Lunar Gravity via Apollo 14 Doppler Radio Tracking

Gravity measurements at high resolution were obtained over a 100-kilometer band from + 70 degrees to -70 degrees of longitude during the orbits of low periapsis altitude (approximately 16 kilometers). The line-of-sight accelerations are plotted on Aeronautical Chart and Information Center mercator charts (scale 1 : 1,000,000) as contours at 10-milligal intervals. Direct correlations between gravity variations and surface features are easily determined. Theophilus, Hipparchus, and Ptolemaeus are negative features, whereas Mare Nectaris is a large positive region. The acceleration profiles over Mare Nectaris are suggestive of a broad disk near the surface rather than a deeply buried spherical body. These data are in good agreement with the short arc of Apollo 12 lunar module descent data.     

Ranger VIII and Gravity Scaling of Lunar Craters

The impact of Ranger VIII gives us the first chance to test the crater-forming process on the moon and to ascertain the existence of gravity scaling.     

Lunar Orbiter: Tracking Data Indicate Properties of Moon's Gravitational Field

After only a few days in orbit, the first U.S. satellite of the moon has already produced data which have provided new information about the moon's gravitational field. Results indicate that the spacecraft will probably not impact on the moon before it completes its photographic mission, but that it will probably do so in about 8 months. Preliminary indications are that the moon has a relatively large pear-shaped component and that the gravitational properties will be of considerable scientific interest.     

干旱区黑河流域复杂地表蒸散量遥感研究

在全球水资源日益匮乏的情况下,利用遥感技术估算区域蒸散量为合理利用和分配水资源提供了一种快捷有效的方法。目前基于地表能量平衡的卫星遥感蒸散模型日益成熟,在这一背景下,充分利用以往在黑河地区开展的遥感模拟研究成果,针对西北干旱区黑河流域复杂地形特点,估算了该流域2004年度的蒸散量并给出了在不同土地利用条件下蒸散分布的数量差异。结果表明,流域年蒸散总量估算值在整个流域及其上、中、下游各予区域上,基本满足水文学区域水量平衡关系。同时应该指出,在地表景观分异强烈的地区,采用中分辨率遥感资料会对地表“混合像元”观测存在“平均”作用导致蒸散量的低估。