Interaction of uniform current with a circular cylinder submerged below an ice sheet

The problem of a uniform current passing through a circular cylinder submerged below an ice sheet is considered. The fluid flow is described by the linearized velocity potential theory, while the ice sheet is modelled through a thin elastic plate floating on the water surface. The Green function due to a source is first derived, which satisfies all the boundary conditions apart from that on the body surface. Through differentiating the Green function with respect to the source position, the multipoles are obtained. This allows the disturbed velocity potential to be constructed in the form of an infinite series with unknown coefficients which are obtained from the boundary condition. The result shows that there is a critical Froude number which depends on the physical properties of the ice sheet. Below this number there will be no flexural waves propagating to infinity and above this number there will be two waves, one on each side of the body. When the depth based Froude number is larger than 1, there will always be a wave at far upstream of the body. This is similar to those noticed in the related problem and is different from that in the free surface problem without ice sheet. Various results are provided, including the properties of the dispersion equation, resistance and lift, ice sheet deflection, and their physical features are discussed.     

The response of drainage basins to the late Quaternary tectonics in the Sicilian side of the Messina Strait (NE Sicily)

Despite more than 40 yr of research attributing temporal changes in streambank erosion rates to subaerial processes, little quantitative information is available on the relationships between streambank erodibility (k_d) and critical shear stress (τ_c) and the environmental conditions and processes that enhance streambank erosion potential. The study goal was to evaluate temporal changes in k_d and τ_c from soil desiccation and freeze–thaw cycling. Soil erodibility and τ_c were measured monthly in situ using a multiangle, submerged jet test device. Soil moisture, temperature, and bulk density as well as precipitation, air temperature, and stream stage were measured continuously to determine changes in soil moisture content and state. Pairwise Mann–Whitney tests indicted k_d was 2.9 and 2.1 times higher (p < 0.0065) during the winter (December–March) than in the spring/fall (April–May, October–November) and the summer (June–September), respectively. Regression analysis showed 80% of the variability in k_d was explained by freeze–thaw cycling alone. Study results also indicated soil bulk density was highly influenced by winter weather conditions (r² = 0.86): bulk density was inversely related to both soil water content and freeze–thaw cycling. Results showed that significant changes in the resistance of streambank soils to fluvial erosion can be attributed to subaerial processes. Water resource professionals should consider the implications of increased soil erodibility during the winter in the development of channel erosion models and stream restoration designs.     

Field based analysis of sediment entrainment in two high gradient streams located in Alpine and Andine environments

This paper presents an analysis of critical thresholds for bedload transport based on field measurements conducted in two small, high gradient streams: the Rio Cordon (Italian Alps) and the Tres Arroyos (Chilean Andes). The threshold of incipient motion was identified by using marked particles displacement and both flood and flow competence approaches. The findings are expressed in terms of Shields parameter, dimensionless discharge, and specific stream power, and are used to identify the effects of relative grain size, relative depth, and bedform resistance. Overall, particle entrainment tends to be size selective, rather than exhibiting equal mobility, and the high values of dimensionless critical shear stress observed at both study sites confirm the additional roughness effects of step–pool morphologies that are very effective in reducing the bed shear stress and causing an apparent increase in critical shear stress.     

地球关键带视角理解生态系统碳生物地球化学过程与机制

陆地生态系统研究通常未考虑影响整个岩石风化层--土壤剖面的生物地球化学过程,而关键带科学则强调从冠层到基岩重新认识整个生态系统的结构和功能,在流域尺度上应该强调大气和植物之间、植物和土壤之间、小流域土壤和溪流之间物质和元素循环的相互联系等。植物碳固定及分配、从地表到基岩的土壤碳库分解和转化以及小流域碳迁移与平衡是碳生物地球化学循环的起始、周转和迁移过程的关键环节,应该加强流域尺度上从冠层到基岩的生态系统碳循环过程、机制及其生态功能研究。同位素技术具有指示、示踪和整合功能,通过δ13C自然示踪和人工标记技术,可以辅助解析碳生物地球化学过程与机制。     

