基于光学浮标的赤潮生消过程半分析监测方法

赤潮爆发时水体叶绿素a质量浓度升高,引起浮游植物吸收系数、光束总吸收系数等水体固有光学性质(IOP)的变化,并导致水体表观光学性质(AOP)的改变。海洋光学浮标可实现水体表观光学性质的定点连续时间序列观测,基于此发展相应的模型方法有望实现赤潮生消全过程的监测。利用一次赤潮生消过程的海洋光学浮标数据,发展了一种赤潮半分析监测方法。该方法首先由光学浮标数据得到的水体光谱漫衰减系数Kd(λ)和遥感反射率rrs(λ),结合经验确定的水下光场平均余弦进行水体光束总吸收系数a(λ)的半分析估算,然后再半分析反演浮游植物吸收系数aph(λ)和叶绿素a质量浓度。经检验,该方法估算a(675),aph(675)和叶绿素a质量浓度的中值相对误差分别为8.6%,34.9%和38.9%。将本方法与半分析方法(QAA)和统计回归方法进行了对比分析,本方法的优势在于反演精度较高,所采用的经验参数大都源自辐射传输理论计算、不依赖于浮标数据且对反演结果的影响有限。     

水下声学浮标南中国海海洋环境噪声实测分析*

海洋环境噪声是多种自然噪声和人为噪声的复杂组合,其谱级大小和频率组成是影响声纳系统探测性能的重要参数,由于海洋环境噪声时空域特性是非常复杂的,因此需要对海洋环境噪声进行长时间和大范围的观测才足以分析其特性。本文通过在多剖面水下浮标平台基础上集成声学测量系统,研制出了一种具有海洋环境噪声监测能力的水下声学浮标平台,该浮标平台可多次上浮、下潜,具备原位坐底和定深漂流两种工作模式,能够连续观测海洋环境噪声时长多达几个月。利用2019年8月在南海海区组织的多台水下声学浮标组网试验数据,分析了不同频率海洋环境噪声谱级随时间变化特性,数据处理结果符合海洋环境噪声典型变化规律,试验表明,水下声学浮标可作为一种潜在的优势水下无人移动平台,用于长期监测海洋环境噪声特性。     

海洋光学浮标的设计及应用试验

海洋光学浮标在水色遥感现场辐射定标和数据真实性检验、海洋科学观测、近海海洋环境监测等方面有重要应用价值。采用子母浮标技术设计了海洋光学浮标系统,该系统可同步测量海面和海水近表层及真光层的光谱辐照度和光谱辐亮度分布、水体光谱吸收/散射系数,以及风速风向等辅助参数。浮标利用GPS定位,采用低功耗的PC104嵌入式电脑作为控制核心实现数据的自动采集,采用CDMA/GPRS无线网络与海事卫星两种方式实现数据和指令的实时传输。近海试验表明,设计的子母浮标能较好地满足水下光辐射测量对浮标姿态和稳性的要求,系统的数据采集和远程传输技术可靠,光学仪器防污染技术能确保光学浮标长期有效地工作。     

Developments of GNSS buoy for a synthetic geohazard monitoring system

A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) buoy system for early tsunami warnings has been developed for more than 20 years. The first GNSS buoy system using a real-time kinematic algorithm (RTK) was implemented in the Nationwide Ocean Wave information network for Ports and HArbourS (NOWPHAS) wave monitoring system in Japan in 2008. The records of NOWPHAS were used to update the tsunami alert by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), owing to the tsunami generated by the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake (Mw9.0). However, considering that the distance limit is less than 20 km for the RTK algorithm, a new system was designed by introducing a new positioning algorithm and satellite data transmission to place the buoy much farther from the coast. A new technique for the continuous monitoring of ocean-bottom crustal movements was also implemented in the new system. The new buoy system can be used for weather forecasting and ionospheric monitoring as well.     

