神舟4号飞船多模态微波遥感器地面配合试验

神舟4号飞船微波辐射计(RAD)是一个多波段被动微波传感器,用来测量海洋、大气和陆地表面的地球物理参数。为了对发射后RAD性能进行检验,我们于2002年底到2003年1月,在中国南海进行了神舟4号多模态微波遥感器地面配合试验。试验期间完成了微波辐射计海面同步多角度测量、海面水文气象参数测量以及大气气象探空测量。试验获得了大量宝贵的现场测试数据。对试验过程进行了简单的介绍,重点对于测量结果进行分析。同时将地面试验微波辐射计测量的结果与RAD测量的相应结果进行了比较。
     

Reduction of excessive energy in the four-noded membrane quadrilateral element. Part I: Linear theory-compressible materials

The objective of the paper is to set forth, in a consistent manner, reasons for the appearance of excessive energy in the four-noded membrane quadrilateral element and to propose a formulation leading to simple and reliable elements that are less sensitive to distortions of the geometrical shape. By presenting the differential geometry, emphasis is placed upon those geometrical attributes which are inherently related to the quadrilateral. A modified version of the functional of Hu-Washizu is employed for the discretization. Appropriate approximations for the displacements/rotations are chosen and the physical meaning of the various parameters is identified. A systematic procedure is followed for the approximation of stress and strain. The convergence of the formulation is investigated by examining the inf–sup condition and applying the patch test. Also, results of numerical examples and comparisons with other elemental formulations are presented.     

大豆N2O释放与光照度和光合作用的关系

采用分隔式封闭箱法,测定盆栽大豆植株氧化亚氮(N2O)通量以及光照度、光合速率和气孔导度的日变化。同时,观测田间大豆—土壤系统在主要生长阶段N2O释放的变化。在温室里,大豆植株N2O释放在上午10:00时出现一个高峰;中午时N2O释放量较低,此时光照度和光合速率都保持在较高的水平上;在14:00时,N2O释放量达到低谷,光照度达到最大,但光合速率却处于很低的水平;在15:00时,植株N2O的释放达到第二个高峰,但光照度和光合速率却处于快速下降期。结果表明:植物N2O的释放不仅与光合作用的光反应有关,而且也与暗反应有关。上午10:00以后植株N2O释放通量与气孔导度变化没有一致的关系。在大豆生长季,大豆—土壤系统N2O释放通量有两个高峰,第一个峰出现在6月中下旬,第二个高峰出现在9月下旬。     

含铜奥氏体抗菌不锈钢抗菌性能和机理初步研究

考察了含铜奥氏体抗菌不锈钢的抗菌性能，并对其抗菌机理进行了初步探讨。方法：覆膜法测定杀菌率；透射电镜观察E．coli细胞形态；考马斯亮蓝法测定细胞漏出液中可溶性蛋白含量；琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测菌体基因组DNA考察抗菌不锈钢对DNA的剪切作用。结果：除产气肠杆菌外，奥氏体抗菌不锈钢对其它供试的16种常见微生物均显示较强的抗菌活性，具有广谱抗菌性．在作用9h时可将1×10^7cfu／ml的E．coli全部杀灭，对浓度≤1×10^7cfu／ml的E．coli液在24h内杀灭率达到99．5％。透射电镜结果显示，与奥氏体抗菌不锈钢作用后的E．coli细胞壁和细胞膜破裂，核区不明显；作用后的菌液中可溶性蛋白质含量增加；实验中未检测到有明显的菌体DNA断裂现象．结论：奥氏体抗菌不锈钢具较强的抗菌性能和广谱抗菌性。其作用机理可能为使菌体细胞壁和细胞膜因氧化而破裂，胞内可溶性蛋白漏出，最终导致菌死亡。     

含铜铁素体抗菌不锈钢的杀菌机理的初步研究

通过杀菌性能、蛋白质溶出、添加半胱氨酸等实验，并利用生物透射电镜技术，对含铜铁素体抗菌不锈钢对大肠杆菌的杀灭作用机理进行了初步研究。结果表明抗菌不锈钢对大肠杆菌的杀菌率达到99．99％。进一步的研究发现，大肠杆菌与抗菌不锈钢作用后，其细胞壁和细胞膜破裂，细胞膜脂质和含-SH等还原基团酶发生氧化，细胞内出现了明显的内含物溢出现象。随着与抗菌不锈钢作用时间的延长，细菌细胞内的蛋白质漏出量不断增加，最终致使细菌死亡。     

Improving the sensitivity and line edge roughness in inorganic positive electron beam resist

Need for inorganic electron beam resist with higher sensitivity and resolution is indisputable. We have developed such a resist that also shows lower line edge roughness. It is pre-baked at 300 °C. By using 4 kV EB we have delineated 40 nm lines pattern and honeycomb structure Photonic crystal pattern.     

