On determining the noon polar cap boundary from SuperDARN HF radar backscatter characteristics

Previous work has shown that ionospheric HF radar backscatter in the noon sector can be used to locate the footprint of the magnetospheric cusp particle precipitation. This has enabled the radar data to be used as a proxy for the location of the polar cap boundary, and hence measure the flow of plasma across it to derive the reconnection electric field in the ionosphere. This work used only single radar data sets with a field of view limited to 2 h of local time. In this case study using four of the SuperDARN radars, we examine the boundary determined over 6 h of magnetic local time around the noon sector and its relationship to the convection pattern. The variation with longitude of the latitude of the radar scatter with cusp characteristics shows a bay-like feature. It is shown that this feature is shaped by the variation with longitude of the poleward flow component of the ionospheric plasma and may be understood in terms of cusp ion time-of-flight effects. Using this interpretation, we derive the time-of-flight of the cusp ions and find that it is consistent with approximately 1 keV ions injected from a subsolar reconnection site. A method for deriving a more accurate estimate of the location of the open-closed field line boundary from HF radar data is described.     

The effect of magnetic substorms on near-ground atmospheric current

Ionosphere-magnetosphere disturbances at high latitudes, e.g. magnetic substorms, are accompanied by energetic particle precipitation and strong variations of the ionospheric electric fields and currents. These might reasonably be expected to modify the local atmospheric electric circuit. We have analysed air-earth vertical currents (AECs) measured by a long wire antenna at Esrange, northern Sweden during 35 geomagnetic substorms. Using superposed epoch analysis we compare the air-earth current variations during the 3 h before and after the time of the magnetic X-component minimum with those for corresponding local times on 35 days without substorms. After elimination of the average daily variation we can conclude that the effect of substorms on AEC is small but distinguishable. It is speculated that the AEC increases observed during about 2 h prior to the geomagnetic X-component minimum, are due to enhancement of the ionospheric electric field. During the subsequent 2 h of the substorm recovery phase, the difference between substorm and quiet atmospheric currents decreases. The amplitude of this substorm variation of AEC is estimated to be less than 50% of the amplitude of the diurnal variation in AEC during the same time interval. The statistical significance of this result was confirmed using the Van der Waerden X-test. This method was further used to show that the average air-earth current and its fluctuations increase during late expansion and early recovery phases of substorms.     

Comparison between Pollutant Concentration in the Samples of Fog and Rime Water Collected at Mt. Milešovka

The article aims at showing the differences in concentration of pollutants that are contained in the samples of fog and/or low cloud water in comparison with the water from rime. The results follow from the fog and rime measurements made at Mt. Mileovka (eské Stedohoí Mountains). They are compared with the results of other studies that also report the differences in fog and rime chemistry.     

新形势下测绘保密工作的思考

在《中华人民共和国测绘成果管理规定》及其相关的管理规定中 ,对基础测绘成果保密等级的划分、调整和解密都作了详细的规定。但是在新形势下 ,现行保密法规的对象发生了变化 ,传统的保密管理方式已不适用 ,因此 ,应在保守国家核心机密的前提下 ,重新审定各种地理信息产品的密级 ,最大限度地扩大流通服务范围 ,使地理信息能更多更好地为国民经济建设服务     

灰色系统理论在单桩静载荷试验中的应用

为了通过预测单桩沉降量去估算其极限承载力,基于静载荷试验所得的桩基沉降量具有灰指数律特征,将荷载Q看作广义的时间,建立了荷载序列的等步长及非等步长GM （1,1）预测模型.工程实例证明,所建立的灰色预测模型具有较好的实用性和创新性.     

粤西北庞西垌银(金)矿床控矿断裂特征与断裂控矿规律

庞西垌银(金)矿床是粤西北地区构造蚀变岩型银(金)矿床的典型代表之一.矿床产出受前寒武系及下古生界混合片麻岩与燕山晚期花岗岩之间的接触带断裂构造控制,矿体严格产于断裂带内部,呈脉状、透镜状.研究表明,控矿断裂的形态、产状变化对矿体空间定位有明显的控制作用,多组控矿断裂的交叉复合是矿体加大变厚的直接原因.矿体产出与断裂构造内部特定的断裂构造岩、蚀变岩及其分带有关.     

香港全风化花岗岩饱和直剪试验中的剪胀问题

通过对全风化花岗岩的慢剪试验,指出了在直剪试验中出现的两种垂直位移变化形式,其对土体的剪胀剪缩性质的 反映与三轴试验是一致的。剪胀的发生与土体的密实程度密切相关;随垂直压力的增大,剪胀发生所需剪应力也增大;剪应 力达到峰值所需要剪位移总是比剪胀发生时所需的剪位移大。     

新疆哈密维权银(铜)矿床地质特征和成矿时代

维权银(铜)矿床是2000年发现的一个独立中型银矿。经过野外及室内研究,发现矿床产于塔里木板块北缘活动带觉罗塔格晚古生代岛弧带的南侧,赋矿地层为中石炭统土古土布拉克组浅海相中酸性、基性火山岩、碎屑岩和碳酸盐岩,受区域早期热蚀变作用而发生不含矿的角岩化;受晚期岩体侵入活动作用形成Ag、Cu等矽卡岩矿化;容矿岩石为钙铁榴石矽卡岩,是一个远离侵入体的以银为主的多金属矽卡岩型矿床。采集维权银(铜)矿东南部花岗岩进行单颗粒锆石的SHRIMPU_Pb年龄测定,结果为(297±3)Ma,是矿床成矿年龄的上限。     

武隆隧道岩溶地质超前预报综合技术

武隆隧道全长9418m,为渝怀铁路第二长大隧道。该隧道的施工地质条件非常复杂,存在浅埋段、断层破碎带、岩溶暗河、非煤系地层瓦斯和岩爆等不良地质现象。其中,岩溶、暗河以及岩溶涌水是本隧道施工的最主要地质问题。根据岩溶垂直分带结果,武隆隧道处于混流带中,特别是多在季节变动带与水平迳流带之间。自隧道开挖揭露以来,多次发生大型、特大型岩溶涌水灾害。作者根据武隆隧道施工的特点,以地质法为基础,以HSP声波反射法为主要手段,结合TSP203系统和钻探等的超前预报综合技术,进行岩溶地质超前预报。实践证明,武隆隧道综合地质预报技术的应用是基本成功的,值得在同类隧道施工地质预报中借鉴。     

云南白水台钙华水池中水化学日变化及其生物控制的发现

为弄清云南白水台泉及其下游钙华水池中水化学的日变化,选取1号泉及其流经的两个钙华水池(6号和10号)作为研究对象并对其水温、pH值和电导率进行了自动监测。根据Ca2 、HCO3-与电导率存在的线性关系,用WATSPAC软件计算了水中方解石的饱和指数和PCO2。监测发现:泉水不存在显著的水化学日动态变化,而两个钙华水池表现出显著的日动态变化。其中10号钙华水池在白天温度较高时水中的CO2大量逸出并通过水下水生植物的光合作用加速了水中碳酸钙的沉积。6号钙华水池水生植物生长茂盛,其叶片和部分枝干露出水面,因而光合作用主要发生在空中,所以此处水化学表现为白天pH值降低和电导率升高的反常现象,即由温度主导的根呼吸作用,在白天释放更多的CO2进入水体而使沉积下来的碳酸钙重新溶解。