Phytoplankton Interannual Variability at Cassino Beach, Southern Brazil (1992–2007), with Emphasis on the Surf Zone Diatom Asterionellopsis glacialis

A long-term study (monthly sampling, 1992 to 2007) was conducted in the surf zone of Cassino Beach, Southern Brazil, in order to detect possible natural and/or anthropogenic disturbances. Surface water temperature (6–29°C) was the only parameter with predictable seasonal variation; salinity (14–38) was inversely related to rainfall (3.1–485.2 mm month⁻¹) and low values followed extreme precipitation periods in 1997/1998 and 2002/2003 (El Ni?o years). Asterionellopsis glacialis and chlorophyll a presented high concentrations and peak frequency until 1998, when an intense mud deposition occurred with concomitant extreme rainfall. It affected the surf zone and beach, changing the hydrology and dissolved inorganic nutrient availability. Six phytoplankton species groups were recognized with distinct responses to this mud deposition. We conclude that large-scale climatic changes, like El Ni?o Southern Oscillation, in conjunction with human activities significantly altered the phytoplankton ecology of the highly dynamic Cassino Beach surf zone.     

The significance of ion exchange to interstitial solutions in clayey sediments

The ion population in interstitial solutions in clayey sediments is distributed by Donnan chemical potential forces between inner and outer (micellar and intermicellar respectively) solutions around clay-mineral particles. Extraction procedures which involve a single dilution step disturb the ion distribution between inner and outer solutions. The relationship of solutions extracted by squeezing to Donnan equilibrium remains relatively untested. A little-used method that may distinguish the in situ inner and outer solutions in the laboratory is suggested. It involves multiple dilution extractions from several aliquots of a single sediment sample. Each aliquot has a different sediment/water ratio and the line of best fit to the ion activities of extracted solutions may be extrapolated to the in situ sediment/water ratio. Efforts to distinguish inner and outer solutions in marine clayey sediments ought to be made because their existence is a fact of nature which may have importance to the study of the chemical evolution of such sediments.     

Relative Contribution of the Hydrogen 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">s</Emphasis> Two-Photon Decay and Lyman-<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> Escape Channels during the Epoch of Cosmological Recombination

We discuss the evolution of the ratio in number of recombinations due to 2s two photon escape and due to the escape of Lyman-α photons from the resonance during the epoch of cosmological recombination, within the width of the last scattering surface and near its boundaries. We discuss how this ratio evolves in time, and how it defines the profile of the Lyman-α line in the spectrum of CMB. One of the key reasons for explaining its time dependence is the strong overpopulation of the 2p level relative to the 2s level at redshifts z ? 750.     

An approach for valid covariance estimation via the Fourier series

The use of kriging for construction of prediction or risk maps requires estimating the dependence structure of the random process, which can be addressed through the approximation of the covariance function. The nonparametric estimators used for the latter aim are not necessarily valid to solve the kriging system, since the positive-definiteness condition of the covariance estimator typically fails. The usage of a parametric covariance instead may be attractive at first because of its simplicity, although it may be affected by misspecification. An alternative is suggested in this paper to obtain a valid covariance from a nonparametric estimator through the Fourier series tool, which involves two issues: estimation of the Fourier coefficients and selection of the truncation point to determine the number of terms in the Fourier expansion. Numerical studies for simulated data have been conducted to illustrate the performance of this approach. In addition, an application to a real environmental data set is included, related to the presence of nitrate in groundwater in Beja District (Portugal), so that pollution maps of the region are generated by solving the kriging equations with the use of the Fourier series estimates of the covariance.     

Decentralized static output‐feedback H∞ controller design for buildings under seismic excitation

In this work, we present a new method in designing static output‐feedback H_∞ controllers suitable for vibrational control of buildings under seismic excitation. The method produces a Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) formulation that allows obtaining static output‐feedback controllers with different information structure constraints by imposing a convenient zero–nonzero structure on the LMI variables. The application of the proposed methodology is illustrated by designing centralized and decentralized velocity‐feedback H_∞ controllers to mitigate the seismic response of a five‐story building. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

蒙脱石晶体结构和水结构的矿物物理特征

本文利用矿物物理研究方法对我国内蒙、浙江、甘肃等地的钙基、钠基、镁基蒙脱石的物质成分、晶体结构和层间OH,H_2O的排布结构进行了研究,并获得下列结论: 1.由X衍射和拉曼分子光谱分析深入研究了蒙脱石阳离子配位体结构特征,提出其空间群为C_(2/m) 型。 2.建立了蒙脱石水结构模式,有3种主要类型:①层间大阳离子附近的束缚态水分子;②层间无大阳离子位置上的非束缚态水分子;③颗粒表面依靠氢键相连的水分子集合体。 3.利用群理沦,提出了蒙脱石OH～-的振动模式,由振动分析指出蒙脱石中OH～-具有12个振动模式。     

