Vertical Buoyant Jets in a Linearly Stratified Ambient Cross-Stream

In this study a numerical simulation is performed to investigate the effect of ambient density stratification on the characteristic of a vertical buoyant jet in a stably linearly stratified ambient cross-stream. Based on the ensemble integral method, the theoretical formulation for such a flow field consists of a set of elliptic Reynolds-averaged equations incorporating with the k– transport equations for the turbulence closure. An oscillating motion can be observed in the computed jet trajectory, and the corresponding alternative variation of dominant quantities for the induced momentum and buoyancy of the jet are examined by direct integration on a cross-section along the jet axis. The influences on the jet development both by the ambient cross-stream and the stratification are investigated. The oscillation characteristic shows that a linear relation holds between the wavenumber of jet trajectory, crossflow velocity and the Brunt–Väisälä frequency of ambient stratification. Computational results indicate that the formation of the secondary and a third pairs of vortices, which are not induced in the unstratified environment, causes the jet flow oscillation from its maximum height-of-rise in the flowing direction. The ambient stratification prohibits the growth of the plume radius and reduces the mixing rate as well as the plume rise. The developed flow indicates the transformation of entrainment mechanism in stratified crossflow.     

Propagation functions for monitoring distributional changes

In environmental assessment and monitoring, a primary objective of the investigator is to describe the changes occurring in the environmentally important variables over time. Propagation functions have been proposed to describe the distributional changes occurring in the variable of interest at two different times. McDonald et al. (1992, 1995) proposed an estimator of propagation function under the assumption of normality. We conduct a detailed sensitivity analysis of inference based on the normal model. It turns out that this model is appropriate only for small departures from normality whereas, for moderate to large departures, both estimation and testing of hypothesis break down. Non-parametric estimation of the propagation function based on kernel density estimation is also considered and the robustness of the choice of bandwidth for kernel density estimation is investigated. Bootstrapping is employed to obtain confidence intervals for the propagation function and also to determine the critical regions for testing the significance of distributional changes between two sampling epochs. Also studied briefly is the mathematical form and graphical shape of the propagation function for some parametric bivariate families of distributions. Finally, the proposed estimation techniques are illustrated on a data set of tree ring widths.     

A combination line transect and capture-recapture sampling model for multiple observers in aerial surveys

We present a robust sampling methodology to estimate population size using line transect and capture-recapture procedures for aerial surveys. Aerial surveys usually underestimate population density due to animals being missed. A combination of capture-recapture and line transect sampling methods with multiple observers allows violation of the assumption that all animals on the centreline are sighted from the air. We illustrate our method with an example of inanimate objects which shows evidence of failure of the assumption that all objects on the centreline have probability 1 of being detected. A simulation study is implemented to evaluate the performance of three variations of the Lincoln-Petersen estimator: the overall estimator, the stratified estimator, and the general stratified estimator based on the combined likelihood proposed in this paper. The stratified Lincoln-Petersen estimator based on the combined likelihood is found to be generally superior to the other estimators.     

填埋垃圾体气体渗透特性的实验研究

通过对模拟填埋垃圾体压实方向和与其垂直方向上气体渗透系数的测定,研究了在不同压实密度、不同含水率条件下垃圾体渗透特性的变化情况．实验表明：(1)在垂直压实的填埋垃圾体中,水平方向渗透系数平均值Ka^-为垂直方向渗透系数Ka^-的7．5-20．0倍,填埋垃圾体各向异性特征明显;(2)垃圾体渗透系数与压实密度、含水率的关系分别满足指数和线性递减规律．表明压实密度对渗透系数的影响较含水率大得多。     

重庆市江北县两路镇环境噪声观测评价及预测

本文对两路镇环境噪声污染现状作了观测、分析和评价,应用重庆市人口密度和环境噪声模式及交通噪声污染模式,对未来10年环境噪声和交通噪声作了科学预测。     

伊犁地区历史径流深度场的重建

本文利用伊犁地区的树轮年表，首先进行年轮场与流量场的典型相关计算，揭示出两场间的较好相关性；进而重建伊犁地区流量场，分析其主要空间分布型；最后在绘制伊犁地区１８０年来四个径流丰枯阶段径流深度等值线图的基础上，计算各丰枯期的地表水资源量值，并讨论其历史变化，得出了一些有益的结论。     

石家庄市颗粒物质量浓度及粒度随高度变化规律

随着经济快速发展,城市高层建筑日益增多,人们活动空间增至到距离地面40m～100m高处,因此大气垂直空间的颗粒物污染状况日益受到人们的关注.就此,进行了可吸入颗粒物质量浓度、粒度的垂直分布研究,得到了可吸入颗粒物在垂直空间中的分布规律,建立了PM10随高度分布的回归方程,并对不同高度的浮尘样品进行粒度分布研究,进一步验证了PM10随高度增加细粒子含量增加的垂直分布规律.     

Testing kernel density reconstruction for Lagrangian photochemical modelling

In recent years, a number of pioneering works have shown as Lagrangian models can be of great interest when dealing with photochemistry, provided that special care is given in the reconstruction of chemicals concentration in the atmosphere. Density reconstruction can be performed through the so-called “box counting” method: an Eulerian grid for chemistry is introduced and density is computed counting particles in each box. In this way one of the main advantages of the Lagrangian approach, the grid independence, is lost. In this paper, a new approach to Lagrangian photochemical modelling is investigated and the chemical module of the Photochemical Lagrangian Particle Model (PLPM) is described and fully tested for stability, reliability and computational weight. Photochemical reactions are treated in PLPM by means of the complex chemical mechanism SAPRC90 and four density reconstruction methods have been developed, based on the kernel density estimator approach, in order to obtain grid-free accurate concentrations.     

九寨沟公路和栈道降雨径流污染负荷过程的研究

对九寨沟国家公园中的公路和游客栈道进行了人工降雨试验的设计、操作和测试数据分析.模拟试验选择6处公路和栈道试验区,采用人工降雨方法模拟雨量出现概率60%、历时30 min的降雨.试验按3 min间隔对各试验场降雨径流带出的总磷负荷进行现场监测.研究结果提供了在具有代表性的降雨条件对总磷营养物输出的定量估计.尤其对公路和栈道降雨径流特征获得了认识:污染物初始冲刷浓度期延续约3 min;在降雨强度不变的情况下,污染物负荷率接近常量.大部分污染物负荷可由出现频率较大的小降雨事件输出.表明研究结果提供了一种思路,即可采用平均负荷方式取代过去的平均浓度方式去构建公路和栈道的负荷模型.     

Calculation of Entrainment in Density Jumps

The density jump in a two-layer channel flow of miscible fluids, in which one of the layers is infinitely deep and at rest, is analyzed using the momentum flux and mass flux conservation equations. The analysis yields simple equations relating the heights upstream and downstream of the jump with the upstream Froude number and the rate of entrainment into the moving layer, as well as a relation between the maximum possible entrainment and the upstream Froude number. The analysis also shows that when the flow down-stream of the jump is controlled by an obstruction or a contraction, the entrainment rate into the jump depends solely on the dimensionless obstruction height contraction ratio and the upstream Froude number.