Validation of the hydrologic evaluation of landfill performance (HELP) model for simulating the water balance of cover systems

 Simulation models can be efficient tools for several tasks especially in planning. In the USA, the HELP model was developed to simulate the water balance of landfill liner systems, especially of cover systems. HELP version 3 was examined in a German climate in an extensive validation study, and a German adaptation was developed. The validation study consists of three parts: a methodological part (meaning, aims and procedure of validation), a theoretical part (comparison of the modelling approach with the state of science, comparison of documentation, literature and source code), and a practical part (sensitivity analyses and operational validation). In the operational validation, measured and simulated discharges and actual evapotranspiration data of test fields on the landfill Hamburg-Georgswerder from 1988 to 1995 were compared. Limitations, weak points, and errors of the HELP model are shown. The HELP model is a suitable tool for experts in hydrology; but good knowledge of the model and its behaviour and critical review of the simulation results are essential. Received: 14 May 1999 · Accepted: 23 September 1999     

Multibody dynamical modeling of the FPSO soft yoke mooring system and prototype validation

The Soft Yoke Mooring System (SYMS) is a single point mooring system for shallow water. It is composed of a mooring framework, mooring legs, yoke, and single point, and is located at the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) through 13 hinge joints, such as universal joints and thrust bearings. Mooring restoring force, motions and postures of mooring components, and mechanical behaviors of hinge joints are major criteria for the structural design of the SYMS. Aiming at the difficulties of the multibody dynamics in traditional design of the SYMS, a multi-body dynamic mathematical modeling with seven independent degrees of freedom (DOFs) which is applicable to prototype field engineering was developed in this study. The proposed mathematical modeling of the SYMS multibody dynamic system has several advantages: 1. Internal tribological behaviors in hinge joints are considered within the presented multibody dynamics model to illustrate the good dynamic effects of the SYMS. 2. The multibody dynamic model can be applied in field service. Correctness and feasibility of the proposed multibody dynamic simulation method for describing motions and postures of hinges and single-body were validated by the prototype monitoring data. 3. The horizontal restoring force of the SYMS was calculated according to field measurement data. The motion state of each single body and internal stress distributions at each hinge joint in the SYMS are given. 4. The multibody dynamics calculation program can be directly used for the real-time monitoring of mechanical behaviors of the SYMS under the service state. The simulated results can provide real-time guarantee for safety alarming of the system. The vulnerability of the mooring system in service was evaluated based on long-term monitoring data analysis.     

ECMWF模式副热带高压指数释用产品的应用

应用2006年6—8月欧洲中心数值预报资料,从计算出的副热带高压面积指数、强度指数和西伸脊点、脊线位置及北界位置分析入手,对副热带高压的特征预报进行统计学检验和误差对比分析。结果表明:基于欧洲中心数值预报模式的计算产品对于副热带高压的预报在96 h内误差较小,120—168 h误差较大,副热带高压的预报总体上呈现强度偏强、面积偏大、西脊点偏西和脊线及北界偏北的误差特点。     

数值预报产品检验和评估

通过国家级数值预报T213模式、EC模式下发产品对影响海南的热带气旋主观性检验结果表明,T213模式不管是对稳定路径还是转折路径的热带气旋在生成、移动路径以及登陆点都与实况相差很大;而EC模式对不管是转折还是稳定路径的热带气旋,都能够对移动路径、登陆点以及转折点都能够做出准确的预报;而在客观性检验的结果中也可看出T213模式和EC模式的预报能力的优劣性。因此,总体来说,在热带气旋的数值预报产品中,EC模式的预报能力明显比T213模式强,具有很高的参考意义。另外在温度场的预报中,T213模式相对于MM5模式,其预报能力具有一定的可信度,在日常预报中具有参考价值。     

基于坐标转换法的GPS-RTK高程测量及成果检核

GPS-RTK高程测量的主要方法是坐标转换和高程拟合。本文主要结合某线路介绍了坐标转换方法以及如何对其测量成果进行检核。常规的高程检核方法是比较联测水准点高程和GPS-RTK测量高程,而本文结合线路作业的特点提出了利用直线或平面拟合方法对线路基于坐标转换法获得的GPS-RTK高程测量成果进行检核,结果表明本文的方法是可行的。     

导向强度实用计算方法与钻孔轨迹三维控制

通过分析影响导向钻进轨迹设计的主导因素,建立符合实际施工条件的导向强度计算公式,予以了试验和实际施工的验证,并藉此开发了三维轨迹设计系统。     

DisPATCh as a tool to evaluate coarse-scale remotely sensed soil moisture using localized in situ measurements: Application to SMOS and AMSR-E data in Southeastern Australia

Validating coarse-scale satellite soil moisture data still represents a big challenge, notably due to the large mismatch existing between the spatial resolution (> 10 km) of microwave radiometers and the representativeness scale (several m) of localized in situ measurements. This study aims to examine the potential of DisPATCh (Disaggregation based on Physical and Theoretical scale Change) for validating SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) and AMSR-E (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-Earth observation system) level-3 soil moisture products. The ∽40–50 km resolution SMOS and AMSR-E data are disaggregated at 1 km resolution over the Murrumbidgee catchment in Southeastern Australia during a one year period in 2010–2011, and the satellite products are compared with the in situ measurements of 38 stations distributed within the study area. It is found that disaggregation improves the mean difference, correlation coefficient and slope of the linear regression between satellite and in situ data in 77%, 92% and 94% of cases, respectively. Nevertheless, the downscaling efficiency is lower in winter than during the hotter months when DisPATCh performance is optimal. Consistently, better results are obtained in the semi-arid than in a temperate zone of the catchment. In the semi-arid Yanco region, disaggregation in summer increases the correlation coefficient from 0.63 to 0.78 and from 0.42 to 0.71 for SMOS and AMSR-E in morning overpasses and from 0.37 to 0.63 and from 0.47 to 0.73 for SMOS and AMSR-E in afternoon overpasses, respectively. DisPATCh has strong potential in low vegetated semi-arid areas where it can be used as a tool to evaluate coarse-scale remotely sensed soil moisture by explicitly representing the sub-pixel variability.     

中美半干旱区长期地表通量序列的构建及检验

基于中美半干旱区8个野外试验站点2003—2008年的观测数据,选择最小二乘法线性拟合、多项式拟合、以及双重回归拟合等方法,对NCEP再分析数据集的地表通量数据进行了系统的检验和订正。结果表明,对于日平均值,拟合订正效果相对较差,仅部分站点的土壤含水量以及地表感热和潜热通量可以使用曲线拟合的方法得以改进。对月平均值,3种方案都有不同程度的订正改进效果,订正的序列还原了数据的季节变化趋势。在此基础上,综合线性回归和曲线拟合两种方法的优势,最大程度地还原资料的线性趋势,并减小因截断误差造成的信息损失,构建了中美半干旱区长期的地表通量数据序列。所构建的半干旱区长期地表通量序列也为深入认识中美半干旱区陆气相互作用的基本特征以及模式结果验证,提供了宝贵的基础数据。