Joint probability distribution of winds and waves from wave simulation of 20 years (1989-2008) in Bohai Bay

The joint probability distribution of wind speed and significant wave height in the Bohai Bay was investigated by comparing the Gurnbel logistic model, the Gumbel-Hougaard （GH） copula function, and the Clayton copula function. Twenty years of wind data from 1989 to 2008 were collected from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts （ECMWF） database and the blended wind data of the Quick Scatterometer （QSCAT） satellite data set and re-analysis data from the United States National Centers for Environmental Prediction （NCEP）. Several typhoons were taken into account and merged with the background wind fields from the ECMWF or QSCAT/NCEP database. The 20-year data of significant wave height were calculated with the unstructured-grid version of the third-generation wind wave model Simulating WAves Nearshore （SWAN） under extreme wind process conditions. The Gumbel distribution was used for univariate and marginal distributions. The distribution parameters were estimated with the method of L-moments. Based on the marginal distributions, the joint probability distributions, the associated return periods, and the conditional probability distributions were obtained. The GH copula function was found to be optimal according to the ordinary least squares （OLS） test. The results show that wind waves are the prevailing type of wave in the Bohai Bay.

Behavioral responses for evaluating the attractiveness of specific tea shoot volatiles to the tea green leafhopper, Empoaca vitis

The tea green leafhopper, Empoasca vitis Gothe, is one of the most serious insect pests of tea plantations in China's Mainland. Over the past decades, this pest has been controlled mainly by spraying pesticides. Insecticide applications not only have become less effective in controlling damage, but even more seriously, have caused high levels of toxic residues in teas, which ultimately threatens human health. Therefore, we should seek a safer biological control approach. In the present study, key components of tea shoot volatiles were identified and behaviorally tested as potential leafhopper attractants. The following 13 volatile compounds were identified from aeration samples of tea shoots using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry （GC-MS）： （E）-2-hexenal, （Z）-3-hexen-1- ol, （Z）-3-hexenyl acetate, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, （E）-ocimene, linalool, nonanol, （Z）-butanoic acid, 3-hexenyl ester, decanal, tetradecane, β-caryophyllene, geraniol and hexadecane. In Y-tube olfactometer tests, the following individual compounds were identified： （E）-2- hexenal, （E）-ocimene, （Z）-3-hexenyl acetate and linalool, as well as two synthetic mixtures （called blend 1 and blend 2） elicited significant taxis, with blend 2 being the most attractive. Blend 1 included linalool, （Z）-3-hexen-l-ol and （E）-2-hexenal at a 1： 1：1 ratio, whereas blend 2 was a mixture of eight compounds at the same loading ratio： （E）-2-hexenal, （Z）- 3-hexen-l-ol, （Z）-3-hexenyl acetate, 2-penten-l-ol, （E）-2-pentenal, pentanol, hexanol and 1-penten-3-ol. In tea fields, the bud-green sticky board traps baited with blend 2, （E）-2- hexenal or hexane captured adults and nymphs of the leafhoppers, with blend 2 being the most attractive, foUowed by （E）-2-hexenal and hexane. Placing sticky traps baited with blend 2 or （E）-2-hexenal in the tea fields significantly reduced leathopper populations. Our results indicate that the bud-green sticky traps baited with tea shoot volatiles can provide a new tool for monitoring and managing the tea leafhopper.

Field responses of the Asian larch bark beetle, Ips subelongatus, to potential aggregation pheromone components＂ disparity between two populations in northeastern China

