Crustal and uppermost mantle structure of the northeastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau from joint inversion of surface wave dispersions and receiver functions with P velocity constraints

Lithospheric structure beneath the northeastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is of vital significance for studying the geodynamic processes of crustal thickening and expansion of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. We conducted a joint inversion of receiver functions and surface wave dispersions with P-wave velocity constraints using data from the Chin Array Ⅱ temporary stations deployed across the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Prior to joint inversion, we applied the H-κ-c method(Li JT et al., 2019) to the receiver function data in order to correct for the back-azimuthal variations in the arrival times of Ps phases and crustal multiples caused by crustal anisotropy and dipping interfaces. High-resolution images of vS, crustal thickness, and vP/vSstructures in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau were simultaneously derived from the joint inversion. The seismic images reveal that crustal thickness decreases outward from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. The stable interiors of the Ordos and Alxa blocks exhibited higher velocities and lower crustal vP/vSratios. While, lower velocities and higher vP/vSratios were observed beneath the Qilian Orogen and Songpan-Ganzi terrane(SPGZ), which are geologically active and mechanically weak, especially in the mid-lower crust.Delamination or thermal erosion of the lithosphere triggered by hot asthenospheric flow contributes to the observed uppermost mantle low-velocity zones(LVZs) in the SPGZ. The crustal thickness, vS, and vP/vSratios suggest that whole lithospheric shortening is a plausible mechanism for crustal thickening in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, supporting the idea of coupled lithospheric-scale deformation in this region.

Structure and functional heterogeneity of soil microbial communities in different farmland types on the Loess Plateau

Background,aim,and scope Soil microbes are important drivers of nutrient transformation and energy f low.Reclaiming forest land for agricultural use may have profound effects on soil properties and microbial communities.However,the response of soil microbial communities to soil reclamation in the dryland agroecosystem is less understood.Therefore,it is necessary to investigate the changes of soil microbial communities driven by land use conversion to promote nutrient cycling in reclaimed farmland.Materials and methods Based on the metagenomic technique,we evaluated the microbial composition and function of the newly created farmland(NF)after reclamation with two types of traditional farmland(slope farmland(SF),checkdam farmland(CF))on the Loess Plateau,and explored the response of nutrient cycling function to dominant genera and soil properties.Results The results showed that Proteobacteria,Actinobacteria,and Acidobacteria were prevalent in the three types of farmlands.Compared with SF and CF,NF increased the relative abundance of Actinobacteria and Nocardioides,as well as genes related to amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism.The relative abundance of functional genes related to carbon and nitrogen cycling in the NF was higher than that in the traditional farmland(SF and CF).The relative abundance of nutrient cycling functional genes was positively correlated with dominant genera in the three types of farmlands.Except for pH,soil physicochemical factors were negatively correlated with genes related to amino acid metabolism and carbon cycle.Discussion Previous studies have shown that the nutrient conditions of the soil may intensify the competition between the eutrophic and oligotrophic microbial populations.After long-term cultivation and fertilization,the soil properties of traditional farmland were significantly different from those of NF,leading to the differentiation of dominant microbial groups.Microbes usually have functional redundancy to cope with changing environments.Soil microbes in traditional farmland may contain more genes related to replication and repair,cell growth and death,and environmental adaptation in response to disturbances caused by agricultural practices.On the contrary,the NF was less disturbed by agricultural activities,and the soil properties were more similar to forest land,so the carbon and nitrogen cycle function genes were more abundant.The nutrient cycling function was affected by the abundance of microbial dominant groups and soil properties,which may be related to the availability of soil nutrients and agricultural disturbance in different farmlands.Aspects of soil microbial-driven nutrient cycling in agriculture could be regulated in sustainable method.Conclusions The change from forest land to farmland kept more carbon and nitrogen cycling function in the newly created farmland,while long-term agricultural activities have drastically changed the functional structure of traditional farmland,resulting in the nutrient cycling function more concentrated to meet the needs of crop growth.Recommendations and perspectives Hence,it is necessary to apply sustainable agricultural method to regulate microbial-driven nutrient cycling.The insights are meaningful for sustainable agricultural development and land management in arid areas.

