Tidal propagation in the Gulf of Khambhat, Bombay High, and surrounding areas

The continental shelf on the west coast of India is widest off Bombay and leads into a strongly converging channel, the Gulf of Khambhat. Tides in the Gulf are among the largest on the coast. We use data on amplitude and phase of major semi-diurnal and diurnal constituents at forty-two ports in the Gulf and surrounding areas to define characteristics of the tides. We then use a barotropic numerical model based on shallow water wave equations to simulate the sea level and circulation in the region. The model is forced by prescribing the tide along the open boundaries of the model domain. Observed sea level at Bombay and currents from the Bombay High region at the centre of the model domain and from a shallow station off the port of Dahanu compare favourably with the fields simulated by the model. The simulated amplitudes and phases of the four most prominent tidal constituents also compare favourably with those observed along the coast, except at a few locations where the model spatial resolution (6.37 km × 6.37 km) appears to be inadequate to resolve the local geometry. Though this encourages us to conclude that the circulation in the region is dominated by barotropic tides, a concern is that the observational database on hydrography and directly measured currents in the region is weak.     

Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC): An Overview on Emission, Physiology and Ecology

This overview compiles the actual knowledge of the biogenic emissions of some volatile organic compounds (VOCs), i.e., isoprene, terpenes, alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, esters, carbonyls, and acids. We discuss VOC biosynthesis, emission inventories, relations between emission and plant physiology as well as temperature and radiation, and ecophysiological functions. For isoprene and monoterpenes, an extended summary of standard emission factors, with data related to the plant genus and species, is included. The data compilation shows that we have quite a substantial knowledge of the emission of isoprene and monoterpenes, including emission rates, emission regulation, and biosynthesis. The situation is worse in the case of numerous other compounds (other VOCs or OVOCs) being emitted by the biosphere. This is reflected in the insufficient knowledge of emission rates and biological functions. Except for the terpenoids, only a limited number of studies of OVOCs are available; data are summarized for alkanes, alkenes, carbonyls, alcohols, acids, and esters. In addition to closing these gaps of knowledge, one of the major objectives for future VOC research is improving our knowledge of the fate of organic carbon in the atmosphere, ending up in oxidation products and/or as aerosol particles.     

武汉市居民区大气VOCs的污染特征和来源解析

于2016年7月-2017年6月在武汉市典型居民区对大气中101种挥发性有机物（VOCs）进行了监测,以便研究武汉市典型居民区周边VOCs的组成特征和变化规律,并探讨了其主要来源.结果表明,武汉市空气中VOCs的体积分数为（46.24±24.57）×10^-9,表现为烷烃>含氧有机物>烯烃>卤代烃>芳香烃.受交通排放影响烷烃的比例上午高于下午,1月机动车尾气为武汉市主要的VOCs排放源,夏季含氧类化合物浓度高于冬季,可能更多地受本地喷涂等溶剂使用行业和光化学反应生成的影响,5-9月表现出明显的生物源排放特征.利用正交矩阵因子分析（PMF）得到武汉市居民区大气VOCs主要有6个来源,分别为燃烧源、机动车尾气、工业排放、溶剂使用、汽油挥发和植物排放.其中,燃烧源、机动车尾气贡献比例最高,是该区域VOCs控制的重要排放源.     

结合气象模式与GloBEIS模式研究气象条件对BVOCs排放的影响

BVOCs对全球碳收支、对流层化学反应及臭氧的形成和气候变化都有很大的影响.选取森林覆盖率高且BVOCs排放尚未有研究报道的中国东北地区作为研究区域,利用美国NCAR中心提供的1°×1°的6 h NCEP再分析资料,运行MM5模式,得到模拟结果,从中提取GloBEIS模型所需要的近地面层的温度、湿度、风速和云量的格点气象数据,实现了将MM5模式与GloBEIS相结合对BVOCs进行研究.研究中需要的植被种类及分布数据来自于最新的"植被信息系统"数据库,选取温度较高,太阳辐射较强,植被生长茂盛的2006年7月和2010年7月作为模拟时段,运行GloBEIS模型,对研究区域内的BVOCs的排放情况进行了估算.模拟结果与温度和云量等气象要素的分析结果表明,异戊二烯的排放速率受温度和PAR(光合有效辐射通量)的共同影响,日变化趋势显著,随着温度升高,PAR增强,异戊二烯的排放速率增大,在午后14:00左右达到最大值,之后降低.由于云量与PAR成反比,因此云量越少,异戊二烯的排放量就越高,反之,则越低;与异戊二烯不同,温度是单萜烯和其他VOC的排放的主导因素,受PAR和云量的影响较小,温度越高,排放量越大,反之,则越小.     

