OPTIMIZING FLOOD CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR A MULTIPURPOSE RESERVOIR1

ABSTRACT. In the last decade much research has been devoted to applying the systems analysis approach to water resources problems. A popular research goal has been determination of the “best” method of operating a multipurpose reservoir. The goal of this study was to derive the economically optimum flood control diagram for a multipurpose reservoir by systems analysis. The technique employed to optimize the flood control diagram was programmed so that the optimization process could be applied to other multipurpose reservoirs. Two computer programs developed at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Hydrologic Engineering Center were utilized with modifications to simulate the operation of Folsom Reservoir in central California. Economic analyses were incorporated along with an optimization technique into the reservoir operations program; and the resultant program was capable of routing a sequence of monthly reservoir inflows, computing benefits for various flood control diagrams (as dictated by the optimization procedure), and selecting the economically optimum flood control diagram. The univariate gradient technique was the optimization procedure employed. The two computer programs are on file at the Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis, California.     

AUTUMN CHEMISTRY OF OREGON COAST RANGE STREAMS1

ABSTRACT: During an autumn runoff event we sampled 48 streams with predominantly forested watersheds and igneous bedrock in the Oregon Coast Range. The streams had acid neutralizing capacities (ANC) > 90 μeq/L and pH > 6.4. Streamwater Na ⁺, Ca^{2 +}, and Mg^{2 +} concentrations were greater than K ⁺ concentrations. Anion concentrations generally followed the order of Cl^- > NO₃^- > SO₄^2-. Chloride and Na ⁺ concentrations were highest in samples collected in streams near the Pacific Ocean and decreased markedly as distance from the coast increased. Sea salt exerted no discernible influence on stream water acid-base status during the sampling period. Nitrate concentrations in the study streams were remarkably variable, ranging from below detection to 172 μeq/L. We hypothesize that forest vegetation is the primary control of spatial variability of the NO₃^- concentrations in Oregon Coast Range streams. We believe that symbiotic N fixation by red alder in pure or mixed stands is the primary source of N to forested watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range.     

Women, Health and Humanitarian Aid in Conflict

The burden of political conflict on civilian populations has increased significantly over the last few decades. Increasingly, the provision of resources and services to these populations is coming under scrutiny; we highlight here the limited attention to gender in their provision. Women and men have different exposures to situations that affect health and access to health-care and have differential power to influence decisions regarding the provision of health services. We argue that the role of women in planning is central to the provision of effective, efficient and sensitive health-care to conflict-affected populations.     

Establishing the Canadian Community Monitoring Network

Community-based ecosystem monitoring activities in Canada are increasing in response to a number of factors including: (i) the needs of decision-makers for timely information on local environmental changes; (ii) limited use of government monitoring data and information by decision makers; (iii) government cuts to monitoring programs; (iv) the increasingly recognized need to include stakeholders in planning and management processes; and (v) the desire of citizens to contribute to environmental protection. To date there has been no network coordination of community based monitoring in Canada. This paper reports on the establishment of the Canadian Community Monitoring Network by Environment Canada's Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network Coordinating Office and the Canadian Nature Federation. Information on research prepared in support of network establishment is presented along with a discussion of the potential of the network.     

红外光度法测定水中油的影响因素及其消除方法

红外光度法是目前中国测定油类的标准方法,也是唯一一种在对油测定中既能进行定性分析,又可以进行定量分析的方法.该方法的操作比较复杂,对仪器、试剂要求比较高,测定结果往往受诸多因素的影响.作者经过对仪器、试剂及操作中可能出现的影响因素进行了探讨.结果认为,色散型测油仪为首选仪器,新购置的测油仪应该进行重现性和校正系数的检验;分析所用玻璃仪器需用四氯化碳浸泡清洗处理,吸附剂进行去油处理;采用活性炭混合吸附过滤法提纯四氯化碳、四氯乙烯,方法简便、快速;用硅藻土替代硅酸镁作为动植油测定的吸附剂,具有相同的吸附效果.     

陕西雷暴灾害及时空分布特征

利用1971～2000年30年陕西93个气象站的逐日气象观测资料,对陕西雷暴的时间、空间分布特点和变化特征进行了分析,并对其影响进行了论述.分析结果表明:陕西雷暴天气30年来呈减少趋势,雷暴日数关中中部最少,陕北北部府谷最多.雷暴集中发生在5～8月.陕北、关中、陕南雷暴日变化规律基本相同,集中发生在午后14～22时.     

发展旅游业对东道地区的影响

旅游业是21世纪的朝阳产业，发展旅游业会对旅游目的地产生许多影响。文章通过巴厘岛内在文化的变化，分析了发展旅游业对东道地区带来的影响，并针对一些不利方面提出了防治对策。     

油气田开发对生态环境的影响--以昌吉州为例

重点论述了昌吉州周围油气田开发对大气、水、噪声、土壤环境及生态环境造成的影响，尤其是对生态环境的影响作了重点阐述，这对做好油气田环境保护工作具有一定的指导意义。     

Technical modeling in integrated risk assessment of chemical installations

This paper presents the technical model of an Integrated Quantitative Risk Assessment method, taking into account management as well as technical design and producing risk level measures. The basic steps of the technical model consist in developing a Master Logic Diagram (MLD) delineating the major immediate causes of Loss of Containment and associated quantitative models for assessing their frequency. Appropriate management models quantify the parameters of the technical model on the basis of the safety management system of the installation. The methodology is exemplified through its application on the risk assessment of a LPG scrubbing tower of an oil refinery. A detailed technical model simulating the response of the system to various initiating events is developed, along with a detailed model simulating the influence of the plant-specific management and organizational practices. The overall effect is quantified through the frequency of release of LPG as a result of a Loss of Containment in scrubbing towers of the refinery.