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Wetherbee GA Gay DA Brunette RC Sweet CW 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2007,131(1-3):49-69
The National Atmospheric Deposition Program/Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) provides long-term, quality-assured records of
mercury in wet deposition in the USA and Canada. Interpretation of spatial and temporal trends in the MDN data requires quantification
of the variability of the MDN measurements. Variability is quantified for MDN data from collocated samplers at MDN sites in
two states, one in Illinois and one in Washington. Median absolute differences in the collocated sampler data for total mercury
concentration are approximately 11% of the median mercury concentration for all valid 1999–2004 MDN data. Median absolute
differences are between 3.0% and 14% of the median MDN value for collector catch (sample volume) and between 6.0% and 15%
of the median MDN value for mercury wet deposition. The overall measurement errors are sufficiently low to resolve between
NADP/MDN measurements by ±2 ng·l−1 and ±2 μg·m−2·year−1, which are the contour intervals used to display the data on NADP isopleths maps for concentration and deposition, respectively. 相似文献
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Kirchner TB Webb JL Webb SB Arimoto R Schoep DA Stewart BD 《Journal of environmental radioactivity》2002,60(3):275-291
Concentrations of radionuclides were measured in soils from a grid of locations surrounding the US Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico and from a grid on a reference site approximately 20 km southeast of the WIPP site. Each of the two grids has 16 sampling locations (grid nodes) systematically distributed within an area of 16.580 ha. Sampling was conducted prior to the arrival of the first waste shipment at WIPP. Thus, the 137Cs and 23,240Pu in the soil are expected to have been deposited as global fallout, although the Gnome Site, 8.8 km southwest of the WIPP, is also a potential source of 239,240Pu and fission products. The reference grid has significantly higher concentrations of fallout and natural radionuclides than the WIPP grid. Up to 80% of the total variability in radionuclide concentrations across the two grids is attributable to differences between grid nodes. Differences between replicates within a location account for 44-50% of the variability in concentrations of the uranium isotopes, but only 11-17% of the variability in the concentrations of the other radionuclides. Samples having similar abundance of radionuclides were spatially aggregated across the terrain. The activity concentrations of the radionuclides were strongly correlated with the concentrations of Al and Pb, and with the percentages of sand, silt and clay in the soil. Normalizing radionuclide concentrations to the concentration of Al or percent fine particles can help adjust for differences in soil textures among samples and facilitate the detection of gradients or temporal changes in soil concentrations. 相似文献
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Flexible bat echolocation: the influence of individual,habitat and conspecifics on sonar signal design 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
Martin K. Obrist 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1995,36(3):207-219
Acoustic signals which are used in animal communication must carry a variety of information and are therefore highly flexible. Echolocation has probably such functions and could prove as flexible. Measurable variabitlity can indicate flexibility in a behaviour. To quantify variability in bat sonar and relate to behavioural and environmental factors, I recorded echolocation calls of Euderma maculatum, Eptesicus fuscus, Lasiurus borealis and L. cinereus while the bats hunted in their natural habitat. I analysed 3390 search phase calls emitted by 16 known and 16 unknown individuals foraging in different environmental and behvioural situations. All four species used mainly multiharmonic signals that showed considerable intra- and inter-individual variability in the five signal variables I analysed (call duration, call interval, highest and lowest frequency and frequency with maximum energy) and also in the shape of the sonagram. A nested multivariate analysis of variance identified the influences of individual, hunting site, close conspecifics and of each observation on the frequency with maximum energy in the calls, and on other variables measured. Individual bats differed in multiple comparisons, most often in the main call frequency and least often in call interval. In a discriminant function analysis with resubstitution, 56–76% of a species' calls were assigned to the correct individual. Distinct individual call patterns were recorded in special situations in all species and the size of foraging areas in forested areas influenced temporal and spectral call structure. Echolocation behaviour was influenced by the presence of conspecifics. When bats were hunting together, call duration decreased and call interval increased in all species, but spectral effects were less pronounced. The role of morphometric differences as the source of individually distinct vocalizations is discussed. I also examined signal adaptations to long range echolocation and the influence of obstacle distance on echolocation call design. My results allow to discuss the problems of echo recognition and jamming avoidance in vespertilionid bats. 相似文献
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Elizabeth W. Sulzman Karen A. Poiani Timothy G. F. Kittel 《Environmental management》1995,19(2):197-224
The rapid increase in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases has caused concern because of their potential to alter
the earth's radiation budget and disrupt current climate patterns While there are many uncertainties associated with use of
general circulation models (GCMs), GCMs are currently the best available technology to project changes in climate associated
with elevated gas concentrations. Results indicate increases in global temperature and changes in global precipitation patterns
are likely as a result of doubled CO2.
