A portable instrument for the measurement of point-discharge currents in the atmosphere using junction FET's

A contiuous recording instrument with field effect transistors has been developed to study the point discharge currents in the atmosphere. The chief advantages of the present instrument are that it is portable and has a range of measurement from 10^–9 A to 10^–7 A for positive currents and 10^–9 A to 10^–5 A for negative currents on a linear scale.     

便携式近地表频率域电磁法仪器研究现状与发展趋势

本文介绍了便携式近地表FDEM（频率域电磁法）仪器的应用需求、构成原理与特点、研究现状及新技术动态,强调了可靠性在实际应用中的重要性,对仪器研制过程中涉及的硬件、软件与结构三个部分的可靠性问题进行了深入探讨,并分别给出相应的解决措施.分别讨论了以不断进步的嵌入式技术、模拟技术、并行处理技术、无线通信技术及分布式设计技术等为代表的新技术对便携式近地表FDEM仪器性能指标的影响,明确了从集成度、功耗、精度、处理能力等方面提升便携式近地表FDEM仪器的整体性能是未来发展的方向,以期早日使得具有中国自主知识产权的便携式近地表FDEM仪器实现产业化,为新丝绸之路发展做出贡献.采用新设计理念,结合有效的新技术将提高近地表FDEM电磁勘探仪器的综合指标.可以预见,便携式近地表FDEM仪器功耗性能将会堪比现有智能手机功耗性能,勘探深度范围更广,分辨率更高,体积更小,更加便于携带和使用.

     

A 3-D numerical study of salinity variations in the Bohai Sea during the recent years

Salinity is an important component of the marine system. Previous studies indicated that the mean salinity in the Bohai Sea had increased by 2.0 psu in the second half of the 20th century, mainly due to a sharp decrease in the Yellow River runoff, and also the effects of large-scale climatic variations and the intrusions of the North Yellow Sea Water (NYSW). Since 2002, the Yellow River Conservancy Commission has carried out the flow regulation at the beginning of every flood season, resulting in more discharge of the Yellow River freshwater into the Bohai Sea. In this study, the variations of salinity in the Bohai Sea during the recent years are investigated using a well-established three-dimensional baroclinic model, HAMburg Shelf Ocean Model (HAMSOM). The simulation results show that the Yellow River diluted water was mainly discharged into the Laizhou Bay, so the remarkable increase in the Yellow River runoff after 2002 led to a regime shift of salinity in the Laizhou Bay. However, in other parts of the Bohai Sea, salinity variation was influenced by the surrounding rivers or the intrusions of NYSW, and has little relation with the Yellow River runoff. As a whole, advection is more important than diffusion in the salinity distribution, and seasonal oscillation is the main feature of salinity variation. Via several case studies, evaporation and precipitation rates are found to be important in the long-term simulation of salinity.     

The location of deep salinity sources in the Israeli Coastal aquifer

The salinization process of the Israeli Coastal aquifer has led to an average concentration of about 200 mgCl/l with a significant number of discrete salinity plumes in the middle and southern regions. The salinity of these plumes is high (500–1000 mgCl/l) and is increasing rapidly. Geochemical evidence has suggested that the salinity source in the Be'er Tuvia plume (in the south part of the aquifer) is at the bottom of the aquifer. This paper describes a solution of the source inverse problem and its application in the Be'er Tuvia plume. A transient two-dimensional finite element model was solved and the source terms were computed at each node in a 14×14 km² area. An error analysis has shown that when no errors are introduced in the input data the reconstruction is perfect. The results of a sensitivity analysis are presented and the actual reconstruction errors are estimated. Applying the model in the Be'er Tuvia region indicates that a salinity source exists about 1 km to the west and 1.5 km to the north of the center of the salinity plume. This source is believed to be the plume source.     

The effects of salinity on the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) using the neutral red retention assay with adapted physiological saline solutions

This study investigated the internal osmotic regulatory capabilities of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) following in vivo exposure to a range of salinities. A second objective was to measure the health status of the Manila clam following exposure to different salinities using the neutral red retention (NRR) assay, and to compare results using a range of physiological saline solutions (PSS). On exposure to seawater of differing salinities, the Manila clam followed a pattern of an osmoconformer, although they seemed to partially regulate their circulatory haemolytic fluids to be hyperosmotic to the surrounding aqueous environment. Significant differences were found when different PSS were used, emphasizing the importance of using a suitable PSS to reduce additional osmotic stress. Using PSS in the NRR assay that do not exert additional damage to lysosomal membrane integrity will help to more accurately quantify the effects of exposure to pollutants on the organism(s) under investigation.     