Towards direct recovery of shape and motion parameters from image sequences

A novel procedure is presented to construct image-domain filters (receptive fields) that directly recover local motion and shape parameters. These receptive fields are derived from training on image deformations that best discriminate between different shape and motion parameters. Beginning with the construction of 1-D receptive fields that detect local surface shape and motion parameters within cross sections, we show how the recovered model parameters are sufficient to produce local estimates of optical flow, focus of expansion, and time to collision. The theory is supported by a series of experiments on well-known image sequences for which ground truth is available. Comparisons against published results are quite competitive, which we believe to be significant given the local, feed-forward nature of the resulting algorithms.     

Phytoplankton trends in the Great Lakes, 2001–2011

We describe recent trends in phytoplankton composition and abundance in the Laurentian Great Lakes using synoptic spring (April) and summer (August) sampling events from 2001 through 2011, a period of rapid shifts in pelagic food webs and water quality. Data analysis identified qualitative and quantitative changes in algal densities, biovolume, and taxonomic composition of assemblages. Since 2001, Lake Superior has changed subtly with an increase in small-celled blue-green algae in spring and a recent decline in summer centric diatoms, possibly a result of lake warming and changes in water quality. Spring phytoplankton declines mainly attributed to diatoms occurred in Lakes Huron and Michigan, a probable result of invasions by non-native dreissenids that have reduced pelagic nutrients and selectively consumed certain taxa. The decline in Lake Huron's spring phytoplankton biovolume was earlier and more severe than that in Lake Michigan, despite a faster and more abundant dreissenid invasion in Lake Michigan. Lake Erie's central basin had a notable increase in spring centric diatoms (largely Aulacoseira), while the whole of Lake Erie shows a summer increase in cyanobacteria, complementing that found in coastal regions. The composition of Lake Ontario's species assemblage shifted, but little overall change in algal abundance was observed with the exception of higher summer densities of cyanophytes. Additional mechanisms for shifts in the pelagic primary producers are described or hypothesized in the context of concurrent shifts in water quality and invertebrate populations. Tracking these trends and explaining driving factors will be critical to the management of lake conditions.     

Systemic,early-season Microcystis blooms in western Lake Erie and two of its major agricultural tributaries (Maumee and Sandusky rivers)

Recurrent, massive cyanobacterial blooms composed mainly of the genus Microcystis indicate a broad-scale re-eutrophication of Lake Erie. In the past, ameliorating eutrophication relied on intentionally decreasing point-source tributary nutrient, especially phosphorus, loads to the lake. However, recent research has shown that tributaries load not only nutrients but also bloom-levels of phytoplankton, including Microcystis. We built on this previous work by sampling earlier in the year and in much smaller tributaries in both the Maumee and Sandusky systems. We found Microcystis wet biomasses in these tributaries averaged 3.16 mg/L (± 0.59 mg/L, one standard error of the mean) in 2009 and 3.42 mg/L (± 0.55 mg/L) in 2010. Importantly, we found Microcystis in small ditches in March, much earlier than previously observed. Microcystis biomass did not directly correspond to measured phosphorus, chlorophyll, or phycocyanin concentrations likely reflecting complexities associated with lagged physiological responses and/or non-linear growth relationships. Consequently, our findings emphasize that Microcystis blooms form a more broad-scale problem than previously documented, occurring far upstream much earlier in the year.     

Synthesis of needle-like aragonite from limestone in the presence of magnesium chloride

Needle-like aragonite was synthesized with a reversible solution reaction from limestone without calcinations. Scan Electron Microscope (SEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the morphology and the crystal structure of aragonite. The synthesis of aragonite whisker involves two steps. At first GCC (Ground Calcium Carbonate) was dissolved in an aqueous solution of magnesium chloride with reflux and air flush. Then CO₂ was bubbled into the suspension at a low temperature to produce aragonite whisker. An in-house designed reactor and acid–base titration analysis were used to measure the remaining GCC content in the reaction mixture. A kinetics equation of GCC dissolution was developed, which showed a first-order kinetic feature to magnesium chloride concentration. A reaction rate constant of 0.04234 h^?1 was obtained. The dissolution rate of GCC in magnesium chloride is much higher than that in the magnesium sulfate solution. Some aragonite whiskers with a length of ca. 20 μm and an aspect ratio of 8–12 can be synthesized.