Nearby Protoclusters as Laboratories for Understanding Star Formation on Galactic Scales

Detailed studies of nearby cluster-forming molecular clouds can help us understand the physical processes by which most stars form in galaxies. I review recent advances made on this subject. Submillimeter observations of nearby protoclusters suggest that stars are generally built from finite, detached reservoirs of mass inside molecular cloud cores, and point to a cloud fragmentation origin for the IMF. Much progress in this field will come from future large submillimeter instruments such as Herschel and ALMA. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Simultaneous identification of parameter,initial condition,and boundary condition in groundwater modelling

In this paper, we perform an inverse method to simultaneously estimate aquifer parameters, initial condition, and boundary conditions in groundwater modelling. The parameter estimation is extended to a complete inverse problem that makes the calibrated groundwater flow model more realistic. The adjoint state method, the gradient search method, and the least square error algorithm are combined to build the optimization procedure. Horizontal two‐dimensional groundwater flow in a confined aquifer is exemplified to demonstrate the correlation between unknowns, the contribution of observation, as well as the suitability of applying the inverse method. The correlation analysis shows the connection between storage coefficient and initial condition. Besides, transmissivity and boundary conditions are also highly correlated. More observations at different location and time are necessary to provide sufficient information. A time series of unsteady head is requested for estimation of storage coefficient and initial condition. Observation near boundary is very effective for boundary condition estimation. The observation at pumping well mostly contributes to the estimation of transmissivity. According to all observations, it is possible to identify parameters, initial condition, and boundary condition simultaneously. Furthermore, the results not only illustrate the traditional assumption of known boundary condition but also initial condition, which may cause an incorrect estimation. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

南海神狐海域水合物一维速度结构研究： 基于中—低饱和度水合物区的约束

高精度OBS探测作为目前研究水合物的常用技术手段,可以获取水合物矿体精细速度结构,在研究天然气水合物饱和度、水合物资源的预测与开发等方面具有重要指导意义。然而正演模拟OBS速度结构是繁琐漫长的过程,构建合理的初始模型是后续精细结构快速成像的重要前提。本研究基于全球18个已探明地震波速度的水合物区,分析了水合物矿体内纵波速度的共性特征和影响因素,拟合了水合物矿体带纵波速度与海水深度、沉积物厚度的经验公式。综合经验公式、OBS数据与多道地震剖面,建立了神狐水合物区横向均匀初始模型,并通过射线追踪与走时拟合模拟了神狐海域的一维纵波速度结构。结果表明,神狐水合物矿体带具有高纵波速度(1.83~1.92 km/s）,游离气层具有低P波速度（1.60~1.70 km/s）,此外,基于全球的水合物速度经验公式对神狐海域速度结构模拟具有重要参考意义,有望为获取神狐海域二维/三维精确速度结构提供可靠的初始模型,进而指导水合物精细勘察与资源评估。     

考虑含水率影响的结构性黄土临界状态模型

根据不同初始含水率原状黄土结构性演化规律,基于临界状态土力学理论,以应力、初始含水率和应变为基本变量,提出了一个可以反映原状黄土结构性演化规律及软化特性的临界状态本构模型。模型通过对比不同初始含水率下重塑与原状黄土等向压缩曲线,建立了不同含水率下原状黄土的结构性参数及其演化方程。此外,模型采用非相关联流动法则,以剪胀方程的形式来求解塑性偏应变。模型共计9个材料参数,均可由压缩试验和常规三轴剪切试验求得。通过与已有试验数据的对比发现,本模型不仅可以较好地体现初始含水率对原状黄土结构强度、变形特性以及结构破坏规律的影响,而且能较为合理地预测原状黄土的硬化及软化特性。所建立的结构性黄土临界状态模型为深化黄土力学特性研究提供了可能,同时为有效计算黄土地基湿陷变形提供了一定的理论依据。     

