scholarly journals Detecting Permafrost in Plateau and Mountainous Areas by Airborne Transient Electromagnetic Sensing

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benyu Su ◽  
Rongfu Rao ◽  
Zhixiong Li ◽  
Lei Song ◽  
Jianhua Yue
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Western China ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic ◽  
Electromagnetic Responses ◽  
Algorithm Comparison ◽  
Airborne Electromagnetic ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Transportation has become a key bottleneck which restricts economic development in Western China. However, during the construction of the western railway, the permafrost problem has plagued railway construction on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, and has not yet been resolved. Accurately identifying permafrost by geophysical method is the most effective means to solve this problem. However, the mountainous and plateau terrain in Western China impose huge challenges in collecting geophysical data. To address this issue, this paper proposes an airborne transient electromagnetic method to collect geophysical electromagnetic data to identify permafrost in the mountains and plateaus of Western China. Based on Maxwell’s equations, the forward model of the airborne electromagnetic was derived, and the finite element method was used to calculate the two-dimensional (2D) space electromagnetic responses of different permafrost geo-electrical models. Furthermore, a coupling function was constructed to estimate the distribution of the resistivity of the permafrost by the least-squares fitting algorithm. Comparison between inversion resistivity distribution and the geo-electrical model showed that the proposed airborne transient electromagnetic method was valid for exploring the permafrost in the mountains and the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in Western China.

scholarly journals The application of multi-grounded source transient electromagnetic method in the detections of coal seam goafs in Gansu Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-528
Author(s):  
Kailiang Lu ◽  
Xiu Li ◽  
Ya'nan Fan ◽  
Jianmei Zhou ◽  
Zhipeng Qi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Electromagnetic Response ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic ◽  
Electromagnetic Responses ◽  
Electromagnetic Methods ◽  
Engineering Designs ◽  
Electromagnetic Signals

Abstract Unknown coal seam goafs will pose various safety hazards in construction and engineering designs, thus the accurate detections of coal seam goafs have become engineering problems that urgently require effective solutions. Multi-grounded source transient electromagnetic methods have the advantages of large detection depths and the easy deployment of emission sources. Therefore, they can be used for explorations in such complex areas as mountains, lakes and swamps. Previously, grounded source transient electromagnetic methods had only one emission source arranged on the surface, and were relatively rarely used in field explorations with multi-grounded sources. This study analyses the electromagnetic response differences between multi-grounded sources and a single-grounded source. The results reveal that the electromagnetic responses of multi-grounded sources were larger. Transient electromagnetic signals were be targeted using combinations of multi-grounded sources, which successfully strengthened the detection abilities. As a result, this study was able to achieve the goals of increasing the detection depths and improving the ability to distinguish geological anomalies. In addition, this research investigation referred to the theory of implicit functions and used the z components of the decay voltage to calculate the apparent resistivity. Finally, the results of the field data of a coal goaf located in Gansu Province, China, showed that the applied multi-grounded sources transient electromagnetic method could obtain higher resolution in coal seam goaf resistivity distribution information.

scholarly journals Research on the Influence of Energy Utilization and Economic Development on Human Well-Being in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Meng ◽  
Weiguo Fan ◽  
Jianchang Lu ◽  
Xiaobin Dong ◽  
Hejie Wei
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Resource Acquisition ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Western China ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Generalized Matrix ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau ◽  
Means Of Production

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a typical resource-rich but economically backward region in western China, and it is of great urgency to improve human well-being. Combined with previous scholars’ research and the characteristics of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, this paper constructs an index system of human well-being including four dimensions: income and consumption, means of production, means of subsistence, and resource acquisition ability. Then, it uses generalized matrix method estimations to measure the influence of energy utilization and economic development on human well-being and makes a regression analysis on the influence of energy utilization and economic development on human well-being in various provinces in this region. It is found that per capita GDP and coke utilization promote the well-being of all dimensions, while the urban registered unemployment rate only promotes the well-being of means of subsistence. The utilization of gasoline and natural gas promotes income and consumption and inhibits the means of subsistence and resource acquisition ability, but they have opposite effects on means of production. The impacts of energy utilization and economic development in different provinces on human well-being are different. This study is of great significance to the related research aiming at improving people’s livelihood and promoting regional development.

The Norian megalodontid fauna in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, western China

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1620-1626
Author(s):  
HuaZhou Yao ◽  
RenJie Zhang ◽  
JingGen Sha ◽  
JianXiong Wang ◽  
ZhiJun Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western China ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Configuration Detection of Substation Grounding Grid Using Transient Electromagnetic Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 6475-6483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cigong Yu ◽  
Zhihong Fu ◽  
Gaolin Wu ◽  
Liuyuan Zhou ◽  
Xuegui Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic ◽  
Grounding Grid

scholarly journals Application of Comprehensive Geophysical Prospecting Method in Water Accumulation Exploration of Multilayer Goaf in Integrated Mine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Lin Xu ◽  
Yong Xiao ◽  
NingBo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
High Density ◽  
Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Time Base ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic Method ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic

A coal mine in Datong is an integrated mine. At present, there is goaf in the upper and lower part of the mining coal seam. There is a lot of ponding in the goaf, which has great potential safety hazards for production. In order to find out the scope and location of ponding in goaf, the comprehensive geophysical exploration method combining transient electromagnetic method and high-density resistivity method is used to carry out the research. Firstly, the time-base, turn-off time, receiving delay, current, superposition times, and other parameters of the instrument are tested on the surface of known goaf to obtain the best instrument parameters, and the parameters are used to verify the feasibility of the research scheme; then, the transient electromagnetic method is used for large-area exploration on the surface of the mine, the suspected goaf ponding area is found through comprehensive analysis, and the high-density resistivity exploration is arranged in the suspected goaf ponding area. According to the obtained results, the scope and location of the goaf ponding area are accurately located through comprehensive analysis. The results show that there are two goaf ponding areas in the exploration area, which are located above the 8# coal seam currently mined; the range and location of goaf ponding area can be accurately obtained by using the comprehensive geophysical method of high-density electrical method and transient electromagnetic method. This method can provide reference for mine water prevention and control in Datong area and has great practical significance to ensure coal mine safety production.

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