Development of site-specific design ground motions in Western and Eastern North America

This paper presents results recently obtained for generating site-specific ground motions needed for design of critical facilities. The general approach followed in developing these ground motions using either deterministic or probabilistic criteria is specification of motions for rock outcrop or very firm soil conditions followed by adjustments for site-specific conditions. Central issues in this process include development of appropriate attenuation relations and their uncertainties, differences in expected motions between Western and Eastern North America, and incorporation of site-specific adjustments that maintain the same hazard level as the control motions, while incorporating uncertainties in local dynamic material properties. For tectonically active regions, such as the Western United States (WUS), sufficient strong motion data exist to constrain empirical attenuation relations for M up to about 7 and for distances greater than about 10–15 km. Motions for larger magnitudes and closer distances are largely driven by extrapolations of empirical relations and uncertainties need to be substantially increased for these cases.

For the Eastern United States (CEUS), due to the paucity of strong motion data for cratonic regions worldwide, estimation of strong ground motions for engineering design is based entirely on calibrated models. The models are usually calibrated and validated in the WUS where sufficient strong motion data are available and then recalibrated for applications to the CEUS. Recalibration generally entails revising parameters based on available CEUS ground motion data as well as indirect inferences through intensity observations. Known differences in model parameters such as crustal structure between WUS and CEUS are generally accommodated as well. These procedures are examined and discussed.     

GPS RTK测量技术的应用与体会

GPS RTK测量技术以快捷、精准的特点广泛地被测量人员所接受，但是在到量中仍存在一些问题需要研究。本文介绍了几种经常遇到的棘手问题及其解决方法。     

GNSS-A直线测量模式及航迹组合优化分析

海底控制点的GNSS-A定位精度受到测量船相对于海底控制点的航迹影响,本文针对圆形测量模式垂向几何结构较弱的问题,给出了一种新的基于嵌套圆的直线测量模式的分析方法,研究了直线测量模式的参数可估性,并给出了直线测量模式得到唯一解的条件.同时,详细分析了圆形测量模式下要增加十字航迹的原因,推导出圆加十字测量模式下获得海底控制点最优三维点位精度的走航半径约为1.15倍水深.理论分析表明,在圆形测量模式下增加直线航迹能够有效增强其几何结构,提升定位效能.此外,针对是否存在唯一的最优航迹进行了思考,并给出了相应的见解.最后,利用深海实测数据验证了理论推导的结果,圆加十字测量模式较圆形测量模式对海底控制点定位的精度提升可达1.4 cm.

     

德国迁都柏林过程中的地球信息技术─-祝贺陈述彭院士2000年2月14日八十华诞生日快乐

联邦德国议会1991年决定, 议会与政府核心部门在2000年前从波恩迁回柏林 ,波恩保留联邦行政管理中心的功能。为了按时准确地规划和完成落实迁都建设工程,在柏林建设国家行政办公设施和国家工作人员生活居住设施,解决波恩地区因国家机关迁离而遭受的损失,参加建设的许多部门应用了地球信息技术。文中介绍了“柏林房地产信息系统”,“联邦议会与政府核心区建设信息系统”,“物业管理信息系统”,“波恩地区经济地理信息系统”以及地球信息技术在交通和环境管理中的应用。     

Precise orbit determination for the GRACE mission using only GPS data

The GRACE (gravity recovery and climate experiment) satellites, launched in March 2002, are each equipped with a BlackJack GPS onboard receiver for precise orbit determination and gravity field recovery. Since launch, there have been significant improvements in the background force models used for satellite orbit determination, most notably the model for the geopotential. This has resulted in significant improvements to orbit accuracy for very low altitude satellites. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how well the orbits of the GRACE satellites (about 470 km in altitude) can currently be determined using only GPS data and based on the current models and methods. The orbit accuracy is assessed using a number of tests, which include analysis of orbit fits, orbit overlaps, orbit connecting points, satellite Laser ranging residuals and K-band ranging (KBR) residuals. We show that 1-cm radial orbit accuracy for the GRACE satellites has probably been achieved. These precise GRACE orbits can be used for such purposes as improving gravity recovery from the GRACE KBR data and for atmospheric profiling, and they demonstrate the quality of the background force models being used.     

前后向平滑算法在动态精密单点定位中的应用

针对PPP初始收敛段定位精度低而造成的定位结果无法利用的问题,文章提出将前后向平滑算法应用于动态PPP解算中,以获取整个观测时段的高精度定位结果;针对PPP成果缺乏质量检核手段的问题,文章提出构造前后向位置不符值作为质量检核指标。模拟动态算例和船载动态算例表明:平滑后的动态PPP克服了前向、后向滤波初始收敛段定位精度差的问题,整体位置误差RMS在10cm内,提高了数据利用率;收敛段的前后向位置不符值RMS也在10cm内,该指标可用来对PPP成果进行质量检核。     

鄂尔多斯西缘北段的地壳结构和块体间变形关系

本文对喜马拉雅计划二期部分台站的远震波形数据进行接收函数提取,利用接收函数共转换点叠加方法获得阿拉善地块、鄂尔多斯地块以及银川—河套盆地下方0~80 km深度的速度间断面结构.结果表明：鄂尔多斯地块成层性好,地壳厚度为38~42 km,康拉德界面为18~22 km,阿拉善地区的Moho面深度为38~45 km.河套盆地地壳厚度约52 km,银川断陷盆地和贺兰山下方的Moho面最深为~55 km.鄂尔多斯西缘构造边界下方Moho面变化明显,且黄河断裂为深大断裂直接切割莫霍界面.根据本文的间断面成像结果我们进一步确定阿拉善地块与鄂尔多斯地块分属不同的大地构造单元.与此同时,我们推测贺兰山以西70~80 km范围内和鄂尔多斯地块西缘北段存在地壳增厚变形的可能.

     

“国际地层表”与GSSP

近年来,“国际地层表”不断被国际地层委员会更新,用GSSP来定义年代地层单位而建立起来的“国际地层表”,使得大家在叙述地质历史时有一种共同的语言、有一个全球性的标准。在显生宇的96个阶(统)中已有4 6个阶(统)确立了GGSP,其余的有望在2 0 0 8年全部确立。我国已取得了4枚金钉子,即将取得3枚,还有可能再获得4—6枚。根据区域特点,我国已编制了“中国区域年代地层(地质年代)表”并正在开展区域性建阶工作     

雷电电磁辐射脉冲的GPS多站同步系统

利用全球卫星定位导航系统GPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)的秒脉冲信号PPS(PulsePerSec ond)与高精度时钟电路同步,实现了雷电电磁辐射脉冲测量时的多站同步,解决了因晶体振荡频率漂移造成高精度时钟计数误差的难点,同步精度达到±50ns。文中介绍了该系统的组成及原理,野外的初步观测得到了多站雷电观测的同步资料,证实了该同步系统的可靠性。