Nutritive value of twoTamarixspecies in Egypt

Shoots ofTamarix niloticaandT. aphyllawere collected from north Sinai, the Nile Delta and North Western Desert of Egypt and analysed forin vitrototal digestible nutrients, nutritive value, gross energy and element contents. Pronounced differences were recorded between the two species for all the estimated variables. Variation in gross energy in the tissues of both species in relation to different locations was insignificant. The two evaluated species have relatively low contents of N, K, Ca and crude protein and high contents of P, Mg and Na. There was a moderate positive correlation between the N–NDF, K–CF and EE–NDF ofTamarix aphylla. The present study evaluated the nutrient status of both species as poor forage.     

彩色CRT显示器描述颜色特性的数学模型

以CRT显示器的特征函数与特征矩阵来描述CRT显示器的输入/输出色度特性;建立了CRT显示器数字驱动输入值与其显示颜色三刺激值之间关系的数学模型。     

渭河水系流域地貌特征及其成因分析

为了研究渭河水系流域地貌特征及其成因,以SRTM-DEM为基础数据,运用ArcGIS软件平台从DEM数据中提取渭河流域内独立的65个小流域,其中43个位于北岸,22个位于南岸;然后划分盆地等级,计算每个流域单元流域的面积、周长、河流总长、形状指数、平均坡度、相对高差以及高程-面积积分值和水系分支比等。通过对流域地貌参数以及高程-面积积分值和分支比等特征参数的分析,发现渭河南北两侧水系和亚流域的发育具有明显的不对称性。成因分析显示,渭河水系的这种特点虽与气候和岩性有关,但新生代以来自北向南的构造掀斜隆升作用是造成渭河流域南北差异特征地貌的主要原因。这些特征指示了渭河水系南北两侧晚新生代构造活动的差异性,反映了秦岭造山带晚新生代以来发生自北向南的掀斜隆升作用。     

沉积物中多环芳烃、有机氯农药和多氯联苯成分分析标准物质研制

多环芳烃(PAHs)、有机氯农药(OCPs)和多氯联苯(PCBs)具有致畸、致癌、致突变效应,是优先控制的污染物。污染调查和治理对策的制定依赖于精准的分析测试数据,而标准物质是数据质量控制的重要保证,然而目前现有的相关标准物质无法满足实际需要。本文针对中国主要湖泊和河流分布特点,以及污染特征及沉积物调查现状,严格按照《国家一级标准物质技术规范》(JJF 1006—1994)和《地质分析标准物质的研制规范》(JJF 1646—2017),研制了适合中国环境监测和科学研究需求的多环芳烃、有机氯农药和多氯联苯分析沉积物标准物质4个。研制过程中,为解决有机化合物标准物质的稳定性技术难点,考察了60Co灭菌和温度对有机化合物稳定性的影响,评估了长期稳定性和短期稳定性,结果表明样品稳定性良好。针对沉积物样品基体复杂的特点,采用不同的提取和净化技术,建立合理的量值溯源链,利用传统的液相色谱法、气相色谱电子捕获器法、气相色谱-质谱法和气相色谱-同位素稀释质谱法等多种分析方法,完成了9家实验室的协作定值。定值指标包括16种多环芳烃、3种有机氯农药和3种多氯联苯,含量范围为8.0ng/g~5.7μg/g,可以满足多环芳烃、有机氯农药和多氯联苯同时分析的质量保证与质量控制的要求。该系列标准物质已被批准为国家一级标准物质(编号GBW07352~GBW07355),可用于分析方法验证、实验室质量控制、实验室分析能力考核等方面的需要。     

Problems with identifying the ‘8200‐year cold event’ in terrestrial records of the Atlantic seaboard: a case study from Dooagh,Achill Island,Ireland

The Northern Hemisphere cooling event 8200 years ago is believed to represent the last known major freshwater pulse into the North Atlantic as a result of the final collapse of the North American Laurentide ice sheet. This pulse of water is generally believed to have occurred independently of orbital variations and provides an analogue for predicted increases in high‐latitude precipitation and ice melt as a result of anthropogenically driven future climate change. The precise timing, duration and magnitude of this event, however, are uncertain, with suggestions that the 100‐yr meltwater cooling formed part of a longer‐term cold period in the early Holocene. Here we undertook a multiproxy, high‐resolution investigation of a peat sequence at Dooagh, Achill Island, on the west coast of Ireland, to determine whether the 8200‐year cold event impacted upon the terrestrial vegetation immediately ‘downwind’ of the proposed changes in the North Atlantic. We find clear evidence for an oscillation in the early Holocene using various measures of pollen, indicating a disruption in the vegetation leading to a grassland‐dominated landscape, most probably driven by changes in precipitation rather than temperature. Radiocarbon dating was extremely problematic, however, with bulk peat samples systematically too young for the North Atlantic event, suggesting significant contamination from downward root penetration. The sustained disruption to vegetation over hundreds of years at Dooagh indicates the landscape was impacted by a long‐term cooling event in the early Holocene, and not the single century length 8200‐year meltwater event proposed in many other records in the North Atlantic region. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A comparison of alternative criteria for defining fuzzy boundaries on fuzzy categorical maps