Pedo-geochemical baseline content levels and soil quality reference values of trace elements in soils from the Mediterranean (Castilla La Mancha, Spain)

To evaluate trace element soil contamination, geochemical baseline contents and reference values need to be established. Pedo-geochemical baseline levels of trace elements in 72 soil samples of 24 soil profiles from the Mediterranean, Castilla La Mancha, are assessed and soil quality reference values are calculated. Reference value contents (in mg kg^?1) were: Sc 50.8; V 123.2; Cr 113.4; Co 20.8; Ni 42.6; Cu 27.0; Zn 86.5; Ga 26.7; Ge 1.3; As 16.7; Se 1.4; Br 20.1; Rb 234.7; Sr 1868.4; Y 38.3; Zr 413.1; Nb 18.7; Mo 2.0; Ag 7.8; Cd 4.4; Sn 8.7; Sb 5.7; I 25.4; Cs 14.2; Ba 1049.3; La 348.4; Ce 97.9; Nd 40.1; Sm 10.7; Yb 4.2; Hf 10.0; Ta 4.0; W 5.5; Tl 2.3; Pb 44.2; Bi 2.2; Th 21.6; U 10.3. The contents obtained for some elements are below or close to the detection limit: Co, Ge, Se, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, Yb, Hf, Ta, W, Tl and Bi. The element content ranges (the maximum value minus the minimum value) are: Sc 55.0, V 196.0, Cr 346.0, Co 64.4, Ni 188.7, Cu 49.5, Zn 102.3, Ga 28.7, Ge 1.5, As 26.4, Se 0.9, Br 33.0 Rb 432.7, Sr 3372.6, Y 39.8, Zr 523.2, Nb 59.7, Mo 3.9, Ag 10.1, Cd 1.8, Sn 75.2, Sb 9.9, I 68.0, Cs 17.6, Ba 1394.9, La 51.3, Ce 93.5, Nd 52.5, Sm 11.2, Yb 4.2, Hf 11.3, Ta 6.3, W 5.2, Tl 2.1, Pb 96.4, Bi 3.0, Th 24.4, U 16.4 (in mg kg^?1). The spatial distribution of the elements was affected mainly by the nature of the bedrock and by pedological processes. The upper limit of expected background variation for each trace element in the soil is documented, as is its range as a criterion for evaluating which sites may require decontamination.     

华中高压变质柯石英的拉曼谱学研究

采用光学显微镜、X衍射仪和拉曼分子探针对华中皖西南榴辉岩中的柯石英的晶体结构和分子配位体结构进行了研究,在中国自己的实验室中首次测定了自然柯石英的拉曼散射谱并获得下列结论:①通常高压变质柯石英是不可能结晶成大的颗粒,其大小为几个微米至几十微米。②根据因子群分析理论确定石英的465cm~(-1)峰为对称伸缩振动A_1,柯石英的521cm~(-1)峰为反对称伸缩振动Bg。③利用拉曼分子微探针鉴定SiO_2多形具有独特的效果,研究表明在α-方石英(CR)石英(QZ)和柯石英(CS)中Si-O键长基本不变,但是[SiO_4]配位体密度从CR、QZ至CS是递增的,并导致矿物密度及[SiO_4]架状结构振动频率的增加,这为研究分子结构与地质体温度、压力之关系提供了新的依据。     

Advances in computational morphodynamics using the International River Interface Cooperative (iRIC) software

Results from computational morphodynamics modeling of coupled flow–bed–sediment systems are described for 10 applications as a review of recent advances in the field. Each of these applications is drawn from solvers included in the public-domain International River Interface Cooperative (iRIC) software package. For mesoscale river features such as bars, predictions of alternate and higher mode river bars are shown for flows with equilibrium sediment supply and for a single case of oversupplied sediment. For microscale bed features such as bedforms, computational results are shown for the development and evolution of two-dimensional bedforms using a simple closure-based two-dimensional model, for two- and three-dimensional ripples and dunes using a three-dimensional large-eddy simulation flow model coupled to a physics-based particle transport model, and for the development of bed streaks using a three-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solver with a simple sediment-transport treatment. Finally, macroscale or channel evolution treatments are used to examine the temporal development of meandering channels, a failure model for cantilevered banks, the effect of bank vegetation on channel width, the development of channel networks in tidal systems, and the evolution of bedrock channels. In all examples, computational morphodynamics results from iRIC solvers compare well to observations of natural bed morphology. For each of the three scales investigated here, brief suggestions for future work and potential research directions are offered. © 2019 The Authors Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd