In recent years, the usages of by-products and wastes in industry have become more important. The importance of the sustainable development is also of increasing. The utilizations of wastes, as mineral admixture or fi...In recent years, the usages of by-products and wastes in industry have become more important. The importance of the sustainable development is also of increasing. The utilizations of wastes, as mineral admixture or fine aggregate, reduce the consumption of the natural resources and improve the durability of concrete. In this study, the effect of the fineness on the high temperature and sulphate resistances of concrete mortar specimens, produced with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) replacing cement, is investigated. The compressive and flexural strength test results for all series related to durability effects, exposing temperature and solutions, exposure times for these durability effects, slag content and fineness are discussed. Conse- quently, the optimum slag contents are determined for producing the sulphate and high temperature resistant mortars.展开更多
The distribution and variations of permafrost in the Xidatan region, the northern permafrost boundary of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, were examined and analyzed using ground penetrating radar(GPR), borehole drilling, an...The distribution and variations of permafrost in the Xidatan region, the northern permafrost boundary of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, were examined and analyzed using ground penetrating radar(GPR), borehole drilling, and thermal monitoring data. Results from GPR profiles together with borehole verification indicate that the lowest elevation limit of permafrost occurrence is 4369 m above sea level in 2012. Compared to previous studies, the maximal rise of permafrost limit is 28 m from 1975 to 2012. The total area of permafrost in the study region has been decreased by 13.8%. One of the two previously existed permafrost islands has disappeared and second one has reduced by 76% in area during the past ~40 years. In addition, the ground temperature in the Xidatan region has increased from 2012 to 2016, with a mean warming rate of ~0.004℃ a^(-1) and ~0.003℃ a^(-1) at the depths of 6 and 15 m, respectively. The rising of permafrost limit in the Xidatan region is mainly due to globalwarming. However, some non-climatic factors such as hydrologic processes and anthropic disturbances have also induced permafrost degradation. If the air temperature continues to increase, the northern permafrost boundary in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau may continue rising in the future.展开更多
The interannual variability of global temperature and precipitation during the last millennium is analyzed using the results of ten coupled climate models participating in the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Pr...The interannual variability of global temperature and precipitation during the last millennium is analyzed using the results of ten coupled climate models participating in the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase 3. It is found that large temperature(precipitation) variability is most dominant at high latitudes(tropical monsoon regions), and the seasonal magnitudes are greater than the annual mean. Significant multi-decadal-scale changes exist throughout the whole period for the zonal mean of both temperature and precipitation variability, while their long-term trends are indistinctive. The volcanic forcings correlate well with the temperature variability at midlatitudes, indicating possible leading drivers for the interannual time scale climate change.展开更多
Accurate quantification of aboveground biomass of grasslands in alpine regions plays an important role in accurate quantification of global carbon cycling.The monthly normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI),enh...Accurate quantification of aboveground biomass of grasslands in alpine regions plays an important role in accurate quantification of global carbon cycling.The monthly normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI),enhanced vegetation index(EVI),mean air temperature(Ta),≥5℃ accumulated air temperature(AccT),total precipitation(TP),and the ratio of TP to AccT(TP/AccT) were used to model aboveground biomass(AGB) in grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau.Three stepwise multiple regression methods,including stepwise multiple regression of AGB with NDVI and EVI,stepwise multiple regression of AGB with Ta,AccT,TP and TP/AccT,and stepwise multiple regression of AGB with NDVI,EVI,Ta,AccT,TP and TP/Acc T were compared.The mean absolute error(MAE) and root mean squared error(RMSE) values between estimated AGB by the NDVI and measured AGB were 31.05 g m^(-2) and 44.12 g m^(-2),and 95.43 g m^(-2) and 131.58 g m^(-2) in the meadow and steppe,respectively.The MAE and RMSE values between estimated AGB by the AccT and measured AGB were 33.61 g m^(-2) and 48.04 g m^(-2) in the steppe,respectively.The MAE and RMSE values between estimated AGB by the vegetation index and climatic data and measured AGB were 28.09 g m^(-2) and 42.71 g m^(-2),and 35.86 g m^(-2) and 47.94 g m^(-2),in the meadow and steppe,respectively.The study finds that a combination of vegetation index and climatic data can improve the accuracy of estimates of AGB that are arrived at using the vegetation index or climatic data.The accuracy of estimates varied depending on the type of grassland.展开更多
