Hydrostatic-system palsas at Toolik lake,Alaska: Field observations and simulation

Stratigraphic and chemical data from the ice core of an ‘anthropogenic palsa’ at Toolik Lake, Alaska, indicate that the mound formed as a consequence of hydrostatic pressure developed in an isolated hydrologic system within the active layer. Survey data for five palsas over a three-year period suggest that growth was essentially complete at the time of the initial survey; a net decrease of summit elevation is apparent in all five mounds, but complete degradation of the palsas would require several decades at observed rates. Because accurate field measurements of thermal and hydrologic evolution in such features are extremely difficult, simulation of the environmental conditions and events involved in palsa growth is an important supplement to field observation. Both analytic and finite-element models yield results that are in substantial agreement with inferences drawn from observational data.     

A Computer Model for Cyclic Activity of Strong Earthquakes in Continental Seismic Zones

Based on the study of activity of earthquakes with M**********>7.0 in mainland China,we have found a dynamic pattern,i.e.,the cyclic characteristics in time and migration from one seismic zone to another in space.In order to understand the physical mechanism of this pattern,we use a nonlinear dynamic model to simulate the seismic activity in fault zones under a unified tectonic stress field.The basic elements in our model consist of a Maxwell body and a rigid sliding block.Basic elements in a column represent a fault,and coupling elements connecting different columns simulate the interaction among faults and fault segments.The results provide insights to the cyclic activity of strong earthquakes and to the feature of mutual influence between strong earthquakes in groups in the climax of seismic activity.     

典型构造背景应变场特征及其演化趋势

在外力作用下，一定的构造形式周围会产生特定的应变图象。其形态特征在失稳过程中会发生变化。研究应变图象的特征及其变化有助于鉴别失稳前兆，预测变形发展趋势。受构造形式控制，应变场在空间分布上可以划分为若干区域。在变形与失稳过程中，各个区域既有不同的变形行为，也相互影响、相互制约，构成一个紧密联系的动态体系。因此，应当全面观测应变场图象的时间与空间动态演化过程，从中获取失稳前兆，分析失稳机制     

紫外线辐射增加对大豆的影响及其估算

在田间及盆栽试验中观测到经超量紫外线（UV280～400 nm）辐射处理的大豆作物，其株型、生理活动及产量均受到不同程度的影响，其影响量随UV辐射强度，大豆品种以及环境条件不同而异。文章还给出了计算紫外线辐射对大豆影响程度的公式，该计算方法效果较好。     

Physicochemical properties of fine aerosols at Plan d'Aups during ESCOMPTE

The physical and chemical properties of aerosol particles were investigated at Plan d'Aups, one of the ESCOMPTE sites located in the St. Baume mountain area (700 m a.s.l.), 50 km east of Marseilles (France). The site is ideally located for assessing the vertical and horizontal extent of the pollution plume from the Marseilles–Berre area.Our study showed that polluted air masses from the Marseilles–Berre area are advected to Plan d'Aups in the early afternoon. Average daily concentration of particles reaches up to 40 μg m⁻³ while 1-h average particle number concentration is greater than 30,000 cm⁻³. Most of the particle mass is composed of SO₄²⁻ and organic carbon (OC). The chemical properties of the particles revealed that an additional source, possibly from the industrial area of Gardanne, contributes to the aerosol mass. This last source is characterised by significant emissions of elements, such as Zn, V, Al and Si.In addition to transport, we found that gas-to-particle conversion takes place at the interface between the free troposphere and the boundary layer. We estimated that on average, 30% of the particle number is accounted for by direct nucleation. This is potentially a major aerosol source to the free troposphere.     

Embedding reach-scale fluvial dynamics within the CAESAR cellular automaton landscape evolution model

We introduce a new computational model designed to simulate and investigate reach-scale alluvial dynamics within a landscape evolution model. The model is based on the cellular automaton concept, whereby the continued iteration of a series of local process ‘rules’ governs the behaviour of the entire system. The model is a modified version of the CAESAR landscape evolution model, which applies a suite of physically based rules to simulate the entrainment, transport and deposition of sediments. The CAESAR model has been altered to improve the representation of hydraulic and geomorphic processes in an alluvial environment. In-channel and overbank flow, sediment entrainment and deposition, suspended load and bed load transport, lateral erosion and bank failure have all been represented as local cellular automaton rules. Although these rules are relatively simple and straightforward, their combined and repeatedly iterated effect is such that complex, non-linear geomorphological response can be simulated within the model. Examples of such larger-scale, emergent responses include channel incision and aggradation, terrace formation, channel migration and river meandering, formation of meander cutoffs, and transitions between braided and single-thread channel patterns. In the current study, the model is illustrated on a reach of the River Teifi, near Lampeter, Wales, UK.     

后竹亭水源地地下水资源量数值模拟

后竹亭水源地是曹洼水源地的一部分.由于地处鲁西南经济发达区,工业取水项目、取水量逐年增加.为正确评价后竹亭水源地供水能力,合理开发水资源,将后竹亭水源地纳入曹洼水源地进行整体评价,并对后竹亭水源地拟订三个开采方案进行计算比较,最后选定方案二,为合理开发利用水资源提供科学依据.     

Delft3D在鳌江口外平阳咀海域流场模拟中的应用

Dem3D是以FLOW水动力模块为主体，建立在Navier-Stokes方程的基础上，由一系列模块组成的模型软件，可以对水流、波浪、泥沙、水质、地貌等建立二、三维模型。本文介绍了Delft3D数值模拟软件的程序模块及数值理论基本方程．对鳌江口外平阳咀海域的流场进行了模拟研究。研究表明：计算结果与实测结果吻合较好，能够较好地反映该海区真实的流场情况．可以为工程研究提供基本的流场背景。     

滇中红层工程地质特性研究

介绍滇中红层形成的地质历史背景,红层分布范围,主要地层岩性及区内地质构造。重点讨论滇中红层特别是红层软岩的岩体原生结构,及后期受构造改造的岩体结构特性,岩体风化特性,岩体水理作用特性,岩体物理力学性质等四方面的工程地质特性。     

X-ray imagery and physical core logging as a proxy of the content of sediment cores in cold-water coral mound provinces: a case study from Porcupine Seabight,SW of Ireland

Three provinces, characterized by the presence of carbonate mounds interpreted as cold-water coral banks have been reported in Porcupine Seabight, SW of Ireland and were recently subjected to many detailed studies. This contribution discusses the use of X-ray imagery and physical properties in deciphering palaeoceanographic, sedimentological and biological processes. Physical property core logging and X-ray imagery are used to identify and describe sedimentation regimes and so their respective palaeoceanographic and palaeoclimatological settings in two mound provinces, respectively the Belgica mound province and the Magellan mound province. Both provinces show at present time clear differences in the hydrodynamic environment. This study confirms that also during the past the oceanographic and sedimentological environment of both provinces differ clearly. Impacts of glacial–interglacial variations and locally derived ice rafting events (IRE), comparable with the North Atlantic Heinrich events (HE) have been recognized in both provinces. Moreover, the combination of X-ray imagery, magnetic susceptibility, gamma density and P-wave velocity makes it possible to estimate the coral content and coral distribution in unopened cores localized on top of carbonate mounds. A comparison between on-mound and off-mound cores in both provinces allowed revealing some mechanisms of mound evolution and coral growth versus time.