Lunar semi-monthly variation in the equatorial electrojet field in India

Summary. Using an index derived from the observations of horizontal intensity at two stations in the Indian equatorial region, the characteristics of the lunar semi-monthly tide in the equatorial electrojet strength are studied. It is shown that a contamination of the lunar signal by recurrent geomagnetic disturbance is largely eliminated and that the strength of the signal vanes systematically with solar time. Comparison of amplitude between conditions of low and high solar activity indicates a difference in local time progression, while the phase change is independent of the solar activity and season. Results of seasonal subdivision of data indicate that the largest amplitude is associated with the d-season. With increased solar activity there is an increase in the d- and e-seasons and a marginal decrease in the j-season. For all the seasons, the phase progression is fairly consistent with the theoretical considerations of Stening.     

Lunar daily geomagnetic variations at Tucson

Summary. Mean hourly values of the geomagnetic elements for Tucson, Arizona, have been analysed for the M ₂ lunar tide for the period 1909–1975. Results for the average diurnal variation are presented, and changes with season, sunspot cycle and magnetic activity are discussed.     

珠江河口咸潮问题之我见

咸潮只是河口偏于向陆一侧盐度较低（0.5~10）的那一部分盐淡混合或冲淡水体,不宜将河口“咸水”和海洋“盐水”等同或混为一谈;视“咸潮上溯”为“盐水入侵”欠当。咸潮上溯为河口自身物质的随潮运动,基本上是一种被动的行为。咸潮上溯之动力机理,与河口水、盐物质于一年、一月和一天中随潮在河口的进出、“排”“蓄”循环运动过程有关。小潮向中潮变化时期（一月中）及其初落时段（一天中）,河口正处于由“蓄”（进）转“排”（出）阶段,其时表“排”（淡水）、底“蓄”（咸水）,水体高度呈层,受异重流的影响,底部咸潮进一步上溯“冲刺”达盐度最大值。大潮向中潮变化时的压咸效果最佳。     

Wind stress forcing of the North Sea 'pole tide'

We conduct numerical simulations of the wind forcing of sea level variations in the North Sea using a barotropic ocean model with realistic geography and bathymetry to examine the forcing of the 14 month 'pole tide', which is known to be anomalously large along the Denmark–Netherlands coast. The simulation input is the monthly mean surface wind stress field from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis for the 40 year period 1958–1997. The ocean model output sea level response is then compared with 10 coastal tide gauge records from the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) over the same period of time. Besides the strong seasonal variations, several prominent quasi-periodicities exist near 7 years, 3 years, 14 months, 9 months and 6.5 months. Correlations and spectral analyses show remarkable agreement between the model output and the observations, particularly in the 14 month, or Chandler, period band. The latter indicates that the enhanced pole tide found in the North Sea along the Denmark–Netherlands coast is actually the coastal set-up response to wind stress forcing with a periodicity of around 14 months. We find no need to invoke a geophysical explanation involving resonance enhancement of the pole tide in the North Sea to explain the observations.     

Is the Earth contracting?

The fossil record of the variation of the solar day and the synodic month with geological time is examined for evidence of the steady contraction of the Earth postulated by Lyttleton to explain a discrepancy between the apparent secular accelerations of the Sun and Moon. Data for the Phanerozoic and the Precambrian agree in showing that a change in the Earth's moment of inertia as large as that suggested by Lyttleton is only consistent with the fossil record if the secular change in the gravitational constant Ġ/ G ≥+ 4 × 10^–11/yr. A variation of G of this magnitude appears to be ruled out by a recent analysis of lunar occultation observations utilizing Atomic Time.     

Tidal gravity and ocean tide loading in Europe

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The results are presented from tidal gravity measurements at five sites in Europe using LaCoste and Romberg ET gravimeters. Improvements that we have made to the accuracies of these gravimeters are discussed. It is shown that the 'standard' calibration of the International Center for Earth Tides, used for worldwide tidal gravity profiles, is 1.2 per cent too high. The M₂ and O₁ observations are compared with model calculations of the Earth's body tide and ocean tide loading and it is shown that there is a very significant improvement in the agreement between observations and models compared to that obtained with previous tidal gravity measurements. For O₁, where the ocean tide loading and attraction in central Europe is only 0.4 per cent of the body tide, our measurements verify that the Dehant-Wahr anelastic body tide model gravimetric factor is accurate to 0.2 per cent. It is also shown that the effects of lateral heterogeneities in Earth structure on tidal gravity are too small to explain the large anomalies in previously published tidal gravity amplitudes. The observations clearly show the importance of conserving tidal mass in the Schwiderski ocean tide model. For sites in central Europe, the M₂ and O₁ observations and the models are in agreement at the 0.1 μgal (10⁻⁹ m s⁻²) level and tidal corrections to this accuracy can now be made to absolute gravity measurements.     