基于GPRS的多频激电仪远程测控系统

针对多频激电仪中接收机对发送机和控制器无法进行智能远程控制的现状,开发了一套基于GPRS的多频激电仪远程测控系统.该系统由通信模块、上位机和下位机组成.通信模块由3块插入SIM卡的DTU组成,它通过短信方式完成远程数据传输功能,实现上位机和下位机之间的数据通信.上位机作为本系统的主动站,负责发起连接,对下位机进行状态监测和功能控制.下位机作为从动站,等待上位机的连接,并执行上位机的各种控制命令,在发生紧急事件的时候能主动向上位机报警.3个模块在该系统中相互协调,共同完成系统的各项功能.试验表明,该控制系统能够正常工作,在野外工作时能降低劳动强度,提高工作效率.     

Hydraulic and salinity regime of two affected sites in the Yizre'el valley,Israel

Causes of recent salinization of numerous plots in the Yizre'el Valley of Israel were examined through a detailed field study of two severely affected sites. in particular, the theory of artesian influence on salt build-up in the upper cultivated soil layer was investigated. Two piezometer nests and 12 wells were installed to study the subsurface hydraulic regime. Water samples and soil extracts were taken to characterize the chemical composition down to 10m. No significant head differences were measured at the lower site, while at the upper site 96 per cent of the head that existed at the deep (7.5 m) artesian layer was dissipated within the overlying thick clay layer. Slight head differences were noted in the shallow layers. the deep-lying, coarse-textured aquifer differs markedly from the upper confining layers and constitutes an independent water body that has little relevance to surface processes. Chemical and hydrological analyses indicate that applied low-quality irrigation waters May, be the primary cause of downward-moving salinity and alkalinity which, in turn, affect soil permeability and site productivity.     

Response of salinity distribution around the Yellow River mouth to abrupt changes in river discharge

To investigate how salinity changes with abrupt increases and decreases in river discharge, three surveys were conducted along six sections around the Yellow River mouth before, during and after a water regulation event during which the river discharge was increased from ∼200 to >3000 m³ s⁻¹ for the first 3 days, was maintained at >3000 m³ s⁻¹ for the next 9 days and was decreased to <1000 m³ s⁻¹ for the final 4 days. The mean salinity in the Yellow River estuary area during the event varied ∼1.21, which is much larger than its seasonal variation (∼0.50) and interannual variation (∼0.05). Before the event, a small plume was observed near the river mouth. During the event, the plume extended over 24 km offshore in the surface layer in the direction of river water outflow. After the event, the plume diminished in size but remained larger than before the event. The downstream propagation of the plume (as in a Kelvin wave sense) was apparent in the bottom layer during the second survey and in both the surface and bottom layers during the third survey. The plume sizes predicted by the formulas from theoretical studies are larger than those we observed, indicating that factors neglected by theoretical studies such as the temporal variation in river discharge and vertical mixing in the sea could be very important for plume evolution. In addition to the horizontal variation of the plume, we also observed the penetration of freshwater from the surface layer into the bottom layer. A comparison of two vertical processes, wind mixing and tidal mixing, suggests that the impact of wind mixing may be comparable with that of tidal mixing in the area close to the river mouth and may be dominant over offshore areas. The change in Kelvin number indicates an alteration of plume dynamics due to the abrupt change in river discharge during the water regulation event.     

二维波动方程参数反演的微分进化算法

利用微分进化算法进行二维波动方程参数反演的研究.微分进化算法属于全局最优化算法,具有鲁棒性强、收敛速度快、计算精度高的优点.把参数反演问题转化为非线性优化问题,通过保持在解空间不同区域中各个点的搜索,以最大的概率找到问题的全局最优解.同时还进行了数值模拟,结果令人满意.     

