Gap Filling and Quality Assessment of CO2 and Water Vapour Fluxes above an Urban Area with Radial Basis Function Neural Networks

Vertical turbulent fluxes of water vapour, carbon dioxide, and sensible heat were measured from 16 August to the 28 September 2006 near the city centre of Münster in north-west Germany. In comparison to results of measurements above homogeneous ecosystem sites, the CO₂ fluxes above the urban investigation area showed more peaks and higher variances during the course of a day, probably caused by traffic and other varying, anthropogenic sources. The main goal of this study is the introduction and establishment of a new gap filling procedure using radial basis function (RBF) neural networks, which is also applicable under complex environmental conditions. We applied adapted RBF neural networks within a combined modular expert system of neural networks as an innovative approach to fill data gaps in micrometeorological flux time series. We found that RBF networks are superior to multi-layer perceptron (MLP) neural networks in the reproduction of the highly variable turbulent fluxes. In addition, we enhanced the methodology in the field of quality assessment for eddy covariance data. An RBF neural network mapping system was used to identify conditions of a turbulence regime that allows reliable quantification of turbulent fluxes through finding an acceptable minimum of the friction velocity. For the data analysed in this study, the minimum acceptable friction velocity was found to be 0.15 m s⁻¹. The obtained CO₂ fluxes, measured on a tower at 65 m a.g.l., reached average values of 12 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ and fell to nighttime minimum values of 3 μmol m ⁻² s⁻¹. Mean daily CO₂ emissions of 21 g CO₂ m⁻²d ⁻¹ were obtained during our 6-week experiment. Hence, the city centre of Münster appeared to be a significant source of CO₂. The half-hourly average values of water vapour fluxes ranged between 0.062 and 0.989 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹and showed lower variances than the simultaneously measured fluxes of CO₂.     

Geotechnical and geological properties of Mokattam limestones: Implications for conservation strategies for ancient Egyptian stone monuments

Geotechnical and geological properties of limestone samples from the Mokattam Quarry in Cairo, Egypt, were determined in order to provide prior information for the selection of suitable methods for the conservation of stone monuments around Cairo. A commercial chemical consolidant (Wacker OH 100) was applied to fill the pore spaces and to strengthen the weathered rock. Filling of pore spaces was confirmed by the decrease of both porosity and permeability of rock samples after the application of the consolidant. Analysis by mercury porosimeter showed most effective consolidation results for pore spaces from 0.75 to 1.0 µm in diameter, which were those mainly observed in the samples. Ultrasonic velocity did not show any significant evidence but an increase in strength, observed as an increase in the point load index after the consolidation process was completed, confirmed that the filling and consolidation process worked effectively. Point load testing can thus be used in preference when the number of samples available for laboratory testing is limited. From the color analysis, it was shown that there was no noticeable color change after the application of consolidant Wacker OH 100. The combinations of laboratory tests adopted in this study can be applicable to the planning of conservation of other stone monuments.     

Influence of filling velocity on stability of subgrade with marine soft soil

Filling velocity and thickness of soft layer are major factors affecting subgrade stability according to an example study by means of finite element stress method (FESM). A case is studied and shows that the subgrade was slided because of excessive filling velocity. To determine a reasonable filling velocity is a key problem to a subgrade with marine soft soil.     

改进的等维灰数递补模型预测边界确定方法

针对当前利用灰色预测模型进行地表沉降预测研究更多注重模型本身探讨而较少涉及预测值合理范围以及预测值时间响应函数的还原方法的情况,该文提出了一种改进的等维灰数递补模型预测边界的确定方法,采用了误差传播定律对预测值范围进行界定,并尝试利用中值近似处理代替累减生成建立预测值的时间响应函数;最后,结合工程实例给出了预测值上下边界,探讨了模型在误差允许范围内的预测步长,并对比分析了改进的等维灰数递补模型、原始的等维灰数递补模型和GM(1,1)模型。结果发现:改进的等维灰数递补模型具有较好的拟合效果与预测精度。     

2020年5月17日和6月1日山东强冰雹风暴双极化特征分析

利用济南、青岛和烟台S波段双偏振多普勒天气雷达资料和常规观测资料以及天气实况,对2020年5月17日和6月1日两次强对流天气过程的关键环境物理量和风暴低层强冰雹区偏振量、三体散射、强冰雹衰减等偏振特征等进行了分析。结果表明:1)两次强对流天气都具有大的温差和强垂直风切变,中层较干。5月17日山东半岛0～6 km垂直风切变更强,低层湿度更大,湿球0 ℃层高度较低,是产生多个超级单体风暴并出现特大冰雹的关键物理量。2)5月17日城阳风暴低层强冰雹区具有适中的差分反射率（ZDR）和偏小的相关系数CC及偏大的差分相移率（KDP）。ZDR多在0.30～2.60 dB之间,平均为1.50 dB;CC多在0.900～0.965之间,平均为0.931;KDP多在2.0～6.3(°)·km-1之间,平均为4.1 (°)·km-1。少量融化的冰雹粒子和大的雨滴导致适中的ZDR和偏大的KDP。3)6月1日长清风暴低层强冰雹区具有偏小的ZDR和偏小的CC及大的KDP。ZDR多在-0.12～1.50 dB之间,平均为0.68 dB;CC多在0.925～0.970之间,平均为0.950;KDP多在4.0～7.6 (°)·km-1之间,平均为5.8 (°)·km-1。高浓度的液态雨滴和融化的小冰雹粒子导致大的KDP。4)三体散射、旁瓣回波、衰减及波束非均匀填充(nonuniform beam filling,NBF)等特征可作为冰雹识别判据。衰减特征在ZDR产品上表现较为明显,风暴核后侧较长径向上出现负值区,显著衰减可作为特大冰雹的判据。NBF仅在CC产品上有明显特征,风暴核后侧较长径向上CC明显较小。     

