Big Places,Big Plans by Mark B. Lapping and Owen J. Furuseth,eds.     

George Pomeroy 《The Professional geographer》2007,59(2):270-272

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Frozen orbits for satellites close to an Earth-like planet     

Shannon L. Coffey  André Deprit  Etienne Deprit 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1994,59(1):37-72

We say that a planet is Earth-like if the coefficient of the second order zonal harmonic dominates all other coefficients in the gravity field. This paper concerns the zonal problem for satellites around an Earth-like planet, all other perturbations excluded. The potential contains all zonal coefficientsJ ₂ throughJ ₉. The model problem is averaged over the mean anomaly by a Lie transformation to the second order; we produce the resulting Hamiltonian as a Fourier series in the argument of perigee whose coefficients are algebraic functions of the eccentricity — not truncated power series. We then proceed to a global exploration of the equilibria in the averaged problem. These singularities which aerospace engineers know by the name of frozen orbits are located by solving the equilibria equations in two ways, (1) analytically in the neighborhood of either the zero eccentricity or the critical inclination, and (2) numerically by a Newton-Raphson iteration applied to an approximate position read from the color map of the phase flow. The analytical solutions we supply in full to assist space engineers in designing survey missions. We pay special attention to the manner in which additional zonal coefficients affect the evolution of bifurcations we had traced earlier in the main problem (J ₂ only). In particular, we examine the manner in which the odd zonalJ ₃ breaks the discrete symmetry inherent to the even zonal problem. In the even case, we find that Vinti's problem (J ₄+J ₂ ² =0) presents a degeneracy in the form of non-isolated equilibria; we surmise that the degeneracy is a reflection of the fact that Vinti's problem is separable. By numerical continuation we have discovered three families of frozen orbits in the full zonal problem under consideration; (1) a family of stable equilibria starting from the equatorial plane and tending to the critical inclination; (2) an unstable family arising from the bifurcation at the critical inclination; (3) a stable family also arising from that bifurcation and terminating with a polar orbit. Except in the neighborhood of the critical inclination, orbits in the stable families have very small eccentricities, and are thus well suited for survey missions.  相似文献   

Constraints on ice-sheet thickness over Tibet during the last 40 000 years     

S. K. Gupta  P. Sharma  S. K. Shah 《第四纪科学杂志》1992,7(4):283-290

The Late Quaternary glaciation of Tibet has received considerable attention in the last few decades due to its influence on the regional climate, especially the Asian summer monsoon. Recently, however, it has been argued that the Tibetan ice sheet also might have played an important role in initiating global-scale palaeoclimatic changes. Controversy, however, exists on the nature of Late Quaternary ice cover over Tibet due largely to the subjectivity in the interpretation of the sparse and complex geomorphological evidence. We have examined this problem in the light of δ ¹⁸O data (a temperature proxy) of ice cores-from the Dunde ice cap on the northern flank of Tibet. Considering only the gross features in the Dunde ice-core isotopic data, we have interpreted a temperature decrease of 4°–6°C and consequent lowering of equilibrium line altitude (ELA) in the range 700–850 m during the last glacial stage (LGS). This could have caused depression of the snow line below the mean altitutde of the Tibetan plateau, resulting in an areally extensive but marginally thick ice cover. However, if one also considers the possibility that precipitation on the Tibetan plateau during LGS may have been significantly lower than at present, the ELA depression would be much less than that estimated by considering the temperature effect alone.  相似文献   

Corrections for critical rays in 2-D seismic modelling     

C. J. Thomson 《Geophysical Journal International》1990,103(1):171-210

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LITH5.0: a revised crustal model for Canada based on Lithoprobe results     

H. K. C. Perry  D. W. S. Eaton  A. M. Forte 《Geophysical Journal International》2002,150(1):285-294

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Resonant response models for the Valley of Mexico—II. The trapping of horizontal P waves     

J. L. Mateos  J. Flores    O. Novaro  T. H. Seligman  J. A Alvarez-Tostado 《Geophysical Journal International》1993,113(2):449-462

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Relativistic effects in the critical inclination problem in artificial satellite theory     

A. H. Jupp  V. A. Brumberg 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1991,52(4):345-353

It is well known that in artifical satellite theory special techniques must be employed to construct a formal solution whenever the orbital inclination is sufficiently close to the critical value cos^–1 (1/5). In this article the authors investigate the consequences of introducing certain relativistic effects into the motion of a satellite about an oblate primary. Particular attention is paid to the critical inclination(s), and for such critical motions an appropriate method of solution is formulated.  相似文献   

SOUTHERN BOUNDARY FORCING RELATIVE TO GENESIS,MAINTENANCE AND OSCILLATION OF A SUBTROPICAL HIGH          下载免费PDF全文

陆维松  陶丽 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》1998,(1)

A nonlinear critical layer and a Kelvin cat's eye excited thereupon are simulated through fourschemes in the context of a nonlinear quasi-geostrophic barotropic vorticity equation model withforced stationary wave acting along the southern boundary to investigate effects of tropical steadyforcing on the genesis,maintenance and oscillation of a subtropical high(STH).Evidence suggeststhat the southern forcing is responsible for the planetary quasi-steady anticyclonic Kelvin cat's eye-form flow field inside the nonlinear critical layer,with the eye shifting,vigor and shape changingquite similar to the behaviors of a summer STH,in striking contrast to the northern stationaryforcing.As such,the southern boundary-caused cat's eye is likely to be an even more importantmechanism for STH genesis and evolution.In addition,a physical mechanism is introduced forquasi-steady planetary wave moving through the critical layer at subtropical latitudes.  相似文献   

大陆弹性岩石层有效弹性厚度对岩石层形变和大地水准面的动力影响     

熊熊  许厚泽  徐建桥  傅容珊 《大地测量与地球动力学》1998,(4)

用岩石层—地幔力学、热学耦合模型,以俯冲带为例,研究大陆岩石层不同的有效弹性厚度对岩石层形变和大地水准面起伏的动力影响。数值结果显示大陆岩石层有效弹性厚度的作用象一低通滤波器,它抑制岩石层形变和大地水准面起伏的高频分量。随着有效弹性厚度的增加,岩石层的形变和大地水准面起伏不仅幅度减小,其形状变化也被平滑。模拟结果表明,在进行大陆岩石层动力学过程的研究中,只有充分考虑大陆弹性岩石层有效弹性厚度的动力影响,才能更客观地描述研究客体。  相似文献   

超化井田二1煤层厚度变化规律定量研究   总被引：3，自引：3，他引：0  

曹代勇  刘钦甫 《煤田地质与勘探》1998,26(5):28-32

超化井田二１煤层空间展布具有分带性、定向性、等距性和岛列性等基本规律。趋势面分析揭示了井田尺度煤厚变化的主体特征;方向梯度和滑动窗口变异系数分析是对煤厚变异性定量描述的一种新参数。  相似文献