Wet deposition chemistry studies at Suva, Fiji, a remote tropical island site in the south Pacific

A field project encompassing wet-only rainwater sampling was initiated as a bilateral Fiji/Australia activity. Normally, biweekly samples were collected, using a wet-only rainwater sampler, and analysed for H⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, NH₄ ⁺, Cl^–, NO₃ ^–, SO₄ ^2–, PO₄ ^3-, methane sulphonic acid, oxalic acid, formic acid and acetic acid. The pH of the rainwater ranged between 5.730 and 4.480 with an average value of 5.176, slightly lower than the pH of unpolluted rainwater saturated with atmospheric CO₂(pH = 5.650). Na⁺and Cl^–were the major ions with average concentrations of 98.15 M and 109.57 M respectively. There is an excellent correlation between the cation sum (average 147.71 eq L^-1) and the anion sum (average 142.12 eq L^-1) attesting to the quality of the data generated. This paper presents the detailed results of the study for a relatively clean remote island site in Suva, Fiji, latitude 18° 09 S, longitude 178° 27 E, height 6 m, and outlines prospects for further work.     

浅谈离子色谱法测定降水中的八大离子

大气降水中的离子含量,能够较全面地表征大气质量状况,对环境评价也是重要方面,同时对环境管理也有重要意义。降水基体复杂,降水离子检测方法也较多,离子色谱仪能在降水复杂环境中快速检测出多种阴、阳离子;具有快速、准确、操作性良好的特点。通过具体试验操作过程,分析试验过程及数据结果讨论,可以验证离子色谱在降水离子检测方面的快速、准确。并同时列出了在实际操作过程中遇到的各种问题与情况,同时给出解决问题所需注意事项和经验方法,供一线化验分析人员参考。     

Fertility signals in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

In eusocial Hymenoptera, queen control over workers is probably inseparable from the mechanism of queen recognition. In primitively eusocial bumblebees (Bombus), worker reproduction is controlled not only by the presence or absence of a dominant queen but also by other dominant workers. Furthermore, it was shown that the queen dominance is maintained by pheromonal cues. We investigated whether there is a similar odor signal released by egg-laying queens and workers that may have a function as a fertility signal. We collected cuticular surface extracts from nest-searching and breeding Bombus terrestris queens and workers that were characterized by their ovarian stages. In chemical analyses, we identified 61 compounds consisting of aldehydes, alkanes, alkenes, and fatty acid esters. Nest-searching queens and all groups of breeding females differed significantly in their odor bouquets. Furthermore, workers before the competition point (time point of colony development where workers start to develop ovaries and lay eggs) differed largely from queens and all other groups of workers. Breeding queens showed a unique bouquet of chemical compounds and certain queen-specific compounds, and the differences toward workers decrease with an increasing development of the workers' ovaries, hinting the presence of a reliable fertility signal. Among the worker groups, the smallest differences were found after the competition point. Egg-laying females contained higher total amounts of chemical compounds and of relative proportions of wax-type esters and aldehydes than nest-searching queens and workers before the competition point. Therefore, these compounds may have a function as a fertility signal present in queens and workers.     

Chemically mediated burrow recognition in the Mexican tarantula <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brachypelma vagans</Emphasis> female

Chemically mediated communication is common in spiders but has been poorly studied in burrowing tarantulas. This study aimed to determine whether chemical cues influence the behaviour of females of Brachypelma vagans, a Mexican species of tarantula, during encounters with previously inhabited burrows or with extracts from the silk of conspecific females. In laboratory choice tests, female tarantulas entered a burrow that had previously been inhabited by a conspecific female significantly more frequently than a burrow that had never been inhabited. The identity of the previous inhabitant also affected the number of spiders that chose to enter a burrow. Spiders were quicker to choose and enter a burrow previously inhabited by themselves than a burrow previously inhabited by a conspecific or a burrow that had not been previously inhabited. Hexane, methanol and dichloromethane extracts of conspecific silk elicited different responses from female tarantulas when extracts were placed on filter paper disks at one end of an experimental arena with a control filter paper disk, on to which the corresponding solvent alone had been pipetted, placed on the other end of the arena. Spiders showed the strongest responses to hexane extracts of silk, with a significant preference to move towards the hexane extract and a significantly greater period of time spent in proximity to the hexane extract compared to the control disk. Overall and in contrast to expectations, tarantulas were most strongly attracted to the cues left by other conspecific females. As encounters between B. vagans females usually lead to aggression and mortality of one of the participants, we conclude that chemical cues are not signals that are deliberately released by burrow-inhabiting females but may inadvertently escape and cannot be easily suppressed.     

石羊河流域降水稳定同位素变化的区域差异

为了了解干旱内陆河流域降水稳定同位素变化过程及其影响因素,基于石羊河流域荒漠区、绿洲区和山区8个站点2013年7月至2014年7月,497个降水样品氢氧稳定同位素数据及相应气象数据,研究了石羊河流域降水稳定同位素的时空变化、环境效应以及降水水汽来源.结果显示：石羊河流域局地大气水线斜率和截距表现出夏低冬高的变化趋势;降水稳定同位素表现出夏高冬低的变化趋势,从荒漠区、绿洲区到山区,稳定同位素值随海拔升高而降低,海拔效应为-0.22‰/100m,这是温度效应的另一种体现;流域降水稳定同位素表现出显著的温度效应,温度效应为0.43‰/℃,在天气尺度下受季风水汽和降水淋洗过程的影响表现出降水量效应;流域降水来源主要受西风水汽控制,夏季也会会受到季风水汽影响,冬季也受到极地气团影响.     

