Sediment accumulation rates in Conowingo reservoir as determined by man-made and natural radionuclides     

R. I. McLean  J. K. Summers  C. R. Olsen  S. L. Domotor  I. L. Larsen  H. Wilson 《Estuaries and Coasts》1991,14(2):148-156

The Susquehanna River is the major contributor to sediment loadings in the Chesapeake Bay. Because many environmental contaminants are associated with suspended particulates, the degree of particle retention within the reservoirs of the lower Susquehanna River is an important consideration in evaluating contaminant loadings to the Chesapeake Bay. Profiles of weapons-test Cs-137, nuclear power plant-related Cs-134 and Cs-137, and naturally-derived Pb-120 were used to estimate rates of sediment accretion in the conowingo Reservioir, an impoundment of the Susquehanna River along the Maryland-Pennsylvania border. Net accretion rates ranged from about 2 cm yr^?1 downstream of a nuclear power plant cooling discharge to a high of about 7 cm yr^?1 at the mount of an incoming creek. Slight, but consistent, increases in the annual rate of accretion since the creation of the reservoir in 1928 are apparent. The current net average annual sediment load reatined by the reservoir is estimated to be 0.4×10⁶ to 1.5 × 10⁶ metric tons yr^?1. The retained sediment load represents about 8–23% of the long-time average sediment input to the reservoir.  相似文献   

BDRM理论在双轴海洋声道中的应用     

张林  笪良龙  卢晓亭 《海洋通报(英文版)》2007,9(2):12-17

由于表面声道与深海声道间的耦合效应,声波在双轴海洋声道中的传播比较复杂,因此求解双轴海洋声道中的声场就比较困难。在 WKBZ 本征函数的基础上,推导出了参考界面相位修正的一致表达式,并将浅海声传播的波束位移射线简正波(BDRM)理论应用于计算双轴海洋声道中的声场,进行了数值模拟并与传统简正波方法进行比较,结果表明应用 BDRM 理论计算的传播损失具有很高的精度和速度,可以对双轴海洋声道内声传播问题进行分析和预报。  相似文献   

Pollutant—particle associations and dynamics in coastal marine environments: a review     

C. R. Olsen  N. H. Cutshall  I. L. Larsen 《Marine Chemistry》1982,11(6):501-533

A wide variety of substances, including known or potential pollutants, become associated with particles in coastal marine environments. This association may result from: (1) ion exchange, precipitation, or hydrophobic interactions with the particle surface, (2) co-precipitation with iron and manganese hydrous oxide coatings, (3) complexation with organic substances bound or aggregated with particles, (4) incorporation into mineral lattices, organisms or fecal material, or (5) flocculation of colloidal organic and inorganic matter during river and sea water mixing. The transport, accumulation and fate of such chemically-reactive pollutants in coastal marine environments are governed to a great extent by particle dynamics. Understanding of the mechanisms and processes affecting pollutant-particle associations and dynamics allows the prediction of the fate of a wide variety of pollutants in estuarine, coastal and marine environments.  相似文献   

Cellular energy allocation in the Arctic sea ice amphipod Gammarus wilkitzkii exposed to the water soluble fractions of oil     

Olsen GH  Carroll J  Sva E  Camus L 《Marine environmental research》2008,66(1):213-214

Increasing offshore oil and gas activities in the European Arctic has raised concerns of the potential anthropogenic impact of oil-related compounds on the polar marine ecosystem. We measured cellular energy allocation (CEA) in the sea ice amphipod Gammarus wilkitzkii after exposure for one month to the water soluble fraction (WSF) of oil. The CEA biomarker measures the energy budget of organisms by biochemically assessing changes in carbohydrates, protein and lipid content as well as the electron transport system activity. A significantly higher protein content was observed in the medium dose compared to controls, while the total energy budget was not affected in G. wilkitzkii. This indicates that parts of the energy budget of G. wilkitzkii, which is a key species in the Arctic ecosystem, is affected by a WSF of oil.  相似文献   

CFD modeling of plume and free surface behavior resulting from a sub-sea gas release     

Schalk Cloete  Jan Erik Olsen  Paal Skjetne 《Applied Ocean Research》2009,31(3):220-225

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藏南隆子县模麓温泉群水文地球化学特征及成因机制研究          下载免费PDF全文

