Proper motion surveys in the infrared

Current and future wide field surveys in infrared passbands present opportunities for ultra low‐mass stellar sample selection via proper motions, as well as or instead of purely photometric techniques. Furthermore, proper motion measurements yield additional clues as to candidate membership of cluster or field (kinematic) populations. In this paper we review some recent results and speculate as to the possibilities afforded by the next generation of wide‐field infrared surveys. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Parameterisation of surface radiation flux at an Antarctic site

During the Antarctic summer 1994/95 the values of downward and upward flux densities of both solar and terrestrial radiation were recorded at 1200 m for a period of 1 month on the Reeves Nevè Glacier (lat 74°39′S, long 161°35′E), near the Italian base of Terra Nova Bay. The relations proposed by Swinbank [Swinbank, W.C., 1963. Long-wave radiation from clear skies. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 89, 339–348], Idso and Jackson [Idso, S.B., Jackson, R.D., 1969. Thermal radiation from the atmosphere. J. Geophys. Res. 74, 5397–5403] and Deacon [Deacon, E.L., 1970. The derivation of Swinbank's long-wave radiation formula. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 96, 313–319] associating the long-wave atmospheric radiation flux only to the air temperature at screen level were tested in extreme Antarctic climatological condition. A relation between the long-wave radiation flux and both screen air temperature and cloud cover fraction in accordance to the height of the cloud base was defined using the Kasten and Czeplak relationship that relates the solar radiation flux and the cloud cover index. The study of the incoming short-wave radiation flux from the clear sky and that reflected by the surrounding snow cover allowed for highlighting the role of surface geometry on the albedo measurements.     

A Simple Model Of The Convective Internal Boundary Layer And Its Application To Surface Heat Flux Estimates Within Polynyas

A simple model of the convective (thermal) internalboundary layer has been developed for climatologicalstudies of air-sea-ice interaction, where in situobservations are scarce and first-order estimates ofsurface heat fluxes are required. It is amixed-layer slab model, based on a steady-statesolution of the conservation of potentialtemperature equation, assuming a balance betweenadvection and turbulent heat-flux convergence. Boththe potential temperature and the surface heat fluxare allowed to vary with fetch, so the subsequentboundary-layer modification alters the fluxconvergence and thus the boundary-layer growth rate.For simplicity, microphysical and radiativeprocesses are neglected.The model is validated using several case studies.For a clear-sky cold-air outbreak over a coastalpolynya the observed boundary-layer heights,mixed-layer potential temperatures and surface heatfluxes are all well reproduced. In other cases,where clouds are present, the model still capturesmost of the observed boundary-layer modification,although there are increasing discrepancies withfetch, due to the neglected microphysical andradiative processes. The application of the model toclimatological studies of air-sea interaction withincoastal polynyas is discussed.     

青藏高原腹地1985年雪灾成因分析

分析了１９８５年１０月青藏高原腹地一次特大雪灾的地面气象要素场及卫星辐射场特征,并对生成重雪灾的原因进行了初步探讨。结果表明：此次雪灾的范围与过程,降水量≥８ｍｍ与积雪深度≥５ｃｍ的范围基本一致,雪盖的后延冷却效应较强,持续时间近５个月;卫星辐射资料的分析计算结果表明,地气系统净辐射收支中行星以照率起入导作用。１１月积雪中心区域各因子均达极值－行星反照率距平高达１６％,ＯＬＲ距平值减小－１４．６Ｗ     

The orientation and vibrational states of H2O in synthetic alkali-free beryl

 The polarized single-crystal Raman spectra of synthetic H₂O-containing alkali-free beryl were recorded at room and low temperatures, and the polarized single-crystal IR spectra at room temperature. The H₂O molecule in the channel cavities is characterized by a Raman-active symmetric stretching vibration (ν₁) at 3607 cm⁻¹ and an IR-active asymmetric stretch (ν₃) at 3700 cm⁻¹ at room temperature. At low temperatures this ν₃ mode is observed in the Raman. Weak ν₁ and ν₃ modes of a second type of H₂O are also observed in the Raman spectra but only at 5 K. The H⋯·H vector of the most abundant type of H₂O is parallel to the channel axis of beryl along [0 0 0 1]. The components of the polarizability tensor of the ν₁ mode of H₂O are similar to, but not exactly the same as, those of a free H₂O molecule. The Raman measurements indicate that the H₂O molecule is rotationally disordered around [0 0 0 1]. External translation and librational modes of H₂O could be observed as overtones with the internal H₂O-stretching modes. In the case of the librational motions, normal modes could also be observed directly in the Raman spectra at ∼200 cm⁻¹. The energies of the translational modes can be determined from an analysis of the overtones and are about 9 cm⁻¹ in energy (i.e., T_z). The energies of the librational modes are about 210 cm⁻¹ for R_x and 190 cm⁻¹ for R_y. Received: 8 April 1999 / Accepted: 5 April 2000     

