Sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to northwestern Saskatchewan lakes east of the Athabasca oil sands     

《Organic Geochemistry》2015

The past several decades have witnessed a significant expansion of mining activities in the Athabasca oil sands region, raising concerns about their impact on the surrounding boreal forest ecosystem. To better understand the extent to which distal sites are impacted by oil sands-derived airborne contaminants, we examine sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments and dated sediment cores from Saskatchewan lakes situated ∼100–220 km east–northeast of the main area of bitumen mining activities. The concentrations and fluxes of both parent and alkylated PAHs are low and show considerable variability over the past 70–100 years. Small yet discernible increases in PAH concentrations and fluxes occurred over the past 30 years, a trend which coincides with the rapid growth in bitumen production. However, several lines of evidence point to wildfires as the principal source of PAHs to these lakes: (1) the significant co-variations in most cores between retene (1-methyl-7-isopropyl phenanthrene) and other groups of parent and alkylated PAHs, (2) the similarity in compound specific δ¹³C signatures of the parent PAHs phenanthrene and pyrene in recently deposited surficial sediments and those corresponding to time intervals considerably pre-dating the large scale development of the oil sands and (3) the discernible up-core increases in the proportion of refractory carbon (i.e., char) in Rock-Eval 6 data. The collective evidence points to softwood combustion from boreal forest fires as the principal source of retene in sediments and the general increase in forest fire activity in this region over the past several decades as the source of refractory carbon. Mining activities associated with the Athabasca oil sands are thus not considered a major source of PAHs to these lakes.  相似文献   

北京市基础地理信息DLG数据库物理无缝数据层的更新方法探讨     

罗晓燕  冯学兵 《北京测绘》2009,(4):1-3

针对北京市基础地理信息DLG数据库物理无缝数据层的更新方案进行了探讨，并介绍了具体更新流程设计及相应的更新编辑实施方法，旨在建立一种高效可行的物理无缝数据更新机制，以减少对不同比例尺每一版更新数据的重复拼接整合工作。  相似文献   

应用复合微生物制剂控制养殖水体水质因子初探   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

吴伟 《广东海洋大学学报》1997,(1)

应用复合微生物制剂对养殖水体中各项水质因子进行控制和处理。结果表明：浓度为25×10-6～50×10－6处理效果最佳，温度、作用时间等对处理结果有一定的影响。应用复合微生物制剂是目前水质处理中一种较为理想的方法。  相似文献   

Qualitative satellite image analysis: Mapping spatial distribution of farming types in Ethiopia     

Anders Wästfelt  Tsegaye TegenuMichael M. Nielsen  Bo Malmberg 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2012,32(2):465-476

Satellite images have enormous potential for qualitative land use analysis. This paper presents empirical results that demonstrate how normally invisible dimensions produced by land use can be identified by enriching satellite data with qualitative information from field studies.Land use can be defined as the intentional use of a specific piece of land resulting in patterns of ecological responses that are visible in the land cover and landscape. Responses to land use often result in a heterogeneous combination of reflectance in satellite images. Statistical methods used in the classification of satellite imagery are limited in their capacity to handle categories consisting of heterogeneous combinations of spectral values. To overcome this limitation, a contextual post-classification method has been used to map land cover configurations as related to different agricultural practices in the district of Sodo, Ethiopia.The results show that it is possible to map socio-spatial distribution of different agricultural and socioeconomic practices on a regional level by combining field observations and spatial contextual information. The empirical findings show local agricultural activity variations in cash crop production and subsistence agriculture in the Sodo district of Ethiopia.  相似文献   

Winkler model for dynamic response of composite caisson–piles foundations: Seismic response     

《Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering》2014

A simplified method with a dynamic Winkler model to study the seismic response of composite caisson–piles foundations (CCPF¹) is developed. Firstly, with the dynamic Winkler model, the kinematic response of the CCPF subjected to vertically propagating seismic S-wave is analyzed by coupling the responses of caisson part and pile part. Secondly, a simplified model for the foundation–structure system is created with the structure simplified as a lumped mass connected to the foundation with an elastic column, and through the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) this model is enabled to solve transient seismic problems. Thirdly, the proposed method for the seismic response of CCPF-structure systems is verified by comparison against 3D dynamic finite element simulation, in which the Domain Reduction Method (DRM²) is utilized. Lastly, the mechanism and significance of adding piles in improving the earthquake resistance of the foundation and structure is analyzed through an example with different soil conditions. Discovered in this study is that adding piles under the caisson is an efficient way to increase seismic resistant capability of the soil–foundation–structure system, and the main mechanism of that is the elimination of the pseudo-resonance.  相似文献   

