Comparison of Two Wavelet Transform Coherence and Cross-Covariance Functions Applied on Polar Motion and Atmospheric Excitation

The wavelet transform techniques were applied to compute time-frequency spectra, coherence and cross-covariance functions between complex-valued polar motion and atmospheric excitation functions. These wavelet transform approaches are based on the classical wavelet transform with Morlet wavelet and the harmonic wavelet transform. The computed coherence and cross-covariance functions enable comparison of polar motion and atmospheric excitation functions data in the chosen frequency band. In the study we concentrate on short period oscillations with periods ranging from several to about 250 days. The time lag functions show frequency dependent time lags corresponding to maxima of the modules of cross-covariance functions between the polar motion and atmospheric excitation functions.     

A Comparison of Global and Regional GRACE Models for Land Hydrology

When using GRACE as a tool for hydrology, many different gravity field model products are now available to the end user. The traditional spherical harmonics solutions produced from GRACE are typically obtained through an optimization of the gravity field data at the global scale, and are generated by a number of processing centers around the world. Alternatives to this global approach include so-called regional techniques, for which many variants exist, but whose common trait is that they only use the gravity data collected over the area of interest to generate the solution. To determine whether these regional solutions hold any advantage over the global techniques in terms of overall accuracy, a range of comparisons were made using some of the more widely used regional and global methods currently available. The regional techniques tested made use of either spherical radial basis functions or single layer densities (i.e., mascons), with the global solutions having been obtained from the various major processing centers. The solutions were evaluated using a range of computed statistics over a selection of major river basins, which were globally distributed and ranged in size from 1 to 6 million km². For one of the basins tested, the Zambezi, additional validation tests were conducted through comparisons against a custom designed regional hydrology model of the region. We could not prove that current regional models perform better than global ones. Monthly mean water storage variations agree at the level of 0.02 m equivalent water height. The differences in terms of monthly mean water storage variations between regional and global solutions are comparable with the differences among only global or regional solutions. Typically they reach values of 0.02 m equivalent water heights, which seems to be the level of accuracy of current GRACE solutions for river basins above 1 million km². The amplitudes of the seasonal mass variations agree at the sub-centimetre level. Evident from all of the comparisons shown is the importance that the choice of regularization, or spatial filtering, can have on the solution quality. This was found to be true for global as well as regional techniques.     

Use of Geophysical and Remote Sensing Data for Assessment of Aquifer Depletion and Related Land Deformation

An integrated approach [field, Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), hydrogeology, geodesy, and spatial analysis] was adopted to identify the nature, intensity, and spatial distribution of deformational features (sinkholes, fissures, differential settling) reported over fossil aquifers in arid lands, their controlling factors, and possible remedies. The Lower Mega Aquifer System (area 2 × 10⁶ km²) in central and northern Arabia was used as a test site. Findings suggest that excessive groundwater extraction from the fossil aquifer is the main cause of deformation: (1) deformational features correlated spatially and/or temporally with increased agricultural development and groundwater extraction, and with a decline in water levels and groundwater storage (? 3.7 ± 0.6 km³/year); (2) earthquake events (years 1985–2016; magnitude 1–5) are largely (65% of reported earthquakes) shallow (1–5 km) and increased from 1 event/year in the early 1980s (extraction 1 km³/year), up to 13 events/year in the 1990s (average annual extraction > 6.4 km³). Results indicate that faults played a role in localizing deformation given that deformational sites and InSAR-based high subsidence rates (? 4 to ? 15 mm/year) were largely found within, but not outside of, NW–SE-trending grabens bound by the Kahf fault system. Findings from the analysis of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment solutions indicate that sustainable extraction could be attained if groundwater extraction was reduced by 3.5–4 km³/year. This study provides replicable and cost-effective methodologies for optimum utilization of fossil aquifers and for minimizing deformation associated with their use.     

山西断陷带地球物理场特征与强震活动

从重力场、地磁场和地热场等方面分析了山西断陷带地球物理场所具有的特征,论述了地球物理场特征及其揭示的深部构造与强震活动的关系,初步建立了山西断陷带强震发生的模式,指出,与强震活动密切相关的区域地球物理场特征及深部构造,是进行地震预报和地震区划等不可缺少的依据,也是今后进一步研究地震成因必须十分重视的问题.     

Impact of Natural Extreme Events on Geophysical Fields in the Environment

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth - Abstract—The effects of the strong natural events on the acoustic fields in the atmosphere, geomagnetic field, and electrical characteristics of...     