Effect of the Diffraction of Sound by the Carrier of Hydroacoustic Equipment on the Results of Measurements

The sound field distortions due to the diffraction by the surface of the carrier of hydroacoustic equipment are discussed. A self-contained hydroacoustic buoy in the form of a hollow spherical shell is considered as an example. The sound field formed near such a buoy is calculated with the use of approximate and exact equations of the shell motion. Results of full-scale experiments with a self-contained hydroacoustic buoy are presented. It is concluded that the effect of diffraction by the carrier of hydroacoustic equipment should be taken into account in full-scale hydroacoustic measurements.     

The False Vocal Folds: Shape and Size in Frontal View During Phonation Based on Laminagraphic Tracings

The geometry of the false vocal fold region during phonation is important to the understanding of the aerodynamics and acoustics of voice. The shape and dimensions of this region during phonation were estimated using laminagraphic tracings of the larynx. Laminagrams from two previous studies, one with non-singer subjects (Experiment I, Hollien and Colton, 1969) and the other with singers (Experiment II, Wilson, 1972), were traced, photocopied, and measured. Statistical analysis showed significantly greater false vocal fold height in males than females for both experiments. The false vocal fold gap was also significantly greater in males than females for Experiment II, but reached only borderline significance for Experiment I. For each gender, most of the linear measures were greater in Experiment I when compared to Experiment II; these differences may be passive in nature (due to actual differences in subject size) or active (due to muscle contraction that displaced the false vocal folds during singing).     

海洋光学浮标实时图像监测系统的设计与实现

设计了依托于海洋光学浮标平台的图像监测系统,可实时采集浮标点海面与水体的图像数据。采用新型的图像采集装置,解决了图像监测系统因浮标浮动而导致的图像失真问题,克服了在DOS系统下对USB设备存储介质读取的难题,运用两种无线网络的同时传输增大了实验室与浮标数据交换的可靠性,举例分析了图像监测系统所获得的实时数据,验证了其正确性。     

分布式浮标阵水下高速运动声源三维被动定位

给出一种用于垂直爬升弹道三维坐标精确测量的分布式浮标网络超长基线宽带被动定位技术。考虑四个呈正方形布局的浮标节点,利用水平方位角交汇的定位方法测量上浮弹道的水平x、y坐标,水平方位角估计由灵巧的声矢量传感器替代常规阵得到,并给出定向误差小于0.4°的湖试结果;利用直达声和海面反射声之间的时延差提取弹道的垂直坐标z,并给出了高速运动目标垂直爬升弹道的海试测量结果,弹道测量误差小于10 m。      

Temperature dependence of a Ce3+ doped SiO2 radioluminescent dosimeter for in vivo dose measurements in HDR brachytherapy

Fiber-optic-coupled scintillation dosimeters are characterized by their small active volume if compared to other existing systems, and are therefore particularly suited for internal in vivo dosimetry. Due to possible differences between calibration conditions (i.e., room temperature) and conditions of clinical application (i.e., body temperature), their temperature dependence should be accurately studied. In this work, the temperature dependence of a Ce³⁺ doped SiO₂ scintillation detector coupled to a SiO₂ optical fibre was investigated for high dose rate brachytherapy applications. To this aim, two sets of irradiations with two different Ir-192 sources were performed in a water bath phantom at water temperatures ranging between 17 °C and 40.4 °C (Experiment 1). The relative response of the dosimeter was collected and analyzed. The same experiment was repeated with a second optical fibre which was designed without the active Ce³⁺ doped part at its end (Experiment 2) as well as by changing the length of the passive fibre inserted in water (Experiment 3). The two sets of measurements of experiment 1 were in accordance, indicating a linear increase with temperature of the scintillator sensitivity, with an average increase of 0.27 ± 0.2%/°C. In experiment 2, a 0.5%/°C increase of the collected signal resulted for the passive fibre. No significant difference of the temperature coefficient was found by changing the length of the fibre inserted in water (experiment 3). The obtained results show that a temperature-specific correction factor should be adopted at temperatures different than room temperature (e.g. for in vivo internal dosimetry). Further studies are required to understand the observations.     

