Wave-Mean Flow Interaction: the Role of Continuous-Spectrum Disturbances

Traditionally, “eddy feeds zonal flow” in the atmosphere is considered as a result of decaying unstable waves. We show that disturbances made of non-modal solutions-the continuous-spectrum disturbances-can also effectively transport zonal angular momentum and interact with the zonal basic flow. These disturbances, though stable, eventually decay, losing their energy to strengthen the westerly jets in the atmosphere.Calculations with observational data illustrate that the atmospheric zonal flow is maintained primarily by continuous-spectrum disturbances rather than by unstable waves. Angular momentum transport by continuous-spectrum disturbances is one order of magnitude larger than that by all kinds of normal modes (referred as discrete-spectrum disturbances) including unstable waves.     

Identification and characterization of fluid escape structures (pockmarks) in the Estremadura Spur,West Iberian Margin

Located on the West Iberian margin, between Cabo Carvoeiro and Cabo da Roca, the Estremadura Spur is a trapezoidal promontory elongated in an east-west direction, extending until the Tore seamount. Recently a field with more than 70 pockmarks was discovered in the NW region of the Estremadura Spur outer shelf (Lourinhã Monocline). Pockmarks are the seabed culminations of fluid migration through the sedimentary column and their characteristic seabed morphologies correspond to cone-shaped circular or elliptical depressions. The characterization of these features and the understanding of the associated fluid escape process are the main objectives of this work. Here we characterize these structures to understand their structural and stratigraphic control based on: 1) Seismic processing and interpretation of the high resolution 2D single-channel sparker seismic dataset, 2) Bathymetric and Backscatter interpretation and 3) ROV direct observation of the seafloor.The analysis of the seismic profiles allowed the identification of six seismic units, disturbed by the migration and accumulation of fluids. The Estremadura Spur outer shelf has been affected by several episodes of fluid migration and fluid escape during the Pliocene-Quaternary that are expressed by a vast number of seabed and buried pockmarks. At present, the pockmarks are mainly inactive, as the seabed pockmarks are covered by recent sediments. It is concluded that the migration of fluids to the seabed occurred over the Pliocene-Quaternary, as indicated by the buried pockmarks at different depths below the seabed. The vertical stacking of various pockmarks suggests a cyclical fluid flow activity that can possibly be the result of the eustatic sea level variations and the subsequent changes of the hydrostatic pressure.     

Multi-beam backscatter measurements used to infer seabed habitats

Backscatter from multi-beam sonar (MBS) was used to discriminate ecologically relevant seabed characteristics based on 62 reference sites sampled with georeferenced video, sediment grab and rock dredge between 50 and 500 m water depth. A simple biotope characteristic of soft (unconsolidated) and hard (consolidated) was used to compare the acoustic backscatter data with the data on mega-epifauna and substrate type obtained from video and physical sampling. Substrate type of homogeneous reference sites was predicted by matching the backscatter incidence angle profile (0–70°) to that of a seabed scattering model. Referencing the seabed backscatter to a consistent incidence angle (40°) gave a metric with high spatial resolution (2.4–20 m), which minimised errors of range, incident angle and beam compensation. This simple metric provided a consistent approach to analyse and interpret the data and was strongly correlated with substrate type and faunal functional groups. The high resolution backscatter metric was a closer match to the small spatial scale of seabed patch lengths observed by video (50% <50 m).     

复合型X射线微剂量通道式安检机

本文简介复合型X射线微剂量通道式安检机的技术原理和创新性,并与目前现有的通道式安检机进行了比较。     

基于背向散射脉冲传播时间统计特性的随机界面参数反演研究

研究了利用背向散射脉冲传播时间统计特性反演随机界面参数的问题.首先扩展了Fuks & Godin关于随机界面背向散射脉冲传播时间统计特性理论,给出了当随机界面高度-斜率统计相关情形下,最早返回的两个脉冲传播时间及其时延的概率密度函数（PDF）表达式.进而提出了一种基于背向散射脉冲传播时间统计特性的随机界面参数反演算法：采用遗传算法匹配前两个背向散射脉冲传播时间及其时延的PDF实现随机界面高度—斜率相关系数的绝对值|ρ|和无量纲参数T的反演.最后利用参数的后验概率分析反演结果的不确定性.数值模拟结果表明：该算法可有效反演随机界面的参数,参数|ρ|相对于T反演精度较高;|ρ|和T之间存在较强的参数耦合.与前人认为可忽略高度—斜率相关性（|ρ|）的观点不同：此类反演问题中应同时考虑|ρ|和T.     