西南涡对气溶胶光学厚度变化特征的影响研究

为研究西南涡对气溶胶光学厚度(AOD)的影响,本研究利用2008—2010年的西南涡个例数据与对应时间段的中分辨率成像光谱仪(MODIS)卫星遥感观测AOD数据,并结合降水量、风速、相对湿度、温度等气象资料进行了分析研究.结果发现,2008—2010年产生干涡31个,强降水涡29个,弱降水涡26个.总体而言,干涡过境后使AOD增加而降水涡过境后使AOD减少,且弱降水涡比强降水涡削减作用强.春季产生的西南涡对AOD的影响最大,夏季产生的干涡过境后会使AOD减少,夏季的弱降水涡过境后会使AOD增加.不同季节产生的不同类型西南涡过境后致使AOD变化的主导气象因子不同.总体而言,较大的风速对AOD具有显著的削减作用;干涡中较小的风速、温度和相对湿度是使AOD增加的主要因素;弱降水涡中较大的风速和产生的降水是使AOD减少的主要因素,但夏季产生的弱降水涡中影响AOD的主要因素是风速、温度和湿度;强降水涡中无明显的主导因素.     

冰雪和降水中黑碳的分布特征与来源研究进展

黑碳（black carbon,BC）影响着全球辐射平衡、大气环境和人体健康,而降水是大气中黑碳的主要去除方式.简述了降水中黑碳的分析方法,重点论述了国内外降水中黑碳的分布特征和对黑碳的去除效率,以及模型和碳同位素示踪技术在识别黑碳来源的应用.结果表明:①单颗粒黑碳光度计因其检测限低、分析速度较快等优点在分析液相介质黑碳中应用较多.②降水中黑碳含量在空间上呈现较大差异,中国降水中黑碳含量较两极地区高2~3个数量级,越靠近两极地区,降水中黑碳含量越低,且工业革命后冰芯中黑碳含量有所增加.由于不同地区工业类型和化石燃料燃烧效率的差异,中国降水中黑碳含量大于东亚其他地区及欧洲地区.长时间（>8 h）降水对黑碳的去除效果较好.③混合单粒子拉格朗日积分轨迹模型、正定矩阵因子分解模型和碳同位素示踪技术相结合能更好地分析降水中黑碳的来源.研究显示,我国降水中黑碳含量较高、污染较重,但对城市降水中黑碳污染的关注还不足,未来应加强对不同地区城市降水中黑碳的观测,充分利用分析模型和碳同位素示踪技术解析降水中黑碳的来源.      

2017年最大降水对再生水受水河道径流组成的影响

再生水受水河道水文条件作为河流水生环境及生化反应重要控制因子,会受到丰水季降水汇入的影响.以潮白河典型受水河道——顺义段为例,通过丰水期前（2017-06-11）、降水中（2017-07-06）、降水后（2017-07-08、2017-07-09）河水中氢氧同位素特征和氯离子浓度的变化,识别地表径流组成对2017年最大日降水量（重现期3.3a）的响应,揭示河流汇水过程径流组成的时空差异及原因.结果表明,在降水初期,降水中氢氧同位素主要受雨量效应影响,后期微小变幅主要受水汽来源差异影响,整个河段接受降水的同位素值相近.降水后3 d内坡地汇流尚未停止,在各断面占比各异;坡地汇流占比沿程增加（2%~85.6%）,再生水占比沿程减少（90%~67%）,再生水通过优先通道到达下游断面.降水后3 d内SY01~SY05断面水量由坡地汇流、再生水、原位水组成,有明显的河网汇水过程,SY06~SY07断面水量由坡地汇流及原位水组成.     

Mass spectral chemical fingerprints reveal the molecular dependence of exhaust particulate matters on engine speeds

Particulate matters(PMs) emitted by automobile exhaust contribute to a significant fraction of the global PMs. Extractive atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry(EAPCI-MS) was developed to explore the molecular dependence of PMs collected from exhaust gases produced at different vehicle engine speeds. The mass spectral fingerprints of the organic compounds embedded in differentially sized PMs(e.g., 0.22–0.45, 0.45–1.00, 1.00–2.00, 2.00–3.00, 3.00–5.00, and 5.00–10.00 μm) generated at different engine speeds(e.g., 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, and 3000 r/min) were chemically profiled in the mass range of mass to charge ratio(m/z) 50–800. Organic compounds,including alcohols, aldehydes, and esters, were detected in all the PMs tested, with varied concentration levels for each individual PM sample. At relatively low engine speeds(≤ 1500 r/min), the total amount of organic species embedded in PMs of 0.22–1.00 μm was greater than in PMs of other sizes, while more organic species were found in PMs of5.00–10.00 μm at high engine speeds(≥ 3000 r/min), indicating that the organic compounds distributed in different sizes of PMs strongly correlated with the engine speed. The experimental data showed that the EAPCI-MS technique enables molecular characterization of PMs in exhaust, revealing the chemical dependence of PMs on the engine speeds(i.e., the combustion conditions) of automobiles.     

大通河流域降水结构的演变特征及其驱动力探究

论文以青藏高原大通河流域为例,分别采用基于日、月降雨集中度指标（CI和CIM）,表征大通河流域的降水结构特征,并分析其演变特征;采用交叉小波分析探究太阳黑子和大气环流异常指数太平洋10 a涛动（PDO）、厄尔尼诺/南方涛动（ENSO）、北极涛动（AO）与流域降水结构变化的联系。结果表明：1）流域南部的年均CI值高于北部,中部的年均CIM值高于流域其他部分;2）流域年CI值上升趋势明显,而其年CIM值具有明显下降趋势,且两者的一致性被破坏;3）太阳黑子对于流域降水结构影响最为显著,AO和ENSO的影响次之,PDO的影响最弱。研究成果有助于揭示大通河流域降水结构的驱动机理,为其模拟与预测奠定坚实的基础。