Influence of pore size and geometry on peat unsaturated hydraulic conductivity computed from 3D computed tomography image analysis     

F. Rezanezhad  W. L. Quinton  J. S. Price  T. R. Elliot  D. Elrick  K. R. Shook 《水文研究》2010,24(21):2983-2994

In organic soils, hydraulic conductivity is related to the degree of decomposition and soil compression, which reduce the effective pore diameter and consequently restrict water flow. This study investigates how the size distribution and geometry of air‐filled pores control the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of peat soils using high‐resolution (45 µm) three‐dimensional (3D) X‐ray computed tomography (CT) and digital image processing of four peat sub‐samples from varying depths under a constant soil water pressure head. Pore structure and configuration in peat were found to be irregular, with volume and cross‐sectional area showing fractal behaviour that suggests pores having smaller values of the fractal dimension in deeper, more decomposed peat, have higher tortuosity and lower connectivity, which influences hydraulic conductivity. The image analysis showed that the large reduction of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity with depth is essentially controlled by air‐filled pore hydraulic radius, tortuosity, air‐filled pore density and the fractal dimension due to degree of decomposition and compression of the organic matter. The comparisons between unsaturated hydraulic conductivity computed from the air‐filled pore size and geometric distribution showed satisfactory agreement with direct measurements using the permeameter method. This understanding is important in characterizing peat properties and its heterogeneity for monitoring the progress of complex flow processes at the field scale in peatlands. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Inversion of multiple thermal indicators: Quantitative methods of determining paleoheat flux and geological parameters. II. Theoretical development for chemical, physical, and geological parameters     

I. Lerche 《Mathematical Geology》1988,20(2):73-96

Using the logic for quantitative inversion of present-day downhole thermal indicators, the inversion procedure can be used to determine unknown, or poorly known, chemical and physical parameters as well as other geological quantities of interest which impact on burial history and thermal history of an evolving sedimentary basin. Some such quantities are: amount of erosion and timing of unconformities, paleo-overpressuring, stratigraphic age, timing of igneous intrusion and insertion temperature, overthrust timing and frictional heating, fault and slump timing, effects due to emplacement of a radiocative layer, and salt emplacement and dissolution timing. Combining a priori unknown values of these chemical/physical and geological parameters with unknown (a priori) paleoheat flux variations, a theoretical scheme, called thermal indicator tomography, is developed for the systematic determination of all parameters at the same time and on the same footing. Case histories will be discussed in subsequent papers in this series.  相似文献   

迭代法井间地震衍射层析成像     

Lu ChuanhEng  Gu Xianming 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》1994,(2)

从各向同性非均匀介质中弹性波波动方程出发，导出了在弱不均匀条件下，频率－波数域衍射场方程，给出了格林函数解析解。在电磁波地球物理层析成像数据合成的基础上，用类“体电流法（ＶＣＭ）”，将解析解线性化，得到未作Ｂｏｒｎ近似或Ｒｙｔｏｖ近似的衍射场数值解，便于计算合成数据。采用迭代法进行反演，每步迭代中，采用等比Ｎｅｕｍａｎｎ级数解；反问题用ＳＶＤ法求解，探讨了阻尼因子的取法。数值模型试验表明，这种算法是有效和成功的，成像的分辨率较高，对介质的均匀性要求有所降低，为实际应用创造了进一步条件。  相似文献   

The Trade-Off Between Volumetric and Topographic Structure For Seismic Traveltimes: 660 Km Topography and Mantle Structure     

Arthur Rodgers  John Wahr 《Geophysical Journal International》1994,117(1):19-32

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3-D velocity structure of the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California—I. P waves     

Jennifer S. Scott  T. Guy Masters  Frank L. Vernon 《Geophysical Journal International》1994,119(2):611-626

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Relative-error-based non-linear inversion: application to seismic traveltime tomography     

Shunhua Cao  Stewart Greenhalgh 《Geophysical Journal International》1995,121(3):684-694

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Evidence for proportionality of P and S heterogeneity in the lower mantle     

G. S. Robertson  J. H. Woodhouse 《Geophysical Journal International》1995,123(1):85-116

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早期左心功能不全的一种CT征象——胸膜下区宽带状影的研究     

孙伯章  蒋国民  黄晓英  刘赓年 《CT理论与应用研究》1993,(2)

早期左心功能不全的诊断目前仍较困难,作者在部分病人的胸部CT 图象上发现一种胸膜下区宽带状影与早期左心功能不全有密切关系,表现为两肺背部呈带状的模糊影象,这种胸膜下宽带状影对诊断早期左心功能不全,尤其是舒张功能有一定的临床意义。  相似文献   

CT扫描参数优选对辐射防护的贡献     

李建平  马爱武  张培功  徐惠英 《CT理论与应用研究》1993,(4)

作者参照国际放射防护委员会(ICRP)1991年60号出版物规定的实践中放射防护原则,设计CT扫描中患者及公众放射防护方策,通过优选予置扫描参数和适时扫描参数,降低CT 受检者的辐射剂量,并业已经过辐射测量实验结果的证实。对此,做一介绍。  相似文献   

石油物探技术的进展   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：2  

马在田  徐仲达 《地球物理学进展》1993,8(3):29-44

概括地论述了石油物探技术在80年代的新进展.与70年代相比,80年代石油地球物理勘探技术取得了前所未有的成就;同时,也存在不少亟待解决的问题,且难度相当大.这些问题正是90年代所面临的研究课题.  相似文献