对2004年苏门答腊-安达曼岛地震的测地学机制讨论

采用GPS测地学观测资料,基于NUVEL-1A板块运动模型,分别估计和讨论了INDI板块与Burma微板块之间、AUST板块与Burma/SE EURA板块之间的聚敛率,以及INDI与AUST板块间的相对速率。结果显示,沿苏门答腊-尼科巴群岛和沿安达曼群岛两个阶段的地壳破裂分别与AUST板块和Burma板块间、INDI板块和Burma板块间的聚敛率密切相关,从板块运动学角度提供了解释整个苏门答腊-安达曼群岛地壳破裂带上板块间耦合由南向北递减观测结论的佐证;在NUVEL-1A板块运动模型的背景下,2004年苏门答腊-安达曼岛主震应当为AUST板块相对于Burma/SE EURA板块以近60 mm/a,方向NE 30°～35°的运动所致,而非INDI板块或印-澳(INDI-AUST)板块运动所致;根据2004年苏门答腊-安达曼岛地壳破裂特征并结合其余震的分布,进一步肯定了AUST板块西北边界带的地质位置分布。     

四川龙门山断层带的GPS测量与2008年汶川地震

根据中国大陆地壳运动GPS的观测结果,初步估计了沿四川龙门山断层带西北-东南两侧断层间东南向的聚敛率,并与2008年5月12日发生在四川汶川县的Ms8.0级特大地震触发产生的沿龙门山断层带的水平向破裂位移的相应分布进行了比较,结果证实,如同2004年苏门答腊-安达曼岛地震引起的地壳破裂滑行位移与板块间的聚敛率的关系一样,汶川Ms8.0级地震引起的近300km长的龙门山断层破裂位移分布与断层间的聚敛率大小密切相关。根据在龙门山断裂带沿带区域断层间每年几毫米量级的聚敛率结果和汶川Ms8.0级地震引起的逆冲位移观测结果,可估计得到龙门山断层带断层间聚敛应力的累积时间约为数百年至近千年,这个时间尺度与区域性特大地震发生的时间分布基本吻合。     

分析昆明GPS站相对欧亚板块的运动

利用国际联测和综合处理 ,得到昆明GPS站地壳形变速率每年以( -4 .3± 0 .5)mm下沉趋势 ,水平分别以 3 7.5mm ,方位 1 47°± 1 .°5运动。利用最新国际地球自转服务 (IERS)发布的国际地球参考架ITRF2 0 0 0速度场 ,建立最新反映全球板块模型 ,基于最新的ITRF2 0 0 0地球参考架和欧亚板块的欧拉矢量 ,估计得到昆明站的地壳垂直形变速率为每年 -0 .0 1mm呈下降趋势 ,水平形变速率为每年 ( 8.1± 0 .2 0 )mm ,方位 1 3 7°± 1 .°5;并进一步分别基于几百万年地质地磁模型NNR -NUVEL1A和ITRF96、ITRF97模型的欧亚板块的欧拉矢量 ,得到较一致的结果 ,说明全球板块运动稳定性与模型的可靠性。本文基于不同板块模型分析了昆明GPS站相对于欧亚板块运动     

并置VLBI站的相对形变及其与全球解结果的比较

基于ITRF2000地球参考架的三维VLBI站速度矢量和NNR-NUVEL-1A地球板块运动模型，采用观测的VLBI基线长变化率作为约束，估计和讨论了全球6个并置VLBI站的局部或区域性地壳的相对形变，并与国际地球参考架ITRFs解和VLBI全球解glb2003以及VTRF2003的结果进行了比较．结果表明日本Kashima与Kashim34VLBI站之间，美国GREENBANK的NRAO20与NRAO85-3站之间可能存在每年约近4毫米的相对垂直形变；WESTFORD与HAYSTACK二站间每年近2毫米的垂直形变率差基本可得到肯定，KOKEE和KAUAI二站的垂直形变率约有每年1至3毫米的差．利用如下方法能较可靠地检测出并置VLBI站间的局部或区域性的地壳垂直形变，改进ITRF解的可能不足．     

基于ITRF97的上海和鹿岛VLBI站地壳垂直形变的VLBI测定

利用美国宇航局(NASA)在1999年的VLBI全球解(glb1123)中关于上海VLBI站与国际上13个VLBI站的基线长变化率高精度测定结果,以及日本鹿岛Kashima和Kashima 34两VLBI站分别与国际VLBI站间的相应结果,基于最近的国际地球参考架ITRF97,估计得到了上海VLBI站和日本鹿岛两VLBI站相对于板块稳定区的地壳垂直形变率分别为-1.91±0.56 mm/yr、-3.72±0.74 mm/yr和-8.81±0.84mm/yr,表明上海VLBI站存在每年近2毫米的下降,讨论并证实日本鹿岛两VLBI站的地壳垂直形变速率是不一致的;基于不同板块运动模型的欧拉旋转矢量,估计得到了上述3站的水平形变速率;还估计给出了太平洋板块中部的形变率结果.     

