Aqueous sulfur speciation possibly linked to sublimnic volcanic gas-water interaction during a quiescent period at Yugama crater lake,Kusatsu–Shirane volcano,Central Japan

After the phreatic eruption in 1982–83, volcanic activities at Kusatsu–Shirane volcano had been decreasing and reached a minimum in 1990, had turned to a temporal rise in activity up to 1994 and then decreased again at least up to 1997. During this low-activity period we observed a relatively short (≤ 1 y) cyclic variation in polythionates (PT) in the Yugama lake water. Spectral power density analysis of the PT time-series by an autoregressive (maximum entropy spectral estimation, MESE) method indicates that the major frequency in the PT variations is 1.0 y^− 1 and the minor is 2–3 y^− 1 (1.0 and 0.3–0.5 y in periodicity, respectively). Annual variations in the lake temperature are ruled out for explaining these periodicities. We attribute these cyclic variations to a cyclic magnification-reduction in meteoric-water injection into a hydrothermal regime where volcanic gases from cooling magma bodies at depth and cooler oxidized groundwater come into contact with each other. This interaction may result in a periodical change in the composition and flux of SO₂ and H₂S gases being discharged into the lake and forming PT. From a phase deviation (2–3 months) in the cycles between the annual precipitation, including snowmelt, and the PT time-series, we estimated the maximal depth of a hydrothermal reservoir beneath the lake assuming a vertical hydraulic conductivity (5 × 10^− 3 cm/s) of the volcanic detritus around the summit hydrothermal system. Chloride in the lake water reached a maximum 1.5 years faster than PT. This is most likely due to a gradual elevation of the potentiometric front of a concentrated sublimnic solution in the hydrothermal reservoir. Variations of dissolved SO₂ and H₂S in the lake water were not consistent with those of the fumarolic gases on the north flank of the volcano. This fact together with additional observations strongly suggests that these fumaroles may have the same origin but are chemically modified by a subsurface aquifer. The PT monitoring at active crater lakes during a quiescent period can provide insight into the annual expansions and reductions of a volcano-hosted hydrothermal reservoir.     

Volcanic tremor at Mt. Etna: Inferences on magma dynamics during effusive and explosive activity

During 1999, the volcanic activity at Mt. Etna was both explosive and effusive at the summit craters: Strombolian activity, lava fountains and lava flows affected different areas of the volcano, involving three of the four summit craters. Results from analysis of the 1999 volcanic tremor features are shown at two different time scales. First, the long-term time variation of the features of the volcanic tremor (including spectral and polarization parameters), during the entire year, was compared with the evolution of the eruptive activity. This approach demonstrated the good agreement between tremor data and observed eruptive activity; the activation of different tremor sources was suggested. Then, a more refined analysis of the volcanic tremor, recorded during 14 lava fountain eruptions, was performed. In particular, a shift of the dominant frequencies towards lower values was noted which corresponds with increasing explosive activity. Similar behaviour in the frequency content has already been observed in other explosive eruptions at Mt. Etna as well as on other volcanoes. This behaviour has been explained in terms of either an increase in the tremor source dimension or a decrease in the sound speed in the magma within the conduit. These results confirm that the volcanic tremor is a powerful tool for better understanding the physical processes controlling explosive eruptions at Mt. Etna volcano.     

电弧光谱分析中蹦跳现象的初步探讨

电弧光谱分析高含量铁矿石产生蹦跳比较严重。最主要的是氧化铁在高温下与炽热的碳电极之间发生了氧化还原反应产生的二氧化碳气体,这些气体无法排除,随着燃弧继续增多,就会把熔球冲掉,从而产生蹦跳现象。针对容易产生蹦跳现象的试样在分析时应采取的预防措施和手段,最简易可行的方法就是用锯口电极,可防止蹦跳现象的产生。     

