Estimated energy balance in the jovian upper atmosphere during an auroral heating event

We present an analysis of a series of observations of the auroral/polar regions of Jupiter, carried out between September 8 and 11, 1998, making use of the high-resolution spectrometer, CSHELL, on the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), Mauna Kea, Hawaii; these observations spanned an “auroral heating event.” This analysis combines the measured line intensities and ion velocities with a one-dimensional model vertical profile of the jovian thermosphere/ionosphere. We compute the model line intensities both assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) and, relaxing this condition (non-LTE), through detailed balance calculations, in order to compare with the observations. Taking the model parameters derived, we calculate the changes in heating rate required to account for the modelled temperature profiles that are consistent with the measured line intensities. We compute the electron precipitation rates required to give the modelled ion densities that are consistent with the measured line intensities, and derive the corresponding Pedersen conductivities. We compute the changes in heating due to Joule heating and ion drag derived from the measured ion velocities, and modelled conductivities, making use of ion-neutral coupling coefficients derived from a 3-D global circulation model. Finally, we compute the cooling due to the downward conduction of heat and the radiation-to-space from the molecular ion and hydrocarbons. Comparison of the various heating and cooling terms enables us to investigate the balance of energy inputs into the auroral/polar atmosphere. Increases in Joule heating and ion drag are sufficient to explain the observed heating of the atmosphere; increased particle precipitation makes only a minor heating contribution. But local cooling effects—predominantly radiation-to-space—are shown to be too inefficient to allow the atmosphere to relax back to pre-event thermal conditions. Thus we conclude that this event provides observational, i.e. empirical, evidence that heat must be transported away from the auroral/polar regions by thermally or mechanically driven winds.     

Land Cover Classification Using High‐Resolution Aerial Photography in Adventdalen,Svalbard

A methodology was tested for high‐resolution mapping of vegetation and detailed geoecological patterns in the Arctic Tundra, based on aerial imagery from an unmanned aerial vehicle (visible wavelength – RGB, 6 cm pixel resolution) and from an aircraft (visible and near infrared, 20 cm pixel resolution). The scenes were fused at 10 and 20 cm to evaluate their applicability for vegetation mapping in an alluvial fan in Adventdalen, Svalbard. Ground‐truthing was used to create training and accuracy evaluation sets. Supervised classification tests were conducted with different band sets, including the original and derived ones, such as NDVI and principal component analysis bands. The fusion of all original bands at 10 cm resolution provided the best accuracies. The best classifier was systematically the maximum neighbourhood algorithm, with overall accuracies up to 84%. Mapped vegetation patterns reflect geoecological conditioning factors. The main limitation in the classification was differentiating between the classes graminea, moss and Salix, and moss, graminea and Salix, which showed spectral signature mixing. Silty‐clay surfaces are probably overestimated in the south part of the study area due to microscale shadowing effects. The results distinguished vegetation zones according to a general gradient of ecological limiting factors and show that VIS+NIR high‐resolution imagery are excellent tools for identifying the main vegetation groups within the lowland fan study site of Adventdalen, but do not allow for detailed discrimination between species.     

基于临边大气长波红外辐射信号的平流层增温效应研究

本文利用热层-电离层-中间层能量和动力学卫星TIMED中宽带发射辐射计SABER观测的临边大气长波红外背景辐射数据来研究平流层增温效应,基于2012/2013年1—3月在20~100 km高度内的临边大气长波红外背景辐射数据,采用微扰方法,得到辐射扰动的时空分布.结果显示：大气长波红外背景辐射扰动数据能够更精细的展示平流层增温事件的发生,2013年平流层爆发性增温效应下最大辐射扰动幅度出现在40 km处可达160%,而利用温度扰动数据表征此事件的发生时最大温度扰动幅度出现在40 km处只有21%.针对2012年弱平流层增温效应,温度扰动幅度最大值出现在40 km处为16.4%,而辐射扰动幅度的最大值在40 km处可达91%.大气长波红外背景辐射的纬度分布体现出此事件发生于高纬度地区;其经度分布在20~50 km范围内呈现"w"形状;而50 km和80 km处大气长波红外背景辐射的极值区域范围随着事件的发生在高纬度地区都是先扩大随后缩小的过程.这表明高层大气临边红外辐射信号可用于研究平流层增温效应,尤其是对于温度弱起伏的小扰动事件.这对于掌握临近空间环境辐射形成机理及其变化特性亦具有重要意义.     

甘肃岗岔—克莫地区蚀变岩特征与找矿预测

岗岔—克莫金矿区位于西秦岭北缘夏河—合作成矿带,具浅成低温热液型矿床特征,初步显示深部可能具有斑岩成矿系统存在。利用短波红外光谱矿物分析技术对岗岔—克莫金矿区蚀变岩特征的研究表明,矿区内发育的蚀变矿物主要有白云母、伊利石、蒙脱石、高岭石、地开石、绿泥石、绿帘石和次生石英等。近矿蚀变类型主要为绢英岩化。矿区内以下家门沟口为中心向外依次发育了中心带(绢英岩化带)、过渡带(泥化带)和外围带(青磐岩化带)。此外,伊利石结晶度以下家门沟口为中心向外具有明显的降低趋势。研究结果指示下家门沟口可能是矿区的热液活动中心。     

中德合作开展流动台阵近场地震观测和北京地区防震减灾研究

中国地震局和德国联邦地球科学和自然资源研究院将于2001年春季开始一项“流动台阵近场地震观测和北京地区防震减灾”的国际地震合作计划。该计划将使用由新一代数字地震仪构成的流动台阵在北京西北的延庆和中国大陆的其他地震活动区进行地震近场观测。这项计划的执行对于地震学基础研究，特别是探索地震震源过程的复杂性和首都地区的防震减灾都有重要意义。     

白杨河超大型铍(铀)矿床中蓝柱石(BeAlSiO4(OH))的矿物特征与地质意义

蓝柱石作为一种较为罕见的含铍矿物,通常产在过铝-准铝性的岩浆-热液演化系统中,或发育于富铝质岩石的低级变质过程中。本文通过偏光显微镜、电子探针、X射线粉晶衍射、激光拉曼光谱和红外光谱等多种手段方法,在白杨河超大型铍(铀)矿床首次发现了除羟硅铍石以外的另一种含铍矿物-蓝柱石。系统的矿物学研究表明蓝柱石应由花岗斑岩岩浆分异的岩浆热液直接沉淀而成,且形成于富F环境中。结合前人关于矿床地质特征、成矿年代学和地球化学等方面的研究,认为白杨河矿床中的铍矿化应是花岗斑岩深部岩浆房分异的岩浆热液,在不断演化过程中形成的,而与后期流体(包括幔源流体和大气降水)的淋滤作用无关或关系很小。