Mitigation of Damages to Electric Utilities Due to High Winds

Extreme winds, hurricanes, and tornadoes produce significant damage to electrical transmission and distribution line structures. The damage produces loss of power to the affected communities for a variable length of time, depending on severity of damage. Most institutions whose operations would be life threatening in the event of power failure have emergency power. However, loss of power to both residences and businesses can have economic impact on the community in the form of temporary housing shortages and loss of business. Utility companies seem to cope with wind damage fairly well, following risk management procedures in designing for wind and in providing alternate routing for distribution lines. However, continuing research and developments are needed to keep abreast of the problem.     

浅谈有中国特色的渐进式改革道路

论述了中国是渐进式改革道路的国情依据、中国渐进式改革的经验和渐进式改革深入发展所需解决的主要问题．     

Selecting and conserving lands for biodiversity: The role of remote sensing

A major focus of conservation is on protecting areas to ensure the persistence of biological diversity. Because such areas may be large, not easily accessible, subject to change, and sensitive to the surrounding landscape, remote sensing can be a valuable tool in establishing and managing protected areas. We describe three case studies to illustrate how remote sensing can contribute to setting priorities for conservation actions, monitoring the status of conservation targets, and evaluating the effectiveness of conservation strategies. In the Connecticut River watershed, remote sensing has been used to assess flood regimes and identify key areas of floodplain forests and their context for conservation planning. At Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, remote sensing has provided information to assess the effectiveness of management strategies to restore fire to the longleaf pine sandhills ecosystem, control invasive species, and prioritize annual prescribed burns. In eastern US forests, remote sensing is being used to evaluate the ecological condition and changes at properties where direct access would be difficult.As the resolution and capacities of remote-sensing technology continue to develop, however, several issues are becoming increasingly important. It is essential that the spatial and temporal resolution of remote-sensing data be matched to the relevant scales of biodiversity, major threats, and management actions. Data layers must be compatible, both in scale and in measurement properties, and key patterns must be distinguished from irrelevant detail, especially at the finer scales of application in local management. Combining remote sensing with ground surveys can expand the array of information used in management and contribute to the ecological interpretation of remote-sensing data. Because conservation funds are always limited, remote sensing also must be cost effective. This requires balancing the wealth of detail afforded by ever-finer resolution of remote-sensing data with what is actually needed to implement sound conservation and management. Remote sensing is a valuable tool, but it is not a panacea for all of the challenges of conservation monitoring and management.     

数据挖掘技术在“数字黄河”工程建设中的应用

“数字黄河”旨在集成利用信息技术,构建面向黄河流域及其相关区域的自然、经济、社会等的数字集成平台,并在此基础上通过建立业务应用系统及数学模型系统形成模拟分析和研究黄河问题的虚拟环境。数据挖掘技术是从大量数据中发现并提取臆藏在其中的可信的、新颖的、有效的并能被人理解的模式的高级处理过程。通过数据挖掘发现的知识能够反映一定的客观事实,并指导实践。     

论泾河东庄水库灰岩坝址渗漏问题

通过对泾河东庄水库灰岩坝址工程地质钻探成果特别是钻孔压水试验及水文地质成果包括区域水质、水位、水温等不连通性的分析研究,并结合流量测定三维渗漏数值模拟分析,对坝区渗漏问题进行分析和论证,进一步证明在泾河下游东庄灰岩段建坝是可行的,不会发生严重渗漏,为项目的设计、审查、决策方面参考,以促进工程前期工作的进展。     

引红济石调水工程地质特点及应对措施

陕西引红济石调水工程地质条件非常复杂,施工过程中多次出现断层破碎带塌方、突发性涌水、涌泥等地质难题。结合施工采用的方法、措施分析、研究地质特性和规律,总结施工过程中发生地质灾害的经验教训,认为可以通过加强施工过程控制来有效降低隧洞施工地质风险和灾害发生的可能,从而达到加快工程建设进度,节约工程投资的目的。     

加尔各答市地表温度与不透水面比例季相相关性研究

城市化的显著特征是自然地表不断被热容量大的不透水面取代,进而造成城市热岛效应和严重的城市生态问题.孟中印缅经济走廊是古代南方丝绸之路的重要路段和"一带一路"建设的重要战略通道,加尔各答市是孟中印缅经济走廊印度境内的重要节点城市,战略地位重要,对其城市化进程及与地表温度相关性研究对孟中印缅经济走廊印度段建设具有重要的借鉴...     

圣海伦斯火山爆发对图特河北汊河床演变的影响

受1980年美国华盛顿州圣海伦斯火山爆发的影响,图特河北汊的流域特性、水沙条件和河床边界条件均发生了巨大变化,河流的调整和响应十分迅速,为研究河流受突发剧烈扰动后的河床再调整过程提供了一个很好的范例.本文选取图特河北汉上中游14个测量断面为研究对象,收集了近30年来的水文泥沙和断面资料,对河道的垂向、横向及纵向的形态调整过程进行了全面分析.结果表明,图特河北汉在火山爆发后前3年内的调整最为迅速,后期调整逐渐减缓,并向平衡状态发展,显示了河流受到扰动后调整速率逐渐衰减的重要特征,这一特点是冲积河流自动调整的反映.图特河北汉河床的调整在空间上呈现上冲下淤的特点,河流正是通过河床上冲下淤的调整方式,使得河道比降整体不断变缓,水流能量降低,上游河道冲刷减弱,进而使河流逐渐向平衡状态发展.此外,河岸崩塌展宽也是图特河北汉调整的重要方面,上游源区段和峡谷段的河岸侵蚀主要由河床持续冲刷下切导致,而宽谷段河岸的崩塌主要是由于河道的横向摆动引起.     

基于Res-UNet算法的螺旋溜槽精矿带识别分割方法研究

螺旋溜槽在铁、锡、钛、钽铌等金属及硫、煤等非金属矿的选矿生产中获大量应用,但目前螺旋溜槽的精矿截取调节控制还是依赖于人工,急需开发一种精矿的自适应截取技术代替人工截取以提高螺旋溜槽的生产效率。而实现这一目标的首要任务就是需要解决依赖人工肉眼获取精矿带位置信息的问题,因此提出了一个改进的UNet网络模型Res50-UNet-FD。算法模型使用UNet模型为基础,将残差网络ResNet50代替UNet网络中编码部分的特征提取网络,解决了深层特征提取过程中特征梯度消失以及网络消失的问题,有效提升了螺旋溜槽精矿带特征信息提取的精度。同时,为了改进和优化螺旋溜槽精矿带图像样本数据难易不平衡的问题,利用Focal Loss和Dice Loss的混合损失函数代替原本的CELoss损失函数。经对比,本文算法优于VGG-UNet、Res34-UNet、DC-UNet网络模型,算法模型的mIOU、mPA、F1分数和精确度分别为0.963 2、0.986 9、0.987 0、0.990 7。在性能指标上,本文算法无论是mIOU、mPA还是F1分数,整体性能都比VGG-UNet、Res34-UNet、DC-U...     

Ecological effects of river regulation on mammals and birds: A review

Although most of the world's river systems are regulated, the effects of river regulation on mammals and birds are little known. In fact, speculations are more common than empirical data. A review of this topic is presented, emphasizing northern rivers where most impacts have been described. Effects are related to the major causes of change. It is concluded that the two most disastrous effects of river regulation on mammals and birds are the permanent inundation of vast areas of land, and the disruption of the seasonal flood regime along the river. The design of future investigations to improve our knowledge is considered.