Natural and anthropogenic influences on the geochemistry of Quaternary lake sediments from Holzmaar, Germany

 The accumulation of heavy metals and trace elements has been investigated in a well laminated sequence of Holocene and late Pleistocene lake sediments composed of diatomaceous gyttja, tuff and silt and clay sediments. Varve chronology of the annually deposited gyttja yielded a continuous high-resolution time sequence and allowed the absolute age dating of the sediment. Fluxes of elements remained largely uniform from the late Pleistocene into the Holocene (12 867–2 364 VT years ago; VT: varve time, years before 1950). Higher trace element and heavy metal fluxes occur from 2 322 to 862 VT years ago and reached their maxima in the uppermost sediments (<845 VT years ago). These increasing element fluxes correlate with increasing inputs of clastic material. The changing accumulation rates are the result of elevated soil erosion in the lake catchment caused by human settlement, deforestation and agricultural activities. Thus disturbances of the natural geochemical cycles of the Holzmaar region have occurred since the beginning of the Iron Age and especially since the beginning of the Middle Ages. Received: 29 May 1996 · Accepted: 19 August 1996     

SURFACE OZONE CHARACTERISTICS AT THREE STATIONS IN GAW OF WMO IN CHINA*

The characteristics of surface O₃ on clear days at Waliguan Observatory,Lin'an regional station and Longfengshan regional station in China were analyzed in this paper.The three stations belong to Global Atmospheric Watch(GAW)of WMO.There was obvious daily variation on clear days at Lin'an.with maximum(42.9 ppb)and minimum(20.3 ppb)of daily range appearing in spring and summer,respectively.The daily variation was more regular at Lonfengshan than at Lin'an.The maximum(about 27 ppb)appeared in autumn at Longfengshan.There was no obvious daily variation and also daily range was smaller in other seasons except weaker daily variation in summer at Waliguan.But the surface O₃ concentration(SOC)in summer was higher than that in winter at Waliguan.The SOC on clear days of summer at Waliguan was over 20 ppb higher than at Longfengshan and Lin'an.The global radiation and NO_x concentration were the main factors which control the SOC on clear days at Longfengshan and Lin'an.and played important role in different seasons and areas.The transportation of air flow around the area of Qinghai-Xizang(Tibet)Plateau was the main cause for high SOC and weak daily variation in summer at Waliguan.The similar effect of transportation was obtained at the Mauna Loa Observatory.The distribution characteristics of SOC increasing with height in the troposphere determined the difference of SOC between East China and West China.     

Micromechanical Modelling of Granular Materials: Effect of Particle Size and Gradation

In this paper the effects of maximum particle size, particle gradation/sorting and fabric on bulk mechanical behaviour of granular materials such as coarse grained soils and rockfills are investigated" from micromechanical considerations starting from the grain scale level, using numerical" simulations based on Discrete Element Modelling (DEM). Hydrostatic compaction and biaxial tests on 2-dimensional assemblies of discs with varying particle sizes and gradations were modelled using DEM. An examination of the constitutive behaviour of granular media considering" the particulate nature of the medium has been attempted to explain the effect of particle size and gradation. Simulation results on perfectly parallel graded assemblies indicate that with increase in the size of the particles, a marginal increase (or no increase) in the angle of internal friction is observed during biaxial loading conditions. A change to a wider gradation (keeping the minimum grain size the same) results in a decrease in the angle of internal friction and an increase in volumetric strain to a considerable extent. Based on micromechanical force and fabric parameters, the basis for the physical behaviour was established. This helps in understanding the physics of parallel gradation techniques.     

