Instrument Calibration of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph</Emphasis> (IRIS) Mission     

J.-P. Wülser  S. Jaeggli  B. De Pontieu  T. Tarbell  P. Boerner  S. Freeland  W. Liu  R. Timmons  S. Brannon  C. Kankelborg  C. Madsen  S. McKillop  J. Prchlik  S. Saar  N. Schanche  P. Testa  P. Bryans  M. Wiesmann 《Solar physics》2018,293(11):149

The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a NASA small explorer mission that provides high-resolution spectra and images of the Sun in the 133?–?141 nm and 278?–?283 nm wavelength bands. The IRIS data are archived in calibrated form and made available to the public within seven days of observing. The calibrations applied to the data include dark correction, scattered light and background correction, flat fielding, geometric distortion correction, and wavelength calibration. In addition, the IRIS team has calibrated the IRIS absolute throughput as a function of wavelength and has been tracking throughput changes over the course of the mission. As a resource for the IRIS data user, this article describes the details of these calibrations as they have evolved over the first few years of the mission. References to online documentation provide access to additional information and future updates.  相似文献   

Sampling Density in Regional Exploration and Environmental Geochemical Studies: A Review     

Hosseini-Dinani  Hengameh  Mokhtari  Ahmad Reza  Shahrestani  Shahed  De Vivo  Benedetto 《Natural Resources Research》2019,28(3):967-994

Natural Resources Research - A variety of factors contribute to the proper and efficient evaluation of geochemical programs including sampling medium, sample size and sample fraction, sampling...  相似文献   

Artificial Fracture Stimulation of Rock Subjected to Large Isotropic Confining Stresses in Saline Environments: Application in Deep-Sea Gas Hydrate Recovery     

De Silva  V. R. S.  Ranjith  P. G.  Perera  M. S. A.  Wu  B. 《Natural Resources Research》2019,28(2):563-583

Natural Resources Research - The low permeability of gas hydrate deposits leads to poor extraction rates. Artificial fracture stimulation could significantly improve the recovery rate of an...  相似文献   

Flood-triggered versus earthquake-triggered turbidites: A sedimentological study in clastic lake sediments (Eklutna Lake,Alaska)     

Elke Vandekerkhove  Maarten Van Daele  Nore Praet  Veerle Cnudde  Peter J. Haeussler  Marc De Batist 《Sedimentology》2020,67(1):364-389

Lake sediments in Eklutna Lake, Alaska, reveal the presence of turbidites within varved sequences. These turbidites, which result from flood events and earthquakes, show a similar macroscopic appearance. In order to use turbidites to reconstruct flood variability and/or seismic history in the lake basin, it is crucial to determine the trigger of the turbidity currents. This study examined the turbidite caused by the ad 1964 Great Alaska earthquake as well as turbidites linked to historical flood events in order to differentiate between these earthquake-triggered and flood-triggered turbidites. In a suite of samples from throughout the lake, distinctive proxies are identified that can be associated with event-specific flow characteristics. The study presents straightforward discrimination methods related to the sedimentology and geochemical components of the turbidites. These methods are also applicable to other lakes, particularly proglacial lakes where the sediment composition of onshore and offshore sources is similar. Finally, the discrimination of the turbidite trigger can be used to reconstruct the palaeoflood and seismic history.  相似文献   

Timing,magnitude and geochemistry of major Southeast Asian volcanic eruptions: identifying tephrochronologic markers     

Caroline Bouvet De Maisonneuve  Olga Bergal-Kuvikas 《第四纪科学杂志》2020,35(1-2):272-287

We review the current knowledge about Southeast Asian volcanoes and their eruption histories, and focus on identifying tephrochronologic markers representing major explosive eruptions in order to further future palaeoclimate and volcanological studies. Forty-one volcanic edifices in Southeast Asia have been classified as large calderas by Whelley et al. (2015) and thus have, or are likely to have, produced large explosive eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6–8. Unfortunately, only 20 such eruptions have known ages, spanning from 1.2 Ma to 1991 ad , and fewer have geochemical data that can be used for tephrostratigraphic correlations. Volcanic products from different geodynamic regions and different sources can generally be distinguished on major element plots (e.g. K₂O versus CaO) of matrix glass composition. However, the distinction of multiple eruptions from the same source often requires additional data such as trace element compositions of matrix glass and/or mineral compositions. Biotite, but also magnetite compositions (MgO and TiO₂ content in particular) appear to be very discriminating. Up to nine tuffs in addition to the three to four Toba tuffs can be utilised as widespread tephrochronologic markers and span a range from 1.2 to 1.6 Ma to recent. As only a few Holocene major eruptions have been well characterised and dated, many large calderas are still unstudied, and many distal tephra layers are still lacking a source, more tephrochronologic markers can certainly be defined in the future.  相似文献   

Composite robust active control of seismically excited structures with actuator dynamics     

N. Luo  J. Rodellar  M. De Le Sen 《地震工程与结构动力学》1998,27(3):301-311

In this paper, composite robust active control schemes are proposed for a class of non-linear base isolated structures in the presence of unknown seismic excitation, parametrical uncertainties and actuator dynamics. Only the information on state variables of the structural base and the first floor of the main structure has been used in the control design. A numerical simulation example is given for a ten-storeyed base isolated structure under the El Centro earthquake to show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Inelastic seismic response of one-way plan-asymmetric systems under bi-directional ground motions     

