SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating for volcanic rocks of the Dasi Formation in southeast Hubei Province, middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its implications

The Jinniu Basin in southeast Hubei,located at the westernmost part of middle-lower val-ley of the Yangtze River,is one of the important vol-canic basins in East China. Volcanic rocks in the Jin-niu Basin are distributed mainly in the Majiashan Formation,the Lingxiang Formation and the Dasi Formation,consisting of rhyolite,basalt and basaltic andesite,(trachy)-basalt and basaltic trachy-andesite and (trachy)-andesite and (trachy)-dacite and rhyolite respectively,in which the Dasi volcanism is volumet-rically dominant and widespread. The Dasi volcanic rocks were selected for SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating to confirm the timing of volcanism. The results indi-cate that there exist a large amount of magmatic zir-cons characterized by high U and Th contents in the volcanic rocks. The concordia ages for 13 points are 128 ± 1Ma (MSWD = 3.0). On account of the shape of zircons and Th/U ratios,this age is considered to represent the crystallization time of the Dasi volcan-ism. The volcanic rocks in the Dasi,Majiashan and Lingxiang Formations share similar trace elementand REE partition patterns as well as Sr-Nd isotopic compositions. In combination with the regional geol-ogy,it is proposed that the southeast Hubei volcanic rocks were formed mainly during the Early Creta-ceous,just like other volcanic basins in middle-lower Yangtze valley. A lithospheric extension is also sug-gested for tectonic regime in this region in the Cre-taceous Period.     

Response of downstream sediment to water resource development in mainstream of the Lancang River

The impact of hydropower cascades of the Lancang River on downstream sedimentation has become one of the key problems in the research of the transboundary water resource development and its possible environmental effects. In this paper, the newest sediment data series spanning 17 years （1987-2003） at Yunjinghong hydrometric station and Chiang Saen hydrometric station, in northern Thailand, are analyzed to reveal these effects. Monthly mean sediment concentration data of the two stations are compared in-phase and yearly series are analyzed by the method of correlation and regression analysis and causality test. The analysis result shows that, though both of them are located at lower reaches of Manwan and Dachaoshan hydropower stations which are already constructed and in use, the sediment responses of the two stations are different under the regulation of the hydropower stations Annual series at Yunjinghong station are positively correlated but do not match well with those at Chiang Saen station. In addition, the results of Granger causality test on the time series also suggest that the series of maximum monthly mean sediment concentration of the Yunjinghong station each year may give cause for the ones of Chiang Saen station, while the series of minimum monthly mean sediment concentration each year and annual mean sediment concentration of Yunjinghong do not evidently give cause for the ones of the other station. Undoubtedly, this discovery will provide new evidences to assess the impacts of cascades construction in mainstream of the Lancang River on the variation of downstream sediment and its transboundary effects.     

Variability of surface circulation in the South China Sea from satellite altimeter data

11-year satellite altimeter sea surface height （SSH） anomaly data from January 1993 to December 2003 are used to present the dominant spatial patterns and temporal variations of the South China Sea （SCS） surface circulation through Empirical Orthogonal Function （EOF） analysis. The first three EOF modes show the obvious seasonal variations of SSH in the SCS. EOF mode one is generally characterized by a basin-wide circulation. Mode two describes the double-cell basin scale circulation structure. The two cells were located off west of the Luzon Island and southeast of Vietnam, respectively. EOF mode three presents the mesoscale eddy structure in the western SCS, which develops into a strong cyclonic eddy rapidly from July to September. EOF mode one and mode three are also embedded with interannual signals, indicating that the SCS surface circulation variation is influenced by El Nino events prominently. The strong El Nino of 1997/98 obviously changed the SCS circulation structure. This study also shows that there existed a series of mesoscale eddies in the western SCS, and their temporal variation indicates intra-seasonal and interannual signals.     

岷江上游干旱河谷区土壤水分含量及其动态

于2002年8月～2003年7月对四川西部理县干旱河谷区土壤水分状况进行了定位研究。结果表明：在理县干旱河谷区，不饲海拔高度0～50cm土层土壤平均含水量总的变化趋势是阴坡比阳坡高。而土壤水分空间异质性阳坡比阴坡大。同一坡向不同海拔的土壤含水量变化为2050m处的最高，1850m处的次之，1450m处再次之，1650m处最少，表明了在干旱区河谷的两岸坡面上部土壤水分状况最好，在坡面下部靠近河流处次之，中下坡水分条件最差。相同海拔高度，不同坡向土壤含水量都表现为随着土层深度的增加土壤含水量增加的趋势，且30～50cm土层的土壤含水量最高。     

南京长江第三大桥斜拉索的防腐系统研究

根据目前我国拉索型桥梁索结构的防腐体系均遭到不同程度破坏的现状,在对索结构防腐体系破坏原因分析的基础上,结合南京长江第三大桥的特点,研究了拉索的防腐系统。结果表明:选择双峰HDPE护套,及在拉索内填充具有水汽隔绝、阻蚀防腐和润滑抗磨双重作用的防腐填充物,可延长拉索的使用寿命。该研究已成功应用于南京长江第三大桥的斜拉索体系。     

