Recent Advance in the Interior Structure and Dynamics of Venus

Venus is similar to the Earth in size， mass， composition and distance to the sun. However， Venus has neither plate tectonics nor dynamo that exists on the Earth. The lithosphere of Venus is very thick based on its topography and gravity. The admittance and correlation between Venusian geoid and topography are very high， suggesting that they are strongly influenced by the internal dynamical process of Venus. Analyses show that there may be 10 Hawaii-like mantle plumes in Venusian mantle. Data from Venus Express has shown evidence for recent active volcanism among several of these plumes. The distribution of impact craters on Venus shows that Venusian surface has a young age and the age is averaged about 500 Ma， suggesting that Venus may have experienced a global resurfacing event. However， whether this resurfacing is catastrophic or equilibrium is still under debate. It is also unclear whether Venus had plate tectonics in the past， is it always in stagnant lid regime， or might it have an entirely different mode？In general， the style of mantle convection on Venus is quite different from that of the Earth which is manifested by the plate tectonics. Here we reviewed the main observations including gravity， topography and surface tectonics which provide constrains on the interior structure and dynamics of Venus， and recent advance in the interior structure and dynamics of Venus. This review aims to provide new insights into the interior dynamics of Venus.     

地幔对流与岩石层板块的相互耦合及影响──（Ⅱ）地幔混合对流理论及其应用

观测到的板块运动包含两种能量分布几乎相等的运动形态：极型场和环型场．纯粹的由热驱动的地幔自由对流不能预期和解释环型运动的产生．本文提出地幔混合对流理论，既考虑了热驱动的自由对流，也考虑了由板块自身激发的强迫对流．根据板块处于动力学平衡状态的观测事实，建立了相应的模型．数值结果表明，根据混合对流模型所预期的板块速度场，既能产生极型场，也能产生环型场，而且在空间分布特征及功率谱分布上与观测资料符合相当好．地幔物质的上升流动基本和洋脊对应，而下降流动和俯冲带对应．     

地幔对流与岩石层板块的相互耦合及影响──（Ⅱ）地幔混合对流理论及其应用

观测到的板块运动包含两种能量分布几乎相等的运动形态：极型场和环型场．纯粹的由热驱动的地幔自由对流不能预期和解释环型运动的产生．本文提出地幔混合对流理论，既考虑了热驱动的自由对流，也考虑了由板块自身激发的强迫对流．根据板块处于动力学平衡状态的观测事实，建立了相应的模型．数值结果表明，根据混合对流模型所预期的板块速度场，既能产生极型场，也能产生环型场，而且在空间分布特征及功率谱分布上与观测资料符合相当好．地幔物质的上升流动基本和洋脊对应，而下降流动和俯冲带对应．     

地幔内异常热熔变与青藏高原的隆升

本文利用中法合作研究获得的定日—格尔木天然地震记录资料所揭示的青藏岩石圈存在的各向异性变化，讨论了雅鲁藏布江缝合带南北地幔物质运动方向的差异。结合区域重力场、地热和大量地质资料，提出了解释青藏高原形成和隆升的新模式。青藏高原是在印度板块和欧亚板块强烈碰撞挤压下，地壳缩短变形增厚，碰撞挤压达于极限，地幔内物质产生热熔变，导致了受热幔壳的急剧膨胀，托浮起上覆地壳整体，形成了巨大高耸而且地形平坦的高原。喜马拉雅造山带则是印度板块北缘俯冲受阻，逆冲叠覆堆积变形的结果。     

相对广义温度平流在强对流天气分析和预报中的应用

利用１９９４年４月６－７日发生在鄂、赣、皖交界地区的强风暴过程和８次历史个例，对其前一日资料作了温度平流和广义温度平流的计算分析。分析指出：广义温度平流上下层之差的负值中心附近是未来较强对流天气最可能出现的地区。     

热带对流活动对热带内外地区环流季内遥相关变化的作用

基于ＥＣＭＷＦ客观分析资料，本文采用诊断分析的方法研究了１９８３／１９８４和１９８６／１９８７两年冬季季内３０—６０ｄ低频域中热带对流与热带外环流以及低频扰动动能频散之间的关系。结果表明，热带对流强度上的差异可以造成热带内外地区季内遥相关波列以及低频波能频散上的差别。热带对流作用可以是联系热带内外地区季内遥相关作用的一个重要的衔接因子。     

不同形式的加热对冷锋环流影响的数值研究

利用原始方程模式对３种加热形式影响冷锋环流的情形作了数值计算，结果显示，大尺度凝结潜热释放对冷锋非地转环流和锋区垂直运动的影响最大，使之明显增强，它有可能在短时间内使冷锋暧区中产生强的暴雨系统，积云对流加热也能使锋面环流增强，但影响较小；感热加热增强冷锋环流，而且可能是锋区多重雨带产生的一种驱动因子。     

Simultaneous observations at different altitudes of ionospheric backscatter in the eastward electrojet

A common feature of evening near-range ionospheric backscatter in the CUTLASS Iceland radar field of view is two parallel, approximately L-shell-aligned regions of westward flow which are attributed to irregularities in the auroral eastward electrojet region of the ionosphere. These backscatter channels are separated by approximately 100–200 km in range. The orientation of the CUTLASS Iceland radar beams and the zonally aligned nature of the flow allows an approximate determination of flow angle to be made without the necessity of bistatic measurements. The two flow channels have different azimuthal variations in flow velocity and spectral width. The nearer of the two regions has two distinct spectral signatures. The eastern beams detect spectra with velocities which saturate at or near the ion-acoustic speed, and have low spectral widths (less than 100ms^–1), while the western beams detect lower velocities and higher spectral widths (above 200ms^–1). The more distant of the two channels has only one spectral signature with velocities above the ionacoustic speed and high spectral widths. The spectral characteristics of the backscatter are consistent with E-region scatter in the nearer channel and upper-E-region or F-region scatter in the further channel. Temporal variations in the characteristics of both channels support current theories of E-region turbulent heating and previous observations of velocity-dependent backscatter cross-section. In future, observations of this nature will provide a powerful tool for the investigation of simultaneous E- and F-region irregularity generation under similar (nearly co-located or magnetically conjugate) electric field conditions.