周鹏  孙明露  张云辉  荣峰  达娃  万忠焱  刘恭喜  彭清华  胡华山  旦增  刘振峰 《沉积与特提斯地质》2023,43(2):322-339

藏南地区地热资源丰富,是喜马拉雅地热带的重要组成部分,有望成为新的地热资源开发靶区。本文以藏南桑日-错那活动构造带内模麓温泉群为研究对象,以水化学和氢氧氚同位素为研究方法,分析模麓温泉群的水岩作用、热储温度、补给来源及径流时间,揭示了地热水的成因机制。模麓地热水pH在6.6～7.2之间,TDS为1 908mg/L～2 326 mg/L,水化学类型以HCO3·Cl-Na型和HCO3·Cl-Na·Ca型为主。地热水中主要阴阳离子来源于硅酸盐矿物的溶解和少量地球深部物质。利用硅-焓方程法和硅-焓图解法计算的初始热储温度为198℃～256℃,冷水混入比例为68%～85%。此外,对地热水中的Li、B、F等微量元素分析得出,研究区温泉水中微量组分除来自水-岩作用外,应该还与深部流体的混入有关,且该地区的氢氧同位素特征表明地下水补给主要来源于大气降水,补给高程为5 652m～5 664m,模麓地热水中的氚含量<0.5TU,表明其地热水为老水,有更长的径流时间,为水-岩作用提供了充足的时间,而宿麦郎曲河水为新水,补给径流时间短。研究区地热水与围岩遮拉组砂板岩发生水-岩作用,进行离子交换作用,在地...  相似文献   

兰州城市人口空间结构演变格局及调控路径   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：2  

张志斌  潘晶  达福文 《地理研究》2012,31(11):2055-2068

以街道和乡镇层面的人口统计数据为基础,综合应用ArcGIS和GS+Version7等软件对兰州市人口空间演变进行定量分析。结果表明:自1982年至2009年,兰州市人口呈逐年“向心聚集”态势,但不同阶段、不同街区人口空间增长存在显着差异;街道和乡镇人口密度差距逐年增大,高密度街区个数增多、范围扩大;距离人口高密度中心越远,人口密度的正相关性逐渐削弱,负相关性则逐渐增强,空间自相关范围不断增大;人口空间分布整体呈“东密西疏”格局,并呈现“双中心”空间结构。人口的极不均衡分布,带来了环境污染、交通拥挤、住宅紧张、就业困难等一系列问题。通过构建多中心城市结构、调整产业空间布局、平衡配置基础设施和引导人口有序流动等方面进行综合调控,不断优化人口空间分布,保障城市的可持续发展。  相似文献   

Odyssey: a solar system mission     

B. Christophe  P. H. Andersen  J. D. Anderson  S. Asmar  Ph. Bério  O. Bertolami  R. Bingham  F. Bondu  Ph. Bouyer  S. Bremer  J.-M. Courty  H. Dittus  B. Foulon  P. Gil  U. Johann  J. F. Jordan  B. Kent  C. Lämmerzahl  A. Lévy  G. Métris  O. Olsen  J. Pàramos  J. D. Prestage  S. V. Progrebenko  E. Rasel  A. Rathke  S. Reynaud  B. Rievers  E. Samain  T. J. Sumner  S. Theil  P. Touboul  S. Turyshev  P. Vrancken  P. Wolf  N. Yu 《Experimental Astronomy》2009,23(2):529-547

The Solar System Odyssey mission uses modern-day high-precision experimental techniques to test the laws of fundamental physics which determine dynamics in the solar system. It could lead to major discoveries by using demonstrated technologies and could be flown within the Cosmic Vision time frame. The mission proposes to perform a set of precision gravitation experiments from the vicinity of Earth to the outer Solar System. Its scientific objectives can be summarized as follows: (1) test of the gravity force law in the Solar System up to and beyond the orbit of Saturn; (2) precise investigation of navigation anomalies at the fly-bys; (3) measurement of Eddington’s parameter at occultations; (4) mapping of gravity field in the outer solar system and study of the Kuiper belt. To this aim, the Odyssey mission is built up on a main spacecraft, designed to fly up to 13 AU, with the following components: (a) a high-precision accelerometer, with bias-rejection system, measuring the deviation of the trajectory from the geodesics, that is also giving gravitational forces; (b) Ka-band transponders, as for Cassini, for a precise range and Doppler measurement up to 13 AU, with additional VLBI equipment; (c) optional laser equipment, which would allow one to improve the range and Doppler measurement, resulting in particular in an improved measurement (with respect to Cassini) of the Eddington’s parameter. In this baseline concept, the main spacecraft is designed to operate beyond the Saturn orbit, up to 13 AU. It experiences multiple planetary fly-bys at Earth, Mars or Venus, and Jupiter. The cruise and fly-by phases allow the mission to achieve its baseline scientific objectives [(1) to (3) in the above list]. In addition to this baseline concept, the Odyssey mission proposes the release of the Enigma radio-beacon at Saturn, allowing one to extend the deep space gravity test up to at least 50 AU, while achieving the scientific objective of a mapping of gravity field in the outer Solar System [(4) in the above list].   相似文献   

