An evaluation of remote sensing derived soil pH and average spring groundwater table for ecological assessments

Ecological assessments such as species distribution modelling and benchmarking site quality towards regulations often rely on full spatial coverage information of site factors such as soil acidity, moisture regime or nutrient availability. To determine if remote sensing (RS) is a viable alternative to traditional data sources of site factor estimates, we analysed the accuracy (using ground truth validation measurements) of traditional and RS sources of pH and mean spring groundwater level (MSL, in m) estimates. Traditional sources were a soil map and hydrological model. RS estimates were obtained using vegetation indicator values (IVs) from a Dutch national system as an intermediate between site factors and spectral response. IVs relate to those site factors that dictate vegetation occurrence, whilst also providing a robust link to canopy spectra. For pH, the soil map and the RS estimate were nearly as accurate. For MSL, the RS estimates were much closer to the observed groundwater levels than the hydrological model, but the error margin of the estimates still exceeded the tolerance range of moisture sensitive vegetation. The relatively high accuracy of the RS estimates was made possible by the availability of local calibration points and large environmental gradients in the study site. In addition, the error composition of the RS estimates could be analysed step-by-step, whereas the traditional sources had to be accepted ‘as-is’. Also considering that RS offers high spatial and temporal resolution at low costs, RS offered advantages over traditional sources. This will likely hold true for any other situation where prerequisites of accurate RS estimates have been met.     

腾冲全新世未来火山喷发灾害损失预测初探

介绍腾冲全新世火山喷发灾害损失静态预测的方法、喷发灾害等级、预测范围划分、各类地面财富、火山喷发、经济损失及人员伤亡预测。地面财富包括房屋建筑、工矿企业、水库、电站、公路、桥梁、森林等 ,给出了预测结果     

PS溶液渗透对非饱和土的增强效应研究

特定模数硅酸钾溶液(PS)已广泛的用于我国西北干旱地区土遗址加固保护工程中,并且取得了显著的效果.但是PS对潮湿地区遗址土加固效果,目前尚缺乏成熟的理论和实验验证.本文从室内试验的资料出发,研究PS对潮湿地区土遗址非饱和土的增强效应.本次研究土样取自位于潮湿环境中的浙江杭州良渚土遗址(3000 B C.),在实验室内对...     

Unique landslides (loess slide-flows) induced by an extreme rainstorm in 2018 on the Loess Plateau: A new geological hazard and erosion process

Currently, the vegetation has recovered well in most areas of the Loess Plateau in China, and soil erosion has significantly decreased. However, the heavy rainfall event in July 2018 triggered many instances of a unique type of loess landslides(i.e., slide-flows) on the gully-slopes with vegetation recovery in the Nanxiaohegou Basin on the Loess Plateau. This rainfall event was unusual and was a persistent heavy rainfall. The accumulated rainfall from 24 June to 10 July was 232.2 mm, which compr...     

华南亚热带山地土壤有机质更新特征定量研究

选择鼎湖山自然保护区森林植被带（SL）、灌丛一草甸过渡带土壤剖面（GC）进行薄层取样，根据土壤有机质^14C放射性水平，运用模型计算土壤有机质更新速率（m）。结果表明上部0－10cm土层有机质更新速率（m）最高；向下,m锐减；剖面下部m值极低，这说明土壤有机质由不同更新周期（T）组分构成。表层快循环组分占绝对优势，向下，慢循环组分为主，剖面下部为稳定组分。根据m、有机碳含量、有机碳含量、土壤容重、土层厚度计算有机质更新CO2产量，表层0－10cm层段CO2产量约为整个剖面的98％。SL剖面m值及有机质更新CO2产量均明显大于GC剖面相应值。分析表明在同一气候植被是制约土壤有机质更新及CO2产量的第一要素，这为通过绿化加强土壤碳汇功能提供重要依据。     

Analytical and experimental studies on installation of a suction caisson with tampered tip in clay

