风化面、荒漠漆及地衣在岩矿表面对高光谱遥感的影响

地表风化产生的表面覆盖层、风吹送的尘埃、胶结物或附着物在岩矿表面形成的外壳是影响地表高光谱遥感识别和反演的重要和关键因素。本研究区位于干旱缺水的新疆西准噶尔包古图地区,对岩矿表面的风化面、胶结物形成的荒漠漆、附着于岩面的地衣和原岩的新鲜面进行了波谱测定分析、X射线荧光元素分析和光薄片镜下观察。结果表明：该地区的大部分岩石表面有风化层覆盖,主要为物理风化,少部分岩石表面发生了化学风化;荒漠漆波谱在可见光波段改变原岩本身的波谱形态,但在短波红外波段,保持原岩波谱特征只改变了反射率大小,并不影响对原岩矿物质的高光谱探测;地衣附着于岩表的波谱特征不仅改变了波谱反射率,还完全改变了原岩的波谱形态,对原岩表面波谱有混淆干扰作用。岩矿表面的研究是波谱测量从实验室走向野外实际应用的基础,也是利用高光谱遥感技术直接进行矿物识别、相似矿物的区分以及提取矿物含量和化学成分研究的最初和关键一步。     

Photosynthetic bark: Use of chlorophyll absorption continuum index to estimate Boswellia papyrifera bark chlorophyll content

Quantification of chlorophyll content provides useful insight into the physiological performance of plants. Several leaf chlorophyll estimation techniques, using hyperspectral instruments, are available. However, to our knowledge, a non-destructive bark chlorophyll estimation technique is not available. We set out to assess Boswellia papyrifera tree bark chlorophyll content and to provide an appropriate bark chlorophyll estimation technique using hyperspectral remote sensing techniques. In contrast to the leaves, the bark of B. papyrifera has several outer layers masking the inner photosynthetic bark layer. Thus, our interest includes understanding how much light energy is transmitted to the photosynthetic inner bark and to what extent the inner photosynthetic bark chlorophyll activity could be remotely sensed during both the wet and the dry season. In this study, chlorophyll estimation using the chlorophyll absorption continuum index (CACI) yielded a higher R² (0.87) than others indices and methods, such as the use of single band, simple ratios, normalized differences, and conventional red edge position (REP) based estimation techniques. The chlorophyll absorption continuum index approach considers the increase or widening in area of the chlorophyll absorption region, attributed to high concentrations of chlorophyll causing spectral shifts in both the yellow and the red edge. During the wet season B. papyrifera trees contain more bark layers than during the dry season. Having less bark layers during the dry season (leaf off condition) is an advantage for the plants as then their inner photosynthetic bark is more exposed to light, enabling them to trap light energy. It is concluded that B. papyrifera bark chlorophyll content can be reliably estimated using the chlorophyll absorption continuum index analysis. Further research on the use of bark signatures is recommended, in order to discriminate the deciduous B. papyrifera from other species during the dry season.     

Friction effect on stresses in ensiled granular media

We develop, in this paper, an analytical approach of continuous medium type which improves the theory of Janssen and other existing approaches of the same type. This approach allows to calculate the stresses in any point of the ensiled granular medium and to represent as well qualitatively as quantitatively the stress saturation effect. The influence of the friction angles is studied.     

致密陡谱源3C43、3C48和3C454的VLBI研究

利用美国甚长基线阵对3个致密陡谱源3C43、3C48和3C454进行中心频率1.6GHz的观测,获得总流量图和各个子源的结构等信息.对比已有的数据,分析源3C43和3C454的流量变化和各个子源的位置移动,发现3C43的总流量、各子源流量、各子源的相对位置在14年内比较稳定;3C454的总流量和各子源流量也比较稳定,但两个子源相对核心的偏离速度分别是光速的21.6和17.7倍,存在明显的视超光速现象.同时通过对L波段4个频率的总流量结果进行谱指数拟合,获得源3C43和3C454的谱指数分别是0.63和0.86,符合致密陡谱源谱指数α≥0.5的定义,也与已有的结果吻合较好.     

ALMA capabilities for observations of continuum emission

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, ALMA, combines a large collecting area, very sensitive receivers and a location on a high dry site. ALMA’s sensitivity for continuum measurements is increased with the added feature of an 8 GHz instantaneous bandwidth. Taken together, these four factors provide unparalleled sensitivity in the millimeter/submillimeter wavelength range. With its great sensitivity and angular resolution, ALMA will transform our view of mm/sub-mm astronomy.     

