Lunar Laser Ranging has extremely high requirements for the pointing accuracy of the telescopes used.To improve its pointing accuracy and solve the problem of insufficiently accurate telescope pointing correction achi...Lunar Laser Ranging has extremely high requirements for the pointing accuracy of the telescopes used.To improve its pointing accuracy and solve the problem of insufficiently accurate telescope pointing correction achieved by tracking stars in the all-sky region,we propose a processing scheme to select larger-sized lunar craters near the Lunar Corner Cube Retroreflector as reference features for telescope pointing bias computation.Accurately determining the position of the craters in the images is crucial for calculating the pointing bias;therefore,we propose a method for accurately calculating the crater position based on lunar surface feature matching.This method uses matched feature points obtained from image feature matching,using a deep learning method to solve the image transformation matrix.The known position of a crater in a reference image is mapped using this matrix to calculate the crater position in the target image.We validate this method using craters near the Lunar Corner Cube Retroreflectors of Apollo 15 and Luna 17 and find that the calculated position of a crater on the target image falls on the center of the crater,even for image features with large distortion near the lunar limb.The maximum image matching error is approximately 1″,and the minimum is only 0.47″,which meets the pointing requirements of Lunar Laser Ranging.This method provides a new technical means for the high-precision pointing bias calculation of the Lunar Laser Ranging system.展开更多
A method is presented for determining instant values of Earth’s polar motion(PM)using a set of lunar laser ranging(LLR)measurements acquired simultaneously by tri-static common view(TCV)at three LLR stations in Europ...A method is presented for determining instant values of Earth’s polar motion(PM)using a set of lunar laser ranging(LLR)measurements acquired simultaneously by tri-static common view(TCV)at three LLR stations in Europe.We developed a model of the LLR TCV measurements,then formulated the linear equation for solving PM.Although there was no actual TCV event in the data,we conducted a two-phase study to test our method using actual LLR normal points(NPs)acquired by the European stations during 2012-2022.In the first phase,we simulated TCV events and PM solutions.The robustness of our method was assessed by introducing Universal Time(UT1)errors and per-station range errors in this phase.In the second phase,we augmented the actual LLR NPs with simulated data to generate realistic TCV events and solutions,using the‘1+2’and‘2+1’strategies,which differed in terms of data composition.Results indicated that a UT1 error of 0.1 ms caused PM errors of<18 mas,while a uniform range error of 50 mm resulted in PM errors of<180 mas.In the augmentation phase,the maximum solution errors were 752 and 899 mas,and 88.5% and 91.2% of the solutions were better than the predictions for the‘1+2’and‘2+1’strategies,respectively.The presented approach relies on precise geodetic data,and therefore,it is not intended to replace the traditional method.However,this study demonstrated that instant determination of PM is feasible and robust,although the accuracy requires further enhancement.展开更多
With the completion of Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System(BDS),the world has begun to enjoy the Positioning,Navigation,and Timing(PNT)services of four Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS).In order to impr...With the completion of Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System(BDS),the world has begun to enjoy the Positioning,Navigation,and Timing(PNT)services of four Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS).In order to improve the GNSS performance and expand its applications,Low Earth Orbit(LEO)Enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System(LeGNSS)is being vigorously advocated.Combined with high-,medium-,and low-earth orbit satellites,it can improve GNSS performance in terms of orbit determination,Precise Point Positioning(PPP)convergence time,etc.This paper comprehensively reviews the current status of LeGNSS,focusing on analyzing its advantages and challenges for precise orbit and clock determination,PPP convergence,earth rotation parameter estimation,and global ionosphere modeling.Thanks to the fast geometric change brought by LEO satellites,LeGNSS is expected to fundamentally solve the problem of the long convergence time of PPP without any augmentation.The convergence time can be shortened within 1 minute if appropriate LEO constellations are deployed.However,there are still some issues to overcome,such as the optimization of LEO constellation as well as the real time LEO precise orbit and clock determination.展开更多
