Features of a comet nucleus: The case of 103P/Hartley 2

In the paper two chosen features of the comet 103P/Hartley 2 are studied. The first one are ‘cometary geysers’ which have been recorded by the camera on Deep Impact spacecraft. The numerical calculations related with this phenomenon have been carried out for large number of values of probable cometary characteristics. Our calculations confirm the assumption what also has been observed by NASA's scientists that the jets of carbon dioxide from the geysers are able to lift large chunks of water ice from the comet. The second discussed feature of the comet 103P/Hartley 2 is the lack of impact holes on the surface of its nucleus. The expected rate of impact holes on the surface of the nucleus of 103P/Hartley 2 is discussed. These holes could be the product of impacts between this comet and other small bodies orbiting in the main asteroid belt. The probability of such impacts, the total number of expected perceptible holes and changes in the luminosity of the comet caused by collisions are examined. We conclude that indeed the number of visible holes on its surface should be negligible (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

二维EMD 方法在微尺度波斜率波数谱提取中的应用

进行海面微尺度波频率分析时,为消除重力波影响,引入二维 EMD(经验模态分解)方法滤除造成频率混叠的长重力波,然后进行傅立叶变换,得到海面微尺度波谱,进一步处理得到斜率波数谱。斜率波数谱提取结果表明：采用二维EMD方法可以有效滤除图像中混叠的长波信息,在此基础上进行微尺度斜率波谱计算的结果与国外已有结果基本一致。文中还将二维 EMD 方法与小波方法的处理结果进行了比对,结果表明在滤除长波的影响时,二维EMD方法具有其较明显的优势。     

Ca2+、Mg2+及盐度对凡纳滨对虾体内代谢酶的影响

为探讨Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度对凡纳滨对虾体内代谢酶的相对独立作用和相互影响,进而为提高凡纳滨对虾生长力和免疫力提供理论依据,本实验采取L49(78)安排7水平Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度,L8(27)安排2水平Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度,开展60 d凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)养殖试验,通过比较对虾体内消化酶、ATP酶及免疫类酶的活性以分析Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度对凡纳滨对虾生长力和免疫力的影响。结果表明:水体中Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度对消化酶具有显著影响(P<0.05),其中与对虾消化吸收联系最紧密的蛋白酶中,盐度对胃蛋白酶影响显著,盐度为10时酶活最高,Ca2+、盐度对类胰蛋白酶影响显著,Ca2+为200 mg/L,盐度为20时,酶活最高;Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度对ATP酶具有显著影响(P<0.05),其中对Na+-K+-ATP酶都有显著影响,Ca2+为300 mg/L,Mg2+为500 mg/L,盐度为30时酶活最高,Ca2+、Mg2+对Mg2+-ATP酶具有显著影响,Ca2+为200 mg/L,Mg2+为500 mg/L时酶活最高,Ca2+对Ca2+-ATP酶具有显著影响,Ca2+为200、300 mg/L时酶活最高;Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度对凡纳滨对虾体内免疫酶具有显著影响(P<0.05),Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度对ACP都有显著影响,Ca2+为100 mg/L,Mg2+为150 mg/L,盐度为30时酶活最高,Mg2+对AKP具有显著影响,在150 mg/L时酶活最高,Ca2+、盐度对SOD酶活具有显著影响,Ca2+为100 mg/L,盐度为35时酶活最高;Ca2+、Mg2+、盐度间的交互作用对体内代谢酶也有一定影响。     

Inter-Comparison of Numerical Model Generated Surface Winds with QuikSCAT Winds over the Indian Ocean

The accurate surface wind in the equatorial Indian Ocean is crucial for modeling ocean circulation over this region. In this study, the surface wind analysis generated at the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) are compared with NASA QuikSCAT satellite derived Level2B (swath level) and Level3 (gridded) surface winds for the year 2005. It is observed that the ECMWF winds exhibit speed bias of 1.5 m/s with respect to QuikSCAT Level3 in the southern equatorial Indian Ocean. The NCEP winds are found to exhibit speed bias (1.0–1.5 m/s) in the southern equatorial Indian Ocean specifically during January–February 2005. The biases are also observed in the analysis when compared with Level2B product as well; however, it is less in comparison to Level3 products. The amplitude of daily variations of both ECMWF and NCEP wind speed in Bay of Bengal and parts of the Arabian Sea is about 80% of that in QuikSCAT, while in the equatorial Indian Ocean it is about 60% of that of QuikSCAT.     

Interannual Sea Level Variations in the South China Sea Over 1950–2009

Spatial patterns of interannual sea level variations in the South China Sea (SCS) are investigated by analyzing an EOF-based 2-dimensional past sea level reconstruction from 1950 to 2009 and satellite altimetry data from 1993 to 2009. Long-term tide gauge records from 14 selected stations in this region are also used to assess the quality of reconstructed sea levels and determine the rate of sea level along the coastal area. We found that the rising rate of sea levels derived from merged satellite altimetry data during 1993–2009 and past sea level reconstruction over 1950–2009 is about 3.9 ± 0.6 mm/yr and 1.7 ± 0.1 mm/yr, respectively. For the longer period, this rate is not significantly different from the global mean rate (of 1.8 ± 0.3 mm/yr). The interannual mean sea level of the SCS region appears highly correlated with Niño 4 indices (a proxy of El Niño-Southern Oscillation/ENSO), suggesting that the interannual sea level variations over the SCS region is driven by ENSO events. Interpolation of the reconstructed sea level data for 1950–2009 at sites where tide gauge records are of poor quality (either short or gapped) show that sea level along the Chinese coastal area is rising faster than the global mean rate of 1.8 mm/yr. At some sites, the rate is up to 2.5 mm/yr.     

刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)腐皮综合症发生相关蛋白的分离与鉴定

采用比较蛋白质组学的方法,对2011年10月20日取自辽宁省普兰店室内养殖厂腐皮综合症刺参和健康个体肠组织中差异表达蛋白进行了研究。结果表明,在优化的电泳条件(80μg脱盐蛋白、pH4—7[NL,13cm]的IPG预制胶条)下,共检测到约700个蛋白质点;表达量差异两倍以上的蛋白点51个,最大表达差异比率为4.32;对其中重复性一致的30个差异点进行质谱鉴定,成功鉴定了23个差异蛋白,包括铁蛋白,过氧化氢酶,泛素相关修饰子3,细胞色素氧化酶和肌动蛋白等;进一步扫描实验室完成的刺参转录组数据,筛选了过氧化氢酶和泛素相关修饰子3的EST序列。本研究是蛋白层面上刺参腐皮综合症发生机制的有效尝试,研究结果为进一步认识该疾病的发生机制提供了参考。     

Phylogeography of the shrimp Palaemon floridanus (Crustacea: Caridea: Palaemonidae): a partial test of meta‐population genetic structure in the wider Caribbean

Marine organisms with a pelagic stage are often assumed to display minor population structure given their extended larval development and subsequent high long‐distance dispersal ability. Nonetheless, considerable population structure might still occur in species with high dispersal ability due to current oceanographic and/or historical processes. Specifically, for the wider Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, theoretical and empirical considerations suggest that populations inhabiting each of the following areas should be genetically distinct: Panama, Belize, Southwest Florida (Tampa), and Southeast Florida (Fort Pierce). This study tests the hypothesis of significant genetic differentiation in Palaemon floridanus populations across the wider Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Population level comparisons were conducted using sequences of the mtDNA COI. In agreement with predictions, AMOVA and pairwise F_ST values demonstrated population differentiation among most pairs of the studied populations. Only Panama and East Florida populations were genetically similar. An isolation‐with‐migration population divergence model (implemented in IMA2) indicated that population divergence with incomplete lineage sorting can be invoked as the single mechanism explaining genetic dissimilarity between populations from the east and west coast of Florida. Historical demographic analyses indicated demographic expansion of P. floridanus in some localities [recent in Panama and ancient in East Florida and the wider Caribbean (entire dataset)] but constant population in other localities (in Belize and West Florida). This study rejects the idea of panmixia in marine species with high long‐distance dispersal ability. Contemporary and historical processes might interact in a complex manner to determine current phylogeographic patterns.     

CO2加富培养对鼠尾藻克制赤潮异弯藻效果的影响

采用实验生态学的方法,研究了大型海藻鼠尾藻(Sargassum thunbergii)对赤潮微藻中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)的克生效应及其对 CO2加富的响应变化.结果表明,正常培养的鼠尾藻新鲜组织、干粉末和水溶性抽提液能够导致中肋骨条藻的细胞密度显著降低(P<0.05), CO2加富培养的鼠尾藻新鲜组织、干粉末和水溶性抽提液能够更加明显地抑制中肋骨条藻种群生长(P<0.01).实验结果证实鼠尾藻对中肋骨条藻具有克生效应,而 CO2加富培养引起了鼠尾藻对中肋骨条藻克生效应的变化,使其对中肋骨条藻生长的抑制作用显著加强.正常培养的鼠尾藻培养水过滤液能够显著抑制中肋骨条藻的生长(P<0.05),而 CO2加富培养的鼠尾藻培养水过滤液对中肋骨条藻的生长没有表现出明显的影响(P>0.05),因此推测 CO2加富培养可能改变了鼠尾藻对中肋骨条藻克生作用的方式,作用方式由分泌克生物质转变为细胞直接接触转递.     

泡沫镍基P-25薄膜光催化降解水中喹啉

为了提高TiO²薄膜的光催化效率和使用稳定性,采用浸渍涂布法将粉体P-25 TiO₂负载在泡沫镍基片上,制备泡沫镍基负载P-25薄膜光催化材料,利用XPS和FE-SEM分析了薄膜的晶相和形貌,并考察了不同条件下P-25薄膜对水中喹啉的降解效能。研究发现：P-25薄膜均匀覆盖泡沫镍基片表面,薄膜呈混晶结构,表面呈现微裂痕。实验表明：增大光照强度和曝气量能够明显提高水中喹啉的光催化降解率;低pH有利于水中喹啉的去除;初始浓度和温度不是光催化反应的主控因子;曝气产生的吹脱、扰动和水力紊流效应对光催化反应的影响不明显。结果显示：不改变水溶液温度和pH条件下,P-25薄膜对水中喹啉有良好的去除效果,并可多次重复使用。     

深部咸水层CO2地质储存工程场地选址技术方法

CO₂地质储存作为环保型工程项目,其合理的工程场址是实现长期、安全封存CO₂的首要前提。我国CO₂地质储存工作刚刚起步,尚未形成成熟的选址技术方法体系。CO₂地质储存工程场地选址应遵循目标储层有效储存量大、安全、经济、符合一般建设项目环境保护选址条件、不受外部不良地质因素影响的原则,选址技术宜采用多尺度目标逼近法,选址程序包括规划选址和工程选址两大阶段。规划选址包括国家级、盆地级和目标区级潜力评价3个阶段;工程选址旨在通过目标靶区确定、综合地质调查、钻探及灌注试验和选定场地多因子排序综合评价,最终选出良好的工程场址。深部咸水层CO₂地质储存工程场地多尺度目标逼近选址技术方法对我国批量开展CO₂地质储存工程场地选址具有一定的指导意义。