Extraction of the M2 ocean tide from SEASAT altimeter data

Summary. Three complementary methods for the extraction of the M2 ocean tide using SEASAT altimetry are presented and compared. The first method (that developed by Cartwright & Alcock), which provides 'point measurements'of the tide at the crossovers of the SEASAT repeat orbit ground track, has been applied to a study of the tide in tropical ocean areas. The other two methods involve spatial expansions of M2 in terms of either surface spherical harmonics (in the case of the method developed by Mazzega) or Platzman normal modes of the world ocean. The results obtained by each method from only one month of SEASAT data reproduce many features of the tide represented in recent tidal models, and promise well for satellite altimetry as a future source of tidal knowledge.     

月球陨石: 月球的物质组成及其演化历史的见证

月球陨石是遭受小行星物质撞击溅飞出来的月球岩石样品,是研究月球物质成分和演化历史的重要对象。自1979年发现和确认了第一块月球陨石（ALHA 81005）之后,至今已收集到136块月球陨石样品。虽然Apollo计划和Luna计划回收了382kg月球样品,但由于飞船登陆采样位置有限,月球陨石对了解月球的物质组成和成因演化提供了重要补充。除了少量具有结晶结构的岩石类型以外,大部分月球陨石为碎屑岩,这些碎屑岩主要有三类：高地斜长角砾岩、月海玄武质角砾岩、和高地斜长质-月海玄武质混合角砾岩。根据岩性分析,尤其是岩屑,月球陨石中存在斜长岩、玄武岩、辉长岩、橄长岩、苏长岩、KREEP岩。在月球陨石中逐渐发现了不少克里普岩组分,其中SaU169中VHK的富KREEP成分可能代表了月球中的原始富KREEP岩浆源,这为探索月球中KREEP成因提供重要信息。据研究,现已发现了6对溅射成对月球陨石,同时,发现了9个可能的月球陨石来源区域。后成合晶现象的发现对月球表面冲击变质作用研究具有重要的意义。此外,月球陨石同位素年龄和稀有气体成分研究不但获得了月球岩石结晶和月壳形成过程,同时获得了月球表面的冲击变质历史。     

月表高程分布特征及其分级标准初探

月球是地球的唯一天然卫星,也是现阶段深空探测的主要天体。月表形貌研究有助于了解月球的状态、结构和组成,能够为探究月球起源和演化等科学问题提供直接、可靠的证据。与地貌分类相比,月貌研究起步较晚,发展较为缓慢。尽管月貌研究已取得了一定进展,但月球形貌分类过程中仍旧缺乏对于形貌指标,如高程等的应用,对于形貌特征的描述仍存在部分缺失。本文通过分析月球表面高程的整体特征以及月海、撞击坑、南极艾肯盆地等典型地质构造单元的高程特征,认为-2500 m等高线能够较好的区分月海内部区域;-1500 m等高线能够较好的区分月海区域与月陆区域;1000 m等高线与南极艾肯盆地边界拟合程度较好;3000 m等高线能够较好地突出月陆地区撞击坑的边界。在此基础上,提出以-2500 m、-1500 m、1000 m、3000 m 4个高程值作为月球形貌分类体系中的高程分类标准,将月球表面划分为极低海拔、低海拔、中海拔、高海拔和极高海拔5个形貌类型。     

STORM TIDES OF THE FUNDY

ABSTRACT. Historically, storm tides wreaked havoc in the Bay of Fundy. With the tidal system resonating at close to the 12-hour, 25-minute dominant lunar tide of the Atlantic Ocean, variations in normal Fundy tides are in the main caused by astronomical factors. The strongest Fundy tides occur when the three elements—anomalistic, synodical, and tropical monthly cycles—peak simultaneously. The closest match occurs at intervals of 18.03 years, a time known as the Saros. Problems arise when storms coincide with these intervals. A strong Saros has coincided with several major historical storm tides in the Bay of Fundy, including the 1976 Groundhog Day storm, the 1869 Saxby Tide, and the 1759 storm tide. With continuing global sea-level rise and regional crustal subsidence, the possible recurrence of destructive storm tides has grave implications for property owners and settlements in the Fundy coastal zone.     

