Communicating geomorphology: global challenges for the twenty‐first century

The British Society for Geomorphology (BSG), established as the British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG) in 1960, is considering how best to represent geomorphology and geomorphologists in the light of recent changes in the nature of communication. These changes provide the BSG and other academic societies with challenges and opportunities. Seven drivers of communication change are outlined: the changing position of geomorphology in higher education, the nature of academic interaction, the means of communication available, a transformation in the nature of geomorphological research, changes in funding support, the government role in resource allocation, and developments in quantifying international research impact. Challenges arising from changing communications are identified as occurring beyond the ‘academy’, in the nature of publication within the ‘academy’, and associated with meetings of the ‘academy’. Although national societies now have to contemplate significantly different purposes to provide for their members than in the twentieth century, there are opportunities available that cannot be fulfilled by international organizations alone. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analytical inversion of specific energy–depth relationship in channels with parabolic cross-sections

Abstract

The specific energy–depth relationship in open channels with parabolic cross-sections is analytically inverted. Two nondimensional expressions of the specific energy are considered, depending on the prescribed quantity (specific energy or alternate depth). The inversion of such functions consists of finding the roots of cubic and quartic equations. By solving a quartic equation for a given discharge and for each value of the specific energy, a subcritical depth and a supercritical depth are found analytically. In this case, two acceptable roots are recognized and two other roots are discarded, on the basis of their physical meaning. Moreover, by solving a cubic equation for a given discharge and for each value of the depth, the other corresponding alternate depth is found analytically. Then, one acceptable root is recognized and two other complex conjugate roots are discarded. Finally, different examples are presented, to show the efficiency of the proposed solutions. Such analytical solutions can be easily used in natural rivers and parabolic channels.

Citation Vatankhah, A. R. & Valiani, A. (2011) Analytical inversion of specific energy–depth relationship in channels with parabolic cross-sections. Hydrol. Sci. J. 56(5), 834–840.     

Impact of dissipation and dispersion terms on simulations of open‐channel confluence flow using two‐dimensional depth‐averaged model

The flow patterns in confluence channel and the simulation of confluence flow are more complex than that in straight channel. Additional terms in the momentum equations, i.e. dissipation terms, denoting the impact of turbulence, and dispersion terms, denoting the vertical non‐uniformity of velocity, show great impacts on the accuracy of numerical simulations. The dissipation terms, i.e. the product of eddy viscosity coefficient and velocity gradient, are much larger than those of the flow in straight channel. In this study, the zero equation model and the depth‐averaged k‐ε model are used to analyse the impact of eddy viscosity. Meanwhile, the dispersion terms in the momentum equation, depending on the vertical non‐uniformity of velocity, are usually neglected in routine simulation. With the use of detailed experimental data for verification, this study presents the distribution of parameters of vertical non‐uniformity and the intimated connection between non‐uniformity parameters and accuracy of numerical simulations of confluence flow with depth‐averaged models. The results present that simulation accuracy of confluence flow is very sensitive to the turbulence modes, which cannot be handled by normal, simple turbulence model. On the contrary, the impact of dispersion terms is both flow‐condition‐dependent and place‐dependent, and such impact is negligible when secondary circulation is weak. The results indicate the key elements in modelling confluence flow and are helpful for selecting suitable numerical model and solving engineering problems encountered in confluence channel. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

海南热带水库敞水区浮游甲壳动物群落结构特征

于枯水期(2006年12月)和丰水期(2007年5月)对海南省7座水库敞水区进行采样调查,共检出浮游甲壳类动物15种.多为广温性和嗜热性种类,其中桡足类7种,枝角类8种.温中剑水蚤(Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides)、脆弱象鼻溞(Bosmina fatali)和颈沟基合溞(Bosminopsi...     

煤层气井专用DST测试设备研制及应用

常规DST地层测试工具不适用于煤层气井。为了解决煤层气井DST测试中的难题,避免井下开关井困难和动作管柱误操作,通过对DST测试理论及煤储层特征的分析,研制出外膨胀式封隔器和井下电磁开关阀组成的煤层气井DST测试专用设备,并对目标煤层进行了DST测试。研究结果表明：煤层气井DST测试专用设备结构简单,操作方便;其测试结果可靠,工期短,成本低;适用于煤层裸眼测试和套管测试。     

