Stellar velocity dispersion and mass estimation for galactic disks

Available velocity dispersion estimates for the old stellar population of galactic disks at galactocentric distances r?2L (where L is the photometric radial scale length of the disk) are used to determine the threshold local surface density of disks that are stable against gravitational perturbations. The mass of the disk M_d calculated under the assumption of its marginal stability is compared with the total mass M_t and luminosity L _B of the galaxy within r=4L. We corroborate the conclusion that a substantial fraction of the mass in galaxies is probably located in their dark halos. The ratio of the radial velocity dispersion to the circular velocity increases along the sequence of galactic color indices and decreases from the early to late morphological types. For most of the galaxies with large color indices (B–V)₀>0.75, which mainly belong to the S0 type, the velocity dispersion exceeds significantly the threshold value required for the disk to be stable. The reverse situation is true for spiral galaxies: the ratios M_d/L_B for these agree well with those expected for evolving stellar systems with the observed color indices. This suggests that the disks of spiral galaxies underwent no significant dynamical heating after they reached a quasi-equilibrium stable state.     

S-wave Velocity Profiles for Earthquake Engineering Purposes for the Cologne Area (Germany)

Local S-wave velocity-depth profiles are a key factor in seismic hazard assessment, as they allow the amplification potential of the sedimentary cover to be evaluated. Ambient seismic noise is mainly composed of surface waves, and therefore contains vital information about the S-wave velocity structure, allowing polarization or dispersion curves to be obtained from single station or array noise recordings. At two sites in the area of Cologne, Germany, the extended spatial correlation method was applied to such recordings and apparent phase velocity curves in the frequency range of interest for earthquake engineering were obtained. Using this data, a linearized inversion, the simplex downhill method, and a genetic algorithm yielded similar S-wave profiles. However, the latter method is recommended since it is less dependent upon a good starting model. Importantly, the presence of low-velocity layers in the Cologne area made it necessary to consider in the frequency range of interest higher modes in the inversion procedures. Finally, independent information on the total thickness of the sedimentary cover permitted the estimation of a 2D S-wave velocity profile crossing the Cologne area. Here, the H/V ratio inversion using 20 single-station noise recordings was used, with the results in good agreement with a geological profile.     

The Transition Between the Scale Domains of Ray and Effective Medium Theory and Anisotropy: Numerical Models

The anisotropy of a periodically layered isotropic medium is numerically modeled in order to study the effect of the scale of heterogeneity on seismic observations. An important motivation is to delineate the wavelength ranges over which a pulse propagating obliquely through the structure will be described by either ray (short wavelength) or effective medium (long wavelength) theory. The same band-limited pulse is propagated obliquely at a variety of incidence angles through a compositionally uniform layered structure as a function of the layer thicknesses. The resulting seismograms display similar behavior to that encountered for normal incidence including the effects of stop- and pass-bands. Velocities determined from time picks on these seismograms show a large difference in velocities between the long and short wavelength limits as has been previously demonstrated for normal incidence propagation. The bulk of the transition between these two limits is independent of incidence angle and occurs when the ratio between the wavelength and the layering thickness is near a value of 10. Two more geologically reasonable models show that these effects are diminished with smaller contrasts between the layers.     

Turbulent velocity distributions and implied trajectory models

Well-mixed, first-order Lagrangian stochastic (LS) particle trajectory models are derived from several idealized (“toy”) turbulent velocity distributions, and their performance is compared against the observations of Project Prairie Grass, i.e., the case of a continuous point source of tracer near the ground, in the horizontally homogeneous and neutrally stratified surface layer. Although in a context of limited information a Gaussian distribution is the preferred choice, and although the Gaussian corresponds to the simplest of this set of LS models (namely, the Langevin equation), models stemming from other velocity distributions give similar, albeit distinguishable, predictions.     