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核心型钢混凝土柱的轴压比限值试验研究

基于界限破坏时的内力平衡条件,推导了核心型钢混凝土柱轴压比限值的理论计算公式,计算分析了配钢率、混凝土强度等级、柱截面尺寸等因素对核心型钢混凝土柱轴压比限值的影响。进行了5个1/2比例模型柱试件的低周反复加载试验,验证了配置核心型钢对提高混凝土柱的抗震性能和轴压比限值的有效性。计算和试验结果表明,在混凝土柱中配置一定数量的核心型钢,可以有效提高轴压比限值。本文建议的方法可以较为合理地确定核心型钢混凝土柱的轴压比限值,供工程实践参考。     

Ecological indices tracking distinct impacts along disturbance-recovery gradients in a temperate NE Atlantic Estuary – Guidance on reference values

Results gathered from a monitoring programme on the Mondego Estuary (Western Coast of Portugal) were compliant with findings drawn from other studies, which pointed out that unstable environments, namely estuarine systems, constitute a great challenge for the use of environmental tools such as ecological indices. The Margalef Index, the Shannon–Wiener Index and AMBI were proposed to evaluate the ecological status of benthic communities in the scope of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Portugal and other European member states. In this system these indices were not equally effective in tracking changes in benthic communities that expressed obvious responses to anthropogenic disturbances (eutrophic situations and severe physical disturbance) and to subsequent impacts' cessation. Natural variability played an important role on the indices' response, with estuarine gradient and habitat heterogeneity affecting the ranges of values obtained, and with extreme climate events slowing down the ongoing recovery process. Nonetheless, both natural and anthropogenic variability during the study period could be satisfactorily detected if we accounted for the information provided by all three indices. Based on the whole range of variation observed (a) as a response to different kinds of impacts, and (b) along recovery gradients, as well as accounting for the natural driving forces acting upon estuarine benthic invertebrate communities, we propose a set of reference values for these three indices. This proposal aims at contributing to the implementation of classification tools within the scope of the European WFD.     

Estimation of tail dependence coefficient in rainfall accumulation fields

Extreme rainfall events are of particular importance due to their severe impacts on the economy, the environment and the society. Characterization and quantification of extremes and their spatial dependence structure may lead to a better understanding of extreme events. An important concept in statistical modeling is the tail dependence coefficient (TDC) that describes the degree of association between concurrent rainfall extremes at different locations. Accurate knowledge of the spatial characteristics of the TDC can help improve on the existing models of the occurrence probability of extreme storms. In this study, efficient estimation of the TDC in rainfall is investigated using a dense network of rain gauges located in south Louisiana, USA. The inter-gauge distances in this network range from about 1 km to 9 km. Four different nonparametric TDC estimators are implemented on samples of the rain gauge data and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Three averaging time-scales are considered: 1 h, 2 h and 3 h. The results indicate that a significant tail dependency may exist that cannot be ignored for realistic modeling of multivariate rainfall fields. Presence of a strong dependence among extremes contradicts with the assumption of joint normality, commonly used in hydrologic applications.     

Geochronological characterization and petrogenesis of granitoids in the Ryoke belt, Southwest Japan Arc: constraints from K–Ar, Rb–Sr and Sm-Nd systematics

Abstract Rb–Sr and K–Ar chronological studies were carried out on granitic and metamorphic rocks in the Ina, Awaji Island and eastern Sanuki districts, Southwest Japan to investigate the timing of intrusion of the granitoids in the Ryoke belt. Intrusions of 'younger' Ryoke granitic magmas took place in the Ina district between 120 Ma and 70 Ma, and cooling began immediately after the emplacement of the youngest granitic bodies. Igneous activity in Awaji Island was initiated at 100 Ma and continued to 75 Ma. Along-arc variations of Rb–Sr whole-rock isochron ages suggest that magmatism began everywhere in the Ryoke and San-yo belts at almost the same time ( ca 120 Ma). The last magmatism took place in the eastern part of both belts. Rb–Sr and K–Ar mineral ages for the granitoids young eastwards. The age data suggest that the Ryoke belt was uplifted just after the termination of igneous activity. Initial Sr and Nd isotopic ratios for the Ryoke granitoids indicate that most were derived from magmas produced in the lower crust and/or upper mantle with uniform Sr and Nd isotopic compositions. Several granitoids, however, exhibit evidence of assimilation of Ryoke metamorphic rocks or older Precambrian crustal rocks beneath the Ryoke belt.