Probing dark contents in globular clusters with timing effects of pulsar acceleration

We investigate pulsar timing residuals due to the coupling effect of the pulsar transverse acceleration and the R?mer delay.The effect is relatively small and u...     

Simulation of site-scale water fluxes in desert and natural oasis ecosystems of the arid region in Northwest China

The study of water fluxes is important to better understand hydrological cycles in arid regions. Data-driven machine learning models have been recently applied to water flux simulation. Previous studies have built site-scale simulation models of water fluxes for individual sites separately, requiring a large amount of data from each site and significant computation time. For arid areas, there is no consensus as to the optimal model and variable selection method to simulate water fluxes. Using data from seven flux observation sites in the arid region of Northwest China, this study compared the performance of random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), back propagation neural network (BPNN), and multiple linear regression (MLR) models in simulating water fluxes. Additionally, the study investigated inter-annual and seasonal variation in water fluxes and the dominant drivers of this variation at different sites. A universal simulation model for water flux was built using the RF approach and key variables as determined by MLR, incorporating data from all sites. Model performance of the SVM algorithm (R² = 0.25–0.90) was slightly worse than that of the RF algorithm (R² = 0.41–0.91); the BPNN algorithm performed poorly in most cases (R² = 0.15–0.88). Similarly, the MLR results were limited and unreliable (R² = 0.00–0.66). Using the universal RF model, annual water fluxes were found to be much higher than the precipitation received at each site, and natural oases showed higher fluxes than desert ecosystems. Water fluxes were highest during the growing season (May–September) and lowest during the non-growing season (October–April). Furthermore, the dominant drivers of water flux variation were various among different sites, but the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), soil moisture and soil temperature were important at most sites. This study provides useful insights for simulating water fluxes in desert and oasis ecosystems, understanding patterns of variation and the underlying mechanisms. Besides, these results can make a contribution as the decision-making basis to the water management in desert and oasis ecosystems.     

Experimental studies on the role of planktivorous fishes in the elimination ofMicrocystis bloom from Donghu Lake using enclosure method

The hypertrophic subtropic Donghu Lake's dense water bloom (of mainlyMicrocystis, Anabaena andOscillatoria) that occurred annually from the beginning of the 1970s, has disappeared since 1985. The influence of planktivorous fishes (silver and bighead carps) on the water bloom was studied for three years using the enclosure method. The enclosures stocked densely with bighead and/or silver carp were free of water bloom during the experimental period. The water bloom that appeared in the fish-free enclosures was completely eliminated in 10–20 days by introduction of silver and/or bighead carp(grass carp was not effective in controlling water bloom). This study showed clearly that grazing pressure by planktivorous fishes is a key factor in eliminating water bloom from the lake. This work was supported by FEBL (State Key Laboratory for Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology of China) funds and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No., 3937014).     

四频率太阳射电高时间分辨率观测特征：微耀斑能量释放的证据

作为微耀斑能量释放的证据，本文扼要介绍了云南天文台“四频率太阳射电高时间分辨率同步观测系统”（１．４２，２．１３，２．８４和４．２６ＧＨｚ）１９８９年１２月－１９９３年４月的观测事例，包含低强度的毫秒尖峰辐射（ｍｓｓｐｉｋｅ），类尖峰辐射（ｓｐｉｋｅ－ｌｉｋｅ），快速脉动现象，两种新的快速精细结构──微波Ⅲ型爆和微波类斑点结构．统计了快速精细结构的寿命，在统计基础上分别以实例描述了各类现象的观测特征．     

M87的宽波束射电观测

在本文中我们给出了对M87的宽波束的射电观测结果。结合Ceccareli等人对室女座的红外观测资料(1982),我们论证了,为了便于统一解释射电及红外的观测资料,在M87的周围除了一个高温的晕(～10~8K)外,还可能存在一个微温的延伸晕(～10~5K)。这个微温的晕将会造成M87和高温晕的引力封闭。     

A Probable Short Decimetric Type Ⅰ-like Noise Storm: Associated with Type Ⅲ Bursts?

A rare Type I-like noise storm was observed with the solar radio spectrometers (1.0-2.0 GHz and 2.60-3.8 GHz) at National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) on September 23, 1998. We concentrate on checking the Type I-like noise storm occurred in the decay phase of a Type Ⅳ radio burst. This noise storm consists of many Type I bursts and isolated Type Ⅲ or Type Ⅲ pair bursts. It has a bandwidth of ≤0.5 GHz. The duration of each Type I burst is of the order of 100-300 ms. The total duration is greater than 11 minutes. The circular polarization     

一个含有丰富快速精细结构的射电大爆发

本文对１９９０年７月３０日云南天文台四波段（１．４２ＧＨｚ、２．００ＧＨｚ、２．８４ＧＨｚ和４．００ＧＨｚ）太阳射电高时间分辨率同步观测系统［１，２］所观测到的太阳射电大爆发进行了分析，对在１．４２ＧＨｚ、２．００ＧＨｚ、２．８４ＧＨｚ三个波段上观测到的大量尖峰辐射（ｍｓ—ｓｐｉｋｅｓ）作了关于寿命和强度的统计，最后，针对本次爆发中的ｍｓ—ｓｐｉｋｅｓ的特点做了一些讨论。     

High time resolution observations of solar radio emission at four frequencies: evidence for energy release in microflares

As evidence for energy release in microflares, high time resolution observations of solar radio emission obtained with our “synchronous observation system of solar radio radiation with high time resolution at four frequencies (1.42, 2.13, 2.84 and 4.26 GHz)” from December 1989 to April 1993 are presented in this paper. The observed events include weak ms spikes, “spike-likes”, fast pulsations as well as two kinds of newly discovered fast fine structures, i.e., microwave type III bursts and microwave patch-like structures. A statistical study of the duration of fast fine structures has been made and on its basis the various types of phenomena are illustrated with actual examples.     

Nonequilibrium solidification and microstructures of metal phases in the shock-induced melt of the Yanzhuang (H6) chondrite

Abstract— Dendrites in the metal-troilite spherules in both shock-induced melt veins and a melt pocket of the Yanzhuang chondrite show zoning in their microstructures. This feature is indicative of nonequilibrium solidification of the metal phases. Dendrites in the melt pocket have a typical crust-core structure consisting of martensitic interiors (7.5–8.1 wt% Ni) and Ni-rich rims (12.5–23.3 wt% Ni). In comparison, the dendrites in melt veins have three microstructural areas: (1) core (6.4–7.3 wt% Ni); (2) martensite between the core and rim (7.4–8.5 wt.% Ni); (3) Ni-rich rim (12.8–21.4 wt% Ni). It is suggested that the difference in cooling rates following shock-induced high temperature melting might be an important factor in producing the different dendritic microstructures in melt veins and melt pocket. Cooling rates deduced from measurements of secondary dendritic arm spacings are 100–400 °C/s in the melt veins and 6–30 °C/s in the melt pocket, respectively, and lie in the temperature interval 950 to 1400 °C.     

陕西蟒岭地区宽坪群的构造演化

本文将宽坪群的构造演化序列分为两大阶段,即海西一印支运动及其以前的以褶皱为主的变形;燕山运动以来的以断裂为主的变形。两个阶段所形成的构造均沿着北西西和北东两个方向延伸,显然它们是北西西和北东两个方向的构造波系在蟒岭地区活动的表现,并由此形成了该区的斜向构造格局。