Statistical tests for regional seismic phase characterizations

In seismic analysis some assumptions are often made aboutthe data, e.g. stationarity and Gaussianity. This is not obvious for all realseismic data. Here, we use statistical tests for characterization of regionalseismic data. We apply tests for stationarity, symmetry, linearity, andtime-reversibility. In the analysis we use twelve regional seismic events inFennoscandia recorded with the seismic small-aperture arrays NORESS,ARCESS and FINESA at hypocentral distances in the range from 160 to1580 km. For the tests we use the regional phases Pn, secondary P, Sn and Lg-phases and the preceding noise. Two of the eventsare explosions, two are rockbursts and eight are earthquakes. Theperformance and possibilities of using statistical tests based on bispectra, asa complementary tool for conventional analysis of seismic phases isdemonstrated. The preceding noise recorded before the first onset of theP-wave for the twelve events is tested to be spatially stationarybetween each channel within each array and temporal stationary in 21consecutive time windows of 3.2 sec each. Also, the preceding noise issymmetric and linear. The seismic phases defined by the symmetry test asnon-Gaussian (not symmetric) are all linear. This means a linear model canbe used to characterize both the noise and the phases. The first P-phase for the two explosions is characterized as non-Gaussian at thethree arrays. For all 36 possibly first P-phase arrivals at the three arraystations, 23 are non-Gaussian. The second P-phase is non-Gaussian at13 of 36 data records, the S-phase at eleven of 36 and the Lg-phase at nine of 36. For all the four phases more than 32 of possible36 are time-reversible.     

人地非线性相关作用的探讨

从自组织系统思想出发，提出了人地关系的基本特性，通过逻辑斯蒂听数学变换，分析了人地非线性相关作用的混沌特性，进而讨论了人地关系的分形性质。基于混 过程与分形结构的因果关系，指出：地球表层系统中的人文分形景观乃是人地非线性关系的混沌作用所致。     

线性度方法在前兆观测数据分析处理中的应用

利用空间线性度方法，对前兆场中不同台站，不同学科的前兆观测数据从总体形态上进行综合分析，得到关于描述前兆场的新的特征量ａ（空间线性度）本文给出了空间线性度的具体计算方法，并以华北地区为例，分析处理了区内１９７０～１９９４年部分地电阻率和地下水位观测资料，所得结果表明，新的前兆特征量ａ在中强地震之前一年左右时间内有异常显示。     

大震前地磁场时空间线性度变化的初步研究

把用来分析地震波波形的时间线性度和空间线性度两种方法，应用到地磁资料分析当中，具体分析处理了１９７６年７月２８日唐山Ｍｓ７．８地震和１９８９年１０月１９日大同Ｍｓ６．１地震前后地磁场资料，并对这两次地震前后地磁时空线性度变化情况进行了研究。所得结果表明：①较大地震前地磁场的时空线性度均可能呈现出较明显的下降异常变化，有些在震前回升，②各分量的时空线性度呈现异常的时间基本上同步，并与波速异常发展趋势基本相符。     

The effect of gas-phase chemistry on aqueous-phase sulfur dioxide oxidation rates

The rates and mechanisms of both gas and liquid phase reactions for the oxidation of sulfur dioxide play an important role in the production of atmospheric acids and aerosol particles. Rhodeet al. (1981) concluded that sulfate production rates were highly non-linear functions of sulfur dioxide emission rates. Their modelling study used an HO _x termination mechanism for the HO—SO₂ reaction in the gas-phase. Stockwell and Calvert (1983) determined that one of the products of the overall reaction of HO with sulfur dioxide was an HO₂ radical. The National Research Council (1983) using a version of the Rhodeet al. (1981) model modified to include HO₂ production from the HO—SO₂ reaction concluded that sulfate production becomes much more linear with respect to reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions. However, the cause of this increased linearity was not explained by the National Research Council report. It is demonstrated that the increased linearity is due to the coupling of gas-phases and aqueous phase chemistry. The gas-phase sulfur dioxide oxidation mechanism has a very significant effect on hydrogen perodide production rates.     

地震波动力学特征变化指标在短期地震预报中的应用

本文研究了地震前地震波动力学特征的变化，主要是波形和频谱的变化，并从中提取出可望在短期（半年以内）地震预报中应用的一些预报指标。这些指标包括：Ｐ波初始部分波形的时间线性度和空间线性度，初始段平均半周期，Ｓ，Ｐ波频谱的峰值频率，拐角频率，相对带宽度，相对频谱峰值，高频段的谱线斜率绝对值等。同时还研究了短周期地脉动的波形线性度及频谱特征量（峰值频率等）在大震前出现的短期（半年以内）和临震（９天以内）的     

浅议地球系统的复杂性及非线性

结合复杂性科学的产生及发展历程，认为复杂性科学对研究地球系统复杂性及非线性具有重要的理论指导和方法论意义。同时，在论述地球系统基本属性的基础上总结了地球系统复杂性及非线性的具体表现，即地球系统的层次性，无特征尺度性，开放性，相干性，临界性，自组织性和其动力学行为的自相似性及分形性。认为地球系统是总体上远离平衡，时空延展的多层圈综合集成，连续开放的复杂耗散动力巨系统。随着复杂性科学和地球系统的复杂性及非线性研究的不断深入，在21世纪，地球科学研究将会取得理论上的重大突破和飞跃。     

自研透射式能见度测量系统性能分析

从系统测量原理、组成结构、计算过程及测量效果等方面介绍了一种自行研制的透射式能见度测量系统。该系统使用白色LED光源,实现发散角为1mrad的平行光路;利用积分球进行分光监控以补偿光能量变化;使用非球面镜实现全光斑接收。系统与积分浊度计在2～10km量程内能见度测试误差小于10%。从透射式能见度测量原理与计算过程,分析了影响系统测量性能的因素。结果显示定标准确性、测量线性度与系统稳定性是影响系统测量性能的主要因素,同时给出了该系统的定标准确性、测量线性度与系统稳定性的评估方法及评估数据,验证了该系统的测量性能。     

A thermo‐mechanical model for variably saturated soils based on hypoplasticity

The paper presents a mechanical model for non‐isothermal behaviour of unsaturated soils. The model is based on an incrementally non‐linear hypoplastic model for saturated clays and can therefore tackle the non‐linear behaviour of overconsolidated soils. A hypoplastic model for non‐isothermal behaviour of saturated soils was developed and combined with the existing hypoplastic model for unsaturated soils based on the effective stress principle. Features of the soil behaviour that are included into the model, and those that are not, are clearly distinguished. The number of model parameters is kept to a minimum, and they all have a clear physical interpretation, to facilitate the model usefulness for practical applications. The step‐by‐step procedure used for the parameter calibration is described. The model is finally evaluated using a comprehensive set of experimental data for the thermo‐mechanical behaviour of an unsaturated compacted silt. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.