Groundwater control for construction purposes: a case study from Kuwait

One of the major rehabilitation projects in Kuwait during the 1990s was improvement of the wastewater treatment plant at Jahra, a town 30 km north of Kuwait City. The project incorporates construction of a pumping station to collect the sewage via a network of sewer lines throughout the city. Groundwater occurs 4 m below the ground surface and construction specifications required lowering the groundwater table by 16 m to the foundation grade, 20 m below the ground surface. Open excavation with four stage well point system of dewatering was selected to ensure dry foundation conditions; but the system failed to lower the groundwater table down to the desired depth. Review of site investigation records and recalculation of field hydraulic conductivity resulted in design changes, augmenting the well point system with a number of deep wells and sumps to lower the water table down to the foundation grade. The paper discusses subsurface conditions and presents an analysis of the cause of failure of the well point system. The actual hydraulic conductivity proved to be several folds higher than the calculated one that was determined using Hazen’s formula. It was found that use of Hazen’s formula led to serious underestimation of field hydraulic conductivity. It is advised not to use such formulas without thorough investigation and proper interpretation of borehole data.     

Prediction of salinity intrusion in the sheltered estuary of Terengganu River in Malaysia using 1-D empirical intrusion model

Generally one dimensional(1-D) empirical salinity intrusion model is limited to natural alluvial estuary. However,this study attempts to investigate its ability to model a sheltered alluvial estuary of the Terengganu River in Malaysia. The constructed breakwater at the mouth of the river shelters the estuary from direct influence of the open sea. The salinity density along the estuary was collected during the wet and dry seasons for scenarios before and after the constructed breakwater. Moreover, the freshwater discharges, tidal elevations and bathymetry data were also measured as model inputs. A good fit was demonstrated between simulated and observed variables,namely salinity distribution and intrusion length for both scenarios. Thus, the results show that 1-D empirical salinity model can be utilized for sheltered estuarine condition at the Terengganu Estuary, but with an appropriate determination of an initial point. Furthermore, it was observed that the salinity intrusion in the study area is largely dependent on the freshwater discharge rather than tidal elevation fluctuations. The scale of the salinity intrusion length in the study area is proportional to the river discharge of the –1/2 power. It was appeared that the two lines of the 1-D empirical salinity model and discharge power based equation fitted well to each other, with the average predicted minimum freshwater discharge of 150 m3/s is going to be required to maintain acceptable salinity levels during high water slack(HWS) near the water intake station, which is located at 10.63 km from river mouth.     

三元系试算结果

用磁异常三元系对模型异常曲线进行试算。分析试算结果的精度，提出应注意的问题，为使用三元系打开思路。     

Inter-comparison of seasonal variability and nonlinear trend between AERONET aerosol optical depth and PM10 mass concentrations in Hong Kong

Here we used Empirical Mode Decomposition(EMD) method to study seasonal variability and nonlinear trend of corrected AERONET Aerosol Optical Depth(AOD/Hi) and corrected PM10 mass concentrations(PM10×f(RH)) in Hong Kong during 2005–2011. AOD/Hi is highly correlated with PM10×f(RH) in semi-annual and annual time scales(with correlation coefficient 0.67 for semi-annual and 0.79 for annual components, 95% confidence interval). On the semi-annual scale, both AOD/Hi and PM10×f(RH) can capture the two maxima in March and October, respectively, with much stronger amplitude in March probably due to the long-range transport of dust storm. On the annual cycle, the AOD/Hi and PM10×f(RH), which are negatively correlated with the precipitation and solar radiation, vary coherently with the maxima in February. This annual peak occurs about one month earlier than the first peak of the semi-annual variability in March, but with only half amplitude. During 2005–2011, both AOD/Hi and PM10×f(RH) exhibit the pronounced decreasing trend with the mean rate of 14 μg m–3 per year for PM10×f(RH), which reflects the significant effects of the air pollution control policy in Hong Kong during the past decade. The nonlinear trend analysis indicates that the decreasing of PM10×f(RH) is slower than that of AOD/Hi when the AOD/Hi is less than 0.44 but becomes faster when the AOD/Hi exceeds 0.44. These results illustrate that the AERONET AOD can be used quantitatively to estimate local air-quality variability on the semi-annual, annual, and long-term trend time scales.     

EMD用于GPS时间序列降噪分析

针对GPS位置时间序列噪声成分复杂、建模困难、噪声与信号难以有效分离等特点,用自适应信号分析方法经验模态分解（EMD）对中国区域9个IGS站时间序列的N、E、U方向作降噪处理。首先对各方向分量作EMD分解,获取各方向噪声强度依次降低的一系列本征模态分量及其趋势项;其次利用相关系数辨别出噪声与信号的分界本征模态分量,并按重构方法重构各本征模态分量;最后用相关系数、信噪比、能量百分比等参数评价EMD方法降噪的有效性。结果表明,EMD方法能合理地分离序列中的信号与噪声,有效削弱噪声对GPS位置时间序列的影响,进一步提高GPS位置时间序列的精度。     