文摘In recent years, the usages of by-products and wastes in industry have become more important. The importance of the sustainable development is also of increasing. The utilizations of wastes, as mineral admixture or fine aggregate, reduce the consumption of the natural resources and improve the durability of concrete. In this study, the effect of the fineness on the high temperature and sulphate resistances of concrete mortar specimens, produced with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) replacing cement, is investigated. The compressive and flexural strength test results for all series related to durability effects, exposing temperature and solutions, exposure times for these durability effects, slag content and fineness are discussed. Conse- quently, the optimum slag contents are determined for producing the sulphate and high temperature resistant mortars.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 41601069) the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No. 41730640)the Independent Project of the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering (SKLFSEZT-32 and SKLFSE-ZQ-37)
文摘The distribution and variations of permafrost in the Xidatan region, the northern permafrost boundary of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, were examined and analyzed using ground penetrating radar(GPR), borehole drilling, and thermal monitoring data. Results from GPR profiles together with borehole verification indicate that the lowest elevation limit of permafrost occurrence is 4369 m above sea level in 2012. Compared to previous studies, the maximal rise of permafrost limit is 28 m from 1975 to 2012. The total area of permafrost in the study region has been decreased by 13.8%. One of the two previously existed permafrost islands has disappeared and second one has reduced by 76% in area during the past ~40 years. In addition, the ground temperature in the Xidatan region has increased from 2012 to 2016, with a mean warming rate of ~0.004℃ a^(-1) and ~0.003℃ a^(-1) at the depths of 6 and 15 m, respectively. The rising of permafrost limit in the Xidatan region is mainly due to globalwarming. However, some non-climatic factors such as hydrologic processes and anthropic disturbances have also induced permafrost degradation. If the air temperature continues to increase, the northern permafrost boundary in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau may continue rising in the future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41222034 and 41421004)
文摘The interannual variability of global temperature and precipitation during the last millennium is analyzed using the results of ten coupled climate models participating in the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase 3. It is found that large temperature(precipitation) variability is most dominant at high latitudes(tropical monsoon regions), and the seasonal magnitudes are greater than the annual mean. Significant multi-decadal-scale changes exist throughout the whole period for the zonal mean of both temperature and precipitation variability, while their long-term trends are indistinctive. The volcanic forcings correlate well with the temperature variability at midlatitudes, indicating possible leading drivers for the interannual time scale climate change.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31600432)National Key Research Projects of China(2016YFC0502005+3 种基金2016YFC0502006)Chinese Academy of Science Western Light Talents Program(Response of livestock carrying capability to climatic change and grazing in the alpine meadow of Northern Tibetan Plateau)Science and Technology Plan Projects of Tibet Autonomous Region(Forage Grass Industry)National Science and Technology Plan Project of China(2013BAC04B01,2011BAC09B03,2007BAC06B01)
文摘Accurate quantification of aboveground biomass of grasslands in alpine regions plays an important role in accurate quantification of global carbon cycling.The monthly normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI),enhanced vegetation index(EVI),mean air temperature(Ta),≥5℃ accumulated air temperature(AccT),total precipitation(TP),and the ratio of TP to AccT(TP/AccT) were used to model aboveground biomass(AGB) in grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau.Three stepwise multiple regression methods,including stepwise multiple regression of AGB with NDVI and EVI,stepwise multiple regression of AGB with Ta,AccT,TP and TP/AccT,and stepwise multiple regression of AGB with NDVI,EVI,Ta,AccT,TP and TP/Acc T were compared.The mean absolute error(MAE) and root mean squared error(RMSE) values between estimated AGB by the NDVI and measured AGB were 31.05 g m^(-2) and 44.12 g m^(-2),and 95.43 g m^(-2) and 131.58 g m^(-2) in the meadow and steppe,respectively.The MAE and RMSE values between estimated AGB by the AccT and measured AGB were 33.61 g m^(-2) and 48.04 g m^(-2) in the steppe,respectively.The MAE and RMSE values between estimated AGB by the vegetation index and climatic data and measured AGB were 28.09 g m^(-2) and 42.71 g m^(-2),and 35.86 g m^(-2) and 47.94 g m^(-2),in the meadow and steppe,respectively.The study finds that a combination of vegetation index and climatic data can improve the accuracy of estimates of AGB that are arrived at using the vegetation index or climatic data.The accuracy of estimates varied depending on the type of grassland.