Estimates of global N2O emissions from cattle, pig and chicken manure, including a discussion of CH4 emissions     

M. G. M. Berges  P. J. Crutzen 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》1996,24(3):241-269

Humans seem to have doubled the global rate of terrestrial nitrogen fixation. Globally 50–70% (85 Tg, 1 Tg=10¹² g) of the nitrogen supplied in fertilizer (80 Tg N/a) and leguminous crops (40–80 Tg N/a) are used to feed cattle. The aim of the present study was to derive some estimates of global N₂O production from animal manure. As the parameter giving the most stable numerical basis for regional and global extrapolation we adopted the molar emission ratios of N₂O to NH₃. These ratios were measured in cattle, pig and chicken housings with different manure handling systems, in dung-heaps and in liquid manure storage tanks. Individual molar emission ratios from outside manure piles varied over two orders of magnitude, strongly dependent on the treatment of the manure. A median emission ratio of 1.6×10^-2 (n=65) was obtained in cow-sheds with slatted floors and liquid manure stored underneath and a median ratio of 24×10^-2 (n=31) was measured in a beef cattle housing with a solid manure handling system.We next extrapolated to global NH₃ emissions from those estimated for Europe, using N uptake by the animals as a scaling factor. Multiplication with observed N₂O to NH₃ ratios next provided some estimates of regional and global N₂O emissions. To account for the great variability of the emission ratios of N₂O/NH₃, we developed upper and lower case emission scenarios, based on lower and upper quartiles of measured emission ratios. The global emission from cattle and swine manure is in the range of 0.2–2.5 Tg N-N₂O/a, representing 44+-39% of the annual atmospheric accumulation rate. This N₂O emission arises from about 40 Tg N/a of cattle and pig manure stored in or at animal housings. We did not account for N₂O emissions from another 50 Tg N/a excreted by grazing cattle, goats and sheep, and application of the manure to agricultural fields. Our study makes it clear that major anthropogenic N₂O emissions may well arise from animal manure. The large uncertainty of emission ratios, which we encountered, show that much more intense research efforts are necessary to determine the factors that influence N₂O emissions from domestic animal manure both in order to derive a more reliable global estimate of N₂O release and to propose alternative waste treatment methods causing smaller N₂O releases. In our studies we found large enhancements in N₂O releases when straw was added to the manure, which is a rather common practice. In view of the ongoing discussion in Europe to re-install the traditional solid manure system (bed down cattle) for environmental and animal welfare reasons, it is noteworthy that our measurements indicate highest N₂O release from this particulary system.In a similar manner, but based on a smaller data set, we also estimated the release of CH₄ from cattle and swine manure and from liquid manure only to be about 9 Tg/year in good agreement with the estimate by the Environmental Protection Agency (1994) of 8.6+-2.6 Tg/year. A total annual methane release as high as 34 Tg/a was derived for solid and liquid cattle and pig manure from animals in housings.  相似文献   

Evidence for periodic seismicity in the inner Aegean seismic zone     

G. A. Papadopoulos  Ph. Voidomatis 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1987,125(4):613-628

The most complete and reliable data of strong (M _s6.5), shallow (h<70 km) earthquakes which occurred in the inner Aegean seismic zone have been utilized to describe its seismicity time variation during 1800–1986 by two independent statistical models. The first is a sequentially stationary model of seismicity rates which shows that intervals of low seismicity rate, lasting for some 37 years, alternate with high rate intervals of 8–12 years duration. The second model is a statistical model according which seismic energy released within 5-year time windows approximates a harmonic curve within a period of about 50 years. This model is in agreement with the notion that the time series of strong earthquake occurrences in the inner Aegean seismic zone consists of a random (shocks withM _s=6.5–6.8) and a nonrandom component (M _s6.9). Maxima and minima of the harmonic curve coincide with the high and low rate intervals, respectively. A model of regional stationary accumulation of thermal stresses along certain seismic belts and their cyclic relaxation may explain this periodicity.  相似文献   

Seismicity trends and potential for large earthquakes in the Alaska-Aleutian region   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

