From Discrete Gravity Survey Data to a High-resolution Gravity Field Representation in the Nordic-Baltic Region

The deduction of a regularly spaced gravity anomaly grid from scattered survey data is studied, addressing mainly two aspects: reduction of gravity to anomalies and subsequent interpolation by various methods. The problem is illustrated in a heterogeneous study area and contrasting test areas including mountains, low terrains, and a marine area. Provided with realistic error estimates, Least Squares Collocation interpolation of Residual Terrain Model anomalies yields the highest quality gravity grid. In most cases, the Bouguer reduction and other interpolation methods tested are equally viable. However, spline-based interpolation should be avoided in marine areas with trackwise survey data.     

A continuum representation of fracture networks. Part II: application to the Äspö Hard Rock laboratory

A method to represent fracture networks in a continuum model is evaluated by an application to the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (HRL). The basic approach of the method is to first generate a fracture network, based on data from field measurements and then represent the network as grid cell conductivities, using a staggered grid arrangement. It is argued that the resulting conductivity fields capture the correlation and anisotropy structures, as well as the mean conductivity, of the rock in a realistic way. The main objective is to evaluate if the suggested method can be used in an application to a real site. The objective is formulated in three questions: ‘Can the method utilize available field data?’, ‘Can the generated fields be calibrated and conditioned?’ and ‘Are realistic distributions of pressure, flow and density obtained?’. From the application to the Äspö HRL, it is concluded that the hydraulic conductivity fields, generated by the suggested method, can utilize field data and be calibrated. It is also demonstrated that realistic distributions of pressure, flow and density can be simulated.     

Hyperactivity and changed diurnal activity in flounders,Platichthys flesus,exposed to DDT

Flounders (Platichthys flesus), which had been given oral doses of DDT, developed hyperactivity and abnormal diurnal activity 5–7 weeks after the dosage of DDT was terminated. For the flounder given the highest dose (12.5 mg DDT kg^?1 fresh body weight) a more than 20-fold increase in swimming activity was recorded. The levels of DDT found in various organs (axial muscle, liver and brain) are compared with levels of DDT found in wild populations of fish from the Baltic Sea. The results are also discussed in relation to results obtained in a parallel study on the physiological effects of DDT on the flounder.     

A palaeomagnetic investigation of the Ulvö dolerite, Ångermanland,central Sweden

A palaeomagnetic study of dolerites spread over a large area in the coastal part of Ångermanland, central Sweden, introduces a palaeopole close to poles obtained from Jotnian or post-Jotnian dolerites in Finland, implying that all these rocks belong to the same intrusive phase.     

The generation of vertical thermospheric winds and gravity waves at auroral latitudes—I. Observations of vertical winds

Observations of vertical and horizontal thermospheric winds, using the OI (3P-1D) 630 nm emission line, by ground-based Fabry-Perot interferometers in Northern Scandinavia and in Svalbard (Spitzbergen) have identified sources of strong vertical winds in the high latitude thermosphere. Observations from Svalbard (78.2N 15.6E) indicate a systematic diurnal pattern of strong downward winds in the period 06.00 U.T. to about 18.00 U.T., with strong upward winds between 20.00 U.T. and 05.00 U.T. Typical velocities of 30 m s^?1 downward and 50 m s^?1 upward occur, and there is day to day variability in the magnitude (30–80 m s^?1) and phase (+/- 3 h) in the basically diurnal variation. Strong and persistent downward winds may also occur for periods of several hours in the afternoon and evening parts of the auroral oval, associated with the eastward auroral electrojet (northward electric fields and westward ion drifts and winds), during periods of strong geomagnetic disturbances. Average downward values of 30–50 m s^?1 have been observed for periods of 4–6 h at times of large and long-lasting positive bay disturbances in this region. It would appear that the strong vertical winds of the polar cap and disturbed dusk auroral oval are not in the main associated with propagating wave-like features of the wind field. A further identified source is strongly time-dependent and generates very rapid upward vertical motions for periods of 15–30 min as a result of intense local heating in the magnetic midnight region of the auroral oval during the expansion phase of geomagnetic disturbances, and accompanying intense magnetic and auroral disturbances. In the last events, the height-integrated vertical wind (associated with a mean altitude of about 240 km) may exceed 100–150 m s^?1. These disturbances also invariably cause major time-dependent changes of the horizontal wind field with, for example, horizontal wind changes exceeding 500 m s^?1 within 30 min. The changes of vertical winds and the horizontal wind field are highly correlated, and respond directly to the local geomagnetic energy input. In contrast to the behaviour observed in the polar cap or in the disturbed afternoon auroral oval, the ‘expansion phase’ source, which corresponds to the classical ‘auroral substorm’, generates strong time-dependent wind features which may propagate globally. This source thus directly generates one class of thermospheric gravity waves. In this first paper we will consider the experimental evidence for vertical winds. In a second paper we will use a three-dimensional time-dependent model to identify the respective roles of geomagnetic energy and momentum in the creation of both classes of vertical wind sources, and consider their propagation and effects on global thermospheric dynamics.     

林地面积的手持GPS量测

通过秩亏自由网平差原理对手持式GPS接收机测量的坐标值进行平差,旨在提高手持式GPS测量地块面积的精度。实验证明,用秩亏自由网平差法求算面积的精度,有效地考虑了各点的误差,虽然计算过程很复杂,但是通过VisualBasic编制的程序可以很快完成面积计算、精度评定等工作。虽然手持式GPS有一定的定位误差,但是通过皮尺测距有效地控制了其误差,提高了观测精度,可广泛应用于林分面积量测及地类变化监测。     

长白山天池火山区基底结构研究

利用在长白山天池火山区布设的 4条深地震测深剖面和 1个三维地震透射台阵的Pg波资料 ,用有限差分方法反演了该地区的基底速度结构。对该地区的基底速度结构特征及P波速度5 9～ 6 0km/s所对应的结晶基底的界面形态、深度等进行了讨论。反演结果表明 ,长白山天池火山区基底深度变化不大 ,一般为 2 .0～ 3.0km ,最深处位于天池火山口下和二道白河 -池西之间 ;最浅处位于松江附近 ,约为 1.5km。同时发现天池火山口下及二道白河 -池西保护站之间是两处低速区 ,结晶基底深度为 4 .0km ,其中二道白河 -池西保护站之间的低速区对应于地质构造上的地堑构造。提出基底速度横向变化剧烈和基底深度突变的特征可以作为断层存在的一种标志     

空间多维数据模型及OLAP的设计与实现

多维数据模型定义了数据仓库的度量和维度结构，是OLAP和某些数据挖掘模型的基础和数据仓库应用的重要手段，但用传统的多维数据模型和OLAP技术处理空间数据具有较大的局限性，文中尝试在传统多维数据模型中引入空间维度，在度量中引入指向空间聚合结果的空间聚合索引，并引入空间算子集合，从而构造出空间多维数据模型和空间立方体，在模型物理实现的基础上，试验了空间立方体的OLAP操作。     

昆仑山口西8.1级地震后欧亚带和中国大陆及云南地震趋势研究

分析研究了2001年11月14日昆仑山口西8．1级巨震对欧亚地震带、中国大陆及云南未来地震趋势的影响，指出巨震后10－20年欧亚带可能处于巨震活跃时段，其间可能发生多次巨震；同期中国大陆相应处于地震活跃期，大陆西部有发生多次7．0级以上大震的可能；受欧亚带大震活动过程及巨震调整影响，未来1－3年云南省可能进入新的活跃期，6－7级强震危险性增加。