Size distribution of free particles in soils: a geometric modelling approach

Acta Geotechnica - Suffusion is a typical form of internal erosion for gravel soils in which fine particles are detached by seepage and transport by water through pores. The prediction of erodible...     

Preliminary results of 4-D water vapor tomography in the troposphere using GPS

Slant-path water vapor amounts (SWV) from a station to all the GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites in view can be estimated by using a ground-based GPS receiver. In this paper, a tomographic method was utilized to retrieve the local horizontal and vertical structure of water vapor over a local GPS receiver network using SWV amounts as observables in the tomography. The method of obtaining SWV using ground-based GPS is described first, and then the theory of tomography using GPS is presented. A water vapor tomography experiment was made using a small GPS network in the Beijing region. The tomographic results were analyzed in two ways: (1) a pure GPS method, i.e., only using GPS observables as input to the tomography; (2) combining GPS observables with vertical constraints or a priori information, which come from average radiosonde measurements over three days. It is shown that the vertical structure of water vapor is well resolved with a priori information. Comparisons of profiles between radiosondes and GPS show that the RMS error of the tomography is about 1–2mm. It is demonstrated that the tomography can monitor the evolution of tropospheric water vapor in space and time. The vertical resolution of the tomography is tested with layer thicknesses of 600 m, 800 m and 1000 m. Comparisons with radiosondes show that the result from a resolution of 800m is slightly better than results from the other two resolutions in the experiment. Water vapor amounts recreated from the tomography field agree well with precipitable water vapor (PWV) calculated using GPS delays. Hourly tomographic results are also shown using the resolution of 800 m. Water vapor characteristics under the background of heavy rainfall development are analyzed using these tomographic results. The water vapor spatio-temporal structures derived from the GPS network show a great potential in the investigation of weather disasters.     

三极地区雪冰中黑碳研究进展

黑碳被认为是除温室气体外对气候变暖贡献最大的辐射强迫因子.三极(北极、南极和青藏高原)地区是全球雪冰分布最集中的区域,沉积至雪冰中的黑碳可反映人类活动的历史变化,并可能导致反照率降低而影响物质能量平衡.通过系统回顾三极地区雪冰黑碳的研究方法、空间分布、时间变化及其造成的辐射强迫,得到的研究结果表明:由于处于不同的地理位...     

近海环境的BDS/GPS差分及PPP定位性能评估

基于远海测量试验,利用精密单点定位(PPP)技术和单站差分技术进行事后和实时定位,分别利用单BDS、GPS和BDS/GPS组合进行定位试验,对定位精度和算法可靠性进行分析。研究表明单站差分技术在海上中短基线(≤150 km)的定位中相比PPP技术具有更高的精度和技术可靠性,另外相比GPS,BDS更适合国内近海的导航定位作业,双频观测条件下能实现亚分米级的定位精度。该研究对海上定位理论和BDS的推广应用具有借鉴意义。     

远海测量重力仪漂移量估测方法研究

在海洋重力测量中,需要获知重力仪漂移量,作业规程中对漂移量确定方法已有详细规定,但对于测量周期长、测量期间中断作业的情况,作业规程还缺少这方面的规定,因此针对这些情况研究重力仪漂移量测量方法是必要的。据此提出定点复测和重复测线比对两种方法,以达到估算测量期内重力仪漂移量的目的,给出适用于远海长周期重力测量的重力仪漂移量估测方法。根据某航次实测数据的对比分析,发现两种方法均取得了较好的效果,可有效提高数据精度,但每种方法各有应用限制,需要根据实际情况选择使用。     

基于BDS的混合动力船舶节能研究

提出一种基于北斗卫星导航系统(BDS)的油电混合动力推进系统,柴油机和电动机采取PTH驱动方式,采用燃油和电能混合提供推进动力,可以依据BDS导航的航行区域以及航行速度选择不同动力源输出.经过燃油经济性和效益分析,与传统推进系统相比,应用基于BDS的混合动力推进系统,公务船运营成本降低26%,增加的初始建造投资成本3年内可以收回;金枪鱼延绳钓船综合节油15%~20%,通过节油方式可在4年内收回初始建造投资成本.基于BDS的混合动力系统可以增加推进冗余度,提高船舶安全性,具有良好的节能减排和节约运营成本的效果.     

