INCOME DISTRIBUTION IMPACTS OF A WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - BOISE PROJECT,IDAHO, 1950–19701

ABSTRACT: Public investments in water resource development projects are continually under scrutiny in terms of economic, environmental, and social impacts. Results of an analysis of a water development project that supplies irrigation water in Idaho are discussed in terms of the impact on income distribution and income growth 44 to 64 years after the project was initiated. Gini ratios for the rural farm population of these counties were consistently lower than they were for the United States as a whole and for the state of Idaho. In addition, income distributions tended to become more equitable over time in the water project counties. Rural farm population income growth rates were found to be similar to those for the nation as a whole. Some of the reasons for these results may be related to the tendency for income distribution to become more equitable as income increases, and the fact that average farm size is relatively small.     

上海市一次重雾霾过程的天气特征及成因分析

2013年11月30日至12月9日上海地区出现入冬以来一次最严重的持续性雾霾天气过程,严重影响了该地区人们的生活健康.本文借助空气质量数据、地面气象要素、卫星遥感数据并结合后向轨迹模式反映了此次重污染过程的污染特征及其成因.结果表明,污染期间,PM2.5与PM10小时浓度变化趋势基本一致,高浓度值出现在早晚8时左右,主要是由该时段的逆温现象造成的;来自西北方向污染物的远距离输送影响了本地空气质量状况,气团在不同高度层做下沉运动,造成大气层结稳定;该地区在西北方向的弱高压控制下,地面风速较小,能见度低,天气条件静稳,不利于污染物扩散,造成持续性重污染事件;卫星遥感数据显示此次污染为区域性污染.     

沉管隧道接头地震动力响应分析

以港珠澳桥隧工程中的沉管隧道为工程实例,建立沉管隧道部分管段的三维有限元模型,并采用ABAQUS有限元软件对其进行动力计算。计算中考虑了地基土层的初始应力平衡和地基无限域的辐射阻尼效应影响,地震作用通过基岩运动以惯性力方式施加,分析了隧道管段及沉管接头部位的应力和位移。在水平向和竖直向地震共同作用下,管节的竖向相对位移要比水平向大很多;沉管接头附近的管节单元具有较大的应力,主要是由于接头材料发生变化,容易发生应力集中现象。计算结果可供沉管隧道设计参考。     

Interactions between lead(II) ions and dissolved organic matter derived from organic fertilizers incubated in the field

This work was to study composition characteristics and the subsequent effect on the lead (Pb) binding properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) derived from seaweed-based (SWOF) and chicken manure organic fertilizers (CMOF) during a one-year field incubation experiment using the excitation-emission matrix-parallel factor (EEM-PARAFAC) and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS) analysis. Results showed that high aromatic and hydrophobic fluorescent substances were enriched in CMOF-derived DOM and SWOF-derived DOM and enhanced over time. And phenolic groups in the fulvic-like substances for SWOF-derived DOM and carboxyl groups in the humic-like substances for CMOF-derived DOM had the fastest responses over time, respectively. Moreover, both non-fluorescent polysaccharides and fluorescent humic-like substances or fulvic-like substances with aromatic (C=C) groups first participated in the binding process of Pb to SWOF-derived DOM on day 0 and 180 during the lead binding process. In contrast, humic-like substances associated with aromatic (C=C) and phenolic groups gave a faster response to Pb binding on day 360. Regarding CMOF-derived DOM, the fulvic-like substances associated with aromatic (C=C) and carboxylic groups displayed a faster response to Pb ions on day 0. Nonetheless, polysaccharides and humic-like associated with phenolic groups had a faster response on days 180 and 360. It is noteworthy that the polysaccharides, which participated in Pb binding to CMOF-derived DOM, posed a higher risk of Pb in the environment after 360 days. Therefore, these findings gave new insights into the long-term applications of commercial organic fertilizers for the amendment of soil.     