Behavioral responses of the Asian larch bark beetle, lps subelongatus Motsch. to three potential aggregation pheromone components, ipsenol （racemic or [-]- enantiomer）, ipsdienol （racemic or [＋]-enantiomer） and 3-methyl-3-buten- l-ol, were tested using partial or full factorial experimental designs in two provinces （Inner Mongolia and Jilin） of northeastern China. Our field bioassays in Inner Mongolia （Larix principis- rupprechtii Mayr. plantation） clearly showed that ipsenol, either racemic or 97%-（-）- enantiomer, was the only compound that significantly attracted both sexes of 1. subelongatus, while all other compounds （singly or in combinations） were unattractive. There were no two- or three-way synergistic interactions. However, in Jilin Province （L. gmelini [Rupr.] Rupr. Plantation）, all the individual compounds tested were inactive, except a very weak activity by 97%-（-）-ipsenol in 2004 when the beetle population was very high. While a combination of ipsenol and ipsdienol （racemates or enantiomerically pure natural enantiomers） showed a significant attraction for both sexes of I. subelongatus, indicat- ing a two-way synergistic interaction between these two major components, addition of 3-methyl-3-buten-l-ol to these active binary blend（s） did not have any effects on trap catches, suggesting that ipsenol and ipsdienol are the synergistic aggregation pheromone components of I. subelongatus in Jilin Province. It seems that 97%-（-）-ipsenol in Inner Mongolia or the binary blend of 97%-（-）-ipsenol and 97%-（＋）-ipsdienol in Jilin Province are superior to their corresponding racemates, which might be due either to weak inhibitory effects of the antipode enantiomers or to reduced release rates of the active natural enan- tiomer（s） in the racemate（s）. Our current bioassay results suggest that there is a strong geographical variation in aggregation pheromone response of L subelongatus in northeastern China. Future research on the pheromone production and response of 1. subelongatus from different regions in Northeast Asia will surely improve our understanding of the dynamic aggregation pheromone system of this economically important forest pest insect.

双层横向振荡格栅紊流特性的实验研究

该文设计制作了一套双层横向振荡格栅水槽,实验率定了双层横向振荡格栅中心区域紊流速度与振荡格栅冲程和频率的关系,并拟合出中心区域紊流三维均方根流速和紊动强度公式。同时实验确定了不同振幅和频率作用下均匀紊流区域的范围,计算了振荡格栅中心区域紊流的紊动积分尺度,并分析了紊动能量谱分布。实验研究证明双层横向振荡格栅中心区域一定范围内可以生成平均流速接近为零,近似天然明渠紊流特征的紊流场。据此,双层横向振荡格栅水槽可以为研究盐度扩散和泥沙运动规律等提供良好可控的水动力基础。

Unified analytical solutions for a circular opening based on non-linear unified failure criterion

Unified analytical solutions are presented for the predictions of the stresses and displacements around a circular opening based on non-linear unified failure criterion and the elastic-brittle-plastic softening model.Unified analytical solutions not only involve generally traditional solutions which are based on the Hoek-Brown (H-B) failure criterion or the non-linear twin-shear failure criterion,but also involve other new results.The results of the radius of plastic zone,radial displacements and stresses are obviously different using three rock masses when different values of the unified failure criterion parameter or different material behavior models are used.For a given condition,the radius of plastic zone and radial displacements are reduced by increasing the unified failure criterion parameter.The latent potentialities of rock mass result from considering the effect of intermediate principal stress.It is shown that proper choices of the failure criterion and the material behavior model for rock mass are significant in the tunnel design.

Population divergence of aggregation pheromone responses in Ips subelongatus in northeastern China

