Utilizing the Audio-Tutorial Approach

Abstract

Construction of raised-relief maps by students in middle school to high school is a rewarding “hands-on” experience. A major feature of this project is that materials are readily available, inexpensive and manageable by students themselves. Tracing from topographic maps on to inexpensive, easily-carved materials like cardboard or foam-core board involves the student in map interpretation techniques. Concepts such as interpreting elevations from contour lines, recognizing symbolization on a map, seeing raised-relief as representing “the lay of the land,” understanding map scale, and recognition of color in representation of elevations are part of this experience. Carving and construction of the raised-relief map give the student an appreciation of topographic features in 3-D. The finished model can serve as a display and learning tool for the future.     

山体效应及其对林线分布的影响(英文)

The concept of mass elevation effect(massenerhebungseffect,MEE) was intro-duced by A.de Quervain about 100 years ago to account for the observed tendency for temperature-related parameters such as tree line and snowline to occur at higher elevations in the central Alps than on their outer margins.It also has been widely observed in other ar-eas of the world,but there have not been significant,let alone quantitative,researches on this phenomenon.Especially,it has been usually completely neglected in developing fitting mod-els of timberline elevation,with only longitude or latitude considered as impacting factors.This paper tries to quantify the contribution of MEE to timberline elevation.Considering that the more extensive the land mass and especially the higher the mountain base in the interior of land mass,the greater the mass elevation effect,this paper takes mountain base elevation(MBE) as the magnitude of MEE.We collect 157 data points of timberline elevation,and use their latitude,longitude and MBE as independent variables to build a multiple linear regres-sion equation for timberline elevation in the southeastern Eurasian continent.The results turn out that the contribution of latitude,longitude and MBE to timberline altitude reach 25.11%,29.43%,and 45.46%,respectively.North of northern latitude 32°,the three factors’ contribu-tion amount to 48.50%,24.04%,and 27.46%,respectively;to the south,their contribution is 13.01%,48.33%,and 38.66%,respectively.This means that MBE,serving as a proxy indi-cator of MEE,is a significant factor determining the elevation of alpine timberline.Compared with other factors,it is more stable and independent in affecting timberline elevation.Of course,the magnitude of the actual MEE is certainly determined by other factors,including mountain area and height,the distance to the edge of a land mass,the structures of the mountains nearby.These factors need to be included in the study of MEE quantification in the future.This paper could help build up a high-accuracy and multi-scale elevation model for alpine timberline and even other altitudinal belts.     

GPS在高精度基准线精密测量中的应用

针对高精度火箭橇实验滑轨基准线基准点间距短、密度大、测量精度要求高的特点,分析了GPS短基线定位误差的影响,对高精度基准线GPS网的测量精度、坐标基准、网形、观测及数据处理方法进行了设计,并对测量成果进行了精度分析。结果表明,GPS相对定位技术是高精度基准线精密测量的一种有效方法。     

Gravitationally distorted P Cygni profiles from outflows near compact objects

We consider resonant absorption in a spectral line in the outflowing plasma within several tens of Schwarzschild radii from a compact object. We take into account both Doppler and gravitational shifting effects and reformulate the theory of P Cygni profiles in these new circumstances. It is found that a spectral line may have multiple absorption and emission components depending on how far the region of interaction is from the compact object and what the distribution of velocity and opacity is. Profiles of spectral lines produced near a neutron star or a black hole can be strongly distorted by Doppler blue- or redshifting and gravitational redshifting. These profiles may have both red- and blueshifted absorption troughs. The result should be contrasted with classical P Cygni profiles, which consist of redshifted emission and blueshifted absorption features.
We suggest that this property of line profiles to have complicated narrow absorption and emission components in the presence of strong gravity may help researchers to study spectroscopically the innermost parts of an outflow.     