基于水声潜标应用的数据采集及大容量存储系统设计

水声潜标是获取海洋水声信号以及海洋生物声信号的重要技术设备之一。为了满足水声潜标在水下较长时间工作,本文设计并实现了一套基于水声潜标应用的低功耗数据采集及大容量存储系统,在芯片选型和NAND FLASH读写管理等方面对系统进行了低功耗设计。该系统在"标-矢量"综合潜标上应用的试验结果表明,该系统获取的数据有效,满足总体设计技术要求。同时,本系统还具有良好的扩展能力,可适应水声潜标发展的应用需求。     

The cosmic ray actinide charge spectrum derived from a 10 m array of solid state nuclear track detectors in Earth orbit

The DIAS-ESTEC Ultra Heavy Cosmic Ray Experiment (UHCRE) on the Long Duration Exposure Facility, collected approximately 3000 cosmic ray nuclei with Z>65 in the energy region E>1.5 GeVnucleon⁻¹ during a six year exposure in Earth orbit. The entire accessible collecting area of the solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) array has been scanned for actinides, yielding a sample of 30 from an exposure of ≈150 m² sryr. The UHCRE experimental setup is described and the observed charge spectrum presented. The current best value for the cosmic ray actinide relative abundance, (Z>88)/(74Z87), is reported.     

Statistical study of the trajectories of the air masses flow in the Alpine area

Summary As a part of our activity in the transboundary transport, this study examines a five years’ trajectory climatology interesting Northern Italy. Our analysis is twofold: firstly we examine the statistics of air masses arriving at an Alpine location (Brenner Pass) separating between rainy only trajectories and all trajectories, and, secondly, we study the climatology of trajectories, going out from the Po Valley. Trajectories are computed by means of a simple three-dimensional trajectory method using the wind data obtained by the analysis of the ECMWF. The distribution of the arrival (or departure) directions of the trajectories is presented and commented. The differences in the travel times for the different directions are presented as well. The vertical distribution of the trajectories is finally computed. The main results are discussed.     

High spatial and temporal resolution mobile incoherent Doppler lidar for sea surface wind measurements

A mobile Doppler lidar based on an injection-seeded diode-pumped Nd:YAG pulsed laser with a high repetition rate was developed to measure the sea surface wind (SSW) with high spatial and temporal resolution. The system was operated during the 2007 Qingdao International Regatta to measure the distribution of SSW in the racing area in real time with 50-100 m horizontal resolution and 2-10 min temporal resolution. An observation of nonuniform distribution of SSW is presented. The lidar results are compared with both buoy and wind tower measurements, which show good agreement. This lidar can be used advantageously for the 2008 Olympic sailing games as well as for observing mesoscale and microscale meteorology processes.     

Track detectors in radiation monitoring of the sunken submarine “Komsomolets”

Track method (using the CN and CR-39 detectors, spark couner of tracks as well as selective sorbents for plutonium and uranium) is applied in 1994 and 1995 together with many other methods in radioecological monitoring of water in the region of the sunken nuclear submarine (NS) “Komsomolets”. The detection assembles were installed with the help of the submersibles MIR. The results obtained inside the NS and on its surface as well as near and on the remote buoy station do not contradict the data obtained by other methods confirming the absence of the plutonium leakage outside of the submarine.     

Parameterizing both path amplitude and delay variations of underwater acoustic channels for block decoding of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing

There are no commonly-agreed mathematical models for the input-output relationship of underwater acoustic channels. For each path in a time-varying multipath channel within a short period of time (e.g., one short data block), this paper proposes to use one polynomial to approximate the amplitude variation and another polynomial up to the first order to approximate the delay variation within a block duration. Under such a channel parameterization, the discrete-time channel input- output relationship tailored to zero-padded orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing (OFDM) transmissions is then derived, based on which an OFDM receiver is validated using experimental data collected during the 2008 Surface Processes and Acoustic Communications Experiment. For channels with a short coherence time, the numerical results show that incorporating both the amplitude and delay variations improves the system performance.     