The Asian larch bark beetle, Ips subelongatus, is considered to be the major pest of larch within its natural range. We investigated the electrophysiological and behavioral characteristics as well as mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences of L subelongatus from 13 geographic populations throughout northeastern China in order to explore population divergence of aggregation pheromone responses and the extent of potential genetic divergence. Electrophysiological analyses showed that antennae of I. sube-longatus from all the six tested populations responded strongly to （S）-（-）-ipsenol （100% detection; 0.35-0.73 mV） in gas chromatography （GC）-electroantennographic detection （EAD） analyses, while its antipode, （R）-（＋）-ipsenol was antennally inactive. I. subelon- gatus populations varied in their responses to （R）-（-）- and （S）-（＋）-ipsdienol in GC-EAD analyses. Behavioral bioassays demonstrated that （S）-（-）-ipsenol alone was significantly attractive at all the tested sites, supporting its status as a key pheromone component of L subelongatus, whereas （S）-（＋）-ipsdienol was inactive alone. Adding （S）-（＋）-ipsdienol to （S）-（-）-ipsenol did not have any effect on the trap catches from some populations in Inner Mongolia. However, （S）-（＋）-ipsdienol showed a strong synergistic effect on （S）-（-）- ipsenol from several populations in Jilin and Liaoning Provinces, and a weak synergistic effect from some transition populations in Heilongjiang Province. Furthermore, 27 mito- chondrial haplotypes were found among the 13 populations （intraspecific nucleotide di- vergence, 0.1%-1.1%）. Analyses of molecular variance and haplotype networks indicated that different geographic populations have developed some genetic variation but did not form completely independent groups. From an applied point of view, a universal synthetic binary blend ofracemic ipsenol and （S）-（＋）-ipsdienol might have a potential for monitoring or even mass-trapping of I. subelongatus across northeastern China, even though some populations only use （S）-（-）-ipsenol alone as their active pheromone component.

Pheromone-trapping the nun moth, Lymantria monacha （Lepidoptera： Lymantriidae）in Inner Mongolia, China

The nun moth, Lymantria monacha L., is one of the most important defoliators of Eurasian coniferous forests. Outbreaks during 2011-2015 in the natural/planted larch, and larch-birch mixed forests of the Greater Khingan Range in Inner Mongolia, China, caused tremendous timber losses from severe defoliation and tree mortality. A series of trapping experiments were conducted in these outbreak areas to evaluate the efficacy of a synthetic species-specific pheromone lure based on the female pheromone blend of European nun moth populations. Our results clearly show that the nun moth in Inner Mongolia is highly and specifically attracted to this synthetic pheromone, with few gypsy moths （Lymantria dispar） captured. Flight activity monitoring ofL. monacha male moths using pheromone-baited Unitraps at 2 locations during the summer of 2015 indicated that the flight period started in mid-July, peaking in early August at both locations. Based on male moth captures, there was a strong diurnal rhythm of flight activity throughout the entire scotophase, peaking between 22：00 and 24：00. Unitraps and wing traps had significantly and surprisingly higher catches than the gypsy moth traps. Unitraps fastened to tree trunks 2 m above ground caught significantly more male moths than those at the ground level or at 5 m height. Male L. monacha moths can be attracted to pheromone- baited traps in open areas 150-200 m distant from the infested forest edge. Our data should allow improvement on the performance of pheromone-baited traps for monitoring or mass-trapping to combat outbreaks of this pest in northeastern China.

Effects of organic matter and salinity on the flocculation of kaolinites in a settling column

The flocculation and the settling of the cohesive sediment play an important role in the sediment transport process,and they are affected by many factors.On the coasts and in the estuaries,the organic matter and the salinity are two significant factors.In this study,experiments are carried out to evaluate the flocculation and the settling of the kaolinite in cases of various organic matter and salinity solutions in quiescent waters.The optical multi-channel suspended concentration monitoring system is used to measure the sediment concentration and the floc size.The results show that the settling velocity decreases with the increase of the organic matter content,and the floc size increases with the increase of the organic matter content.In addition,an empirical formula for the settling velocity under the influence of the organic matter and the salinity based on the experimental results is proposed.

Development of two-dimensional numerical wave tank based on lattice Boltzmann method

A 2-D numerical wave tank(NWT)is developed using the lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)and a multi-relaxation-time(MRT)collision model coupled with an algebraic volume of fluid(VOF)scheme for free surface tracking.An external force based on the momentum source function is used to generate the waves,and a zone of porous media is used to absorb the waves.Numerical simulations of the progressive and standing waves show that the NWT can generate stable wave trains in agreement with the analytical solutions and eliminate the re-reflection waves.The NWT is used to simulate two problems encountered in practice,namely:the wave transformation over a submerged breakwater and the wave runup on a sea dike.The numerical predictions are in good agreement with the measured data.