Integrated Geophysical and Morphotectonic Survey of the Impact of Ghab Extensional Tectonics on the Qastoon Dam, Northwestern Syria

The latent impact of the Ghab pull-apart basin tectonic setting and associated deformations resulting from active tectonics on the Qastoon Dam in northern Ghab in Syria have been evaluated. This was achieved by applying an appropriate methodology essentially based on morphotectonic mapping and integrated geophysical surveys consisting of electrical resistivity profiling, vertical electrical sounding and self-potential. The integrated interpretation of the acquired morphotectonic and geophysical data allowed the detection of subsurface deformed structures, either underlying the Qastoon Dam lake floor, or close to it. It is believed that these active structures were developed through the ongoing active tectonic processes occurring in the Northern Arabian plate. The tectonic survey proved that the N66.5°E striking Wadi Al Mashta fault, extending beneath the Qastoon Dam lake floor, is one of the youngest active structures, and that the intersection of the fault with the Qastoon Dam prism is a water-leaking point. Dam supporting measures, continuous monitoring and precautious disaster management are therefore recommended to be urgently adopted and practiced.     

Global Plate Motions and Their Impact on the Earth＇s Surface Area Change

Based on their Euler poles,we calculated the relative velocities between every two plates in the typical global plate motion models,respectively,and estimated the area change along these boundaries. In our calculations,plates on both sides accommodated area changes depending on the boundary types: extensional, convergent or transform, so we can estimate area change of each plate and then globally. Our preliminary results show that the area of the southern hemisphere increased while that of the northern hemisphere decreased over the past 1 million years,and global area has increased by 26,000km2 to 36,000km2,which corresponds to the 160m～250m increment on the Earth's radius if all these area increments are attributed to Earth's expansion. Taking the NUVEL-1 model as an example,of the 14 plates in this model,11 are decreasing,but the global area has increased because of the larger increment amount from Africa,North America and Antarctica. Finally,we also discussed factors affecting the global area change such as subduction zone retreating and back-arc spreading.     

Semidiurnal and Long-Period Components in Polar Motion Connected with the Triaxiality of Ellipsoids of Inertia of the Earth and Planets

The influence of the Earth's inertia ellipsoid triaxiality, both on the motion of the Angular Velocity Vector with respect to Tisserand's reference frame (hereinafter – AVV,T), the motion of the same vector in Space (hereinafter – AVV,S) as well as on the motion of Tisserand's Reference Frame in Space (hereinafter – TRF,S) is considered. It is shown that the observable effects are as follows: (1) in all three types of motions (AVV,T), (AVV,S) and (TRF,S) there are significant (observable) semidiurnal components which may be detected by modern GPS- and VLBI-measurements. Additionally, there is a long-periodic perturbation of (TRF,S) motion which is rather small for the Earth, but may be significant for the other planets of the Solar System (if the triaxiality of the inertia ellipsoid is sufficiently large and whenever the orbital and diurnal rotations are synchronous and, at the points of equinoxes, the orientation of the planet's principal equatorial moments of inertia is invariable in space). For the case of the Earth, the results of our calculations are compared with the results of modern GPS-observations.     

Global Plate Motions and Their Impact on the Earth's Surface Area Change

Based on their Euler poles,we calculated the relative velocities between every two plates in the typical global plate motion models,respectively,and estimated the area change along these boundaries. In our calculations,plates on both sides accommodated area changes depending on the boundary types: extensional, convergent or transform, so we can estimate area change of each plate and then globally. Our preliminary results show that the area of the southern hemisphere increased while that of the northern hemisphere decreased over the past 1 million years,and global area has increased by 26,000km2 to 36,000km2,which corresponds to the 160m～250m increment on the Earth's radius if all these area increments are attributed to Earth's expansion. Taking the NUVEL-1 model as an example,of the 14 plates in this model,11 are decreasing,but the global area has increased because of the larger increment amount from Africa,North America and Antarctica. Finally,we also discussed factors affecting the global area change such as subduction zone retreating and back-arc spreading.     

崩塌体运动的全过程模拟及工程应用研究

基于颗粒流程序,建立颗粒-颗粒之间和颗粒-墙体之间线性接触刚度模型、滑动模型和带滞后阻尼性质的接触模型,对危岩体崩塌各个运动过程进行数值实验,得出一种比较理想的模拟方法和参数选取方法,对于研究含有多种运动形式的危岩体崩塌复合运动有一定的参考价值。结合工程实例,模拟危岩体自脱离边坡坡面到运动终止的全过程,并说明模拟方法的有效性,预测危岩崩塌体的滑落距离和任意位置处的速度,为选取合理的防治措施提供指导。     

流域土地利用/覆被变化的水文效应及洪水响应

干旱与洪涝灾害已成为全球关心的重大问题.土地利用/覆被变化影响雨水的截留、下渗、蒸发等水文要素及其产汇流过程,并进而影响流域出口断面的流量过程,加大流域洪涝灾害发生的频率和强度.深入研究土地利用/覆被变化对洪涝灾害的影响,对于社会经济可持续发展具重要意义.通过分析和总结已进行的有关流域土地利用/覆被变化的水文效应及洪水响应研究工作进展,讨论了其研究内容、方法及现有工作的不足之处.     

