New constraints on space–time Planck scale fluctuations from established high energy astronomy observations     

R. Le Gallou 《Astroparticle Physics》2004,20(6):703-708

The space–time metric is widely believed to be subject to stochastic fluctuations induced by quantum gravity at the Planck scale. This work is based on two different phenomenological approaches being currently made to this topic, and theoretical models which describe this phenomenon are not dealt with here. By using the idea developed in one of these two approaches in the framework of the other one, it is shown that the constraints on the nature of Planck scale space–time fluctuations already set by the observation of electrons and gamma-rays with energies above 15 TeV are much stronger than have been shown so far. It is concluded that for the kind of Planck scale fluctuations implied by several models, including the most naive one, to be consistent with the observations, the transformation laws between different reference frames must be modified in order to let the Planck scale be observer independent.  相似文献   

基于地下水位与土壤含水量的地下水蒸散发估算北大核心CSCD     

李琳  刘鹄  孙程鹏  赵文智 《中国沙漠》2022,42(6):277-287

地下水蒸散发(Groundwater evapotranspiration,ET_(g))是地下水浅埋环境中垂向水文循环的重要组分,是干旱区地下水主要的自然排泄方式(>70%)。准确估算ET_(g)对科学管理干旱区农业与水资源、合理保护和修复地下水依赖型植被意义重大。本文基于地下水位和土壤水分波动方法估算了甘肃临泽县锁龙潭湿地附近的沙枣(Elaeagnus angustifolia)林2017—2018年生长季(4月15日至10月15日)的ET_(g)。结果表明:(1)2017、2018年生长季ET_(g)分别为275、511 mm,在实际蒸散发(ETa)中分别占73%、87%;其中7—8月约占整个生长季ET_(g)的48.2%、48.4%,大致与地下水位变化及植被生长过程同期。(2)ET_(g)及其占总蒸散发的比例与潜在蒸散发、土壤储水量、地下水位正相关(P<0.05),这3个要素对ET_(g)的方差解释率均较高(2017年48%、21%、31%,2018年24%、24%、52%)。(3)数据驱动方法在荒漠绿洲过渡带地下水浅埋环境ET_(g)量化评估中虽然可行,但时间分辨率较低,融合机制模型的数据驱动方法是未来提高ET_(g)估算精度的重要思路。  相似文献   

A model of a homogeneous isotropic turbulent flow and its application for the simulation of cloud drop tracks     

M. Pinsky  A. Khain 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2013,107(1-2):33-55

Abstract

A model of a homogeneous isotropic turbulent flow is presented. The model provides different realizations of the random velocity field component with given correlation latitudinal and lateral functions and a spatial structure which obeys the Kolmogorov theory of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence. For the generation of the turbulent flow the structural function of the flow in the form suggested by Batchelor (Monin and Yaglom, 1975) was used. This function describes the spectrum of turbulence both in the viscous and inertial ranges. The isotropy and homogeneity of the velocity field of the model are demonstrated.

The model is aimed at simulating the ‘‘fine'’ features of drop's (aerosol particles') motion, such as the deviations of drops’ velocity from the velocity of the flow, detailed structures of drops’ tracks, related to drops’ (particles') inertia. The model is intended also for the purpose of studying cloud drops’ and aerosol particles’ motion and their diffusional spreading utilizing the Monte Carlo methods.

Some examples of drop tracks for drops of different size are presented. Drops’ tracks are very sophisticated, so that the relative position of drops falling initially from the same point can vary drastically. In some cases drops’ tracks diverge very quickly, in other cases all drops move within a turbulent eddy along nearly the same closed tracks, but with different speed. The concentration of drop tracks along isolated paths is found in spite of the existence of a large number of velocity harmonics. It is shown that drops (aerosol particles) tend to leave some areas of the turbulent flow apparently due to their inertia. These effects can possibly contribute to inhomogeneity of drops’ concentration in clouds at different spatial scales.  相似文献   

Recalibration of the yellow Rhizocarpon growth curve in the Cordillera Blanca (Peru) and implications for LIA chronology     

