Gas hydrate associated with mud diapirs in southern Okinawa Trough

Many mud diapirs have been recognized in southern Okinawa Trough by a multi-channel seismic surveying on R/V KEXUE I in 2001. Gas hydrates have been identified, by the seismic reflection characteristics, the velocity analysis and the impedance inversion. Geothermal heat flow around the central of the mud diapir has been determined theoretically by the Bottom Simulating Reflectors (BSRs). Comparing the BSR derived and the measured heat flow values, we infer that the BSR immediately at the top of the mud diapirs indicate the base of the saturated gas hydrate formation zone (BSGHFZ), but not, as we ordinarily know, the base of the gas hydrate stability zone (BGHSZ), which could be explained by the abnormal regional background heat flow and free gas flux associated with mud diapirs. As a result, it helps us to better understand the generation mechanism of the gas hydrates associated with mud diapirs and to predict the gas hydrate potential in the southern Okinawa Trough. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

中华哲水蚤生态学研究与次级生产力的初步探讨

于1997年6月在渤海中设立5个站，用大空容量采水器进行每隔3小时一次的边续取样，对渤海的浮游动物季节性优势种-中华哲水蚤（Calanus sinicus Brodsky) 的数量分布、成体的雌雄比例和昼垂直移动节律进行调查，同时对其每日产卵量及生殖节律等进行了现场实验。结果表明，该时间中华哲水蚤在渤海各站的数量分布差异较大，雌性成体的数量超过雄性成体的数量，各站的雌雄比在１.40到１.97之间，桡足幼体与雌性和雄性成体均有昼夜垂直移动现象。中华哲水蚤的雄性成体在各站的平均产卵量为10.5卵／个体／天，处于产卵期的雌性成体日平均产卵量为18.1卵／个体／天，最大产卵量为26卵／个体／天。中华哲水蚤的产卵量有明显的昼夜节律变化，产卵主要在晚21:00到早晨9:00之间进行。根据中华哲水蚤的种群结构和产卵量推算出渤海该时间的生物量为10.882mgＣm~(-3)，瞬时生长率为0.918mgCm~(-3)day~(-1) ，Ｐ／Ｂ比为０.０８４。中华哲水蚤的种群死亡率主要集中在卵和无节幼体阶段。在97年12月和98年３月我们对采自胶州湾近岸的中华哲水蚤的日产卵量和卵孵化率进行室内实验，发现冬季的日产卵量远远低于６月在渤海的实验，培养当天的温度变化对其产卵量有显著影响，温度从７℃升至14℃使其产卵量增大，但随后两天其产卵量有所下降。温度由７℃降至０℃的当天中华哲水蚤不产卵，如果随之再将温度升至７℃，产卵量有所恢复。在开始实验的第一天，加入人工饵料与否对中华哲水蚤的产卵量影响不大。培养温度为７℃时，卵的孵化率为21.5％，升温至14℃时卵的孵化率为39.7％。在GF／Ｆ过滤海水中加入亚心型四片藻作饵料培养中华哲水蚤，其卵的孵化率为12.5％，而以新月菱形藻为饵料时，卵的孵化率为9.9％。在98年３月研究了盐度变化对中华哲水蚤的产卵量和卵孵化率的影响。结果表明，在25.5‰－39.1‰的盐度范围内，中华哲水蚤的产卵量有随盐度增大而减小的趋势，但差异不显蓍。当盐在29.4‰到35.5‰之间时，卵的孵化率基本持平，中华哲水蚤的成体存活良好。当盐度进一步或变小时，卵的孵化率降低，成体的死亡率增大。

