Determination of Platinum‐Group Elements in OPY‐1: Comparison of Results using Different Digestion Techniques

A new proficiency testing sample, OPY‐1 (ultramafic rock), the basis of the twentieth international proficiency test of analytical geochemistry laboratories (GeoPT 20), was recently prepared by the International Association of Geoanalysts (IAG). This paper reports analytical data for Os, Ir, Ru, Rh, Pt and Pd with different digestion techniques, including an improved Carius tube, Carius tube combined with HF dissolution and alkaline fusion. About 4–15% of the PGEs are in the silicate phase, which cannot be leached by aqua regia even when digested at 300 °C with the Carius tube technique. Both the Carius tube technique combined with HF dissolution and alkaline fusion can obtain reliable data. The results demonstrated that OPY‐1 is sufficiently homogeneous at a 2 g test portion level to be suitable as a reference material for method validation. The procedure for sealing the Carius tube was simplified and the recommended digestion procedures are provided.     

基于环境噪声及地震数据对斜坡地震动响应特征分析——以芦山仁加斜坡为例

“4·20”芦山强震导致震区斜坡动力响应强烈,并诱发大量斜坡次生地质灾害。强震后余震频发,在发震断裂附近芦山双石峡谷下游出口,对仁加水电站进水口边坡地震动效应监测初步揭示,该斜坡中上部峰值加速度放大达3.4倍,斜坡放大效应明显,但各监测点场地效应需深入分析。因此,基于对该斜坡环境噪声测试与地震监测数据,采用水平与竖向谱比(H/V)和标准反应谱(SSR)对比分析。研究揭示,该斜坡参考点H/V谱比曲线放大系数约为1.1,场地放大效应微弱;斜坡上部监测点环境噪声揭示H/V与SSR谱比放大峰值频率约为13.0Hz,放大系数为1.2~1.6。环境噪声与地震监测数据对比表明,其平均谱比曲线峰值频率特征接近,但后者谱比放大系数为1.6~2.6。综合研究表明,该斜坡场地地质结构较为单一,其动力效应主要受斜坡地形因素较强,斜坡中上部地形放大效应较明显。基于环境噪声与地震数据对比研究斜坡场地效应,两者在场地卓越频率上较一致,而放大系数后者明显强于前者。     

过去千年中国不同区域干湿的多尺度变化特征评估

依据近年发表的新成果,对中国过去千年干湿的年至百年尺度变化特征进行了总结梳理与对比分析,综合评估了20世纪干湿变幅的历史地位。主要结论是：① 根据历史文献记载重建的东中部各区干湿序列在1400年以后均达高信度,但其前因存在记录缺失,仅有半数时段的重建结果达高信度。在东北及内蒙古东部,根据不同地点湖沼沉积物记录揭示的区域干湿百年尺度变化特征在多数时段不一致。在西部的黄土高原、河西走廊、新疆中北部、青藏高原东北部和东南部等地区,利用不同地点树轮资料重建的干湿序列显示的干湿变化特征在区内一致性高。② 过去千年中国各地干湿变化均存在显著的年际、年代际和百年尺度周期。其中准2.5 a、60~80 a和110~120 a等尺度的周期为所有地区共有;3.5~5.0 a、20~35 a等尺度周期则主要发生在东北、东中部地区、黄土高原和青藏高原;而准45 a周期则只发生在东北和东中部地区（均超过90%信度水平）;各区域间的干湿变化位相并不同步。③ 尽管已发现青藏高原东北部20世纪很可能是过去3000 a最湿的世纪之一,但其他大多数区域的重建结果显示：20世纪的干湿变幅在年代际尺度上均未超出其前各个时段的变率范围。     

Lacustrine oxygen isotope record of 20th-century climate change in central EuropeL evaluation of climatic controls on oxygen isotopes in precipitation

