南极长城站(1985—2008)和中山站(1989—2008)风和降水等要素的气候特征

利用南极长城站和中山站的降水、风、湿度、气压和云量等高质量的地面气象观测资料,对两站基本气候特征和变化趋势进行了分析。结果显示,长城站年降水量为503mm,年际变化呈减少趋势,变化速率为-27mm/10a。长城站和中山站年降水日数均呈下降趋势,变化速率分别为-2.9d/10a和-12.1d/10a。长城站和中山站年平均相对湿度分别为88%和58%。长城站年平均湿度总体上呈不明显下降趋势,中山站没有趋势。长城站盛行风向为西北风,中山站为偏东风,年平均风速分别为7.3m/s和7.1m/s。两站年平均风速呈减小趋势,变化速率分别为-0.09m/s/10a和-0.23m/s/10a。长城站平均大风日数为137d,记录的极大风速为37.2m/s。中山站平均大风日159d,记录的极大风速为50.3m/s。长城站和中山站年平均气压分别为990hPa和985hPa,变化速率分别为0.65hPa/10a和-0.80hPa/10a。其变化趋势相反,并与两站风速和大风日数及降水日数的变化倾向基本相同。长城站和中山站月平均云量分别为8.8和6.2,其差异显示了两站所处气候带的特点,即长城站地区全年阴天多、云量大,中山站则与此相反。     

深井盆地南缘断裂特征与活动性研究

深井盆地是山西断陷盆地带北段内部一个规模很小的次级盆地,为中更新世以来发育的三角型山间小型盆地。盆地附近断裂发育,构造复杂,深井盆地南缘断裂为主控边界断裂,控制着盆地的发展演化。本文通过对地形地貌、断裂剖面、地层测年及地震活动等方面的分析和研究,获得了断裂活动时代和活动速率等参数,综合阐述了断裂的空间展布及活动特征。研究表明:深井盆地南缘断裂晚第四纪期间仍在活动,最新活动时代为晚更新世晚期;断裂具有分段性,西段长约6km,多处可见断裂错断晚更新世地层剖面,属正断倾滑性质;东段表现为盆地与黄土斜坡直接接触,由西向东断裂地貌表现逐渐减弱,未见明显的断裂剖面,止于NW向构造,附近发生的4次4 3/4级地震与该段断裂关系密切。     

Advances in studying interactions between aerosols and monsoon in China

Scientific issues relevant to interactions between aerosols and the Asian monsoon climate were discussed and evaluated at the 33rd “Forum of Science and Technology Frontiers” sponsored by the Department of Earth Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Major results are summarized in this paper. The East Asian monsoon directly affects aerosol transport and provides a favorable background circulation for the occurrence and development of persistent fog-haze weather. Spatial features of aerosol transport and distribution are also influenced by the East Asian monsoon on seasonal, inter-annual, and decadal scales. High moisture levels in monsoon regions also affect aerosol optical and radiative properties. Observation analyses indicate that cloud physical properties and precipitation are significantly affected by aerosols in China with aerosols likely suppressing local light and moderate rainfall, and intensifying heavy rainfall in southeast coastal regions. However, the detailed mechanisms behind this pattern still need further exploration. The decadal variation in the East Asian monsoon strongly affects aerosol concentrations and their spatial patterns. The weakening monsoon circulation in recent decades has likely helped to increase regional aerosol concentrations. The substantial increase in Chinese air pollutants has likely decreased the temperature difference between land and sea, which favors intensification of the weakening monsoon circulation. Constructive suggestions regarding future studies on aerosols and monsoons were proposed in this forum and key uncertain issues were also discussed.     

Effects of chemical,mineralogical, and temperature variations on the density and bulk sound velocity of the bottom lower mantle

In this study, we have modeled the density(ρ) and bulk sound velocity(VΦ) profiles of the bottom lower mantle using the experimental thermal equation of state(EoS) parameters of lower-mantle minerals, including bridgmanite, ferropericlase,CaSiO3-perovskite, and post-perovskite. We re-evaluated the literature pressure-volume-temperature relationships of these minerals using a self-consistent pressure scale in order to avoid the long-standing pressure scale problem and to provide more reliable constraints on the thermal EoS parameters. With the obtained thermal EoS parameters, we have constructed the ρ and VΦ profiles of the bottom lower mantle in different composition, mineralogy, and temperature models. Our modelling results show that the variations of chemistry, mineralogy, and temperature have different seismic signatures from each other. The Fe and Al enrichment at the bottom lower mantle can cause an increase in ρ but greatly lower VΦ. A change in mineralogy needs to be considered with the lateral variation in temperature. The cold slabs will be shown as denser regions compared to the normal mantle because of the combined effect of a lower temperature and the presence of a denser post-perovskite at a shallower depth,whereas the hot regions will have a 1–2% lower ρ than the normal mantle. VΦ of both cold slabs and hot regions will be lower than the normal mantle when bridgmanite is the dominant phase in the normal mantle, yet they will be greater once bridgmanite transforms into post-perovskite in the normal mantle. Our modeling also shows that the presence of a(Fe, Al)-enriched bridgmanite thermal pile above the core-mantle boundary will exhibit a seismic signature of enhanced ρ and VΦ, but a reduced VS,which is consistent with the observed seismic anomalies in the large-low-shear-velocity-provinces(LLSVPs). The existence of such a(Fe, Al)-enriched bridgmanite thermal pile thus can help to understand the origin of the LLSVPs. These results provide new insights for the chemical and structure of the deepest lower mantle.     

