早期华夏先民到达美洲的考究

1910年印第安人殷福布族所指的“浮桥岛”即现在的白令海峡。该海峡两岸最窄处为86km,晴天雨后可以隔海相望,水深只有30～50m,中间还有2个小岛(大、小代奥米德岛)。这时先民们徒徙到美洲与古海平面变迁,即第四纪晚期大陆冰川不断溶化,海平面不断上升有关。大约距今14000年左右,海平面回升到-100m,从亚洲到美洲在白令海峡确实存在阿拉斯加陆桥；到了距今12000年最后一次冰期结束,海平面上升到-60m时,该陆桥仍然存在；到了距今9000年左右,海平面上升到-25m时,陆桥开始沉没,但水很浅,特别是冬季结冰,两岸徒徙也并非难事；到距今7000年以后,处于人类文明的前夜时,海平面至少比现在低5～6m,只要依靠简单工具如“筏”、“独木舟”就可以到达美洲,因此,中国许多先民从这时开始到达了美洲,这在中国古书也都有专门的记载和描述。足见,中国很早以前也是一个航海大国。     

Spatial variability in the timing,nature and extent of channel response to typical human disturbance along the Upper Hunter River,New South Wales,Australia

Prior to European settlement, the Upper Hunter River near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, was a passively meandering gravel‐bed river of moderate sinuosity and relatively uniform channel width. Analyses of floodplain sedimentology, archival records, parish maps and aerial photographs document marked spatial variability in the pattern of channel change since European settlement in the 1820s. Different types, rates and extents of change are reported for seven zones of adjustment along an 8 km study reach. This variable adjustment reflects imposed antecedent controls (buried terrace material and bedrock), which have significantly influenced local variability in river sensitivity to change, as well as contemporary morphodynamics and geomorphic complexity. Local variability in system responses to disturbance has important implications for future river management and rehabilitation. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

黄河内蒙古河段非汛期和汛期冲淤量计算方法

基于多沙河流“多来多排”的经验输沙公式,建立了考虑上站来沙量、前期河床累计淤积量、临界输沙水量及干支流泥沙粒径影响的非汛期和汛期输沙量一般表达式。在此基础上,根据黄河内蒙古河段1952-2010年实测的水沙资料,将其应用于黄河内蒙古河段巴彦高勒—三湖河口河段、三湖河口—头道拐河段以及巴彦高勒—头道拐全河段非汛期和汛期输沙量的计算,并应用输沙率法计算了各河段1952-2010年的非汛期和汛期冲淤量及其相应的累计冲淤量。通过输沙量、冲淤量和累计冲淤量计算值与实测值的对比表明,各河段非汛期和汛期输沙量、冲淤量及相应的累计淤积量计算值与实测值的吻合较好,其中非汛期和汛期输沙量计算值和实测值之间的相关系数R²分别约为0.93和0.97;非汛期和汛期冲淤量计算值与实测值之间的相关系数R²分别约为0.80和0.90;非汛期和汛期累计冲淤量之间的相关系数R²分别约为0.94和0.99。结果表明,就吻合程度而言,累计冲淤量优于年冲淤量,汛期优于非汛期。本文建立的冲淤量方法能够很好模拟该河段长历时的非汛期和汛期冲淤过程,可为黄河内蒙古河段输沙量及长期淤积发展趋势的分析提供科学依据。     

Deposition and erosion in the fluctuating backwater reach of the Three Gorges Project after upstream reservoir adjustment

The construction of hydropower projects,such as Xiluodu and Xiangjiaba Reservoirs,in the upper Yangtze River will lead to variations of the incoming water and sediment conditions and in turn changes in the deposition and erosion processes in the fluctuating backwater reach of the Three Gorges Project(TGP).In this paper,based on the water and sediment characteristics,a 2D mathematical model in the boundary-fitting orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system has been employed to predict the space-time changes of...     

Adjustment of flood discharge capacity with varying boundary conditions in a braided reach of the Lower Yellow River

It is of necessity to investigate the adjustment of flood discharge capacity in the Lower Yellow River(LYR) because of its profound importance in sediment transport and flood control decision-making, and additionally its magnitude is influenced by the channel and upstream boundary conditions, which have significantly varied with the ongoing implementation of soil and water conservation measures in the Loess Plateau and the operation of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir. The braided reach between two hydrometric stations of Huayuankou and Gaocun in the LYR was selected as the study area. Different parameters in the study reach during the period 1986–2015 were calculated, covering bankfull discharge(the indicator of flood discharge capacity), the pre-flood geomorphic coefficient(the indicator of channel boundary condition), and the previous five-year average fluvial erosion intensity during flood seasons(the indicator of incoming flow and sediment regime). Functional linkages at scales of section and reach were then developed respectively to quantitatively demonstrate the integrated effects of channel and upstream boundary conditions on the flood discharge capacity.Results show that:(1) the reach-scale bankfull discharge in the pre-dam stage(1986–1999)decreased rapidly by 50%, accompanied with severe channel aggradation and main-channel shrinkage. It recovered gradually as the geometry of main channel became narrower and deeper in the post-dam stage, with the geomorphic coefficient continuously reducing to less than 15 m-1/2.(2) The response of bankfull discharge to the channel and upstream boundary conditions varied at scales of section and reach, and consequently the determination coefficients differed for the comprehensive equations, with a smallest value at the Jiahetan station and a highest value(0.91) at reach scale. Generally, the verified results calculated using the comprehensive equations agreed well with the corresponding measured values in 2014–2015.(3) The effect of channel boundary condition was more prominent than that of upstream boundary condition on the adjustment of bankfull discharge at the Jiahetan station and the braided reach, which was proved by a larger improvement in determination coefficients for the comprehensive equations and a better performance of geomorphic coefficient on the increase of bankfull discharge.     

