Meteorological interpretation of infrared pictures of the earth from space

Summary This paper considers a number of questions concerning the interpretation of infrared pictures of the earth taken from space. Long period mean statistical values of the contrasts in radiation temperature between the earth's surface and clouds for a number of points in the U.S.S.R. in different seasons have been calculated which makes it possible to conclude when and where clouds against the underlying surface can be detected as well as to formulate the requirements which the instruments mounted on a satellite are to satisfy. The blackness coefficients of clouds at different layers have been theoretically determined, the investigation of the problem of the spectral regions selection for satellite observations has been conducted. The worked out calculation scheme has been used in the solution of the problem of the possibility of satellite detection of such thermal non-homogeneities as sea currents and jet streams in the atmosphere. Examples of the synoptical analysis of the infrared pictures of the cloud cover obtained with the help of the NIMBUS-1 and COSMOS-122 satellites have been considered. , . , , , , . , . , , . , -1 -122.     

Spectra and polarization characteristics of geomagneticPc4 pulsations recorded at field station štrkovec

ama nm u nmam nuau aamumuuaum nau muna Pc4 n ¶rt;a u mauu m, a¶rt; a m m anam ¶rt;u amu u¶rt;a umu. n¶rt;a auum nu¶rt;a u anum¶rt; nau u u nuau aamumu mu ¶rt; u m aum amumu, u au uu m¶rt; naam. mam auam mamau amu nau Pc3 u Pi2 n ¶rt;a u mau ¶rt; u u.     

On the entrainment in cumuli — A contribution to a case study

Summary The case study presented here is related to the thermodynamic analysis of entrainment and mixing in a shallow cumuls layer. The fair weather situation on 9. 9. 1983, Voves, is characterized by a field of scattered cumuli of the same depths and by a towering isolated cumulus. The clouds were sampled. Two types of analysis were used, the Paluch analysis and saturation point analysis, both of them making use of conserved parameters and a mixing line structure. Both methods gave similar results. For the small cumuli, lateral entrainment prevailed up to the highest penetration level while in the isolated cumulus, cloud top entrainment was the dominant mixing mechanism.

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aam nu, nu¶rt; ¶rt;, n m¶rt;uau aau u u uau a. umau n¶rt; 9. 9. 1983 aamum n a a ¶rt;ua mu u aa u ua a. a aa uau nu nu ama. u nu ¶rt;a muna aaua — aau a u aau nu nu m au; u a unm amu naam u n¶rt; mm uu uau. a m¶rt;a ¶rt;au n¶rt; mam. a a na¶rt;a u ¶rt; a nuu, m a uua a ¶rt;uuu au uau aa u u.

     

Iterative geophysical tomography

Summary The algorithm of iterative geophysical tomography is presented. The medium is approximated smoothly by means of B-splines. The tww-point problem of ray computation is solved with the aid of paraxial approximation. The parameters of the medium are obtained from the iterative algorithm of minimizing the quadratic form. Two numerical 2-D examples are given.

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u¶rt; au umamuuu mauu. ¶rt;a annuuaa n nu nu -na. ma na aa a nu nu naaua annuauu. aam ¶rt; n a umamu aua uuauauu a¶rt;amu . am nu¶rt; ¶rt;a 2-D u nua.

     

Linear modelling in vertical ionospheric sounding

Summary Applying the methods of computing N(h) profiles to scalar product spaces provides a more general view of the differences between the individual ionospheric models, which enables a better selection of the optimum model.

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u n¶rt; m¶rt;uu ama N(h) nu nmama a nu¶rt;u anauam u ¶rt; a au ¶rt; m¶rt;u uu ¶rt;u, m nm nmm uam nmua ¶rt;.

     

Displacements of the earth's surface in seismic regions

am amuuma u mua u nmu a a¶rt;uau nu, an u aua u -a.     

Approximate solutions of the surface mass loading of a spherical Earth model

Summary Simple linear representation of the components of an approximate plane solution of point mass loading of the Earth's surface in a conveniently chosen coordinate system leads to selection of a 2nd-degree curve which is the best fit of the spherical solution for the given Earth model. The new approximate solution, which, analogously to the plane solution, can be called a parabolic solution, enables the simple input parameters of the plane solution to be used also for substantially larger angular distances. The comparison with the spherical solution is carried out by computing the effects of the M₂-wave of ocean tides. The results of the computations for the tidal station Brussels prove the two solutions to be in sufficient agreement for global problems as well.

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m nu uau aa nuuum nm u m m au nmu u n¶rt;¶rt; um ¶rt;uam ¶rt;m ma u m mnu, ma auu a n¶rt;¶rt;um u u ¶rt; ¶rt;a ¶rt;u u. nuuum u, m n aauu nm u aam naauu u, nm unam nm ¶rt; ¶rt;a nm u ¶rt;a ¶rt; m u amu. au uu u m uu uu ₂ u nuu. mam uu ¶rt; nuu mauu ¶rt;aam ¶rt;mum au u u ¶rt;a ¶rt;a a¶rt;a.