全月球撞击坑形貌特征的识别与多指标表达

全月球撞击坑数据是支撑月表形貌研究以及月球工程探测和科学研究的重要基础性数据,其全面性、精确性是衡量一个国家科技水平甚至综合国力的重要指标。基于嫦娥一号、Clementine多光谱等探月数据,智能化人工提取了全月球106030 个直径大于500 m的撞击坑,在IAU 公布的有名称的撞击坑及其描述形貌特征指标的基础上,建立了描述全月球撞击坑形貌特征的指标体系并获得了所有撞击坑指标的属性值。针对现阶段尚无一套完整的全月球撞击坑数据库的现状,采用面向对象的Geodatabase数据模型组织全月球撞击坑数据,构建了包含位置、大小、形状、坡度、方向、中央峰、辐射纹等7 个大类52 个小类指标的全关系型数据库,其可对撞击坑空间数据和属性数据进行一体化管理,实现了对撞击坑数据的存储、检索、处理和应用,为其他月球科学研究基于数据库进行数据挖掘和应用提供了海量基础数据,为后续月球其他资源数据库的构建提供借鉴。今后将进一步完善更新维护全月球数据库的工作。     

The pole-tide signal in the geomagnetic field at a low-latitude station

summary . The equilibrium pole-tide's signal is identified at a period around 14.22 month (427 day) in geomagnetic elements H and Z at a low-latitude coastal station, Alibag, in the Indian region. The signal however, could not be detected clearly in the element D . Consistent amplitudes and phases, over the hours, of this tide in H spectra of both'all days'and'IQ days'indicate that the origin of the tide in the geomagnetic field cannot be due to modulation of an external current system. It is suggested that the probable source of excitation may be the'ocean dynamo'.     

Decadal-scale variation in dune erosion and accretion rates: An investigation of the significance of changing storm tide frequency and magnitude on the Sefton coast, UK

Monitoring of frontal dune erosion and accretion on the Sefton coast in northwest England over the past 50 years has revealed significant spatial and temporal variations. Previous work has shown that the spatial variations primarily reflect longshore differences in beach and nearshore morphology, energy regime and sediment budget, but the causes of temporal variations have not previously been studied in detail. This paper presents the results of work carried out to test the hypothesis that a major cause of temporal variation is changes in the frequency and magnitude of storms, surges and resulting high tides. Dune toe erosion/accretion records dating from 1958 have been compared with tide gauge records at Liverpool and Heysham. Relatively high dune erosion rates at Formby Point 1958–1968 were associated with a relatively large number of storm tides. Slower erosion at Formby, and relatively rapid accretion in areas to the north and south, occurred during the 1970's and 1980's when there were relatively few major storm tides. After 1990 rates of dune erosion at Formby increased again, and dunes to the north and south experienced slower accretion. During this period high storm tides have been more frequent, and the annual number of hours with water levels above the critical level for dune erosion has increased significantly. An increase in the rate of mean sea-level rise at both Liverpool and Heysham is evident since 1990, but we conclude that this factor is of less importance than the occurrence of extreme high tides and wave action associated with storms. The incidence of extreme high tides shows an identifiable relationship with the lunar nodal tidal cycle, but the evidence indicates that meteorological forcing has also had a significant effect. Storms and surges in the eastern Irish Sea are associated with Atlantic depressions whose direction and rate of movement have a strong influence on wind speeds, wave energy and the height of surge tides. However, preliminary analysis has indicated only a modest relationship between dune erosion/accretion rates and the North Atlantic Oscillation index.     

厚度对月壤微波辐射亮温的影响

基于嫦娥系列卫星微波辐射计数据的月壤厚度反演是中国月球科学研究的重要目标之一。基于辐射传输方程,数值模拟了不同频率、（FeO+TiO₂）含量和表面温度条件下厚度对月壤微波辐射亮温的影响;基于嫦娥二号卫星微波辐射计（Chang’E Lunar Microwave Sounder,CELMS）数据,结合Apollo 计划获取的月壤厚度资料及其他月壤厚度资料,系统分析了厚度对CELMS观测数据的影响。结果表明：频率、（FeO+TiO₂）含量、表面温度对亮温的影响远大于厚度对亮温的影响,是基于CELMS数据进行月壤厚度反演的重要影响因素;低频、低（FeO+TiO₂）含量、低温条件下,厚度对CELMS数据的影响最大;利用3 GHz、凌晨时刻的CELMS数据进行月陆地区月壤厚度反演可行。研究结果对基于嫦娥系列卫星CELMS数据的月壤厚度反演具有重要参考意义。     

