Atmospheric Excitation of Time Variable Length-of-Day on Seasonal Scales

We use the method of wavelet transform to analyze the time series of the Earth's rotation rate of the EOP(IERS)C04.The result shows that the seasonal (annual and semiannual)variation of the length-of-day(LOD)has temporal vari- ability in its period length and amplitude.During 1965.0-2001.0,the periods of the semiannual and annual components varied mainly from 175-day to 190-day and from 360-day to 370-day,respectively;while their amplitudes varied by more than 0.2 ms and 0.1 ms,respectively.Analyzing the axial component of atmospheric angular mo- mentum(AAM)during this period,we have found that time-variations of period lengths and amplitudes also exist in the seasonal oscillations of the axial AAM and are in good consistency with those of the seasonal LOD change.The time variation of the axial AAM can explain largely the change of the LOD on seasonal scales.     

Analytical theory of a lunar artificial satellite with third body perturbations

We present here the first numerical results of our analytical theory of an artificial satellite of the Moon. The perturbation method used is the Lie Transform for averaging the Hamiltonian of the problem, in canonical variables: short-period terms (linked to l, the mean anomaly) are eliminated first. We achieved a quite complete averaged model with the main four perturbations, which are: the synchronous rotation of the Moon (rate ), the oblateness J ₂ of the Moon, the triaxiality C ₂₂ of the Moon ( ) and the major third body effect of the Earth (ELP2000). The solution is developed in powers of small factors linked to these perturbations up to second-order; the initial perturbations being sorted ( is first-order while the others are second-order). The results are obtained in a closed form, without any series developments in eccentricity nor inclination, so the solution apply for a wide range of values. Numerical integrations are performed in order to validate our analytical theory. The effect of each perturbation is presented progressively and separately as far as possible, in order to achieve a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms. We also highlight the important fact that it is necessary to adapt the initial conditions from averaged to osculating values in order to validate our averaged model dedicated to mission analysis purposes.     

9. Life On Earth... And Elsewhere?

This concluding chapter is divided into two main parts. The first part is a summary of the main facts and events which constitute the present body of knowledge of the chronology of life in the solar system, in the form of “highlights” in astronomy, geology, chemistry and biology. The second part raises the interrogation “Is life universal?”, and tries to provide answers based on these facts and events. These answers turn out to differ widely among the various disciplines, depending on how far they feel able to extrapolate their current knowledge.     

共振在近地小行星轨道演化中的作用

本文采用了合理的力学模型和可靠的计算方法,研究了近地小行星轨道运动,揭示了共振（轨道共振和长期共振）在其轨道演化中的作用,并初步探讨了近地小行星的起源问题。     

Earth/Moon impact rate comparison: Searching constraints for lunar secondary/primary cratering proportion

Published data for global impact rate of bolides are compared with the cratering rate on the Moon in the past 100 Ma (assumed to be constant). The comparison shows, that in the limits of used models accuracy, the current meteoroid flux in the Earth-Moon system is approximately the same as in the last 100 Ma, provided most of the small (D<200 m) craters counted on the young (?100 Ma) lunar surface are primary, not secondary craters.     

A new model of angular momentum transfer from the rotating central body of a two‐body system to the orbital motion of the system

In a previous paper we treated within the framework of our Projective Unified Field Theory (Schmutzer 2004, 2005a) the 2‐body system (e.g. Earth‐Moon system) with a rotating central body in a rather abstract manner. Here a concrete model of the transfer of angular momentum from the rotating central body to the orbital motion of the whole 2‐body system is presented, where particularly the transfer is caused by the inhomogeneous gravitational force of the Moon acting on the oceanic waters of the Earth, being modeled by a spherical shell around the solid Earth. The theory is numerically tested. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A Hamiltonian theory for an elastic earth: Secular rotational acceleration

In this article, our previous Hamiltonian theory for the rotation of an Earth whose elastic mantle is deformed by rotation and linisolar attraction is applied to the study of the secular acceleration of the Earth's rotation. Since it is a result of the inelasticity, the theory is extended to include a phase lag. So, we obtain, in a theoretical way, a value of –5.6 × 10^–22 rd sec^–2, which agrees perfectly with the latest observational results.     

Earth X-ray albedo for cosmic X-ray background radiation in the 1–1000 keV band

We present calculations of the reflection of the cosmic X-ray background (CXB) by the Earth's atmosphere in the 1–1000 keV energy range. The calculations include Compton scattering and X-ray fluorescent emission and are based on a realistic chemical composition of the atmosphere. Such calculations are relevant for CXB studies using the Earth as an obscuring screen (as was recently done by INTEGRAL ). The Earth's reflectivity is further compared with that of the Sun and the Moon – the two other objects in the Solar system subtending a large solid angle on the sky, as needed for CXB studies.     

基于WKML库的Google Earth二次开发及其在测绘中的应用

Goolge Earth具有很强大的显示、查询和分析功能,而直接使用KML对Google Earth进行二次开发,通常难以实现数据的批量化处理。因此,介绍一种简单的方法对Google Earth进行二次开发,并将这种方法引入到测绘领域中,以实现测量数据的可视化、查询与分析。     

台站插值技术对检测固体地球变化的影响分析

搜集了全球约4 000个GNSS测站实测数据(站坐标和速度场信息),对固体地球体积及其变化率进行计算分析。采用板块运动模型插值方法对台站进行插值,使全球测站分布更加均匀。利用Delaunay数学模型计算固体地球体积及其变化率的结果发现:基于板块运动模型进行台站插值可以有效地提高计算结果的误差精度,不会对地球最终形态变化结论产生影响,台站数量及其分布均匀程度对计算最终结果影响较大。