硼酸溶液敞口酸溶-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定萤石中稀土元素

萤石中稀土元素的研究对揭示成矿物质来源、成矿流体的性质和矿床成因均具有十分重要的意义。传统的过氧化钠碱熔-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)分析方法可以解决萤石中稀土元素的测定问题,但过氧化钠提纯难度高,过程繁杂,不宜大量样品的处理,且待测溶液总盐度大易产生基体干扰等;常规的酸溶法因使用的试剂一般为硝酸和氢氟酸,这些酸均不与萤石的主要成分氟化钙发生反应而很少应用。本文基于氟化钙能溶于硫酸和硼酸,采用硼酸溶液(10%硫酸和25%盐酸介质)和氢氟酸处理样品,硝酸提取,引入103Rh和185Re双内标,建立了硼酸溶液敞口酸溶ICP-MS测定萤石中稀土元素的分析方法。相比于传统的过氧化钠碱熔方法,本方法采用的试剂纯度高,可以有效地降低空白,方法检出限为0.002~0.016μg/g,低于过氧化钠碱熔方法的检出限(0.006~0.058μg/g),回收率在94.0%~107.6%之间,方法精密度(RSD)为0.7%~2.7%。本方法配制的硼酸溶液能够有效地与萤石反应,可充分分解萤石样品,简化了样品处理流程,有效地控制了稀土元素的损失,数据可靠性高,适用于大量萤石样品的稀土元素分析。     

Environmental geological investigations at the Van open dump site, southeastern Turkey

 This study evaluates the geological, hydrogeological and hydrological conditions at the open waste dump site of the Van municipality in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. A geological map and a three-dimensional view of the project site have been prepared. All lithological units exposed at and near the dump site have been determined and their boundary relationships identified. Drainage basin characteristics of the dump site along with the water bearing properties of different lithological units have been assessed. For the rehabilitation of the existing dump site, material availability (clay as a liner, cap, and daily cover material; granular soil as a filter material) has been researched. Based on the geological, hydrogeological, morphological and hydrological conditions of the existing waste dump site, recommendations to minimize its environmental impact are presented. Received: 8 March 1999 · Accepted: 3 May 1999     

Generalized contact model for polyhedra in three‐dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis

We present a generalized contact computation model for arbitrarily shaped polyhedra to simplify the contact analysis in discontinuous deformation analysis. A list of generalized contact constraints can be established for contacting polyhedra during contact detection. Each contact constraint contains information for 2 contact points, unique contact plane, and related contact modes (open, locked, or sliding). Computational aspects of the generalized contact model include identification of contact positions and contact modes, uniform penalty formulation of generalized contact constraint, and uniform updating of contact modes and contact planes in the open‐close iteration. Compared with previous strategies, the generalized contact computation model has a simpler data structure and fewer memory requirements. Meanwhile, it simplifies the penalty formulation and facilitates the open‐close iteration check while producing enough accuracy. Illustrative examples show the ability of the method to handle the full range of polyhedral shapes.     

基于开源CMS系统的网站群设计

内容管理系统(CMS)是四川省农村经济综合信息中心及其所辖省市县乡4级信息员的日常业务所依赖的工作系统,代表了中心业务技术的主流。在以开源Java CMS业务化应用为目标的进程中,完成了Windows向Linux、C#向Java、数据库向CMS的转型;促成了元数据技术在内容分类标准、内容类型定义中的应用;在CMS中的角色概念的作用下形成了系统管理员、开发团队、内容管理员的组织架构和省市县乡门户管理的组织形态;在CMS中的内容控制概念的作用下实现了虚拟文件系统、采编发工作流程、多站点内容管理;在门户技术的作用下实现了模板管理、页面内容等功能。最终有效实现了四川省气象网站、四川农村信息网以及21个分中心网站的高效管理。     

Modelling stage–discharge relationships in anastomosed bedrock-influenced sections of the Sabie River system

Flow dynamics in a bedrock-influenced river system, the Sabie River, South Africa, have been found to be significantly different from those in temperate alluvial systems. The lack of lateral water connectivity leads to multiple bedrock distributaries with varying water surface elevations across a cross-section. Distributary activation is dependent on upstream breaching of bedrock barriers between distributaries by rising discharge. Where measurement of individual stage–discharge relationships in each distributary was not possible, a ‘Multiple Stage’ model was developed to predict hydraulic conditions in each distributary, using a single measured rating curve and knowledge of individual distributary water surface elevations at a low flow. Use of the ‘Multiple Stage’ model has enabled realistic prediction of channel geometry and hydraulic variables, that accounts for the different stages found in bedrock-influenced sections, yet is not prohibitively data intensive. Predicted ‘Multiple Stage’ results for maximum depth and velocity demonstrate the vast improvement on modelling flow dynamics, when compared to the conventional assumption of a single stage representing the whole cross-section. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.