The progress of human geography in China under the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Gengzhi HUANG  Shuying LENG 《地理学报(英文版)》2018,28(12):1735-1756

This paper analyzes the role of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in advancing human geography in China by focusing on five key research areas: land use, urban systems and urban agglomeration, economic globalization, climate change and social and cultural geographies. All NSFC-funded human geography programs related to these five topics from 1986 to 2017 comprise the sample for analysis, and the research topics, content, teams, and peer-reviewed journal publications supported by these programs are investigated. Specifically, this paper analyzes the NSFC’s promotion of the expansion of research topics in response to national developmental needs and the shifting frontiers of human geography research internationally, its enhancement of interdisciplinary research, and its contributions to the assembly of specialized research teams. The paper also reports important progress in Chinese human geography over the past 30 years through the institutional lens of the NSFC, revealing major characteristics and trends in the discipline. The paper concludes by calling for further collaboration between the research community and the NSFC for the development of a locally suitable and globally influential Chinese human geography.  相似文献   

国家自然科学基金项目资助的地貌学研究现状与效应   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

程维明  刘樯漪  申元村 《地理学报》2016,71(7):1255-1261

通过对2010-2015年国家自然科学基金资助下地貌学研究项目的总体状况、项目类型、依托单位、研究区域、人才队伍、研究热点、成果产出、获奖及社会效应等方面的分析,归纳概括地貌学的研究现状与态势等。结果表明：近5年来,地貌学获得的资助项目呈上升趋势,相关研究不断深入,各类研究团队显著壮大;研究系统已由高等院校为主逐渐发展成高等院校与科研机构并行的格局;不同地域地貌学研究的发展程度、研究对象及热点问题均表现出一定的区域不均衡性;构造、河流水文、黄土、冰川、风沙等是目前中国地貌学研究的主体方向。从资助项目的研究成果和产生效应来看,地貌学研究得到恢复和较快速发展,发表论文的数量和质量稳步提升,资助项目成果获奖层次高、社会效益显著。  相似文献   

Foundations of cable car towers upon alpine glaciers     

Wolfgang Fellin  Bernhard Lackinger 《Acta Geotechnica》2007,2(4):291-300

This paper presents a design approach for strip footings upon glacier ice. Safety against ultimate limit state is proved by the geotechnical slip-line field solution by Prandtl. Glacier ice at 0°C can be modelled as purely cohesive material. Statistical evaluation of uniaxial compression tests with high strain rate revealed a mean value of the cohesion of 600 kPa and a characteristic value c _k = 355 kPa (5% fractile). With a coefficient of variation V _c = 0.3, the partial safety factor turns out to be γ _c = 1.9. An approximate solution for estimating the creep settlement rate is presented to check the serviceability limit state: with the width b of the strip foundation, p the foundation pressure and for ice at 0°C. Experiences on Stubai glacier with grate shaped footings showed that creep settlements occurring per year due to maximum foundation pressures 250 kPa did not influence the operation and the maintenance of the cable cars.  相似文献   

内蒙古固阳福顺店渣尔泰山群增隆昌组的风暴沉积特征     

李海珍 《沉积与特提斯地质》1999,19(6):49-52

本文着重叙述了渣尔泰山群增隆昌组的沉积特征和沉积相序特征 ,并对其成因进行了分析 ,区内的增隆昌组白云岩为一风暴沉积相序 ,该相序的发现对进一步研究渣尔泰山群的沉积环境及古地理特征具有一定意义。  相似文献   

实散组合桩承载原理及应用   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3  

王长科  戴志祥  柯文开 《工程地质学报》1999,7(4):327-331

本文提出了实散组合桩概念,即一根桩由上下两段组成,上段是实体桩,下段是散体桩。这样就克服了散体桩通常桩头承载能力低的缺陷。本文对实散组合桩的受力概念进行了分析研究,给出了其承载力、沉降、临界桩长等计算方法和公式。最后介绍了首次工程实例。  相似文献