测震仪器定向方法探讨

测震仪器架设前须确定符合规范精度要求的NS向方位线,由于条件制约,以前NS向方位线基本借助罗盘确定,受磁偏角及外界干扰因素影响,定向精度较差。对目前使用的罗盘、寻北仪及波形相关性定向方法进行对比分析,探讨实际操作中各种定向方法的实用性。     

Patos Lagoon outflow within the Río de la Plata plume using an airborne salinity mapper: Observing an embedded plume

Major river systems discharging into continental shelf waters frequently form buoyant coastal currents that propagate along the continental shelf in the direction of coastal trapped wave propagation (with the coast on the right/left, in the northern/southern hemisphere). The combined flow of the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers, which discharges freshwater into the Río de la Plata estuary (Lat. ∼36°S), often gives rise to a buoyant coastal current (the ‘Plata plume’) that extends northward along the continental shelf off Uruguay and Southern Brazil. Depending upon the prevailing rainfall, wind and tidal conditions, the Patos/Mirim Lagoon complex (Lat. ∼32°S) may also produce a freshwater outflow plume that expands across the inner continental shelf. Under these circumstances the Patos outflow plume can be embedded in temperature, salinity and current fields that are strongly influenced by the larger Plata plume. The purpose of this paper is to present observations of such an embedded plume structure and to determine the dynamical characteristics of the ambient and embedded plumes.     

流动地震仪检测钻头振动信号的现场试验

钻井过程中钻头对井底的冲击振动为钻头前方地层的探测提供了震源,可用来消除钻井过程中的地质不确定性和降低钻井风险.本研究在分析井下钻头振动信号特点的基础上,根据现代地震观测技术的新发展,将多道勘探地震仪和流动数字地震仪的性能进行了对比分析,将天然地震的观测设备和分析方法应用到随钻地震检测中,提出了一套新的随钻地震检测方案,利用高灵敏度流动数字地震仪连续检测钻井过程中的钻头振动信号,初步现场试验表明该技术方案可行,获得的信号信噪比高,易于钻井工程师掌握,为随钻地震技术提供了新的技术路线.     

Development and deployment of an instrument for measurement of atmospheric peroxy radical by chemical amplification

An instrument for measurement of peroxy radical by chemical amplification (PERCA) has been devel- oped at Peking University (PKU) and deployed in several field campaigns. PKU PERCA measures per- oxy radical via amplification of NO2 by peroxy radical in the presence of NO and CO through a chain reaction. The amount of amplified NO2 is detected by a NO2-luminal chemiluminescence detector. The chain length (CL) of 75±20 (1σ ) was determined routinely during field campaigns using a HO2 source from photolysis of...     

Numerical investigation of the factors influencing the vertical profiles of current,salinity, and SSC within a turbidity maximum zone

The flow-sediment interaction plays a considerable role on the vertical (internal) profiles of current,salinity and suspended sediment concentration (SSC) within a turbidity maximum zone (TMZ).Numerical modeling provides valuable insights into the complex estuarine physical processes.By combining numerical modeling with field observations,the influencing factors of fine sediment dynamics within the TMZ of Yangtze Estuary have been explored in this study.Firstly,during the neap tide,the measured data present that the current is too weak to break the density stratification,and the vertical flow structure is effectively altered.Secondly,a three-dimensional numerical model based on the Delft3D has been developed and a range of numerical sensitivity analyses were carried out to distinguish the dominant mechanisms and physical processes responsible for the phenomena observed from the measurement data.The numerical investigation highlights the following findings.(1) The vertical profile of currents within the TMZ is largely affected by saltwater intrusion,especially during lower currents when the baroclinic pressure gradient can significantly reshape the local vertical profiles of velocity.(2) The baroclinic effects are primarily determined by the stratification of salinity.(3) In addition to salinity,SSC also influences the local density stratification when its contribution to fluid density is comparable to that of salinity.(4) The settling velocity determines the overall sediment distribution and vertical profiles of the SSC in the water column.The SSC-dependent settling velocity (including the flocculation-induced acceleration and hindered settling deceleration phases) affects the longitudinal movement of the sediments.(5) The vertical profiles of current,salinity and SSC within the TMZ are highly associated with the turbulence determined by the model.The approach to modulate the vertical eddy viscosity in the model,based on the empirical dependency between Rig and Prt,may lead to a numerical instability in the stratified flow.In order to improve the stratification of SSC,additional turbulence damping effect is suggested to be implemented in the model.     