中国省域广播电视业发展水平的空间计量研究

以2008~2014年中国31个省域的统计数据为基础,采用空间计量经济学方法对中国广播电视业发展水平的空间格局及其影响因素进行测算与分析。研究发现,中国省域广播电视业发展水平最高的集聚分布于东部沿海地区,部分东部地区和中部地区发展一般,西北、西南地区发展水平较低,总体呈现从东向西递减的梯度变化,但全国整体发展水平呈现显著上升趋势。经济发展水平、消费需求、财政投入和信息技术水平与中国广播电视产业呈现正相关,而产业结构与广播电视产业呈现负相关,且各省地理空间的邻接上未表现出溢出效应。     

Spatial associations between NDVI and environmental factors in the Heihe River Basin

Journal of Geographical Sciences - The Heihe River Basin is located in the arid and semi-arid regions of Northwest China. Here, the terrestrial ecosystem is vulnerable, making it necessary to...     

Improved Priority‐Flood method for depression filling by redundant calculation optimization in local micro‐relief areas

Depression filling is a critical step in distributed hydrological modeling using digital elevation models (DEMs). The traditional Priority‐Flood (PF) approach is widely used due to its relatively high efficiency when dealing with a small‐sized DEM. However, it seems inadequate and inefficient when dealing with large high‐resolution DEMs. In this work, we examined the relationship between the PF algorithm calculation process and the topographical characteristics of depressions, and found significant redundant calculations in the local micro‐relief areas in the conventional PF algorithm. As such calculations require more time when dealing with large DEMs, we thus propose a new variant of the PF algorithm, wherein redundant points and calculations are recognized and eliminated based on the local micro‐relief water‐flow characteristics of the depression‐filling process. In addition, depressions and flatlands were optimally processed by a quick queue to improve the efficiency of the process. The proposed method was applied and validated in eight case areas using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model (SRTM‐DEM) with 1 arc‐second resolution. These selected areas have different data sizes. A comparative analysis among the proposed method, the Wang and Liu‐based PF, the improved Barnes‐based PF, the improved Zhou‐based PF, and the Planchon and Darboux (P&D) algorithms was conducted to evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed algorithm. The results showed that the proposed algorithm is 43.2% (maximum) faster than Wang and Liu's variant of the PF method, with an average of 31.8%. In addition, the proposed algorithm achieved similar performance to the improved Zhou‐based PF algorithm, though our algorithm has the advantage of being simpler. The optimal strategies using the proposed algorithm can be employed in various landforms with high efficiency. The proposed method can also achieve good depression filling, even with large amounts of DEM data.     

基于插件技术的湖南气象服务平台设计与实现

为达到整合省级气象服务数据资源、统一气象服务出口的目标,推动气象数据产品在防灾减灾和公共服务中的高效应用,基于Spring Cloud云架构,采用软件插件(Plugin)、WEB服务(WebService)等技术研发了湖南气象服务平台。本文详细介绍了此平台的分层模型和功能结构,以及所采用的多源气象数据融合处理、基于微服务的气象数据并行处理、基于可缩放矢量图形(Scalable Vector Graphics, SVG)的气象数据矢量化和数据安全交互等关键技术方法。此平台通过天擎获取气象数据产品,统一加工处理后封装为数据插件、图形插件和行业插件,通过标准接口提供观测资料、预报预警、卫星云图、雷达拼图等产品,基于气象数字对象标识符(Meteorological Digital Object Identifier, MOID)保障气象数据产品服务过程的安全性。此平台的气象服务插件已应用于湖南省应急管理厅、自然资源厅、水利厅等单位的业务系统。应用结果表明：此平台的插件服务模式适应C/S客户端、WEB网站、移动APP等不同类型的气象服务需求,实现了气象数据服务的统一管理、高效加工和规范应用,提升...