A relativistically smeared spectrum in the neutron star X-ray binary 4U 1705−44: looking at the inner accretion disc with X-ray spectroscopy

Iron emission lines at 6.4–6.97 keV, identified with fluorescent Kα transitions, are among the strongest discrete features in the X-ray band. These are therefore one of the most powerful probes to infer the properties of the plasma in the innermost part of the accretion disc around a compact object. In this paper, we present a recent XMM–Newton observation of the X-ray burster 4U 1705−44, where we clearly detect a relativistically smeared iron line at about 6.7 keV, testifying with high statistical significance that the line profile is distorted by high-velocity motion in the accretion disc. As expected from disc reflection models, we also find a significant absorption edge at about 8.3 keV; this feature appears to be smeared, and is compatible with being produced in the same region where the iron line is produced. From the line profile, we derive the physical parameters of the inner accretion disc with large precision. The line is identified with the Kα transition of highly ionized iron, Fe  xxv , the inner disc radius is   R _in= 14 ± 2  R _g  (where R _g is the Gravitational radius,   GM / c ²  ), the emissivity dependence from the disc radius is   r ^{−2.27±0.08}  , the inclination angle with respect to the line of sight is   i = 39°± 1°  . Finally, the XMM–Newton spectrum shows evidences of other low-energy emission lines, which again appear broad and their profiles are compatible with being produced in the same region where the iron line is produced.     

“08.8.11”河北海岸带中γ、β尺度大暴雨分析

2008年8月11日渤海西岸区的抚宁县牛头崖镇(05-06时)、唐海站(12-13时)分别出现小时雨量超100mm的突发性中γ、β尺度大暴雨天气过程.利用秦皇岛和天津CINRAD/SA雷达资料、中尺度天气学物理量诊断、河北MM5预报结果、山海关探空及自动站加密分钟资料同步分析,结合中β尺度回波带与降水峰值对应分析.初步得出:在同一"母体"中尺度回波带背景下,不同时刻中γ、β尺度降水系统互相扰动导致大暴雨发生,前者为普通多单体风暴,距"母体"回波带100km、300km空间剖面呈波动形态传播,与上游重力波激发有关;后者为减弱的母体回波带底部新生强多单体风暴,与海岸弱切变扰动和热力因子有关;尺度界定基于雷达GPS回波质心定位与加密站雨区面积GIS信息校对;探讨了0～1小时海岸带地区致灾暴雨的中小尺度系统可预报性因子,为临近预警时效"后延"的研究,提供一些新的预报依据.     

2009年6月3日商丘市强飑线过程分析

利用商丘新一代天气雷达(CINRAD/SB)观测资料,以及MICAPS资料和自动气象站观测资料,对2009年6月3日发生在商丘的一次以大风为主,并伴有降水、雷电发生的强飑线天气过程进行了分析。分析表明:地面辐合线是这次强对流和飑线天气过程的触发机制。高空冷涡后部冷空气南下,近地层为暖中心,形成了上冷下暖的位势不稳定层结;风力突增、气压涌升、气温骤降、湿度猛升等气象要素变化符合飑线特征。飑线最大回波强度达69 dBz,最大负径向速度值达-37 m/s,强回波区呈"厂"字形,位于回波区前沿,移动速度快,并具有径向风速辐合等特征。径向速度场上表现为高层负径向速度中心值的迅速减小和低层负径向速度中心值的快速增大。     

一次飑线大风的多种资料分析和临近预报

利用临沂新一代天气雷达(CINRAD/SC)观测资料,结合MICAPS资料、加密自动气象站观测资料、MM5模式数值预报产品,对2006年4月28日发生在临沂的一次以灾害性大风为主、有弱降水相伴随、局部还有冰雹发生的飑线天气过程进行了分析.文中利用多种资料重点探讨了弓形回波带来的灾害性大风的形成机制.模式产品分析表明:灾害性大风发生区处在高空急流左侧,此处是正涡度平流和辐散区,强的垂直风切变导致了重力波的产生,300～500 hPa高度上产生的中尺度重力波(MGW)是本次大风过程的启动机制.造成地面大风的强下沉气流是来自于对流层中上层的干冷空气.雷达观测表明:本次过程中,大风区雷达径向速度出现模糊,强回波区对应径向风速辐合,具有较小的VIL值、有界弱回波区和中层径向辐合等特征.雷达径向速度图上高层负径向速度中心值的迅速减小和低层负径向速度中心值迅速增大是高空下沉气流迅速下沉的结果,是产生地面灾害性大风的直观表现.