以基线长度变化率为约束估算VLBI站的垂直形变率

基于NNR-NUVEL-1A地球板块运动模型和ITRF2000地球参考架的三维VLBI站速度矢量,采用实测的VLBI基线长度变化率作为约束,重新估计了部分国际VLBI站的局部或区域性地壳的垂直形变,并与国际地球参考架ITRFs解和VLBI全球解GLB2003,VTRF2003和VTRF2005的结果进行了比较。结果表明,欧亚板块的URUMQI站和太平洋板块的KWAJAL26站,南极OHIGGINS站的垂直形变率、ITRFs解和VLBI全球解存在6-15mm/a的差异,北美YUMA站可能有15-31mm/a 的垂直形变率,而美国西部太平洋板块的San Francisco(PRESIDIO)站的垂直形变率还有待进一步的研究。此外,SC-VLBA,CRIMEA和EFLSBERG站的垂直形变率、ITRFs解和VLBI全球解的差约为1-6mm/a。用不同方法得到的VLBI站的水平形变率解有较好的一致性。     

Digitization and Scientific Exploitation of the Italian and Vatican Astronomical Plate Archives

There is a widespread interest to digitize the precious information contained in the astronomical plate archives, both for the preservation of their content and for its fast distribution to all interested researchers in order to achieve their better scientific exploitation. This paper presents the first results of our large-scale project to digitize the archive of plates of the Italian Astronomical Observatories and of the Specola Vaticana. Similar systems, composed by commercial flat-bed retro-illuminated scanners plus dedicated personal computers and acquisition and analysis software, have been installed in all participating Institutes. Ad-hoc codes have been developed to acquire the data, to test the suitability of the machines to our scientific needs, and to reduce the digital data in order to extract the astrometric, photometric and spectroscopic content. Two more elements complete the overall project: the provision of high quality BVRI CCD sequences in selected fields with the Campo Imperatore telescopes, and the distribution of the digitized information to all interested researchers via the Web. The methods we have derived in the course of this project have been already applied successfully to plates taken by other Observatories, for instance at Byurakan and at Hamburg.     

A comparison of the measuring machines APM and MAMA for astrometric application

Measurements of two Tautenburg plates were used for a comparison of the astrometric accuracy of the automatic measuring machines PAM and MAMA. From plate-to plate solutions a positional accuracy of about 1 μm was achieved for stars with 7 < B < 17 for MAMA and with 11 < B < 17 for APM measurements. A rapid decrease in positional accuracy of fainter stars is caused rather by random effects of the photographic emulsion. A magnitude equation between the plates was obtained to be less than 1 μm over the whole magnitude range. Systematic errors with a small period of 2 cm in the APM measurements as well as a non-orthogonality and systematic differences between the MAMA and APM coordinate grids were found. A procedure of classifying all real objects measured into stars, galaxies and merged objets is presented for the MAMA measurements and the results are compared with the routine APM classification. Except for merged objects the MAMA and APM classification show a very good agreement for stars brighter than B = 18.5.     

并置VLBI站相对形变率及其与VTRF2005结果的比较

对杨志根等人在2005年估计的全球6个并置VLBI站的相对形变率(特别是相对垂直形变率)结果与最近的VLBI全球解VTRF2005的相应结果作了比较。结果表明,北美Greenbank的NRAO20和NRAO85_3两个VLBI站之间每年3—4mm的相对垂直形变率和Westford的WEST- FORD和HAYSTACK两个VLBI站间每年1-2mm的相应结果可以进一步得到肯定;太平洋夏威夷岛的KOKEE和KAUAI两个VLBI站每年2～5mm的相对水平形变率和日本鹿岛的KASHIMA和KASHIM34两个VLBI站间每年1-2mm的相应结果也可以得到确认。然而,每年2—4mm的KASHIMA和KASHIM34站间的相对垂直形变率结果,在过去所有观测研究的结果中都被基本肯定,在VTRF2005中的结果中却几乎消失了,对其中可能的原因作了讨论。此外,对北美的FD-VL- BA和HRASO85两个VLBI站间的相对垂直形变率仍不能肯定,在不同的全球解中,FD-VLBA站的形变率解结果是基本稳定的,而HRASO85站在VTRF2005中的垂直形变率结果为(2．61±3．91) mm／a,与估计的结果符号相反,并且比在VTRF2003中的相应结果大了2．2mm／a,估计误差也大了近7倍。有关的结果还有待采用更新的资料进行讨论。     

