HFT events: Shallow moonquakes?

A few large distant seismic events of distinctly high signal frequency, designated HFT (high-frequency teleseismic) events, are observed yearly by the Apollo lunar seismic network. Their sources are located on or near the surface of the moon, leaving a large gap in seismic activity between the zones of HFT sources and deep moonquakes. No strong regularities are found in either their spatial or temporal distributions. Several working hypotheses for the identity of these sources have been advanced, but many characteristics of the events seem to favor a hypothesis that they are shallow moonquakes. Simultaneous observations of other lunar phenomena may eventually enable the determination of their true identity.     

云南地震的潮汐应力触发机制及相关天体位置图像

通过计算云南163个地震震源处沿地震主应力方向的潮汐应力分量,分析了地震的潮汐应力触发力学机制.结果表明,所研究的地震中有62%受到了潮汐应力的触发作用. 在此基础上,对受到潮汐应力触发的地震发震时的天体位置特征进行了研究,得到了具有潮汐应力触发物理基础的地震时的月日黄经差、月日赤纬和月日天顶距的分布图像.图像显示,云南地区的地震在新月期间和上下弦附近较易受到潮汐应力的触发;受到潮汐应力触发作用的地震发震时刻的月日赤纬有明显的密集分布条带特征,地震频次在月、日天顶距分别为30°～140°和20°～140°范围内为平均优势分布区间.     

On the seismic behaviour of monolithic lunar arches subjected to moonquakes

With a new era emerging in the field of lunar exploration and habitation, there is a need for research on structural forms made of local soil material (regolith), which will be able to endure the extreme conditions in harsh environments (e.g., extreme temperature fluctuations, solar and cosmic radiation, meteor showers, strong ground motions, etc.). The present work focuses on understanding the dynamic and seismic behaviour of certain structural typologies of monolithic arches by means of finite element analysis (FEA). These typologies were extensively investigated previously, using static analyses accounting for the reduced gravitational field on the moon, and proved to be of the optimum shape against certain loading scenarios. Specifically, these optimal monolithic arch forms (named enhanced varying-thickness arches – EVTAs) examined herewith, are described by varying-thickness geometry, properly enhanced at certain weak points for increasing their structural stability. Aiming at a fair comparison, the seismic behaviour of EVTAs is contrasted to that of their corresponding monolithic constant-thickness (CTAs) counterparts (having the same amount of structural material). After defining an appropriate damage state, the authors conduct preliminary pushover analyses to determine the structural capacity of the arches against lateral loading. Subsequently, the modal analysis of the EVTAs shows that the second/vertical mode exhibits a natural period almost equal to that of their first/translational mode and substantially longer than the corresponding second/vertical mode of their CTA counterparts, indicating a potential vulnerability along the vertical excitation. Furthermore, taking into account that shallow moonquakes are comparable to intraplate earthquakes in terms of hazard potential, the authors produce sets of stochastic seismic excitations used as time histories for seismic analyses. The probability of exceedance of the defined damage state as a function of the peak ground acceleration (PGA) is presented through indicative fragility curves, where the structural superiority of EVTAs against their CTA counterparts is demonstrated.     

Tidal triggering of seismic and volcanic phenomena during the 1879–1880 eruption of Islas Quemadas volcano in El Salvador, Central America

The Islas Quemadas dome in Lake Ilopango, El Salvador, was extruded during December 1879 to March 1880. The eruption took place in six distinct periods, five of which began near fortnightly minima in the amplitude of the semidiurnal solid earth tide. An earthquake swarm preceded dome extrusion. Felt earthquakes were carefully recorded during a two-day period preceding a destructive main shock that occurred on December 27, 1879. During this foreshock sequence the periods of highest earthquake activity occurred at times of maxima and minima in semidiurnal solid-earth tide. The four largest earthquakes, including the main shock, occurred at maxima in the semidiurnal tide.     

微小应力对断裂带深部岩体应变能释放的触发过程模拟

1 研究背景 全球地震频发,对人们的生命财产安全造成巨大威胁,但科学家对地震发生机理仍未厘清.100多年以来,科学家们提出诸多地震理论,弹性回跳理论认为地震来源自断层运动,相变说认为在温度和压力作用下的深部岩体应力状态发生改变而激发地震波,板块构造学说认为世界地震活动多发生在地壳运动相对剧烈的板块边界区域(师皓宇,20...     

地震潮汐触发

地震潮汐触发是指由潮汐引起的应力变化而触发地震的现象,对地震潮汐触发的研究可能为断层错动引发地震的条件提供有价值的线索,一直受到国内外研究者的关注,本文对相关研究方法和研究结果进行了简要介绍和评述。在早期,地震潮汐触发研究主要是在地震活动中寻找潮汐周期。随着研究的深入,运用统计检验方法对地震活动与潮汐之间的相关性进行严格检验。时至今日,地震是否被潮汐触发的问题仍然悬而未决。不过,有研究结果表明,在强震发生前数年,震源区地震活动往往受到潮汐触发,如果这个结果被证实,将为地震预测研究提供新的线索。      

Tidal simulation revisited

Ocean Dynamics - Accurate representation of tides is a pre-requisite for simulating many complex coastal processes. This study examines several most important factors for rigorous validation of...     