Concrete suction caissons have been successfully used as breakwaters or seawalls in recent years. The relative large wall thickness-to-diameter ratio of a concrete caisson can lead to the formation of a full soil heave plug that may cause difficulties in the installation of concrete caisson in clay. One way to overcome this limitation is to use a tampered tip for the caisson wall. An analytical method is proposed in this article to calculate the minimum suction pressure required to penetrate a caisson and the maximum allowable suction pressure that can be applied to avoid too much soil heave plug during the installation of the suction caisson. Four model tests were conducted in normally consolidated clay to study the installation process of a concrete suction caisson with tampered tip and to verify the proposed analytical method. The height of the soil heave plug in the caisson with a tampered tip is observed to be about half of that in the caisson with a flat tip.     

腾冲新生代火山区CO2气体释放通量及其成因

许多研究结果表明,休眠期火山主要通过喷气孔、温泉以及土壤微渗漏三种方式向大气圈释放温室气体。腾冲是我国重要的新生代火山区之一,同时也是主要的水热活动区,但是关于温室气体释放通量的研究却鲜有报道。本文首次估算了该地区土壤微渗漏和温泉水的CO2释放通量,并根据气体成分的分析结果探讨了这些温室气体的来源。2012~2013年连续两年使用密闭气室法现场测量了土壤微渗漏CO2通量,结果表明,马站、热海-黄瓜箐和五合-蒲川-团田三个地区通量较高,其中,热海-黄瓜箐地区平均通量最高,马站次之,五合-蒲川-团田地区最低。较高的土壤微渗漏CO2释放地区同前人推断的岩浆囊的分布在空间上具有较好的一致性;三个地区气体的3He/4He比值较高,三端元模拟结果表明,它们均有较高含量的幔源He释放;根据气体CO2/3He与δ13CCO,CO2模拟计算,CO2主要来源于碳酸盐矿物的脱碳作用和岩浆脱气。由此推断2的释放同深部的岩浆囊具有重要的成因联系,它为碳酸盐矿物的脱碳作用提供了主要的热源,同时也是重要的物质来源。根据土壤微渗漏CO2平均通量及火山、地热异常区的分布面积估算出三个地区土壤微渗漏CO2的释放通量分别为1.8×106t/a(马站),3.2×106t/a(热海-黄瓜箐)和2.0×106t/a(五合-蒲川-团田)。腾冲新生代火山区每年通过土壤微渗漏向大气圈释放CO2的量至少可达7.0×106t,为意大利Etna火山区释放CO2通量(1.4×107t/a)的二分之一。通过水岩相互作用计算温泉水中CO2气体的释放通量为4.9×104t/a。腾冲温泉气泡及温泉水向大气圈释放CO2气体的总通量为5.3×104t/a,远高于意大利Vulcano火山区温泉释放的CO2总通量(3.7×103t/a)。     

土壤地理研究的发展

作者围绕14届国际土壤科学大会,介绍了国际土壤分类、土壤调查制图、世界土壤和土地数字化数据库、东亚土壤地理和土壤全球变化等方面研究的最新进展,指出我国应把土壤地理研究置于全球变化的总目标下,加强中国土壤系统分类的研究,开展1∶100万土壤—土地数字化数据库的工作、建立土壤地理信息系统以及防治土壤退化保证农业的持续发展。     

坝上高原土壤不可蚀性颗粒与耕作方式对风蚀的影响

对河北省坝上高原农田土壤风蚀及其三个主要影响因素（土壤不可蚀性颗粒、土壤微地形和作物残余物）的野外观测和研究结果表明，在棵露平坦的秋翻地，土壤风蚀量随不可蚀性颗粒含量的增加而减少；春翻地土垄高度（犁沟深度）和留茬地作物残余物盖度的增加使土壤风蚀量大大减少，而且土壤微地形作物残余物和土壤不可蚀性颗粒的综合影响，对降低土壤风蚀量更为有效。据此认为，在防护林体系很不完善的坝上高原，只要实行合理的耕作方式，即秋季留茬、增加作物残余物，春季深翻，增高土垄（或加深犁沟深度）可有效地控制土壤风蚀、减轻风蚀危害。