Thickness Variations in the Lithospheric Mantle and the Low Velocity Zone of the Adamawa Plateau (Cameroon) from Teleseismic Receiver Functions

Teleseismic events recorded by stations located in the Adamawa Plateau have been treated using the inversion method of receiver functions. These six stations are part of a network of 32 large strip seismic stations installed in Cameroon between 2005 and 2007. This method allowed us to investigate the lithospheric mantle in that region. The results obtained from the velocity model have been compared to some existing results in this region. These results show the existence of a thick crust having an average thickness of about 35.2 km and a corresponding S wave velocity of 3.7 km/s. For an average S wave velocity of 4.4 km/s the lithospheric mantle appears to be thin in nature and has a thickness that varies from 39 km and 49.6 km. Beyond the lower lithospheric mantle, there exists a low velocity zone, whose thickness varies between 20 km and 43.9 km. The variation of the low velocity zone leads to variation of the lower boundary of the lithospheric mantle boundary at the depths ranging from 73.8 km and 85 km.

Constructions of highly nonlinear resilient plateaud functions

The main results in this paper are to construct two classes of plateaued functions with desirable cryptographic properties. By using the Maiorana-McFarland construction, a class of highly nonlinear resilient plateaued functions satisfying the propagation criterion has been obtained. Johansson,s et al＇ s construction is modified slightly to obtain highly nonlinear multi-output resilient plateaued functions.

Testing the transfer functions for the Geonor T-200B and Chinese standard precipitation gauge in the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Accurately measuring precipitation is integral for understanding water cycle processes and assessing climate change in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau(QTP).The Geonor T-200B weighing precipitation gauge with a single Alter shield(Geonor)and the Chinese standard precipitation gauge(CSPG)are widely used for measuring precipitation in the QTP.However,their measurements need to be adjusted for wetting loss,evaporation loss and windinduced undercatch.Four existing transfer functions for adjusting the Geonor-recorded and three transfer functions for adjusting the CSPG-recorded precipitation at hourly,daily or event scale has been proposed based on the precipitation intercomparison experiments conducted at a single site in different regions.Two latest transfer functions for the Geonor(which are referred to as K2017a and K2017b)at the half-hour time scale based on the precipitation intercomparison experiments at multiple stations in the northern hemisphere were provided in the World Meteorological Organization Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment.However,the applicability of these transfer functions in the QTP has not been evaluated.Therefore,the current study carried out a precipitation measurement intercomparison experiment between August 2018 and September 2020 at a site in Beiluhe in central QTP.The performance of these transfer functions at this site was also evaluated on the basis of mean bias(MB),root mean squared error(RMSE)and relative total catch(RTC).The results are as follows:First,the unadjusted RTC values of the Geonor for rain,mixed(snow mixed with rain),snow and hail are 92.06%,85.35%,64.11% and 91.82%,respectively,and the unadjusted RTC values of the CSPG for the same precipitation types are 92.59%,81.32%,46.43% and 95.56%,respectively.Second,K2017a has the most accurate adjustment results for the Geonor-recorded snow and mixed precipitation at the half-hour time scale,and the post-adjustment RTC values increased to 98.25% and 98.23%,respectively.M2007e,an event-based transfer function,was found to have the most accurate adjustment results for the Geonorrecorded snow precipitation at the event scale,and the post-adjustment RTC value increased to 96.36%.Third,the existing transfer functions for CSPG underestimate snowfall,while overestimating rainfall.Fourth,hail is a significant precipitation type in central QTP.The catch efficiency of hail precipitation and the temperature when hail precipitation occurs are close to those of rain;moreover,the transfer functions for rain are suitable for hail as well.

The Influence of Plant Diversity and Functional Composition on Ecosystem Stability of Four Stipa Communities in the Inner Mongolia Plateau

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of plant species diversity and functional composition (the identity of the plant functional groups) on ecosystem stability of Stipa, communities in the Inner Mongolia Plateau. The research work was based on a 12-year study (from 1984 to 1995) of species abundance, diversity, and primary productivity of four Stipa communities, i.e. S. baicalensis Roshev., S. grandis P. Smirn., S, krylovii Roshev., and S. klemenzii Roshev. respectively. The Shnnon-Wiener index was used as a measurement of plant diversity, while functional composition was used to differentiate the functional groups that were included in the communities. The plant species of four Stipa communities were classified into functional groups based on the differences in life forms and ecological groups, which influence their performance in resource requirements, seasonality of growth, tolerance to water stress, and life history. Plant species were classified into five functional groups based on their differences in life form, shrubs and half shrubs, perennial bunch grasses, perennial rhizome grasses, forbs, annuals and biennials. Based on their differences in water requirement these species were classified into four functional groups: xerads, intermediate xerads, intermediate mesophytes, and mesophytes. The results showed: 1) Plant species diversity stabilized ecosystem processes. Shannon-Wiener index were 2.401 4, 2.172 0, 1.624 8, 0.354 3 from S. baicalensis community to S. grandis, S. krylovii and S. klemenzii community, respectively. The dynamics of the aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) for a 12-year's period showed a reverse pattern, the coefficients of variation of the four communities were 21.94%, 20.63%, 29.21% and 39.72% respectively. 2) The Life form functional group component of diversity was a greater determinant of the ecosystem processes than the species component of diversity. The effects of perennial bunch grasses, perennial rhizome grasses and forbs on community stability were highly significant. 3) The ecological group component of diversity was also a great determinant of the ecosystem processes. The effects of xerads, intermediate xerads, and mesophytes on community stability were also very strong.

