Holiday in Cambodia: Perceived effects of a New Zealand high school international field trip on students

Using an exploratory case study approach, this research used semi‐structured interviews to investigate the motivations, expectations and experiences of high school students in New Zealand who travelled to Cambodia on a school supervised field‐trip. Findings suggest students are motivated by altruistic behaviour and the desire for unique experiences. Students had very high expectations, predicting the experience to be either life changing or incredibly important. Post‐trip interviews revealed that the volunteer work undertaken was perceived as positive and that experiences of poverty were challenging and influential. Finally, personal development and an increased sense of social responsibility were identified as important effects of the trip.     

A density-based approach for detecting network-constrained clusters in spatial point events

Existing spatial clustering methods primarily focus on points distributed in planar space. However, occurrence locations and background processes of most human mobility events within cities are constrained by the road network space. Here we describe a density-based clustering approach for objectively detecting clusters in network-constrained point events. First, the network-constrained Delaunay triangulation is constructed to facilitate the measurement of network distances between points. Then, a combination of network kernel density estimation and potential entropy is executed to determine the optimal neighbourhood size. Furthermore, all network-constrained events are tested under a null hypothesis to statistically identify core points with significantly high densities. Finally, spatial clusters can be formed by expanding from the identified core points. Experimental comparisons performed on the origin and destination points of taxis in Beijing demonstrate that the proposed method can ascertain network-constrained clusters precisely and significantly. The resulting time-dependent patterns of clusters will be informative for taxi route selections in the future.     

A critical CAE analysis of the bottom shape of a multi stepped air cavity planing hull

One of the most important aspects, in the ACS and multi stepped hull design, is the choice of the geometrical shape of the cavity and the steps. In this article a complete experimental and numerical campaign on a multi stepped ACS has been carried out, varying the velocity and the air flow rate under the hull. The experimental tests have been conducted in an ITTC Towing Tank allowing to validate the numerical simulations obtained by means of a CFD U-RANSe (Unesteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations) code. The CFD setup is described in detail. From this campaign a critical analysis of the Froude number influence on the air cushion shape has been argued. The authors identified four different behaviours, from low to very high Froude numbers. The use of CFD has allowed to observe quantities of difficult evaluation by means of traditional experimental test, as e.g. the frictional component of the resistance, the airflow path lines and the volume of fraction in transversal and longitudinal sections. The results have been discussed.     

利用卫星遥感海面温度、高度联合反演南海北部三维温度场

利用历史观测得到的温度剖面数据,通过严格筛选和插值,建立了南海北部的气候态垂向温度剖面。随后,利用回归统计分析的方法构建了海面温度异常(SSTA)、海面高度异常(SSHA)联合扩展温度剖面的经验回归模型,并采用卫星遥感得到的SST和SSH数据扩展了南海北部的三维海洋温度场,其时间分辨率为天,空间分辨率为0.25°×0.25°。通过与观测数据的对比研究,扩展得到的温度场可以较为准确地反映南海北部温度剖面的结构特征,并且能有效地体现出一些中尺度变化过程。结果表明,本研究反演得到的三维温度扩展场是较为可靠的,它可以作为海洋数值模型的初始场,实现现场观测数据和卫星遥感数据的互补,有助于更好地分析南海北部温度场的三维结构及变化特征。     

胶州湾潮余流和物质输送之间的关系

基于MIKE21的HD模型,通过模拟得到胶州湾的潮流场,胶州湾在涨急时最大流速1.04m/s,落急时最大流速约为0.96m/s。胶州湾余流总体较小,平均为0.03m/s左右。并在湾内不同位置释放自由粒子,以MIKE21的Particle tracking模型计算出其在潮流作用下的运移轨迹,结果表明粒子大多数运移到湾内近岸区域,少部分在湾口区域附近;在潮流场基础上计算了欧拉余流场,并和粒子运移结果进行对比,表明欧拉余流场在区域流向比较一致时可以表示粒子运动的趋势,为物质迁移、控制污染等方面提供了一定的参考借鉴意义。     

不同开口比人工鱼礁体水动力特性及礁体稳定性研究

为研究方型人工鱼礁体开口比的变化对其水动力特性的影响,利用Fluent软件模拟了边长为3m、开口比为0～0.6之间7种不同方型鱼礁体周围水流场,通过分析水流场变化规律得到了礁体流场效应、阻力系数随开口比的变化情况;基于Morison方程计算了礁体在波流作用下的受力及其抗滑移、抗倾覆安全系数。研究结果表明:当礁体开口比小于0.2时,背涡区范围较大,流场效应明显;随着开口比的增大,礁体产生的上升流范围及竖直向最大速度分量逐渐减小;对于方形开口礁体,阻力系数与开口比的关系式为Cd=0.875φ+1.088(R2=0.963,P<0.01);随着开口比的增大,礁体所受最大波流作用力、抗滑移及抗倾覆安全系数逐渐减小,但礁体不会发生滑移和倾覆,可为实际礁体结构的设计提供参考。     