大连台重力固体潮受海潮负荷影响特征研究

大连台重力固体潮汐观测受海潮负荷影响较大,选取2015年1月1日～2019年8月14日的重力数据进行预处理,获得重力潮汐参数,基于选取的8个海潮模型对O₁、K₁和M₂波进行海潮负荷改正及评价分析。数值分析结果表明,O₁、K₁和M₂波的重力海潮负荷振幅分布频段在2.4～2.8μGal之间,3个主潮波的残差负荷改正有效性为43％～53％,8个海潮模型对大连台主潮波的海潮负荷改正差别较小。     

Tidal deformations of viscoelastic body

Summary The tidal deformations of a viscoelastic body are studied using the simple Kelvin-Voigt model. Expressions for the phase lag and amplitude change of the displacement vector are derived. The energy dissipation rate is calculated for the main disturbing bodies and for diurnal and semidiurnal tidal waves.

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Research on seismic stress triggering

Introduction What is called seismic stress triggering refers to that stress change tensor produced by previous earthquake projected on the fault plane and slip direction of subsequent earthquakes, taking into account normal stress, pore pressure and friction coefficient, and Coulomb failure stress change DCFS can be obtained. If the direction of Coulomb failure stress changes are consistent with slip direction of subsequent seismic mechanism, e.g., Coulomb failure stress changes are positive…     

Tidal correction of hydrographic measurements

Summary A simple procedure is presented to eliminate the influence of tidal oscillation from hydrographic measurements. This is done with a transformation from a co-ordinate system fixed in space to a co-ordinate system fixed in time using results of a numerical tidal model. The procedure is applied to a hydrographic survey in the German Bight. The hydrographic structure transformed onto a co-ordinate system fixed in time is much more similar to the structure obtained by satellite pictures and shows dynamical processes much clearer than in a co-ordinate system fixed in space.

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Gezeitenkorrektur von hydrographischen Messungen

Zusammenfassung In dieser Arbeit wird ein Verfahren vorgestellt, das hydrographische Messungen vom Einfluß periodischer Variationen durch die Gezeiten bereinigt. Dies geschieht unter Benutzung von Ergebnissen eines numerischen Modells durch eine Transformation einer gemessenen hydrographischen Struktur von einem ortsfesten in ein zeitfestes System. Dieses Verfahren wird auf eine hydrographische Aufnahme der Deutschen Bucht angewandt. Die auf ein zeitfestes Koordinatensystem transformierte hydrographische Messung zeigt sehr viel Ähnlichkeit mit einer synoptischen Messung, die bei einem Satellitenüberflug gewonnen wurde. Bestimmte dynamische Prozesse in der Deutschen Bucht lassen sich zudem im zeitfesten Koordinatensystem besser erkennen als im ortsfesten Koordinatensystem.

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Correction de l'influence de la marée sur les mesures hydrologiques

Résumé L'article présente une méthode simple pour éliminer l'influence de la marée sur les mesures hydrologiques. Cela est obtenu par le passage d'un système de coordonnées fixe dans l'espace à un système de coordonnées fixe dans le temps utilisant les résultats d'un modèle numérique de marée. La méthode est appliquée à un levé hydrologique dans la Baie Allemande. La structure hydrologique obtenue dans un système de coordonnées fixe dans le temps est beaucoup plus proche de celle qui est obtenue par les images satellites et décrit le processus dynamique beaucoup plus clairement que dans un système de coordonnées fixe dans l'espace.

     

Tidal components of geomagnetic variations

The natural geomagnetic field is constantly disturbed. The total registered effect of geomagnetic variations depends on both planetary and local processes. Planetary sources and sources in the Earth’s core respond to tidal effects. In the accepted model, the complex MHD processes in the Earth’s outer core are approximated by the assumed ring current in the equatorial plain of the liquid core. The geomagnetic variation originating as a result of tidal deformations of ring currents are ～10^?4 and 0.10–1 nT in the liquid core and magnetosphere, respectively. The calculated values coincide in order of magnitude with the processed geomagnetic measurements at Paratunka observatory (Kamchatka region).     

Tidal evolution of the earth-sun system

Summary The tidal decrease in the Earth's heliocentric longitude generated by the Sun has been computed. It represents the increase in the length of year10^–7 s per century. The resonant angular velocity of the Earth's rotation is approximately equal to the present Earth's mean motion, however, for the model used, i.e., considering the Sun as the point-mass.

