Scattering Resonance States and Partial Potential Energy Surface of Reaction I+HI(v=0)→IH(v′=0)+I

The partial potential energy surface of the I HI→IH I reaction involving the translational and vibrational motions has been constructed at the QCISD(T)//MP4SDQ level with the pseudo potential method that is helpful to interpreting the scattering resonance states. The lifetimes of the scattering resonance states in the title reaction obtained from the partial potential energy surface are about 90-120 fs, which agrees with the result of high-resolved threshold photodetachment spectroscopy of anion IHI- measured by Neumark.     

Thermal characterization of lacustrine dolomites from the Sambhar Lake playa,Thar desert,India

The Sambhar Lake playa sediments in Thar desert, western India, host a variety of evaporite minerals. Carbonates form a major proportion of the evaporites in a 23 m deep core and several dolomite-rich horizons are recorded. Our XRD and DTA based investigations show that these dolomites are non-stoichiometric and disordered (proto-dolomites) except at one level (4.08 m) from where a well-ordered dolomite is reported. We also record frequent variation in the characteristics of dolomites with depth in terms of structural ordering, Ca/Mg ratio and Fe content. Dolomites reported form the Sambhar Lake playa are interpreted to be authigenic due to the absence of any carbonate rock in the catchment and seem to be derived from a precursor calcite under (sub-) evaporitic conditions. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Using Stable Isotope Analyses to Identify Allochthonous Inputs to Lake Naivasha Mediated via the Hippopotamus Gut

Abstract

The hippopotamus grazes nocturnally on land and resides in water during the day. Much of the ingested material must therefore be defecated directly into the aquatic system and can thus be considered an allochthonous resource available to aquatic consumers. The utility of stable isotope analyses of carbon and nitrogen to distinguish hippo faecal matter from other potential basal resources was tested at Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Hippopotami proved faithful to a short grass diet although supplementary grazing of aquatic macrophytes was observed. The typical isotopic ratios of C4 grasses ingested were not altered substantially by gut processes, and were clearly distinct from algal and aquatic macrophyte isotopic ratios. However, marginal plants such as Cyperus papyrus exhibit C4 ratios, and so the technique is suitable only for use in localities where ‘contamination’ from such sources is negligible.     

Conference and Research Reports

Groundwater discharge into an open pit lignite mining lake was investigated using radon-222 as a naturally occurring environmental tracer. The chosen study site was a meromictic lake, i.e., a water body that is divided horizontally into two separate layers – the upper mixolimnion (with seasonal mixing) and the lower monimolimnion (without seasonal mixing). For the estimation of groundwater discharge rates into the lake, a simple box model including all radon sinks and sources related to each layer was applied. Two field investigations were performed. During the October campaign, the total groundwater discharge into the lake was found to be 18.9 and 0.7 m³ d^?1 for the mixolimnion and monimolimnion, respectively. During the December campaign, the groundwater discharge into the mixolimnion was 15.0 m³ d^?1, whereas no discharge at all was observed into the monimolimnion. Based on the given water volumes, the residence time of lake water was 5.3 years for the monimolimnion and varies between 0.9 and 1.1 years for the mixolimnion. The investigation confirmed radon to be a useful environmental tracer for groundwater and surface water interactions in meromictic lake environments.     

Cesium-Labeled Phlogopite as a Tracer for in Situ Studies of Sediment Burial,Reworking, and Resuspension Rates

Abstract

Phlogopite is a mica mined commercially in eastern Canada. Its major exchangeable cation, K⁺, can be removed with sodium tetraphenylboron. When the K-depleted phase is soaked in CsCl (aq), it binds Cs⁺, forming a new crystalline phase, CsPhlog, that contains up to 10 weight-% Cs. The new phase binds Cs⁺ strongly (K_D > 10⁶), making CsPhlog stable enough to be useful as a tracer for clay particles. We investigated the direct determination of Cs in lacustrine sediments using neutron activation analysis, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, and radio frequency (r. f.) glow-discharge mass spectrometry. Glow discharge mass spectrometry proved insufficiently sensitive due to isobaric interferences, but the other two methods were usable at tracer levels. Activation analysis was used for routine determinations because of its superior sensitivity. Starting with CsPhlog containing a few percent Cs by weight, the observed sensitivity translated to a measurable dispersal factor of at least 10⁴. We used CsPhlog deployed from a manned submersible to study sediment reworking in Lake Superior, where it behaved similarly to rare-earth oxide tracers deployed simultaneously.     