Influence of astronomical factors on the dynamics of lithospheric plates

We suggest the concept of the Earth’s lithosphere as a geocosmic system of mobile lithospheric plates affected by both external astronomical influences (solar radiation, tides) and planetary factors—the Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and mantle convection. The annual period in seismicity is shown to have a clear cosmic origin related to the seasonal periodicity of solar radiation in the northern and southern hemispheres. The atmosphere can act as a transmitter of the annual periodicity to the lithospheric plates. The formulated concept of the lithosphere has led us to put forward testable hypotheses about the dynamical atmospherelithosphere relationship. These hypotheses form the basis for the next program of research on the Earth’s lithosphere as a geocosmic system.     

Plateau de bure observations of IRC+10216: high sensitivity maps of SiC2, SiS,and CS

We have obtained high angular resolution ( 3), and high sensitivity maps of IRC+10216. SiC₂ is found both in a spherical shell and in the very central region, indicating it is formed both in the inner envelope close to the star, and in the outer shell. The molecules SiS and CS are mostly found in the inner parts of the envelope, but are still detectable in the outer region (r 15) where the products of photochemistry are found. The maps show that IRC+10216 has a very clumpy envelope, with strong departures from spherical symmetry; an axis oriented NS-SW (P.A. 20°) can be seen in all maps. The radial brightness distribution of CS has secondary maxima, at the radius where the SiC₂ shell has its peak emission. A preliminary map shows CN in the same shell, but also in a still larger outer shell. Time variations in the mass loss rate, could be invoked to explain the multiple shell structure of this envelope.     

Regions of the Earth with the best-pronounced annual period of seismic activity

A number of relatively small regions of the Earth have been found where the annual periodicity of seismic activity is most prominent, i.e., the Balkans and Turkey, an isthmus between North and South Americas, Alaska and the Aleutians, and some others. In both hemispheres, these regions are associated with subduction zones or intensely faulted segments of the continental crust.     

一种基于MUSIC算法的天地波识别方法

基于我国BPL长波脉冲信号的特征,利用MUSIC(多信号分类)算法对BPL天、地波延迟进行估计,实现天、地波识别。对传统谱估计IFFT(快速傅里叶逆变换)算法和现代谱估计MUSIC算法进行了仿真和比较,结果表明,这两种方法在较低信噪比条件下可有效分离天、地波,且识别误差都能控制在±5μs内,但MUSIC算法比IFFT算法具有更高的精度和分辨率。     

21世纪中国大陆第一个大震活动幕的预测

基于对 2 0世纪中国大陆 7.0级以上大地震与月亮白赤交角的变化和太阳活动的研究结果 ,根据对未来 50a (年 )月亮白赤交角的值与目前太阳活动的形势 ,提出 2 1世纪中国大陆第一个大地震活动幕可能是 2 0 0 6或 2 0 0 7～ 2 0 1 5年     

天文光干涉与综合孔径技术的发展

本文简单介绍了光干涉与综合孔径技术发展的历史、国际上用于天文观测的一些著名光干涉仪的技术特点和进展、以及近年来我国开展的与光干涉 ,综合孔径技术有关的工作 ,最后简要介绍了在光学综合孔径技术领域所发展的光纤与集成光学等新技术     

Membership of faint stars in the globular cluster M3

A proper motion study from Tautenburg Schmidt plates is presented for the globular cluster M3 and its vicinity. The plates were scanned with the Automated Photographic Measuring (APM) system in Cambridge (UK). A photographic B,V photometry and star counts on the deepest plates were carried out. With a limiting magnitude of about B = 21.4 proper motions with an accuracy from 2 to 3 mas/yr have been obtained for stars with B 19. The proper motions were determined using a stepwise regression method with 3rd order polynomials in the plate-to-plate solutions with about 2000 reference galaxies. The results which were corrected for systematic errors dependent on position and magnitude of the stars were used for the determination of membership probabilities. We also looked for possible internal motions of M3.