Relations between sedimentary sequence and paleoclimatic changes during last 200 ka in the southern South China Sea

Core NS-93-5 was taken from the mild slope terrace of the southern South China Sea (SCS), which has preserved the steadiness depositional record of the normal marine environment since late Quaternary. Sedimentary sequence and oxygen isotopic stratigraphy of high resolution in the near 200 ka of the southern SCS has been established. By the comparative analysis with GISP2's ice core, the depositional record of D/O's events 1-21 and Heinrich's events H1-H6 in the southern SCS that reflected the quick climate change in short time scale since the last interglacial stage is revealed, which indicates that in the last 200 ka in the southern SCS and the Arctic area there was tele-connection of paleoclimate and the unstability of the Western Pacific Warm Pool. This note shows that the sedimentary layers order of this sea area classified by color identification and by oxygen isotope stratum has the very good corresponding relation. The color feature of sediment changes along with the climate and the former arranges a stagnant time of 1-1.5 ka generally. It was suggested that the paleoclimatic changes resulted in the rise and fall of sea level, the open and close of strait thoroughfare and the upwelling activity, which causes the changes of the oxidation-reduction condition of deep water along with the dynamic environment in this sea area, thus producing the different sediment features of sea bed. In addition, a volcanic ash layer, about 17 cm thick, has been found in the transition of oxygen isotope 4/5 stage, which is related with the Toba's volcanic eruption.     

Different climatic controls of soil δ 13Corg in three mid-latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere since the Last Glacial period

Paleoecological records of soil δ^13Corg from three regions in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Chinese Loess Plateau （CLP）, the Great Plains and adjacent areas of North America and northwestern Europe, showed different variations since the Last Glacial period. An attempt was made to evaluate the causes for the difference in δ^13Corg on the basis of the modern climatic data collected in these regions and of the modern C3 and C4 plant distributions. The analysis indicates that temperature, especially the growing season temperature, has a dominant control on the growth of C4 plants. When the mean annual or growing season temperatures are below the ＂threshold value＂, the growth of C4 plants is limited. When the temperature is above the ＂threshold value＂, C4 plants can grow under a wide range of precipitation. However, when the precipitation is high enough to favor the growth of trees, the proportions of C4 plants in local biomass will decline. The implicit control factor recovered by sedimentary records is consistent with the control factor on modern C3/C4 distribution. Pure C3 plants have been dominating the local biomass since the Last Glacial period in European loess region, mainly owing to the low local temperature. The increases in C4 plants from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene in the Chinese Loess Plateau, the Great Plains and adjacent areas, mainly reflect the influence of increasing temperature.     

近45年霜冻指标变化对我国酿酒葡萄产区的影响

在对近45a全国504个气象站点气象资料进行分析整理的基础上,用ArcGIS软件作图,分析了气候变化引起的无霜期、初霜日、终霜日以及极限低温变化对我国酿酒葡萄栽培的影响,并对50a后我国的无霜期分布进行了预测。结果表明,近45a特别是在20世纪80年代以后,我国的无霜期显著变长,终霜日提前,初霜日推迟,终霜日变化大于初霜日变化,埋土防寒线明显向北推移;霜冻指标变化明显受到我国阶梯形地貌的影响,在同一阶梯内霜冻指标变化影响面积大,但是在阶梯抬升地区变化更为显著;对50a后的无霜期预测表明,50a后我国北部除少数地区以外,都能够种植酿酒葡萄。     

Impact of phase out of leaded gasoline on the air quality in Budapest

As part of an air pollution study in Budapest, size-fractionated aerosol samples were collected by stacked filter units and cascade impactors, and some criteria pollutants and meteorological parameters were recorded in 1996, 1998 and 1999. The samplings were performed at three urban locations including an urban background site, a downtown site, and a tunnel. Elemental composition of the aerosol samples was measured by instrumental neutron activation analysis and/or particle-induced X-ray emission spectrometry; and black carbon (BC) was determined by a light reflectance technique. Since leaded gasoline was completely phased out in Hungary on 1 April 1999, the atmospheric concentrations of some typical transportation-related air pollutants (i.e. Pb, Br, BC and CO) were used for overviewing the actual impact of the phase out on the air quality and on the aerosol characteristics. For the background site, mean concentration of Pb and Br was not changed significantly. In the downtown site, the phase out resulted in a concentration decrease by a factor of 3–4 for Pb and Br. For the tunnel, concentrations of Pb and Br were decreased by a factor up to 9 and 28, respectively. Correlation between the pollutants, their crustal enrichment factors, and average elemental mass size distributions are also presented and discussed.     

