Application of an S‐shaped curve model to the temporal development of tafoni of salt‐weathering origin

To describe temporal change in tafone development, an S‐shaped curve equation is proposed: Z = Z_c [1 ? (n + 1) exp (? β t ) + n exp (? (1 + 1/n) β t )] , where Z is observed tafone depth, Z_c is ultimate tafone depth, t is time, and n and β are constants. The applicability of this model is examined using tafone data selected from seven sites, which are categorized into three different salt‐weathering environments: a spray/splash‐dominant (occasionally wave‐affected) supra‐tidal zone, aerosol‐affected coastal regions, and inland desert areas. The results indicate that the equation can well describe tafone development in each of these environments. An investigation based on the values of n and β, determined through a best fit of the equation to the data, suggests that n characterizes site‐specific environmental conditions and β reflects the magnitude of factors controlling the recession mechanism of tafone surfaces. It is found that (1) the maximum rate of tafone growth dramatically decreases from supra‐tidal, through coastal, to desert environments, and (2) the growing mode of tafoni is different depending on the environmental settings. The erosional force to facilitate the development of tafoni at supra‐tidal sites is estimated to be about 400 times greater than that in the general coastal area. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Multi‐Element Ion‐Pair Extraction for Trace Metals Determination in Environmental Samples

A multi‐element ion‐pair extraction method was described for the preconcentration of Cd(II), Co(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), Fe(III), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) ions in environmental samples prior to their determinations by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). As an ion‐pair ligand 2‐(4‐methoxybenzoyl)‐N′‐benzylidene‐3‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)‐3‐oxo‐N‐phenyl‐propono hydrazide (MBMP) was used. Some analytical parameters such as pH of sample solution, amount of MBMP, shaking time, sample volume, and type of counter ion were investigated to establish optimum experimental conditions. No interferences due to major components and some metal ions of the samples were observed. The detection limits of the proposed method were found in the range of 0.33–0.9 µg L^?1 for the analyte ions. Recoveries were found to be higher than 95% and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 4%. The accuracy of the procedure was estimated by analyzing the two certified reference materials, LGC6019 river water and RTC‐CRM044 soil. The developed method was applied to several matrices such as water, hair, and food samples.     

失水过程中的土壤孔隙比―含水量―吸力关系

当土体总应力状态保持不变时,基质吸力的提高是导致孔隙水排水、土样体积收缩、孔隙结构改变的根本原因,通过吸力可以将土壤收缩曲线和土水特征曲线联系起来进行比对研究。采用广义有效应力原理分析超固结土样和正常土样的失水过程,结果表明:超固结土样中存在着相应的先期固结压力的吸力值,称之为先期固结吸力ψc。当土样吸力小于ψc时,超固结土样和正常固结土样的收缩曲线、土水特征曲线不同:超固结土孔隙比随吸力提高而减小的坡度较缓,约等于土样的回弹再压缩指数,土样处于结构性收缩阶段;先期固结压力越大,土水特征曲线的进气值越高。当土样吸力高于ψc时,超固结土样和正常固结土样的收缩曲线、土水特征曲线重合。     

密度对非饱和粘土渗透系数的影响研究

取三峡库区某滑坡滑带土制备不同干密度的重塑土样进行饱和渗透试验和非饱和土水特征曲线试验,得到不同干密度重塑土样的土水特征曲线,通过理论公式预测出相应的非饱和渗透系数,进而得到不同干密度重塑土样渗透系数与基质吸力的关系.结果显示:渗透系数随着基质吸力的增大而呈非线性减小,当基质吸力较高时,渗透系数随基质吸力的变化比较小;...     

云南地区的背景弹性波场分析

利用云南省地震台网44个台站记录的2008年1-9月连续波形数据进行互相关计算,得到了台站间的格林函数,并获取对应的频散曲线,据此分析了该地区的区域背景弹性波场的来源及分布.研究发现,该地区的区域背景弹性波场有着明显的方向性,15s信号的总体传播方向是从东南向西北,也就是说主要来自云南省的东南方向,据此推测区域背景弹性...     

北半球500 hPa位势高度场时空频谱特征分析

利用1979～2004年NCEP2再分析资料,对逐日的北半球(20°N～90°N) 500 hPa的位势高度进行二维傅里叶的谱展开,并分析了不同波数下的谱展开系数的频域特征.对全年序列分析的结果表明:当纬向波数k和经向波数l均为0时,其谱展开系数表现为显著的低频(10～30天)变化特征;当经向波数l=0时,其谱展开系数...     

Rayleigh波勘探中“之”字形频散曲线“起跳点”频率研究

当层状介质中存在低速层的时候,实际提取到的Rayleigh波频散曲线往往会发生“之”字形回折.已有研究表明,“之”字形回折与各模式的激发能量有关.特别的,“之”字形回折的“起跳点”(发生“之”字形回折的点)与介质参数有一定关系,因此在应用中它反映了介质的一些特征.但是,这一关系是怎样的还没有人进行详细研究.本文计算了三...     

气相色谱-质谱法初步鉴定不同品质的麝香

通过气相色谱-质谱法对不同麝香样品乙醇提取物进行初步定性分析,以判断不同麝香样品的品质。结果表明,天然麝香样品中除含有效成分麝香酮外,还含有多种甾类化合物;而几种市售麝香样品中有些仅麝香酮含量较为显著,几乎不含甾类化合物,其他物质为高级脂肪酸(酯)。通过乙醇提取气相色谱-质谱法可简单、快速、有效鉴定不同麝香的品质。     

沉积物中磷的赋存形态及磷形态顺序提取分析方法

阐述了当前我国水体富营养化的现状,水体的富营养化与水体中磷、氮的浓度以及二者的浓度比值有着密切的关系。水体富营养化时氮和磷的浓度均很高,但没有一个固定的值,是在一个较宽泛的富营养范围内,氮和磷的浓度比值大多在10∶1～20∶1。湖泊沉积物作为湖泊水体中磷的重要蓄积库,是湖泊流域磷循环的重要归属,也是湖泊水体内源性磷的主要来源,沉积物中极少量的稳定磷转化为活性磷就会造成湖泊水体富营养化。文中介绍了沉积物中无机磷形态的分类,评述了欧盟标准局在研制湖泊沉积物磷形态标准物质时比对采用的4种提取方法(Willimas法、Hieltjes-Lijklema法、Ruttenberg法、Golterman法),总结了国内外学者所应用的沉积物中磷的各种形态提取方法和磷各形态的分析测定方法,国内学者应用的方法是在国外学者方法的基础上提出的,阐述了顺序提取方法及其地球化学意义。简要评述了湖泊沉积物中磷的生物释放、物理释放和化学释放三种释放机制,这三种释放机制相辅相成,在一特定的环境条件下某一过程可能占主导地位来控制沉积物磷的释放。最后提出应该加强对沉积物中磷的各种形态的专属提取剂及其提取有效性的分子表征和检测,更加细化对于沉积物中磷形态的分类和创新各种磷形态的分析方法,建立沉积物-水体磷的迁移、循环和转化模型,这对于从根本上解决富营养化问题具有重要意义。