多输出Plateaued函数的密码学性质

该文对多输出Plateaued函数的一些密码学性质进行了研究,以多输出函数的特征函数为工具,建立了多输出Plateaued函数的差分转移概率与其Walsh谱及阶数之间的关系。给出了多输出Plateaued函数的Walsh谱值在一定条件下的分布情形,指出(n,m,r)多输出Plateaued函数的在其输出分量函数的任意非零线性组合函数均为非平衡函数时,其输入变量个数n、输出变量个数m与其阶数r之间的关系满足m≤n?r/2。

Plateaued函数的密码学性质

Plateaued函数是包含Bent函数和部分Bent函数的更大函数类,是一类密码学性质优良的密码函数,在非线性组合函数的设计中有重要的应用。该文以Walsh谱和自相关系数为工具,从密码函数的角度证明了r阶Plateaued函数的全体线性结构构成的子空间维数的上界为n-r,且等号成立当且仅当f(x)为部分Bent函数,同时还给出了Plateaued函数的其他一些密码学性质。

多维Plateaued函数的构造

布尔函数在编码、组合设计和序列设计等中扮演重要的角色。利用Maiorana-McFarland构造法构造出一类Plateaued函数,在此基础上,结合m-序列的状态转移矩阵,构造出n元(n+1)/2维的n-1阶Plateaued函数。所构造的多维Plateaued函数可以满足多个密码指标,即高非线性度、没有非零线性结构、平衡、代数次数达到最高等。

Plateaued函数的正规性

Plateaued函数作为Bent函数和部分Bent函数的扩展,是一类能实现多个密码学准则折中的性质优良的密码函数。该文基于布尔函数与其分解函数的Walsh谱之间的关系研究了Plateaued函数的复杂性度量指标之一的正规性,根据其正规性质给出了判定给定Plateaued函数是否正规的一个较为简单的算法,并分析了已知Plateaued函数类的正规性。

Plateaued函数的对偶性

研究了Plateaued函数的对偶性;基于Plateaued函数对偶性的定义及函数限制的理论,得到了Plateaued函数与其对偶函数在子空间上的限制及正规性上的对应关系;利用Plateaued的对偶这一工具,得到了两个Plateaued函数的互相关平方和指标的界。

高非线性度三次齐次Plateaued函数

对一类三次plateaued函数进行了研究,证明了该函数具有高非线性度且没有线性结构.同时借助对称矩阵给出了该函数和三次齐次plateaued函数等价的条件,并给出了构造该三次齐次plateaued函数的具体方法.

多输出Plateaued函数的构造方法

Plateaued函数具有很高的非线性度,可以满足相关免疫性、平衡性,在密码函数领域具有重要作用。为此,基于Carlet等提出的单输出Plateaued函数构造方法(FSE’03会议论文集),利用m序列的状态转移矩阵,构造一类多输出Plateaued函数,并参考Johansson方法中的引理5(IEEE Transactions on Information Theory,2003,No.2),提出另一种多输出Plateaued函数的构造方法,由此得到的2种函数适用于S盒、滤波(组合)函数、杂凑函数等的设计。

Plateaued函数谱支撑集的性质

本文对Plateaued函数的谱支撑集的结构与性质进行了深入研究,给出了r阶Plateaued函数的全体非0谱值点集合与线性结构集的维数之间的关系.利用谱指标对2阶Plateaued函数和4阶Plateaued函数的自相关性进行了详细分析,给出了其自相关系数的分布.分析了r阶Plateaued函数的谱支撑集和零谱值点集的结构特征,给出了多个r阶Plateaued函数的谱支撑集在不相交时自相关系数之间的关系以及谱支撑集与函数平衡性的关系.

