物。海滨地下水受到海水入侵 ,硼含量及 ρ(B) / ρ(Cl)比值发生明显变化。混合、吸附、水岩等作用使得硼同位素发生分馏 ,显著区别于区域背景值。因此 ,结合其它同位素、水化学等信息 ,硼及其同位素作为良好示踪剂为研究水圈中物质的地球化学循环过程提供了新的手段。文中总结了部分天然水体的硼含量和硼同位素组成特征 ,综述了近年来用硼同位素示踪水体的污染物来源、程度和范围等方面新的研究成果。     

全球生物地球化学循环研究的进展

简要介绍了全球元素生物地球化学循环研究的新进展。首先说明几十年来生物地球化学循环研究重点的转变，其次分析了当前研究的特点，这就是多层次地（时空及生态系统）进行实验和数学模拟并外推至全球，比经典的循环研究要细致得多。经典研究往往只是将定位点上的结果简单地外推到区域甚至全球。最后有选择地阐述了生物地球化学循环各领域（源、汇、转化过程、测量方法、模式等）内的发展趋势与热点，其中主要有农业生态系统含碳、氮痕量气体的源、遗漏的碳汇、碳、氮、硫、磷间的耦合作用、同位素丰度比及指示物的应用和氧化亚氮和甲烷释放模式。     

元古代基性岩墙群的成因机制,构造背景及其古板块再造意义

大陆克拉通广泛发育元古代镁铁质岩墙群，其形成时限短，侵位机制复杂，可以侵位于不同的地壳层次，岩墙群的岩浆可能有多种来源，但主要来自陆下软流圈或地幔岩石圈，很少经历结晶分异与地壳混染，岩墙群的总体化学成分量富集型的，从古元古代到新元古代，其碱性组分逐渐增多，反映地幔演化特征，板块构造理论可应用于晚太古代－古元古代的构造研究，元古代以超级大陆的聚合及裂解为特征，岩墙群的形成普遍与伸展体制相联系，是超级大陆开始裂解或地幔柱活动的重要标志。华北克拉通区广泛发育中元古代镁铁质岩墙群，对其进行多学科的研究，将为确定华北克拉通在中元古代超级大陆中的构造位置及其古板块再造提供重要依据。     

水文气象学领域的水文循环研究进展

气候系统中的水循环处于不断运转演化和更新中。近年来在全球变暖和人类活动的双重影响下,水文循环发生了显著变化,引起了社会和学界的广泛关注。水文循环是气候系统的核心,是连接气候子系统的纽带,也是水文气象学研究的核心问题。近年来国内外学者采用各种观测手段及海-陆-气耦合模型检测和模拟水文循环变化,取得了丰硕成果。对其变化的物理机制和驱动因素有了深入的理解,提高了对其未来可能变化的预测预估水平。文中对最近20余年与水文气象学相关的水文循环发生的变化,引起全球、区域及流域水文循环通量变化的原因,以及未来变化的预测等问题所取得的进展做了较全面的阐述。最后对水文气象学领域水文循环变化研究应关注的问题进行了探讨。     

Major ion chemistry,weathering processes and water quality assessment in upper catchment of Damodar River basin,India

The chemical characteristics of surface, groundwater and mine water of the upper catchment of the Damodar River basin were studied to evaluate the major ion chemistry, geochemical processes controlling water composition and suitability of water for domestic, industrial and irrigation uses. Water samples from ponds, lakes, rivers, reservoirs and groundwater were collected and analysed for pH, EC, TDS, F, Cl, HCO₃, SO₄, NO_3, Ca, Mg, Na and K. In general, Ca, Na, Mg, HCO₃ and Cl dominate, except in samples from mining areas which have higher concentration of SO₄. Water chemistry of the area reflects continental weathering, aided by mining and other anthropogenic impacts. Limiting groundwater use for domestic purposes are contents of TDS, F, Cl, SO₄, NO₃ and TH that exceed the desirable limits in water collected from mining and urban areas. The calculated values of SAR, RSC and %Na indicate good to permissible use of water for irrigation. High salinity, %Na, Mg-hazard and RSC values at some sites limit use for agricultural purposes.     

北部湾涠洲岛及斜阳岛火山岩微量元素和同位素地球化学及其构造意义

本文在北部湾内一对姊妹火山岛即涠洲岛及斜阳岛火山地质研究基础上,进一步开展火山岩微量元素和Sr-Nd-Pb同位素,以及地幔橄榄岩Re-Os同位素地球化学研究.岛上早晚两期火山岩均为碱性玄武岩,分别属于碱性橄榄玄武岩和碧玄岩.碧玄岩为玻基斑状结构,舍地幔橄榄岩碎块(一般<1cm),表明为地幔岩浆快速喷出地表冷凝而成,岩浆上升过程中极少演化.火山岩微量元素和Sr-Nd-Pb同位素资料表明,涠洲岛及斜阳岛玄武岩与雷琼及北部湾周边、南海海盆玄武岩类似,具有亏损地幔的Sr、Nd同位素组成与Pb同位素显示的EMII富集地幔特征的Dupal异常,表明岩浆并非来自单一地幔源区,不可与OIB或MORB源区简单类比,也非地幔柱成因,而是由两个不同的地球化学组分混合而成.Re-OS同位素特征也指示地幔橄榄岩捕虏体来源于亏损的岩石圈地幔,而非核幔边界.推测涠洲岛及斜阳岛与雷琼及北部湾周边的岩浆可能是由于南海扩张后大陆裂解-软流圈地幔热物质上涌,与上覆薄而年轻的岩石圈地幔相互作用的产物.     

