LAKE WATER COLOR: COMPARISON OF DIRECT OBSERVATIONS WITH UNDERWATER SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE1

ABSTRACT: The water color in 14 lakes of diverse optical character has been computed from near-surface upwelling irradiance spectra recorded by a submersible spectroradiometer. In these lakes the hues corresponding to irradiance spectra are in reasonable agreement with Munsell hue matches obtained directly by observation in the field. The simple field technique for hue matching using the Munsell standards was broadly validated by this spectroradiometric study. The technique is recommended for further study by limnologists and water resource managers as a potential additional tool for characterizing waters.     

Compromise ultrasound dating policy in maternal serum screening for Down syndrome

Routine ultrasound biometry is the method of choice for gestational dating when screening for Down syndrome. However, it is costly and an alternative policy is to restrict ultrasound to women most likely to have menstrual dating errors. This was evaluated by statistical modelling with parameters from 14 274 women screened between January 1997 and July 2001 using free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (free β-hCG), α-fetoprotein (AFP) and unconjugated estriol (uE₃). A total of 12 711 (89%) women had both ultrasound and menstrual gestations, but in 4101 (29%) women either the last menstrual period (LMP) was uncertain or a pill-withdrawal period, or there were irregular or abnormal length cycles. The LMP was not entered in the test request form for a further 1404 (9.8%) women. Routine ultrasound dating yielded a predicted detection rate higher than for menstrual dating by 3.9–7.1%, depending on the marker combination and cut-off. The false-positive rate was reduced by 0.2–1.1%. Selectively scanning the 39% with unreliable dates increased detection by 2.6–4.6%, and reduced the false-positive rate by 0.04–0.6%. Some centres only use the ultrasound estimate of gestation when it differs from the menstrual estimate by more than 7 days. Such a rule reduces the gain in detection rate to 2.5–4.6% for routine ultrasound and 1.7–3.1% with the compromise policy; the false-positive rate reductions are 0.06–0.6% and 0.0–0.3%, respectively. We conclude that if routine ultrasound is not financially and practically feasible, the compromise policy yields a clinically important improvement in screening performance compared to menstrual dating. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于MODIS数据反演江浙皖地区气溶胶光学厚度

气溶胶是气候变化和大气污染的重要影响因素。人们发现卫星遥感为大面积获取气溶胶光学厚度提供了手段,同时卫星遥感的气溶胶光学厚度弥补了地面观测空间覆盖不足的缺陷。文章首先介绍了使用暗像元法反演气溶胶光学厚度的算法和计算流程,利用传统的暗像元法和改进的暗像元法(即V5.2算法)反演江浙皖地区(29～33°N;116～120°E)气溶胶光学厚度的空间分布,并对两种算法所得结果进行比较与分析。结果表明:暗像元法基本可以反映出该区域气溶胶光学厚度的空间分布特点,尤其是在浓密植被区卫星反演得到的结果与(AERONET)太阳光度计的观测值基本相近。但是在城市地区,该算法得到的结果与观测值存在一定的偏差,有待于进一步改善。     

Comprehensive evaluation of heavy metal contamination of sediment in Lake Dianchi by using modified AHP method and 137Cs dating

Through the use of general sampling and measurement by ¹³⁷ Cs dating, problems regarding the absence of monitoring data can easily be resolved. Further, weighted values need to be determined while Environment Quality Comprehensive Index (EQCI) is commonly used as applied in environmental quality comprehensive evaluation. In order to overcome the subjectivity in determining weights, the modified Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was designed. The modified AHP method involved the following key procedures: First, the parameters y _i1 and y _i2 were calculated based on the monitoring data; second, the factors were put in order according to the symbol and value of y _i1 and y _i2; third, the continuous odd integers, which represented the importance of factors, were given to factors according to their seating order; and, fourth, the factor weights were determined from the pair-wise comparison matrix calculated by the ratio of the given odd integers. Therefore, the weights were completely based on the monitoring data. In the present study, the comprehensive quality of sediments in five sections of Lake Dianchi were evaluated and the results indicated that the current contamination of sediments in each lake section is much more serious than at any other time in history. __________ Translated from Environmental Science, 2006, 27(8): 1531–1536 [译自: 环境科学]     

Life in extreme environments: survival strategy of the endolithic desert lichen Verrucaria rubrocincta

Verrucaria rubrocincta Breuss is an endolithic lichen that inhabits caliche plates exposed on the surface of the Sonoran Desert. Caliche surface temperatures are regularly in excess of 60 degrees C during the summer and approach 0 degrees C in the winter. Incident light intensities are high, with photosynthetically active radiation levels typically to 2,600 micromol/m(2) s(-1) during the summer. A cross-section of rock inhabited by V. rubrocincta shows an anatomical zonation comprising an upper micrite layer, a photobiont layer containing clusters of algal cells, and a pseudomedulla embedded in the caliche. Hyphae of the pseudomedulla become less numerous with depth below the rock surface. Stable carbon and oxygen isotopic data for the caliche and micrite fall into two sloping, well-separated arrays on a delta(13)C-delta(18)O plot. The delta(13)C(PDB) of the micrite ranges from 2.1 to 8.1 and delta(18)O(SMOW) from 25.4 to 28.9, whereas delta(13)C(PDB) of the caliche ranges from -4.7 to 0.7 and delta(18)O(SMOW) from 23.7 to 29.2. The isotopic data of the micrite can be explained by preferential fixing of (12)C into the alga, leaving local (13)C enrichment and evaporative enrichment of (18)O in the water. The (14)C dates of the micrite range from recent to 884 years b.p., indicating that "dead" carbon from the caliche is not a significant source for the lichen-precipitated micrite. The endolithic growth is an adaptation to the environmental extremes of exposed rock surfaces in the hot desert. The micrite layer is highly reflective and reduces light intensity to the algae below and acts as an efficient sunscreen that blocks harmful UV radiation. The micrite also acts as a cap to the lichen and helps trap moisture. The lichen survives by the combined effects of biodeterioration and biomineralization. Biodeterioration of the caliche concomitant with biomineralization of a protective surface coating of micrite results in the distinctive anatomy of V. rubrocincta.     

