全球水质量迁移对海平面空间模式周年变化的影响

大气、陆地水和海洋之间的水质量迁移对海平面的影响一般假定为均匀薄层分布.但实际上,水质量负荷重新分布一方面会使地壳产生形变,另一方面会引起重力位势场变化(引力位和离心力位),这都会对海平面时空变化特征产生影响,两方面之和称为负荷自吸引效应(SAL).海洋模式模拟的时变洋底压力结果一般符合Boussinesq假设即体积守恒,忽略了大气、陆地水和海洋之间水质量交换的影响.本文基于海平面变化方程,联合陆地水模型、大气地表气压模型、海洋洋底压力模型和GRACE反演的冰川质量变化,详细讨论了2003-2010年SAL对海平面周年变化的影响.主要结论有:(1)SAL对全球海平面周年变化有显著影响,振幅在1.3~19 mm.其中近海岸和低纬度区域受影响较大.(2)在SAL引起的海平面周年振幅变化的因素中,陆地水储量变化因素最大,大气因素次之,非潮汐海洋影响最小.但非潮汐海洋对海平面周年相位空间变化的影响最为复杂.(3)通过与国际长期验潮站观测数据结果比较,在ECCO海洋模式估计的洋底压力结果中引入SAL,能多解释约5.3%观测信号方差.     

The Experiments Onboard the ROSETTA Lander

As a part of ESA's cornerstone mission ``ROSETTA' to comet 46P/Wirtanen a 100 kgLander will bring a scientific payload of almost 27 kg to the surface of the nucleus.After a first scientific sequence it will operate for a considerable fraction of thecometary orbit around the sun (between 3 AU and 2 AU). Ten experiments with a number of sub-experiments are foreseen; this paper presents the current status of the Lander development and reviews the scientific capabilities of each of the experiments at a time when the Flight Model (FM) of the Lander is already delivered.     

Seasonal length-of-day changes and atmospheric angular momentum oscillations in their temporal variability

Recently, effective atmospheric-angular-momentum (AAM) functions as calculated from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) (formerly National Meteorological Center, NMC) and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Reanalyses have become available for the years 1958 to 1998. Concerning the wind terms, the top level in the atmosphere used here is 10 hPa. Compared with earlier NMC model versions, which incorporate wind fields up to 100 hPa since 1976 and up to 50 hPa since 1981, the reanalyses have produced improved data series over a longer period than before. The axial AAM component χ₃ is associated with changes in length of day (LOD). Motivated by better quality and continuity of the series AAM (NCEP) Reanalysis, the problem of the seasonal imbalances in the solid Earth–atmosphere axial angular momentum budget is re-examined. To assess better the estimates of the annual and semiannual oscillations in LOD and AAM and of the residual oscillations derived as difference series between LOD and AAM, the series of LOD data from three analysis centers [International Earth Rotation Service (IERS), GeoForschungZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena (JPL)] and of AAM data in terms of χ₃(W), χ₃(P) and χ₃(P+IB) from four meteorological centers [NCEP, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the UK Meteorological Office (UKMO)] are used in this study. The main analysis steps were removing gaps, filtering out the seasonal oscillations, calculating optimal estimates of the parameters of the oscillations and calculating the difference series between the LOD and AAM systems as well as the residuals in the axial angular momentum budget in the LOD–AAM systems. The results derived as difference series between the different LOD, AAM and LOD–AAM systems show to what extent the variations reflect systematic differences and significant signals, respectively, which is important for future activities in this field. Received: 2 February 1999 / Accepted: 30 November 1999     

地球自转十年尺度变化的分析和预测

本文用窄带滤波器处理了1800年以来的日长变化（△LOD）的年均值序列,得到在十年尺度上的各频率分量的时变过程.结果表明,仅61年、43年和32年三个分量是较稳定的周期变化,比过去所报告的数量少得多.在此基础上,对未来50年中的△LOD的变化趋势作出预测,认为从70年代初开始的十年尺度上的自转加速过程,可能将持续到本世纪90年代前期,而后将进入一个减速期.     

Practical aspects of demand and capacity evaluation of RC members in the context of EC8‐3

The structural safety assessment procedures proposed in Part 3 of Eurocode 8 (EC8‐3) for the case of reinforced concrete structures are addressed. The practical evaluation of the member chord rotation demand according to EC8‐3 is examined in detail along with several alternative formulations. The need for these formulations is demonstrated by presenting example situations where the EC8‐3 proposal is difficult to apply. The effectiveness of the proposed approaches is assessed through an example application and recommendations for their practical use are defined. Given the importance of the shear span in this context, a sensitivity analysis of the EC8‐3 capacity models with respect to this parameter is carried out and discussed in a later section. This analysis aims to assess the validity of the simplifications proposed by a previous research study for the quantification of the EC8‐3 capacity values. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

利用微型计算机进行世界古大陆再造成图——方法与实例

进行世界占大陆再造需要3个步骤:（1）确定各古大陆块体的边界;（2）进行必要的陆块拼合处理;（3）恢复各个占大陆块体正当时的方位和位置。第一步是地质学上的判断问题,第二步和第三步是应用微型计算机进行处理,涉及大陆地块在地球表面运动时球面几何学中的欧拉极和欧拉旋转问题。本文介绍在IBM-PC/AT微型电子汁算机上进行占大陆再造的方法,同时讨论了古生代古大陆再造的特殊性。最后给出了震旦纪、泥盆纪5张不同投影实例图作为说明。     

Vertical-axis rotation controlled by upper crustal stress based on force balance analysis: A case study of the western Transverse Ranges of California

This paper evaluates driving mechanisms of vertical-axis rotation using data from the western Transverse Ranges in southern California. Simple force balance considerations and comparison of torque applied to a rotating block indicate that shear forces applied to the base of the block are not strong enough to produce the motions and deformation observed at the surface. For the measured dimensions of the crustal blocks and crustal viscosities in southern California, stresses transmitted through the upper crust are one to three orders of magnitude stronger than forces generated in the ductile lower crust. These results suggest that the kinematics of crustal blocks in continental deformation zones are primarily controlled by forces within the upper crust rather than a flow field beneath.     

Scattering of a spherical pulse from a small inhomogeneity: Dilatation and rotation

Perturbations in elastic constants and density distinguish a volume inhomogeneity from its homogeneous surroundings. The equation of motion for the first order scattering is studied in the perturbed medium. The scattered waves are generated by the interaction between the primary waves and the inhomogeneity. First order scattering theory is modified to include the source term generating the primary waves. The body force equivalent to the scattering source is presented in a convenient form involving the perturbations in wave velocities and gradient of density perturbation. A procedure is presented to study the scattering of a spherical pulse from a small inhomogeneity, in time domain. The size of inhomogeneity is assumed small as compared to its distance from source and receiver. No restrictions are placed on the positions of source, receiver and inhomogeneity. The dilatation and rotations are calculated for a pulse scattered from an arbitrary point in a spherical volume. The aggregate of the scattered phases from all the points of the inhomogeneity, reaching at a fixed receiver, gives the amount of scattering from the inhomogeneity. The interaction of bothP andS waves with inhomogeneity are considered. Dilatation and rotations for scattering are obtained as integral expressions over the solid angle of inhomogeneity. These expressions are computed numerically, for hypothetical models. The effects of source (unit force) orientations, velocity and density perturbations, and size of inhomogeneity, on the scattered phases, are discussed.