The recruitment of the Low Earth Orbit(LEO)constellation is recognized as an effective way to augment Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)Precise Point Positioning(PPP)in the near future.Its potential to accelerat...The recruitment of the Low Earth Orbit(LEO)constellation is recognized as an effective way to augment Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)Precise Point Positioning(PPP)in the near future.Its potential to accelerate PPP convergence has been proved with simulated data.However,the mechanism of how the geometric change of LEO accelerates the convergence of GNSS PPP has not been studied from a theoretical perspective,which hampers the understanding and exploitation of the enhancement of LEO.In this article,the convergence mechanism of LEO enhanced GNSS PPP is investigated in terms of theoretical analysis and simulated verification.To show the characteristics of the ambiguities during convergence,eigenvalue decomposition is used to divide the ambiguities into orthogonal components,named geometric-related component,clock-error-related component,and independent component.The results show that the precision of geometric-related components of ambiguities,which correlates with position parameters,is low at a single epoch,while the precision can be greatly improved with the fast geometric change of LEO.On the other hand,the precision of clock-error-related components of ambiguities,which correlates with clock errors,cannot be improved by fast geometric change of LEO constellation due to its irrelevance to geometry,which causes the precision of each ambiguity to be low.Further investigations show that single-differenced ambiguities could overcome this drawback and are beneficial to ambiguity resolution.展开更多
We take Shunde District,Foshan City in Guangdong Province for example,to carry out SWOT analysis of urban greening maintenance and management.The strengths of greening management and maintenance in Shunde District are...We take Shunde District,Foshan City in Guangdong Province for example,to carry out SWOT analysis of urban greening maintenance and management.The strengths of greening management and maintenance in Shunde District are as follows:(i)The greening area and quality are continuously improved in the downtown of Shunde District;(ii)The management and maintenance work is carried out well;(iii)The management and maintenance level tends to be increasingly perfected.The weaknesses of greening management and maintenance are as follows:(i)The fees for greening management and maintenance are very low;(ii)There is corner as yet untouched in the junction of some town streets;(iii)The greening management and maintenance technicians are unprofessional;(iv)The greening management is not in place;(v)There is management vacancy phenomenon in the management and maintenance of regional green space;(vi)The design and construction phase is flawed.Finally,based on the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of greening,we put forth the recommendations for the development of management and maintenance in urban green space.展开更多
Real-Time Precise Point Positioning(RT-PPP)has been one of the research hotspots in GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System)community for decades.Real-time precise products of satellite orbits and clocks are the prere...Real-Time Precise Point Positioning(RT-PPP)has been one of the research hotspots in GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System)community for decades.Real-time precise products of satellite orbits and clocks are the prerequisite for RT-PPP.Thus,it is of great importance to investigate the current multi-GNSS real-time precise products in State Space Representation(SSR)from diferent analysis centers.In this article,SSR products from 10 analysis centers are comprehensively evaluated by comparing them with the fnal products and performing the kinematic PPP.The results show that analysis centers CNES(Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales)and WHU(GNSS Research Center of Wuhan University)provide the most complete products with the best quality.Concerning the accuracy of real-time products for the GNSSs,the accuracies of orbit and clock products are better than 5 cm and 0.15 ns,respectively,for Global Positioning System(GPS),followed by Galileo navigation satellite system(Galileo),BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System(BDS-3),GLObal NAvigation Satellite System(GLONASS),and BeiDou-2 Navigation Satellite System(BDS-2).Meanwhile,the results of the RT-PPP with quad-system show that the positioning accuracies are 1.76,1.12 and 2.68 cm in east,north,and up directions,respectively,and the convergence time to 0.1,0.1,0.2 m for corresponding directions is 15.35 min.展开更多
Cold seeps in the deep sea are closely linked to energy exploration as well as global climate change.The alkane-dominated chemical energy-driven model makes cold seeps an oasis of deep-sea life,showcasing an unparalle...Cold seeps in the deep sea are closely linked to energy exploration as well as global climate change.The alkane-dominated chemical energy-driven model makes cold seeps an oasis of deep-sea life,showcasing an unparalleled reservoir of microbial genetic diversity.Here,by analyzing 113 metagenomes collected from 14 global sites across 5 cold seep types,we present a comprehensive Cold Seep Microbiomic Database(CSMD)to archive the genomic and functional diversity of cold seep microbiomes.The CSMD includes over 49 million non-redundant genes and 3175 metagenome-assembled genomes,which represent 1895 species spanning 105 phyla.In addition,beta diversity analysis indicates that both the sampling site and cold seep type have a substantial impact on the prokaryotic microbiome community composition.Heterotrophic and anaerobic metabolisms are prevalent in microbial communities,accompanied by considerable mixotrophs and facultative anaerobes,highlighting the versatile metabolic potential in cold seeps.Furthermore,secondary metabolic gene cluster analysis indicates that at least 98.81%of the sequences potentially encode novel natural products,with ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides being the predominant type widely distributed in archaea and bacteria.Overall,the CSMD represents a valuable resource that would enhance the understanding and utilization of global cold seep microbiomes.展开更多
基金funded by Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province(20220101125JC)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12273079).