我国温度植被旱情指数TVDI的应用现状及问题简述

植被指数和地表温度是2类常见的遥感干旱监测方法,它们分别利用植被受旱时植被指数降低和植被冠层温度升高这2种重要的生理表现来监测干旱。但植被指数对干旱指示具有一定滞后性,地表温度监测干旱时易受土地背景等影响。基于特征空间的温度植被旱情指数(TVDI)综合了植被指数和地表温度监测干旱的特点,物理意义明确,克服部分单独使用植被指数或地表温度的缺点,是目前干旱研究和业务应用中使用最广的遥感干旱指数之一。本文介绍了TVDI的原理、计算方法、应用中的改进及TVDI干旱监测方法,旨在为TVDI的研究及应用提供一些参考。     

雾的气象卫星遥感光谱特征

从大气辐射传输理论入手，用频谱分析方法研究了气象卫星遥感图像上云雾的可见光和红外光光谱特征，阐述了雾在NOAA各通道的光谱响应特征及相关指标。根据云雾的不同顶部结构，分析了云雾反射可见光的非朗伯特性。根据瑞利(Rayleigh)准则，解释了低太阳高度角时可见光对云雾具有更强的识别作用，指出雾与云相比，具有更强的方向性反射特点，当卫星处于云雾层的镜面反射方向时，雾区具有更强的亮度，即反射率高于云区；反之．雾区则相对较暗，指出可见光在云雾识别方面具有重要作用。通过分析云雾层的不同红外光谱特点，给出了一些云雾识别与分类的指标，说明了通道组合方法对云雾识别的重要作用，为云雾分类提供了依据。通过时间动态的频谱分析，给出了判断大雾成熟期的光谱特征，对判定大雾的发展与消散具有重要意义。     

CBERS-02B多光谱数据在城市不透水面 估算中的可用性研究

以厦门岛为研究区,以CBERS-02B的CCD影像为数据源,采用基于可变端元的线性光谱混合模型估算了城市不 透水面组分含量,并探讨了该方法的实现过程与优势。通过端元评估确定了研究区的４个典型端元,即高反射不透水 面、低反射不透水面、高反射土壤和植被。在此基础上,以高、低反射不透水面端元的组分含量对城市不透水面含量 进行估算。精度评价结果显示：基于可变端元的方法要优于一般带全约束法;而在混合像元分解过程中加入全色波段 （band5）有助于提高模型估算精度,使得在像元尺度的精度与采用Landsat的已有报道相近,而在土地利用单元尺度实 现了对城市不透水面的无偏估计。研究实例也表明,尽管目前CBERS-02B数据在辐射定标和地理定位等方面还有待改 进,通过采用适当的处理过程和技术手段,依然能利用该数据对城市不透水面进行有效估算。     

北半球副热带—中纬度太平洋大气季节内扰动的纬向传播与东亚夏季旱涝

用时空滤波和Morlet小波方法,分析了1958—2000年夏季东亚(20°—45°N,110°—135°E)不同纬带(由南到北分为4个区域)的降水分别与太平洋同一纬带上大气30—60 d振荡(ISO)沿纬圈传播的关系及其成因机制。发现太平洋上经向风ISO向西传播的强或弱,是东亚夏季风区降水偏多或偏少的必要条件。对逐年夏季的分析表明,无论当年东亚夏季风强与否,在所划分的几个东亚季风区所有涝的年份里,太平洋同一纬带上大气ISO向西传播都明显较强,而在这些区域绝大多数旱的年份里,相应的ISO向西传播明显较弱。进一步分析发现,经向风ISO的纬向传播对应着大气经向型环流系统的移动,向西传影响东亚夏季风区降水的ISO有来自低纬中东太平洋东风流中的低频气旋(如副热带东风带中ISO的演变);也有来自中高纬度阿拉斯加湾及鄂霍次克海一带低频低压(如洋中槽)和高压(如阻塞高压和东北太平洋高压)的向南向西频散。因此东亚夏季旱涝不但与热带季风有关,而且与中东太平洋副热带东风系统中ISO的向西传播、中高纬度长波调整时低频扰动向西南经北太平洋副热带的传播密切相关。     

全球定常波对大尺度地形的线性响应

本文应用一个定常态线性原始方程三维谱模式模拟出全球200 hPa定常波的结构特征。同时还考察了模式大气对大尺度地形的线性响应。