多输出plateaued函数的性质和构造

该文用仿射变换、级联、单射集及m序列的状态转移矩阵等方法构造了多输出plateaued函数,并明确了构造中阶数的变换情况,给出了由上述方法所构造的多输出plateaued函数的广义一阶Walsh循环谱值。另外,还给出了单射集的构造方法。由此,可以构造出一系列不同阶数、新的多输出plateaued函数。

基于plateaued函数的平衡布尔函数构造

布尔函数在对称密码的设计和分析中起着重要的作用。通过对谱不相交函数集中子函数平衡性的问题的研究给出了包含4个plateaued函数的函数集中有3个为平衡函数的充分条件。在此基础上,基于3个平衡的谱不相交plateaued函数,一类特殊的布尔置换以及一个高非线性度平衡函数,提出了一个构造高非线性度平衡布尔函数的方法。通过分析可知,利用该方法可以构造代数次数达到最优、非线性度不小于2^(2k-1)-2^(k-1)-2^(k/2)-2^([(k-1)/2])的2k元平衡函数。

Plateaued函数的构造方法研究

Plateaued函数在密码学及编码等领域有着极其重要的应用,该文提出一种Plateaued函数的直接构造方法,研究了由该方法构造的Plateaued函数的密码学性质,证明了现有的直接构造方法可归约到本构造方法。

奇数变元plateaued函数代数免疫性质研究

Plateaued函数是包含Bent函数和部分Bent函数的更大函数类,具有许多优良的密码学性质。基于布尔函数非线性度与代数免疫阶之间的关系,利用Walsh谱等工具,讨论奇数变元的plateaued函数的代数免疫性质,得到其存在低次零化子的一个充分条件,并进一步刻画变元个数n与plateaued函数的阶r之间的具体关系,利用此关系可确定函数代数免疫阶的上界。

Biomass Allocation Patterns of Alpine Grassland Species and Functional Groups along a Precipitation Gradient on the Northern Tibetan Plateau

Variations in the fractions of biomass allocated to functional components are widely considered as plant responses to resource availability for grassland plants. Observations indicated shoots isometrically relates to roots at the community level but allometrically at the species level in Tibetan alpine grasslands. These differences may result from the specific complementarity of functional groups between functional components, such as leaf, root, stem and reproductive organ. To test the component complementary responses to regional moisture variation, we conducted a multi-site transect survey to measure plant individual size and component biomass fractions of common species belonging to the functional groups： forbs, grasses, legumes and sedges on the Northern Tibetan Plateau in peak growing season in 2010. Along the mean annual precipitation （MAP） gradient, we sampled 7o species, in which 2o are in alpine meadows, 20 in alpine steppes, 15 in alpine desert-steppes and 15 in alpine deserts, respectively. Our results showed that the size of alpine plants is small with individual biomass mostly lower than 1.0 g. Plants keep relative conservative component individual responses moisture functional fractions across alpine grasslands at the level. However, the complementary between functional components to variations specifically differ among groups. These results indicate that functional group diversity may be an effective tool for scaling biomass allocation patterns from individual up to community level. Therefore, it is necessary andvaluable to perform intensive and systematic studies on identification and differentiation the influences of compositional changes in functional groups on ecosystem primary services and processes.

Locking compression plate+T-type steel plate for postoperative weight bearing and functional recovery in complex tibial plateau fractures

Complex tibial plateau fractures can seriously affect quality of life and physical and mental health of patients.The anatomical relationship between the proximal tibial bone and soft tissue is complex,resulting in different types of tibial plateau fractures.Violent trauma can lead to displaced fracture,serious soft tissue injury,and potentially,dislocation of the knee joint.Therefore,tibial plateau fractures are extremely unstable.AIM To assess the use of locking compression plate(LCP)+T-type steel plate for postoperative weight bearing and functional recovery of complex tibial plateau fractures.METHODS Ninety-seven patients with complex tibial plateau fractures who underwent surgery at our hospital were selected for retrospective study.Forty-nine patients had been treated with LCP+T-type steel plate limited internal fixation(study group),and 48 patients with bilateral ordinary steel plate support(control group).The operation process index,postoperative rehabilitation related index,Rasmussen score of the knee joint,tibial plateau varus angle(TPA),tibial plateau retroversion angle(PA),and surgical complications of the two groups were compared.RESULTS The operation time and intraoperative bone graft volume in the study group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in surgical bleeding,anterior external incision length,postoperative drainage,hospital stay duration,and fracture healing time between the groups(P>0.05).There was no significant difference in the TPA and PA angle between the groups immediately and 18 mo after surgery(P>0.05).At 12 mo after surgery,the Rasmussen scale score was higher in the study group than in the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the Rasmussen scale score at 18 mo after surgery,and the radiology score at 12 and 18 mo after surgery,between the two groups(P>0.05).The postoperative complication rate in the study group(3.77%)was lower than that in the control group(15.09%;P<0.05).CONCLUSION LCP+T-type steel plate internal fixation has advantages in terms of minimizing trauma and enabling early postoperative functional exercise,promoting functional recovery and lower limb weight-bearing,and reducing postoperative complications.