We report oxygen isotope data from a 108-yr (1885–1993) sequence with annual laminae of bio-induced authigenic calcite in a frozen core from Baldeggersee, a small lake in Central Switzerland. These isotope results provide proxy data on the isotopic composition of past precipitation in the Baldeggersee catchment region and are quantitatively compared with instrumental climate data (i.e. mean annual air temperature and atmospheric circulation pattern indices) to evaluate climatic controls on oxygen isotopes in precipitation.Monitoring the isotope hydrology of Baldeggersee demonstrates that the oxygen isotopic composition of the lake water is controlled by the isotopic composition of local atmospheric precipitation (20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_p) and that the isotopic signal of precipitation is preserved, albeit damped, in the lake calcite oxygen isotope record (20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_c). Comparison of the calcite oxygen isotope proxy for 20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_p in the catchment with historical mean annual air temperature measurements from Bern, Switzerland confirms that authigenic calcite reliably records past annual air temperature in the region. This 20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_c/temperature relationship is calculated to be 0.3920168k5735343g/xxlarge8240.gif" alt="permil" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">/°C for the period 1900–1960, based on an isotope mass-balance model for Baldeggersee. An exception is a 0.820168k5735343g/xxlarge8240.gif" alt="permil" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0"> anomalous negative shift in calcite 20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O values since the 1960s. Possible explanations for this recent 20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_c shift, as it is not related to mean annual air temperature, include changes in 20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_p due to synoptic circulation patterns. In particular, the 0.820168k5735343g/xxlarge8240.gif" alt="permil" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0"> negative shift coincides with a trend towards a more dominant North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index. This circulation pattern would tend to bring more isotopically more negative winter precipitation to the region and could account for the 0.820168k5735343g/xxlarge8240.gif" alt="permil" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0"> offset in 20168k5735343g/xxlarge948.gif" alt="delta" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">¹⁸O_c data.     

A mathematical and numerical model for reactive fluid flow systems

We formulate mathematical and numerical models for multispecies, multi-phase and non-isothermal reactive fluid flow in porous media focusing on the chemical reactions and the transport of solutes. Mass conservation and stability in the time integration are emphasized. We use cell-centered finite volume differencing in space and an implicit Runge-Kutta method in time. Assuming two space dimensions, we introduce flux approximation for arbitrarily shaped convex quadrilaterals. On equidistant and variable sized rectangular grids we choose limited κ= 2004_Article_327530_TeX2GIFIE1.gif" alt=" $$\frac{1}{3}$$ " align="middle" border="0"> related schemes to approximate the advective flux and the central difference scheme for the diffusive flux. On non-rectangular grids we recommend the VF9 scheme for the estimation of the diffusive flux. Our model exists as a code. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Wave forecasting at the Spanish coasts

A wave forecasting system developed by Puertos del Estado (The Spanish holding of harbours) to predict waves at the coast is run in a twice a day cycle with a forecasting horizon of 72 h. This system is driven by wind fields supplied by the Spanish Meteorological Service from the HIRLAM model. Nested within this model a set of local forecasting systems, one for each harbour, covering an area of around 25 × 25 km, has been developed. The narrowness of the Spanish continental shelf requires very high resolution grids to be applied to localised regions near the coast. This fact involves the use of modelling techniques that makes this forecasting system different from other systems implemented in other regions. This article describes the wave forecasting system and the different techniques developed at Puertos del Estado to implement it.     

桶形基础采油平台三维有限元稳定性计算分析

采用三维有限元计算方法对CB20B桶形基础海上采油平台进行了稳定性计算分析。平台工作期间在外部荷载如风力、波浪、冰力、海流等作用下,其抗倾、抗滑稳定性不仅与平台的整体结构有关,而且和海底土体的力学特性以及结构与土体的相互作用密切相关。分析结果表明CB20B桶形基础平台在设计条件下运行是较为稳定的。     

塔里木河流域水面蒸发折算系数分析

根据阿克苏上游水库1982-1987年,塔门镇2000-2002年同步观测的20m²水面蒸发池和直径20cm小型蒸发器水面蒸发资料,估算了直径20cm小型蒸发器对20m²水面蒸发池的水面蒸发折算系数,分析了其变化特征,并与北疆哈地坡及我国新蒙区年水面蒸发折算系数进行了对比。结果表明,塔里木盆地冻结期(4~10月)的水面蒸发虽然微弱,但不能忽略,水面蒸发折算系数在非冻结期逐月增大,年际变化较小,但呈现逐年下降的趋势。该结果可供塔里木河流域水量平衡研究、水资源评价、生态需水计算时参考。     

河系几何相似性的层次度量方法

已有的线群目标几何相似性度量方法主要基于数理统计的思想,通过统计整体变化信息计算几何相似性,缺少对局域特征的表达,并不适用于具有高度分形特征的河系。为此,本文将河系几何特征划分为3层次的信息特征：单条河流的形状特征、局部区域的结构特征、全局范围的分布特征。首先,结合角链码法与Hausdorff距离计算单条河流的形状相似度;然后,根据 �201c;二八定律�201d;确定局部特征区域,通过坐标系转换计算M： N的河系局域结构相似度;最后综合整体描述子得到全局分布相似度,并在该基础上,构建差异指标进行河系多尺度相似性计算与综合质量评价。实验表明,该方法的计算结果优于均值指标法,能有效应用于制图综合的质量评价。