A Wind-tunnel Study of Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Flow over Vegetated Surfaces to Suppress PM10 Emission on Owens (dry) Lake

Dust storms on Owens (dry) Lake located 200 milesnortheast of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., havecaused serious PM₁₀ emission problems. Alaboratory-based experimental study was conducted toinvestigate the efficiency of 'vegetation cover' onthe playa to suppress dust emission rates as part ofa mitigation plan.Erodible lakebed material and field vegetation (saltgrass) taken from Owens (dry) Lake were placed in awind tunnel to simulate near-surface wind flow in theatmospheric boundary layer. Vertical wind-speedprofiles and vertical PM₁₀-concentration profileswere measured over six different levels of surfacevegetation cover. In order to understand the mechanismof aeolian particle transport and dust injection intothe atmosphere, the roughness parameter, z₀, thefriction velocity, u_*, and the surface dragcoefficient, C_D, were carefully determined.An empirical equation was developed to predictPM₁₀ emission rates as a function of wind speedand level of vegetation coverage for Owens (dry) Lake.Although the current results apply only to theeffectiveness of vegetation cover to suppressPM₁₀ emissions at Owens playa, the procedure canbe employed for any arid area or region that mightutilize added vegetation as a mitigation measure.     

流域土地覆被变化水文效应的模拟——以长江上游源头区梭磨河为例

为分析地表覆被变化的水文效应,以半分布式的地形指数模型 (TOPOMODEL) 为基础,对梭磨河流域1960~1999年逐日流量过程进行了模拟。结果表明,对于流域面积2536km² 的梭磨河流域,该模型也能取得较好的模拟结果。模拟了流域40年来气候波动和地表覆被变化对流域水文的影响。最后在4种不同的流域土地覆被情景下模拟了1960~1999年逐日径流过程。对于实际蒸散发与潜在蒸发有300多mm差距的梭磨河流域,在其它条件不变的情况下,随着流域土地覆被和冠层最大截流量的增加,冠层截流蒸发和流域总蒸发增加,植被蒸腾和土壤表面蒸发减少,土壤水分增加而流域水分含量和饱和层含水量减少。地表径流、地表以下径流、总径流减小。重现期小于20年的洪峰流量减小,但对40年一遇的洪峰流量影响很小,甚至有增加洪峰流量的作用。     

混凝土构件缺陷超声无损检测的研究

对混凝土构件进行超声无损检测,超声波的振幅参数对混凝土构件中的缺陷（裂缝）最敏感,在耦合良好和测试条件基本一致时,振幅值的大幅衰减可作为判断混凝土构件存在缺陷的主要依据。超声波的速度参数对微小裂隙不敏感,缺陷较大会引起速度值的显著下降;频率参数用于检测混凝土构件缺陷不够敏感;对混凝土构件缺陷进行超声检测,速度变化和频率变化只能作为参考因素。超声波通过裂缝与未过裂缝,波形存在明显差异,通过裂缝后,有时会出现很大周期的波列,可作为判断缺陷的重要依据。综合分析超声波运动学和动力学各参数的变化,能够提高检测的准确性。     

软件质量控制方法研究

在现代社会中,软件应用于多个方面,几乎所有海洋环境监测系统集成项目都要涉及到应用软件的开发。而将系统化的、严格约束的、可量化的方法应用于软件的开发、运行和维护,即将工程化应用于软件,是确保工程项目顺利完成的基础。基于对软件工程相关技术、管理方法的分析,结合以往项目开发中的经验,针对"南海海洋动力环境数据集成与应用技术系统"的开发,使用了可行的开发过程管理方法及工具,实现了对系统开发过程的管理及软件质量控制。     

STATISTICAL INFERENCE IN GEOGRAPHY: MODERN APPROACHES SPELL BETTER TIMES AHEAD*

Concepts relevant to statistical inference testing are discussed within a framework which contrasts conventional methodology with current trends in statistics. The latter are emphasized as having the quality of being less restrictive than the former. To show this quality, randomization testing is described and an example presented. Also described is a nonparametric technique known as QAP, which is particularly versatile. Optimism is expressed about the potentiality of such procedures for geographic research.     

Measurement error in compositional data

Compositional data, consisting of vectors of proportions summing to unity such as the geochemical compositions of rocks, have proved difficult to analyze. Recently, the introduction of logistic and logratio transformations between the d-dimensional simplex and Euclidean space has allowed the use of familiar multivariate methods. The problem of how to model and analyze measurement errors in such data is approached through the concept of a perturbation of a composition. Such modeling allows investigation of the role of rescaling, quantification of measurement error, analysis of observor error, and assessment of the effect of measurement error on inferences.     

卫星云图和云南天文观测台址的筛选

本文通过对ＮＯＡＡ－１０，１１两颗气象卫星１９８９年５月至１９９０年４月的云图资料，在作等经纬度投影处理和定标，定位订正的基础上，利用红外域值方法，对东经９９°—１０４°，北纬２３．５°—２８．５°云南区域内３１个天文台址侯选点的云量进行了统计和计算，得到几个云量最少的候选点。此外，我们还对卫星云图ＣＣ≤３的晴日晴夜和三十年地面气象观测资料中ＣＣ≤２的晴天数作了相关分析，发现它们之间具有很好的相关性。云图和地面资料综合分析表明：（１）永仁的俄尼刀博，姚安的老官山，元谋气象区的白露，祥云的大营后山，宾川的小鸡山，华坪的蘑菇山，宁蒗的他尔布子都是较理想的候选点。（２）俄尼刀博，老官山和白露可用夜（ＣＣ≤３）预计可超过２５０夜。因此应列为下一步选址的重点。     

关于岩石坚固性系数的测定方法

岩石坚固性可视为岩石抵抗破坏的一种度量。本文介绍一些测定岩石坚固性系数的方法,诸如“点载荷法”、“捣碎法”以及“规则或不规则形状试样的试验”。论文最后对捣碎法的发展和应用进行了评述。