锚链式水下多光谱辐射计的设计

研发了一种向下光谱辐照度和向上光谱辐亮度的锚链式水下多光谱辐射计,主要用于深层海水的测量。解决了水下光学窗口的污染问题。采用高灵敏度光电探测器与高精度ADC相结合的方法探测了深层海水的微弱光信号。电池的使用采用了时钟控制和间断供电方式。通过电感式Modem实现了数据的实时传输。     

LINEAR VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF CABLE-BUOY SYSTEMS

A theoretical model for the linear vibration of a cable tensioned by a subsurface buoy is developed. The equilibrium of the cable-buoy system subject to drag is evaluated using an approximate closed-form solution whose range of validity is confirmed through comparison with numerical solutions. The three-dimensional equations of cable-buoy motion are linearized about this equilibrium and then used to assess vibration characteristics. The characteristic equations for the natural frequencies of both in-plane and out-of-plane vibration modes are derived. The in-plane natural frequency spectrum exhibits the curve veering phenomena due to asymmetry of the associated mode shapes. Parameter studies reveal the dependencies of the in-plane and out-of-plane vibration modes on the cable tension, the buoy mass, and the current velocity.     

Frequency/time domain modeling of a direct drive point absorber wave energy converter

Two different methods to model a point absorber wave energy converter(WEC)with direct drive linear power take-off(PTO)are proposed in the present study:the frequency domain(FD)method and the time domain(TD)method.In the FD analysis,the frequency response function(FRF)of the WEC device is obtained via the equation of motion,and the expressions of power capture width in regular and random waves are derived as well.In the TD modeling,based on a state space approximation of the convolution term in the motion equation,both regular wave and random wave simulations are carried out.The regular wave simulation results indicate that the state space approximation is sufficiently accurate and the capture width reaches the maximum in the vicinity of the natural frequency.In the random wave simulations,the effects of buoy size,the PTO damping and wave climate on the power capture width are discussed in detail,which leads to the conclusion that the capture widths are influenced by the natural frequency of the WEC device,peak frequency of the wave spectrum,the amplitude of FRF and PTO damping.Furthermore,the increase of the capture width is at the cost of a relatively large buoy size and PTO damping when control is not included.     

A theoretical investigation of radiative effects and microphysical processes involved in the interaction of aerosol particulates in the atmosphere and validation of the theoretical results with the INDOEX observations

A theoretical approach, which is based on certain physical assumptions and quantum physical concepts, has been extended to investigate the radiative effects and the microphysical properties involved in the interaction of aerosol particulates in the atmosphere which may have important climatic effect. The theoretical findings are used to validate some of the observations of Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) during its First Field Phase-98 (FFP-98) and Intense Field Phase-99 (IFP-99). The aerosol optical depth and the radiative forcing of the surface and the top of the atmosphere are computed and the results are found to have a good correspondence with the INDOEX results.     

The interplay between the auditory and visual modality for end-of-utterance detection

The existence of auditory cues such as intonation, rhythm, and pausing that facilitate end-of-utterance detection is by now well established. It has been argued repeatedly that speakers may also employ visual cues to indicate that they are at the end of their utterance. This raises at least two questions, which are addressed in the current paper. First, which modalities do speakers use for signalling finality and nonfinality, and second, how sensitive are observers to these signals. Our goal is to investigate the relative contribution of three different conditions to end-of-utterance detection: the two unimodal ones, vision only and audio only, and their bimodal combination. Speaker utterances were collected via a novel semicontrolled production experiment, in which participants provided lists of words in an interview setting. The data thus collected were used in two perception experiments, which systematically compared responses to unimodal (audio only and vision only) and bimodal (audio-visual) stimuli. Experiment I is a reaction time experiment, which revealed that humans are significantly quicker in end-of-utterance detection when confronted with bimodal or audio-only stimuli, than for vision-only stimuli. No significant differences in reaction times were found between the bimodal and audio-only condition, and therefore a second experiment was conducted. Experiment II is a classification experiment, and showed that participants perform significantly better in the bimodal condition than in the two unimodal ones. Both the first and the second experiment revealed interesting differences between speakers in the various conditions, which indicates that some speakers are more expressive in the visual and others in the auditory modality.