土壤—植物—大气系统水分运行的界面过程研究

本文从水文循环的微观角度出发，针对大田土壤－大气系统中的水分运行与转化，研究了ＳＰＡＣ各界面上水分与能量的交换过程，旨在通过各界面上水分运行与生态环境因子相互作用关系，探索各界面水分、能量通量的计算与人工调控的可能途径，为农业节水提供理论依据。     

Plant phenolics and absorption features in vegetation reflectance spectra near 1.66 μm

Past laboratory and field studies have quantified phenolic substances in vegetative matter from reflectance measurements for understanding plant response to herbivores and insect predation. Past remote sensing studies on phenolics have evaluated crop quality and vegetation patterns caused by bedrock geology and associated variations in soil geochemistry. We examined spectra of pure phenolic compounds, common plant biochemical constituents, dry leaves, fresh leaves, and plant canopies for direct evidence of absorption features attributable to plant phenolics. Using spectral feature analysis with continuum removal, we observed that a narrow feature at 1.66 μm is persistent in spectra of manzanita, sumac, red maple, sugar maple, tea, and other species. This feature was consistent with absorption caused by aromatic CH bonds in the chemical structure of phenolic compounds and non-hydroxylated aromatics. Because of overlapping absorption by water, the feature was weaker in fresh leaf and canopy spectra compared to dry leaf measurements. Simple linear regressions of feature depth and feature area with polyphenol concentration in tea resulted in high correlations and low errors (% phenol by dry weight) at the dry leaf (r² = 0.95, RMSE = 1.0%, n = 56), fresh leaf (r² = 0.79, RMSE = 2.1%, n = 56), and canopy (r² = 0.78, RMSE = 1.0%, n = 13) levels of measurement. Spectra of leaves, needles, and canopies of big sagebrush and evergreens exhibited a weak absorption feature centered near 1.63 μm, short ward of the phenolic compounds, possibly consistent with terpenes. This study demonstrates that subtle variation in vegetation spectra in the shortwave infrared can directly indicate biochemical constituents and be used to quantify them. Phenolics are of lesser abundance compared to the major plant constituents but, nonetheless, have important plant functions and ecological significance. Additional research is needed to advance our understanding of the spectral influences of plant phenolics and terpenes relative to dominant leaf biochemistry (water, chlorophyll, protein/nitrogen, cellulose, and lignin).     

Why rifts invert in compression

The common observation of sedimentary basin inversion in orogenic forelands implies that rifts constitute weak areas of the continental lithosphere. When compressed, the rifts respond with uplift of the deepest parts and erosion of sediments therein. Simultaneously, syn-compressional marginal troughs are formed flanking the inversion zone.Since rifting and subsequent post-rift thermal re-equilibration are processes expected to alter the long-term mechanical state of the lithosphere, the phenomenon of basin inversion is non-trivial from a rheological point of view. Stochastic modelling of the long-term thermal structure beneath sedimentary basins indicates that the crustal part of a rift is warmer, and hence weaker, than the surrounding crustal blocks. In contrast, the mantle part is cold and strong beneath the basin centre.In this paper, it is investigated whether the rifting-induced strength alterations constitute a sufficient condition for a thermally equilibrated rift to invert by compression. Numerical experiments with two-dimensional dynamic thermo-mechanical models are performed. In particular, the focus is on rifting-related mechanical instabilities that reduce the load bearing capacity of the lithosphere. In the experiments, strain-softening behaviour is introduced in the non-associated plasticity model representing brittle yielding. The result is self-consistent large-scale fault formation.The models predict that the rifting-related necking instability induces differential crustal thinning increasing the post-rift crustal weakness. Strain softening and the associated fault formation amplifies the necking instability and introduces zones of structural weakness exposed for compressional re-activation.Under these circumstances, basin inversion follows as a natural consequence of rift compression.     

预应力锚索抗滑桩支挡结构体系数值模拟研究

为克服现行预应力锚索抗滑桩设计计算方法存在诸多问题,探讨了快速拉格朗日有限差分程序（FLAC）,对预应力锚索抗滑桩支挡结构体系进行整体数值模拟方法。以较好的考虑抗滑桩、预应力锚索、滑坡体及锚固地层之间的相互作用、共同工作特性,提高设计计算效率。工程实例数值模拟计算结果比较表明,该方法是可行的。不失为一种有效的新途径。可供有关设计部门参考。同时,数值模拟也揭示,与普通抗滑桩相比,预应力锚索抗滑桩受力更合理,可使桩的截面尺寸、桩的锚固深度及桩间距等的设计更加经济。     

Permanent seismic deformation analysis of a landslide

A failed slope may not necessarily require a remedial treatment if it can be shown with confidence that the maximum movement of the slide mass will be within tolerable limits, i.e., not cause loss of life or property. A permanent displacement analysis of a landslide for static and seismic conditions is presented using a continuum mechanics approach. Computed values of displacement for static conditions compare favorably with field measurements and computed values of seismic displacements for a postulated earthquake motion appear reasonable. Also, the seismic displacements using the continuum mechanics approach compare favorably with those obtained using the Newmark sliding block procedure for assessing seismically-induced slope deformations.