Quality Control and Evaluation of the Observed Daily Data in the North American Soil Moisture Database

The North American Soil Moisture Database (NASMD) was initiated in 2011 to assemble and homogenize in situ soil moisture measurements from 32 observational networks in the United States and Canada encompassing more than 1800 stations. Although statistical quality control (QC) procedures have been applied in the NASMD, the soil moisture content tends to be systematically underestimated by in situ sensors in frozen soils, and using a single maximum threshold (i.e., 0.6 m3 m-3) may not be sufficient for robust QC because of the diverse soil textures in North America. In this study, based on the in situ soil porosity and North American Land Data Assimilation System phase 2 (NLDAS-2) Noah soil temperature, the simple automated QC method is revised to supplement the existing QC approach. This revised QC method is first validated based on the assessment at 78 of the Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) stations where the manually checked data are available, and is then applied to all stations in the NASMD to produce a more strict quality-controlled dataset. The results show that the revised automated QC procedure can flag the spurious and erroneous soil moisture measurements for the SCAN stations, especially for those located in high altitudes and latitudes. Relative to station measurements in the original NASMD, the quality-controlled data show a slightly better agreement with the manually checked soil moisture content. It should be noted that this quality-controlled dataset may be over-flagged for some valid soil moisture measurements due to potential errors of the soil temperature and soil porosity data, and validation in this study is limited by the availability of benchmark soil moisture data. The updated QC and additional validation will be desirable to boost confidence in the product when high-quality data become available in the future.     

The role and performance of ground-based networks in tracking the evolution of the ozone layer

In the 1980s, ground-based monitoring of the ozone layer played a key role in the discovery of the Antarctic Ozone Hole as well as in the first documentation of significant winter and spring long-term downward trends in the populated mid-latitude regions. The article summarizes the close-to-hundred-year-long history of ground-based measurements of stratospheric ozone, and more recent observations of constituents that influence its equilibrium. Ozone observations began long before the recognition of the impact of increasing emissions of manmade ozone-depleting substances on ozone and therefore on UV levels, human health, ecosystems and the Earth climate. The historical ozone observations prior to 1980s are used as a reference for the assessments of the state of the ozone layer linked to the enforcement of the Montreal Protocol. In this paper, we describe the worldwide monitoring networks and their ozone observations used to determine long-term trends with an accuracy of a few percent per decade. Since 1989, the ground-based monitoring activities have provided support for the amendments of the Montreal Protocol (MP). They include monitoring of (a) the ozone total column and the vertical distribution at global scale, (b) the ozone-depleting substances (ODS) related to the MP such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and their decomposition products in the stratosphere, and (c) the atmospheric species playing a role in ozone depletion, e.g., nitrogen oxides, water vapor, aerosols, polar stratospheric clouds. We highlight important accomplishments in the atmospheric monitoring performed by the Global Atmosphere Watch program (GAW) run under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC). We also address the complementary roles of ground-based networks and satellite instruments. High-quality ground-based measurements have been used to evaluate ozone variabilities and long-term trends, assess chemistry climate models, and check the long-term stability of satellite data, including more recently the merged satellite time-series developed for the detection of ozone recovery at global scale, which might be further modified by climate change.     

Efficient Bayesian networks for slope safety evaluation with large quantity monitoring information

New sensing and wireless technologies generate massive data. This paper proposes an efficient Bayesian network to evaluate the slope safety using large-quantity field monitoring information with underlying physical mechanisms. A Bayesian network for a slope involving correlated material properties and dozens of observational points is constructed.     

一种计算北斗三频多路径的方法及其结果分析

多路径误差分析是北斗卫星导航系统性能评估的一项重要内容。本文给出了一种新的计算3频多路径误差的方法,该方法只需对B1和B2载波相位观测值进行处理就能得到3个频率的伪距多路径误差。利用MGEX跟踪站的数据计算了BDS的多路径误差,从GPS和BDS多路径误差比较以及纬度、轨道和频率因素分析了BDS多路径误差的特性,结果表明,BDS多路径误差小于0．5 m,符合质量检查要求,其性能优于GPS卫星系统。     

Blowing in the wind: III. Accretion of dust rims by chondrule-sized particles in a turbulent protoplanetary nebula

The fabric of primitive meteorites is dominated by small but macroscopic particles—chondrules, refractory mineral inclusions (CAIs), metal grains, and their like. One interesting aspect of these particles is that they are often surrounded by well-attached rims of fine-grained dust which appear to have been “accreted” onto solid mineral cores. The rim thickness varies from one meteorite to another, but there seems to be a proportionality between the thickness of the rim and the size of the core. We make use of recently derived analytical expressions for absolute and relative velocities of chondrule-and-CAI-sized particles in a weakly turbulent nebula (Cuzzi and Hogan, 2003, paper I of this series) to assess the acquisition of fine-grained accretionary dust rims by particles in the chondrule-to-CAI size range. We compare these predictions with meteoritic observations, and show how the existence of fairly compact dust rims on chondrules and similar size objects can be easily understood within the turbulent nebula context. We estimate the time needed to accrete such rims to be in the 10²-10³ year range. More observations of the form of the correlation between rim and core diameter in dust-rimmed chondrules are needed in order to strongly constrain the environment and history of these objects.     