多源多时相SAR资料反演水下地形的同化模型

合成孔径雷达(SAR)是重要的微波传感器之一，在海洋遥感领域得到了广泛应用。浅海水下地形SAR探测是SAR海洋应用的重要部分之一，发展业务化水下地形SAR探测技术是水下地形SAR探测研究的最终目标。现有的水下地形SAR探测是基于单景SAR影像开展的，探测结果不能全面反映水下地形。因此，发展一种基于多源多时相SAR影像的水下地形反演方法是该研究方向的前沿问题。 本文基于水下地形SAR成像机制和袁业立（1997）导出的海波高频谱解析表达式，首次建立了基于多源多时相SAR影像的水下地形反演的同化模型与算法，并通过该模型在台湾浅滩水下地形SAR探测中的应用检验了该模型和算法的可行性。本文还开展了已有的浅海水下地形SAR探测技术（浅海水下地形单景SAR影像反演）在台湾浅滩水下地形探测中的应用研究，以及反演初始水深对水下地形SAR反演结果影响的研究。此外，本文还对中国近海水下地形SAR成像能力进行了分析。 在浅海水下地形SAR探测技术应用于台湾浅滩研究方面，基于7景SAR影像开展了台湾浅滩单景SAR影像反演计算，反演结果表明同一水下地形不同时相SAR影像反演结果不能全面反映真实地形特征。 在反演初始水深对水下地形SAR反演结果影响研究方面，通过不同初始水深条件下台湾浅滩水下地形SAR反演结果的比较分析，可以得出：初始水深影响水下地形反演结果的准确性，初始水深的选取需要较粗的实际水深的支持； 在多源多时相水下地形SAR反演同化模型研究方面， 建立了多源多时相水下地形SAR反演的同化模型与算法，通过基于多源多时相SAR影像的台湾浅滩五种不同情形水下地形反演计算，证明了多源多时相水下地形SAR反演同化模型和算法是可行的，并给出了基于多源多时相SAR影像的水下地形反演计算中SAR影像的选取原则。 在中国近海浅海水下地形SAR响应能力分析方面，基于对中国近海潮汐潮流状况、水下地形概况和已有中国近海SAR影像中水下地形特征等的分析，总结出中国近海适合开展浅海水下地形SAR探测的区域主要有：渤海海域、苏北近海海域、台湾海峡海域和南沙群岛海域。

两种生境下鹅绒委陵菜无性系形态的比较

以调查统计的方法研究了矮嵩草草甸和金露梅灌丛两种生境下鹅绒委陵菜无性系的形态特征，研究结果表明：矮嵩草草甸内的鹅绒委陵菜无性系绝大多数特征参数大于金露梅灌丛内，形态可塑性较显著，这与不同生境下的资源异质性特征密切相关。研究为生境适应假说提供了又一例证。

CO2 fluxes of alpine shrubland ecosystem on the north-eastern Tibetan plateau

We measured ecosystem CO2 fluxes for an alpine shrubland on the north-eastern Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China. The study is to understand (1) the seasonal variation of CO2 flux and (2) how environmental factors affect the seasonality of CO2 exchange in the alpine ecosystem. Daytime ecosystem respiration was extrapolated from the relationship between temperature and nighttime CO2 fluxes under high turbulent conditions.Seasonal patterns of gross ecosystem production, ecosystem respiration and net ecosystem CO2 exchange followed highly the seasonal change of aboveground biomass in the alpine shrubland. The net ecosystem CO2 exchange was mainly controlled by the variation of photosynthetic photon flux density, while the ecosystem respiration was closely correlated to the soil temperature at 5-cm depth. Integrated values of gross ecosystem production, ecosystem respiration and net ecosystem CO2 exchange for the period from November 1, 2002 to October 31 2003 were estimated to be 1418, 1155 and 222 g CO2 m(-2) yr(-1), respectively.

Capillary electrophoretic analysis of pharmacologically active xanthone compounds from Swertia przewalskii pissjauk extract

Pharmacologically active xanthone compounds isolated from Swertia przewalskii pissjauk were well separated by capillary electrophoresis (CE) within 5 min, using a running buffer of 25 mM disodium tetraborate at pH 9.0. Quantitative determination was shown to be possible because regression equations revealed a linear relationship between the peak area of each constituent and its concentration, with correlation coefficients of 0.9972-0.9994. The relative standard deviations were between 0.44%-0.73% for migration times and 2.52%-4.28% for peak areas. The dissociation constant of 1,7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-8-hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyxanthone, 1,8-dihydroxy-3, 7-dimethoxy-xanthone and 1,7-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone were also measured by the CE method, giving a value of 9.04, 8.94, and 8.59, respectively.

Metagentiana, a new genus of Gentianaceae

The evidence from cross morphology, floral anatomy, chromosomes, palynology, and embryology all indicates that sect. Stenogyne is discordant within the genus Gentiana and is as distinct from the other sections of Gentiana as are other genera, such as Tripterospermum and Crawfurdia. In light of these characters, sect. Stenogyne is removed from Gentiana and given generic rank as the new genus Metagentiana. It is more related to Tripterospermum and Crawfurdia than to Gentiana, though it is more primitive than the first two genera. Together with Tripterospermum and Crawfurdia the new genus forms a monophyletic group, which is the sister group to the genus Gentiana. Fourteen new combinations required at specific rank are proposed.

