Direct radiative forcing from black carbon aerosols over urban environment

There is growing evidence that the earth’s climate is changing and will likely continue to change in the future. It is still debated whether these changes are due to natural variability of the climate system or a result of increases in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Black carbon (BC) has become the subject of interest for a variety of reasons. BC aerosol may cause environmental as well as harmful health effects in densely inhabited regions. BC is a strong absorber of radiation in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum, where most of the solar energy is distributed. Black carbon is emitted into the atmosphere as a byproduct of all combustion processes, viz., vegetation burning, industrial effluents and motor vehicle exhausts, etc. In this paper, we present results from our measurements on black carbon aerosols, total aerosol mass concentration and aerosol optical depth over an urban environment namely Hyderabad during January to May, 2003. Diurnal variations of BC indicate high BC concentrations during 6:00–9:00 and 19:00–23:00 h. Weekday variations of BC concentrations increase gradually from Monday to Wednesday and gradually decrease from Thursday to Sunday. Analysis of traffic density along with meteorological parameters suggests that the primary determinant for BC concentration levels and patterns is traffic density. Seasonal variations of BC suggest that the BC concentrations are high during dry season compared to rainy season due to the scavenging by air. The fraction of BC to total mass concentration has been observed to be 7% during January to May. BC showed positive correlation with total mass concentration and aerosol optical depth at 500 nm. Radiative transfer calculations suggests that during January to May, diurnal averaged aerosol forcing at the surface is −33 Wm² and at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) above 100 km it is observed to be +9 Wm⁻². The results have been discussed in detail in the paper.     

Satellite remotely-sensed land surface parameters and their climatic effects for three metropolitan regions

By using both high-resolution orthoimagery and medium-resolution Landsat satellite imagery with other geospatial information, several land surface parameters including impervious surfaces and land surface temperatures for three geographically distinct urban areas in the United States – Seattle, Washington, Tampa Bay, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada, are obtained. Percent impervious surface is used to quantitatively define the spatial extent and development density of urban land use. Land surface temperatures were retrieved by using a single band algorithm that processes both thermal infrared satellite data and total atmospheric water vapor content. Land surface temperatures were analyzed for different land use and land cover categories in the three regions. The heterogeneity of urban land surface and associated spatial extents were shown to influence surface thermal conditions because of the removal of vegetative cover, the introduction of non-transpiring surfaces, and the reduction in evaporation over urban impervious surfaces. Fifty years of in situ climate data were integrated to assess regional climatic conditions. The spatial structure of surface heating influenced by landscape characteristics has a profound influence on regional climate conditions, especially through urban heat island effects.     

关于去月球，火星及其测量问题

世界人口以级数式或指数式规律增长，而资源则是有限值。本文由此出发，对世界人口平均密度进行计算后，提出必须积极考虑向地球外移民的观点，并对其可能性及存在问题作了详尽的的科学分析。指出：最重要的目标是向火星移民，而月球是这一努力的跳板。对有关测量技术和科学研究作了论述，认为已有的大量工作创设了良好的条件，但仍有许多高难科技问题有待解决。最后，认为中国作为世界。上头号人口大国，必须早日为参加向火星移民作好准备。     

城市环境下北斗B-CNAV1电文RS-LDPC 级联编码方法

针对城市环境下卫星导航系统用户接收终端对电文编译码算法的低复杂度和抗衰落性能需求，以北斗导航系统B-CNAV1电文为改进对象提出了一种外码采用RS码、内码采用二进制LDPC码的电文级联编码方法。通过RS码提高电文对抗突发错误的能力，同时利用二进制LDPC码保证电文对抗随机错误的能力。采用LMS信道对城市接收环境建模，仿真结果验证了本文提出的RS-LDPC级联码与B-CNAV1电文64进制LDPC码具有相近的性能，同时大幅降低了算法复杂度，较好地实现了电文纠错性能和实现复杂度的平衡，提供了一种适用于城市环境的高性能、低复杂度电文编码方法。