North west cape-induced electron precipitation and theoretical simulation

Enhancement of the electron fluxes in the inner radiation belt,which is induced by the powerful North West Cape(NWC) very-low-frequency(VLF) transmitter,have been observed and analyzed by several research groups.However,all of the previous publications have focused on NWC-induced 100-keV electrons only,based on observations from the Detection of Electro-Magnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions(DEMETER) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite(GOES) satellites.Here,we present flux enhancements with 30-100-keV electrons related to NWC transmitter for the first time,which were observed by the GOES satellite at night.Similar to the 100-300-keV precipitated-electron behavior,the low energy 30-100-keV electron precipitation is primarily located east of the transmitter.However,the latter does not drift eastward to the same extent as the former,possibly because of the lower electron velocity.The 30-100-keV electrons are distributed in the L = 1.8-2.1 L-shell range,in contrast to the100-300-keV electrons which are at L= 1.67-1.9.This is consistent with the perspective that the energy of the VLF-waveinduced electron flux enhancement decreases with higher L-shell values.We expand upon the rationality of the simultaneous enhancement of the 30-100- and 100-300-keV electron fluxes through comparison with the cyclotron resonance theory for the quasi-linear wave-particle interaction.In addition,we interpret the asymmetry characteristics of NWC electric power distribution in north and south hemisphere by ray tracing model.Finally,we present considerable discussion and show that good agreement exists between the observation of satellites and theory.     

洱海上覆水DOM荧光特征及对富营养化的指示意义

湖泊溶解性有机物（DOM）组成特征对水质具有重要的影响,研究上覆水DOM组成特征对指示湖泊富营养化现状具有重要意义。采用荧光光谱区域体积积分分析法（FRI）定量分析洱海上覆水DOM组分时空变化,以及DOM组分与水质因子间的关系,对比分析不同来源入湖水体、不同富营养化程度高原湖泊上覆水DOM组分荧光特征。结果表明,洱海上覆水体DOM主要以类腐殖酸为主,其次为类富里酸,洱海DOM总量及类腐殖酸组分中部较高,色氨酸和络氨酸等类蛋白质DOM南部较高,类富里酸DOM北部较高。藻华易发期（10月）类蛋白质和类富里酸DOM较低,类腐殖酸DOM显著增加,DOM生物源降低,DOM生物活性降低。洱海沉积物内源释放和入湖河流主要影响上覆水中类腐殖酸DOM,湿沉降主要增加类蛋白质DOM。在湖泊贫营养阶段类富里酸DOM对水质影响较大,在富营养阶段类腐殖酸DOM对水质影响较大。随着湖泊富营养化程度的加剧,上覆水类蛋白质和类富里酸DOM所占比例呈下降趋势,微生物降解产物和类腐殖酸DOM所占比例呈增加趋势。DOM荧光组分占比变化对湖泊富营养化具有指示作用。     

Fluorescence detection and identification of eight sulphonamides using capillary electrophoresis on released excipients in lake water

A simple and sensitive capillary electrophoresis method with fluorescence detection was developed for the determination of sulphanilamide, sulphamerazine, sulphacetamide and sulphanilic acid, sulphathiazole, Sulphisomidine, sulphadoxine and sulphadiazine in lake water. The sulphonamides were extracted from lake water, derivatized with fluorescamine and determination of sulphonamide was achieved using 20 mM borate buffer of pH 9.5 at an applied voltage of 25 kV. Detection was performed using UG-11 excitation filter of 405 nm and 495 nm emission filters. A fast, simple and sensitive method with limit of detection in the range 0.89–1.43 n mol L⁻¹ for all the eight sulphonamides with good recoveries of 80–110% is seen. Inter-day and intra-day validation of the separation method shows fairly good results. The detection and quantification limits for this newly developed method are too low to determine drug residues in lake water.     

On m-changes in atom-rigid-rotor collissions: influence of an initial rotation

Reorientation of the angular momentum of a diatomic molecule in collisions with atoms is investigated using classical mechanics. A factorisation formula for cross sections for rotational excitation is given. The factorisation allows the calculation of the state-specific cross section d σ (j′ m′ ← jm)/dΩ once the m-averaged cross sections d σ (j″← 0 )/dΩ for all possible j″ are known. The approach is applied to the Na₂-He system.     

Further Discussion on the Major Conditions of the Existence of Ostracoda——Taking Hongze Lake in China as Example

According to the analyses on the complete environmental conditions and the Ostracoda distribution law in various regions of Hongze Lake, the author makes further discussion on the major conditions of the existence of Ostracoda. Through the investigation and analyses, it has been determined that the salinity (minerality) is indeed the major condition affecting the existence of Ostracoda, and the minerality of 180 mg/1 is indeed the minimum value for the existence of Ostracoda.