Comparison of metal accumulation in the azooxanthellate scleractinian coral (Tubastraea coccinea) from different polluted environments     

Isani Chan  Jia-Jang Hung  Shao-Hung Peng  Li-Chun Tseng  Tung-Yuan Ho  Jiang-Shiou Hwang 《Marine pollution bulletin》2014

The response of metal accumulation in coral Tubastraea coccinea to various degrees of metal enrichment was investigated from the Yin-Yang Sea (YYS) receiving abandoned mining effluents, the Kueishan Islet (KI) hydrothermal vent field, and the nearshore area of remoted Green Island (GI). The concentrations of most dissolved metals were highest in seawater at YYS, followed by KI, and then GI, showing the effects of anthropogenic and venting inputs on metal levels. Five metals (Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Zn) yielded significant differences (p < 0.05) among the skeleton samples. We identified similar patterns in the metal–Ca ratios, indicating that the elevated metals in skeletons was a consequence of external inputs. The coral tissues were relatively sensitive in monitoring metal accumulation, showing significant differences among three locations for Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, and Zn. Specific bioconcentration factors provided strong support for the differential metal accumulation in skeletons and tissues.  相似文献   

The impact of observation systems on medium-range weather forecasting in a global forecast system     

Seung-On Hwang  Song-You Hong 《Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences》2012,48(2):159-170

To investigate the impact of various types of data on medium-range forecasts, observing system experiments are performed using an assimilation algorithm based on the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) reanalysis system. Data-denial experiments for radiosonde, satellite, aircraft, and sea surface observations, and selected data experiments for radiosonde and surface data, are conducted for the boreal summer of 1997 and the boreal winter of 1997/1998. The data assimilation system used in this study is remarkably dependent on radiosonde data, which provides information about the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere. As expected, the impact of radiosonde observations on medium-range forecasts is strongly positive over the Northern Hemisphere and tropics, whereas the satellite system is most beneficial over the Southern Hemisphere. These results are also found in experiments simulating historical changes in observation systems. Over the tropics, assimilation without radiosonde observations generates unbalanced analyses resulting in unrealistic forecasts that must be corrected by the forecast model. Forecasts based on analysis from the observation data before the era of radiosonde observation are found to be less meaningful. In addition, the impacts on forecasts are closely related to the geographical distribution of observation data. The memory of observation data embedded in the analysis tends to persist throughout forecasts. However, cases exist where the effect of forecast error growth is more dominant than that of analysis error, e.g., over East Asia in summer, and where the deficiency in observations is supplemented or the imbalance in analysis is adjusted by the forecast model during the period of forecasts. Forecast error growth may be related to the synoptic correction performed by the data assimilation system. Over data-rich areas, analysis fields are corrected to a greater extent by the data assimilation system than are those over data-poor areas, which can cause the forecast model to produce more forecast errors in medium-range forecasts. It is found that even one month per season is sufficient for forecast skill verification in data impact experiments. Additionally, the use of upper-air observations is found to benefit areas that are downstream of observation data-rich areas.  相似文献   

Characterization and identification of na-cl sources in ground water   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

Panno SV  Hackley KC  Hwang HH  Greenberg SE  Krapac IG  Landsberger S  O'Kelly DJ 《Ground water》2006,44(2):176-187

Elevated concentrations of sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) in surface and ground water are common in the United States and other countries, and can serve as indicators of, or may constitute, a water quality problem. We have characterized the most prevalent natural and anthropogenic sources of Na+ and Cl- in ground water, primarily in Illinois, and explored techniques that could be used to identify their source. We considered seven potential sources that included agricultural chemicals, septic effluent, animal waste, municipal landfill leachate, sea water, basin brines, and road deicers. The halides Cl-, bromide (Br), and iodide (I) were useful indicators of the sources of Na+-Cl- contamination. Iodide enrichment (relative to Cl-) was greatest in precipitation, followed by uncontaminated soil water and ground water, and landfill leachate. The mass ratios of the halides among themselves, with total nitrogen (N), and with Na+ provided diagnostic methods for graphically distinguishing among sources of Na+ and Cl- in contaminated water. Cl/Br ratios relative to Cl- revealed a clear, although overlapping, separation of sample groups. Samples of landfill leachate and ground water known to be contaminated by leachate were enriched in I and Br; this provided an excellent fingerprint for identifying leachate contamination. In addition, total N, when plotted against Cl/Br ratios, successfully separated water contaminated by road salt from water contaminated by other sources.  相似文献   

