We deployed two ADCP mooring systems west of the Luzon Strait in August 2008,and measured the upper ocean currents at high frequency.Two typhoons passed over the moorings during approximately one-month observation per...We deployed two ADCP mooring systems west of the Luzon Strait in August 2008,and measured the upper ocean currents at high frequency.Two typhoons passed over the moorings during approximately one-month observation period.Using ADCP observations,satellite wind and heat flux measurements,and high-resolution model assimilation products,we studied the response of the upper ocean to typhoons.The first typhoon,Nuri,passed over one of the moorings,resulting in strong Ekman divergence and significant surface cooling.The cooling of surface water lagged the typhoon wind forcing about one day and lasted about five days.The second typhoon,Sinlaku,moved northward east of the Luzon Strait,and did not directly impact currents near the observation regions.Sinlaku increased anomalous surface water transport exchange across the Luzon Strait,which modulated the surface layer current of the Kuroshio.展开更多
As mining depth becomes deeper and deeper,the possibility of undermining overburden aquifers is increasing.It is very important for coal miners to undertake studies on the height of fractured zone during longwall mini...As mining depth becomes deeper and deeper,the possibility of undermining overburden aquifers is increasing.It is very important for coal miners to undertake studies on the height of fractured zone during longwall mining and the effects of longwall mining on the underground water while mining under surface water bodies and underground aquifers.In order to study this problem,piezometers for monitoring underground water levels were installed above the longwall panels in an American coalmine.Large amounts of pre-mining,during mining and post-mining monitoring data were collected.Based on the data,the heights of fractured zones were obtained and the effects of longwall mining on the underground water were studied.The results demonstrate that when the piezometer monitoring wells had an interburden thickness of less than 72.7 m,the groundwater level decreased immediately to immeasurable levels and the wells went dry after undermining the face of longwall.The height of the fractured zone is 72.7-85.3 m in the geological and mining conditions.The results also show that the calculated values of fractured zones by the empirical formulae used in China are smaller than the actual results.Therefore,it is not always safe to use them for analyses while mining under water bodies.展开更多
Taking 248 A-share manufacturing listed companies in 2006 Shanghai Stock Exchange as example, using "index method" to measure level of environmental protection infor-mation disclosure, this paper examines th...Taking 248 A-share manufacturing listed companies in 2006 Shanghai Stock Exchange as example, using "index method" to measure level of environmental protection infor-mation disclosure, this paper examines the factors influencing level of environmental protection information disclosure. The findings show that the disclosure level has improved, but the overall level is still low and unable to satisfy information users; there is positive correlation between corporate size, industry type, accounting firm's type and corporate environmental dis-closure index. The companies of large scale and heavy pollu-tion and those audited by international "Big 4" and domestic "Big 10" accounting firms have a high level of environmental disclosure, while the profitability and financial leverage has no impact on the disclosure level. Finally some suggestions are put forward to establish environmental information disclosure sys-tem in China.展开更多
基金Supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nos.KZCX1-YW-12-01KZCX2-YW-BR-04)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.40876007,40806006)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No.2008AA09A402)
文摘We deployed two ADCP mooring systems west of the Luzon Strait in August 2008,and measured the upper ocean currents at high frequency.Two typhoons passed over the moorings during approximately one-month observation period.Using ADCP observations,satellite wind and heat flux measurements,and high-resolution model assimilation products,we studied the response of the upper ocean to typhoons.The first typhoon,Nuri,passed over one of the moorings,resulting in strong Ekman divergence and significant surface cooling.The cooling of surface water lagged the typhoon wind forcing about one day and lasted about five days.The second typhoon,Sinlaku,moved northward east of the Luzon Strait,and did not directly impact currents near the observation regions.Sinlaku increased anomalous surface water transport exchange across the Luzon Strait,which modulated the surface layer current of the Kuroshio.
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50974053)Pennsylvania Service Corporation at Waynesburg,USA
文摘As mining depth becomes deeper and deeper,the possibility of undermining overburden aquifers is increasing.It is very important for coal miners to undertake studies on the height of fractured zone during longwall mining and the effects of longwall mining on the underground water while mining under surface water bodies and underground aquifers.In order to study this problem,piezometers for monitoring underground water levels were installed above the longwall panels in an American coalmine.Large amounts of pre-mining,during mining and post-mining monitoring data were collected.Based on the data,the heights of fractured zones were obtained and the effects of longwall mining on the underground water were studied.The results demonstrate that when the piezometer monitoring wells had an interburden thickness of less than 72.7 m,the groundwater level decreased immediately to immeasurable levels and the wells went dry after undermining the face of longwall.The height of the fractured zone is 72.7-85.3 m in the geological and mining conditions.The results also show that the calculated values of fractured zones by the empirical formulae used in China are smaller than the actual results.Therefore,it is not always safe to use them for analyses while mining under water bodies.
基金Northwestern Polytechnical University and the support of 2006 and 2007 scientific research project of Xi’an international studies university to this item
文摘Taking 248 A-share manufacturing listed companies in 2006 Shanghai Stock Exchange as example, using "index method" to measure level of environmental protection infor-mation disclosure, this paper examines the factors influencing level of environmental protection information disclosure. The findings show that the disclosure level has improved, but the overall level is still low and unable to satisfy information users; there is positive correlation between corporate size, industry type, accounting firm's type and corporate environmental dis-closure index. The companies of large scale and heavy pollu-tion and those audited by international "Big 4" and domestic "Big 10" accounting firms have a high level of environmental disclosure, while the profitability and financial leverage has no impact on the disclosure level. Finally some suggestions are put forward to establish environmental information disclosure sys-tem in China.