中国大城市极端强降水事件变化的初步分析

根据山西省107个气象站1981-2012年10个历时的年最大降水量资料,利用Gumbel分布函数调整频率,得出雨强（i）-历时（t）-重现期（p）关系表。在此基础上,首先采用无约束的非线性优化求解方法拟合得到误差最小的暴雨强度公式参数,然后对暴雨强度公式参数进行分组拟合试验,得到另外一组暴雨强度公式,以最小误差的暴雨强度公式结果为标准,最终给出合理的暴雨强度公式参数空间分布,其结果可用于缺乏气象观测站的区域根据下垫面和气候分区特点构建暴雨强度公式。

     

应用二维经验模分解（BEMD）法提取滇东Pt、Pd元素地球化学异常

应用二维经验模分解（BEMD）法从滇东Pt-Pd含量数据中提取2类Pt-Pd异常,即由二维内蕴模函数3（BIMF3）表征的区域Pt-Pd异常和由二维内蕴模函数2（BIMF2）表征的局部Pt-Pd异常。根据异常产出的地质特征,区域Pt-Pd异常可进一步划分为2个亚类：其一是位于受SN向小江断裂和NE向寻甸-宣威深大断裂控制的二叠纪峨眉山玄武岩分布区的异常,其特征是具有明显的浓集中心,异常强度大;其二是分布于研究区中南部的黑色岩系中的异常,异常强度弱。其中前者是滇东Pt-Pd找矿的有利地段。局部Pt-Pd异常可进一步划分为3个亚类：①分布于玄武岩区,受SN-NE向深大断裂与其次级断裂交会域控制的异常;②分布于不同地质时期黑色岩系中的异常;③哀牢山断裂北侧与基性、超基性侵入岩有关的异常。其中,分布于玄武岩区的Pt-Pd局部异常强度高、规模大,是进一步找寻Pt-Pd资源的远景地段。     

利用CFSR资料分析近30年全球云量分布及变化

在利用MODIS卫星的云产品资料对CFSR(Climate Forecast System Reanalysis)再分析资料云产品质量进行检验评估的基础上,采用CFSR资料对1979—2009年全球总云量及低、中、高云量的平均分布及其随纬度的变化进行了分析;用经验模态分解(EMD)方法分析了近30年全球云量的变化趋势,结果表明:(1)全球近30年平均总云量约为59%,全球总云量及低云量、中云量都有明显的纬向分布特征,全球总云量有3个峰值带和3个低值带。(2)低云量的海陆分布差异较明显,陆地上的低云量明显低于海洋上的,除了两个极圈附近,南半球各纬度的低云量都比北半球相应纬度上的都要多;高云量的高值、低值中心均集中在赤道附近到南、北半球30°之间的中低纬度,并且低值中心主要分布在大洋的东部。(3)总云量的总变化趋势为增长,具体表现为随时间呈现先略减少后大幅增加趋势,其突变点大致在1993年,在1993年之后,总云量显著增多。低云量和高云量均呈现增长趋势,中云量则相反,呈减少趋势。低云量增幅最明显,接近2%,中、高云量则增减幅度较小。     

新疆地区25 a地面风场特征分析

 地面风除了受大范围环流影响外,还受地形影响较大。新疆既有大的盆地,又有高山垭口,造就了特殊的新疆地面风场。利用新疆54个气象站1980—2004年,每日4个时次的地面风资料,分析了该地区地面风场的长期特征,并进行经验正交函数分解。研究表明,新疆长期地面风场北疆、东疆和南疆有显著差别,主要表现在风向的转变,即北疆总体表现为西北风,南疆表现为偏东风,东疆表现为由西北风向偏东风转换的反气旋性弯曲气流;新疆经向风的长期变化表现为南风距平加强,而纬向风则表现为东风距平加强;经向风在整个时间序列上有3~5 a的短期变化,而纬向风在整个时间序列上有3~6 a的短期变化,且都表现为随时间延续周期变长;经向风南风距平增大趋势的最大值发生在七角井,而北风距平增大趋势的最大值则在阿拉山口。纬向风西风距平增大趋势的最大值在七角井,东风距平增大趋势的最大值位于安德河;EOF分析表明,第一特征向量的贡献达到87.5％,而第一特征向量对应的时间系数的距平值以1987年和1999年为界,表现为“正负正”的趋势。     

从网络描述走向网络绩效——“城市网络外部性”专辑序言

近年来,网络分析被广泛应用至理解城市与区域组织模式及其空间效应中。单个城市在城际协同关系中借助“网络化”的规模经济而受益,一些城市或地区也因更便捷地连接其他城市从而导致资源或要素的流失。传统强调集聚经济的城市内生增长理论不再适宜用来单独解释“流动空间”塑造下的城市与区域组织,而城市网络的外部性成为影响城市增长、区域一体化的另一重要动因。目前,已有的研究（特别在国内）相对匮乏,多集中在网络的空间格局、过程等方面,针对网络联系的效应（外部性）较为忽视,比如城市网络外部性与集聚经济如何相互作用,哪些类型的城市将从城市网络外部性中获益或受损,城市网络外部性的产生条件如何等问题亟需探讨。为呼吁学术同行将更多对网络研究的关注移向探究城市网络对城市与区域发展有何作用、如何作用、怎样优化的科学探索,本专辑精心遴选了15篇相关论文,针对“城市网络外部性”开展系统的理论探讨与实证研究,勾勒城市网络外部性的研究议程与中国经验,并以此为起点推动城市网络研究从格局描述走向网络绩效的研究深化。