Matched-field geoacoustic inversion of low-frequency source tow data from the ASIAEX East China Sea experiment

Geoacoustic inversion results based on data obtained during the Asian Seas International Acoustics Experiment (ASIAEX) 2001 East China Sea experiment are reported. The inversion process uses a genetic-algorithm-based matched-field-processing approach to optimize the search procedure for the unknown parameters. Inversion results include both geometric and geoacoustic variables. To gauge the quality of the inversion, two different analyses are employed. First, the inversion results based upon discrete source-receiver ranges are confirmed by continuous source localization over an interval of time. Second, separate inversions at many different ranges are carried out and the uncertainties of the parameter estimation are analyzed. The analysis shows that both methods yield consistent results, ensuring the reliability of inversion in this study.     

Modelling residence‐time response to freshwater input in Apalachicola Bay,Florida, USA

Residence time of an estuary can be used to estimate the rate of removal of freshwater and pollutants from river inflow. In this study, a calibrated three‐dimensional hydrodynamic model was used to determine residence time in response to the change of freshwater input in Apalachicola Bay. The bay is about 40 km long and 7 km wide, with an average 3 m water depth. Through hydrodynamic model simulations, the spatial and temporal salinity and the total freshwater volume in the bay were calculated. Then the freshwater fraction method was used to estimate the residence time. Results indicate that the residence time in Apalachicola Bay typically ranges between 3 and 10 days for the daily freshwater input ranging from 177 m³/s to 4561 m³/s. Regression analysis of model results shows that an exponential regression equation can be used to correlate the estuarine residence time to changes of freshwater input. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Vorticity waves in a shallow basin

Observed oscillatory current patterns in the southern basin of Lake Michigan, with a distinctive peak in the energy spectrum at a period of about 90 h, are simulated using a linear potential vorticity conservation model. Solutions of the forced vorticity equation in a paraboloidal basin show rotational, oscillatory motions tuned to the low-frequency topographic modes that are very similar to the observed flow patterns. Topography-controlled vorticity waves are excited most effectively by wind episodes with frequency nearly in resonance with the topographic modes. Bottom resistance has no significant effect on the frequency equation; it simply decays the waves slowly in the open lake and more quickly near the coast. Flow patterns of both the gravest free vorticity wave and the corresponding forced wave consist of two opposite circulation cells separated by a null streamline through the center of the basin and rotating cyclonically near the free wave and atmospheric forcing frequencies, respectively. Interactions between the forced and free waves result in an apparent rotational pattern with a frequency the median of the two. A combination of elliptic—paraboloidal basin and shorter period forced modes can approximate the observed Lake Michigan response. Doppler shift, due to the persistence of cyclonic vorticity in the flow field, is also determined to be a factor in shifting the elliptical basin mode to a higher frequency.     

A model for the representation of emergency cases

The aim of this paper is to propose a location model of earthquake emergency service depot on the basis of hybrid multi-attribute decision-making method. The advantage of the proposed method is that practical mixed uncertainty of location decision information is considered, and the corresponding factors that affect the location of transfer stations are contained. To solve the location problem, a hybrid multi-attribute decision procedure without information transformation is developed. Besides, a novel weighting method and aggregation process is given. Finally, a numerical example is provided to show the feasibility and validity of the proposed method.     

地震空间分维Dq及b值的临震变化特征及其非线性机制分析

对云南省几个不同地区的强震孕震阶段及临震时的地震空间分维Ｄｑ（ｑ＝０，１，２，）及ｂ值进行了计算和研究，发现虽然在孕震阶段各地区的Ｄｑ及ｂ值均有着共同的下降主趋势，但临震时不同区域的Ｄｑ及ｂ的变化形态却存在着差异，大地震可能发生在Ｄｑ及ｂ值均降至最低时，也可能发生在Ｄｑ及ｂ值下降后又回升之时，还可能发生在Ｄｑ回升而ｂ值仍保持最低时。本着重对Ｄｑ及ｂ值的临震变化特征及其个体差异从非线性的角度作了物     

地幔深部运动,全球构造格局及中国地震应力场背景c

本文探讨了形成岩石层内部应力场两种可能的力源:地幔对流产生的作用于岩石层底部的切向拖曳力和沿板块边界分布力系对岩石层内应力场的影响.发现这两种力同时作用控制了中国大陆应力场的基本格局,它们产生的应力场主压应力方向和用地震震源机制解、钻孔应力测量及地质构造推断的中国应力场分布基本吻合.     

中国热带MIS 3气候特征探讨

本文根据30多个古气候分析实例,探讨中国热带MIS3气候波动的相位特征、变幅特征和周期特征.MIS3为回暖期,曾出现早、晚2个暖期,晚期比早期更暖.MIS3的气候与现今的气候相比较,东部热带以热湿为主,年均温比今高1°～2℃或2°～2.5℃,年降水量比今多700mm或400～500mm;西部热带以凉湿为主,年均温与今相似或约低1.5℃,年降水量比今多700mm左右.MIS3期间出现2个冷-暖-冷的旋回,平均周期为17.5ka,这与岁差周期大体相符.中国热带MIS3的气候波动不仅有万年尺度的地球轨道周期,也有千年尺度的周期,后者与太阳辐射总量本身的变化有关.     

南方砖红壤层的早期人类活动信息

近年来在中国南方许多河谷地带的砖红壤层中发现一种很有特色的卵石工具工业,还在几个地点与砖红壤层相当的层位发现人类化石和共生的动物化石。这些发现为深入研究因缺少古生物学证据而长期困扰人们的砖红壤层问题提供重要的信息。本文在介绍这些发现的同时,还讨论了砖红壤层的时代及其与华北更新世地层的对比。     

榴辉岩中绿辉石的测定方法研究

通过对某地榴辉岩中伴生的有用矿物的纯矿物物质组成的研究,发现Ｎａ可作为其中绿辉石的特征性成分,且Ｎａ２Ｏ含量与其纯度呈正相关。因此,推荐用测定Ｎａ２Ｏ量并以求得的换算系数计算榴辉岩中绿辉石含量的化学物相分析方法。经合成样品验证,方法的相对误差＜１．７％,用于生产样品分析,所得结果的重现性好,平均偏差＜０．５％。