泥沙影响流速分布规律的试验研究

挟沙水流中泥沙颗粒的存在将影响水流的紊动结构,并进一步影响水流流速分布。采用超声流速仪MicroADV测量挟沙水流的时均流速沿垂线分布,分析了在不同水力条件、不同泥沙条件(包括泥沙浓度及颗粒粒径)下泥沙与水流相互作用对流速沿垂线分布的影响,在此基础上,考虑到现有流速分布公式在实际河道水流流速沿垂线分布中的应用,提出新的指数型流速分布公式形式;并根据实验资料,初步检验了该公式的精度,同时分析了指数型流速公式中系数k和指数m随泥沙浓度s、粒径d以及水力条件的变化规律。结果表明:系数k随泥沙浓度的增加而增大,同时水力条件以及泥沙颗粒粒径同样也影响着k的变化;而指数m随粒径d的增大而减小,随泥沙浓度s的增加而增大。     

应用人工神经网络BP模型预测乌江流域年平均含沙量

引入人工神经网络BP模型对流域产沙进行了定量预测。根据石坝子水文站断面以上乌江流域的土壤、地质、地貌在一定时间范围内具有相当稳定的特性，选取植被覆盖率、年降雨量、年平均流量和年汛期径流量共4个代表植被、气候和水流特性的主要因子对流域年平均含沙量进行了建模预测。优化得出的BP网络模型不仅拟合精度高，而且预测效果好，这为泥沙方面的定量研究提供了一条新的途径，也为石坝子水文站停测泥沙测验项目提供了科学依据。     

回采工作面采空区瓦斯涌出规律的数值模拟研究

从分析采空区内部的瓦斯源出发，用负指数函数描述各煤层瓦斯涌出强度的衰减过程。用迎风格式的有限元方法求解了非均质回采采空区流场的瓦斯-大气两相混溶渗流-扩散方程，以可视化技术描绘了采空区瓦斯涌出与风流交换和瓦斯分布变化规律的流体力学原理。模拟表明，采空区绝对瓦斯涌出量随工作面风量呈衰减变化。而与采空区瓦斯涌出强度呈显著地线性增加，与工作面推进度呈线性递减（但递减幅度不大）；工作面风量的突然增大会对瓦斯涌出量在短时间内（8min）产生剧烈的高峰影响，用逐渐增风方法可以避免瓦斯高峰涌出的影响。提出了采空区瓦斯涌出强度的概念，论证了用瓦斯涌出强度衡量采空区瓦斯涌出的科学意义。     

贺兰山地区大气冰核浓度的测量及初步分析

根据 1 994年在银川和阿拉善左旗观测得到的冰核资料 ,给出了两地不同天气条件下的大气冰核浓度 ,分析并讨论了冰核浓度与风、降水、天空状况等的关系 ,给出了飞机在空中测量冰核的结果。     

2000年春季北京特大沙尘暴物理化学特性的分析

2000年春季北京频频发生沙尘天气,严重影响了北京市大气环境状况.对4月6日北京地区发生的特大沙尘暴化学元素成分的分析表明北京春季沙尘污染极为严重.沙尘暴期间,20种元素总质量浓度高达1536μg/m3,是1999年同期的31.4倍.即使沙尘暴过后,污染依然严重,元素总质量浓度仍高达338.7μg/m3,是1999年春季的7倍.研究还发现,沙尘暴期间来自远方的大粒子占了很大的比例,绝大多数的元素浓度在粒径大于16μm处出现一个非常高值,远高于其他谱段的浓度;在沙尘暴后及其他时间,还没有观测到这种谱分布.沙尘暴期间的粗粒子(d>2μm)数浓度是沙尘暴后的20倍以上,细粒子(d<2μm)的数浓度是沙尘暴后的7倍.     

Finite element modelling for formation of major regions of great earthquakes in the Chinese mainland and its vicinity

IntroductionInrecent2oyears,throughstudiesofthegreatearthquakesoftheChinesemainlandanditSvicinitysincel9OO,itiswidelyrecognizedthattheseeventSoccurredinsomeregionsinarelativelyconcentratingmannerfordifferentperiods(Ma,Zhang,l986;Zhang,etal,l994,Hong,l994;Hong,elal,l997;Huang,Dong,l997).Inthispapef,wecallthemmajorregionsofgreatearthquakesincertaintime,ormajorregionsinshort.Themajorregionsofdifferentperiodscanmigratethroughlongdistanceinspace.Thegeneralpatternofthegreatearthquakedistributio…