On the characteristics of ground motion rotational components using Chiba dense array data

An effort is made to examine the properties of rotational (torsional and rocking) ground motions using Chiba dense array data. The Chiba array system, located 30 km east of Tokyo, Japan, is composed of 15 boreholes with separation distances varying from 5 to 320 m. This provides a unique opportunity to examine the characteristics of rotational components. For this purpose, 17 events are considered and rotational ground motions are evaluated using spatial derivatives of translational ones. The effects of seismological parameters and separation distances between stations on properties of rotational motions are examined, showing a sudden increase in rotational motions for the earthquakes with large magnitude or PGA and decrease of these motions with increasing separation distance. While the duration of torsional motion is found to be larger than translational ones, there is no significant difference between durations of rocking and vertical motions. The effects of separation distance and earthquake magnitude on rotational response spectra are also investigated. The normalized rotational response spectra are found to be strongly affected by separation distance. The spectral ratios of rotational and translational motions are not linearly proportional to period as suggested by the previous studies. Finally, the torsional motion is predicted from translation ones for different separation distances at the site. The comparison of the predicted and the calculated torsional motions reveals a weak estimation in close separation distances (<30m) and satisfactory predictions in other cases. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Inversion of waveforms from. Xiangtang borehole seismic array for soil dynamic property

In order to understand the site soil response of the Xiangtang borehole seismic array under real strong ground motion, reveal the site response, verify the technique of borehole exploration, and improve the precision of in-situ test and laboratory test, this paper presents a new approach, which is composed of two methods. One is the layered site seismic response method, whose layer transform matrix is always real. The other is a global-local optimization technique, which uses genetic algorithm (GA)-simplex method. An inversion of multi-component waveforms of P, SV and SH wave is carried out simultaneously. By inverting the records of three moderate and small earthquakes obtained from the Xiangtang borehole array (2# ) site, the soil dynamic characteristic parameters, including P velocity, damping ratio and frequency-dependent coefficient b, which has not been given in previous literatures, are calculated. The results show that the soil S wave velocity of the Xiangtang 2# borehole is generally greater than that obtained from the 1994 in-situ test, and is close to the velocity of the 3# borehole, which is more than 200 m away from the 2# borehole. Meanwhile, perceptible soil nonlinear behavior under peak ground motion of about 60×10-2m/s2 is detected by the inversion analysis. The presented method can be used for studying the soil response of other borehole array sites.     

GPS数据处理科研软件与商业软件对此分析

将GPS数据处理科研软件和商业软件从软件性能、软件选用的模型和基线解算结果精度进行对比分析，指出了两软件具有的共同点和异同点，同时得出一些有益的建议和结论，并对软件发展做出预测。     

Trimble随机软件基线格式转换方法与实现

分析了Trimble随机软件新、旧基线数据格式,讨论了GPS基线格式转换的实现方法,编写了专用接口程序,实现了新、旧GPS基线格式的自动转换。     

利用平地干涉相位进行INSAR初始基线估计

INSAR技术是最有潜力获取高精度DEM的手段之一.在其关键技术中,基线估计是影响最终DEM精度的一个关键因素.通常,较小的基线估计误差将会导致获取的DEM中存在较大的斜坡效应.但是,对于境外等难以获取地面控制点的区域,很难精确地估计出基线参数,从而使获取的DEM误差很大.针对这种情况,从INSAR的基本原理入手,提出了一种新的利用平地干涉相位进行初始基线估计的方法.利用1994年美国NASA航天飞机SIR-C/X-SAR数据和中国科学院电子所机载双天线干涉数据进行了实验,结果表明:该方法适用于无控制地区的基线估计,它无需地面控制点,并且估计出的基线参数比较精确.     

谈多种型号GPS接收机联合作业

主要探讨了多种型号GPS接收机联合布设控制网的原理及可行性,介绍了野外星历数据采集及数据后处理的方法和技巧。     

A geomagnetic scattering theory for evaluation of earth structure

Summary. Structural features of the Earth's lower crust and upper mantle can be mapped by the analysis of temporal geomagnetic fluctuations using the electromagnetic scattering theory developed in this paper. Decomposing geomagnetic field fluctuations at the Earth's surface into an excitation part and a scattered part forms the basis of a power series development. The vertical field component is interpreted as a scattering of the excitation field. The horizontal gradient and geomagnetic depth sounding methods are special cases of the theory developed. The horizontal gradient sounding method has a tensorial aspect which has not been recognized before; it should be included to obtain correct penetration depth parameter evaluations from field data.     

Spada: An Array of Spad Detectors For Astrophysical Applications

Astrophysical studies require accurate, sensitive and fast detectors to detect faint sources with high variability. Recently an array of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPAD), SPADA, has been developed. This array is suitable for competitive adaptive optics operations and fast transient image acquisition at a fraction of the current cost of imaging arrays. The fabricated solid-state photon counters are rugged, easily integrated with the optics, free from readout noise, and have very fast frame rates (> 10 kHz, for visible corrections) with nanosecond electronic gating. In this paper, the following are described: the development of silicon monolithic arrays of 60 photon-counters, the detection electronics (based on integrated active quenching circuits for each pixel of the array), the real-time data-processing board implemented into FPGA and some aspects of the mechanical housing.