区域地震台网地震定位能力分析

本文提出了分析区域地震台网地震定位能力的一种通用方法.在分析过程中考虑了如下事实:当改变地震震级和震源在台网区域内的位置时,能读出 P 震相和 S 震相到时的台站组合也随之改变.作为一个实例,具体分析了北京遥测地震台网的定位能力.北京台网现有19个台站,覆盖面积约为300公里400公里.根据观测资料,建立了确定每个台站检测能力(作为台站仪器放大倍数和地震震级的函数)的经验公式.然后,对每个给定震级和震源位置的可能事件,确定其子台网的构成.在这些子台网的基础上,利用奇异值分解技术,对事先设定的到时数据标准误差计算出震源座标的误差分布和线性化条件方程组的条件数分布.对给定震级(例如,ML=1.0,2.0或3.0),将计算结果绘成等值线图.为了进行比较,还分析了一个包括61个台站的北京台网扩建方案,从而可以预先估计未来台网的地震定位能力.      

Geochemical imaging of flow near an artificial recharge facility, Orange County, California

Critical for the management of artificial recharge operations is detailed knowledge of ground water dynamics near spreading areas. Geochemical tracer techniques including stable isotopes of water, tritium/helium-3 (T/3He) dating, and deliberate gas tracer experiments are ideally suited for these investigations. These tracers were used to evaluate flow near an artificial recharge site in northern Orange County, California, where approximately 2.5 x 10(8) m3 (200,000 acre-feet) of water are recharged annually. T/3He ages show that most of the relatively shallow ground water within 3 km of the recharge facilities have apparent ages < 2 years; further downgradient apparent ages increase, reaching > 20 years at approximately 6 km. Gas tracer experiments using sulfur hexafluoride and xenon isotopes were conducted from the Santa Ana River and two spreading basins. These tracers were followed in the ground water for more than two years, allowing subsurface flow patterns and flow times to be quantified. Results demonstrate that mean horizontal ground water velocities range from < 1 to > 4 km/year. The leading edges of the tracer patch moved at velocities about twice as fast as the center of mass. Leading edge velocities are important when considering the potential transport of microbes and other "time sensitive" contaminants and cannot be determined easily with other methods. T/3He apparent ages and tracer travel times agreed within the analytical uncertainty at 16 of 19 narrow screened monitoring wells. By combining these techniques, ground water flow was imaged with time scales on the order of weeks to decades.     

First Mass-resolved Measurement of High-Energy Cosmic-Ray Antiprotons

We report new results for the cosmic-ray antiproton-to-proton ratio from 3 to 50 GeV at the top of the atmosphere. These results represent the first measurements, on an event-by-event basis, of mass-resolved antiprotons above 18 GeV. The results were obtained with the NMSU-WIZARD/CAPRICE98 balloon-borne magnet spectrometer equipped with a gas-RICH (Ring-Imaging Cerenkov) counter and a silicon-tungsten imaging calorimeter. The RICH detector was the first ever flown that is capable of identifying charge-one particles at energies above 5 GeV. The spectrometer was flown on 1998 May 28-29 from Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The measured p&d1;/p ratio is in agreement with a pure secondary interstellar production.     

A Twisted Flux Rope Model for Coronal Mass Ejections and Two-Ribbon Flares

We present a new approach to the theory of large-scale solar eruptive phenomena such as coronal mass ejections and two-ribbon flares, in which twisted flux tubes play a crucial role. We show that it is possible to create a highly nonlinear three-dimensional force-free configuration consisting of a twisted magnetic flux rope representing the magnetic structure of a prominence (surrounded by an overlaying, almost potential, arcade) and exhibiting an S-shaped structure, as observed in soft X-ray sigmoid structures. We also show that this magnetic configuration cannot stay in equilibrium and that a considerable amount of magnetic energy is released during its disruption. Unlike most previous models, the amount of magnetic energy stored in the configuration prior to its disruption is so large that it may become comparable to the energy of the open field.     

ADAPT区域数字地震台网数据汇集与处理软件包

已经开发了一种区域数字地震台网处理软件包，称作ADAPT(Adaptive Data Acquisition and Processing Tools）。ADAPT软件系统适用于安装在区域遥测数字地震台网中心的Windows NT计算机网络，用于汇集和处理来自台网所属台站的数字地震波形数据，其主要功能包括在线自动处理和人机交互处理两个方面。本文将介绍ADAPT系统的基本功能，分析该系统的特点，并着重说明系统中采用的地震定位方法。     

利用宇宙成因核素测定暴露年龄确定活断层的滑动速率：：在蒙古戈壁…

利用就地产生的宇宙成因核素＾１０Ｂｅ测定了蒙古西部戈壁阿尔泰地区被一条主要活断层断错的冲积面的最小暴露年龄。由此得出该断的最大滑动速率约为１．２ｍｍ／ａ。也说明宇宙成因同位素测定暴露年龄对第四纪构造分析的重要意义。     

Marine organic pollution history in the Changjiang Estuary and Zhejiang coastal area--HCHs and DDTs stratigraphical records

The variations of concentrations of hexachloro-cyclohexane (HCHs), dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane (DDTs) in surface sediments from the Changjiang Estuary and Zhejiang coastal area suggests that although there is a substantial decrease of these persistent trace compounds since the last two decades, they still presented in recent surface sediments. Their concentration levels in suspended matter are still quite high. In dated sedimentary cores, the DDTs and HCHs concentration peaks appeared in 1960s to 1980s, which approximately corresponded to their production and usage history.