Sources of Subseasonal Prediction Skill for Heatwaves over the Yangtze River Basin Revealed from Three S2S Models

Based on the reforecast data(1999–2010) of three operational models [the China Meteorological Administration(CMA), the National Centers for Environmental Prediction of the U.S.(NCEP) and the European Centre for MediumRange Weather Forecasts(ECMWF)] that participated in the Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction(S2S) project, we identified the major sources of subseasonal prediction skill for heatwaves over the Yangtze River basin(YRB). The three models show limited prediction skills in terms of the ...     

Impact melting of lunar meteorite Dhofar 458: Evidence from polycrystalline texture and decomposition of zircon

Abstract– Dhofar 458 is a lunar meteorite consisting mainly of olivine‐plagioclase intergrowths, pyroxene‐plagioclase intergrowths, and plagioclase fragments. Pyroxene‐plagioclase globules are also common. In this study, we report the discovery of a polycrystalline zircon in this lunar meteorite. The polycrystalline zircon contains small vesicles and rounded baddeleyite grains at its margin. The polycrystalline and porous texture of the zircon indicates high‐pressure shock‐induced melting and degassing. Baddeleyite grains are derived from decomposition of zircon under high postshock temperature. The shock features in zircon indicates that the shock pressure in Dhofar 458 was greater than approximately 60 GPa and the postshock temperature greater than approximately 1700 °C. The polycrystalline and degassing texture and decomposition zircon also strongly indicates that Dhofar 458 is a clast‐rich impact melt rock. During this shock event, most components were melted and grains of mafic minerals are interstitial to lath‐like plagioclase grains. Large fragments of olivine and chromite also formed polycrystalline texture at margins and chemically reequilibrated with surrounding melts. We suggest that pyroxene‐plagioclase globules could be remains of melted target clasts, whereas vesicles may form during shock‐induced degassing of the rock. The U‐Pb isotopic data plot on a well‐defined discordant line, yielding the age of the zircon of 3434 ± 15 Ma (2σ). This age is interpreted as the time of the impact event that melted Dhofar 458 and caused decomposition and recrystallization of this zircon in Dhofar 458, which reset this zircon’s U‐Pb age.     

Al‐Mg systematics of hibonite‐bearing Ca,Al‐rich inclusions from Ningqiang

Abstract– Hibonite‐bearing Ca,Al‐rich inclusions (CAIs) usually occur in CM and CH chondrites and possess petrographic and isotopic characteristics distinctive from other typical CAIs. Despite their highly refractory nature, most hibonite‐bearing CAIs have little or no ²⁶Mg excess (the decay product of ²⁶Al), but do show wide variations of Ca and Ti isotopic anomalies. A few spinel‐hibonite spherules preserve evidence of live ²⁶Al with an inferred ²⁶Al/²⁷Al close to the canonical value. The bimodal distribution of ²⁶Al abundances in hibonite‐bearing CAIs has inspired several interpretations regarding the origin of short‐lived nuclides and the evolution of the solar nebula. Herein we show that hibonite‐bearing CAIs from Ningqiang, an ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite, also provide evidence for a bimodal distribution of ²⁶Al. Two hibonite aggregates and two hibonite‐pyroxene spherules show no ²⁶Mg excesses, corresponding to inferred ²⁶Al/²⁷Al < 8 × 10^?6. Two hibonite‐melilite spherules are indistinguishable from each other in terms of chemistry and mineralogy but have different Mg isotopic compositions. Hibonite and melilite in one of them display positive ²⁶Mg excesses (up to 25‰) that are correlated with Al/Mg with an inferred ²⁶Al/²⁷Al of (5.5 ± 0.6) × 10^?5. The other one contains normal Mg isotopes with an inferred ²⁶Al/²⁷Al < 3.4 × 10^?6. Hibonite in a hibonite‐spinel fragment displays large ²⁶Mg excesses (up to 38‰) that correlate with Al/Mg, with an inferred ²⁶Al/²⁷Al of (4.5 ± 0.8) × 10^?5. Prolonged formation duration and thermal alteration of hibonite‐bearing CAIs seem to be inconsistent with petrological and isotopic observations of Ningqiang. Our results support the theory of formation of ²⁶Al‐free/poor hibonite‐bearing CAIs prior to the injection of ²⁶Al into the solar nebula from a nearby stellar source.     

基于下一代四星转轮式编队系统精确和快速反演FSCF地球重力场

第一,由于重力卫星编队轨道的稳定性设计是建立下一代高精度和高空间分辨率地球重力场模型的关键,因此为保证下一代四星转轮式编队系统的稳定性,轨道根数的最优设计如下:(1)轨道半长轴a、轨道偏心率e、轨道倾角i和升交点赤经Ω保持不变;(2)每对卫星的近地点幅角ω和平近点角M分别相差180°;(3)初始近地点辐角ω设置于赤道处,初始平近点角M设计于极点处;(4)卫星编队系统椭圆轨道的半长轴和半短轴之比为2:1. 第二,基于下一代四星转轮式编队系统,利用星间速度插值法,通过相关系数(激光干涉测量系统的星间速度0.85、GPS接收机的轨道位置和轨道速度0.95、星载加速度计的非保守力0.90)、观测时间30天和采样间隔10 s,反演了120阶FSCF-1/2/3/4(Four-Satellite Cartwheel Formation)地球重力场,在120阶处累计大地水准面精度为1.162×10^-4 m,较目前GRACE地球重力场精度至少提高一个数量级. 第三,下一代四星转轮式编队系统具有低轨道高度、高精度测量、全张量观测、弱混频效应和强时变信号的优点.     