结合MST划分和RHMRF-FCM算法的高分辨率遥感图像分割

针对基于像素的HMRF-FCM算法抗噪性差以及对地物复杂边界分割精度低的问题,提出一种结合形状信息的静态MST区域划分和RHMRF-FCM算法的高分辨率遥感图像分割方法。该方法定义一种静态MST同质区域划分准则,借助MST能较好表达边界和形状信息、能较好抑制几何噪声的特点,解决地物复杂边界的表达和降低分割结果中几何噪声问题。首先,利用MST静态划分将图像域划分成若干个均质区域,假设每个均质区域内光谱测度服从独立同一的多元高斯分布。然后,在此基础上构建了区域隐马尔可夫随机场模型,以及建立基于信息熵和KL信息正则化项的模糊聚类目标函数。最后,采用偏微分方法对分割模型参数进行求解,从而得到全局最优分割结果。为验证本文方法,对WorldView-3高分遥感图像进行分割试验。定性、定量分析了尺度参数、光谱相似性参数和区域紧致度参数对最优分割结果的影响,并对比分析本文算法和eCognition软件中的多分辨率分割算法、分水岭算法。     

多类重力场模型的精度分析

分析国际公布的EGM2008、GECO和EIGEN-6C4等超高阶重力场模型及GOCO03S、GOCONSGCF2DIRR5和GOCONSGCF2TIMR5等低阶重力场模型的内符合精度。利用实测的GNSS/水准数据对各模型进行外符合精度的检核。分析6个模型在不同阶次组合的精度,进而选取可靠的截断阶次确定组合重力场模型。计算结果表明:EGM2008、GECO、EIGEN-6C4及DIRR5四个重力场模型的阶方差均保持在mm级,而GOCO03S在191阶之后的精度达到dm级,TIMR5模型在228阶之后的精度达到dm级;6个重力场模型中,EIGEN-6C4模型的累计阶方差最小;EGM2008、GECO模型的互差阶方差在高频部分呈现差异,而在超高阶部分两种模型的互差阶方差符合性好;与EGM2008模型相比,其组合重力场模型高程异常精度最优可达0.063 m,精度提升幅度为15%,与GECO模型相比,其组合重力场模型高程异常精度最优可达0.060 m,精度提升幅度为23%,与EIGEN-6C4模型相比,其对应的组合重力场模型高程异常精度最优可达0.064 m,精度提升幅度为18%,因此,组合重力场模型能提高重力场模型高程异常的精度。     

利用多面函数拟合和欧拉矢量法建立福建省GPS速度场模型

通过处理福建省卫星导航定位基准服务系统(FJCORS)2013-2015年观测资料,获得GPS站实测运动速度值,在此基础上,分别利用多面函数拟合法和欧拉矢量法构建了福建省及周边区域GPS速度场模型.内符合精度方面,多面函数拟合的速度精度南北分量为1.06 mm/a、东西分量为2.00 mm/a;欧拉矢量法得到的速度精度南北分量为1.36 mm/a、东西分量为1.22 mm/a.外符合精度方面,两种方法模拟得到的检核点速度值与实测速度值的较差均在±2.28 mm/a以内.在福建省陆域内,两种方法得到的速度场具有高度的一致性,运动速度均为35 mm/a左右,运动方向为SE-E向.     

CORS网区域重力场变化与地面稳定性跟踪监测方法

为了实现地面稳定性降低时间与地点、持续作用时间与空间影响分布的全面跟踪监测,该文基于卫星定位连续运行站(CORS)站网观测数据,结合地表水、大气及海平面变化资料,提出了CORS站网时变重力场及负荷形变场精化的已知负荷移去恢复法,建立了基于时变重力场的确定性地面稳定性变化定量辨识准则。以丽水温州地区为例,利用2015-2017年CORS网及有关水文观测数据进行计算分析,根据40起已发生的历史地质灾害(险情)事件对结果进行验证:丽水温州地区的CORS网具备区域重力场变化与地面稳定性跟踪监测能力,具备地质灾害灾变过程追踪与前兆捕获能力,CORS站网的地质灾害前兆提前捕获率可达92.5%。