http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987114000917

Important ecological changes of the Earth(oxidization of the atmosphere and the ocean) increase in nutrient supply due to the break-up of the super continent(Rodinia) and the appearance of multi-cellular organisms(macroscopic algae and metazoan) took place in the Ediacaran period,priming the Cambrian explosion.The strong perturbations in carbon cycles in the ocean are recorded as excursions in carbonate and organic carbon isotope ratio(δ~(13)C_(carb) and δ~(13)C_(org)) from the Ediacaran through early Cambrian periods.The Ediacaran-early Cambrian sediment records of δ~(13)C_(carb) and δ~(13)C_(org),obtained from the drill-core samples in Three Gorges in South China,are compared with the results of numerical simulation of a simple one-zone model of the carbon cycle of the ocean,which has two reservoirs(i.e.,dissolved organic carbon(DOC) and dissolved inorganic carbon(DIC).The fluxes from the reservoirs are assumed to be proportional to the mass of the carbon reservoirs.We constructed a model,referred to here as the Best Fit Model(BFM),which reproduce δ~(13)C_(carb) and δ~(13)C_(org) records in the Ediacaran-early Cambrian period noted above.BFM reveals that the Shuram excursion is related to three major changes in the carbon cycle or the global ecological system of the Earth:(1) an increase in the coefficient of remineralization by a factor of ca.100,possibly corresponding to a change in the dominant metabolism from anaerobic respiration to aerobic respiration,(2) an increase of carbon fractionation index from 25‰ to 33‰,possibly corresponding to the change in the primary producer from rock-living cyanobacteria to free-living macro algae,and(3) an increase in the coefficient of the organic carbon burial by a factor of ca.100,possibly corresponding to the onset of a biological pump driven by the flourishing metazoan and zooplankton.The former two changes took place at the start of the Shuram excursion,while the third occurred at the end of the Shuram excursion.The other two excursions are explained by the tentative decrease in primary production due to cold periods,which correspond to the Gaskiers(ca.580 Ma) and Bikonor(ca.542 Ma) glaciations.     

顾及空间相关性的遥感影像信息量的度量方法

提出了一种结合信息论与地学统计法的遥感影像信息量计算的方法。此方法基于遥感影像加性噪声模型和互信息上界的计算原理,同时考虑了噪声和空间相关性等影响遥感影像信息量的因素,适于计算具有稳健空间相关性、不同地物类型的光学影像的信息含量。利用Landsat TM影像子集,分别计算了城市、农田、山地3种不同地物类型的影像信息量。结果表明,城市含有最大的信息量,同时影像信息量与影像方差呈对数正相关关系。     

《重庆历史地图集·第一卷古地图》设计与研制

文章介绍了该图集编制的背景及国内编纂情况,阐述了图集需遵循的设计原则和工艺流程,构思了图集每个版块的定位及内容组成。重点对图集在编纂过程中开本设计、结构设计、内容设计、排版和整饰设计等方面进行了剖析,并根据重庆本地历史文化展现的需要,进行了对应的设计。其中的结构编排设计、内容排版设计、图名设计、文字内容结构设计,及版式中使用的中华民族文化元素和重庆本地的文化元素的有机融合等方面,在同类作品中实现了多项创新。最后,分析总结了图集编纂中的问题和解决方法,为后续相关产品的设计与编制提供参考。     

乌岩岭国家级自然保护区动态监测系统设计与实现

面向地理国情监测,以自然保护区监测为突破口,分析自然保护区监测内容,研究自然保护区多源异构数据整合、专题信息建模、多时态信息动态可视化等关键技术。在此基础上,以乌岩岭国家级自然保护区为例,构建保护区多层次、多尺度的基础空间数据库和专题数据库,实现保护区动态监测系统,形成动态标注、动态漫游、动态矢量等多种动态表达方式。该系统的建立为自然保护区监测和管理提供了有力的技术支撑,研究所形成的监测内容、关键技术和动态表达方式对地理国情监测具有一定的参考借鉴意义。     

