Abstract: In this paper, a novel numerical algorithm for simulating thermal-cracking function during the fracture process of rocks in the framework of general particle dynamics (GPD) is proposed. The thermal-cracking algorithm was ...

Abstract: Gravity waves generated by convective heating are widely believed to have vertical wavelengths approximately twice the depth of the heating. The frequency, horizontal, and vertical wavelengths of gravity waves are, however, ...

Abstract: Assimilation of salinity into ocean and climate general circulation models is a very important problem. Argo data now provide far more salinity observations than ever before. In addition, a good analysis of salinity over ...

Abstract: In this paper, true stress–strain curves of two natural gas pipeline steels, API-5L X65 and X9, were studied using the three-dimensional digital image correlation (3D-DIC) technique. During the test, the steels were ...

Abstract: s part of the Tibet Ozone, Aerosol and Radiation (TOAR) project, a micropulse lidar was operated in Naqu (31.5°N, 92.1°E; 4508 m MSL) on the Tibetan Plateau to observe cirrus clouds continuously from 19 July to 26 August ...