Irish on the move

Trends in emigration from Ireland over time are reviewed. "During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries overseas migration to the United States and seasonal harvest migration to Britain were the main types of movement, but over the past 100 years the Irish have developed a special affinity for settling in British towns. Although the outflow was halted for a time during the 1970s, when return migration took over, the 1980s have seen a renewal of the exodus. This time, however, the character of the flow has changed from predominantly low-skill construction and factory workers to embrace better-educated emigrants, including many graduates. This shift reflects Ireland's changing position in the international market for labour."     

Shock chemistry in the molecular clouds associated with SNR IC 443

Several interstellar molecules have been detected toward the highly perturbed B and G clouds associated with the supernova remnant IC 443 via their 3 mm transitions, including N2H+, SiO, SO, CN, HNC, and H13CO+. The (J, K) = (1, 1) and (2, 2) inversion lines of metastable ammonia have also been observed, as well as the J = 3-2 transition of HCO+ at 1.2 mm. Analysis of the (1, 1) and (2, 2) inversion lines of NH3 indicates minimum gas kinetic temperatures of TK = 70 K toward cloud B, and TK = 33 K in cloud G. Modeling of the J = 1-0 and J = 3-2 transitions of HCO+ implies densities greater than 10(5) cm-3 toward both positions. These data clearly show that hot and dense material is present in IC 443, and they suggest the presence of shocks in both regions. A careful analysis of the HCO+ lines indicates that the HCO+ abundance is at most enhanced by factors of a few over that found in cold, quiescent gas. This conclusion contradicts past claims of HCO+ abundance enhancements of several orders of magnitude in the perturbed regions. The N2H+ abundance was also found to be similar to that in cold gas, suggesting that there is no increase in ionization in the clouds. The abundances of SO and CS, as well as CN and NH3, do not appear to differ significantly from those found in cold dark clouds, although chemistry models predict sulfur-containing species to undergo high-temperature enhancements. SiO, however, is found to have an abundance in the perturbed gas 100 times larger than the upper limits observed in the dark cloud TMC 1, a result in agreement with high temperature chemistry models. In addition, the HNC/HCN ratio in both IC 443 B and G was found to be approximately 0.1--far from the ratio of 1 predicted by low-temperature ion-molecule chemistry, but similar to the values observed in clouds where elevated temperatures are present.     

Radiometry of near-earth asteroids

We report 10 micrometers infrared photometry for 22 Aten, Apollo, and Amor asteroids. Thermal models are used to derive the corresponding radiometric albedos and diameters. Several of these asteroids appear to have surfaces of relatively high thermal inertia due to the exposure of bare rock or a coarse regolith. The Apollo asteroid 3103, 1982 BB, is recognized as class E. The Jupiter-crossing Amor asteroid 3552, 1983 SA, is confirmed as class D, but low albedos remain rare for near-Earth asteroids.     

频率域电磁法中视电阻率全区定义

视电阻率定义在电法勘探中得到广泛的应用。目前在频率域电磁法中常常采用远区视电阻率定义。由于在频率域中收发距并非足够大,以致在低频段远区定义视电阻率往往不能反映地下电阻率值。我们定义全区电阻率及引入校正系数K,经二层三层模型及野外实测资料的计算,证明了方法的有效性。     

冰雪险途心相连

2008年1月下旬,江苏省常熟市,大雪纷飞,连绵数日。安徽省第三测绘院三中队的5名测绘队员正在这里进行工程测量、地籍测量．他们连日奋战．克服罕见冰雪带来的各种困难．于1月31日完成最后一批测量任务。带着收获的喜悦,测绘队员们踏上归乡之旅。     

关于测绘服务于抗震救灾工作的感想——“抗震救灾与地理信息服务”专题前言

汶川地震发生后,国家测绘局按照党中央国务院的部署,立即启动测绘应急保障预案,广大干部职工迅速投入到抗震救灾的测绘保障服务中,5月12日至6月30日,测绘部门累计提供灾区地图5．3万张,其中,新加工制作3．1万张。遥感影像;等基础地理信息数据约12000GB,     

安庆市辖区898平方公里土地利用现状图通过验收

安徽省安庆市市区土地利用更新现状图测绘成果日前通过了省级验收。这次调查测绘的市区面积共898平方公里,提供1：1万正射影像图54幅。调绘成果为安庆市整体规划、土地分类利用、耕地保护,开发成本计算以及国家对土地宏观监控提供了依据。     

一切为了学生——郑州测校教书育人工作侧记

近7年来,郑州测校毕业生的首次就业率始终保持在96％以上,绝大多数专业的毕业生供不应求。在测校经过专业基础理论的学习和严格的实际操作能力的训练后,走上工作岗位的毕业生已成为我国测绘队伍中的重要力量。     

十年跨越 硕果飘香

十月金秋．硕果飘香。湖北省基础地理信息中心近10年间在信息化浪潮中励精图治．不断开拓,实现了跨越式发展。     

如何高效处理小像幅航空摄影测量数据——基于Correct及AAT组合的小像幅数据处理系统

众所周知,航空摄影测量已成为测绘各种比例尺地形图的首选技术。但是,由于航摄成本高、周期长,涉及的管理环节较多,因此在对小面积范围进行航摄时,一般不采用标准像幅（23cm×23cm）的航空遥感摄影测量技术,而是通过小像幅的低空摄影测量方法代替通用的航空摄影测量,以缩短航摄时间,降低航摄成本。