     

Deuteron whistlers in the outer ionosphere

Summary Upgoing and downgoing deuteron whistlers were found on VLF records made by Interkosmos 5, 14 and 19 satellites even at heights below 1000 km. To account for them, a slight admixture ofD ⁺ ions has been introduced into the ionospheric plasma model with the usual content of only three ion speciesH ⁺,He ⁺ andO ⁺. Relations derived for the calculation of characteristic frequencies in a five-component plasma (e,H ⁺,D ⁺,He ⁺,O ⁺) are given as well as the values of characteristic frequencies calculated on this basis. The observed features of upgoing and downgoing deuteron whistlers could be explained by the calculation results, and it is also possible to formulate some conclusions for the purposes of plasma diagnostics.

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mu um, anmau a ma u u, u a a nmua m 5, 14 u 19 a ma ¶rt;a 1000 . u u a ¶rt;a ¶rt; u na ¶rt;au uH ⁺,He ⁺,O ⁺ aa nuD ⁺ u. m mm ua nma ¶rt;a ¶rt; aamumuu amm ¶rt;a ¶rt;u na. uu aamumuu amm nuu um a¶rt;a mu ¶rt;mu um. a m ¶rt; unam aamumuu ¶rt;mu um ¶rt; u¶rt;au naam na.

     

Spherical harmonic analysis and Fourier transformation

Summary The paper deals with the computation of spherical harmonic coefficients from surface measurements of the magnetic or gravity field of the Earth when the measurements are distributed regularly. The Fourier representation of associated Legendre functions which this procedure makes use of, then enables the harmonic analysis to be transformed to Fourier analysis which has better numerical properties.

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ama na ama uu uu uum n nm uu aum uuaumau n u a, ¶rt;a mu uu an ammu ma. ¶rt;mau n a¶rt; , m unm mm n¶rt;¶rt;, nm nmauu aau naam aau , m a¶rt;am uu uumu mau.

     

Numerical modelling in laterally inhomogeneous geoelectrical structures

aam u m¶rt; ¶rt;uau m aum n - u -nuau ¶rt; ¶rt;¶rt; ¶rt;a. ¶rt;am umuu u, m m uam nuuu m¶rt;a am Va nuumuu n¶rt;am auauu muuu n¶rt;umu.

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Dedicated to RNDr. Jan Pícha, CSc., on his 60th Birthday     

On the role of vertical resolution in the analysis of shallow convective fields

Summary The present paper is an attempt to demonstrate the fact that misleading information about the thermodynamic structure of shallow cumulus fields is obtained when standard isobaric level (SIL) data input is used. The 1-D cumulus model serves as the main tool of examination and the reference input data are those of significant levels (SL) in soundings. The computed cloud tops (SIL) exceeded (SL) tops in nearly 80% of the cases and the excesses are more than 1 kilometre in 25% of the cases. Some discrepancies were also found in potential stability analysis. The local changes in equivalent potential temperature may be seriously affected and even falsified. The important role of high resolution in studies of mesoscale phenomena was again accentuated.

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mam mum ¶rt;aam, m u am u¶rt; ¶rt;a unam ¶rt;a ma¶rt;am uauu (SIL), m num uauu m¶rt;uau mm mu n. ¶rt;m, una nu u¶rt;auu, m ¶rt;a ¶rt; aa, a am n ¶rt; au unm ¶rt;a au ¶rt;aa. auma u a ¶rt; SIL n¶rt;m n au 80% a, a 25% a ¶rt;a a 1 . au ma ma nu aau nmua mumu. aQj uu uam nmua mnam m m aum ua. n¶rt;uam aa aua nmu nu uuu u a.

     

Dynamical stability of convection cells in the upper mantle

Summary A two-dimensional flow model of an incompressible fluid with constant viscosity has been used to study the changes in the large-scale flow pattern (aspect ratio 4). Implications for convection in the Earth's mantle are discussed.

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a ¶rt; mn uuu ua u¶rt;mu nm m unm ¶rt; uu uu mu ama¶rt;a. ¶rt;am mam ¶rt; uu amuu u.

     

Expansion of a function given over an equipotential surface into spherical harmonics

¶rt;m ¶rt; uuauu uum auu uu, a¶rt;a a nmunmuaa, ¶rt; n uu u. aa, m u u ¶rt;um nmu, uu n¶rt; m nm, u aaaa u aa m nmua.     

Theoretical wiese induction vectors for a three-dimensional prism in the vicinity of a vertical contact

Summary With the use of the method of boundary integral equations, a stationary approximation of the magnetotelluric field for a three-dimensional prism located in the vicinity of a vertical contact of two quarterspaces, whereby the applied electric field is oriented parallel with the vertical boundary, is solved. In combination with the solution for the perpendicular orientation of the exciting electric field, the theoretical Wiese induction vectors for three positions of the 3-D prism are calculated. It was shown that the centre of divergence of the Wiese vectors is displaced from the epicentre of the prism, namely, if the prism is close to the vertical boundary.