一种新的高精度全球对流层天顶延迟模型

对流层延迟是影响高精度卫星导航定位的关键因素,也是大气科学研究的重要数据.针对已有全球对流层延迟模型的模型方程未同时顾及高程、纬度和季节变化以及模型构建时仅使用单一格网点数据等问题,本文提出了一种对流层天顶延迟(ZTD)全球模型构建的新方法,即引入滑动窗口算法将全球剖分为大小一致的规则窗口,利用2008—2015年全球大地观测系统(GGOS)大气格网产品构建每个窗口同时顾及高程、纬度和季节因子的全球ZTD新模型(GGZTD模型).联合未参与建模的2016年全球GGOS格网产品和2016年全球316个IGS站精密ZTD产品,检验了GGZTD模型的精度和适用性.结果表明:以GGOS大气格网ZTD产品和IGS站ZTD产品为参考值,GGZTD模型在全球的精度分别为3.58 cm和3.62 cm,相对于UNB3m模型和目前标称精度最优的GPT2w模型计算的ZTD信息,GGZTD模型在全球表现出了最优的精度和稳定性,其精度相对于UNB3m模型具有显著的提升(精度提高了30%以上),相对于GPT2w模型仍具有一定的改善;在ZTD计算时GGZTD模型相对于GPT2w模型显著地减少了模型参数,尤其相对于GPT2w-1(减少了99%).GGZTD模型只需输入位置与时间和依赖相对较少的模型参数则能在全球获得高精度和稳定的ZTD信息,极大地提升了模型的计算效率.     

Surface cracks—geomorphological indicators for late Quaternary halotectonic movements in Northern Germany

Loading and unloading effects of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet triggered halotectonic movements in Northern Germany. We present newly detected geomorphological features—termed surface cracks—which indicate a relation between ice sheet-induced salt movement and surface processes. As a part of the Central European Basin System, numerous Zechstein salt structures are abundant in the North German Basin. On the basis of high-resolution digital terrain data, more than 160 surface cracks were mapped in Northern Germany, which were grouped into 30 clusters. Almost all of the surface cracks occur above the top regions of Zechstein salt structures. The surface cracks can be several kilometres long, up to more than 20 m deep and more than 100 m wide. The comparison of the shape of the salt structures and the orientation of the cracks reveals a geometric dependency, indicating that the cracks preferably occur near the crest margins of the salt structures. Furthermore, 3D seismic data from two sites show that subsurface faults originating from salt movement exist beneath the surface cracks. We interpret the cracks as surface ruptures due to ice sheet-induced halotectonic movements. The cracks occur in a variety of Quaternary sediments and landforms. This indicates that widespread halokinetic movements occurred in the region after the last (Weichselian) deglaciation and likely before the thawing of the permafrost, possibly in a time frame from c. 30–20 ka until c. 15 ka.     

基于ArcGIS的80西安坐标系转换到2000国家坐标系的研究

2000中国大地坐标系(CGCS2000)是我国新启用的地心坐标系,但我国目前用以测图及工程规划、设计以及其他用途的地图坐标系一般又都是基于北京54坐标系或1980西安坐标系。如何将这些坐标系转换到2000国家坐标系是当前必须解决的问题。本文就西安80坐标系到2000国家坐标系之间的转换的基础理论和方法进行了研究,给出了基于ArcGIS环境下将1980西安坐标系转换到2000中国大地坐标系的有效解决办法。     

Mapping potential areas for groundwater storage in the High Guir Basin (Morocco):Contribution of remote sensing and geographic information system

Identification of water potential areas in arid regions is a crucial element for the enhancement of their water resources and socio-economic development. In fact, water resources system-planning can be used to make various decisions and implement management of water resources policies. The purpose of this study is to identify groundwater storage areas in the high Guir Basin by implementing Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing methods. The required data for this study can be summarized into five critical factors: Topography (slope), lithology, rainfall, rock fracture and drainage. These critical factors have been converted by the GIS into thematic maps. For each critical parameter, a coefficient with weight was attributed according to its importance. The map of potential groundwater storage areas is obtained by adding the products (coefficient × weight) of the five parameters. The results show that 50% to 64% of the total area of the High Guir Basin is potentially rich in groundwater, where most of fracture systems are intensely developed. The obtained results are validated with specific yield of the aquifer in the study area. It is noted that there is a strong positive correlation between excellent groundwater potential zones with high flows of water points and it diminishes with low specific yield with poor potential zones.     

不锈钢内衬技术在江阴市供水管网改造中的应用

本文结合不锈钢内衬技术在江阴市玻璃钢供水管道改造中的应用,介绍了不锈钢内衬玻璃钢管施工工艺流程和施工技术措施,分析了不锈钢内衬施工效果和优势。展望了不锈钢内衬技术在城市供水管网改造中的应用前景。