Sahel气候与环境变化研究进展

对 Sahel地区气候及环境变化的研究 ,对理解和加强我国干旱半干旱地区许多相关问题有较好的借鉴意义。Sahel地区的干旱化持续了近 30年 ,虽然 1 999年降水出现了自 1 968年以来的最高值 ,但整个 90年代降水仍然偏低。造成 Sahel降水波动的因素包括大西洋海表温度、陆面反馈、全球变暖等。其中海洋的影响起重要作用 ,在某些年份里土壤水分可能会起到比较大的作用 ,而大气内部的动力作用则可能没有明显影响 ,从大尺度看人类活动对此地区整体环境和气候的变化贡献不大。     

长江三峡大宁河流域3000年来的环境演变与人类活动

长江三峡大宁河流域张家湾东周-汉代古遗址的孢粉学和沉积学等分析结果表明3000年来该区环境演变与人类活动的互动影响，连续的孢粉和粒度记录证实，该区古人类活动初期处于暖湿的气候，东周-汉代时期转变为温凉略干的温带气候，东周-汉代后，该区经历了一次规模较大的大宁河洪水泛滥期，导致汉代文化层中断。此后不久，由于人类活动剧烈，自然植被严重破坏，水土流失比较严重，山洪灾害频繁，导致汉代之后该区没有连续的文化层堆积，而由于人类活动剧烈，自然植被严重破坏，水土流失比较严重，山洪灾害频繁，导致汉代之后该区没有连续的文化层堆积，而由于短暂洪水暴发引起大面积坡面片流，导致坡积物的大量堆积，汉代之后该区频繁的兴涝灾害和山洪灾害体现了人地关系的复杂性。     

现代城市环境工程地质研究的关键与技术与问题探讨

分析了我国城市建设的基本和由此引起的主要环境工程地质问题，研究了现代城市环境工程地质研究的关键技术，并提出了当前我国城市环境工程地质研究亟待解决的关键问题。     

Estimation of surface latent heat fluxes from IRS-P4/MSMR satellite data

The brightness temperatures of the Microwave sensor MSMR (Multichannel Scanning Microwave Radiometer) launched in May 1999 onboard Indian Oceansat-1 IRS-P4 are used to develop a direct retrieval method for latent heat flux by multivariate regression technique. The MSMR measures the microwave radiances at 8 channels at frequencies of 6.6, 10.7, 18 and 21 GHz at both vertical and horizontal polarizations. It is found that the surface LHF (Latent Heat Flux) is sensitive to all the channels. The coefficients were derived using the National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data of three months: July, September, November of 1999. The NCEP daily analyzed latent heat fluxes and brightness temperatures observed by MSMR were used to derive the coefficients. Validity of the derived coefficients was checked within situ observations over the Indian Ocean and with NCEP analyzed LHF for global points. The LHF derived directly from the MSMR brightness temperature (Tb) yielded an accuracy of 35 watt/m². LHF was also computed by applying bulk formula using the geophysical parameters extracted from MSMR. In this case the errors were higher apparently due to the errors involved in derivation of the geophysical parameters.     

洞庭湖区的区域环境水文地质现状

据综合污染指数计算分析，洞庭湖区域浅层地下水分为重度，中度、轻度和非污染4个等级。区域环境水文地质恶化的主要原因是工农业生产，血吸虫防治和居民生活所造成的人为污染，应重点从保护自然环境，合理开采地下水、科学使用农药化肥，改革工业结构，健全环保法规等方面进行预防和治理。     

广州市土地资源的保护和可持续利用研究

本文分析了广州市土地利用的结构及其变化趋势，指出土地利用上存在的主要问题和隐患 为采取有效措施，加强对耕地和环境的保护，以保证土地资源的可持续利用。     

环境制图中数量特征的表示方法研究

对环境制图中反映数量特征的定点符号法,包括几种连续和分级比率符号、非比率分级符号以及相关内容数量特征的表示进行了具体分析比较.对表示要素数量特征面状分布的网格法和等值线法,也结合实例进行了评述.     

长周期地震观测中的环境干扰

文章根据长周期地震观测的理论和我国763长周期台网的观测实践,分析了长周期观测中的环境干扰。认为长周期观测对环境干扰(主要指温、湿度)敏感,但影响长周期仪器正常工作的关键是潮湿,尤其是记录室的潮湿。文章以763台网优秀台站的观测实践为例,认为只要掌握了环境干扰的规律,在防潮问题上采取有效措施,长周期地震观测是完全可以做到仪器工作稳定,管理得心应手。     

Use of lichens in detecting environmental risk and in geochemical prospecting

This paper provides data on variations in the contents of As, Sb, Ni, V, Pb, Cu, Cr, Au, Zn, Sc, and Al, measured in the thalli of a saxicolous lichen species,Xanthoria calcicola Ochsner s.l., collected in northeastern Sicily, near an industrial zone and along a belt crossing areas of known ores containing sulfides of heavy metals. A total of 91 lichen samples were collected on roof tiles (39) and on rocks (52). In the industrial zone, analysis of lichen thalli revealed high contents of nickel and vanadium, decreasing at increasing distances from the source of contamination. The results have also revealed the versatility ofXanthoria calcicola in geochemical prospecting for heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, As, Au, Sb, Ni, V, and Cu. The contents of these elements in the analyzed lichens highlight the same geochemical associations observed in prospecting surveys on samples of river sediments and identify similar anomalies. Interpretation of data in terms of enrichment factors (EFs) turned out to be particularly useful.     

Barometric pumping effects on soil gas studies for geological and environmental characterization

Data from two free soil gas sampling programs are evaluated for the effects of barometric pumping over time on measured soil gas volumes. One program collected data from the trapped atmosphere immediately above two hazardous waste landfill areas. Of these areas, one had extremely high soil gas emanations, whereas the other had a more modest soil gas release. The second experimental program involved the collection of free soil gas samples on a rough grid with an approximate spacing of 1.6 km over a 720-sq-km area. This reconnaissance effort was designed to establish regional soil gas background values and to establish the utility of this method as a geological mapping tool in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Methane, ethane, propane, and hydrogen data are used for this study. The data suggest that there is a predictable change in soil gas volume with a given change in barometric pressure. The rate of change is greater with large soil gas volumes in permeable soils versus lower soil gas volumes in impermeable soils; however, a simple linear relationship seems to generate a predictable curve with a margin of error of approximately 50%. Furthermore, the results of this study indicate that barometric pumping effects should be strongly considered during soil gas screening efforts at hazardous waste sites as well as in regional studies for hydrocarbon source potential mapping.