《华南理工大学学报（自然科学版）》2000～2006年载文、作者和引文分析

应用文献计量学的方法，对2005年全年12期和2000～2006年的每年第1期，共计18期《华南理工大学学报（自然科学版）》进行定量分析，并与相关的文献报道进行比较．结果表明：该刊载文量较高，基金项目论文占70．9％；论文合著率为94．1％，合作度3．17；第一作者中具有高级职称的占38．9％，博士后、博士和博士研究生占61．8％，年龄30岁以下的占28．8％，31～40岁的占44．1％；篇均引文8．23条，英文引文占59．9％，期刊类引文占65．3％，引文质量上乘．     

Depositional environments of Bathonian sediments from the Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, western India

The pericratonic sedimentary Jaisalmer Basin, west of the Aravalli Ranges, on the westerly dipping eastern flank of the Indus Shelf, is a principal structural element of Rajasthan. Jurassic sediments in the SE comprise non-marine sandstones and conglomerates to nearshore, brackish to marine sands, silts, clays and carbonates, grouped lithostratigraphically into the Lathi, Jaisalmer, Baisakhi, and Bhadasar formations. The Late Bajocian to Oxfordian Jaisalmer Formation is divided, in ascending order, into the Hamira, Joyan, Fort, Badabag, Kuldhar, and Jajiya members. Fossil records providing a Bajocian to Bathonian age for the lower and middle parts of the formation include: a Late Bajocian coral Isastraea bernardiana (d’Orbigny) in the uppermost Joyan Member; Bathonian ammonite Clydoniceras in the basal part of the Badabag Member; Bathonian foraminiferal/bivalve assemblages in the Fort Member. The topmost bed of the Joyan Member represents the peak of first marine transgression of the Jaisalmer Basin, probably contemporaneous with the Late Bajocian one in the neighbouring Kachchh Basin. Based on faunal studies Bajocian to Bathonian sediments of the Jaisalmer Basin can be broadly correlated with those of the Kachchh Basin. The Fort and Badabag members represent the following depositional environments, in chronological order: (a) brackish to shallow fully marine; (b) fully marine with rapidly fluctuating water energy and sedimentation rates; (c) near-shore to lower shoreface with fluctuating energy conditions, salinity and sedimentation rates; (d) near-shore to shoreface channels and storm-dominated marine above fair-weather wave-base; (e) lagoon with fluctuating low to moderate energy, salinity and sedimentation rates; (f) stormdominated shelf to lower shoreface.     

Coastal wetland in South China:Degradation trends,causes and protection countermeasures

There are abundant coastal wetlands in South China and their main characters are the tidal flats, mangroves and coral reefs. In this paper, the status quo of coastal wetlands in South China is introduced and their degradation trends in the last decades are analyzed based on the existing literatures and information. Their degradation trends are characterized by reduction of coastal wetlands’ area, pollution of seawater environment, degeneration of ecological environment, sharp decrease of biodiversity in the wetlands and so on. At the same time, the causes resulting in the above-mentioned degradations are discussed, mainly concluding imperfect systems of management and legislation, deficient property and assessment systems of the wetlands, weak consciousness of protecting coastal wetlands, shortage of basic study and backward management level and so on. Some countermeasures are put forward for the sake of a sustainable use of the coastal wetlands of South China, mainly including establishing and perfecting administrative and legal systems for the coastal wetlands, developing the study on assessment of coastal wetland, heightening the consciousness of public participation, and strengthening scientific research and establishment of wetland nature reserves.     

黄河微污染原水生物预处理研究

针对受污染的黄河水源水,进行生物陶粒滤池试验研究.结果表明,生物陶粒滤池预处理能全面净化受污染黄河水的水质.在气水比为0.25:1、滤速为5.1m/h的条件下,对CODMn、NH 4-N、NO-2-N、的去除率分别为4.8%-22.7%,20%-77.6%,75%-98.3%.对UV254和藻类的去除率分别为7.3%-30.4%和24.4%-41.8%.     

塔里木河流域遥感影像数据库系统的设计和建立

目的 采用当前非常流行的数据仓库技术管理塔里木河流域海量遥感影像、背景数据，实现塔河流域管理的数字化、信息化。方法 采用当前流行的数据仓库管理技术，按照空间数据-属性数据一体化、多源数据无缝集成及基于C／S结构和关系数据库3层体系结构的设计思想，将塔里木河流域遥感信息、空间地理信息、多专题信息、社会经济信息，以及多媒体和元数据等各类信息进行集成建库。结果 实现了多类型、多尺度的海量遥感影像、空间地理等基础数据的无缝集成和统一管理。结论 综合使用遥感、地理信息系统、数据库等技术，建立基于动态监测与管理的生态环境信息系统，具有明显的工程优势和技术优势。