Particle image velocimetry evaluation of flow-altering countermeasures for local scour around a submerged circular cylinder

The effect of scour countermeasures on the mechanism of local scour around a cylinder requires clarification in order to develop design methodology for use in practice. Previous investigations on countermeasure performance, though useful, have not provided adequate measurements to support this understanding. In the present investigation, particle image velocimetry(PIV) measurements were acquired at several streamwise-vertical planes in the flow field surrounding a submerged circular cylinder wit...     

Real‐time river bed scour monitoring and synchronous maximum depth data collected during Typhoon Soulik in 2013

A critical concern regarding river bed stabilization and river engineering is the short‐term general scour that occurs in a field setting far from a river‐crossing structure or embankment during a typhoon‐induced flood. This study investigated the improvement of existing techniques that have been used to measure river bed scour. One of these techniques is the numbered‐brick column or scour chains method, in which only the maximum general scour depth of river bed is observed. A wireless tracer for monitoring real‐time scour was set‐up with a numbered‐brick column and was employed to collect synchronous data. The proposed method was successfully used to observe both real‐time scour and the maximum depth at flood peak. This observation was conducted at a steep gravel‐bed reach of the Shuideliaw Embankment on the intermittent Choshui River in Central Taiwan during Typhoon Soulik, which occurred in 2013. Future studies must be conducted to complete the development of an automatic real‐time scour and flood monitoring system for use in severe weather and flow conditions; this would facilitate the identification of river bed scour during conditions of unstable flow and the improvement of flood prevention engineering, bridge closure detection and emergency evacuation procedures. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

卫星遥感热红外辐射与川滇强震探讨

为了使卫星空间监测技术在地震监测预报的应用研究由理论性、实验性阶段进入实用性阶段，进行了探索和尝试。按照地震前兆资料常规处理的格式和要求，对收集的部分卫星遥感热红外辐射观测资料进行了处理。处理过程中使用了包含数据格式转换、数据预处理、异常挑选等内容的计算机工作软件。在此基础上，根据卫星遥感数据资料所具有的二维均匀分布的特性，应用平面和立体的数据图像处理软件，对卫星遥感热红外辐射观测资料的异常场信息进行了研究。同时，开发出了使用卫星遥感热红外辐射观测资料的数据接口软件。卫星空间监测技术的应用将给地震监测预报带来全新的思维方式及更加快捷实用的数据采集、传送、处理和分析方法。     

推进监测预报体系建设,提高地震预测预报水平

对监测预报工作的地位和作用进行了深入的阐述，分析总结了监测预报工作取得的进展以及存在的问题，提出了未来监测预报体系建设的指导思想和总体目标。并对进一步加强监测预报体系建设，提高预测预报水平各环节的工作进行了详细的论述。     

Development of an inexpensive automated streamflow monitoring system

Estimating streamflow is time and labour intensive due to the necessity of developing a rating curve. The development of a rating curve involves acquiring in-field measurements of streamflow across a wide range of flow levels, which can be costly and impractical in remote regions with limited seasonal access. Here we showcase an automated system which estimates streamflow multiple times each day, greatly facilitating the development of rating curves for remote or seasonally inaccessible sites. The system uses an emerging technique referred to as particle image velocimetry (PIV) to track the movement of objects and flow structure features on the mobile water surface to generate velocity vector grids. Velocity grids were used to calculate streamflow and facilitate the development of a rating curve. This work contributes to our field-based knowledge for using automated PIV systems to estimate streamflow in small streams (<5 m wide) using automatically distributed particles.     

应用多传感器目标跟踪融合技术实现滑坡多点监测数据综合信息的提取

目前的滑坡预报模型只能利用一个关键监测点的监测数据，而不能同时利用多个监测点的监测信息，即只能处理一维时间序列问题.为了解决这个技术难题，本文将滑坡视为一个机动目标，将对滑坡的监测视为对机动目标的跟踪，提出了利用多传感器目标跟踪融合技术来处理滑坡多个点的监测数据的方法，分析了其可行性，并用实例说明了本文提出的方法在实际应用中是有效的.     

基于星点的全天空极光图像参数标定及其验证

全天空极光成像仪是地基极光观测研究的重要仪器设备,从其拍摄的全天空图像数据中能获得极光形态、尺度、激发强度等重要物理参数,因而精确标定全天空图像,对准确获取极光相关物理参数极为重要.本文提出了一种基于星点位置信息对全天空图像进行标定的方法,通过该方法可以确定全天空图像参数(天顶在全天空图像中的像素点位置,地理方位以及视野范围内成像半径与天顶角的关系).利用电离层卫星探测到的极光沉降电子能谱中的"倒V"结构与极光弧之间的对应关系,对星点标定方法获取的全天空图像参数进行了验证.结果显示卫星穿越的"倒V"结构宽度(60±6km、102±6km)与同时全天空极光成像仪观测到的卫星穿越的极光弧宽度(64.7±7km、111.6±7km)几乎一致,这表明本文提出的全天空极光图像参数的星点标定方法是有效和准确的.     

Quantifying the temporal dynamics of wood in large rivers: field trials of wood surveying,dating, tracking,and monitoring techniques

Wood plays an important role in stream ecology and geomorphology. Previous studies of wood in rivers have quantified spatial distributions but temporal dynamics remain poorly documented. The lack of such data is related to limitations of existing methods, especially when applied to large rivers. Five techniques are field‐tested to assess their utility for quantifying the temporal dynamics in rivers: repeated high‐resolution aerial surveys, the measurement of wood physical characteristics as proxies for ¹⁴C dating, passive and active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, radio transmitters, and video. The spatial distribution of wood is surveyed using aerial imagery with a resolution finer than 0·10 m. The estimation of temporal trends by repeated aerial‐based surveys needs to consider vegetation growth and hiding. Wood residence times can be calculated using ¹⁴C analysis, but the assessment of wood physical characteristics including decay status and wood density offers a cheaper, if less accurate, alternative. Wood resistance to penetration is tested but results are not significant. Radio transmitters are reliable for multi‐year (～5 year) surveys and can be detected at 800 m. Passive RFID tags are limited by a read range of 0·30 m but are reliable for longer term (>5 year) studies. Active RFID tags combine a moderate read range (10–300 m) and low cost with in‐flood detection but require more testing. Video monitoring of wood passing on the surface of a river is successfully implemented. For a single flood on the Ain River (France), wood transport rates are an order of magnitude higher on the rising limb of the hydrograph than on the falling limb. Overall, the techniques improve the ability to gather the data needed to understand wood transfer processes and calibrate budgets of wood in rivers. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.