不同产地积雪草中的微量元素比较研究

用火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定了７个不同产地的中药材积雪草中８种微量元素Ｆｅ、Ｃｕ、Ｃｕ、Ｚｎ、Ｍｎ、Ｃｏ、Ｃｄ、Ｓｒ、Ｃｒ的含量,并进行了比较,结果表明中药材中微量元素含量因地而异。为药材道 地性研究,药理作用探讨及临床用药提供了依据。     

Gas chromatography - optical fiber detector for assessment of fatty acids in urban soils

Fatty acids have been used as biomarkers of the microbial community composition of soils and they are usually separated and quantified by gas-chromatography coupled to a flame ionization detector (GC-FID). The aim of this study was to develop, validate and apply a methodology based on gas chromatography coupled to optical fiber detection (GC-OF) for screening five fatty acids used as indicators of fungal and bacterial communities in urban soils. The performance of the GC-OF methodology (optical fiber detector at 1550 nm) was evaluated by comparison with the GC-FID methodology and it was found that they were comparable in terms of linear range, detection limit and analytical errors. Besides these similar analytical characteristics, the GC-OF is much cheaper than the GC-FID methodology. Different concentrations were determined for each fatty acid indicator which in turn varied significantly between the soil samples analyzed from Lisbon ornamental gardens. Additionally, the GC-OF showed a great potential as alternative for determination of eleven or more fatty acids in urban soils.     

A review of heavy metal contaminations in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils from China

This paper reviews quite a few heavy metal contamination related studies in several cities from China over the past 10 years. The concentrations, sources, contamination levels, sample collection and analytical tools of heavy metals in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils were widely compared and discussed in this study. The results indicate that nearly all the concentrations of Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn, As, Hg and Cd are higher than their background values of soil in China. Among the cities, the contamination levels of the heavy metals vary in a large range. The geoaccumulation index shows that the contamination of Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd is widespread in urban soils and urban road dusts of the cities. Generally, the contamination levels of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd are higher than that of Ni and Cr. Agricultural soils are also significantly influenced by Cd, Hg and Pb derived from anthropogenic activities. The integrated pollution index (IPI) indicates that the urban soils and urban road dusts of the developed cities and the industrial cities have higher contamination levels of the heavy metals. The comparison of the IPIs of heavy metals in urban soils and urban road dusts of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Hongkong reveals that the contamination levels of the metals in urban road dusts are higher than that in urban soils in the cities. Moreover, the main sources of the metals in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils are also different.     

Climate Change and Atmospheric Chemistry: How Will the Stratospheric Ozone Layer Develop?

The discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica in 1985 was a surprise for science. For a few years the reasons of the ozone hole was speculated about. Soon it was obvious that predominant meteorological conditions led to a specific situation developing in this part of the atmosphere: Very low temperatures initiate chemical processes that at the end cause extreme ozone depletion at altitudes of between about 15 and 30 km. So‐called polar stratospheric clouds play a key role. Such clouds develop at temperatures below about 195 K. Heterogeneous chemical reactions on cloud particles initiate the destruction of ozone molecules. The future evolution of the ozone layer will not only depend on the further development of concentrations of ozone‐depleting substances, but also significantly on climate change.     

强震区城市地质灾害风险管理的研究内容与方法探讨

地质灾害风险管理是一种寻求更加合理有效的地质灾害减灾防灾的理念和模式。随着山区城市化进程的加快,经济和人口在城市的相对聚集,加之强烈地震活动,使得山区城市面临风险不断地提高。研究强震城市风险管理,已成为当前城市防灾减灾工作的一项重大课题。本文概述了国内外研究进展,提出该研究方向的主要研究内容和研究方法。未来研究内容应该包括（1）强震区城市地质灾害风险结构与风险量化分析,（2）城市地震地质灾害风险判据研究与风险准则建立,（3）强震区城市地质灾害管制的途径和方法研究,（4）强震区城市地质灾害管制的效能监控机制研究,（5）强震区城市地质灾害风险管制的模式与规范体系研究。     

可持续的中国城乡居民养老保险体系的数学模型研究

考虑了替代率、缴费率、人口结构、分年龄段死亡率、经济增速、财政补贴、工资水平、投资效益,引入收缴率、通货膨胀率等当今影响养老保险的活跃因素,建立了"城乡结合"的中国城乡基本养老保险收支跨期叠代模型,并在此基础上进行优化.通过仿真,探讨了替代率和缴费率的合理区间.