The astroclimatological comparison of the Paranal Observatory and El Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory

The new extremely large telescope projects need accurate evaluation of the candidate sites. In this paper, we present the astroclimatological comparison between the Paranal Observatory, located on the coast of the Atacama Desert (Chile), and the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos (ORM), located in La Palma (Canary Islands). We apply a statistical analysis using long-term data bases from Paranal and Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle (CAMC) weather stations. The monthly, seasonal and annual averages of the main synoptical parameters in the two sites are computed. We compare the long-term trends in order to understand the main differences between the two sites. Significant differences between the two analysed sites have been found. Temperature has increasing trends in both observatories with somewhat higher evidence at the ORM. Seasonal variations of pressure at Paranal have been highly decreasing since 1989, and we do not see the same phenomenon at the ORM. The two sites are dominated by high pressure. In cold seasons, relative humidity (RH) is lower than 60 per cent at CAMC and 15 per cent at Paranal. In warm seasons, RH is lower than 40 per cent at CAMC and 20 per cent at Paranal. The analysis of the dew point has shown better conditions at Paranal with respect to CAMC in winter, autumn and spring before 2001, while the two sites are becoming similar afterwards. Winds at the ORM are subject to pronounced local variations.     

The Durham/ESO SLODAR optical turbulence profiler

An instrument for monitoring of the vertical profile of atmospheric optical turbulence strength, employing the Slope Detection and Ranging (SLODAR) double star technique applied to a small telescope, has been developed by Durham University and the European South Observatory. The system has been deployed at the Cerro Paranal observatory in Chile for statistical characterization of the site. The instrument is configured to sample the turbulence at altitudes below 1.5 km with a vertical resolution of approximately 170 m. The system also functions as a general-purpose seeing monitor, measuring the integrated optical turbulence strength for the whole atmosphere, and hence the seeing width. We give technical details of the prototype and present data to characterize its performance. Comparisons with contemporaneous measurements from a differential image motion monitor (DIMM) and a multi-aperture scintillation sensor (MASS) are discussed. Statistical results for the optical turbulence profile at the Paranal site are presented. We find that, in the median case, 49 per cent of the total optical turbulence strength is associated with the surface layer (below 100 m), 35 per cent with the 'free atmosphere' (above 1500 m) and 16 per cent with the intermediate altitudes (100–1500 m).     

Assessing probability of surface manifestation of liquefaction at a given site in a given exposure time using CPTU

This paper is a follow-up to a previous paper on the subject of liquefaction potential index (LPI), a parameter that is often used to characterize the potential for surface manifestation of liquefaction at a given site subjected to a given shaking level (represented by a pair of peak ground surface acceleration a_max and moment magnitude M_w). In the previous paper by Juang and his coworkers, the LPI was re-calibrated for a piezocone penetration test (CPTU) model, and a simplified model based on LPI was created for computing the conditional probability of surface manifestation of liquefaction (P_G). In this paper, the model for this conditional probability P_G is extended into a complete framework for assessing the probability of surface manifestation of liquefaction in a given exposure time at a given site subjected to all possible ground motions at all seismic hazard levels. This new framework is formulated and demonstrated with an example site in 10 different seismic regions in the United States.     

作物根系-土壤系统中滴滴涕类化合物动态及影响因素

针对植物-土壤系统中滴滴涕及其代谢产物的动态情况及影响因素,开展了野外与室内相结合的研究工作。研究结果表明,相对于其他环境介质,农田土壤对以油菜和玉米为代表的作物中滴滴涕类化合物(DDTs)的富集起主要作用;油菜和玉米农作物根系和根际土中滴滴涕的浓度分别呈现增加和降低的动态。提高根表面积可以增加作物根系对DDTs的富集,并且在相同暴露条件下,根表面积的作用要大于土壤有机碳含量的作用。     

水深对软刚臂单点系泊FPSO动力响应的影响

系泊系统的定位能力是浅水油田作业的软刚臂式单点系泊FPSO安全作业的重要保障,为研究不同水深/吃水比下单点系泊系统的受力性能,针对一艘16万吨级软刚臂单点系泊FPSO,在线性三维势流理论的基础上,基于多体动力学方法,建立FPSO-系泊腿-软刚臂的耦合模型,采用Newman近似法和Pinkster近似法分析了FPSO所受二阶波浪力,在时域内计算了不同水深/吃水比对系泊系统动力响应性能的影响。结果表明,随着水深/吃水比的增加,Newman近似法计算得到二阶波浪力先增大后减小,引起单点系泊系统载荷先增大后减小;而Pinkster近似法计算得到的二阶波浪力逐渐减下,引起单点载荷逐渐减下。在浅水条件下,Pinkster近似法具有较好的适用性,Newman近似法严重低估了FPSO所受的二阶波浪力;在深水条件下,Newman近似法能满足工程计算的要求;适用两种方法的临界水深/吃水比为1.64。     