白令海CO_2源汇与控制因素研究进展

白令海是北冰洋太平洋扇区的边缘海,是亚北极生态系统向北极生态系统过渡的典型区域,白令海CO_2源汇的研究可为高纬度边缘海相关的研究提供重要的参考。在全球持续变暖的背景下,白令海正在发生着一些气候和环境的变化,这些变化对CO_2源汇以及控制CO_2源汇的生物地球化学过程产生重要影响。对目前白令海CO_2源汇特征及其控制因素相关研究进行了归纳总结,预测了白令海CO_2源汇的未来变化趋势并提出了展望。以往的研究都认为白令海是一个大气CO_2的汇区,但是碳汇研究结果差异较大,最近的研究结果表明白令陆架区的碳汇约–6.81 Tg C·a~(–1)(1 Tg=10~(12)g),整个白令海的碳汇约–34 Tg C·a~(–1)。在未来白令海气候和环境变化继续加剧的条件下,使得白令海碳汇增强或减弱的因素将同时存在,因此,未来白令海的碳汇是增强还是减弱尚无定论。     

Characteristics of Atmospheric Heat Sources in the Tibetan Plateau-Tropical Indian Ocean Region

Investigating the temporal and spatial distributions of the atmospheric heat sources(AHS) over the Tibetan Plateau-Tropical Indian Ocean(TP-TIO) region is of great importance for the understanding of the evolution and development of the South Asian summer monsoon(SASM). This study used the Japanese 55-year Reanalysis(JRA-55) data from 1979 to 2016 and adopted statistical methods to study the characteristics of the AHS between the TP and TIO, and theirs link to the SASM on an interannual scale. The results indicated that the monthly variations of the AHS in the two regions were basically anti-phase, and that the summer AHS in the TP was obviously stronger than that in the TIO. There were strong AHS and atmospheric moisture sink(AMS) centers in both the eastern and western TP in summer. The AHS center in the east was stronger than that in the west, and the AMS centers showed the opposite pattern. In the TIO, a strong AHS center in the northwest-southeast direction was located near 10°S, 90°E.Trend analysis showed that summer AHS in the TIO was increasing significantly, especially before 1998, whereas there was a weakening trend in the TP. The difference of the summer AHS between the TP and TIO(hereafter IQ)was used to measure the thermal contrast between the TP and the TIO. The IQ showed an obvious decreasing trend.After 1998, there was a weak thermal contrast between the TP and the TIO, which mainly resulted from the enhanced AHS in the TIO. The land-sea thermal contrast, the TIO Hadley circulation in the southern hemisphere and the SASM circulation all weakened, resulting in abnormal circulation and abnormal precipitation in the Bay of Bengal(BOB).     

Washington Women: Practicing Geography in the U.S. Government, 1915–1970s

Histories of geography, especially those dealing with the twentieth century, tend to focus on geographic thought or academia rather than on practice in other arenas such as government agencies. In the United States during that period, however, the latter included a higher proportional representation of women professionals than did research-oriented universities. This article examines the careers of selected women geographers who had long-term and senior positions in Washington, DC, in agencies such as the Library of Congress, Bureau of the Census, the Department of State, and the Office of Naval Research. Drawing on sources including directories, the archives and oral history collections of the Society of Woman Geographers, and interviews conducted in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I explore four main themes: how these women came to government work, aspects of the intersections of personal and professional lives, ways in which economic and political contexts shaped their opportunities and experiences, and the nature of their contributions.     

Determinants for water consumption from improved sources in rural villages of southern Mali

Water supply must take into consideration a variety of factors, including consumer habits, options and needs. Little is known about water demands in rural areas of developing regions. Based on data from southern Mali, this paper banks on the hypothesis that water consumption in rural villages can be predicted by combining measurable variables with spatial analyses. A ten-day field campaign was carried out at the end of the dry season 2016. All improved water sources were checked for functionality, flow rate and water quality. Outcomes were coupled with those from over one-hundred household interviews and incorporated into a geographic database. Buffered network analyses were used to quantify the main spatial determinants for water use. Simple and multiple regression models were then developed to establish the main predictors for per capita and household water consumption. Multiple regression reveals that models based on the number of household members, travel time and total travel distance provide robust forecasts for water consumption (R² > 0.93). Conversely, potentially relevant parameters such as affordability or water quality were not statistically significant. This could be attributed to the presence of free water sources and to the absence of quality-monitoring, respectively. Outcomes also suggest that having access to basic means of transportation, such as pushcarts, doubles water consumption at the household level. In terms of access to improved water sources, coverage was found to be lower in practice than on paper. These outcomes contribute to the growing body of literature that challenges the widely accepted assumption that 90% of the world population has access to safe drinking supplies.