Improving the prediction of extreme FPSO hawser tension,using another highly correlated hawser tension with a longer time record

The floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) is an offshore vessel that produces and stores crude oil prior to tanker transport. Robust prediction of extreme hawser tensions during the FPSO offloading operation is an important safety concern. Excessive hawser tension may occur during certain sea conditions, posing an operational risk. In this paper, the finite element method (FEM) software ANSYS AQWA has been employed to analyze vessel response due to hydrodynamic wave loads, acting on a specific FPSO vessel under actual sea conditions.In some practical situations, it would be useful to improve the accuracy of some statistical predictions based on a certain stochastic random process, given another synchronous highly correlated stochastic process that has been measured for a longer time, than the process of interest. In this paper, the issue of improving extreme value prediction has been addressed. In other words, an efficient transfer of information is necessary between two synchronous, highly correlated stochastic processes. Two such highly correlated FPSO hawser tension processes were simulated in order to test the efficiency of the proposed technique.     

Relevance of intracellular partitioning of metals in prey to differential metal bioaccumulation among populations of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Intracellular partitioning of trace metals is critical to metal tolerance in aquatic organisms and may also influence metal trophic transfer in ecosystems. In this study, we tested the relevance of metal (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) intracellular partitioning in prey as an indicator of metal trophic availability to benthic forage fish, mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus), in chronically metal-polluted salt marshes in New York, USA. Two common prey of mummichogs in the study area, Palaemonetes pugio and Nereis acuminata, generally stored increasingly higher proportions of non-essential metals (particularly Pb) in insoluble (less trophically available) cellular components, as the whole body burdens increased. In contrast, intracellular partitioning of essential metals (Cu and Zn) in invertebrate prey varied relatively little among sites. Differential Cd and Pb intracellular partitioning patterns within P. pugio among sites were significantly associated with Cd and Pb whole body burdens in mummichogs, respectively (i.e., prey-driven bioreduction of metals), while bioaccumulation of Cu and Zn in mummichogs was similar among populations. The findings in this study suggest that metal intracellular partitioning within prey may be partially responsible for metal trophic availability to a predator in metal-polluted habitats, while there was also evidence that some predator-dependent processes may offset differential trophic availabilities from prey.     

基于ArcGIS和MapObjects的公交查询系统

公交车搭乘是武汉市市民日常出行的主要手段之一。合理的公交搭乘方案能够减少市民出行在时间和精力方面的损耗,本文以武汉市道路网为基础,阐述了通过ArcGIS进行公交网络数据模型构建的过程,并利用VisualC＋＋和Map Objects实现了公交简易查询系统的开发。     

基于等角比例投影的球面三角四叉树剖分模型

将人不可及的观测统称为遥感,使地面传感器成为遥感的一部分.提出遥感科学与技术的基本内容,包括传感器研制、遥感数据获取、数据处理、信息提取和应用5个部分.其理论基础是辐射传输过程模拟与反演,贯穿于各个组成部分.数据的可视化及传输发布存在于从数据获取到应用的各个环节.遥感科学与技术正处于快速发展时期,各个方面都有前沿问题.辐射传输理论中的尺度和多角度问题,地形对辐射和图像几何影响及相应的多源多时相数据的匹配问题,遥感信息提取中自动化和目视解译的结合以及信息提取新策略问题,遥感与基于过程模拟的气候一水文-生态模式相结合的四维数据同化技术等是当前遥感科学与技术发展中的重要学科前沿.四维数据同化技术是突破遥感瞬时信息获取、实现图像与机理模型有机结合、改善自身数据产品质量和促进地学大范围模拟准确性的重要发展方向,能增强遥感对全球变化科学的贡献.     

Word2003文档中插入AutoCAD2004图形的三种方法

对于测绘技术人员来说,需要编写设计书、技术总结、监测方案等测绘类文档。利用Word2003自带的绘图工具,远远不能满足要求。介绍了“利用复制＋粘贴工具”、“转换图像格式”、“使用插入对象”三种方式在Word2003文档中插入AutoCAD2004图形的三种方法,     

基于FME语义映射的数据转换及应用

在详细介绍FME语义映射和转换规则的基础上,分析了FME的空间数据转换机制和简单语义转换规则的不足,并基于自定义映射文件提出了一种在DOS环境下进行批量数据转换的高效方法,最后以DGN到DWG格式的数据转换实例探讨了实施FME语义转换的具体步骤。     

Nonlinear transfer function modelling of beach morphology at Duck,North Carolina

This paper presents a simple nonlinear data-based modelling approach for predicting the beach profile volume at Duck, North Carolina, USA. The state-dependent parameter form of the general transfer function (SDP TF) model is used to describe nonlinearity influencing these morphological data in two case examples. Case 1 investigates the nonlinearity associated with the dependency of wave forcing on the preceding beach volume. Case 2 investigates the ability to model the variables within the well-known diffusion equation for beach volume using this data-based approach. The results of this study show that the SDP TF approach can be used successfully to develop statistically robust models for describing nonlinearity in beach morphological systems. Furthermore, these models are shown to predict the beach volumes over both short (1 month ahead) and long (2 years ahead) time periods, and thus show great potential for practical applications in coastal zone management and engineering.     

无线VPN技术在数字前兆台网中的应用

VPN技术提供了一种通过公用网络安全地对企业内部专用网络进行远程访问的连接方式。介绍了VPN的技术和原理,并以湖北省数字前兆台网为例,提出了一种无线VPN技术的连接设置方式。它具有运行成本低、使用方便、无线发送、有线接入等特点。     

裂陷盆地中的构造变换带及其石油地质意义

构造变换带是裂陷盆地中的重要构造变形。讨论了构造变换带的含义、类型及对油气聚集的意义。裂陷盆地主干正断层之间的几何关系可以分为同向倾斜、背向倾斜和相向倾斜共3种组合方式;正断层之间的构造变换方式可以分为缓冲式、接力式、消长式、传递式和消减式等5种形式,构成15种类型的构造变换带。不同方式的断裂组合所形成的不同构造变换带类型会随着主干正断层位移的渐进增大发生相应的转变。构造变换带是有利的油气聚集区带:(1)它常常是主边界断裂带上地形高差变化较小的部位,是主要碎屑物源注入裂陷盆地的入口处,有利于发育储集层;(2)长期处于盆地内部相对高的构造部位,而且近邻生油凹陷,是油气运移指向区带;(3)它是裂陷盆地构造变形相对复杂的区带,有利于发育多种样式的油气圈闭。