青藏高原河流网络高分CubeSat遥感监测

河流网络是地表水循环的重要组成部分,如何实现河流网络动态监测已成为河流遥感研究的热点。近年来,以PlanetScope为代表的CubeSat小卫星已具备了米级空间分辨率、1 d重访周期的优势,这为河流网络高时空分辨率动态监测提供了可能。本文以青藏高原长江源区的通天河流域（227 km²）为研究区,选取2017-05—2017-10 5期3 m空间分辨率CubeSat遥感影像,增强河流横纵剖面特征自动化提取了河流网络,研究了通天河流域河流网络动态变化,对比分析了3 m CubeSat与30 m Landsat 8、10 m Sentinel-2所提取的河流网络,以及5种现有水体数据集（GRWL,GSW,FROM-GLC 2017,OpenStreetMap,HydroSHEDS）。研究结果表明：（1）研究区内河流网络5月水系密度较低（0.38 km^-1）,7—8月河流网络进入丰水期,水系密度显著增加至0.61 km^-1,9月河流网络进入平水期,水系密度趋于平稳（0.53 km^-1）,随后迅速退化并于10月开始冻结,水系密度迅速降低至0.37 km^-1;（2）采用高空间分辨率CubeSat所提取的河流网络能够识别更多细小河流（河宽3—30 m）,CubeSat所提取的河流总长分别为Landsat 8、Sentinel-2所提取河流总长的1.6倍和1.3倍;（3）CubeSat所提取的河流网络水系密度高于现有水体数据集（2.9—12.4倍）,弥补了现有水体数据集无法反映细小河流的不足。     

广东省科技产业信息可视化分析

在分析传统广东省科技产业信息表达不足的基础上,本文引入GIS进行广东省科技产业信息可视化表达分析.首先,以.net作为开发平台,ArcGIS Engine作为GIS平台,构建了基于GIS的广东省科技产业信息可视化系统,实现广东省科技产业数据存储与管理、查询、统计、专题图分析等功能,直观地再现了广东省科技产业信息在空间、...     

基于耐震时程法的进水塔结构抗震性能分析

进水塔结构作为水电站的进水建筑物,其抗震性能对水电站的安全运行有重要意义。以沙牌水电站的高耸独立进水塔结构为研究对象,应用3条耐震时程曲线对其进行抗震性能分析与评估,并将计算结果与天然地震动下的增量动力分析结果进行比较,对比分析进水塔塔顶位移、基底剪力及地震损伤历程。实例研究表明：耐震时程法可以较好地分析结构的抗震响应,与增量动力分析结果的均值相匹配。耐震时程法可以利用较少的时程分析得到不同动力强度作用下的结构响应,且计算结果精度好、效率高,为进水塔结构的抗震性能分析提供一种新的手段。     

基于IDA的套箍加固拱上立柱抗震性能评估

以德阳金花大桥为工程实例,结合拱上立柱的实际震害,利用地震作用下的非线性计算模型,建立基于IDA的钢筋混凝土套箍加固拱上立柱抗震性能评估分析方法。通过分析表明,剪跨比对拱上立柱的抗震性能影响显著,高剪跨比立柱抗震性能相对较差,在地震作用下拱上立柱为易损构件;套箍加固拱上立柱的抗震性能提高明显,易损性显著降低,延性亦有一定程度改善。分析结果与震害调查具有一致性,可为拱上立柱抗震评估提供参考。     

考虑楼板作用的SRC柱-钢梁混合框架动力时程分析

为了解楼板空间作用对型钢混凝土(SRC)柱-钢梁混合框架抗震性能的影响,利用有限元软件ABAQUS分别建立带有楼板和不带楼板的两跨三层SRC柱-钢梁框架,选取2组天然波和1组人工波对其进行弹塑性分析,对比2种框架结构的型钢应力分布、混凝土板损伤、层间相对位移角以及框架基底剪力,分析楼板在结构抗震中的影响规律。结果表明:增加楼板可以有效增加框架抗侧刚度,最大可使层间位移角降低38.7%;同时可以减小核心区梁端塑性区域的面积,减缓型钢上翼缘应力发展速度;而且楼板的存在可使最大基底剪力提升60.7%,有利于减小结构损伤和提高抗震性能。