川东“侏罗山式”褶皱带形成时代：不整合面的证据

确定川东“侏罗山式”褶皱带的形成时代是了解上扬子地区这一重要板内变形带动力学机制的关键所在。详细的野外工作显示,该构造带中、上三叠统之间为平行不整合接触关系,说明其没有发生过印支期褶皱。区内上三叠统与下侏罗统,中、下侏罗统和中、上侏罗统之间的平行不整合接触又指示其褶皱变形发生在晚侏罗世之后。区内白垩纪盆地边缘下白垩统与下伏地层呈明显的角度不整合接触,较平缓的上白垩统地层也覆盖在下伏较陡立的不同时代地层之上,从而指示该构造带形成于早白垩世之前。综合分析后限定川东—湘鄂西北部的“侏罗山式”褶皱带的褶皱变形发生在晚侏罗世末至早白垩世初期间,而不是过去认为的印支期或早燕山期。     

GRAPES全球集合预报系统不同随机物理扰动方案影响分析

为了更好地理解不同随机物理扰动方案对全球中期集合预报的影响差异,本研究基于GRAPES全球集合预报系统（GRAPES-GEPS）对比分析了随机物理倾向扰动（Stochastically Perturbed Parameterization Tendencies,SPPT）、随机动能补偿（Stochastic Kinetic Energy Backscatter,SKEB）及联合使用SPPT与SKEB三种模式扰动方案所产生的扰动特征及其对集合预报的影响。为避免初值扰动影响,考察随机物理方案所产生的扰动特征时,不使用初值扰动。通过扰动与误差相关性分析（PECA）发现,不同随机物理扰动方案所产生的扰动对预报误差均具有一定的描述能力,而且联合使用SPPT与SKEB方案时,扰动对误差的描述能力最好。对所有扰动方案来说,扰动总能量最初主要集中在热带地区对流层中高层以及平流层低层。随着预报时效的延长,扰动总能量不断增大,其大值区不断向热带外地区转移。从扰动总能量的谱结构来看,扰动能量均呈现升尺度发展的特征。在基于奇异向量初值扰动的GRAPES-GEPS中,随机物理扰动方案的使用均能够显著增加不同地区等压面要素的集合离散度,并在一定程度上改善集合平均误差。由于集合离散度的增大,预报失误率显著减小。连续分级概率评分也有所减小,尤其是在热带地区,改进更为明显。此外,中国地区不同量级（小雨、中雨、大雨和暴雨）降水概率预报技巧在一定程度上得到改善。上述改进均在联合使用SPPT与SKEB方案时最好,这与扰动总能量、扰动与误差相关分析结果一致。      

Optimized spectral bandwidth in high angular resolution imaging effect of a finite spatial-coherence outer scale

In the case of high angular resolution techniques (speckle interferometry, long baseline Michelson interferometry), one has studied how varies the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in terms of the spectral bandwidth . For values of varying from 0 up to 100 nanometers, it is shown that the SNR, contrary to the predictions, has no maximum value. In addition, in the case of the high frequency approximation, the effects of a finite spatial-coherence outer scale, the influence of the turbulence model used and of the optical energy of the turbulence on the optimal spectral bandwidth have been analyzed and discussed.     

华北地台北缘中段中上志留统与白乃庙群接触关系及其滑断构造

华北地台北缘中段中上志留统与中元古代自乃庙群接触关系为角度不整合,且沿角度不整合面发生了构造叠加作用,产生了滑断构造。该滑断构造具有宏观、微观变形组构,并且控制了一系列金矿点(矿化点)的分布,是一条重要的金矿化带。