Laboratory simulation of SO2 heterogeneous reactions on hematite surface under di erent SO2 concentrations

The variations of sulfate formation and optical coe cients during SO2 heterogeneous reactions on hematite surface under di erent SO2 concentrations were examined using in situ di use reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and ion chromatograph (IC). Laboratory experiments revealed that within ambient SO2 of 0.51–18.6 ppmv, sulfate product, producing velocity, absorption and backward scattering coe cients showed an increasing trend with SO2 concentration. Under given SO2 concentration, the velocity of sulfate producing performed an evolution of initial increasing, midterm decreasing and final stabilizing. The reactive uptake and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) uptake coe cients of heterogeneous reactions rose with SO2 and exhibited high reactivities. Considering global warming, this result is important for the knowledge of heterogeneous reactions of SO2 on mineral particle surface in the atmosphere and the assessment of their impacts on radiative forcing.     

山西地区气溶胶垂直分布特征与光学特性的飞机观测研究

利用2013年8月,以Y-12飞机为空中观测平台,搭载PCASP、SMPS、AMS、CCN200、TSI-3563型积分浊度仪和美国MAAP-5012型多角度吸收光度计等多种气溶胶观测仪器,首次对黄土高原大气气溶胶特性开展联合观测的资料,对大气气溶胶粒度,散射和颗粒吸收特性进行了分析,研究了区域气溶胶的空间分布及理化特征.结果表明黄土高原特殊地形区域气溶胶的微物理特性较稳定,但随探测时气象条件的变化,散射系数仍然出现波动;区域气溶胶中以细粒子为主;三个波长散射系数变化趋势非常一致,可以认为探测过程中气溶胶的微物理特性基本不变,而仅仅是浓度在改变;散射系数的变化趋势与体积浓度的变化趋势基本一致;其高值区与大气高湿区的正相关性比较明显;四次探测过程中小尺度粒径的气溶胶粒子为优势粒子;后向轨迹分析可知研究区域大部分气溶胶粒子都来源于高空,由蒙古、内蒙、甘肃、陕西等地远距离输送而来.     

曝气条件下微电解-Fenton工艺联合处理模拟染料废水的研究

曝气条件下采用微电解-Fenton工艺处理模拟染料废水。在最佳微电解工艺即铁炭比为45 g∶45 g,pH=3,反应时间为60 min;在Fenton工艺pH值为3,H2O2投加量0.7 mL,反应时间为120 min时,染料废水总脱色率达92%,其色度去除率高于单独微电解工艺时的63%和单独Fenton工艺时的67%。模拟染料废水经微电解及Fenton工艺处理后,废水pH值、Fe2+浓度和色度均发生变化。     

BOTDR光纤温度监测技术在土木工程中的应用研究

布里渊光时域反射计(BOTDR)是一种新型的分布式光纤传感技术。布里渊光频移量不仅与光纤的应变状态相关,还与光纤的温度存在相应的线性关系,因此BOTDR可以用作分布式的温度监测。本文对基于BOTDR的分布式温度监测技术及其在土木工程中的应用展开了实验研究,研究选用的是美国康宁公司900μm单模紧套光纤,实验标定布里渊光频移量对温度的敏感度为1.43 MHz/℃。通过室内外实验以及在实际隧道工程中的应用,验证了BOTDR的温度测量精度达2℃,因此将该技术应用于分布式温度监测是可行的,长期稳定性良好。     

基于卫星遥感和地面观测资料分析苏皖两省一次空气污染过程

2012年6月8~11日,江苏安徽2省发生了一次持续性的空气污染过程.利用MODIS观测的气溶胶产品和地面气象资料,结合火点监测资料和HYSPLIT后向轨迹模式,分析气溶胶光学厚度(AOD)、细粒子比例(FMF)、空气污染指数(API)的特征,探究这次空气污染的形成原因.研究表明,这次过程中苏皖2省8个代表城市的能见度大部分时间低于10km,相对湿度低于90%,API均达到或超过污染等级,AOD显著增长,且污染物以人类活动产生的细粒子为主.区域细粒子比例(RFMF)达0.79,高FMF(>0.6)出现的概率高达74.8%.另外,苏皖2省稳定的天气形势,不利于污染物扩散.6月8~11日,苏皖2省(北部地区为主)出现大量的火点,表明有秸秆焚烧现象的存在.从HYSPLIT模式的模拟结果来看,苏皖2省8个代表城市在此期间主要受到偏西方向的气流以及局地气流的影响,偏西方向的气流有利于外部秸秆焚烧的污染物经过输送影响本地区,同时局地气流不利于扩散,从而造成污染物积累,形成污染.