Not only tourism: unravelling suburbanization,second-home expansion and “rural” sprawl in Catalonia,Spain

This study illustrates multifaceted urbanization patterns and processes in a coastal region of Catalonia (northeastern Spain) as a paradigmatic example of the socio-economic transformations typically observed in the northern Mediterranean basin since World War II. By focusing on the expanding tourism industry, second-home expansion, infrastructural development and sprawl around traditional rural centres, the paper assesses the effects of long-term economic, demographic, social and cultural transformations on rural landscapes in Alt Empordà, the so-called “Catalan Tuscany”. The stratification of distinct urbanization waves and the underlying socio-economic processes observed in Alt Empordà reflect population dynamics and settlement morphologies typical of rural districts moving rapidly towards a suburban spatial organization. Recent urban dynamics in Mediterranean rural systems deserve further investigation in order to shed light on latent suburbanization processes involving marginal European regions.     

麦莎台风造成冀东大暴雨的数值模拟和诊断分析

2005年第9号台风麦莎登陆后减弱为热带风暴, 受其影响, 8月8—10日河北东部地区出现大暴雨天气过程。采用中尺度数值模式MM5对这次过程进行了模拟, 对模拟结果进行了综合分析。结果表明:暴雨区上空有准饱和且深厚稳定的湿层, 低层强烈辐合与高层辐散互相配合, 强降水区与散度和垂直上升中心有很好的对应关系; 台风东部暖、西部冷, 中低层偏东风急流将海洋上的高能量暖湿空气向暴雨区输送; 局地螺旋度的极大值中心对未来强降水区有一定的指示作用, 强降水区发生在风暴相对螺旋度的大值中心或其东南部的等值线密集区域。     

First in situ observations of the deep-sea carnivorous ascidian Dicopia antirrhinum Monniot C., 1972 in the Western Mediterranean Sea

Dicopia antirrhinum C. Monniot, 1972 is a rare species of deep-sea ascidian belonging to the Family Octacnemidae, reported at depths of 1000–2500 m in European Atlantic waters. Adult individuals have never been reported before in the Mediterranean Sea, where only seven juvenile specimens were found in 1975 at 500 m water depth in the Central basin (Malta). The affinities of these specimens with D. antirrhinum were noted, but lack of some typical characters of the species in juveniles prevented a definite taxonomical identification. No other member of the Octacnemidae has ever been found in the Mediterranean. In this study we describe the sampling of an adult specimen of D. antirrhinum at around 1100 m water depth on the flank of the La Fonera (Palamós) canyon, Northwestern Mediterranean, confirming their presence in the Mediterranean Sea. We also observed 5 individuals of this species on their natural habitat with a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Our results highlight the potential occurrence of Octacnemidae, the presence of which has been largely overlooked, in several deep-sea canyon areas within the Western Mediterranean basin. These observations are important because they indicate the need for increased sampling effort with new technologies, such as ROVs, in ecologically relevant habitats such as canyons, in order to obtain a more accurate picture of deep-sea biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea.     

Structure and seasonal changes in atmospheric boundary layer on coast of the east Antarctic continent

The temperature, humidity, and vertical distribution of ozone in the Antarctic atmospheric boundary layer（ABL） and their seasonal changes are analyzed, by using the high-resolution profile data obtained during the International Polar Year 2008 to 2009 at Zhongshan Station, to further the understanding of the structure and processes of the ABL. The results show that the fre- quency of the convective boundary layer in the warm season accounts for 84% of its annual occurrence frequency. The frequency of the stable boundary layer in the cold season accounts for 71% of its annual occurrence frequency. A neutral boundary layer ap- pears rarely. The average altitude of the convective boundary layer determined by the parcel method is 600 m; this is 200 to 300 m higher than that over inland Antarctica. The average altitude of the top of the boundary layer determined by the potential tempera- ture gradient and humidity gradient is 1 200 m in the warm season and 1 500 m in the cold season. The vertical structures of ozone and specific humidity in the ABL exhibit obvious seasonal changes. The specific humidity is very high with greater vertical gradi- ent in the warm season and very low with a lesser gradient in the cold season under 2 000 m. The atmospheric ozone in the ABL is consumed by photochemical processes in the warm season, which results in a slight difference in altitude. The sub-highest ozone center is located in the boundary layer, indicating that the ozone transferred from the stratosphere to the troposphere reaches the low boundary layer during October and November in Antarctica.     

