Photometric observations of three high mass X-ray binaries and a search for variations induced by orbital motion

We searched for long period variation in V-band,IC-band and RXTE X-ray light curves of the High Mass X-ray Binaries(HMXBs) LS 1698 /RX J1037.5-5647,HD 110432 /1H 1249-637 and HD 161103 /RX J1744.7-2713 in an attempt to discover orbitally induced variation. Data were obtained primarily from the ASAS database and were supplemented by shorter term observations made with the 24-and 40-inch ANU telescopes and one of the robotic PROMPT telescopes. Fourier periodograms suggested the existence of long period variat...     

On the use of horizontal acoustic Doppler profilers for continuous bed shear stress monitoring

Continuous monitoring of bed shear stress in large river systems may serve to better estimate alluvial sediment transport to the coastal ocean.Here we explore the possibility of using a horizontally deployed acoustic Doppler current profiler(ADCP) to monitor bed shear stress,applying a prescribed boundary layer model,previously used for discharge estimation.The model parameters include the local roughness length and a dip correction factor to account for sidewall effects.Both these parameters depend on river stage and on the position in the cross-section, and were estimated from shipborne ADCP data.We applied the calibrated boundary layer model to obtain bed shear stress estimates over the measuring range of the HADCP.To validate the results,co-located coupled ADCPs were used to infer bed shear stress,both from Reynolds stress profiles and from mean velocity profiles. From HADCP data collected over a period of 1.5 years,a time series of width profiles of bed shear stress was obtained for a tidal reach of the Mahakam River,East Kalimantan,Indonesia.A smaller dataset covering 25 hours was used for comparison with results from the coupled ADCPs.The bed shear stress estimates derived from Reynolds stress profiles appeared to be strongly affected by local effects causing upflow and downflow,which are not included in the boundary layer model used to derive bed shear stress with the horizontal ADCP.Bed shear stresses from the coupled ADCP are representative of a much more localized flow,while those derived with the horizontal ADCP resemble the net effect of the flow over larger scales.Bed shear stresses obtained from mean velocity profiles from the coupled ADCPs show a good agreement between the two methods,and highlight the robustness of the method to uncertainty in the estimates of the roughness length.     

菲律宾Zambales蛇绿岩套的再研究：对其特提斯来源的启示

A number of geological studies have already been conducted on the Zambales Ophiolite Complex (ZOC), a north-south trending complete ophiolite sequence exposed in the western portion of Central Luzon, Philippines. Previous works recognized the ZOC as being made up of two blocks, the Acoje and the Coto, acting as an arc-back arc pair sometime during the Eocene.     

西西伯利亚东南部早凡兰吟期孢粉地层学,古环境和植被再造

分析了西西伯利亚东南地区的下凡兰吟阶的两个剖面的陆相孢粉型化石的分布。依据西伯利亚北部已经定年的剖面中动物群建立起来的孢粉组合的对比,确定了孢粉标志层的定义,并与北方区的菊石带相对应的孢粉组合进行了对比。这一工作为早凡兰吟期与气候变化息息相关的植被和景观的短期变化以及周边古盆地变迁的重建,提供了地层依据。欧亚大陆中部和东部地区凡兰吟期孢粉组合的横向对比显示:西西伯利亚东南地区的植被具有印度欧洲和西伯利亚加拿大两大古植物地理区的过渡性质,显有这两区的典型特征。     

Contributions of burst-sweep cycles to Reynolds shear stress over fluvial obstacle marks generated in a laboratory flume

This paper investigates the phenomena of turbulent bursting events,and to make a comparative study among the events in the scour geometry developed by short circular cylinders of fixed length with different diameters placed on the sand bed transverse to the flow.The distributions of turbulent kinetic energy(TKE),turbulent diffusion in both longitudinal and vertical directions at different locations of scour marks,and the contributions of burst-sweep cycles to the Reynolds shear stress are presented.     

根据瑞雷波确定近地表品质因子Q

反演高频率(≥2Hz)的瑞雷波的相速度可得到分层地球模型从地表到地下30m以内的剪切(S)波速度。如果已知S波速度VS、压缩(P)波速度VP和瑞雷波速度,通过反演瑞雷波衰减系数就可以获得分层地球模型的P波品质因子QP和S波品质因子QS。模拟结果证明,根据瑞雷波衰减系数反演品质因子QS是可行的。当VS/VP达到0.45时,不能忽略QP对瑞雷波衰减系数的贡献,这种情况在近地表构造中并非罕见。从某些地质构造中的瑞雷波衰减系数反演得到QP是可能的,这是一种不同于一般认为的观点,即相对于P波的品质因子QP,瑞雷波的衰减系数对S波的品质因子QS更为敏感。在亚利桑那沙漠,采集了60道的面波数据。对一个层厚度超过20m的10层模型,首先利用多道面波分析(MASW)方法反演数据得到S波速度,然后通过反演衰减系数确定品质因子。     

Artificial neural network ability in evaluation of random wave-induced inline force on a vertical cylinder

An approach based on artificial neural network (ANN) is used to develop predictive relations between hydrodynamic inline force on a vertical cylinder and some effective parameters. The data used to calibrate and validate the ANN models are obtained from an experiment. Multilayer feed-forward neural networks that are trained with the back-propagation algorithm are constructed by use of three design parameters (i.e. wave surface height, horizontal and vertical velocities) as network inputs and the ultimate inline force as the only output. A sensitivity analysis is conducted on the ANN models to investigate the generalization ability (robustness) of the developed models, and predictions from the ANN models are compared to those obtained from Morison equation which is usually used to determine inline force as a computational method. With the existing data, it is found that least square method (LSM) gives less error in determining drag and inertia coefficients of Morison equation. With regard to the predicted results agreeing with calculations achieved from Morison equation that used LSM method, neural network has high efficiency considering its convenience, simplicity and promptitude. The outcome of this study can contribute to reducing the errors in predicting hydrodynamic inline force by use of ANN and to improve the reliability of that in comparison with the more practical state of Morison equation. Therefore, this method can be applied to relevant engineering projects with satisfactory results.