Use of magnetic and radiometric measurements to investigate erosion and sedimentation in a British upland catchment

In response to the potential shortcomings of single-technique strategies in the investigation of erosion and sedimentation, a combined magnetic and radiometric (¹³Cs and ²¹⁰Pb) approach has been undertaken in the upland, watershed-lake system of Howden Reservoir, Derbyshire. By combining these techniques, some assessment of sediment sources and the erosion status of the catchment has been achieved. Alone, each approach would have been unable to determine unequivocally sediment provenance. Furthermore, the parallel use of these measurements has highlighted limitations and/or uncertainties in both the magnetic and ¹³⁷Cs techniques. These problems reflect the particular soil characteristics and drainage conditions of this upland catchment. Despite the documented severity of peat erosion in the region, Howden Reservoir has a mixture of sediment sources and a relatively moderate rate of sedimentation. Sediment yields (total 127·7 t km^?2 yr^?1 including organic fraction 31·3 t km^?2 yr^?1) are, however, higher than in other British upland areas.     

M-LDARS观测的北京地区云地闪特征分析

1991年夏,我们利用自制的单站闪电探测及定位系统(M—LDARS),在北京地区进行了对比实验,并对所记录的地闪回击信号作了分析。本文提出了我们得到的北京地区云地闪回击信号的峰值时间、半峰时间、峰值电流以及电流上升率的统计分布和频谱特征的典型结果,并与国内外同类观测的结果进行了对比。     

Q P and Q S in Beijing and Jianchuan, Yunnan areas

Events from the December 1982 Huairou County, Beijing, and the July 1982 Jianchuan, Yunnan earthquake series were recorded at one station in Beijing City and at four stations in Eryuan area, Yunnan, respectively. Dividing the spectra (for P and S waves) from the smaller events in the series by spectra (for corresponding P and S waves) from the larger events in cach region, we have determined the high frequency source spectral decay rate to be ω⁻¹in both cases. Through trial and error method, we are able to determine the appropriate constantQ _P andQ _S that corrects the individual spectra to the proper high frequency decay rate. It is found that aQ _P of 800 and aQ _S of 550 can adequately compensate for the attenuation of the waves in Beijing area. For Jianchuan, Yunnan area the corresponding values are 900 and 400. This subject is supported by Chinese Joint Seismological Science Foundation.     

The role of wildfire and gully erosion in particulate Pb export from contaminated peatland catchments in the southern Pennines, U.K.

The near-surface layer of peatlands of the Peak District, southern Pennines, UK, is severely contaminated with atmospherically deposited Pb. Contemporary catchment soil Pb inventories at Upper North Grain and Torside Clough reveal that  23% and  54%, respectively, of the potential store of Pb in each catchment has been lost through erosion of the contaminated near-surface peat layer. Soil Pb inventories and the Pb content of suspended sediments reveal that, in both catchments, the main mechanism for contemporary particulate Pb export is gully erosion. Historical sheet erosion on bare peat flats at Torside Clough has released significant quantities of Pb into the fluvial system, triggered by the exposure of the near-surface peat during an accidental wildfire in 1970. Up to 32% of the total Pb export from the catchment may have been released during a discrete erosion event soon after the wildfire. Accidental wildfires and the subsequent release of highly contaminated peat into the southern Pennine fluvial system may increase under predicted climate change scenarios.     

高频GPS形变波与地震波在日本MW9.0地震中的对比研究

高频GPS动态监测可快速准实时解算地表位移,其在地震参数快速确定、地壳形变短期变化过程、震源破裂过程和震级标度研究等方面成为传统地震学的补充。针对浙江省内的1Hz的GPS数据,本文采用GAMIT的TRACK模块,获得了日本2011年3月11日M_W9.0地震的位移时间序列,并将其与浙江省地震台网并址观测的地震计获得的位移信号进行对比。结果显示,高频GPS与地震计获得的峰值地动位移之间差异在GPS的观测误差范围内。相对于原始波形,两者在0.005～0.1Hz频段上的水平方向相关系数提高了50%以上,高程方向相关系数提高了2倍以上。研究表明,高频GPS与宽频带地震计的观测结果在时序和频谱上有相互重合的区域,GPS和地震仪可以共同覆盖地震地表位移的全部可能范围。     

