Surface latent heat flux anomalies quasi-synchronous with ionospheric disturbances before the 2007 Pu’er earthquake in China

One of various mechanisms of pre-earthquake lithosphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling as possible explanation of the seismo-ionospheric effects is connected with the release of latent heat. Abnormal variations of ionospheric electromagnetic parameters possibly related to the 2007 Ms 6.4 Pu’er earthquake in China were reported. This paper attempts to examine whether there were abnormal changes of surface latent heat flux (SLHF) linked with this pre-earthquake ionospheric disturbances. The spatio-temporal statistical analyzes of multi-years SLHF data from USA NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Project reveal that local SLHF enhancements appeared 11, 10 and 7 days before the Pu’er earthquake, respectively. As contrasted to the formerly reported local ionospheric Ne enhancement 9 days before the shock observed by DEMETER satellite, it is discovered that the SLHF and Ne anomalies are quasi-synchronous and have good spatial correspondence with the epicentre and the local active faults. This is valuable for understanding the seismogenic coupling processes and for recognizing earthquake anomaly with multiple parameters from integrated Earth observation system.     

有源接收天线抗电磁干扰的设计与试验

通过分析有源接收天线在实际使用中可能遇到的电磁干扰环境,结合产品的特点和薄弱环节,采取相应的抗电磁干扰的设计措施,并对其进行相应的试验验证,在确保工作指标的同时,力求提高产品的抗电磁干扰能力,取得了一定的效果,对相关电子产品的设计具有一定的借鉴作用。     

Intramuscular calcium movements: experiments from the Soviet biosatellite Biocosmos.

Experiments have been performed in skeletal muscle fibres from the lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle of female rats. Changes in intramuscular calcium movements due to microgravity conditions have been tested by tension measurements in chemically skinned muscle fibres. Our results show that microgravity induces i) a decrease in maximal muscle strength developed by contractile proteins ii) a decrease of intensity and rate of both Ca release and Ca uptake by the sarcoplasmic reticulum.     

Receiver characteristics of laser altimeters with avalanchephotodiodes

The receiver characteristics of a laser altimeter system containing an avalanche photodiode photodetector are analyzed using the Gaussian approximation, the saddlepoint approximation, and a nearly exact analysis. The last two methods are shown to yield very similar results except when the background noise is extremely low and the probability of false alarm is high. However, the Gaussian approximation method is shown to cause significant errors even under relatively high levels of background noise and received signal energy     

Biological degradation and composition of inedible sweetpotato biomass.

Many challenges are presented by biological degradation in a bioregenerative Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) as envisioned by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In the studies conducted with biodegradative microorganism indigenous to sweetpotato fields, it was determined that a particle size of 75 microns and incubation temperature of 30 degrees C were optimal for degradation. The composition of the inedible biomass and characterization of plant nutrient solution indicated the presence of potential energy sources to drive microbial transformations of plant waste. Selected indigenous soil isolates with ligno-cellulolytic or sulfate-reducing ability were utilized in biological studies and demonstrated diversity in ability to reduce sulfate in solution and to utilize alternative carbon sources: a lignin analog--4-hydroxy, 3-methoxy cinnamic acid, cellulose, arabinose, glucose, sucrose, mannitol, galactose, ascorbic acid.     

Estimating the number of signals using reference noise samples

Criteria for estimating the number of signals in the case of small-sample populations are considered. The criteria introduced by M. Wax and T. Kailath (1985) do not work well in this case. Two new criteria based on information theoretic and eigenmode composition-based criteria are proposed, assuming a known noise covariance. Simulation results show a significant improvement in the performance of estimating the number of signals in the small-sample case, by the use of the new criteria combined with an estimate of the noise covariance obtained from reference noise samples     

Validating ionospheric models with measured electron density profiles

On behalf of an URSI Working Group 3 initiated study (VIM), three ionospheric models, IRI, PL/PRISM and FLIP, are compared with electron density profiles derived from ionograms Millstone Hill. Four months of data in 1989/90 were analyzed. For most of the time, N(h) profiles were available every 15 minutes providing a good statistical database for the evaluation of the ionospheric models in terms of diurnal and seasonal variations.     

屏蔽材料对木星轨道卫星内部介质充电效应的影响研究

在木星轨道的空间辐射环境中,占主导地位的粒子是能量大于1 MeV(甚至高于100 MeV)的高能电子,这可能会产生卫星内部介质充电效应.在卫星的防辐射设计中,通常需要一定厚度的材料来屏蔽这些电子,使得进入卫星内部的电子通量达到安全的水平.利用所建立的GEANT4-RIC(radiation induced conduc...     

考虑叶轮流动滑移的离心泵盘腔流动模型

为研究离心泵盘腔内外特性，将离心泵盘腔三维流动简化为动静腔一维流动，基于动量守恒方程和径向连续方程，构建了动静腔流动微分方程；积分该方程并应用到盘腔中，引入密封件阻力系数，考虑叶轮流动滑移，修正泵势扬程公式，建立了离心泵叶轮-盘腔-密封环-平衡孔回路的自封闭流动模型。提出了内外迭代相结合的求解方法，实现了离心泵盘腔流动快速计算。通过与盘腔压力测量结果对比表明：使用Stodola叶轮流动滑移系数的盘腔流动模型比使用Wiesner叶轮流动滑移系数的盘腔流动模型的计算精度提高了约3.5%。盘腔流动模型结果表明：泵工况从小流量调节至大流量，容积效率逐渐提高，盖板推力略微逐渐增大。该方法及结论为离心泵盘腔内外特性计算提供参考。