Wall losses of oxygenated volatile organic compounds from oxidation of toluene: Effects of chamber volume and relative humidity

Vapor wall losses can affect the yields of secondary organic aerosol. The effects of surface-to-volume (S/V) ratio and relative humidity (RH) on the vapor-wall interactions were investigated in this study. The oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) were generated from toluene-H₂O₂ irradiations. The average gas to wall loss rate constant (k_gw) of OVOCs in a 400 L reactor (S/V = 7.5 m⁻¹) is 2.47 (2.41 under humid conditions) times higher than that in a 5000 L reactor (S/V = 3.6 m⁻¹) under dry conditions. In contrast, the average desorption rate constant (k_wg) of OVOCs in 400 L reactor is only 1.37 (1.20 under humid conditions) times higher than that in 5000 L reactor under dry conditions. It shows that increasing the S/V ratio can promote the wall losses of OVOCs. By contrast, the RH effect on k_gw is not prominent. The average k_gw value under humid conditions is almost the same as under dry conditions in the 400 L (5000 L) reactor. However, increasing RH can decrease the desorption rates. The average k_wg value under dry conditions is 1.45 (1.27) times higher than that under humid conditions in the 400 L (5000 L) reactor. The high RH can increase the partitioning equilibrium timescales and enhance the wall losses of OVOCs.     

Miscanthus for Renewable Energy Generation: European Union Experience and Projections for Illinois

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change -     

Theory and Model of Agricultural Insurance Subsidy

The issue of agricultural insurance subsidy is discussed in this paper aiming to make it provided more rationally and scientifically. It is started with the connection between agricultural insurance and financial subsidy. It is really necessary and crucial to implement the financial insurance due to the bad operational performance, especially in the developing countries. But the subsidy should be provided more rationally because financial subsidy has lots of negative effects. A model in competitive insurance markets developed by Ahsan et al （1982） and a farmers＇ decision model are developed to solve the optimal subsidized rate. Finally, the equation is got to calculate it. But a quantitative subsidized rate is not made here because the calculation should be under some restricted conditions, which are always absent in the developing countries. So the government should provide some subsidy for the ex ante research and preparation to get the scientific probability and premium rate.     

真空吸尘系统应用于散货码头的积尘清扫

描述了散货码头粉尘污染现状,分析比较了几种常用的积尘清扫方法。为了有效清扫散货码头的积尘,提出采用集中式真空吸尘系统。文章从系统形式、水力计算方法和工程实例等方面简单介绍了集中式真空吸尘系统。印尼Paiton燃煤电厂码头工程设计采用了集中式真空吸尘系统进行积尘清扫,工程建成投产一年多来,积尘清扫效果明显,有效地降低了粉尘污染。实例说明,真空吸尘是解决散货码头积尘清扫问题较为有效的方式。     

内蒙古气温变暖停滞对其影响因子变化的响应

采用中心聚类、M-K检验等方法,以内蒙古地区为例,利用全球Pacific Decadal Oscillation（PDO）、Multivariate ENSO Index（MEI）等大空间尺度数据以及内蒙古及其周边70个气象站1951~2016年平均最低气温、平均气温、平均最高气温、风速、大气压等站点数据,定性、定量揭示变暖停滞的变化特征及其对影响因子变化的响应.结果表明：研究区各分区3类气温在1981~1993年间发生升温突变,此后1998~2008年间陆续发生变暖停滞.不同类型气温在不同分区与各影响因子的相关性优劣有所不同,如平均最低气温与AMO、PDO、MEI、太阳总辐射、风速、大气压的相关性最好,平均气温次之,平均最高气温最差;西部区气温与AMO、PDO、MEI、太阳总辐射相关性较好,中部区气温则与AMO、风速相关性较好等.整体上,1990s~2000s,随各分区AMO上升驱缓、PDO处于正位相阶段但呈下降趋势或处于负位相时、MEI值与太阳总辐射下降、风速、大气压、相对湿度的持续下降/上升及之后的趋势转变,各分区气温发生变暖停滞,如当AMO开始整体进入上升趋缓阶段,风速持续减小8~13a,倾向率达到-0.26~-0.11m/（s·10a）时,平均气温发生变暖停滞.平均最低气温对3类影响因子变化的响应最敏感,平均气温次之.气温变暖停滞是多种影响因子共同作用的结果.本研究丰富了该方面研究成果,对气候变化研究及防灾减灾等有一定借鉴意义.