测绘企业内部信息管理的内容及重要性

当前测绘市场竞争日益激烈,测绘企业为获取竞争优势,占领更多的市场份额,必须加强建设核心竞争力,企业内部信息管理是建设核心竞争力的内容之一。对信息进行有效地收集、筛选、分析、整理和储存、高效的管理和应用,是测绘企业现代化的必备条件。它既能满足日常生产需要,也能为企业管理和经营提供必要的统计信息,对其未来发展更具有深远的意义。     

交通类应用型测绘工程专业实践教学体系构建

在调查研究交通施工企业和测绘生产单位的基础上,以构建山东交通学院应用型测绘工程本科专业实践教学体系为例,阐述了交通类应用型测绘工程专业实践教学的目标体系、内容体系和考评体系,并对实践教学体系改革提出建议。     

Experimental research on physical properties of saline soil subgrade filler in Chaerhan region

In order to improve the engineering stability of saline soil of high chloride content in the Chaerhan salt lake region, six typical characteristics saline soil samples were selected, and tests on their...     

Biomass and water partitioning in two age-related Caragana korshinskii plantations in desert steppe, northern China

Understanding of biomass and water allocation in plant populations will provide useful information on their growth pattern and resource allocation dynamics. By direct measurement, the biomass and water...     

Influence of fines content on the anti-frost properties of coarse-grained soil

This paper aims to determine the optimal fines content of coarse-grained soil required to simultaneously achieve weaker frost susceptibility and better bearing capacity. We studied the frost susceptibility and strength properties of coarse-grained soil by means of frost heaving tests and static triaxial tests, and the results are as follows:(1) the freezing temperature of coarse-grained soil decreased gradually and then leveled off with incremental increases in the percent content of fines; (2) the fines content proved to be an important factor influencing the frost heave susceptibility and strength properties of coarse-grained soil. With incremental increases in the percent content of fines, the frost heave ratio increased gradually and the cohesion function of fines effectively enhanced the shear strength of coarse-grained soil before freeze-thaw, but the frost susceptibility of fines weakened the shear strength of coarse-grained soil after freeze-thaw; (3) with increasing numbers of freeze-thaw cycles,the shear strength of coarse-grained soil decreased and then stabilized after the ninth freeze-thaw cycle, and therefore the mechanical indexes of the ninth freeze-thaw cycle are recommended for the engineering design values; and (4) considering frost susceptibility and strength properties as a whole, the optimal fines content of 5% is recommended for railway subgrade coarse-grained soil fillings in frozen regions.     

Stable isotopic signatures of the modern land snail Eremina desertorum from a low-latitude (hot) dry desert—A study from the Petrified Forest,New Cairo,Egypt

This study was conducted on recent desert samples—including (1) soils, (2) plants, (3) the shell, and (4) organic matter from modern specimens of the land snail Eremina desertorum—which were collected at several altitudes (316–360 m above sea level) from a site in the New Cairo Petrified Forest. The soils and shell_{E. desertorum} were analyzed for carbonate composition and isotopic composition (δ¹⁸O, δ¹³C). The plants and organic matter_{E. desertorum} were analyzed for organic carbon content and δ¹³C. The soil carbonate, consisting of calcite plus minor dolomite, has δ¹⁸O values from −3.19 to −1.78‰ and δ¹³C values −1.79 to −0.27‰; covariance between the two values accords with arid climatic conditions. The local plants include C3 and C4 types, with the latter being dominant. Each type has distinctive bulk organic carbon δ¹³C values: −26.51 to −25.36‰ for C3-type, and −13.74 to −12.43‰ for C4-type plants.The carbonate of the shell_{E. desertorum} is composed of aragonite plus minor calcite, with relatively homogenous isotopic compositions (δ¹⁸O_mean = −0.28 ± 0.22‰; δ¹³C_mean = −4.46 ± 0.58‰). Most of the δ¹⁸O values (based on a model for oxygen isotope fractionation in an aragonite-water system) are consistent with evaporated water signatures. The organic matter_{E. desertorum} varies only slightly in bulk organic carbon δ¹³C values (−21.78 ± 1.20‰) and these values suggest that the snail consumed more of C3-type than C4-type plants. The overall offset in δ¹³C values (−17.32‰) observed between shell_{E. desertorum} carbonate and organic matter_{E. desertorum} exceeds the value expected for vegetation input, and implies that 30% of carbon in the shell_{E. desertorum} carbonate comes from the consumption of limestone material.