V. Jomelli  D. Grancher  D. Brunstein  O. Solomina 《Geomorphology》2008,93(3-4):201-212

A new lichen dating method and new moraine observations enabled us to improve the chronology of glacier advances in the Cordillera Blanca (Peru) during the Little Ice Age (LIA). Our results reveal that an early LIA glacial advance occurred around AD 1330 ± 29. However, a second major glacial advance at the beginning of the 17th century overlapped the earlier stage for most glaciers. Hence, this second glacial stage, dated from AD 1630 ± 27, is considered as the LIA maximum glacial advance in the Cordillera Blanca. During the 17th–18th centuries, at least three glacial advances were recorded synchronously for the different glaciers (AD 1670 ± 24, 1730 ± 21, and 1760 ± 19). The moraines corresponding to the two first stages are close to the one in 1630 suggesting a slow recession of about 18% in the total length of the glacier. From the LIA maximum extent to the beginning of the 20th century, the 24 glaciers have retreated a distance of about 1000 m, corresponding to a reduction of 30% in their length. This rate is comparable to that observed during the 20th century. Estimates of palaeo-Equilibrium Line Altitudes show an increase in altitude of about 100 m from the LIA maximum glacial extension at the beginning of the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Because long time series are not available for precipitation and temperature, this glacial retreat is difficult to explain by past climate changes. However, there is a fair correspondence between changes in glacier length and the δ¹⁸O recorded in the Quelccaya ice core at a century timescale. Our current knowledge of tropical glaciers and isotope variations leads us to suggest that this common tropical signal reflects a change from a wet LIA to the drier conditions of today. Finally, a remarkable synchronicity is observed with glacial variations in Bolivia, suggesting a common regional climatic pattern during the LIA.  相似文献   

Effects of fluctuations in water level and growth of Lagarosiphon major on the aquatic vascular plants in Lake Rotoma, 1973–80     

J. S. Claytont 《新西兰海洋与淡水研究杂志》2013,47(1):89-94

Fluctuations in water level and the growth of the introduced exotic Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss have significantly influenced the submerged vegetation of Lake Rotoma over the period 1973–80. Low lake levels temporarily reduced the proportion of native vascular plants by removing available shallow‐water habitats through erosion, siltation, or desiccation. High lake levels have allowed native vascular plants to re‐establish from seed and rhizomes. Fluctuations in water level appear to have reduced the long‐term replacement of native species by L. major, which has none the less spread progressively around the lake. Water‐level fluctuations enhanced its rate of fragmentation, and thus its dispersal and establishment. The annual increase in the proportion of L. major has been primarily at the expense of the shallow‐water characean algae, but also partly by competitive displacement of native vascular plants. The southwest inlet of Lake Rotoma had an exceptionally high plant density, with up to 3518 g/m² dry weight of L. major (believed to be a world record for submerged plant biomass); this is attributed to local enrichment and protection from wave exposure.  相似文献   

定量评估极端天气影响农业总产值的方法   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

郁珍艳  李正泉  高大伟  张育慧 《气候变化研究进展》2016,12(2):147-153

选取对极端天气敏感性和脆弱性较高的农业领域为研究对象,将极端天气因子和农业生产因子引入Cobb-Douglas生产函数,构建气候经济模型,定量分析了极端天气事件对浙江省农业总产值的影响。结果表明：极端天气因子与浙江省农业总产值存在长期均衡关系,对农业总产值有显著的负面影响。高温日数、低温日数、强降水日数每增加1%,浙江农业总产值分别减少0.072%、0.046%、0.076%;高温日数和强降水日数的短期波动对农业总产值也有显著的负面影响;不同区域的农业总产值受极端天气影响程度存在差异,浙江西北地区和西南地区相对东部沿海地区受极端天气影响更为严重。  相似文献   

Cavity‐filling dolomite speleothems and submarine cements in the Ediacaran Dengying microbialites,South China: Responses to high‐frequency sea‐level fluctuations in an ‘aragonite–dolomite sea’     

Yi Ding  Daizhao Chen  Xiqiang Zhou  Chuan Guo  Taiyu Huang  Gongjing Zhang 《Sedimentology》2019,66(6):2511-2537

