Seasonal changes in imposex and tissue burden of butyltin compounds in Thais clavigera populations along the coastal area of Mirs Bay, China     

Ka Ming Chan  Kenneth Mei Yee Leung  Kwai Chung Cheung  Ming Hung Wong  Jian-Wen Qiu   《Marine pollution bulletin》2008,57(6-12):645

We assessed the current status of tributyltin (TBT) contamination of Thais clavigera (Gastropoda) along the coastal area of Mirs Bay, China for the first time. The snail samples were collected from 10 different sites in the summer (June) and winter (December) of 2006, respectively. They were analyzed for imposex status, i.e. relative penis size index (RPSI) and vas deferens sequence index (VDSI), followed by quantification of butyltins in their tissues. Most of the collected females suffered from imposex, but the level of butyltin contamination varied with the distance from Yantian Port, which is currently the fourth busiest container port in the world. The tissue concentration of TBT varied with season. For a particular site, the winter samples in general contained much higher concentration of TBT than the summer samples. RPSI, VDSI and organotin concentrations were higher in T. clavigera collected from sites closer to the Port, such as the Seafood Street and Kat O. Both RPSI and VDSI were positively correlated with the tissue burden of tributyltin. VDSI exhibited little seasonal variability, whereas RPSI showed marked seasonal variability, with lower values in the summer samples. The current results will serve as an important reference for long-term monitoring of butyltin contamination in this area.  相似文献   

Rodolphe de Koninck,Julie Drolet and Marc Girard,Singapore: An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation     

Theresa Wong 《Singapore journal of tropical geography》2009,30(3):413-414

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Bender Elements在测试土样剪切波速中的应用   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

郭迅  黄玉龙  殷建华 《地震工程与工程振动》2000,20(2):92-96

本文以作者在香港理工大学土木与结构工程系设计制作的一套BenderElements为例,介绍了BenderElements的原理、发展历史、应用范围、使用方法和注意事项等。BenderElements是由压电陶瓷材料制成的,在拉伸、压缩作用下,会产生正、负电荷,反过来,给它施加正、负电荷后,它又可产生弯曲振动,正是利用它的这一特性,将其作成接收和发射装置,来测试土样的剪切波速Vs。BenderElements在安装使用时,防水和静电屏蔽十分关键。Vs可在场地地震反应、液化判别、动力基础设计、检测地基改良效果等方面获得应用。震相识别的原则是接收信号的第一个峰值为到时。  相似文献   

基于人工神经网络面插值的方法研究   总被引：22，自引：2，他引：20  

尤淑撑  严泰来 《测绘学报》2000,29(1):30-34

前人研究表明三层前向人工神经网络不仅能以任意精度逼近任意函数,还能以任何精度逼近其各阶导数。根据这一特性,本文将反向传播网络（Ｂａｃｋ－Ｐｒｏｐａｇａｔｉｏｎ,简称ＢＰ网络）应用于面插值。本文认定地理要素的空间分布可以用一复杂的非线性函数模拟,该函数是由多种因素综合作用的结果,即地理要素的值是这些因素的函数,如果以各因素的输入、对应地理要素值为期望输出,对网络进行训练可对地理要素的空间分布进行模拟  相似文献   

Gravity-driven sedimentation on the northwestern continental slope in the South China Sea: Results from high-resolution seismic data and piston cores     

T. Lüdmann 《中国海洋湖沼学报》1999,17(2):155-169

mODUCnONGravityflowsedimentationonthenorthwsterncontinentalsl0PeoftheSOuthChinaSea(SCS)are0fgreatinterestfromthescientificandengineeringP0intofview-Th0roughknOWedgofcontinentalsloPepmeessesanddepositionfeatUresispreregUisiteforhydID-carbenexploraion0fdeepwaerandforprotectionofoffhoredrineeopneeringstrUcbes(PlaifonnsandpiPelines)againstnaedhed.ManykindsofmassmovmentPIDCess-eswerefoUndtobeactiveonthen0rthernSCS(Damuth,l979;l98O).High-freqUency(3.5ffo)echo-chaIaCterInaPPingisawell…  相似文献   

切变线暴雨过程中湿位涡的中尺度时空特征   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

吴君  汤剑平  邰庆国  石莹  裴洪芹 《气象》2007,33(10):45-51

利用中尺度数值预报模式MM5V3.6,对2005年9月19—21日发生在山东中南部的区域性切变线暴雨天气过程进行了数值模拟。并用高时空分辨率的模式输出资料,对此次暴雨过程的湿位涡场特征进行了诊断分析。结果表明:θse面陡立易导致湿斜压涡度的发展,形成θse陡峭密集区,密集区内容易发生暴雨。通过湿位涡的分析,揭示了暴雨过程中湿位涡的中尺度演变特征和空间结构,表明切变线暴雨的发生发展与湿位涡的时空演变有很好的联系。暴雨主要出现在850hPa的ζMPV1负值区和ζMPV2正值区等值线密集区附近,降水中心位于ζMPV1负值中心前部对流不稳定区中。  相似文献   