Predicting plume meandering and averaging time effects on mean and fluctuating concentrations in atmospheric dispersion simulated in a water channel

Plume meandering and averaging time effects were measured directly using a high spatial resolution, high frequency, linescan laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) technique for measuring scalar concentrations in a plume dispersing in a water channel. Post-processing of the collected data removed time dependent background dye levels and corrected for attenuation across the laser beam to produce accurate measurements over long sample times in both a rough surface boundary-layer shear flow and shear free grid-generated turbulent flow. The data were used to verify the applicability of a meandering plume model for predicting the properties of mean and fluctuating concentrations. The centroid position of the crosswind concentration profile was found to have a Gaussian probability density function and the instantaneous plume spread about the centroid fluctuated log-normally. A modified travel-time power law model for averaging time adjustment was developed and compared to the widely used, but much less accurate, 0.2 power-law model.     

Density-dependent dispersion in heterogeneous porous media Part II: Comparison with nonlinear models

The results of a series of high-resolution numerical experiments are used to test and compare three nonlinear models for high-concentration-gradient dispersion. Gravity stable miscible displacement is considered. The first model, introduced by Hassanizadeh, is a modification of Fick’s law which involves a second-order term in the dispersive flux equation and an additional dispersion parameter β. The numerical experiments confirm the dependency of β on the flow rate. In addition, a dependency on travelled distance is observed. The model can successfully be applied to nearly homogeneous media (σ² = 0.1), but additional fitting is required for more heterogeneous media.The second and third models are based on homogenization of the local scale equations describing density-dependent transport. Egorov considers media that are heterogeneous on the Darcy scale, whereas Demidov starts at the pore-scale level. Both approaches result in a macroscopic balance equation in which the dispersion coefficient is a function of the dimensionless density gradient. In addition, an expression for the concentration variance is derived. For small σ², Egorov’s model predictions are in satisfactory agreement with the numerical experiments without the introduction of any new parameters. Demidov’s model involves an additional fitting parameter, but can be applied to more heterogeneous media as well.     

一种稳定的波场延拓反Q滤波算法

反Q滤波算法中稳定性是关键。针对地下介质为层状Q模型结构,本文提出一种稳定的反Q滤波算法,基于波场延拓原理,对于每个常Q层反Q滤波算法分两步完成:(1)利用一种稳定的波场延拓算法,将地表波场记录直接延拓到当前层上;(2)在当前层内进行常Q反滤波。在步骤(1)中,利用稳定的波场延拓算法并结合稳定因子,将地表波场记录直接延拓到当前层上,避免了上覆层反Q滤波误差的累积。在步骤(2)中,对于当前层内的反Q滤波,通过对该层地震信号的Gabor谱分析,拾取时变的限幅频率,并确定相应于该频率值的限幅增益值来实现反Q滤波算法的稳定性。最后通过理论模型与实际数据验证了算法的优越性。     

河南省花岗岩地质地貌概论

河南省地处秦岭造山带的东段，有着长达3．0Ga以上的构造演化历史，由于板块的俯冲碰撞作用，构造运动非常复杂，岩浆活动十分强烈。河南省不同类型、不同成因的花岗岩分布非常广泛。河南省花岗岩总面积超过1．45万km^2，占全省面积的8．7％、基岩区面积的32．2％，占整个秦岭——大别山造山带花岗岩（面积为4万km^2）的36．2％多，是中国著名的花岗岩密集区之一。河南省花岗岩及其不同的岩石类型很好地揭示和反演了东秦岭板块构造的每一个特定的构造演化阶段和岩浆动力学过程。河南省花岗岩的地质地貌也很具特色。以花岗岩为主形成的世界级、国家级及省级地质公园有6处之多，以花岗岩为主形成旅游的风景区多达二十多处，遍布河南全区。河南花岗岩地貌景观丰富多彩，具有雄、险、奇、幻的特征，各种景观形象逼真、千姿百态、栩栩如生、惟妙惟肖，河南省花岗岩地貌景观有九大类型，主要由内、外营力地质作用所造成。构造运动、花岗岩节理系统、岩石结构、水流冲刷、风化剥蚀等地质作用是造成河南花岗岩地貌景观的基本因素。河南省花岗岩地质地貌景观已成为一种新的重要自然资源，为人类文明和经济社会做出贡献。