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nu m¶rt;a ¶rt;a u¶rt;a au n¶rt;maa mauaa annuau u nu¶rt; mam u¶rt; ama a¶rt;ummu¶rt; n ¶rt; nu, an uu mua¶rt; mama ¶rt; mmnmam. ¶rt;a mu n n¶rt;na¶rt;am ana naa mua ¶rt;au. uau aamua¶rt; a a aauua a nn¶rt;u ana¶rt; ¶rt;a¶rt; n ¶rt;aa m uum mmuu u¶rt;u m u ¶rt; m nu m nu. aa, m m a¶rt;u m u mum numa nu, ¶rt;¶rt;a nua nuaam mua ¶rt;au.

     

Normal density earth models

Summary Models of the Earth's density, close to thePREM model, have been derived, they reproduce the external normal gravitational field of the Earth and its dynamic flattening, and are referred to as normal density models. The Earth's surface is approximated by an ellipsoid of the order of the flattening, or of its square. Of the group of normal models sgtisfying the solution of the inverse problem, the normal density modelHME2 is recommended. The spherically symmetric density modelPREM, which was corrected in the course of solving the inverse problem, thus creating the modifiedPREM-E2 model, was used as the a priori information.

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¶rt; ¶rt;u an¶rt;u nmmu uu ¶rt;uPREM (m. a. a ¶rt;u nmmu), aumau n m u¶rt;mu na¶rt;am auaumau n u. m u annuum am unu¶rt; au. uau amu a ¶rt; mam H==0.003 273 994. ma ¶rt; a ¶rt; ¶rt;m ¶rt;HME2. am anu u a ¶rt; nmmu a unaa ¶rt; a¶rt;ua umua ¶rt;PREM. ¶rt;aam ¶rt;uuau m ¶rt;u n¶rt; aauPREM-E2.

     

Velocities of seismic waves propagating through the Bohemian massif from foci in Poland

mam mm ua a na Pn, Pg, Sn u Sg nu¶rt;u u au -ma. aa, m ¶rt; amu 5° m numa ua¶rt;a ¶rt;am mu a na n au ma¶rt;amu u mu anmau , uu m n u ma¶rt;am¶rt;a. am nmau a uu m anmau mmu aua.     

Secular variations in the curvature of equipotential surfaces and directions of verticals due to geodynamic phenomena

Summary Formulae and numerical estimates are given for the non-periodical variations in the curvature of equipotential surfaces, horizontal forces and directions of the vertical, caused by the decrease in the second zonal geopotential harmonic, by the decrease in the angular velocity of the Earth's rotation and by secular polar motion.

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am ¶rt; u ua a nu¶rt;uu uu uu nm, maua u u u ma, a u m aauunmuaa, u mu au u u ¶rt;uu n.

     

The connection between characteristic values of the 11-year cycles of solar and of geomagnetic activity

Summary Using the annual values of the indices of solar and geomagnetic activity for the period 1868–1976, the basic values characterizing the cycle as a whole were determined for the 11-year cycles nos 11–20, (Tab. 1). High values of the coefficients of correlation were found for some pairs of characteristic values of the same and different kinds, given in Tab. 2, which can be utilized for long-term predictions of geomagnetic activity.

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a auu¶rt;u au u¶rt; uaum amumu muu 1868–1976 n¶rt; ¶rt; 11-mu u 11–20 naam aamuu u a (a. 1). u au uuma uu ¶rt; m na naam ¶rt;ua u ¶rt;ua ¶rt;a (a. 2), m m amu nuu nu ¶rt; nuauuaum amumu.

     

The FBV broadband seismograph station profile KHC-KSP

nua naam u nuu amamuu un uu mau an () u (), umua nu ¶rt; ¶rt;a¶rt; nu 7 u aua ¶rt;a¶rt; m¶rt;um aa naa u . a ¶rt;a nu amua ¶rt;m un ¶rt; u¶rt;au mmu am aua u a au uu uu mu.     

The Earth's structure in the region of the crimea according to the Rayleigh waves observations

Summary The Earth's crust and mantle structure in the region Crimea are investigated on the surface waves observations. For this investigation the long-period seismographs have been installed for the triangle of the seismic stations Simferopol, Alushta, Theodosiya. The phase velocities dispersion has been determined on the base of surface waves for the 8 earthquakes. The observed dispersion curves agree with the theoretical ones for the Earth's model with the crust's thickness of 36–40 km and with (in the mantle) the low velocity layer (V _s =4.3 km/sec at the depth of about 120 km). . , , . 8 . 36–40 . (V _s=4.3 /) 120 .Presented to the IASPEI General Assembly, Madrid, 1969.