Charles G. Bufe  Stuart P. Nishenko  David J. Varnes 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1994,142(1):83-99

The high likelihood of a gap-filling thrust earthquake in the Alaska subduction zone within this decade is indicated by two independent methods: analysis of historic earthquake recurrence data and time-to-failure analysis applied to recent decades of instrumental data. Recent (May 1993) earthquake activity in the Shumagin Islands gap is consistent with previous projections of increases in seismic release, indicating that this segment, along with the Alaska Peninsula segment, is approaching failure. Based on this pattern of accelerating seismic release, we project the occurrence of one or moreM7.3 earthquakes in the Shumagin-Alaska Peninsula region during 1994–1996. Different segments of the Alaska-Aleutian seismic zone behave differently in the decade or two preceding great earthquakes, some showing acceleration of seismic release (type A zones), while others show deceleration (type D zones). The largest Alaska-Aleutian earthquakes—in 1957, 1964, and 1965—originated in zones that exhibit type D behavior. Type A zones currently showing accelerating release are the Shumagin, Alaska Peninsula, Delarof, and Kommandorski segments. Time-to-failure analysis suggests that the large earthquakes could occur in these latter zones within the next few years.  相似文献   

燃煤过程中氯氟烃的产生和释放   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

李家熙  王军芝  饶竹  李红  李奇  罗松光  徐新  王迎红 《岩矿测试》2004,23(1):1-5

用静态去除燃煤产生的CO2气体,经冷阱两步浓缩,气相色谱-质谱对燃煤产生的烟气样品进行了检测,近100种物质被检测出,其中,二氟二氯甲烷与当地大气背景相比呈显著异常.随着燃烧温度的变化,二氟二氯甲烷具规律性变化,当燃炉温度达到400℃左右时,氟里昂释放达到峰值.燃煤过程中,二氟二氯甲烷含量变化表现出与氯甲烷有明显的正相关关系,表明氟里昂的生成同氯甲烷有着密切的内在联系.除了氟里昂外,燃煤过程中产生的氯甲烷对大气环境的影响也不容忽视.  相似文献   

2002年上半年全球地震活动     

范洪顺 《国际地震动态》2003,(4):16-19

2002年上半年，全球发生MW≥6．5地震16次，其中13次浅源地震，2次中源地震，1次深源地震；发生MW≥7．0地震6次。上半年MW≥7．0地震的地震矩释放是1976年以来的偏低水平。中国及邻区地震活动比较活跃：3月3日，在兴都库什地区发生了1次MW7．3中源地震；6月28日，在中国吉林汪清发生了1次MW7．3深源地震。统计检验表明，地震矩释放表现出持久性质。  相似文献   

Extraction of hysteretic properties of seismically isolated bridges from quick‐release field tests     

Qingbin Chen  Bruce M. Douglas  Emmanuel A. Maragakis  Ian G. Buckle 《地震工程与结构动力学》2002,31(2):333-351

A simple procedure for identifying hysteretic properties of seismically isolated bridges from full‐scale quick‐release tests is presented in this paper. An analytical solution for the quick‐release response of a SDOF system with a bilinear spring is derived. Based on the solution, some characteristics of such systems are obtained. A time domain optimization method is employed to identify the hysteretic properties of the lead–rubber bearings installed in seismically isolated bridges. The total damping effects of the isolation system are expressed as a combination of the rate‐independent (hysteretic) damping and the linear viscous damping. The Menegotto–Pinto (MP) model and bilinear model are used to represent the force–displacement relation of the lead–rubber bearings. In both the longitudinal and transverse directions the bridges have been idealized as single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems. Time histories recorded from the field quick‐release tests on two bridges are used for the examples presented herein. The hysteretic loops of the isolators obtained from laboratory tests are compared with those obtained using the optimization method, and they agree well. In conclusion, the procedure shown in this paper can be used to identify the essential in situ hysteretic characteristics of isolation bearings from quick‐release field testing. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Predicting fine sediment dynamics along a pool-riffle mountain channel   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Sara Rathburn  Ellen Wohl   《Geomorphology》2003,55(1-4):111

