基于微雨雷达的降水参数反演和粒子相态识别

本文基于微雨雷达原始的后向散射信号,采用一种新的功率谱处理算法（RaProM算法）,在功率谱计算、噪声去除、退模糊等处理的基础上计算了雷达基本参量,并反演了液态降水参数,例如雷达反射率因子、雨强等,并对粒子相态进行识别。RaProM算法综合考虑粒子下落速度、等效雷达反射率因子、不同相态粒子的尺度特征以及是零度层亮带位置等信息,可识别的粒子相态包括雪、毛毛雨、雨、冰雹以及混合相态。选取了三个山东地区较为典型的个例对RaProM反演算法进行验证,即2021年7月2日典型层状云降水个例、2019年12月25日雨雪转换个例以及2018年3月4日零度层高度逐渐降低的降水个例。结果显示：粒子识别方法应用于典型层状云降水,垂直方向上不同相态粒子的分层较为明显,过冷层里的固态降水雪花、零度层附近冰水转换区的混合相态降水以及零度层以下的液态降水符合现有认识,验证了反演算法以及粒子识别算法的有效性。将结果进一步在雨雪转换降水相态识别中和零度层高度的检测,该反演算法均能得到较好应用,与同址同步观测的微波辐射计、云雷达、二维视频雨滴谱仪等观测结论一致。另外,与微雨雷达标准反演算法对比,RaProM算法的优势是...     

2018年云南地区GNSS面应变变化及地震关系分析

基于2018-01以来云南地区GNSS连续观测资料,利用高精度数据处理软件GAMIT/GLOBK处理后获取位移场并采用克里金插值方法进行网格化插值,获得均匀分布的位移场,再进行应变计算获取面应变信息,动态分析2018年云南地区面应变变化特征,探讨其与通海2次5.0级地震及墨江5.9级地震的内在联系。结果表明,2018-01~11云南地区面应变经历了拉张为主、区域应变快速积累、区域强挤压和强拉张并存(双柏-新平-墨江条带)、区域应变快速调整、震后应变格局改变(双柏-新平-墨江条带消失)的动态过程。通海2次5.0级地震和墨江5.9级地震分别发生在区域应变调整过程中以易门-塔甸为代表的强张拉和以景东-思茅为代表的强挤压高梯度带上,可能是在应变显著积累和应变调整双重因素作用下的产物,不同的是,墨江5.9级地震改变了以双柏-新平-墨江条带为界的强挤压和强拉张并存的区域特征,对云南整体区域面应变格局造成实质性的影响。     

VP型垂直摆倾斜仪观测频带的分析及改进

从仪器原理、传递函数和观测数据等方面分析目前在网进行1 Hz采样的VP型垂直摆倾斜仪在2~60 s周期内的频率特性,认为该仪器可以观测到频带内的信号变化,但因处于过渡带,观测幅度较真实幅度削弱约20~40 dB。对VP型垂直摆倾斜仪观测频带进行拓展,使2~60 s周期内的观测信号由之前的过渡带进入到仪器的通频带,结果与相同采样率的其他定点形变仪器的观测效果相同,将地倾斜观测量转换为加速度表达后,其幅频特性符合全球地震背景噪声模型。改进后的VP型垂直摆倾斜仪对于远距离震级不大的同震体波震相记录效果略优于改进前,但受地脉动影响,在识别非地脉动信号时需要采用更精细的方法和手段来提高识别效果。     

钻孔应变观测原位标定方法研究进展

钻孔应变观测的原位标定是制约钻孔应变定量观测理论与技术发展的基础性问题。为推进钻孔应变观测在地球动力学研究中的应用,从标定模型、参考应变信号等方面系统总结钻孔应变观测原位标定方法研究的最新进展,指出钻孔应变观测原位标定中存在的主要问题,并展望今后的发展方向。     

Development of a geotechnical and geophysical database for seismic zonation of the Ankara Basin,Turkey

The Kocaeli earthquake (M _w = 7.4) of 17 August 1999 occurred in the Eastern Marmara Region of Turkey along the North Anadolu Fault and resulted in a very serious loss of life and property. One of the most important geotechnical issues of this event was the permanent ground deformations because of both liquefaction and faulting. These deformations occurred particularly along the southern shores of ?zmit Bay and Sapanca Lake between the cities of Yalova and Adapazar? in the west and east, respectively. In this study, three sites founded on delta fans, namely De?irmendere Nose, Yeniköy tea garden at Seymen on the coast of ?zmit Bay, and Vak?f Hotel site on the coast of Sapanca Lake were selected as typical cases. The main causes of the ground deformations at these sites were then investigated. Geotechnical characterization of the ground, derivation of displacement vectors from the pre- and post-earthquake aerial photographs, liquefaction assessments based on field performance data, and analyses carried out using the sliding body method have been fundamental in this study. The displacement vectors determined from photogrammetric evaluations conducted at De?irmendere and Seymen showed a combined movement of faulting and liquefaction. But except the movements in the close vicinity of shorelines, the dominant factor in this movement was faulting. The results obtained from the analyses suggested that the ground failure at De?irmendere was a submarine landslide mainly because of earthquake shaking rather than liquefaction. On the other hand, the ground failures at the Yeniköy tea garden on the coast of Seymen and the hotel area in Sapanca town resulted from liquefaction-induced lateral spreading. It was also obtained that the ground deformations estimated from the sliding body method were quite close to those measured by aerial photogrammetry technique.     