岩体力学参数及稳定性能量判据研究

There are two major problems that have been concerned all the times, which are the mechanics characters of joint rock mass and the criterion for stability of engineering rock. Aim at the two problems, several works were conducted as follow: (1) Firstly, the mechanics characters of rock mass was studied by means of the Distinct Element Code. Subsequently, it was studied that the sensibility of joint surface roughness, strength of joint wall, joint stiffness ( i.e. tangential and normal stiffness) on the rock mass strength. (2) Based on the experimental rock mass classification methods of RMR and GSI, the program of “Parameters Calculation of the Rock Mass ” was developed. It has realized the rapid choice of rock mass parameters. (3) The concept of Representive Element Volume was induced based on the study of dimensional effect of rock mass. The Representive Element Volume of the horizontal and vertical pillar (ab. Two Pillars ) in the 2nd zone of Jinchuan mine were gained by the Geology Statistic Method and the Distinct Element Code. And then, the strength and deformatiom parameters of rock mass of the Two Pillars were obtained through numerical experiment. (4) From the confining depressure after thriaxial compression test of rock sample, it was concluded that the failure of rock is caused mainly by the lateral deformation and energy release happened during the confining depressure processure. The criterion of plastic energy catastrophe of rock engineering failure was proposed and validated. Subsquently, the stability of the horizontal pillar and Qianjiangping landslide in Three Gorges was judged by means of above-mentioned method. (5) Based on the fact there is a phenomenon of increasing energy concentration while the rock mass was compressed, rock information entropy (i.e. energy distribution entropy) was proposed. And it was revealed that there was change of energy distribution entropy while the rock mass was compressed to failure.

边坡工程的极限分析上限法

Theory of limit analysis include upper bound theorem and lower bound theorem. To deal with slope stability analysis by limit analysis is to approximate the real solution from upper limit and lower limit. The most used method of limit analysis is upper bound theorem, therefore it is often applied to slope engineering in many cases. Although upper bound approach of limit analysis can keep away from vague constitutive relation and complex stress analyses, it also can obtain rigorous result. Assuming the critical surface is circular slip surface, two kinematically admissible velocity fields for perpendicular slice method and radial slice method can be established according to the limit analysis of upper bound theorem. By means of virtual work rate equation and strength reduction method, the upper-bound solution of limit analysis for homogeneous soil slope can be obtained. A log-spiral rotational failure mechanism for homogeneous slope is discussed from two different conditions which represent the position of shear crack passing the toe and below the toe. In the dissertition, the author also establishes a rotational failure mechanics with combination of different logarithmic spiral arcs. Furthermore, the calculation formula of upper bound solution for inhomogeneous soil slope stability problem can be deduced based on the upper bound approach of rigid elements. Through calculating the external work rate caused by soil nail, anti-slide pile, geotechnological grid and retaining wall, the upper bound solution of safety factor of soil nail structure slope, slip resistance of anti-slide pile, critical height of reinforced soil slope and active earth pressure of retaining wall can be obtained by upper bound limit analysis method. Taking accumulated body slope as subject investigated, with study on the limit analysis method to calculate slope safety factor, the kinematically admissible velocity fields of perpendicular slice method for slope with broken slip surface is proposed. Through calculating not only the energy dissipation rate produced in the broken slip surfaces and the vertical velocity discontinuity, but also the work rate produced by self-weight and external load, the upper bound solution of slope with broken slip surface is deduced. As a case study, the slope stability of the Sanmashan landslide in the area of the Three Gorges reservoir is analyzed. Based on the theory of limit analysis, the upper bound solution for rock slope with planar failure surface is obtained. By means of virtual work-rate equation, energy dissipation caused by dislocation of thin-layer and terrane can be calculated; furthermore, the formulas of safety factor for upper bound approach of limit analysis can be deduced. In the end, a new computational model of stability analysis for anchored rock slope is presented after taking into consideration the supporting effect of rock-bolts, the action of seismic force and fissure water pressure. By using the model, not only the external woke-rate done by self-weight, seismic force, fissure water pressure and anchorage force but also the internal energy dissipation produced in the slip surface and structural planes can be totally calculated. According to the condition of virtual work rate equation in limit state, the formula of safety factor for upper bound limit analysis can be deduced.