不同型号测氡仪器在宁德一号井观测效能分析

BG2015R测氡仪近年来作为新型仪器开始应用于地震行业氡观测,但以正式观测仪器进行氡浓度观测的地震台站相对较少。宁德地震台2019年1月安装了该仪器,经试运行后,于2020年1月正式入网运行,在观测过程中对该仪器的性能及运行特性有了一定的了解。本文通过在宁德一号观测井开展SD-3A、BG2015R两套测氡仪系统串网同步、对比观测,并对观测数据及仪器运行进行了比较分析,为其他地震台站在仪器选型、数据分析及系统运维方面提供借鉴。      

土壤氡方法用于断层活动性研究的讨论

本文系统地分析了海河断裂、天津南断裂、天津北断裂和沧东断裂等的土壤氡测量资料,用M-M珚值的组合以及H值、An值等3种方式对天津地区4条断裂的活动性强弱进行了分析和划分,经与活断层探测中得到的4条断裂的活动性分段结果对比发现,两者具有一定的一致性。同时发现,每种方法都有其局限性,进而认为,选择合适的方法,运用土壤氡测量资料能够对断层的活动性进行初步分析和分区,从而为断层的活动性分段提供参考。通过不同断裂间上述3组指标对比发现,土壤氡测量结果不能用于判断不同断裂间的活动性强弱。从实际工作出发,为利于分析断层的活动性分区,断层气测线在布设时应在探测断层与已知断裂的交汇部位附近适当增加密度。     

A note on the measurement of travel times using bender and extender elements

By using the bender and extender elements tests, the travel times of the shear (S) and the primary (P) waves were measured for dry sand samples at different relative densities and effective confining pressures. Three methods of interpretations, namely, (i) the first time of arrival, (ii) the first peak to peak, and (iii) the cross-correlation method, were employed. All the methods provide almost a unique answer associated with the P-wave measurements. On contrary, a difference was noted in the arrival times obtained from the different methods for the S-wave due to the near field effect. The resonant column tests in the torsional mode were also performed to check indirectly the travel time of the shear wave. The study reveals that as compared to the S-wave, it is more reliable to depend on the arrival times’ measurement for the P-wave.     

Statistical properties of an enstrophy conserving finite element discretisation for the stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation

ABSTRACT

A framework of variational principles for stochastic fluid dynamics was presented by Holm, and these stochastic equations were also derived by Cotter, Gottwald and Holm. We present a conforming finite element discretisation for the stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation that was derived from this framework. The discretisation preserves the first two moments of potential vorticity, i.e. the mean potential vorticity and the enstrophy. Following the work of Dubinkina and Frank, who investigated the statistical mechanics of discretisations of the deterministic quasi-geostrophic equation, we investigate the statistical mechanics of our discretisation of the stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation. We compare the statistical properties of our discretisation with the Gibbs distribution under assumption of these conserved quantities, finding that there is an agreement between the statistics under a wide range of set-ups.     

地球物理仪器学科发展研究报告

地球物理仪器在国防、资源探测、自然灾害监测和工程质量检测等领域中具有不可忽视的作用,近年来技术进步迅速.国际上,地球物理仪器发展趋于多功能化、轻便化、智能化、可视化、网络化和虚拟化.由于历史的原因,一方面我国对地球物理仪器的需求急剧增长,另一方面又形成了对国外仪器的过分依赖,严重冲击了我们对地球物理仪器的自主研发.在这样的逆境中,我国地球物理技术工作者仍然坚持不懈,在重、磁、电、地震、放射性等领域取得了显著成绩,并在某些领域达到了具有国际领先的水平.基于这种现状,我国地球物理仪器发展应该坚持适当引进与自主创新相结合、研产用相结合,形成标准统一、多学科交叉融合的研制体系,提高工艺水平和售后服务质量;重视地球深部探测、航空物探、海洋探测、地质灾害监测和国防工程领域的地球物理仪器开发和研制;发挥学术组织的特殊作用,集中力量组织攻关,争取在关键领域中形成我国具有自主知识产权的先进地球物理技术和仪器.