观光旅游地客流时间分布特性的比较研究——以九寨沟、黄山及福建永安桃源洞鳞隐石林国家风景名胜区为例

旅游地与主要游客市场的空间结构（距离关系）在相当大程度上影响着游客年内分布、日变化等时间结构。旅游地旅游资源及旅游环境季节性特征也是游客年内分布的决定因子。     

辽河盆地曙1区稠油油藏中原油的混聚及其勘探开发意义

本文通过辽河盆地曙1 区稠油地化特征的非均质分析确认了原油混聚的存在,并认为这是第三纪以来来自相邻凹陷内沙四油气两期充注的结果。这一发现对本区的石油勘探开发具有重要的实际价值。     

浅析张集矿立井地面预注浆堵水效果

介绍了张集矿立井基岩段水文地质和基岩地面预注浆的有关情况。根据井简实测资料,分析基岩裂隙的发育规律、裂隙层界面的浆波充填情况、实际浆液有效扩散半径及堵水效果。认为：立井基岩地面预注浆,不仅能成功地起到堵水的自的．从而缩短工期、降低造价、提高质量,而且还有利于井筒安全揭穿突出谋层,达到安全施工。     

Paleoenvironmental and Human Behavioral Implications of the Boegoeberg 1 Late Pleistocene Hyena Den, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Boegoeberg 1 (BOG1) is located on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, 850 km north of Cape Town. The site is a shallow rock shelter in the side of a sand-choked gully that was emptied by diamond miners. Abundant coprolites, chewed bones, and partially digested bones implicate hyenas as the bone accumulators. The location of the site, quantity of bones, and composition of the fauna imply it was a brown hyena nursery den. The abundance of Cape fur seal bones shows that the hyenas had ready access to the coast. Radiocarbon dates place the site before 37,000 ¹⁴C yr ago, while the large average size of the black-backed jackals and the presence of extralimital ungulates imply cool, moist conditions, probably during the early part of the last glaciation (isotope stage 4 or stage 3 before 37,000 ¹⁴C yr ago) or perhaps during one of the cooler phases (isotope substages 5d or 5b) within the last interglaciation. Comparisons of the BOG1 seal bones to those from regional Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) archeological sites suggest (1) that hyena and human seal accumulations can be distinguished by a tendency for vertebrae to be much more common in a hyena accumulation and (2) that hyena and LSA accumulations can be distinguished by a tendency for hyena-accumulated seals to represent a much wider range of individual seal ages. Differences in the way hyenas and people dismember, transport, and consume seal carcasses probably explain the contrast in skeletal part representation, while differences in season of occupation explain the contrast in seal age representation. Like modern brown hyenas, the BOG1 hyenas probably occupied the coast year-round, while the LSA people focused their coastal visits on the August–October interval when nine-to-eleven-month-old seals were abundant. The MSA sample from Klasies River Mouth Cave 1 resembles BOG1 in seal age composition, suggesting that unlike LSA people, MSA people obtained seals more or less throughout the year.     

黄土高填方场地地震动参数特性分析

削山造地后形成的黄土高填方场地对地震动参数特性影响较大。以实际工程项目为研究对象,构造不同填土高度的计算剖面,采用一维等效线性化方法计算土层地震动参数,分析基岩地震动输入参数和填土高度对场地地表放大效应的影响。研究表明:场地地震放大系数随填土层的高度增加呈递减趋势。在多遇地震动和基本地震动作用下,场地地震放大系数递减速度比罕遇地震动和极罕遇地震动作用下要大。当填土高度达到一定程度后放大效应趋于平稳;填土高度的变化,会改变地表加速度反应谱的形状。填土高度越大,地表反应谱长周期的频谱成分越显著,反应谱曲线向后移,反应谱峰值点均明显向长周期移动,并出现多个峰值点,反应谱特征周期值变大;下伏基岩的刚度越大,地表峰值加速度的放大效应越大。地表加速度反应谱特征值相比变小。当填土高度增大到一定程度时,下伏基岩的种类对地表地震动特性影响则不明显。该研究成果对高填方场地的地震安全评价和结构抗震设计提供参考。