临沂中尺度数值预报系统及应用   总被引：5，自引：1，他引：4  

裴洪芹  邰庆国  吴君  张京英  王庆华 《气象科技》2007,35(4):464-469

介绍了临沂中尺度数值预报系统及预报产品的释用和模式系统应用雷达资料情况,并对2005年6~10月的业务运行结果进行了检验,对小雨和中雨预报效果较好,TS评分较高,对夜间温度预报平均值绝对误差在1.52~2.52℃之间,平均均方根误差在2.01~2.93℃之间。该系统降水预报质量较高,气温预报误差小,准确率高,对定时、定点、定量的精细化预报具有较高的参考价值。应用自主开发的SDAF软件包,对系统的预报产品进行释用,研制了暴雨、空气质量、极端气温、干热风等预报方法。将多普勒雷达回波强度加入模式,改变模式水汽场,明显改进了预报。对径向速度反演降水系统内部风场进入中尺度模式进行了初步试验,得出了一些有益结论。  相似文献   

海岸地形作用在青岛一次晚秋暴雨过程中的数值模拟分析   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

邰庆国  汤剑平  高留喜  石莹  裴洪芹 《气象科学》2007,27(6):633-640

利用常规资料和卫星、雷达观测,分析了2004年11月9日至10日山东青岛地区一次暴雨的中尺度结构特征,并在初步分析的基础上进行了数值模拟和地形的敏感性对比试验,结果表明:此次暴雨是冷锋前暖区的浅层对流性强降水;西太平洋的水汽是这次暴雨的主要水汽源;模式对这次强降水具有较强的模拟能力;海岸地形作用所产生的次级环流和中尺度重力波,可能是这次对流性强降水的触发机制,同时对这次降水有很大的增幅作用。  相似文献   

A study on mechanical properties and fracturing behavior of Carrara marble with the flat-jointed model     

Yi Cheng  Louis Ngai Yuen Wong 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》2020,44(6):803-822

Overcoming two inherent limitations presented by the standard bonded-particle model (BPM), the flat-jointed model still lacks extensive application. This study hereby conducts a comprehensive investigation on the application of the flat-jointed model in rock mechanics study. First, after a careful examination on the mechanical behavior of the flat-joint contact, a systematic calibration has been conducted to build numerical models matching the mechanical properties of Carrara marble. Second, the validated model is used to simulate the fracturing behavior of marble specimens containing a single or en-echelon flaws. Finally, the appearance of particle flow code (PFC) models has been compared with the results obtained from optical observation in order to establish a possible correlation between PFC models and real marble regarding microcracking behavior. Discussions suggest that to remove the particle size effect, the model resolution (ratio of sample dimension to the average particle diameter) should be larger than 30 in the flat-jointed model and 150 in the BPM, respectively. Results from the above investigations suggest that the flat-jointed model is capable of matching both the mechanical properties and fracturing behavior of Carrara marble. The numerical model is more reliable to predict the fracturing path at the instant of initiation than at failure. Development of initial fractures is not only controlled by the magnitude of tension force but also influenced by the extent of distribution of tension force. The appearance and components of a fracture in flat-jointed models probably reveal not only its property (tensile or shear) but also the corresponding microcracking behavior of real rocks.  相似文献   

Remotely sensed agricultural modification improves prediction of suitable habitat for a threatened lizard     

David T. Y. Wong  William S. Osborne  Stephen D. Sarre  Bernd Gruber 《International journal of geographical information science》2018,32(5):1006-1025

The geographical distribution of a species is limited by factors such as climate, resources, disturbances and species interactions. Environmental niche models attempt to encapsulate these limits and represent them spatially but do not always incorporate disturbance factors. We constructed MaxEnt models derived from a remotely sensed vegetation classification with, and without, an agricultural modification variable. Including agricultural modification improved model performance and led to more sites with native vegetation and fewer sites with exotic or degraded native vegetation being predicted suitable for A. parapulchella. Analysis of a relatively well-surveyed sub-area indicated that including agricultural modification led to slightly higher omission rates but markedly fewer likely false positives. Expert assessment of the model based on mapped habitat also suggested that including agricultural modification improved predictions. We estimate that agricultural modification has led to the destruction or decline of approximately 30–35% of the most suitable habitat in the sub-area studied and approximately 20–25% of suitable habitat across the entire study area, located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Environmental niche models for a range of species, particularly habitat specialists, are likely to benefit from incorporating agricultural modification. Our findings are therefore relevant to threatened species planning and management, particularly at finer spatial scales.  相似文献