Seismic performance of a 1 : 15‐scale 25‐story RC flat‐plate core‐wall building model          下载免费PDF全文

Han Seon Lee  Kyung Ran Hwang  Youn Ho Kim 《地震工程与结构动力学》2015,44(6):929-953

Earthquake simulation tests were conducted on a 1 : 15‐scale 25‐story building model to verify the seismic performance of high‐rise reinforced‐concrete flat‐plate core‐wall building structures designed per the recent seismic code KBC 2009 or IBC 2006. The following conclusions can be drawn from the test results: (1) The vertical distribution of acceleration during the table excitations revealed the effect of the higher modes, whereas free vibration after the termination of the table excitations was governed by the first mode. The maximum values of base shear and roof drift during the free vibration are either similar to or larger than the values of the maximum responses during the table excitation. (2) With a maximum roof drift ratio of 0.7% under the maximum considered earthquake in Korea, the lateral stiffness degraded to approximately 50% of the initial stiffness. (3) The crack modes appear to be a combination of flexure and shear in the slab around the peripheral columns and in the coupling beam. Energy dissipation via inelastic deformation was predominant during free vibration after the termination of table excitation rather than during table excitation. Finally, (4) the walls with special boundary elements in the first story did not exhibit any significant inelastic behavior, with a maximum curvature of only 21% of the ultimate curvature, corresponding to an ultimate concrete compressive strain of 0.00638 m/m intended in the displacement‐based design approach. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Tests on cyclic behavior of reinforced concrete frames with brick infill          下载免费PDF全文

Tsung‐Chih Chiou  Shyh‐Jiann Hwang 《地震工程与结构动力学》2015,44(12):1939-1958

This paper reports the results of cyclic loading tests performed on four specimens consisting of reinforced concrete frames with brick infill walls. The brick infill is pre‐laid, followed by the cast in‐place RC columns and beams. Test parameters include the height‐to‐length ratio of the brick infill wall and the mortar compressive strength. Test results reveal that the in‐plane lateral strength of brick infill wall is related to the fracture path. The fracture path for brick infill walls with large height‐to‐length ratios includes bed joints, cross joints, and vertical splitting of bricks. As a result, the lateral strength of this type of brick infill wall is larger. In comparison, the fracture path for brick infill walls with small height‐to‐length ratios only passes through joints, which is the reason why they have lower lateral strength. Mortar with higher strength improves the lateral strength of brick infill wall. In addition to presenting experimental observations in detail, this paper compares the test results with those obtained from existing methods for assessment of seismic resistance. Comments and recommendations are offered with respect to the capabilities of the assessment methods in predicting stiffness, strength, and ultimate deformation capacity of brick infill walls. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Assessment of soil loss in South Korea based on land-cover type     

Chunhwa Jang  Yongchul Shin  Donghyuk Kum  Rogyoung Kim  Jay E. Yang  Sung Chul Kim  Sang Il Hwang  Kyoung Jae Lim  Jeong-Ki Yoon  Youn Shik Park  Younghun Jung 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2015,29(8):2127-2141

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Practically Applicable Central Limit Theorem for Spatial Statistics     

Byeong U. Park  Tae Yoon Kim  Jeong-Soo Park  S. Y. Hwang 《Mathematical Geosciences》2009,41(5):555-569

