Analysis of a Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry leaf-level photosynthetic rate model for Populus tremuloides in the context of modeling and measurement limitations

The balance of mechanistic detail with mathematical simplicity contributes to the broad use of the Farquhar, von Caemmerer and Berry (FvCB) photosynthetic rate model. Here the FvCB model was coupled with a stomatal conductance model to form an [A,g_s] model, and parameterized for mature Populus tremuloides leaves under varying CO₂ and temperature levels. Data were selected to be within typical forest light, CO₂ and temperature ranges, reducing artifacts associated with data collected at extreme values. The error between model-predicted photosynthetic rate (A) and A data was measured in three ways and found to be up to three times greater for each of two independent data sets than for a base-line evaluation using parameterization data. The evaluation methods used here apply to comparisons of model validation results among data sets varying in number and distribution of data, as well as to performance comparisons of [A,g_s] models differing in internal-process components.     

Tracking nitrogen losses in a greenhouse crop rotation experiment in North China using the EU-Rotate_N simulation model

Vegetable production in China is associated with high inputs of nitrogen, posing a risk of losses to the environment. Organic matter mineralisation is a considerable source of nitrogen (N) which is hard to quantify. In a two-year greenhouse cucumber experiment with different N treatments in North China, non-observed pathways of the N cycle were estimated using the EU-Rotate_N simulation model. EU-Rotate_N was calibrated against crop dry matter and soil moisture data to predict crop N uptake, soil mineral N contents, N mineralisation and N loss. Crop N uptake (Modelling Efficiencies (ME) between 0.80 and 0.92) and soil mineral N contents in different soil layers (ME between 0.24 and 0.74) were satisfactorily simulated by the model for all N treatments except for the traditional N management. The model predicted high N mineralisation rates and N leaching losses, suggesting that previously published estimates of N leaching for these production systems strongly underestimated the mineralisation of N from organic matter.     

Implications of high altitude desert dust transport from Western Sahara to Nile Delta during biomass burning season

The air over major cities and rural regions of the Nile Delta is highly polluted during autumn which is the biomass burning season, locally known as black cloud. Previous studies have attributed the increased pollution levels during the black cloud season to the biomass or open burning of agricultural waste, vehicular, industrial emissions, and secondary aerosols. However, new multi-sensor observations (column and vertical profiles) from satellites, dust transport models and associated meteorology present a different picture of the autumn pollution. Here we show, for the first time, the evidence of long range transport of dust at high altitude (2.5-6 km) from Western Sahara and its deposition over the Nile Delta region unlike current Models. The desert dust is found to be a major contributor to the local air quality which was previously considered to be due to pollution from biomass burning enhanced by the dominant northerly winds coming from Europe.     

金川公司二矿区通风系统风流非定常流动规律研究

实际上 ,矿井的风流状态受多种因素影响 ,金川公司二矿区井下风流就处于非定常状态 ,为了保证生产安全 ,控制风流状态 ,采取相应的通风措施 ,开设课题研究 ,建立了井巷内空气非定常流动能量方程和通风网络中非定常流动的数学模型。根据该模型可以模拟出矿井通风系统内非定常状态下任意时刻、任意位置通过风量。通过对金川公司二矿区井下机站风机开停和风门开关引起通风系统风流的非定常流动过程的数值模拟 ,得出了受其影响区域内风流状态的变化规律 ,并为其采取通风措施和控制风流状态 ,提供了科学依据     

模拟评价方法及其在安全与环境评价中的应用

对现有评价方法进行了简要的分类并重点分析了常用评价方法的优缺点。提出了模拟评价方法的概念 ,介绍了模拟评价方法的思想、评价步骤、技术关键及作为一种新的评价方法的优缺点 ,指出了模拟评价方法今后的发展方向。针对某工厂新建项目 ,利用模拟评价方法进行了有毒气体单元泄漏后果评价 ,评价结果与环境预评价结果吻合程度较好 ,表明模拟评价方法作为一种新的评价方法不但具有形象、直观、易于理解等优点 ,而且其评价结果准确度较高 ,可靠性良好 ,是现有评价方法的必要及有益的补充     

喀斯特石山地区社会经济与生态环境可持续发展系统研究:以桂西北为例

本建立了广西西北部喀斯特石山地区可持续发展的系统动力学模型。并用DYNAMO程序预测了未来20年桂西北地区的人口、工业、农业、第三产业，生态环境，土地资源，社会总产值，人均国民收人等的动态变化趋势，结果显示，该地区由于人口，工业资产增加使物质和能源消耗增长太快，而对污染治理的投入又太少，导致桂西北地区的生存环境质量下降，因此应当加大对污染治理的投入力度，改善区域环境质量，这是实现息烽县区域可持续发展的关键，根据区域特点探讨了桂西北喀斯特贫困山区的形成演化，提出了可持续发展的途径。     

机械装备故障预测系统分析

针对机械装备复杂多变的服役状态,分析了机械装备的故障预测系统,了机械装备故障预测系统的研制目的,系统特性,提出了系统的设计原则,建立了系统的总体功能结构及系统的预测模型,并探讨了故障预测系统的评价指标。     

综采工作面粉尘运移和粉尘浓度三维分布的数值模拟研究

分析了综采工作面流场及粉尘分布的特点 ,视工作面含尘风流为气 粒两相流 ,建立了描述综采工作面风流中粉尘运动和浓度分布的数学模型。采用计算流体力学的有限容积法求解 ,编制了模拟计算综采工作面三维空间内风速和粉尘浓度分布的计算机程序     

青藏铁路列车运行控制系统的安全性分析

分析了青藏铁路中多种不利因素对轨道电路参数的影响 ;提出了在青藏铁路不宜采用现行基于轨道电路的列车运行控制系统 ,而应选择基于通信的列车运行控制系统的理由 ;给出了系统的基本结构及提高系统可靠性的措施 ;与此同时 ,就人们关心的无线传输列车控制数据的可靠性和安全性难题 ,通过建立马尔可夫模型的方法进行了分析     

基于SCP模型的节能环保市场分析研究

从需求角度出发,区分了节能环保产业中三种不同类型的市场,然后以SCP模型为分析框架,对三种不同类型的市场结构、企业行为和绩效进行了分析和比较,归纳了节能环保产业中不同类型的市场所存在的问题和解决思路。