Metallicity and star formation activities of the interacting system Arp 86 from observations with MOS on the Xinglong 2.16m telescope

We present an analysis of the metallicity and star formation activities of H II regions in the interacting system Arp 86, based on the first scientific observations using multi-object spectroscopy with the 2.16 m telescope at the Xinglong Observing Station. We find that the oxygen abundance gradient in Arp 86 is flatter than that in normal disk galaxies, which confirms that gas inflows caused by tidal forces during encounters can flatten the metallicity distributions in galaxies. The companion galaxy NGC 7752 is currently experiencing a galaxy-wide starburst with a higher star formation rate surface density than the main galaxy NGC 7753, which can be explained in that the companion galaxy is more susceptible to the effects of interaction than the primary. We also find that the galaxy 2MASX J23470758+2926531 has similar abundance and star formation properties to NGC 7753, and may be a part of the Arp 86 system.     

2004年的极端天气和气候事件及其他相关事件的概要回顾

韩国3月暴雪,德国7月飞雪,我国华南近50年最严重的秋冬连旱、东北百年一遇的春旱,加勒比海地区连续异常猛烈的飓风,欧洲夏季高温,东太平洋上出现一次弱El Nino现象.2004年仍是气象灾害频繁发生的一年,创历史记录的极端天气继续出现.     

An Improved Atmospheric Vector Radiative Transfer Model Incorporating Rough Ocean Boundaries

The radiative transfer model (RT3), a vector radiative transfer (VRT) scheme in a plane-parallel atmosphere, was bounded by a rough ocean surface in this study. The boundary problem was solved using a Fourier series decomposition of the radiation field as a function of the azimuth. For the case of a rough ocean surface, the decomposition was obtained by developing both the Fresnel reflection matrix and the probability distribution of the water facet orientation as Fourier series. The effect of shadowing by ocean surface waves was also considered in the boundary condition. The VRT model can compute the intensity and degree of polarization of the light at the top of the atmosphere (TOA), the ocean surface, and any level of the atmosphere in the ocean-atmosphere system. The results obtained by our model are in good agreement with those computed by Ahmad’s model. The simulated results showed that the shadow effects of wave facets on the intensity and the degree of polarization are negligible except at the ocean surface near the grazing angle, possibly because we did not consider the effect of white caps.     

Assessing the utility of meteorological drought indices in monitoring summer drought based on soil moisture in Chongqing,China

Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Numerous drought indices have been developed to analyze and monitor drought condition, but they are region specific and limited by various climatic conditions....     

Wave transformation over submerged permeable breakwater on porous bottom

A numerical model is presented in this study to investigate the wave transformation over a submerged permeable breakwater on a porous slope seabed. For this purpose, the time-dependent mild-slope equation is newly derived for waves propagating over two layers of porous medium. This new mild-slope equation involves the parameters of the porous medium, and it is a type of hyperbolic differential equation, therefore numerically efficient. The validity of the present model is verified based on the comparisons with the previous experiments. The effects of the permeable properties of both the porous seabed and the submerged permeable breakwater are discussed in detail. The geometry of the submerged permeable breakwater to the wave transformation is also investigated based on the numerical solutions.     

黏性声波方程数值正演中的匹配Z变换完全匹配层吸收边界

本文将非分裂场形式的匹配Z变换PML引入黏声波方程数值正演中,用时域有限差分模拟检验了其在黏声波方程模拟中的效果.数值正演结果表明,在大角度入射时匹配Z变换完全匹配层比传统PML表现更佳,消除了大角度入射产生的低频虚假反射.长时间能量衰减计算证明匹配Z变换完全匹配层在黏声波方程模拟中具有10⁵时间步的稳定性.     

基于DEM的重庆三峡库区水系提取试验研究

以重庆三峡库区为试验研究对象,论述基于数字高程模型提取流域水系的方法、原理。应用"burn-in"算法,对DEM进行再处理,即将发生河道偏差的平坦区域上的实际河网叠加到DEM中,对河道及河道两侧所在栅格单元高程值进行修正,重新生成流域河网。在原有DEM不作较大修改的前提下,使得生成的河网与实际河网更加匹配,同时也保证了模拟结果的准确性。     

Investigating the efficiency of the Beijing Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera(BFOSC) of the Xinglong 2.16-m reflector

The Beijing Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera(BFOSC) is one of the most important instruments operating in conjunction with the 2.16-m telescope at Xinglong Observatory. Every year there are~20 SCI-papers published based on observational data acquired with this telescope. In this work,we have systemically measured the total efficiency of the BFOSC that operates as part of the 2.16-m reflector, based on observations of two ESO flux standard stars. We have obtained the total efficiencies of the BFOSC instrument of different grisms with various slit widths in almost all ranges, and analyzed factors which effect the efficiency of this telescope and spectrograph. For astronomical observers, the result will be useful for them to select a suitable slit width, depending on their scientific goals and weather conditions during observations. For technicians, the result will help them to systemically identify the real efficiency of the telescope and spectrograph, and to further improve the total efficiency and observing capacity of the telescope technically.