天信大厦波动观测及其问题探讨

本文为天信大厦波动事件的强震观测研究,通过试验数据分析揭示了“预应力混凝土板-钢管混凝土柱”新型结构的波动特性,并对这一事件反映出来的一系列防震减灾重要问题的合理解决进行了初步探讨。     

Soft Soil Site Characterization on the Coast of Yantai and Its Effect on Ground Motion Parameters

INTRODUCTION ThetrainferryharboratSitudiinYantaiisakeytransportationinfrastructurewhichlinks NortheastChinaandSouthChinainthecoastalarea.Topographically,theengineeringsiteislocated inacoastalplainandthereliefisflatandcoveredwithathicksoilstratumwhichiscom…     

一致激励与多点激励对悬索桥地震响应影响分析

利用大型通用有限元软件ANSYS的APDL参数化语言,建立某悬索桥结构三维有限元模型,通过加速度时程积分曲线,获得相应的位移时程曲线,在桥台及桥墩处施加位移时程荷载,分析桥梁结构多点激励地震响应,并分析一致激励与多点激励下桥梁关键位置位移、内力差异,研究不同激励方式的影响。     

Steric Sea-Level Change and its Impact on the Gravity Field caused by Global Climate Change

It is sometimes assumed that steric sea-level variations do not produce a gravity signal as no net mass change, thus no change of ocean bottom pressure is associated with it. Analyzing the output of two CO₂ emission scenarios over a period of 2000 years in terms of steric sea-level changes, we try to quantify the gravitational effect of steric sea-level variations. The first scenario, computed with version 2.6 of the Earth System Climate Model developed at the University of Victoria, Canada (UVic ESCM), is implemented with a linear CO₂ increase of 1% of the initial concentration of 365 ppm and shows a globally averaged steric effect of 5.2 m after 2000 years. In the second scenario, computed with UVic ESCM version 2.7, the CO₂ concentration increases quasi-exponentially to a level of 3011 ppm and is hold fixed afterwards. The corresponding globally averaged steric effect in the first 2000 years is 2.3 m. We show, due to the (vertical) redistribution of ocean water masses (expansion or contraction), the steric effect results also in a small change in the Earth’s gravity field compared to usually larger changes associated with net mass changes. Maximum effects for computation points located on the initial ocean surface can be found in scenario 1, with the effect on gravitational attraction and potential ranging from 0.0 to −0.7·10⁻⁵ m s⁻² and −3·10⁻³ to 6·10⁻³ m² s⁻², respectively. As expected, the effect is not zero but negligible for practical applications.     

近场地震动特性及其弹性与塑性谱的研究

结构在近场地震动作用下的反应和远场地震动作用下的明显不同,这主要是由近场地震动高能量的速度脉冲等特征决定的。通过对110条近场地震动记录的分析．得到了相应的弹性反应谱,并通过对近场地震动和远场地震动作用下结构塑性分析进行对比．得到了以下结论：近场地震动作用下结构的弹性反应谱与规范谱明显不同,尤其在长周期阶段,表明规范谱值偏小;近场地震动作用对结构提出了更高的强度和变形需求。     

山区乡村房屋模型洪水冲击试验研究

洪水对山区乡村房屋冲击作用的试验研究成果,可为山区乡村房屋的抗洪设计和抗洪能力评价提供依据。试验主要研究到溃口不同距离处的乡村房屋所受的洪水冲击作用。采用3种开洞率模型进行试验,研究洪水在不同距离、不同开洞率的情况下对房屋结构的冲击荷载分布、冲击力大小以及冲击弯矩的影响,得出了荷载分布规律和冲击力、冲击弯矩的变化规律。研究结果表明,迎水面冲击荷载沿水平方向的变化无明显规律,沿竖直方向随着高度的增大而逐渐减小;冲击力随着房屋到溃口距离的增大而增大,而开洞率对其影响不明显;冲击弯矩、冲击作用力随着距离的增大而增大,随着开洞率的增大而减小。     

Satellite Regional Magnetic Anomalies as a Reflection of the Geological and Geophysical Properties of the Lithosphere (According to Champ Data)

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - The possibilities of the use of satellite data to study lithospheric magnetic anomalies in remote and poorly studied regions are analyzed. The experiment uses data from...     

强震记录中速度大脉冲模拟及其对反应谱的影响

在近断层地震中,具有速度大脉冲的强震动对建筑物的影响较大。为了描述速度大脉冲,Makris和Roussos提出了由简单连续函数构成的模型,该模型参数较少、形式简单,用来描述实际地震记录中的速度脉冲大多取得较好的效果,但还是有一些记录模拟的结果会出现“丢失”现象,存在一些缺陷。针对此问题,本文提出了2个改进的方法——组合法和镜像法,用来扩展Makris和Roussos模型的适用范围,使其具有更好的适应性。