Mario De Stefano  Giuseppe Faella  Roberto Ramasco 《地震工程与结构动力学》1998,27(4):363-376

The static design requirements of some seismic codes, such as the Eurocode 8 and—in most cases—the Uniform Building Code, to allow for the effects of earthquake excitation acting in a direction other than the principal axes of the structure do not apply to one-way asymmetric systems. Therefore, with some exceptions, no specific provisions are considered for such systems to cover effects of structural asymmetry on the behaviour of elements located along the symmetric system direction. Aimed towards fulfilling this need, in this paper, a wide parametric study of the inelastic response of one-way asymmetric systems designed according to Uniform Building Code is carried out, considering two-component earthquake excitations. The analyses show that the maximum ductility demands on elements aligned along the asymmetric system direction are very close to, and even lower than, those obtained for symmetric reference systems. Conversely, the symmetric direction elements undergo significantly larger inelasticity than if they were located in symmetric reference systems. Subsequently, the overstrength needed by the symmetric direction elements to prevent such additional ductility demands for several stiffness and plan configurations is quantified. It is concluded that one-way asymmetry should be considered by seismic codes as an intrinsic system property, thus implying that specific provisions should be included for designing elements located along the symmetric system direction, in addition to those currently subscribed to design the asymmetric direction elements. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Unit-pockmarks and their potential significance for predicting fluid flow   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

M. Hovland  R. Heggland  M.H. De Vries  T.I. Tjelta 《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2010

Unit-pockmarks were recognized as more-or-less insignificant features on the seafloor in the early 1980s. However, this investigation, at four different regions in Norwegian waters, suggests they are more significant for seep detection than previously believed. They occur as circular depressions in the seafloor (diameter < 5 m) either as singular features, as strings, or as clusters. One of our main conclusions is that they are widespread and represent the most recent and most active local seep locations. This is based on their areal density distribution, the finding of relatively high hydrocarbon concentrations inside sampled unit-pockmarks and at locations where they are abundant, and on theoretical considerations. When unit-pockmarks occur together with ‘normal-sized’ pockmarks, they often form to the side of the normal-pockmark centre. Our study also suggests that (1) the driving force behind seafloor hydraulic activity, i.e., the formation of unit-pockmarks, normal-pockmarks, and many other fluid flow features, is pockets of buried free gas, and (2) whereas unit-pockmarks likely manifest cyclic pore-water seepage, their larger related, normal-pockmarks, likely manifest periodic or intermittent gas bursts (eruptions), with extended intervening periods of slow, diffusive, and cyclic pore-water seepage. Our findings suggest that seep detection is most efficiently performed by mapping the seafloor with high-resolution bathymetry (at least 1 m × 1 m gridding), and acquiring geochemical samples where the density of unit-pockmarks is locally highest.  相似文献   

Adaptations of araphid pennate diatoms to a planktonic existence     

Wiebe H. C. F. Kooistra  Gandi Forlani  & Mario De Stefano 《Marine Ecology》2009,30(1):1-15

Pennate diatoms are monophyletic. Their principal cell wall elements, called valves, are shaped like a ship's hull. Within the pennates, the araphids are paraphyletic; they possess rimoportulae and pore fields located at the valve apices. The pore fields exude mucilage pads with which cells attach to one another to form chains. Many taxa use the pads also for attachment to substrata. Only a few genera are truly planktonic. The main question addressed in this study is whether the planktonic lifestyle is ancestral or derived. Phylogenies inferred from nuclear SSU rDNA gene sequences of diatoms indicated that the attached lifestyle is ancestral among the araphids, whereas a typically planktonic lifestyle seems to have developed at least three times and possibly four times independently. Acquisition of a planktonic lifestyle from benthic ancestry was accompanied by a reduction in the silicification of cell-wall elements, but changes in morphological characters shared by all four clades were not detected. The reason why only three or four araphid pennate clades have adopted a planktonic lifestyle may be related to constraints associated to their sexual reproduction mode. Partner cells of opposite mating type align with one another and produce isogametes. These gametes lack flagella; they move to one another in an amoeboid fashion, which functions well on surfaces, but seems a liability in a turbulent water column. The planktonic lineages must have overcome this constraint, e.g. by sinking to the bottom, or aggregating, to perform sexual reproduction. Members of the four araphid pennate lineages are now common constituents of the plankton, suggesting that they are ecologically successful.  相似文献   

台阶式变深水槽造波的解析研究台阶式变深水槽造波的解析研究     

周斌珍  宁德志  滕斌  柳淑学 《海洋学报(英文版)》2009,28(5)

利用特征函数展开法对台阶式变深水槽中推板式造波机造波问题进行了研究,建立了相应速度势和波面的解析表达式。与高阶边界元方法(HOBEM)数值结果进行了对比,验证了本解析解的正确性。通过数值试验,研究了台阶对入射波的影响,同时分析了造波板所在位置（上部台阶）水深、水槽工作区（下部台阶）水深、造波板运动周期和造波板水平位置等因素对生成波浪高度的影响。由此选择合适的造波板所在位置及水深来得到所需要的波浪高度,进而根据需要生成波浪的周期和波幅 来反演造波板的运动。  相似文献