2018年1月20日乌鲁木齐县M_S4.8地震强震动观测记录初步分析

2018年1月20日乌鲁木齐县发生MS4.8地震,乌鲁木齐市区多处震感强烈。此次地震新疆强震台网共获取36条地震动加速度记录,距离震中21.8km的草原工作站烈度速报台记录到本次地震最大峰值加速度97.1×10^-2m/s^2(NS向),距离震中最近的永丰镇峰值加速度70.8×10^-2m/s^2(NS向)。经计算永丰镇仪器烈度为5.5度,与现场工作队考察结果基本一致。对获取到的地震动加速度进行频谱分析,卓越频率集中在2~8Hz范围内,这可能是造成永丰镇建筑物出现轻微破坏的原因之一。将峰值加速度与经验性衰减关系进行对比,震中距小于33km时,水平峰值加速度普遍高于经验性衰减关系。     

Dissecting the effect of rainfall variability on the statistical structure of peak flows

This study examines the role of rainfall variability on the spatial scaling structure of peak flows using the Whitewater River basin in Kansas as an illustration. Specifically, we investigate the effect of rainfall on the scatter, the scale break and the power law (peak flows vs. upstream areas) regression exponent. We illustrate why considering individual hydrographs at the outlet of a basin can lead to misleading interpretations of the effects of rainfall variability. We begin with the simple scenario of a basin receiving spatially uniform rainfall of varying intensities and durations and subsequently investigate the role of storm advection velocity, storm variability characterized by variance, spatial correlation and intermittency. Finally, we use a realistic space–time rainfall field obtained from a popular rainfall model that combines the aforementioned features. For each of these scenarios, we employ a recent formulation of flow velocity for a network of channels, assume idealized conditions of runoff generation and flow dynamics and calculate peak flow scaling exponents, which are then compared to the scaling exponent of the width function maxima. Our results show that the peak flow scaling exponent is always larger than the width function scaling exponent. The simulation scenarios are used to identify the smaller scale basins, whose response is dominated by the rainfall variability and the larger scale basins, which are driven by rainfall volume, river network aggregation and flow dynamics. The rainfall variability has a greater impact on peak flows at smaller scales. The effect of rainfall variability is reduced for larger scale basins as the river network aggregates and smoothes out the storm variability. The results obtained from simple scenarios are used to make rigorous interpretations of the peak flow scaling structure that is obtained from rainfall generated with the space–time rainfall model and realistic rainfall fields derived from NEXRAD radar data.     

利用汶川余震流动观测资料探讨地形对峰值加速度的影响

2008年汶川8.0级地震后,使用相同仪器在甘肃文县县城山脚、山腰和山顶分别架设数字流动强震仪,获得12次近场强余震记录.分析表明地形起伏对于观测点的峰值加速度影响明显.山顶的加速度峰值在相同地质条件下较山脚的观测值大1.5倍左右,在记录值较大时优势频率也偏低.在强震动作用下同一地区的地形条件不同造成了地面峰值加速度和卓越频率的差异,致使山顶建筑物所受损坏程度普遍较重.初步分析结果提示对于不同地形条件下的建筑物抗震设计应有所不同.     

龙虎山风景名胜区峨眉峰景区的发现及其意义

本文对鹰潭市龙虎山风景名胜区峨眉峰景区作了概略介绍,同时对整个名胜区的旅游环境、旅游资源进行了分析评价,最后指出了对该景区发掘的意义及开发利用的初步设想。     

甘肃地区三水准超越概率水平地震动峰值加速度关系与场地放大效应研究

通过对甘肃省158个场地安全性评价结果的分析,讨论了不同的超越概率下水平地震动峰值加速度之间的关系以及不同的场地条件对基岩峰值加速度的放大效应。结果对甘肃地区地震安全性评价中水平地震动峰值加速度的取值提供必要的参考。