Very quiet intervals of geomagnetic activity and the solar wind structure

Extended periods of very low geomagnetic activity as described by very quiet intervals (VQI's) occur only at those times when the solar wind velocityV has a generally decreasing trend, i.e., they mainly occur either after the velocity peak of a high speed solar stream has passed the Earth, or at times when the Earth is immersed in a low speed solar plasma provided that the daily mean value ofdV/dt is negative. The VQI's most frequently start whendV/dt<0 anddB _Z/dt>0 (B _Z is the geocentric solar magnetrospheric-GSMZ-component of the IMF) and end most likely whendV/dt>0 anddB _Z/dt<0. The temporal trends of the solar wind (SW) velocity affect the variation of thea _p index only when the level of geomagnetic activity is generally low.It is suggested that a gradual expansion or contraction of the magnetosphere, associated with a slow variation of the SW pressure, plays a role in the modification of the reconnection-driven magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) fluctuations in the magnetosphere.     

Biological and physical events involved in the origin,effects, and control of organic matter in solar saltworks

Aspects of communities and events in the concentrating ponds (S.G. 1.130 to 1.214) and salt crystallizing ponds (S.G. 1.215 to 1.264) of solar saltworks pertinent to salt manufacture are described. Communities that aid salt manufacture enable continuous and efficient production of high quality salt at a saltworks' design capacity, and they provide important controls on levels of organic matter in the brine. Fluctuating salinities, high concentrations of nutrients, and petroleum products are disturbances that causeAphanothece halophytica andDunaliella salina to release excessive quantities of organic matter, and that suppress or cause death to nutrient stripping organisms. Disturbances result in decreased quality and quantity of salt and increased costs for salt harvest, washing, and pond upkeep. Organic matter can be controlled by management techniques that keep nutrient stripping communities at proper levels and maintain a narrow and unchanging range of salinities in each pond, by constructing pond dikes able to withstand wind and water erosion, and by preventing spills of petroleum products in the ponds.     

西北地区太阳辐射量变化的研究

根据西北地区１５个日射甲种站观测的近３０年来到达地面的太阳辐射量观测资料，经方差分析表明：太阳散射辐射量有２／５的地区在增加，２／５的地区在减少，还有１／５的地区太阳散射、直接辐射量在时间变化上差异都不明显；太阳直接辐射量有４／５的地区在显著减减少；太阳总辐射量几乎各地都在减少，这种减少趋势大致从１９７８年开始，并且用太阳辐射倾向率的形式概括出３种太阳辐射量季节变化类型。     

中国西部干旱地区太阳直接辐射通量密度与大气质量的关系

本文根据中国西部干旱地区大气物理状态(大气可降水量和大气浑浊度)的变化范围,利用太阳直接辐射通量密度的理论计算公式,计算了各种大气透明系数状况下的太阳直接辐射通量密度。计算结果表明,大气质量m=2时的透明系数P_2和m相同时,由于水汽和气溶胶的含量配置不同而引起太阳直接辐射通量密度的差异,在辐射日变程的主要时段(m=1-3)内并不大。于是得到各种透明系数P_2状况下太阳直接辐射通量密度随大气质量变化的平均关系。不同海拔高度比较,当透明系数P_2相同时,各自的大气物理状态虽然不同,但m相同时的太阳直接辐射通量密度基本相同。现有的表征太阳直接辐射通量密度值和大气质量联系的关系式都不能很好地描述计算结果。根据太阳直接辐射通量密度随大气质量变化的特性,我们提出了新的关系式。最后,整理了不同拔海高度和不同地理景观的四个日射站(西藏那曲、青海格尔木、甘肃敦煌和民勤)的多年观测资料。经验计算结果与观测值比较,一致性良好。     

Vertical column abundances of HCN deduced from ground-based infrared solar spectra: Long-term trend and variability

A set of high-resolution IR solar spectra recorded at the International Scientific Station of the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland, from 84/06 to 93/06, and at the National Solar Observatory McMath-Pierce solar telescope facility on Kitt Peak, Arizona, U.S.A. from 78/05 to 92/07 have been analyzed to determine the vertical column abundances of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, above the two stations. The analysis was based on least-squares curve fitting of calculated spectra to the observations encompassing the P4 and the P8 lines of HCN respectively located at 3299.5273 and 3287.2483 cm^–1. The results obtained for the two stations indicate that no significant long-term trend affects either of the two databases; however, this analysis reveals variable increases during springtime of up to a factor of 2 in the HCN total column above the Jungfraujoch and even up to 3 above Kitt Peak. The calculated mean vertical column abundances, excluding the spring observations, are equal to (2.55±0.30)×10¹⁵ molec./cm² (S.D.) and (2.75±0.30)×10¹⁵ molec./cm² respectively above the Jungfraujoch and the Kitt Peak observatories. Based on a realistic volume mixing ratio profile, these columns translate into mean volume mixing ratios equal to 190×10^–12 ppv at the respective altitudes of the stations.     

农桐间作田的太阳辐射分布特征探讨

以试验区实测资料为基础，根据泡桐的树形特征和太阳辐射在树冠中的传播特性，建立了晴、昙、阴不同天气条件下各种密度农桐间作田内太阳辐射的分布模式，较好地体现了间作地辐射日变化趋势。并分析了影响辐射分布的因素，为配置合理的间作模式提供依据。     

从全波段太阳直射辐射确定大气气溶胶光学厚度 II：实验研究

本文通过比较太阳直射表和太阳光度计探测的大气柱气溶胶光学厚度，分析了从太阳直射表探测的全波段太阳直射光强信息确定大气柱气溶胶光学厚度的误差，并应用北京观象台的太阳直射表观测资料，反演得到了 1990—1993年北京大气柱气溶胶光学厚度，分析了该光学厚度月与年变化规律以及1991年菲律宾皮纳图博火山爆发对北京大气气溶胶含量的影响。本文还提出了关于有效水汽含量的一个经验关系式，用于确定水汽对太阳辐射的吸收率。     

新的太阳系起源假说——再论巨星依次分离说

本文以太阳系星球的物质状态、形态面貌、体积、物质密度、运动速度、运动方向和角动量等作为根据,研究它们在宇宙空间上的分布特点、相互关系、内在联系以及规律的基础上,提出太阳系(乃至宇宙星球)是在46亿年前,宇宙中一个巨大灼热的星球,在高速度左旋旋转(公转和自转)运动的过程中,从尾部分离出来的物质,经过……恒星、行星和卫星依次波状旋转分离运动产生的。     

Total precipitable water in the atmosphere over India

Electromagnetic radiation, in its passage through the atmosphere, is attenuated by absorption and scattering by atmospheric gases, dust and aerosols. The most important absorber is water vapour and the most significant parameter in atmospheric absorption studies is the total precipitable water in the atmosphere. The present paper summarises the results of a study made to compute the total precipitable water in the atmosphere over India using radiosonde and other data, as part of a programme for the computation of direct, global and diffuse solar radiation at the ground from the solar constant. Using values of air temperature and dew point from the ground up to 250 mb at 19 radiosonde stations and surface water vapour mixing ratio values at 105 surface observatories in India, precipitable water amounts have been computed for 124 stations, for each month and for the whole year. The paper describes the techniques used to extend the total precipitable water amounts derived from radiosonde data at 19 stations to 124 stations covering the major climatic zones in the country and presents the results in the form of 12 maps showing the spatial and temporal distribution of total precipitable water over India     

A Seeing Monitor for Solar and Other Extended Object Observations

In this article I describe a site survey facility, which measures the signals of the solar equivalent of a Differential Image Motion Monitor (S-DIMM) and of a six element linear array of solar scintillometers. Combining the S-DIMM r _o andscintillometer _I observations allows the determination of the fractions of the seeing in the free atmosphere and in the ground/lake layer. From the scintillometer array observations C _n ² (h) is determined for heights corresponding to the first 500 m along the line-of-sight. With minor changes this seeing monitor can also be used for other extended objects like the Moon and planets.