Let {Z(s):s∈D⊆ℝ ^d } be a zero mean stationary random field observed at a finite number of locations. Lahiri (Sankhya Ser. A 65:356–388, 2003) proved spatial central limit theorems (CLT) for ∑ _i=1 ⁿ Z(s _i ) assuming a ‘nearly infill domain sampling’. Applications of his results depended on the underlying spatial sampling region and the design in a complicated fashion. The main objective of this paper is to provide CLTs that could be applied easily in practice. We present two main results assuming a ‘nearly infill domain sampling’ defined mainly in terms of dependence. Theorem 1 establishes a CLT for ∑ _i=1 ⁿ Z(s _i ) and Theorem 2 is obtained mainly for applications to density estimates. We report on a simulation study for illustrating a way of applying our results in practice.  相似文献   

软件实现的数字视频积分处理器     

黄俊文  刘仁义 《成都信息工程学院学报》1988,(2)

木文从分析气象回波涨落的原因入手,讨论了视频积分处理器参数的选择。从现有硬件实现的数字视频积分器,引导出以全软件实现数字视频积分器的方案。实践证明,软件数字视频积分器与硬件数字视频积分器具有同样的功能,并且具有开发灵活、适用性强的特。点该处理器已经应用在713天气雷达数字化系统中。  相似文献   

西南极利文斯顿岛百耳斯半岛中生代火山岩地球化学特征   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

郑祥身  李钟益 《岩石学报》1998,14(4):503-519

西南极利文斯顿岛百耳斯半岛中生代火山岩是晚侏罗纪至晚白垩纪三期火山活动的产物。岩石普遍贫钾,轻稀土元素略为富集,但轻重稀土分馏不强烈;Ｓｒ、Ｋ、Ｒｂ、Ｂａ、Ｔｈ等大离子亲石元素（ＬＩＬ）明显富集,Ｎｂ和Ｔａ明显亏损,过渡金属族元素Ｃｒ和Ｎｉ强烈亏损,表明它们属于火山弧环境中生成的钙碱性系列岩石。白垩纪中期和白垩纪晚期岩石的８７Ｓｒ／８６Ｓｒ比值主要在０．７０３９～０．７０５３之间变化,εＮｄ＞０,８７Ｓｒ／８６Ｓｒ相对１／Ｓｒ、Ｒｂ、Ｋ和ＳｉＯ２等的变化不大,表明其源区岩浆可能直接来自上地幔,很少受到壳源物质的混染。而晚侏罗纪火山岩的Ｓｒ同位素比值较高,说明早期岩浆可能受到少量地壳物质的混染。但在Ｔｈ／Ｔａ－Ｔｈ和Ｔｈ／Ｓｍ－Ｔｈ图解上所有岩石的投影点分布趋势相同,趋势线的斜率＞０。百耳斯半岛中生代火山岩是上地幔部分熔融生成的同源岩浆不同期的产物  相似文献   

The interference of a semi-submerged obstacle on the porous breakwater     

H. T. Ou Yang  L. H. Huang  W. S. Hwang 《Applied Ocean Research》1997,19(5-6):263-273

The interaction of a linear water wave in a channel of constant depth impinging on a vertical thin porous breakwater with a semi-submerged and fixed rectangular obstacle in front of it is investigated. The water follows conventional assumptions as an irrotational, incompressible, and inviscid fluid flow. The solid skeleton of the porous breakwater is assumed to be rigid and thin. We get the general solution by applying the eigenfunction expansion method and solve it with a numerical matrix solver. In order to verify the correctness of the general solution, wave flume experiments are conducted. Two asymptotic solutions for long and short incoming waves are also obtained. Both experiments and asymptotic solutions show good agreement with the general solution at proper limits. Finally, the effect of the fixed obstacle on the porous breakwater is discussed, and a general guide of how to obtain better energy trapping is delivered.  相似文献