Accumulative deformation in railway track induced by high-speed traffic loading of the trains

Prediction and control of the permanent settlement of a track caused by traffic loading from trains is crucial to high-speed railway design and maintenance. In this study, a unified prediction model of accumulative deformation of geomaterials used in railway construction subjected to cyclic loadings is introduced and calibrated using physical model testing. Based on this versatile model, a calculation approach to determine the track structure settlement under repeated loadings caused by the movement of the wheel axle of the train is proposed. Regression analysis on the physical model testing is adopted to determine the parameters involved in the computational approach. Comparison of model test data and computed results shows that the parameters obtained from the back-analysis are consistent throughout the various testing conditions, and the proposed calculation approach is capable of satisfactorily predicting the accumulative settlement of the railway roadbed and subgrade soil for various axle loads and loading cycles. A case study of a high-speed railway is performed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach in realistic engineering applications. The computation results from the settlement development of a roadbed and subgrade soil are presented and discussed.     

高分辨折射和浅层反射地震方法在活断层探测中的联合应用

浅层反射地震方法是城市活断层探测常用的技术,但在基岩埋深比较浅的地区,往往只能识别出基岩顶面的反射波,而仅根据反射地震剖面上单个同相轴的变化很难准确判定断层是否存在.浅层地层的错断往往会引起速度的横向变化,利用高分辨折射地震方法采集的数据,应用层析成像方法获得的速度剖面,能够反映地下速度结构的变化,可以从另一方面揭示浅层断层存在的可能性.在四川某地,将这两种方法同时应用于活断层浅层地震勘探中.结果表明,两种方法联合应用可在一定程度上弥补浅层反射地震勘探方法在基岩埋深较浅地区的不足.     

天然地震与人工爆破的波形小波特征研究div

研究了如何从天然地震和人工爆破事件的波形记录中提取出有效、适用的波形特征,以用于对爆破事件的识别．首先对波形记录进行了4层小波包变换;然后对变换得到的最后一层小波包系数提取3种波形特征:能量比特征、香农熵特征及对数能量熵特征;最后利用upsilon;-SVC支持向量分类机对这3种特征的分类能力进行了外推检验．通过选用不同地区、不同台站、不同震级的天然地震与人工爆破的波形记录,力求提取的特征量能尽可能地反映天然地震与人工爆破波形的本质区别,尽量弱化震中距、震级等因素对识别效果的影响．结果表明,上述３种特征中以香农熵特征的识别效果最好,能反映天然地震与人工爆破的本质区别,可作为识别天然地震与人工爆破的一个有效判据．      

Method and application of comprehensive knowledge discovery

This paper proposes the principle oi comprehensive knowledge discovery. Unlike most of the current knowledge discovery methods, the com-prehensive knowledge discovery considers both the spatial relations and attributes of spatial entities or objects. We intro-duce the theory of spatial knowledge ex-pression system and some concepts inclu-ding comprehensive knowledge discovery and spatial union information table (SUIT). In theory, SUIT records all in-formation contained in the studied ob-jects, but in reality, because of the com-plexity and varieties of spatial relations,only those factors of interest to us are se-lected. In order to find out the compre-hensive knowledge from spatial databas-es, an efficient comprehensive knowledge discovery algorithm called recycled algo-rithm (RAR) is suggested.     

Experiment of near surface layer parameters in ice camp over Arctic Ocean

Estimates of near surface layer parameters over 78°N drifting ice in ice camp over the Arctic ocean are made using bulk transfer methods with the data from the experiments operated by the Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition in August 22-September 3,2003.The results show that the net radiation received by the snow surface is only 3.6 W/m2,among which the main part transported into atmosphere in term of sensible heat and latent heat,which account for 52% and 31% respectively,and less part being transported to deep ice in the conductive process.The bulk transfer coefficient of momentum is about 1.16×10-3 in the near neutral layer,which is a little smaller than that obtained over 75°N drifting ice.However,to compare with the results observed over 75°N drifting ice over the Arctic Ocean in 1999,it can be found that the thermodynamic and momentum of interactions between sea and air are significant different with latitudes,concentration and the scale of sea ice.It is very important on considering the effect of sea-air-ice interaction over the Arctic Ocean when studying climate modeling.     

Detection of a primitive hydrogen cloud

Our identification of absorption systems in the quasars OQ 172, [4,6], has reliably determined one such at z = 3.3528 supported by the hydrogen lines L-L. Analysis shows it to be a primitive hydrogen cloud formed after the big bang. Assuming no broadening due to damping, we found a Doppler width b = 55 km/s and a column density 1g N_H = 14.66 from the curve of growth.