Petrogenesis of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 2977: Constraints from in situ microprobe results

Abstract– Northwest Africa (NWA) 2977 is an olivine‐gabbro lunar meteorite that has a distinctly different petrographic texture from other lunar basalts. We studied this rock with a series of in situ analytical methods. NWA 2977 consists mainly of olivine and pyroxene with minor plagioclase. It shows evidence of intense shock metamorphism, locally as high as shock‐stage S6. Olivine adjacent to a melt vein has been partially transformed into ringwoodite and Al,Ti‐rich chromite grains have partially transformed into their high‐pressure polymorph (possibly CaTi₂O₄‐structure). Olivine in NWA 2977 contains two types of lithic inclusions. One type is present as Si,Al‐rich melt inclusions that are composed of glass and, in most cases, dendritic pyroxene. The other type is mafic and composed of relatively coarse‐grained augite with accessory chromite, RE‐merrillite, and baddeleyite. Two Si,Al‐rich melt inclusions are heavy rare earth elements (REE) enriched, whereas the mafic inclusion has high REE concentrations and a KREEP‐like pattern. The mafic inclusion could be a relict fragment captured during the ascent of the parent magma of NWA 2977, whereas the Si,Al‐rich inclusions may represent the original NWA 2977 melt. The calculated whole‐rock composition has a KREEP‐like REE pattern, suggesting that NWA 2977 has an affinity to KREEP rocks. Baddeleyite has recorded a young crystallization age of 3123 ± 7 Ma (2σ), which is consistent with results from previous whole‐rock and mineral Sm‐Nd and Rb‐Sr studies. The petrography, mineralogy, trace element geochemistry, and young crystallization age of NWA 2977 support the possibility of pairing between NWA 2977 and the olivine‐gabbro portion of NWA 773.     

A cost-benefit analysis for the implementation of riparian buffer strips in the Shihmen reservoir watershed

The Shihmen reservoir is an important water source for about 3.4 million people in northern Taiwan. To protect reservoir water quality,it is necessary to conserve and manage the associated watersheds. Riparian buffer strips can trap pollutants emitted near a watershed.The location and design of a buffer strip can influence its pollutant-trapping efficiency.Any commitment of land for use as a riparian buffer strip must consider the project’s economic effectiveness.The present research is a cost-benefit analysis of various possible land developments in the Shihmen reservoir watershed.This study has applied a regression equation to evaluate pollutant-trapping efficiency levels of riparian buffer strips of various widths.Planned buffer strips have been evaluated in terms of net economic effectiveness and benefit-cost ratio.Results indicate that the optimal buffer strip width is 30 m for the Shihmen reservoir watershed.     

昭平、惜福和哈密铁陨石的矿物岩石学研究和化学群分类

详细分析了中国新近发现的3块铁陨石即：昭平、惜福和哈密的矿物组成和化学成分，并根据它们的化学元素（Ga、Ge、Ni和Ir等）含量进行了分群；昭平和惜福铁陨石分别属于IAB的低Ni低Au亚群和ⅢCD铁陨石群，哈密铁陨石因为其本身的Ga和Ge的含量很低以及实验仪器的精度限制，只能得知该陨石的Ga含量小于2ppm、Ge含量小于10ppm，根据其化学元素含量、结构特征和矿物组成，初步判断哈密铁陨石应属于未分群铁陨石．     

GRACE卫星关键载荷实测数据的有效处理和地球重力场的精确解算

首先对美国喷气推进实验室（JPL）公布的2007-06-01～2007-12-31时间段内的GRACE Level 1B卫星GPS轨道位置和速度、K波段系统星间速度、加速度计非保守力以及恒星敏感器姿态实测数据对应进行了轨道拼接、粗差探测、线性内插、重新标定、坐标转换、误差分析等有效处理;其次,基于改进的能量守恒法恢复了120阶GRACE地球重力场,在120阶处累计大地水准面精度为25.313 cm;最后,检验了本文地球重力场模型IGG-GRACE的可靠性,同时分析了IGG-GRACE解算精度在低频部分略优于德国波兹坦地学研究中心（GFZ）公布的EIGEN-GRACE02S地球重力场模型,而在中高频部分略低的原因.     

广西秋冬季降水变化特征及其影响因子分析

使用多种客观和统计分析方法对近46年广西秋冬季降水的异常变化特征及其影响因子进行了分析,结果表明：以ENSO事件为代表的赤道太平洋地区热力振荡是广西地区秋季降水年际变化的主要影响因子;而太阳活动的周期变化是该区域秋冬季降水年代际变化的关键性影响因素。     

寺巷口普通球粒陨石的热变质和冲击变质历史研究

寺巷口陨石是一块经历强冲击变质的普通球粒陨石.系统研究陨石主体和冲击熔融脉的岩相学和矿物学.该陨石中球粒较少且轮廓和内部结构均模糊不清,基质重结晶程度高,橄榄石和辉石的成分非常均一.单斜辉石-斜方辉石矿物对计算得到的平衡温度峰值为891 4-36°C.说明寺巷口陨石的热变质程度与6型一致.陨石主体中的橄榄石具有明显的波状消光和面状变形裂隙,熔长石广泛存在,在冲击熔融脉中含有粗粒的林伍德石和镁铁榴石以及细粒的高压矿物组合,这些特征预示了寺巷口陨石经历了S6级的冲击变质作用且形成冲击脉的峰期压力可能在20 GPa-24 GPa左右,而温度可能高于2000°C.冲击熔融脉中自磷钙矿和铬铁矿的存在可能是因为经历了较长的退火时间,导致其高压矿物的回退.