山东半岛东部近岸表层沉积物放射性核素的季节性变化及其环境指示意义

基于2019年4月、7月、10月、12月渤黄海共享航次取得山东半岛东部近岸H01和H02站位多个季节沉积物样品,通过低本底γ能谱仪分析得到其表层沉积物放射性核素7Be、210Pbex、228Thex和 137Cs活度数据。结果表明,短半衰期核素7Be、228Thex与长半衰期核素210Pbex、137Cs在同一站位的季节分布存在差异,同一核素在H01和H02站位的季节分布也存在差异;H01站位的7Be和228Thex,H02站位的210Pbex和137Cs,受表层沉积物粒度影响较不明显,7Be和228Thex的季节变化受悬浮物质的输运和沉降的影响显著,而210Pbex和137Cs更多指示的是环流作用下的沉积物再分配;与H02相比,H01站位表层沉积物核素变化受大气沉降影响较低。H01和H02站位分别位于“Ω”形泥质体顶部和东部边缘,其物源和沉积动力环境存在差异,放射性核素7Be、210Pbex、228Thex和137Cs在示踪物质输运和沉降过程中具有重要意义。     

东日本9.0级大地震激发的地球自由振荡时频分析

利用中国14个台站的DZW型重力仪观测资料,对东日本9.0级大地震激发的地球自由振荡进行时频分析, 展示其二维及三维时频分布特征。对比14个台站的谱图发现,地球自由振荡能量在频率轴的展布很均匀,均可清晰展示频率信息|而在时间轴上存在一些差异,大部分台站展布相近,宜昌台、西昌小庙台、厦门台和深圳台4个台站的展布相对较窄。     

Steric and mass-induced Mediterranean sea level trends from 14 years of altimetry data

Long-term series of almost 14 years of altimetry data (1992–2005) have been analysed along with Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and temperature and salinity profiles to investigate sea level trends over the Mediterranean Sea. Although sea level variations are mainly driven by the steric contribution, the mass-induced component plays some role in modulating its oscillation. A spatially averaged positive trend of 2.1 ± 0.6 mm/year has been observed, but a change in sign in 2001 seems to appear. Steric effects (mainly on thermal origin) account for  55% of sea level trend. Although Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed basin, this value is comparable to that reported for the global ocean. Sea level rise is particularly important in the Levantine basin south of Crete with values up to 10 ± 1 mm/year. Other areas of sea level rise are localised throughout the Levantine basin and in the Adriatic and Alboran Seas, with more moderate values. Sea level drop areas are localised in the Algerian basin, between the Balearic Islands and the African coasts and, particularly, in the Ionian basin. In this area, negative trends as high as − 10 ± 0.8 mm/year are detected mainly due to the mass-induced contribution, which suggests decadal changes of surface circulation. The inferred sea level trends have been correlated with North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) indices and a low but significant correlation has been detected between sea level in the Levantine and Balearic basins and NAO index.     

东昆仑区域成矿规律分析--关于找矿工作的战略思考

依据地质构造环境的区域演化控制成矿作用特征的总体思路,运用成矿系列和成矿序列的理论,结合控矿因素分析,探讨了东昆仑不同成矿区带的成矿特征及资源远景,建立了区域相关成矿模式,指出昆南和昆中成矿带是金和多金属极有潜力的找矿目标区,在适合的研究方法和深入实践的基础上,东昆仑的找矿工作必将有重大突破。     

鲁东地区旭口组与近浅海全新世沉积地层特征

山东省近浅海全新世沉积与旭口组的地层结构、纵横向变化、沉积环境是相同或相似的沉积环境中形成的相似岩石组合.旭口组的含义应扩大到浅海,全新世以来在浅海附近,海水动力作用形成的潮流砂体、潮滩、河口、砂坝、砂堤、浅滩砂等海积砂体,夹有少量砾石和淤泥层,时代定为全新世.