The analysis of ground vibrations induced by bench blasting at Akyol quarry and practical blasting charts

Ground vibrations arising from excavation with blasting is one of the fundamental problems in the mining industry. Therefore, the prediction of ground vibration components plays an important role in the minimization of environmental complaints. In this study, 582 events were recorded during limestone production at a quarry (Akyol Quarry) during a period of time. The blasting parameters of these shots were also carefully recorded. During the statistical analysis of the collected data, three predictor equations proposed by the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM), Ambraseys–Hendron and Langefors–Kihlstrom were used to establish a relationship between peak particle velocity and scaled distance described by these prediction equations. As a result of this analysis, the most powerful relationship was determined and proposed to be used in this site. And also, this equation was used in the derivation of the practical blasting charts specific to this site as a practical way of predicting the peak particle velocity and maximum charge amount per delay for future blasting.     

Frequency domain electromagnetic and ground penetrating radar investigation of ephemeral streams: case study near the Southern High Plains,Texas

A frequency domain electromagnetic (FDEM) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) study was conducted on an ephemeral stream in north-central Texas to determine if FDEM and GPR measurements can be combined to determine the electrical characteristics of current and ancient stream channels. GPR data were collected at several frequencies to image sedimentary structures of different scale lengths, and to determine the formation porosity and water content of stream sediments. FDEM measurements were collected using Geonics EM31 and EM34 loop–loop instruments on a profile along the current stream channel and five profiles perpendicular to the channel. The results indicate that the greater spatial resolution of the EM31 mapped the current and possible ancient channels better than the EM34, however, the EM34 provided depth information on the formations underlying the channel sediments that the EM31 could not image. GPR measurements taken along a point bar deposit with 200, 100 and 25 MHz antennae indicated that the higher frequency antenna better resolved channel structures including laminar bedding, trough scours and cross-bedding, however, lower frequency antenna (25 MHz) imaged sedimentary structures within the underlying channel sediments. Common midpoint GPR measurements collected along the point bar deposit were used to estimate the sediment formation porosity (26%) and the water content, during a dry period, of the unsaturated (12%) and saturated (26 or 100% of the pore space) sediments. The combined results indicated that the FDEM data should be collected first because of the speed and ease of measurements. The FDEM data (especially the EM31) pointed to the locations of possible sedimentary structures, which can then be resolved by using different frequency GPR measurements.     

Reinforcing Coal Mine Roof with Polyurethane Injection: 4 Case Studies

NIOSH has recently completed a study of the interaction between polyurethane (PUR) and coal mine roof in order to determine the mechanism of reinforcement, in both highly fractured rock and unfractured rock. Four case studies of PUR reinforcement are presented. At a West Virginia site, a borehole camera revealed the location of roof voids and guided the PUR injection. By injecting polyurethane into a zone from 0.6 to 1.8 m (2–6 ft.) high in the roof, a roof beam was created and ongoing intersection falls were halted. In another highly fractured roof in a western Pennsylvania mine, a total of 5.8 cm (2.3 in.) of rubbleized rock was found in a zone up to 3 m (10 ft.) into the roof. Untargeted PUR injection filled approximately 1/2 of the fractures. These two case studies showed that it is not necessary to fill up 100% of the void space to create stability. In the other two field sites, polyurethane was injected into weak, but unfractured roof. Post-injection video monitoring showed that weak bedding planes were hydraulically wedged open and polyurethane injected along bedding. The reinforcement value of this injection method is limited because of the wafer-thin layer of PUR introduced along bedding, and the lack of a PUR “webbing” which would serve as a structural framework to provide strength. It was determined that video inspection prior to PUR injection can aid in identifying the fracture zones to target, and minimize “blind” pumping and loss of PUR.     

Variations in the accuracy of gravity recovery due to ground track variability: GRACE,CHAMP, and GOCE

Following an earlier recognition of degraded monthly geopotential recovery from GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) due to prolonged passage through a short repeat (low order resonant) orbit, we extend these insights also to CHAMP (CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload) and GOCE (Gravity field and steady state Ocean Circulation Explorer). We show wide track-density variations over time for these orbits in both latitude and longitude, and estimate that geopotential recovery will be as widely affected as well within all these regimes, with lesser track density leading to poorer recoveries. We then use recent models of atmospheric density to estimate the future orbit of GRACE and warn of degraded performance as other low order resonances are encountered in GRACE’s free fall. Finally implications for the GOCE orbit are discussed.     

Data assimilation of satellite-based actual evapotranspiration in a distributed hydrological model of a controlled water system

Advances in earth observation (EO) and spatially distributed hydrological modelling provide an opportunity to improve modelling of controlled water systems. In a controlled water system human interference is high, which may lead to incorrect parameterisation in the model calibration phase. This paper analyses whether assimilation of EO actual evapotranspiration (ETa) data can improve discharge simulation with a spatially distributed hydrological model of a controlled water system. The EO ETa estimates are in the form of eight-day ETa composite maps derived from Terra/MODIS images using the ITA-MyWater algorithm. This algorithm is based on the surface energy balance method and is calibrated for this research for a low-lying reclamation area with a heavily controlled water system: the Rijnland area in the Netherlands. Data assimilation (DA) with the particle filter method is applied to assimilate the ETa maps into a spatially distributed hydrological model. The hydrological model and DA framework are applied using the open source software SIMGRO and PCRaster-Python respectively. The analysis is done for a period between July and October 2013 in which a high discharge peak followed a long dry-spell. The assimilation of EO ETa resulted in local differences in modelled ETa compared to simulation without data assimilation, while the area average ETa remained almost the same. The modelled cumulative discharge graphs, with and without DA, showed distinctive differences with the simulation, with DA better matching the measured cumulative discharge. The bias of simulated cumulative discharge to the observed data reduced from 14% to 4% when using DA of EO ETa. These results showed that assimilating EO ETa may not only be effective in the more common applications of soil moisture and crop-growth modelling, but also for improving discharge modelling of controlled water systems.