冻融循环作用下含水率对粗颗粒填料水分迁移影响的宏细观试验研究北大核心CSCD

冻融循环作用和初始含水率是影响粗颗粒填料水分迁移特征和冻胀融沉变形的两个主要因素。为明确冻融循环作用下,不同初始含水率粗颗粒填料的水分迁移特征及细观机制,采用荧光素为追踪剂,以CT细观机理观测为研究手段,开展了不同初始含水率条件下粗颗粒填料的一系列冻融循环试验,探究了温度场和冻深变化、水分迁移图像、补水量变化、最终含水率分布及CT值变化规律等。试验结果表明,冻深基本随冻融循环的次数增加不断加深,初始含水率越大,不同冻融循环作用下冻深的变化越稳定。外界补水量和液态水迁移高度与初始含水率呈负相关。CT扫描结果分析表明,经历多次冻融循环后,试样中的水分迁移导致土体孔隙结构及颗粒构造发生变化,试样的密度普遍增加,孔隙率以减小为主,进而导致土体发生相应变形。     

一阶可变号非线性奇异初值问题

获得了一类一阶可变号非线性奇异初值问题的新结果。     

起始方位角误差对附合导线平差结果的影响

附合导线是工程测量中最常见的布网形式.结合附合导线平差过程,文中用真误差分析方法推导了起始方位角误差对附合导线平差结果的影响公式;通过分析与数据计算,得到了起始方位角误差对平差后导线点坐标和导线边方位角的影响规律;并与测角误差影响进行比较,得出了起始方位角误差影响可忽略的条件,对导线测量的理论研究与生产实践具有参考意义.     

The Roles of Spatial Locations and Patterns of Initial Errors in the Uncertainties of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts

In this study,a series of sensitivity experiments were performed for two tropical cyclones (TCs),TC Longwang (2005) and TC Sinlaku (2008),to explore the roles of locations and patterns of initial errors in uncertainties of TC forecasts.Specifically,three types of initial errors were generated and three types of sensitive areas were determined using conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation (CNOP),first singular vector (FSV),and composite singular vector (CSV) methods.Additionally,random initial errors in randomly selected areas were considered.Based on these four types of initial errors and areas,we designed and performed 16 experiments to investigate the impacts of locations and patterns of initial errors on the nonlinear developments of the errors,and to determine which type of initial errors and areas has the greatest impact on TC forecasts.Overall,results from the experiments indicate the following:(1) The impact of random errors introduced into the sensitive areas was greater than that of errors themselves fixed in the randomly selected areas.From the perspective of statistical analysis,and by comparison,the impact of random errors introduced into the CNOP target area was greatest.(2) The initial errors with CNOP,CSV,or FSV patterns were likely to grow faster than random errors.(3) The initial errors with CNOP patterns in the CNOP target areas had the greatest impacts on the final verification forecasts.     

四川盆地西部暴雨对初始水汽条件敏感性的模拟研究

基于区域暴雨数值预报模式AREM, 针对2003年8月发生在四川盆地西部的多次局地强暴雨过程, 通过数值试验, 讨论了川西暴雨对初始水汽条件的高度敏感性, 揭示了川西暴雨过程独特的局地水汽循环特征。初始水汽条件不仅决定着暴雨的强度, 还对最大降水发生时间产生明显影响, 从而决定模式对降水日变化的模拟效果。局地初始水汽偏大, 不仅导致24小时降水总量的迅速增加, 甚至空报暴雨, 还使得主要降水时段明显提前, 使夜雨变为昼雨。局地初始水汽减少不仅会显著减小降水量, 甚至会致使暴雨消失,还会使主要降水时段滞后。     

两种初始场MM5模式预报效果对比评估

为了解本地MM5模式的预报性能,根据其预报结果,检验了基于NCEP和T213两种初始场MM5模式在河北以及京津地区2007年8月至2008年1月的降水、日极值温度和相对湿度的预报效果。结果表明,MM5晴雨（雪）预报的准确率较高,具有较好的参考价值,而对于降水的分级预报,随着预报时效的延长和降水强度的增加,其可用性逐渐降低,但整体来看基于NCEP初始场的预报均比T213初始场预报效果明显;在日极值温度预报中,最低温度效果优于最高温度,T213初始场的预报对日最高温度预报的准确率较高,NCEP初始场的预报则在日最低温度预报中略胜一筹;对08：00相对湿度的预报,两者的预报效果基本相同,绝对误差都在15％左右。