Fine sediment dynamics in mountain rivers are of concern because of implications for aquatic habitat, channel stability, and downstream sediment yields. Many mountain river systems have episodic fine sediment transport because of infrequent, point-source sediment inputs from landslides; basin instability triggered by land uses such as logging; or infrequent mobilization of the coarse surface layer in channels. Dam removal, which is now more likely along mountain rivers, may also provide a substantial fine sediment input to downstream channel reaches.Fine sediment storage in the interstices of spawning gravels and within pools along mountain rivers is of particular interest because of impacts to aquatic organisms. In this study we focus on sediment dynamics within pools of the North Fork Poudre River in Colorado as an example of the processes controlling fine sediment deposition, storage, and transport within laterally constricted pools. The 1996 release of 7000 m³ of silt-to gravel-sized sediment from a reservoir on the North Fork provided an opportunity to develop a field data set of fine sediment dynamics and to test the predictions of three different one- or two-dimensional sediment transport and hydraulic models against the field observations.The models were calibrated against quantitative measurements of pool scour and fill. One-dimensional HEC-6 results indicate that robust simulations yield the greatest agreement between predicted and measured pool bed elevation change. Model calibration on two pools and validation on one pool indicate that at least 58% of observed bed changes after the sediment release were predicted by HEC-6. Modeling accuracy using quasi-two-dimensional GSTARS 2.0 was considerably more variable, and no pool-wide trends were obtained. The two-dimensional model RMA2 substantially improved the representation of eddy pool hydraulics within a compound pool of the North Fork. Results from the hydraulic modeling, coupled with bed load and total load computations, delineate areas of scour and deposition which are consistent with observations in the field.A conceptual model of sediment delivery and storage for laterally confined pools suggests that persistent deposition of fine sediment within eddies distal from the sediment source may result from sediment releases. The original loss of channel capacity facilitated additional deposition within eddies as sediment within upstream proximal pools became mobilized. At high discharges, the development of a strong shear zone prevents degradation of sediment deposits within the eddy. Central portions of these proximal pools may clear according to existing models, whereas deposition within recirculating zones may be long-term. Water managers could use these models to estimate minimum pool volume for overwinter habitat and residence time of pool sediment.  相似文献   

氮输入对陆地生态系统碳循环关键过程的影响   总被引：12，自引：3，他引：9  

彭琴  董云社  齐玉春 《地球科学进展》2008,23(8):874-883

碳氮作为陆地生态系统最关键的两大生源要素,它们在自然界的循环过程中不仅各自对全球变暖做出重要贡献,而且两者的循环过程显著耦合,互相影响各自的作用和效果。从氮元素对植物光合作用、呼吸作用以及土壤呼吸作用影响的角度入手,综述了氮输入对陆地生态系统碳固定和碳排放这两个碳循环关键过程的影响特征和机理,分析了陆地生态系统碳源汇对氮素变化响应的不确定性,在此基础上对未来的相关重点研究方向进行了探讨和展望。  相似文献   

Bayesian inference of stress release models applied to some Italian seismogenic zones     

R. Rotondi  E. Varini 《Geophysical Journal International》2007,169(1):301-314

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粉煤灰-伊利石/PAA-AM高吸水复合材料的吸液性与释钾性能研究     

沈上越  范力仁  凌辉  陆丽辉 《矿物岩石》2007,27(3):6-11

粉煤灰疏松多孔,具有一定的吸水能力,对土壤有很好的改良作用;伊利石属层状粘土矿物,具有吸水性,含钾较高,可以提高土壤肥效。采用溶液聚合法首次合成了粉煤灰-伊利石/PAA-AM高吸水复合材料,其吸蒸馏水、自来水、生理盐水倍率分别为1695、445、106倍,吸液性能达到和超过了国家"863"项目技术指标和国家农业部的要求。此吸水材料成本低,有利于改良土壤与改善土壤的缺钾状况。同时,还通过谱学分析(原子吸收、X衍射和红外光谱),较深入地研究了该复合材料的释钾机理。  相似文献