GCMs are not reliable for use at the regional scale because local scale processes and geography are not taken into account.
Comparison of results from five GCMs in three regions of the United States indicate high variability across regions and among
models depending on season and climate variable. Statistical methods of scaling model output and nesting finer resolution
models in global models are two techniques that may improve projections.
Despite the many limitations in GCMs, they are useful tools to explore climate-earth system dynamics when used in conjunction
with water resource and ecosystem models. A variety of water resource models showed significant alteration of regional hydrology
when run with both GCM-generated and hypothetical climate scenarios, regardless of region or model complexity. Similarly,
ecological models demonstrate the sensitivity of ecosystem production, nutrient dynamics, and distribution to changes in climate
and CO2 levels.
We recommend the use of GCM-based scenarios in conjunction with water resource and ecosystem models to guide environmental
management and policy in a “no-regrets” framework or as part of a precautionary approach to natural resource protection. 相似文献
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我国南北方城市空气环境质量对比分析 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
依据国家环境监测部门公布的空气环境质量日报,对27个省会城市、4个直辖市城市的2004年-2006年空气质量数据进行分析。结果显示:我国城市空气污染指数(API)时空差异明显,冬、春季节API值高于夏季和秋季,北方城市的API均值高于南方城市;PM10是大气环境的主要污染物,作为首要污染物出现所占比例南、北方城市分别是66.64%和83.97%;SO2为首要污染物所占比例南、北方城市分别是7.28%和6.19%;北方城市平均Ⅰ级和Ⅱ级天数所占百分比之和为77.00%,重污染级天数所占比例达到1.02%;南方城市平均Ⅰ级和Ⅱ级天数所占百分比之和为87.24%,重污染天数所占百分比是0.04%;城市空气质量优、良天数呈增加趋势。 相似文献
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Jianxun Yang Qi Gao Miaomiao Liu John S. Ji Jun Bi 《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》2023,17(2):20
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Twenty eight short sediment cores, collected along six transects in two areas influenced by the frontal system formed by the Po River, were analysed for Th and Cs in order to improve our knowledge on short time scale sediment deposition, accumulation and mixing. Sedimentological and mineralogical parameters were also analysed._ The decreasing Cs activities and C/N values in surface sediments indicate a decreasing input of terrestrial material during the study period. Furthermore, low excess thorium activities and inventories at some sites, together with low sedimentary organic matter concentrations in the southern area, suggest that the productivity in summer 1997 was lower than in 1996. Temporal and spatial shifts of the front exert a strong influence on short time scale deposition of particulate matter in the northern area, while the front position is more stable in the southern area, influencing both seasonal and interannual deposition._ The comparison between apparent seasonal and pluri-annual accumulation rates suggests, for the northern area, a sedimentation pattern characterized by temporal deposition of material on to the sea floor, with periodical resuspension. The net apparent accumulation is 0.1-0.4 r g r cm r yr. The same occurs for the southern area, where values are higher, probably due to the longer persistence of the frontal system in the same area over the years. Here, both seasonal and pluri-annual deposition showed the same pattern, but seasonal values were two to three times higher with a net apparent accumulation rate of 0.3-0.8 r g r cm r yr. Organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations are generally less than 1.3 and 0.2% d.w., with lower values in the southern area. By contrast, mass fluxes showed higher values in the southern area, while the rate of removal over a pluri-annual time scale is generally high. 相似文献
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The impact of climate changes on the pollution levels in Denmark is the major topic of this paper. Variations of the Danish air pollution levels that are caused by climatic changes are studied together with variations caused by other factors (emissions, inter-annual variability of meteorological conditions, etc.). The Unified Danish Eulerian Model (UNI-DEM) was run on a fine, 10 km × 10 km, grid over a space domain covering all of Europe to minimize the influence of the boundary conditions on the Danish pollution levels. This study is based on four categories of scenarios: (i) traditional scenarios, (ii) climatic scenarios, (iii) scenarios with variations of the human-made (anthropogenic) emissions and (iv) scenarios in which the biogenic emissions were varied. The total number of applied scenarios was 14, and a time-period of 16 years was used. The results show clearly that although the concentrations of the major pollutants do not depend too much on the climatic changes, some quantities, in particular quantities related to high ozone levels, might be increased significantly as a result of the warming trends in the future climate. The reason for this phenomenon is explained. 相似文献