文摘Lunar Laser Ranging has extremely high requirements for the pointing accuracy of the telescopes used.To improve its pointing accuracy and solve the problem of insufficiently accurate telescope pointing correction achieved by tracking stars in the all-sky region,we propose a processing scheme to select larger-sized lunar craters near the Lunar Corner Cube Retroreflector as reference features for telescope pointing bias computation.Accurately determining the position of the craters in the images is crucial for calculating the pointing bias;therefore,we propose a method for accurately calculating the crater position based on lunar surface feature matching.This method uses matched feature points obtained from image feature matching,using a deep learning method to solve the image transformation matrix.The known position of a crater in a reference image is mapped using this matrix to calculate the crater position in the target image.We validate this method using craters near the Lunar Corner Cube Retroreflectors of Apollo 15 and Luna 17 and find that the calculated position of a crater on the target image falls on the center of the crater,even for image features with large distortion near the lunar limb.The maximum image matching error is approximately 1″,and the minimum is only 0.47″,which meets the pointing requirements of Lunar Laser Ranging.This method provides a new technical means for the high-precision pointing bias calculation of the Lunar Laser Ranging system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(11673082 and 11903059).
文摘A method is presented for determining instant values of Earth’s polar motion(PM)using a set of lunar laser ranging(LLR)measurements acquired simultaneously by tri-static common view(TCV)at three LLR stations in Europe.We developed a model of the LLR TCV measurements,then formulated the linear equation for solving PM.Although there was no actual TCV event in the data,we conducted a two-phase study to test our method using actual LLR normal points(NPs)acquired by the European stations during 2012-2022.In the first phase,we simulated TCV events and PM solutions.The robustness of our method was assessed by introducing Universal Time(UT1)errors and per-station range errors in this phase.In the second phase,we augmented the actual LLR NPs with simulated data to generate realistic TCV events and solutions,using the‘1+2’and‘2+1’strategies,which differed in terms of data composition.Results indicated that a UT1 error of 0.1 ms caused PM errors of<18 mas,while a uniform range error of 50 mm resulted in PM errors of<180 mas.In the augmentation phase,the maximum solution errors were 752 and 899 mas,and 88.5% and 91.2% of the solutions were better than the predictions for the‘1+2’and‘2+1’strategies,respectively.The presented approach relies on precise geodetic data,and therefore,it is not intended to replace the traditional method.However,this study demonstrated that instant determination of PM is feasible and robust,although the accuracy requires further enhancement.
基金the National Natural Science Funds of China[grant numbers 41874030,42074026]Natural Science Funds of Shanghai[grant number 21ZR1465600]+3 种基金the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader[grant number 20XD1423800]the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission[grant number 2021-01-07-00-07-E00095]the“Shuguang Program”supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission[grant number 20SG18]the Scientific and Technological Innovation Plan from Shanghai Science and Technology Committee[grant numbers 20511103302,20511103402 and 20511103702].
文摘With the completion of Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System(BDS),the world has begun to enjoy the Positioning,Navigation,and Timing(PNT)services of four Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS).In order to improve the GNSS performance and expand its applications,Low Earth Orbit(LEO)Enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System(LeGNSS)is being vigorously advocated.Combined with high-,medium-,and low-earth orbit satellites,it can improve GNSS performance in terms of orbit determination,Precise Point Positioning(PPP)convergence time,etc.This paper comprehensively reviews the current status of LeGNSS,focusing on analyzing its advantages and challenges for precise orbit and clock determination,PPP convergence,earth rotation parameter estimation,and global ionosphere modeling.Thanks to the fast geometric change brought by LEO satellites,LeGNSS is expected to fundamentally solve the problem of the long convergence time of PPP without any augmentation.The convergence time can be shortened within 1 minute if appropriate LEO constellations are deployed.However,there are still some issues to overcome,such as the optimization of LEO constellation as well as the real time LEO precise orbit and clock determination.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Funds of China[grant numbers 42104013 and 42225401]the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission[grant number 2021-01-07-00-07-E00095]+3 种基金Natural Science Fund of Shanghai[grant number 21ZR1465600]the Scientific and Technological Innovation Plan from Shanghai Science and Technology Committee[grant numbers 21511103902 and 22511103003]the industrial Collaborative Innovation Project(Technology)of Shanghai Municipality[grant numbers XTCX-KJ-2023-35 and XTCX-KJ-2022-09]the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘The recruitment of the Low Earth Orbit(LEO)constellation is recognized as an effective way to augment Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)Precise Point Positioning(PPP)in the near future.Its potential to accelerate PPP convergence has been proved with simulated data.However,the mechanism of how the geometric change of LEO accelerates the convergence of GNSS PPP has not been studied from a theoretical perspective,which hampers the understanding and exploitation of the enhancement of LEO.In this article,the convergence mechanism of LEO enhanced GNSS PPP is investigated in terms of theoretical analysis and simulated verification.To show the characteristics of the ambiguities during convergence,eigenvalue decomposition is used to divide the ambiguities into orthogonal components,named geometric-related component,clock-error-related component,and independent component.The results show that the precision of geometric-related components of ambiguities,which correlates with position parameters,is low at a single epoch,while the precision can be greatly improved with the fast geometric change of LEO.On the other hand,the precision of clock-error-related components of ambiguities,which correlates with clock errors,cannot be improved by fast geometric change of LEO constellation due to its irrelevance to geometry,which causes the precision of each ambiguity to be low.Further investigations show that single-differenced ambiguities could overcome this drawback and are beneficial to ambiguity resolution.