基于地形动力学的海滩裂流安全性评价 ——以三亚大东海为例

文章基于海滩地形动力学模型建立了海滩安全性评价方法,认为低潮沙坝/裂流海滩类和沙坝类海滩出现裂流概率最大,沙坝消散类和有裂流的低潮台地类海滩裂流风险中等,没有裂流的低潮台地海滩、没有沙坝的消散海滩、超消散型、完全反射型海滩裂流风险很小。以三亚大东海为例,利用该评价方法分析了海滩溺水事故频发的原因,结果显示：1）该海滩状态以沙坝型和低潮沙坝/裂流海滩型为主,属于高风险海滩,此结论与当地救生实践吻合;2）该海滩溺水事故发生的根本原因为裂流危险性高,故容易发生溺水事故。     

对《徐霞客游记》中戊寅(1638年)滇中超长雨期的初步研究*

通过对《徐霞客游记》有关记载,发现公元1638年9月下旬至12月上旬87天中有57天是连续雨日.其中阴历八月八日至九月二十六日的48天中,下雨日数达43天.这是现代气象记录滇中高原从未有过的超常雨期.     

The tidal signals extraction from GPS data on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Tidal motion is the source of short-term vertical motion that an ice shelf experiences, and hence has a significant impact on ice shelves. During the 2003/2004 Austral summer season, five days of GPS measurements were carried out on the front of the Amery Ice Shelf （AIS）, East Antarctica, by the 20th Chinese National Antarctica Research Expedition （CHINARE）. The GPS data was processed using GAMIT/GLOBK software with 2-hour static data segment and the vertical precision is less than 0.18 m. To verify our results for the vertical component, we compare the ice shelf GPS tidal signal with a tidal result derived from tide gauge measurements at China＇s Zhongshan Station on Antarctica. Comparison of the GPS results with the tide gauge were in good agreement in amplitude at the few cm level, which indicates that the tide under the front of Amery Ice Shelf is irregular semidiurnal tide, the maximal tidal differences is approximately 2 m. GPS data can be used to validate the ocean tide model around the Antarctic area and such studies are important to improve our knowledge of the Antarctic ice shelf mass balance and dynamical models of ice sheet/ocean interaction.     

山地背风涡旋的数值研究

本文建立了一个三维原始方程数值模式，模拟山地背风坡的环流系统。模拟结果表明，在较强层结条件下，山地背风坡上地形性中尺度斜压性大大加强，引起背风坡上的反向环流和涡旋偶极子，非粘性动力强迫效应是流场分离的重要机制。     

月表形貌特征研究进展及趋势分析

在月球探测及科学研究过程中,对月表形貌特征的认识和分析是月球探测计划的关键任务之一,有助于理解和揭示月球的形态特征及空间分异规律,对于分析月球岩石构造、估算月表年龄、反演月壤厚度、恢复月球的起源和演化历史等都具有重要意义。从月表形貌特征的塑造及表达、宏观特征的分析与定量刻画、月表撞击坑的识别与分类及空间分异特征等几方面进行了归纳和分析,提出了未来月表形貌的研究方向,包括全月球形貌特征的多级分区划分、撞击坑类型的划分、全月球撞击坑空间分异特征及规律的研究、基于撞击坑空间分布探讨月球演化、基于形貌特征的比较行星学研究等。     

月面形貌仿真设计及在嫦娥三号任务中的应用

月面形貌仿真可以为嫦娥三号着陆前地形建立及视觉导航仿真测试提供逼真的三维月面环境。利用分形随机算法并结合月面撞击坑与石块的数学分布模型,在实现月面数字地形的基础上利用纹理映射和纹理融合的方法为月面地形添加纹理,完成了月面逼真三维环境的构建。结合导航相机的外方位元素和光照条件,实现了对该仿真月面环境的模拟环拍,支撑了嫦娥三号发射前月球车导航相机数据获取、地形建立、通行代价图计算、月球车路径规划等遥操作任务过程仿真测试。测试结果表明,仿真月面三维地形具有良好的视觉效果,满足了巡视器导航相机测试验证对精细月面地形和纹理的需求,为导航相机测试验证提供了有效的月面形貌仿真数据。