巴西与碱性岩- 碳酸岩杂岩体相关的关键矿产成矿作用与规律

在巴西,与碱性岩- 碳酸岩杂岩体相关成矿作用复杂,产出了世界上唯一的霞石正长岩型斜锆石矿床、全球最大的铌矿床以及巴西最大的铀矿和镍矿集区,资源储量丰富,具有重要的经济价值和战略意义,同时也是关键矿产成矿作用研究的殿堂。本文在前人研究基础之上,整理分析了35处与碱性岩- 碳酸岩相关的关键矿产地质特征。根据成矿作用特征,划分了4个成矿系列:①霞石正长岩碱性杂岩相关的U- Zr- Mo- REE 和萤石成矿系列;②碱性岩- 碳酸岩杂岩(正长岩+辉石岩+霓霞岩+碳酸岩等)相关的Nb- P- Ti- REE和蛭石成矿系列;③阿拉斯加型超基性岩- 碱性杂岩体相关的Ni成矿系列;④交代正长岩相关的U- P成矿系列。根据关键矿产资源时空分布规律,划分了5个成矿带:(Ⅰ)Lancinha- Cubato碱性岩- 碳酸岩相关REE- P- U- Zr- Ni- Mo- 蛭石成矿带;(Ⅱ)Rio de Janeiro- Rondnia碱性岩- 碳酸岩- 金伯利岩相关的Nb- REE- Ti- Zr- P- 金刚石成矿带;(Ⅲ)Ceará- Mato Grossodo Sul 超基性岩- 碱性岩- 碳酸岩相关的Ni- U- P- 蛭石成矿带;(Ⅳ)亚马逊地区碳酸岩相关Nb- REE- Th- Ti- P成矿带;(Ⅴ)巴伊亚地区与变正长岩相关的U成矿带。本文还详细介绍了典型矿床成矿地质特征和成矿条件,为走出去寻找关键矿产资源基地提供了理论支撑。     

含水量对黄土震陷性定量影响研究

含水量是影响黄土震陷性非常重要的参数。本文以洮河三级阶地上典型的Q3黄土为研究对象,对其震陷性特征进行了全面、系统的研究。通过在20 m深探井中依次取得4 m、8 m、12 m、16 m、20 m处黄土原状试样进行室内试验,得到以下结果:(1)天然黄土存在震陷性随深度增加而逐渐减弱的规律;(2)通过增湿、减湿获得5%,10%,15%和20%四种不同含水量黄土试样,同一深度黄土随着含水量增加其震陷性增长的规律明显;(3)通过实验数据分析得到了含水量对黄土震陷性定量影响规律,并根据其规律给出了不同动应力作用下的黄土震陷临界含水量。     

沈阳地区农作物生长季热量资源变化特征

利用1958-2009年沈阳地区7个气象站逐日平均气温资料,采用常规统计方法分析了农作物生长季界限温度的热量资源变化趋势。以此为地方在气候变暖的环境下,调解农业种植结构,掌握因升温所带来的利弊关系,促进农业经济稳步发展。结果表明：沈阳地区农作物生长季各界限温度普遍存在始日提前、终日推后,持续时间延长,积温明显增多的变化趋势。≥0℃持续日数趋势延长11 d,活动积温趋势增加340 ℃?d;≥5℃持续日数趋势延长13 d,积温趋势增加359℃?d;≥10℃持续日数趋势延长12 d,积温趋势增加305 ℃?d;≥20 ℃持续日数趋势延长8 d,积温趋势增加326 ℃?d。初（终）日的地域分布特点为城市早（晚）于乡村、南部早（晚）于北部;不同界限温度下的积温变化特征为城市多于乡村、南部多于北部。     

Modeling for critical state line of granular soil with evolution of grain size distribution due to particle breakage

Determination of the critical state line(CSL)is important to characterize engineering properties of granular soils.Grain size distribution(GSD)has a significant influence on the location of CSL.The influence of particle breakage on the CSL is mainly attributed to the change in GSD due to particle breakage.However,GSD has not been properly considered in modeling the CSL with influence of particle breakage.This study aims to propose a quantitative model to determine the CSL considering the effect of GSD.We hypothesize that the change of critical state void ratio with respect to GSD is caused by the same mechanism that influences of the change of minimum void ratio with respect to GSD.Consequently,the particle packing model for minimum void ratio proposed by Chang et al.(2017)is extended to predict critical state void ratio.The developed model is validated by experimental results of CSLs for several types of granular materials.Then the evolution of GSD due to particle breakage is incorporated into the model.The model is further evaluated using the experimental results on rockfill material,which illustrates the applicability of the model in predicting CSL for granular material with particle breakage.     

Rock physics modelling of porous rocks with multiple pore types: a multiple-porosity variable critical porosity model

A critical porosity model establishes the empirical relationship between a grain matrix and a dry rock by the concept of critical porosity. The model is simple and practical and widely used. But the critical porosity in the model is a fixed value that cannot relate to pore structure. The aim of this paper is to establish the theoretical relationship between critical porosity and pore structure by combining Kuster–Toksöz theory with the critical porosity model. Different from the traditional critical porosity model, critical porosity is not an empirical value but varied with pore shape and the ratio of bulk modulus versus shear modulus of the grain matrix. The substitution of the theoretical relationship into Kuster–Toksöz theory will generate the formulae for the bulk and shear moduli of multiple-porosity dry rocks, which is named the multiple-porosity variable critical porosity model. The new model has been used to predict elastic moduli for sandstone and carbonate rock. We compare the modelling results for P- and S-wave velocities and elastic moduli with the experimental data. The comparison shows that the new model can be used to describe the elastic properties for the rocks with multiple pore types.