Black Holes and Loose Connections in a Global Urban Network

This paper introduces the concept of black holes and loose connections in a global urban hierarchy. Black holes are defined as large cities, with a population of over 3 million, that are not classified as world cities. The paper draws upon a classification that uses advanced producer services as an indicator of world city status. Large, nonworld cities are identified, and provisional ideas about explaining their position are outlined. Connectivity and population data are used in a simple regression analysis to identify loose connections: cities whose connectivity is less than that predicted by their population.     

Regional accessibility of land traffic network in the Yangtze River Delta

In a given district, the accessibility of any point should be the synthetically evalua-tion of the internal and external accessibilities. Using MapX component and Delphi, the author presents an information system to calculate and analyze regional accessibility according to the shortest travel time, generating thus a mark diffusing figure. Based on land traffic network, this paper assesses the present and the future regional accessibilities of sixteen major cities in the Yangtze River Delta. The result shows that the regional accessibility of the Yangtze River Delta presents a fan with Shanghai as its core. The top two most accessible cities are Shanghai and Jiaxing, and the bottom two ones are Taizhou (Zhejiang province) and Nantong. With the construction of Sutong Bridge, Hangzhouwan Bridge and Zhoushan Bridge, the re-gional internal accessibility of all cities will be improved. Especially for Shaoxing, Ningbo and Taizhou (Jiangsu province), the regional internal accessibility will be decreased by one hour, and other cities will be shortened by about 25 minutes averagely. As the construction of Yangkou Harbor in Nantong, the regional external accessibility of the harbor cities in Jiangsu province will be speeded up by about one hour.     

基于Householder矩阵和Butterworth滤波器组的反馈延迟网络人工混响

针对现有人工混响方法中反馈延迟网络方法存在延迟线的个数选择受限和无法设定子带混响时间的不足,本文设计了一种基于Householder反馈矩阵和Butterworth滤波器组的反馈延迟网络人工混响器.Householder反馈矩阵有助于最大化回声密度,延迟线个数的选择相对自由,Butterworth滤波器组便于设定子带混响时间.仿真实验中分别利用语谱图、语音质量感知评价和主观评价验证了本文方法的有效性.     

基于VLF/LF三维闪电监测定位系统的北京闪电特征分析

基于定位方式、电流强度和归闪标准三个方面对2016—2018年湖北省ADTD二维闪电定位网和VLF/LF三维闪电定位网的闪击数据进行了质控,并讨论了不同质控方法的差异,结果显示三维闪电定位网的探测灵敏度和探测效率显著高于二维闪电定位网,前者探测到的闪击总数约为后者的2.3倍,且能探测到更多弱的正闪击,闪电强度也更为集中。与此同时,对质控后的地闪数据的时间、空间和强度分布特征进行了对比分析,结果显示两套闪电定位网的负地闪日分布、月分布、地闪密度分布等变化特征相似;正地闪存在一定差异：二维闪电定位网的日分布和三维闪电定位网的月分布呈单峰分布特征,而二维闪电定位网的月分布和三维闪电定位网的日分布则呈双峰变化特征。总体而言,质控后的地闪数据与湖北省雷电日数的月分布以及闪电密度的地域分布均相符,表明相关质控方法是合理有效的。

     

2020年中国龙卷过程及灾情特征

2021年5月14日20∶40前后,湖北省武汉市蔡甸区千子山发生龙卷灾害。基于详细的现场灾情调查和观测资料综合分析判断：(1) 本次灾害具有受灾路径长、纵横比大,受灾指示物有辐合倒伏、扭曲、被拔起和抛射等龙卷破坏的典型特征,确认为龙卷风灾害。(2) 龙卷自西向东移动,总路径长度约17.95km,其中连续路径约11km,最大破坏直径1000m,平均破坏直径800 m。龙卷经历了触地初生、加强成熟到跳跃减弱三个阶段,在影响路径的后半段,龙卷强度较弱,有跳跃式前进的特征。综合评估本次龙卷最大强度为中国龙卷强度行业标准三级(相当于美国EF3级)。(3) 雷达资料分析表明,这是一次典型的超级单体龙卷,伴随有强中气旋和龙卷涡旋(TVS)发展,超级单体中气旋和TVS加强,旋转速度、最强切变加大以及顶高底高下降时,龙卷触地引起地面灾害,地面最强破坏路径位于中气旋和TVS路径南侧。对于超级单体龙卷,可依据中气旋和TVS演变特征进行龙卷预警业务试验。

     

Spatial patterns of retail activity and street network structure in new and traditional Israeli cities

The association between spatial patterns of retail activity and the spatial configuration of street networks was examined by means of the space syntax methodology in eight Israeli cities that represent two city types, characterized by different planning approaches and urban growth: (i) new towns, which were established according to a comprehensive city plan and modern planning concepts of “tree-like” hierarchical street networks and “neighborhood units”; (ii) older cities, where street networks and the spatial patterns of retail activity were formed incrementally during their growth. Unlike in older cities, retail activity in new towns concentrates in relatively less-accessible and intermediate locations. This is indicated by a weak correlation between retail activity and the street network’s Integration and Choice centrality measures. The comparison between Israeli cities illustrates the influence of urban growth and planning approaches on the formation of retail activity and its interaction with the structure of the street network.     

A cost path and network analysis methodology to calculate distances along a complex river network in the Peruvian Amazon

Distance is a key variable in explicating environmental, social, and economic conditions and in defining spatial and temporal patterns. Prior research has primarily focused on using simple to complex algorithms for calculating distances along road networks. In contrast, few algorithms are available for distance calculations along fluvial networks which are often more erratic, divergent and transient than road networks. Fluvial transportation is relied upon worldwide, particularly in developing regions, where communities use river networks for transportation, access to natural resources and for trade and commerce. This paper presents a methodology developed for mapping complex fluvial networks for travel distance analysis. The methodology was applied in four major river basins in western Amazonia over some 35,000 km of river length and incorporating 919 communities as origins/destinations. A cost path and network analysis methodology was created using vector and raster datasets in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to assess interactions among communities and the distances traveled by river to reach district capitals, major urban centres and marketplaces. An accuracy assessment using distance values calculated from a previous study using a different methodological approach in the region as well as Google Earth Pro, found a high degree of concordance for distance calculations. Our methodology creates a very flexible approach for complex river systems that can be use to calculate river distances in an adaptive and efficient manner and that can be use in other regions of the world where rural communities must rely on rivers for transportation.