(Na,Ca)(Ti3+,Mg)Si2O6-clinopyroxenes at high pressure: influence of cation substitution on elastic behavior and phase transition     

Angela Ullrich  Ronald Miletich  Tonci Balic-Zunic  Lars Olsen  Fabrizio Nestola  Manfred Wildner  Haruo Ohashi 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2010,37(1):25-43

A compressional study of (Na,Ca)(Ti³⁺,Mg)Si₂O₆-clinopyroxenes was carried out at high pressures between 10⁻⁴ and 10.2 GPa using in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and optical absorption spectroscopy. Compressional discontinuities accompanied by structural changes, in particular, the appearance of two distinct Ti³⁺–Ti³⁺ distances within the octahedral chains at 4.37 GPa, provide evidence for the occurrence of a phase transition in NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆. Equation-of-state parameters are K ₀ = 115.9(7) GPa with K′ = −0.9(3) and K ₀ = 102.7(8) GPa with K′ = 4.08(5) for the low- and high-pressure range, respectively. The transition involves a C2/c–P [`1] \overline{1} symmetry change, which can be confirmed by the occurrence of new modes in Raman spectra. Since no significant discontinuity in the evolution of the unit-cell volume with pressure has been observed, the transition appears to be second-order in character. The influence of the coupled substitution Na⁺Ti³⁺↔Ca²⁺Mg²⁺ on the static compression behavior and the structural stability has been investigated using a sample of the intermediate composition (Na_0.54Ca_0.46)(Mg_0.46Ti_0.54)Si₂O₆. No evidence for a deviation from continuous compression behavior has been found, neither in lattice parameter nor in structural data and the fit of a third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation-of-state to the pressure–volume data yields a bulk modulus of K ₀ = 109.1(5) GPa and K′ = 5.02(13). Raman and polarized absorption spectra have been compared to NaTiSi₂O₆ and reveal major similarities. The main driving force for the phase transition in NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆ is the localization of the Ti³⁺ d-electron and the accompanying distortion, which is suppressed in the (Na,Ca)(Ti³⁺,Mg)Si₂O₆-clinopyroxene.  相似文献   

Effect of Sediment Nutrient Enrichment and Grazing on Turtle Grass <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thalassia testudinum</Emphasis> in Jobos Bay,Puerto Rico     

Ylva S. Olsen  Ivan Valiela 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(3):769-783

We examined the effect of nutrients and grazers on Thalassia testudinum in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico by fertilizing sediment and manipulating grazer abundances. Bottom-up effects were variable: Added nutrients did not increase seagrass aboveground biomass, but decreased belowground biomass—perhaps as a result of less biomass being allocated to belowground structures in response to greater nutrient supply in porewater. Experimental fencing of 1.5 × 1.5 m plots provided shelter that attracted large aggregations of fish, including seagrass herbivores. Seagrass biomass and shoot density decreased with increasing abundance of herbivorous fish, indicating a significant top-down effect. There were interactions between nutrient supply, provision of shelter, and grazing pressure. Fertilization enhanced seagrass %N; however, %N also increased in unfertilized plots that were fenced, most likely due to uptake of N excreted from the large numbers of fish associated with the fences. Only plots where shelter was provided and fertilizer was applied to sediments exhibited evidence of heavy grazing, reducing both seagrass cover and aboveground biomass. In the unfertilized fenced plots, signs of grazing were fewer despite large abundances of fish and enhanced nutritional quality of seagrass leaves. This suggests the possibility that high nutrient availability in sediments lowered concentrations of chemical defense compounds in the seagrass and that cues other than %N may have been involved in stimulating grazing. This study highlights the complexity of bottom-up and top-down interactions in seagrass systems and the important role of refuge availability in shaping the relative strengths of these controls.  相似文献