Speleothems, mostly composed of calcium carbonate, are widely present in modern karst‐originated caves, but have rarely been reported in palaeokarst systems. This study presents a novel type of dolomite speleothem and subsequent submarine dolomite cement, which are widely present in the upper Ediacaran Dengying Formation in the upper Yangtze area. These precipitated materials occur in the cavity system that cuts across several peritidal cycles. The interconnected cavity networks with irregular shapes, embayed walls, internal breccias on cavity floor and their preferential development in the shallower cycle tops (for example, tepee‐deformed beds) suggest that they were initially generated by subaerial dissolution. As the earliest infills, the hemispherical protrusions, icicle‐like pendants and ground‐up columns show similar morphological features and occurrence patterns to the cave popcorn, stalactites and stalagmites, respectively. Thus, these earliest infills are speleothems resulting from associated meteoric precipitation during subaerial exposure. The isopachous growth pattern of subsequent more extensive fibrous dolomite cements points to a submarine diagenetic environment in which they were precipitated. Microscopically, the micritic to micro‐crystalline dolomite, acicular dolomite in speleothems and the subsequent fibrous dolomite share similar crystal fabrics to metastable precursors (for example, Mg‐calcite). Meanwhile, the carbon‐oxygen isotope compositions of the speleothem and fibrous dolomite, although partly altered by burial diagenesis, share a large overlap with host rock and coeval marine carbonates all over the Yangtze Platform. For these reasons, these speleothems and fibrous cements are considered to have been initially precipitated as metastable carbonate precursors in meteoric and submarine environments, respectively, and stabilized during submarine mimetic dolomitization. The cyclic occurrence of cavity systems filled with speleothems and submarine cements reflects periodic subaerial exposure and marine flooding of broad tidal flat in the upper Yangtze area, driven by high‐frequency sea‐level fluctuations. Furthermore, the Neoproterozoic seawater chemistry that favoured early dolomitization of carbonate precursor mineralogies was an advantage for the preservation of fabrics from metastable precursor minerals.  相似文献   

How water exchange and seasonality affect the eutrophication of Murchison Bay,Lake Victoria     

《Limnologica》2015

Murchison Bay in the Northern part of Lake Victoria has for decades received a daily wastewater load of 0.2% of its volume from Kampala City, through the Nakivubo channel. In spite of this, the Water Treatment Works abstracts raw water from this bay and has been able to produce drinking water of sufficient quality for the capital. This study monitored various physical−chemical components within the bay during 2000−2003 to understand the processes responsible for the acceptable quality of raw water. Four sampling stations were located along a transect from the channel mouth towards the open lake.Resultsshowed that the wastewater did not accumulate in the bay, instead was already strongly diluted 2.5 km from the channel mouth. This caused an abrupt reduction in conductivity and the concentrations of the nutrients total phosphorus (Tot-P), orthophosphate (PO₄-P) and total nitrogen (Tot-N).Inshore−offshore exchange of water was mediated by flows from daily and sub-daily water level fluctuations and wind-driven currents. As a daily average, 2% of the Murchison Bay flowed in and out and the incoming wastewater was diluted 9.7 times.During the dry season from June to August (D2), when the weather was influenced by the south-east monsoon, the thermal stratification in the main lake disappeared and cooler and deoxygenated water from deeper depths entered the bay influencing its water quality.The daily flushing of water in and out of the bay due to water level variation was identified as the main factor diluting the bay water.  相似文献   

海拉尔CTBTO地震台阵下方小尺度非均匀体研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

沈旭章  张淑珍  郑重  郝春月 《地球物理学报》2010,53(5):1158-1166

利用国际禁核组织在海拉尔布设的小孔径地震台阵的16个深远地震波资料,分离出了P波波场中不相干的尾波.频率域中对波场扰动的研究表明,在0.5～3.0 Hz的频率范围内,观测到的波场扰动可以利用P波在随机介质中的散射进行解释.不同远震事件得到的稳定结果表明,在该台阵下方34 km厚的地壳和110 km厚的岩石层中可能存在相关长度为2.0～7.4 km的散射体.  相似文献   

湖平面变化对王58地区浊积扇形成与演化的控制作用研究     

王亚青 《西北地质》2009,42(1):51-56

在陆相断陷盆地内,湖平面变化、构造作用等外部因素对浊积扇体的形成与演化有明显的控制作用。以东营凹陷南斜坡王58地区沙四上浊积扇为例,分析了湖平面变化对浊积扇发育的控制作用。湖平面变化控制了沉积物供给,从而控制了扇体的发育期次。研究区纯上4砂组沉积时期,湖平面相对较低,研究区浊积扇体并不发育;浊积扇体发育在纯上2、3砂组沉积时期;纯上1砂组沉积时期,湖平面上升,研究区不再发育浊积扇。海平面变化控制了沉积物供给,控制了浊积扇体的发育类型。在纯上3砂组沉积时期,水体较浅,发育带水道的浊积扇;在纯上2砂组沉积时期,湖水较深,发育无水道的滑塌浊积扇。总之,随着湖平面的变化,王58地区沙四上浊积扇经历了从出现、发展直到消亡的整个过程,并且随着湖平面的变化,扇体由带水道的浊积扇体向元水道的滑塌浊积扇体转变。  相似文献