餐饮源挥发性有机物(VOCs)排放特征及对臭氧生成的影响

餐饮排放是城市地区挥发性有机物（VOCs）重要的无组织来源,由于其排放特征复杂,是大气环境研究和管理的薄弱环节.本研究采用了现场和实验模拟两种采样方式,利用2,4-二硝基苯肼（DNPH）采样柱和不锈钢罐分别采集羰基化合物和全空气样品,然后利用高效液相色谱（HPLC）和气相色谱-质谱联用仪（GC-MS/FID）对116种组分进行定性定量分析.在此基础上,分析了餐饮源VOCs的排放特征及其影响因素.总体来看,含氧有机物（OVOCs）和烷烃是VOCs浓度的主要贡献者,但不同餐饮源的源谱特征差异较大.另外,通过比较发现食用油的种类、油的使用次数、加热方式、烹饪方式和调味料等因素会对餐饮源VOCs排放特征造成显著影响.进一步分析了不同菜系所排放VOCs的臭氧生成潜势（OFP）,关键组分主要是甲醛、乙醛、丁烯醛、乙烯和丙烯等.本研究成果能够补充我国餐饮源VOCs控制所需的基础数据.     

Characterization and source apportionment of volatile organic compounds in urban and suburban Tianjin,China

Tianjin is the third largest megacity and the fastest growth area in China, and consequently faces the problems of surface ozone and haze episodes. This study measures and characterizes volatile organic compounds(VOCs), which are ozone precursors, to identify their possible sources and evaluate their contribution to ozone formation in urban and suburban Tianjin,China during the Ha Chi(Haze in China) summer campaign in 2009. A total of 107 species of ambient VOCs were detected,and the average concentrations of VOCs at urban and suburban sites were 92 and 174 ppbv, respectively. Of those, 51 species of VOCs were extracted to analyze the possible VOC sources using positive matrix factorization. The identified sources of VOCs were significantly related to vehicular activities, which specifically contributed 60% to urban and 42% to suburban VOCs loadings in Tianjin. Industrial emission was the second most prominent source of ambient VOCs in both urban and suburban areas, although the contribution of industry in the suburban area(36%) was much higher than that at the urban area(16%). We conclude that controlling vehicle emissions should be a top priority for VOC reduction, and that fast industrialization and urbanization causes air pollution to be more complex due to the combined emission of VOCs from industry and daily life, especially in suburban areas.     

A Database for Volatile Organic Compounds

The database for volatile organic compounds (VOC data base) was created with the aim of providing an overview of tropospheric hydrocarbon measurements. The data base contains 202 substances, for which atmospheric and useful kinetic data such as rate coefficients, photolysis frequencies, mixing ratios, emission data and ozone formation potentials are compiled from available literature. The database file can be downloaded without charge from http://www.physchem.uni-wuppertal.de/voc-database. Registered users will be informed about the appearance of updates.     

湖北一次冰雹天气过程的落区诊断分析和预报

利用欧洲中心和T106数值预报产品，分析常规气象资料，对湖北省1998年3月20～25日历史上罕见的连续性强对流天气过程进行诊断分析，揭示了产生强对流天气的环流形势和影响系统，并从短期角度对连续性强对流天气过程归纳出天气模型和预报指标，得出了强对流天气落区及降水性质与各要素之间的关系，为更好地提高预报强对流天气的准确率提供一定的参考。     

表层底泥翻耕对太湖藻源性湖泛的预控作用

表层底泥已被证实是引发或诱发太湖湖泛发生的主要因素,但能否通过像控制湖泊内源污染的翻耕方式对湖泛形成预控,则有待与过程有关的实验研究.模拟研究太湖易发湖泛区底泥翻耕对藻源性湖泛的控制作用,跟踪监测不同翻耕深度和翻耕后时长,对照和处理组上覆水的视觉、嗅觉、营养盐和挥发性硫化物浓度,以及表层底泥理化性质的变化.结果表明,未翻耕的对照组在模拟实验中发生了湖泛,翻耕10 cm和翻耕20 cm差异不大,但翻耕后时长对湖泛发生影响较大.刚翻耕后(1 d)即进行藻源性湖泛模拟的处理组发生了湖泛,但在程度和持续时间上均低于对照组;翻耕180 d和540 d的处理组,10 cm和20 cm翻耕深度均未发生湖泛.合理选择翻耕的施工时间,可以有效预防和控制湖泛的发生.     

挥发份在夕卡岩型和斑岩型矿床形成中的作用

通过总结多年来对夕卡岩型和斑岩型矿床的研究所获得的成果，作者认识到挥发相在这些矿床形成过程中的重要地位和意义。文章系统讨论了在花岗质岩浆中挥发相的形成和时空演化、挥发相的组成及其与硅酸盐熔融体的不相溶性，提供了挥发相在夕卡岩型和斑岩型矿床中存在的证据，提出挥发相对花岗质岩体顶部和邻近围岩的微细裂隙、爆破角砾岩、夕卡岩、碱质硅酸盐交代岩和富含挥发份矿物的形成，以及在矿质的迁移富集等各个过程中都具有十分重要的意义。