Highly accurate determination of the coordinates and the Earth’s rotation parameters involving the Svetloe VLBI Observatory

We present the results of our processing of the first observations of extragalactic radio sources obtained with the eight-element International VLBI Network, which includes the Svetloe Russian Radio Astronomy Observatory equipped with a Mark 3A recording terminal. Our observations and their processing yielded highly accurate coordinates (in meters) of the Svetloe Observatory in the ITRF 2000 system: X = 2730173.854 ± 0.002, Y = 1562442.668 ± 0.004, Z = 5529969.069 ± 0.007. We also show that including the Svetloe Observatory in the International Network led to an appreciable improvement in the accuracy of determining the Earth’s rotation parameters (microarcseconds for the coordinates of the pole and nutation angles, microseconds for Universal Time): X_p = ?154683 ± 77, Y_p = 361809 ± 59, UT1-UTC = ?325162.9 ± 2.5, Δψ = ?53147 ± 114, Δε = ?2286 ± 47.     

Effect of post-seismic deformation on earth orientation parameter estimates from VLBI observations: a case study at Gilcreek, Alaska

Earth orientation parameters (EOPs) provide a link between the International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) and the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF). Natural geodynamic processes, such as earthquakes, can cause the motion of stations to become discontinuous and/or non-linear, thereby corrupting the EOP estimates if the sites are assumed to move linearly. The VLBI antenna at the Gilcreek Geophysical Observatory has undergone non-linear, post-seismic motion as a result of the M_w=7.9 Denali earthquake in November 2002, yet some VLBI analysts have adopted co-seismic offsets and a linear velocity model to represent the motion of the site after the earthquake. Ignoring the effects of the Denali earthquake leads to error on the order of 300–600 μas for the EOP, while modelling the post-seismic motion of Gilcreek with a linear velocity generates errors of 20–50 μas. Only by modelling the site motion with a non-linear function is the same level of accuracy of EOP estimates maintained. The effect of post-seismic motion on EOP estimates derived from the International VLBI Service IVS-R1 and IVS-R4 networks are not the same, although changes in network geometries and equipment improvements have probably affected the estimates more significantly than the earthquake-induced deformation at Gilcreek.     

地表形变D-InSAR监测方法及关键问题分析

总结和分析了地表形变D-InSAR监测的主要方法和当前所面临的主要问题。针对常规D-InSAR技术中大气相位和低相干区域相 位解缠，分别介绍了基于Delaunay三角网的不规则格网解缠方法、累积干涉纹图处理方法（Stacking Interferograms）、永久性 散射体（PS）技术以及角反射器干涉测量（CR-InSAR）方法，分析了各自的适用条件和优缺点。此外，对有限数据量条件下低相干 区域大气相位校正、相干目标识别等问题进行了重点讨论。立足于工程应用需要，分别对D-InSAR测量地表形变的参数选择、测量 结果的精度验证、D-InSAR测量值与形变的关系、大区域处理以及形变场时空演变等问题进行了分析和讨论。     

基于线弹性位错模型反演1997年西藏玛尼Mw7.5级地震的干涉雷达同震形变场——Ⅱ滑动分布反演

1997年11月8日西藏M_w7.5级玛尼地震是干涉雷达技术应用于地震观测以来的一次重要事件.在第一部分中，我们应用广泛使用的Okada线弹性位错模型，假设断层的各个分段滑动量均匀，反演得到断层各个分段的几何参数和均匀滑动量.本部分的反演进一步去除滑动均匀假设，并利用更能反映断层真实状态的角形元位错模型（线弹性），在第一部分反演得到断层几何的基础上，反演断层面的静态位错分布.反演结果表明，线弹性滑动分布模型能够更好地解释观测数据，进一步提高反演的数据拟合程度.最终得到了断层面上的走滑和倾滑位错分布.首次得到的断层面滑动分布显示断层面滑动在浅部（0～12 km）比较集中，地震破裂长度约170 km，最大左旋走滑位移达4.8 m；反演结果还表明局部段落存在较大倾滑位移，量值达到1.9 m，这在断层模型中是不能忽略的，它可能是断层两侧形变不对称的原因之一；反演得到的标量地震矩为2.18×10²⁰ N·m，相当于矩震级M_w7.5，与Velasco等利用地震波形反演得到的结果一致.     

干涉雷达时间序列分析方法在地面沉降监测中的应用

地面沉降已经成为全球性问题，传统的大地测量技术在日益严重的大范围地面沉降监测方面越来越显得难以胜任，新兴的 雷达干涉测量技术正好提供了一种大覆盖、高空间和高时间分辨率的地面沉降监测手段。本文以天津地区为实验区，介绍并实现了 利用PS点的InSAR时间序列分析方法，取得了较好的实验结果。     

Crustal deformation in the Central Ionian Islands (Greece): Results from DGPS and DInSAR analyses (1995–2006)