基金Supported by Scientific Research Project of Shunde Daliang Urban Administration Bureau in 2010
文摘We take Shunde District,Foshan City in Guangdong Province for example,to carry out SWOT analysis of urban greening maintenance and management.The strengths of greening management and maintenance in Shunde District are as follows:(i)The greening area and quality are continuously improved in the downtown of Shunde District;(ii)The management and maintenance work is carried out well;(iii)The management and maintenance level tends to be increasingly perfected.The weaknesses of greening management and maintenance are as follows:(i)The fees for greening management and maintenance are very low;(ii)There is corner as yet untouched in the junction of some town streets;(iii)The greening management and maintenance technicians are unprofessional;(iv)The greening management is not in place;(v)There is management vacancy phenomenon in the management and maintenance of regional green space;(vi)The design and construction phase is flawed.Finally,based on the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of greening,we put forth the recommendations for the development of management and maintenance in urban green space.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Funds of China(41874030,42074026,42104013)Natural Science Fund of Shanghai(21ZR1465600)+3 种基金the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader(20XD1423800)the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(2021-01-07-00-07-E00095)the“Shuguang Program”supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(20SG18)the Scientifc and Technological Innovation Plan from Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(20511103302,20511103402 and 20511103702).
文摘Real-Time Precise Point Positioning(RT-PPP)has been one of the research hotspots in GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System)community for decades.Real-time precise products of satellite orbits and clocks are the prerequisite for RT-PPP.Thus,it is of great importance to investigate the current multi-GNSS real-time precise products in State Space Representation(SSR)from diferent analysis centers.In this article,SSR products from 10 analysis centers are comprehensively evaluated by comparing them with the fnal products and performing the kinematic PPP.The results show that analysis centers CNES(Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales)and WHU(GNSS Research Center of Wuhan University)provide the most complete products with the best quality.Concerning the accuracy of real-time products for the GNSSs,the accuracies of orbit and clock products are better than 5 cm and 0.15 ns,respectively,for Global Positioning System(GPS),followed by Galileo navigation satellite system(Galileo),BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System(BDS-3),GLObal NAvigation Satellite System(GLONASS),and BeiDou-2 Navigation Satellite System(BDS-2).Meanwhile,the results of the RT-PPP with quad-system show that the positioning accuracies are 1.76,1.12 and 2.68 cm in east,north,and up directions,respectively,and the convergence time to 0.1,0.1,0.2 m for corresponding directions is 15.35 min.
基金support from the Senior User Project of RV KEXUE(Grant No.KEXUE2019GZ05)the Center for Ocean Mega-Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences+2 种基金funding support from the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(Grant No.2021QZKK0100)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFF1002801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92251302).
文摘Cold seeps in the deep sea are closely linked to energy exploration as well as global climate change.The alkane-dominated chemical energy-driven model makes cold seeps an oasis of deep-sea life,showcasing an unparalleled reservoir of microbial genetic diversity.Here,by analyzing 113 metagenomes collected from 14 global sites across 5 cold seep types,we present a comprehensive Cold Seep Microbiomic Database(CSMD)to archive the genomic and functional diversity of cold seep microbiomes.The CSMD includes over 49 million non-redundant genes and 3175 metagenome-assembled genomes,which represent 1895 species spanning 105 phyla.In addition,beta diversity analysis indicates that both the sampling site and cold seep type have a substantial impact on the prokaryotic microbiome community composition.Heterotrophic and anaerobic metabolisms are prevalent in microbial communities,accompanied by considerable mixotrophs and facultative anaerobes,highlighting the versatile metabolic potential in cold seeps.Furthermore,secondary metabolic gene cluster analysis indicates that at least 98.81%of the sequences potentially encode novel natural products,with ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides being the predominant type widely distributed in archaea and bacteria.Overall,the CSMD represents a valuable resource that would enhance the understanding and utilization of global cold seep microbiomes.
