Study of TEC changes during geomagnetic storms occurred near the crest of the equatorial ionospheric ionization anomaly in the Indian sector

GPS satellites data obtained at Bhopal (23.16° N, 77.36° E, geomagnetic latitude 14.23° N) India were analyzed to study the TEC changes during several geomagnetic storms (−300 nT < Dst < −50 nT) occurred in 2005–2007. We had segregated the storms according to the Dst value, i.e. moderate storms (−100 nT < Dst ? −50 nT), strong storms (−150 nT < Dst < −100 nT), and severe storms (Dst less than −150 nT). Total of 21 geomagnetic storms (10 moderate, 9 strong, 2 severe) are considered for the present study. Deviation in vertical total electron content (VTEC) during the main phase of the storm was found to be associated with the prompt penetration of electric field originated due to the under-shielding and over-shielding conditions for almost all geomagnetic storms discussed in this paper. For most of the storms VTEC shows the positive percentage deviation during the main phase while it shows positive as well as the negative deviation during the recovery phase of the storms. The −80% deviation in VTEC was found for geomagnetic storm occurred on July 17, 2005 and the negative trend continued for recovery phase of the storm. This was mainly due to the thermospheric composition changes by Joule heating effect at auroral latitudes that generate electric field disturbance at low latitudes. Traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) were responsible for the formation of wave like nature in VTEC for the storms occurred on May 15, 2005, whereas it was not observed for storm occurred on August 24, 2005.     

Equilibrium positions on stationary orbits and planetary principal inertia axis orientations for the Solar System

We present a qualitative analysis in a phase space to determine the longitudinal equilibrium positions on the planetary stationary orbits by applying an analytical model that considers linear gravitational perturbations. We discuss how these longitudes are related with the orientation of the planetary principal inertia axes with respect to their Prime Meridians, and then we use this determination to derive their positions with respect to the International Celestial Reference Frame. Finally, a numerical analysis of the non-linear effects of the gravitational fields on the equilibrium point locations is developed and their correlation with gravity field anomalies shown.     

Anomalous enhancement of electric field derived from ionosonde data before the great Wenchuan earthquake

The seismo-ionospheric coupling is a hot topic of modern scientific research. One of the most reasonable mechanisms is the hypothesis of quasistatic electric field. With a preliminary analytical method, electric field in F2-region before Wenchuan earthquake was derived from the five lower latitude ground-based ionosondes: Lhasa (29.63°N, 91.17°E), Chongqing (29.50°N, 106.40°E), Kunming (25.00°N, 102.70°E), Guangzhou (23.15°N, 113.35°E) and Haikou (23.15°N, 110.35°E). The results show that there was an anomalous enhancement of electric field in F2-region close to the epicenter with maximal amplitude ∼2 mV/m (about 10 times of the background) at 15:00 LT on 9 May, which is in line with the amplitudes of anomalous electric field related to some previous earthquakes observed by satellites.     

现代湿度测量方法评述

介绍了现代湿度测量中几种较为常用的测量方法,其中包括露点法、电湿度传感器和吸收光谱法等,并从工作原理、仪器构造等方面进行了详细的论述.     

应用涡流电导率检测技术评定铝合金的热损伤

综述了铝合金产品在现代航空工业中的重要作用,举例说明了涡流电导率检测技术在评定铝合金热损伤方面的潜在用途,指出这种检测方法是今后铝合金质量控制的有效手段,特别是在飞机结构件烧伤的检测中有独特的优越性。     

A Self-Consistent Determination of the Temperature Profile and The Magnetic Field Geometry in Winds of Late-Type Stars

Cool giant and supergiant stars generally present low velocity winds with high mass-loss rates. Several models have been proposed to explain the acceleration process of these winds. Although dust is known to be present in these objects, the radiation pressure on these particles is uneffective in reproducing the observed physical parameters of the wind. The most promising acceleration mechanism cited in the literature is the transference of momentum and energy from Alfvén waves to the gas. Usually, these models consider the wind to be isothermal. We present a stellar wind model in which the Alfvén waves are used as the main acceleration mechanism, and determine the temperature profile by solving the energy equation taking into account both the radiative losses and the wave heating. We also determine, self-consistently, the magnetic field geometry as the result of the competition between the magnetic field and the thermal pressure gradient. As the main result, we show that the magnetic geometry presents a super-radial index in the region where the gas pressure is increasing. However, this super-radial index is greater than that observed for the solar corona.     

基于IRS-P6的岷江上游裸地变化特征研究

以汶川地震干扰作用下岷江上游裸地变化特征为依据,选取岷江上游地形资料及2006年和2009年两个时期IRS-P6多光谱影像数据,通过对岷江上游地区裸地特征地类进行特征分析,在监督分类和聚类分析模块下提取出该区域裸地与非裸地范围,定量界定出岷江上游流域地震前后裸地变化范围。结果表明:岷江上游震前(2006年)裸地面积为2 196km2,震后(2009年)裸地面积为3 680km2,扩大了1 484km2;裸地分布高程从2 200m升高至2 800m,其面积增加较多区域主要集中在汶川县至茂县交界地带、理县的杂谷脑流域一带及黑水县部分区域,该区域亦是人口密度相对集中、地质灾害频发、生态环境相对薄弱的区域。该方法的实现为利用IRS-P6界定生境系统特征提供参考价值,也为环境脆弱性区综合评价分析提供技术支撑。     

基于条件随机场的日语依存分析

日语依存关系解析是日语句子解析的一项基本技术。提出了一种基于条件随机场的日语依存分析方法,并充分使用了上下文信息和功能词出现信息作为新特征。在京都大学文本语料库上的实验结果表明,本文提出的日语依存分析方法是有效的,依存关系正确率、句子正确率分别达到了89.26%和45.90%。     

二元矢量喷管流场的N－S方程计算

对二元矢量喷管在不同工况下的流场进行了数值模拟。求解的控制方程为三维非定常Ｎ－Ｓ方程。空间方向用有限体积离散，时间方向用Ｒｕｎｇｅ－Ｋｕｔｔａ法推进。粘性项的计算上采用了一种有限体积框架下新的离散化方法。湍流模型采用了广泛使用的Ｂａｌｄｗｉｎ－Ｌｏｍａｘ代数模型。计算表明，本文方法能准确地计算二元矢量喷管、非矢量喷管在设计与大设计落压比下的流场。     

A fast arc fault detection method for AC solid state power controllers in MEA

Arc fault detection is desperately required in Solid State Power Controllers (SSPC) in addition to their fundamental functions because arcs will provoke growing harm and threat to aircraft safety. Experimental study has been done to obtain the faulted current data. In order to improve the detection speed and accuracy, two fast arc fault detection methods have been proposed in this paper with the analysis of only half cycle data. Both Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Wavelet Packets Decomposition (WPD) have been adopted to distinguish arc fault currents from normal operation currents. Analysis results show that Alternating Current (AC) arcs can be effectively and accurately detected with the proposed half cycle data based methods. Moreover, experimental verification results have also been provided.