Spatial distribution of wind erosion and its driving factors in China

Soil erosion by wind means the soil particles are eroded and transported by wind. Fine particles of soil are transported as suspended load and may travel much greater distances than the coarse coarse materials do which are transported as creep and saltation. The finest particles and chemical microsome constitute the aerosol which can even keep for several years in atmosphere from descending. Wind erosion is a serious problem in many parts of the world. In China, up to 2400 km2 of land is dese…     

Health Risks and Environmental Inequity: A Geographical Analysis of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Materials

This study examines the spatial distribution and impact of nonroutine accidental releases of hazardous materials relative to the demographic composition of residents in nearby communities. First, atmospheric dispersion modeling methods are used to delineate the impact zones of worst‐case accidents in two New York counties over the last ten years. Next, using accidental reports for 1997, GIS and statistical operations are used at the census tract level of the two counties to determine whether these incidents disproportionately affected disadvantaged neighborhoods. The results suggest that the areas of high‐impact from accidental releases of hazardous materials are best characterized by a large proportion of families below the poverty line, Hispanics, and other minorities.     

Conceptualising State‐Controlled Resort Islands for an Environment‐Friendly Development of Tourism: The Maldivian Experience

The Maldives host a sophisticated and competitive international tourist industry which has replaced fishing as the dominant economic activity. With their rich tropical reef ecosystems and the abundant biodiversity of their marine environment, a total of 86 uninhabited islands had been converted into Resort Islands by the end of 2000. Resort Islands are equipped with comprehensive facilities for accommodation, food, recreation and leisure. They are also strictly reserved for foreign tourists and guarantee complete privacy. This gives the benefit of averting conflicts of acculturation with local islanders. In the arena of impacts on the physical environment, however, the consumptive leisure lifestyle of the tourists has been harmful to the Resort Islands as seen in sewage, garbage and waste pollution, as well as reef destruction and beach erosion. While the government of the Maldives takes great effort to harmonise tourism and the environment, the growth of mass tourism in the last 20 years has engendered grave environmental impacts. For future sustainable development of the Resort Islands, the tourists' environmental awareness must be increased to promote greater responsibility for the protection of the fragile coral and reef ecosystems of the Maldives.     

绿洲演化与自然和人为因素的关系初探——以克里雅河下游地区为例

以位于塔里木盆地的克里雅河下游地区绿洲为例 ,论述了自然环境要素演变及人类活动对绿洲发育的重要作用。克里雅河下游地区的现代绿洲包括沿河岸分布的带状绿色走廊和河流终端干三角洲上的扇形牧业绿洲。依据对河流沉积物及古河道分析得出的结论是 ,在末次冰期晚期时 ,由于来自昆仑山的大量消融水的出现 ,克里雅河的绿色走廊横穿塔克拉玛干沙漠。类似的情况在距今约2 0 0 0年和小冰期时都出现过。这种大的变化是自然环境演变的结果。但是 ,近百年来特别是近 5 0年克里雅河下游牧业绿洲的严重退化是中游地区集中发展农业绿洲而增加引水量及下游地区过度砍伐所造成的。     

陆地表层地质环境质量综合评价与地质灾害系统分析——以广东沿海地带为例

将广东沿海陆地表层地质环境划分为构造稳定性、坡面稳定性和地基稳定性三个评价层面 ,其中包括由 9个指标构成的评价指标体系 ;确定了各指标的权重和五级分级标准和环境质量的五级标准 ;使用模糊数学综合评价模型将广东沿海 190个评价单元划分为 2 2个地质环境质量区。在灾害基本数据库和灾害时空分布分析的基础上 ,划分了 9个地质灾害一级分区及 32个二级分区 ,确定了地质环境、气候气象和人为活动因素三大类致灾主控因子 ;构造了三种地质灾害系统的概念模型和灾害预测指标体系框架 ,建立了地质灾害地理信息系统。     

《环境地质工程概论》网络CAI课件开发

《环境地质工程概论》CAI课件是基于计算机技术、网络技术和多媒体技术，以ProntPage2000为基本开发工具而开发的集文字、图像、动画、声音于一体化的网络多媒体系统和计算机辅助教学系统；并通过该CAI课件的网上发布向全社会讲解人类地质环境和环境保护方面的知识。     

Overview of US Minerals Management Service Activities in Deepwater Research

The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) is responsible for safe and environmentally sound management of offshore oil and gas resources. In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in both activities and plans for deepwater development of these resources in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). As the industry meets the enormous technical challenges involved, there is a concomitant effort to assure environmental protection of deep-ocean and coastal resources. This paper will outline the research planning and program currently underway to assess impacts, identify potential problems, and discover more about unknown resources of the deep ocean.     

The Poseidon Operational Tool for the Prediction of Floating Pollutant Transport

In this work the development and the application of an operational management tool for the Greek Seas is described. This tool consists of a three-dimensional floating pollutant prediction model coupled with a weather, a hydrodynamic and a wave model in order to track the movements and the spreading of the pollutants and indicate those coastal areas which might be affected. The tool is part of the Poseidon system which has been designed to provide real time data and forecasts for marine environmental conditions in the Greek Seas. In this paper, we present four case studies based on realistic scenarios that show the value of the application for long-term strategic planning and short-term decision making in oil spill accidents.     

锦屏隆里地区剪切构造变形的初步研究

在隆里地区新元古界下江群中发育有剪切变形的构造，形成脆－韧性剪切带（过渡性剪切带）。按其产状可分为切层和顺层过渡性剪切带两类，具有较典型的脆性－韧性变形的宏观和微观特征。此类变形是地壳浅层次剪切构造作用产物，显示了江南造山带外带的特征     

利用GPS水准控制山区高程——以陕西丁家林金矿区为例

应用GPS水准控制山区高程的基本原理是当GPS点布设成一定区域时，可以用数学曲面拟合法求待定点的正常高，根据测区中已知点的平面坐标或大地坐标和高程异常值，用数字拟合法求出该区似大地水准面，得出等求点的正常高。在陕西丁家林金矿区实验结果表明，该方法与传统的三角高程控制法相比，无论在平原或在山区都能获得较好精度。因此，用GPS水准可替代几何水准。