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Tidal effects on the thermosphere

Theoretical understanding of the earth's atmosphere is not possible without accounting for tidal waves and their interactions. In the thermosphere, tides represent the dominant motion system. Current observational efforts are aimed at providing tidal morphologies, i.e., maps of the vertical profiles of the tidal fields as a function of time for various locations. These are in hand for the mesosphere and have proved extraordinarily useful in deriving appropriate inputs for numerical models of the thermosphere. The basic latitudinal, seasonal, and solar cycle variation of the tides in the thermosphere is much less well known but the advent of coordinated global multi-day campaigns promises to ameliorate the situation. Progress would be facilitated by agreement on a standard data reduction procedure. Theoretical efforts are focused on simulating the observed morphologies and understanding the day to day variations while investigating mutual interactions and feedback between the mean atmosphere and the tidal, gravity, and planetary waves.     

Tidal friction for semidiurnal tides

The quadratic law of bottom friction demands an increased frictional coefficient for the S₂ and N₂ tides with respect to a dominant M₂ tidal signal. A numerical model of the semidiurnal tides in the northeast Atlantic gives an increase in friction of ∼35% for the N₂, S₂ and K₂ tides with respect to the M₂ tide and this value is close to a theoretically derived estimate for the region, providing confirmation of the general widescale applicability of the quadratic friction law. Small differences in friction also occur for the N₂, S₂ and K₂ tides and this is attributed to the interaction of the L₂ and μ₂ tides with the M₂ tide in the presence of quadratic friction. Energy dissipation relationships, anomalous K₂/S₂ amplitude ratios and the role of quadratic friction on 18.6 year variations of semidiurnal forcing are examined.     

Tidal observations near an amphidrome

The signal to noise ratio in tidal data in the diurnal and semidiurnal frequency bands is ordinarily so large that the noise contribution to the tidal harmonic constants is unimportant. However, as the observational locations are selected progressively closer to an amphidrome (point of no tide), the signal to noise ratio decreases, making the tidal harmonic constants less dependable. Standard deviations in amplitude of M₂ and S₂ obtained from 12 29-day analyses of a year of tide data obtained at a standard tide station, estimated to be 280 and 550 km away from the amphidromes for these constituents in the eastern Caribbean, are roughly one-third of the mean amplitudes for these constituents; the standard deviations in epoch are 38° and 30° respectively. Therefore, a program to locate an amphidrome precisely is self-defeating and the location can only be approximated by a grid of tide observations spanning the geographic position and/or by longer series of observations, using higher resolution to increase the signal to noise ratio. Amplitudes of 0.64 cm and 1.24 cm were calculated for M₂ and S₂ from a one-month series of pelagic observations obtained very close to an inferred position of the M₂ amphidrome in the northeast Caribbean Sea.Abbreviations C&GS Coast and Geodetic Survey - CICAR Cooperative Investigation of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions - IAPSO International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean - ICOT Institute of Coastal Oceanography and Tides - IDOE International Decade of Ocean Exploration - NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOS National Ocean Survey - NSF National Science Foundation - SCOR Scientific Committee of Oceanic Research - UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization     

Tidal boundary conditions in SEAWAT

SEAWAT, a U.S. Geological Survey groundwater flow and transport code, is increasingly used to model the effects of tidal motion on coastal aquifers. Different options are available to simulate tidal boundaries but no guidelines exist nor have comparisons been made to identify the most effective approach. We test seven methods to simulate a sloping beach and a tidal flat. The ocean is represented in one of the three ways: directly using a high hydraulic conductivity (high-K) zone and indirect simulation via specified head boundaries using either the General Head Boundary (GHB) or the new Periodic Boundary Condition (PBC) package. All beach models simulate similar water fluxes across the upland boundary and across the sediment-water interface although the ratio of intertidal to subtidal flow is different at low tide. Simulating a seepage face results in larger intertidal fluxes and influences near-shore heads and salinity. Major differences in flow occur in the tidal flat simulations. Because SEAWAT does not simulate unsaturated flow the water table only rises via flow through the saturated zone. This results in delayed propagation of the rising tidal signal inland. Inundation of the tidal flat is delayed as is flow into the aquifer across the flat. This is severe in the high-K and PBC models but mild in the GHB models. Results indicate that any of the tidal boundary options are fine if the ocean-aquifer interface is steep. However, as the slope of that interface decreases, the high-K and PBC approaches perform poorly and the GHB boundary is preferable.     

Tidal corrections to gravity measurements

Methods taking into account the effect of tidal forces on gravity measurements are considered. Corrections for the effect of tidal forces can exceed 250 μGal. Only the structure of the Earth and positions of tide-generating celestial bodies are necessary for taking into account earth tides, while cotidal charts are additionally required for the correct incorporation of the effect of ocean tides. The effect can reach a few tens of μGal near shorelines. The modern accuracy of gravity measurements being 1–2 μGal, the ocean tide effect, together with other less significant factors, should be considered for the correct interpretation of gravity data.