华南沿海地区太阳直接辐射、能见度及大气气溶胶变化特征分析

分析了中国华南地区福州、广州、海口、南宁等地1961～1990年太阳直接辐射总量、日照时数、总云量、大气能见度和地面水汽压等资料,并利用这些资料反演了该地区大气气溶胶的光学厚度值。结果表明：近30年来,华南地区太阳直接辐射总量和日照时数呈明显下降趋势。与60年代相比,80年代各站太阳直接辐射总量的年平均值均下降20%以上,其中广州下降29.2%;日照时数,广州减少了1.1 h,福州1 h,南宁0.9 h,海口0.5 h。分析发现,造成下降的原因不是由于云量或大气中水汽含量的变化,而是由于地面能见度的明显减小和大气气溶胶的增加。4站中,14时地面能见度均以夏季最好,最高值出现在7月;而地面能见度最差的季节海口、南宁两站在冬季,福州和广州两站在春季3、4月份。相比较而言,海口能见度最好,福州和南宁次之,广州最差。4站大气气溶胶光学厚度值的大小、年及季节变化与地面能见度有密切的关系,但两者不尽一致,因此,在研究气溶胶的辐射和气候效应时必须合理地考虑中高层大气气溶胶的分布。     

Multi-Wavelength Synchrotron Radiation XRF Determination of U and Th in Sedimentary Cores from Lake Baikal

A new technique for the determination of uranium and thorium in lacustrine sediments is based on non-destructive synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence analysis (SR-XRF) of sediment samples using monochromatic beams of different energies as excitation sources, with the recording and subsequent iterative processing of the X-ray fluorescence spectra. The technique has a multielement capability and enables fast, simultaneous analysis of a few tens of elements. The proposed SR-XRF technique was tested against INAA and ICP-MS methods and showed a number of advantages with a generally good correlation of results by the three methods. Uranium and Th profiles have been measured at a time resolution of 2 kyr in a drill core (BDP-96) from Lake Baikal bottom sediments deposited between 780 and 40 kyr B P. During this time span, peaks in the U and U/Th concentration marked warm climates. Oscillations of U and U/Th in Baikal bottom sediments during the Brunhes chron reflect climate-induced global change in the volume of polar ice, controlled by long-term cyclicity of the Earths orbital parameters. The response of these warm periods is similar to that observed earlier in shorter cores that span the two last interglacials (220-0 kyr BP).     

热红外遥感技术在地热资源调查中的应用与潜力

本文简要介绍了热红外遥感技术在地热资源调查中的应用进展及探测地热的原理与物理前提。通过辽南地热调查中的几个地热实例说明了该项技术在地热调查中的效果和应用前景,客观地分析了该项技术的应用潜力与局限性,强调了成像条件好坏是地热调查成败的关键。     

沙尘气溶胶对直接太阳辐射的衰减研究

基于在腾格里沙漠东南端进行的太阳辐射与气象要素观测,探讨晴空无云时沙尘气溶胶对直接太阳辐射的衰减;并利用太阳辐射观测资料,给出沙漠边缘垂直上空的大气混浊度的变化。根据4月份至9月份的观测资料,只选取天空无云(可测的太阳辐射)的气象条件,研究沙尘气溶胶造成的直接太阳辐射的衰减。结果表明,在晴好天气约为47.0%~2.6%,平均衰减约为16.9%;在沙尘天气约为90%~10%,平均衰减约为38%;沙尘天气气溶胶对太阳辐射衰减变化较大。大气混浊度(atmospheric turbidity:τ_a)在晴好天气下约为0.048~0.631,平均约为0.260;沙尘天气约为0.177~2.475,平均约为0.741。