Ground deformation studies based on Differential GPS (DGPS) and Differential Interferometric SAR (DInSAR) analyses have been conducted in the seismically active area of the Central Ionian Islands. Local GPS networks were installed in Cephallonia (2001) and Zakynthos (2005). The Cephallonian network has been remeasured five times and Zakynthos' once as of July 2006. The studies have yielded detailed information regarding both local and regional deformations that are occurring in the area.For Lefkas Island, DInSAR analysis (March to September 2003) revealed 56 mm of uplift in the central and western parts and is attributed to the August 2003 earthquake (M_w = 6.3) that occurred offshore to the west. Synthetic DInSAR modelling of the magnitude and extent of deformation is consistent with the seismologically deduced parameters for the ruptured segment along the Lefkas Transform Fault. Subsidence (< 28 mm) along the northern part of the island is attributed to local conditions unrelated to the earthquake. For Zakynthos Island, large-magnitude earthquakes that occurred offshore to the south in October 2005 and April 2006 most likely contributed to the observed deformation as deduced from DGPS measurements for an encompassing period (August 2005 to July 2006). The largest amount of horizontal deformation occurred in the south, where its western part moved in a W–NW direction, while the eastern part moved towards the NE, with magnitudes ranging from 15 to 26 mm. The southern part of the island uplifted a maximum of 65 mm whereas the north subsided from 12 to 28 mm.For Cephallonia Island, DInSAR analysis (1995 to 1998) indicated ground deformation up to 28 mm located in small sections of the island. Further interferometric analysis for the period 2003 to 2004, encompassing the occurrence of the Lefkas earthquake in August 2003, indicated 28 mm of uplift in the northern part, while during the next two years (2004 to 2005), further uplift of at least 56 mm had taken place at the western and northern part of the island.DGPS measurements for the period 2001 to 2006 revealed a clockwise rotation of the island with respect to a centrally located station on Aenos Mt. The horizontal component of deformation generally ranged from 6 to 34 mm, with the largest values at the western and northern parts of the island. Considering the vertical deformation, two periods are distinguished. The first one (2001 to 2003) is consistent with anticipated motions associated with the main geological and tectonic features of the island. The second one (2003 to 2006) has been tentatively attributed to dilatancy in which relatively small uplift (20–40 mm) occurred along the southern and southeastern parts of the island, while larger magnitudes (> 50 mm) happened at the western part (Paliki Peninsula). These large magnitudes of uplift over an extended area (> 50 km), in conjunction with an accelerated Benioff strain determined from the analysis of the seismicity in the broader region, are consistent with dilatancy. This effect commenced some time after 2003 and is probably centered in the area between Zakynthos and Cephallonia. If this interpretation is correct, it may foreshadow the occurrence of a very strong earthquake(s) sometime during 2007 to 2008 in the above designated region.     

空间技术观测数据对全球七大板块运动参数的精化

采用截止到2003年GPS观测数据和1997年的VLBI观测数据,利用它们的站速度信息,组合解算完全基于空间技术的板块运动参数;通过对站速度残差的精化分析,得出更加稳健的现时板块运动参数;并通过反复试算得出稳定台站的选取以及台站的分布对板块运动欧拉极有很大的影响。     

升降轨道ASAR雷达干涉揭示的巴姆地震（Mw6．5）3D同震形变场

通过对覆盖同一地区的升降轨道ASAR雷达数据进行两路差分干涉（D-INSAR）处理，得到了2003年12月26日伊朗巴姆（Bam）地震（Mw6．5）在两种成像几何状态下的视线向（LOS）同震形变场。利用Okada弹性形变模型对形变场进行正演计算，得到地震断层的几何参数及形变的南北向分量。对得到的干涉条纹图进行相位解绕处理，综合分析两种不同的雷达成像几何关系，并利用模型估计得到的南北向分量，计算了该地震造成的3D同震形变场，结果显示了典型的单断层右旋走滑活动特征。研究表明，合并升降轨道雷达数据，能够为形变模型提供有效约束，用一条简化的断层模型就可以解释升降两条轨能的干涉形变场，更为复杂的双断层模型是不必要的。     

关于雷达影像干涉测量的若干理论问题

就雷达影像干涉测量的若干理论问题进行了讨论,提出了一种高程解算数学模型,该模型基于相邻两点对于同一天线的相位差,以精确可靠的控制点为出发点,可以不必须及基线估计;提出了将控制点影像坐标与卫星位置参量按成像方程进行平差,以保证相位解缠和高程解算对控制点和卫星位置精度的要求,指出了在此基础上的基线估计方法。     

The low-frequency array (LOFAR): opening a new window on the universe

We present an overview of the low-frequency array (LOFAR) that will open a window on one of the last and most poorly explored regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. LOFAR will be a large (baselines up to 400 km), low-frequency aperture synthesis array with large collecting area ( at ) and high resolution (1.5^″ at 100 MHz), and will provide sub-mJy sensitivity across much of its operating range. LOFAR will be a powerful instrument for solar system and planetary science applications as reviewed by papers in this monogram. Key astrophysical science drivers include acceleration, turbulence, and propagation in the galactic interstellar medium, exploring the high red-shift universe and transient phenomena, as well as searching for the red-shifted signature of neutral hydrogen from the cosmologically important epoch of re-ionization.