Mapping and initial dilution estimation of an ocean outfall plume using an autonomous underwater vehicle

A monitoring mission to study the shape and estimate initial dilution of the S. Jacinto outfall plume using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) was performed on July 30, 2002. In order to reduce the uncertainty about plume location and to concentrate the vehicle mission only in the hydrodynamic mixing zone, outputs of a near-field prediction model, based on effective real-time in situ measurements of current speed and direction and density stratification, were opportunistically used to specify in real time the mission transects. The surface characteristics of the outfall plume were found to be influenced strongly by the relatively weak stratification and low current velocities. Dilution was estimated using a temperature–salinity (TS-) diagram with initial mixing lines between wastewater and ambient waters. Effluent dilutions were at least 30:1 in this study. In order to efficiently map the plume dispersion we applied the least-squares collocation method technique. Our results demonstrate that AUVs can provide high-quality measurements of physical properties of effluent plumes in a quite effective manner and valuable considerations about the initial mixing processes under real oceanic conditions can be further investigated.     

Effective macroscopic transport parameters between parallel plates with constant concentration boundaries

A macroscopic transport model is developed, following the Taylor shear dispersion analysis procedure, for a 2D laminar shear flow between parallel plates possessing a constant specified concentration. This idealized geometry models flow with contaminant dissolution at pore-scale in a contaminant source zone and flow in a rock fracture with dissolving walls. We upscale a macroscopic transient transport model with effective transport coefficients of mean velocity, macroscopic dispersion, and first-order mass transfer rate. To validate the macroscopic model the mean concentration, covariance, and wall concentration gradient are compared to the results of numerical simulations of the advection–diffusion equation and the Graetz solution. Results indicate that in the presence of local-scale variations and constant concentration boundaries, the upscaled mean velocity and macrodispersion coefficient differ from those of the Taylor–Aris dispersion, and the mass transfer flux described by the first-order mass transfer model is larger than the diffusive mass flux from the constant wall. In addition, the upscaled first-order mass transfer coefficient in the macroscopic model depends only on the plate gap and diffusion coefficient. Therefore, the upscaled first-order mass transfer coefficient is independent of the mean velocity and travel distance, leading to a constant pore-scale Sherwood number of 12. By contrast, the effective Sherwood number determined by the diffusive mass flux is a function of the Peclet number for small Peclet number, and approaches a constant of 10.3 for large Peclet number.     

作物冠层气孔阻力与土壤水势关系的研究

利用棉花观测资料分析了气孔阻力与土壤水势的关系，并根据气孔阻力在冠层内的垂直变化，建立棉花冠层内气孔阻力的一元回归方程。由此初步解决了花铃期棉花冠层中气孔阻力的计算问题，而且对于监测棉田土壤水分动态、调节灌溉、进而采限措施减少蕾铃脱落有重要意义。     

采用扁铲侧胀试验估算土的侧向基床系数的探讨

根据双曲线拟合压缩试验和载荷试验形态，拟合扁铲侧胀试验形态，从小应变的扁铲侧胀试验推导出在工程上实用的大应变的土的侧向基床系数。     

陆面过程模式研究简评

主要总结了陆面过程模式的发展状况, 对一些国际间合作进行的计划、试验成果以及我国在这方面的研究情况加以介绍和评述, 最后给出陆面模拟研究中存在的难点、问题及可能的解决途径.     

土结构性的研究方法及现状

介绍了土结构性的概念和土结构性研究的意义。回顾了土结构性研究的历史。对土结构性的定量化研究方法进行了分类。在分析国内外研究现状的基础上，提出了土力学方法是进行土结构性定量化研究的最为现实和有效的方法。     

地震面波产生的地震动转动分量研究

本文利用弹性波动理论对地面转动分量，即瑞利（Rayleigh)波和乐夫（Love)波产生的转动分量进行了研究，给出了相应的计算公式和计算方法，特别注意到面波的散射效应对转动分量的影响，并将这一特性引入到转动分量的求取中，使问题的解决更切合于实际，最后选取实际地震记录，利用得到的公式计算出地震面波产生的转动分量。     

我国水平地带性土壤中有机质的空间变化特征

主要根据全国第二次土壤普查的成果，对我国水平地带性土壤中有机质的含量和胡敏酸与富里酸比值的空间变化特征进行了概括，进而探讨了在不同自然和人因素影响下，土壤有机质的累积状况与稳定性特征。     

多源信息的集成与融合及其在遥感制图中的优化利用

多源信息的集成和融合是地球信息科学领域的一大热点问题。它的意义和必要性与地球信息本身的特征、采集信息的手段特征及信息处理平台或系统的特点三方面紧密相联系。本文从不同传感器信息的集成和融合、遥感信息与非遥感地学信息的集成和融合、不同格式的 GIS数据的集成和复合三个方面研究了多源信息集成和融合的方法、前沿技术和应用领域,进而以黄土高原土壤侵蚀遥感调查和制图任务为例,介绍了多源信息集成和融合技术在该项目中的优化应用实例,包括技术流程分析、信息源分析、多源信息在土壤侵蚀遥感调查和制图中的融合方法、从遥感图像解译信息到 GIS数据库的转换技术等。     

Health Risks and Environmental Inequity: A Geographical Analysis of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Materials

This study examines the spatial distribution and impact of nonroutine accidental releases of hazardous materials relative to the demographic composition of residents in nearby communities. First, atmospheric dispersion modeling methods are used to delineate the impact zones of worst‐case accidents in two New York counties over the last ten years. Next, using accidental reports for 1997, GIS and statistical operations are used at the census tract level of the two counties to determine whether these incidents disproportionately affected disadvantaged neighborhoods. The results suggest that the areas of high‐impact from accidental releases of hazardous materials are best characterized by a large proportion of families below the poverty line, Hispanics, and other minorities.