岷江上游农民收入异质性及其地理影响因子

引入生态学中的异质性概念,选择川西高原岷江上游作为研究区,采用变异系数、Theil指数和探索式空间数据分析方法,以乡镇作为研究单元,分析农民收入异质性及其空间分布特征。研究发现:岷江上游农民收入在2005—2010年呈现收敛趋势,县域内部乡镇间的农民收入差异是构成岷江上游收入差距的主要因素;农民人均纯收入在空间分布上存在明显的高值和低值区,高值区主要集中在南北两侧,低值区集中在中部地区,收入水平相似的乡镇呈现显著空间正相关分布格局。分析表明,地理位置、旅游资源赋存差异、交通通达条件以及2008年的汶川大地震对岷江上游各乡镇的农民收入具有显著影响,是造成农民收入差异的主要原因之一。此外,禁止开发区所在的乡镇多为高收入乡镇,说明环境保护与农民增收之间可以相互促进,由此可以认为,充分利用政策和资源优势是欠开发山区提高农民收入的有效途径。     

长江中下游持续性异常降水的天气学特征分析

针对长江中下游持续性降水的研究多为个例诊断,很少从合成的角度考虑,利用长江中下游地区89站的1961~2011年的逐日降水资料和NCEP/NCAR逐日再分析资料,采用数理统计和合成分析的方法,统计长江中下游地区夏季持续性降水事件,并合成分析了其环流特征。结果表明:1961~2011年,长江中下游地区夏季持续性异常降水事件发生了50次,主要集中在6月和7月,长江中下游地区持续性异常降水事件平均每2~3年发生一次。厄尔尼诺次年多有持续性异常降水发生;长江中下游地区持续性异常事件发生时,总伴有环流场的异常调整,低纬西太平洋副热带高压西伸,南北经向风在长江流域交汇,高层上,南亚高压东移,长江中下游地区出现强的辐散中心,为异常降水提供了重要条件。水汽来源主要是索马里越赤道气流途径暖湿的阿拉伯海,孟加拉湾和我国南海北部,进入长江中下游地区。     

南堡滩海大位移井钻井关键因素优化设计

大位移井钻井实施过程中表现最为突出的问题是摩阻扭矩大,它制约着井眼轨迹的有效延伸,尤其在常规钻完井技术时表现得更为明显。冀东油田近年来基于常规钻完井技术条件下,通过对井眼轨道优化设计、钻具组合优化、摩阻扭矩精细预测与控制、井眼延伸极限评估等方面的精细研究与优化设计,有效地模拟分析和论证了南堡滩海中深层大位移井钻井井筒力学行为,提升了对大位移井钻井实践可行性认识和指导了钻完井方案的设计。在南堡滩海成功实施了几十口水平位移大于3000 m的大位移井,最大水平位移达4940 m,为南堡滩海在常规经济技术条件下大位移井的钻井实施提供了技术支持。     

长江近口段水动力特征对来水变异的响应

三峡水库的调蓄作用使长江中下游的径流动力发生异变,并诱使长江近口段的潮汐动力发生变化。本文基于长江近口段近20 a的流量和潮位资料,运用水文学、统计学和调和分析的方法研究长江近口段的水动力特征对三峡水库调蓄作用产生的来水变异的响应。研究结果表明:三峡水库的调蓄作用使长江近口段的径流动力发生变化,泄水期1—3月多年月平均流量增幅达20%以上;蓄水期9—11月多年月平均流量减少,10月的多年平均流量减少8 488 m³/s。长江近口段径流动力的变化使潮汐动力发生相应调整,大通-江阴段保证率为10%～70%的高、低潮位显著下降,而保证率为80%～100%的高、低潮位则小幅上升。泄水期1—3月平均潮差和M₂分潮振幅减小,近口段的潮汐动力减弱;蓄水期9—11月平均潮差和M₂分潮振幅增加,尤其是10月份潮差增加最为显著,近口段潮汐作用显著增强。     

滨江平原的形成模式是江—湖、洲—陆转化——以长江武汉段武昌北部为例

长江武汉城区段呈SSW-NNE向从城市中心流过.两岸滨江平原是武汉城市的黄金地段.分布于汉阳和武昌沿岸的滨江平原,平面形状似弓形分布于晚更新世岗地与长江之间.研究发现,其形成经历了江-洲-湖-陆的转变过程,是长江中的沙洲并岸的产物.本文以武昌北滨江平原为例,对其形成过程进行了解析.长江武汉蛇山-青山段在明代江面十分开阔...