Three-Dimensional Geopositioning Accuracy of Ikonos Imagery

An investigation of the accuracy potential of Ikonos 1m satellite imagery is reported. Three sensor orientation/triangulation models are applied to stereo- and three-image configurations of "Geo" imagery with the aim of achieving 3D geopositioning to sub-metre accuracy. The models considered comprise rational functions with bias compensation, affine projection and the direct linear transformation. Test results from the Melbourne Ikonos Testfield are reported and these show that with modest provision of good quality ground control, Ikonos "Geo" imagery can yield 3D object-point determination to an accuracy of 0.5m in planimetry and 0.7m in height. The accuracy achieved is not only consistent with expectations for rigorous sensor orientation models, but is also readily attainable in practice with only a small number of ground control points being required     

铬酸根离子在羟基铁离子-蒙脱石体系中的吸附行为研究

采矿、电镀、制革等行业废物排放及含Cr矿物风化可造成一些地区土壤和地下水的Cr污染 .Cr主要以三价和六价形式存在 ,其中Cr(Ⅵ )有强的迁移能力 ,对动植物均有很强的毒害性 .研究了在氧化、酸性条件下 ,土壤及土壤溶液中的蒙脱石和羟基铁离子共存时对铬酸根离子 (主要以HCrO2 - 4和CrO2 - 4等Cr(Ⅵ )形式存在 )的吸附行为 .进行了蒙脱石、羟基铁离子、Cr(Ⅵ )离子添加顺序不同的 3个系列的实验 ,重点研究了Cr的初始质量浓度、溶液 pH值、环境温度、吸附时间、溶液离子强度对 3个系列Cr吸附行为的影响 ,并与羟基铁离子体系进行了对比 .结果表明 ,蒙脱石 -羟基铁离子体系的Cr吸附能力明显强于蒙脱石而低于羟基铁离子 ,其Cr吸附率随Cr初始质量浓度、温度的升高和吸附时间的延长而降低 ,随离子强度的升高而升高 ,而pH值对不同系列的Cr吸附率有不尽相同的影响 .     

Three-image matching. For 3-D linear object tracking

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Contrasting hydrothermal activity at Sierra Negra and Alcedo volcanoes, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador

2 and approximately 85% SO₂ of the total sulfur gas. Relative amounts of He, Ar, and N₂ show a distinct hot-spot signature ( ). The δ¹³C–CO₂ is approximately −3.6‰ and δ³⁴S_T is approximately +3.3‰. The δD/δ¹⁸O of fumarole H₂O indicates steam separation from local meteoric waters whose estimated minimum mean residence time from ³H analyses is ≤40 years. Fumarolic activity at Alcedo is controlled by a caldera-margin fault containing at least seven hydrothermal explosion craters, and by an intracaldera rhyolite vent. Two explosion craters which formed in 1993–1994 produce approximately 15 m³/s of steam, yet discharge temperatures are ≤97°C. Water content of the total gas is 95–97 mol.%, noncondensible gas is 92–98 mol.% CO₂, and sulfur gas is dominated by H₂S. Relative amounts of He, Ar, and N₂ show extensive mixing between hot spot and air or air-saturated meteoric water components but the average . The δ¹³C–CO₂ is approximately −3.5‰ and δ³⁴S_T is approximately −0.8‰. The δD/δ¹⁸O of fumarole steam indicates separation from a homogeneous reservoir that is enriched 3–5‰ in ¹⁸O compared with local meteoric water. ³H indicates that this reservoir water has a maximum mean residence time of approximately 400 years and empirical gas geothermometry indicates a reservoir temperature of 260–320°C. The intracaldera hydrothermal reservoir in Alcedo is probably capable of producing up to 150 MW; however, environmental concerns as well as lack of infrastructure and power users will limit the development of this resource. Received: 19 April 1999 / Accepted: 23 October 1999     

A comparison between mesospheric wind measurements made near Christchurch (44°S, 173°E) using the high resolution doppler imager (HRDI) and a medium frequency (MF) radar

We report on the comparison of winds measured by a medium frequency (MF) radar near Christchurch, New Zealand, and by the high resolution doppler imager (HRDI). Previous comparisons have demonstrated that there can be significant differences in the winds obtained by the two techniques, and our results are no different. However, these data show relatively good agreement in the meridional direction, but large differences in the zonal direction, where the radar is regularly measuring the zonal wind as too easterly. To do the comparison, overpasses from the satellite must be obtained when it is close to the radar site. The radar data are averaged in time around the overpass because we know the radars sample phenomena which have spatial and temporal scales which make them invisible to HRDI. There are a limited number of overpass comparisons which limit our confidence in these results, but a detailed analysis of these data show that the proximity of the overpass is often an important factor in the differences obtained. Other factors examined include the influence of the local time of the overpass, and the amount of radar data averaged around the overpass time.     

High-precision geothermobarometry across the High Himalayan metamorphic sequence, Langtang Valley, Nepal

One of the long recognized features of Himalayan geology is the apparent inversion of metamorphic sequences, as evidenced in both metamorphic parageneses and thermobarometric data. With the aid of an extended thermobarometric dataset from the Langtang Valley section of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines, it can be demonstrated that the relatively large uncertainties associated with traditional thermobarometric techniques severely limit the tectonic interpretation of metamorphic gradients across the Himalayas. We apply the recently developed Δ PT  approach, which significantly improves the precision to which pressure and temperature differences between samples may be calculated. High-precision thermobarometric data reveal an isothermal, rather than inverted, temperature array at Langtang, while the pressure data suggest significant structural complexity, with the Higher Himalayan Crystallines in the Langtang section comprising two distinct, possibly duplicated sequences, each having experienced considerable structural attenuation following metamorphism.     

Structure and recent evolution of the Hazar Basin: a strike‐slip basin on the East Anatolian Fault,Eastern Turkey

The Hazar Basin is a 25 km‐long, 7 km‐wide and 216 m‐deep depression located on the central section of the East Anatolian Fault zone (eastern Turkey) and predominantly overlain by Lake Hazar. This basin has been described previously as a pull‐apart basin because of its rhombic shape and an apparent fault step‐over between the main fault traces situated at the southwestern and northeastern ends of the lake. However, detailed structural investigation beneath Lake Hazar has not been undertaken previously to verify this interpretation. Geophysical and sedimentological data from Lake Hazar were collected during field campaigns in 2006 and 2007. The analysis of this data reveals that the main strand of the East Anatolian Fault (the Master Fault) is continuous across the Hazar Basin, connecting the two segments previously assumed to be the sidewall faults of a pull‐apart structure. In the northeastern part of the lake, an asymmetrical subsiding sub‐basin, bounded by two major faults, is cross‐cut by the Master Fault, which forms a releasing bend within the lake. Comparison of the structure revealed by this study with analogue models produced for transtensional step‐overs suggests that the Hazar Basin structure represents a highly evolved pull‐apart basin, to the extent that the previous asperity has been bypassed by a linking fault. The absence of a step‐over structure at the Hazar Basin means that no significant segmentation boundary is recognised on the East Anatolian Fault between Palu and Sincik. Therefore, this fault segment is capable of causing larger earthquakes than recognised previously.