Vertical Tilt Angle Research Articles

Influence of a Background Shear Flow on Cyclone–Anticyclone Asymmetry in Ageostrophic Balanced Flows

In this paper, we study how cyclonic and anticyclonic vortices adapt their shape and orientation to a background shear flow in an effort to understand geophysical vortices. Here we use a balanced model that incorporates the effects of rotation and density stratification to model the case of an isolated vortex of uniform potential vorticity subjected to a background shear flow that mimics the effect of surrounding vortices. We find equilibrium states and analyze their linear stability to determine the vortex characteristics at the margin of stability. Differences are found between the cyclonic and anticyclonic equilibria depending on the background flow parameters. When there is only horizontal strain, the vertical aspect ratio of the vortex does not change, whereas increasing the imposed background strain rate causes a change in the horizontal cross section, with cyclones being more deformed than anticyclones for a given value of strain. Vertical shear not only causes changes in the vertical axis but also causes the vortex to tilt away from it upright position. Overall, anticyclonic equilibria tend to have a more circular horizontal cross section, a longer vertical axis, and a larger tilt angle with respect to cyclonic equilibria. The strongest asymmetry between the horizontal cross section of cyclonic and anticyclonic vortices occurs for low values of vertical shear, while the strongest asymmetry in the vertical axes and tilt angle occurs for large vertical shear. Finally, by expanding the vortex shape and orientation in terms of the strain rate, we derive simple formulas that provide insights into how the vortex equilibria depend on the background flow.

Determining patterns in the separation of hemp seed hulls

The subject of this study is the technological processes of separation, the hull of industrial hemp seeds, an aspiration column, and whole kernels. The problem solved was determining the technical and technological solutions that could enable the intensification of production processes for separating industrial hemp seeds. The separation of hemp seed hull by linear dimensions on sieves with round and elongated holes has been investigated. It was found that the percentage of seed hulls retained by sieves with circular holes was 25.98 % for ø3.5 mm, 23.59 % for ø3.0 mm, and 40.28 % for ø2.0 mm, respectively. Sieves ø3.5 mm and ø2.0 mm made it possible to obtain seed hulls fractions with two components conditionally different in the «mass-size» ratio. Using sieves with elongated holes enabled obtaining fractions consisting of at least three components. Sieves with elongated working holes of 3.0×20 mm, due to their low ability (1.76 %) to retain hemp seed hull components, were ineffective. The clogging levels of kernels in seed hulls, separated by linear dimensions on combined sieves with round and elongated holes, were as follows: separation option No. 1 – 48.70 %, option No. 2 – 45.74 %, option No. 3 – 60.25 %, option No. 4 – 49.32 %, respectively. It was established that the use of an aspiration column made it possible to remove up to 32.1 % of clogging in the form of a light fraction. The application of the aspiration column reduced the content of seed coating in separation option No. 1 by 3.0–5.7 times, option No. 2 by 1.35–3.7 times, option No. 3 by 1.9–11.2 times, and option No. 4 by 1.5–4.8 times, respectively. The quantitative and component composition of seed hulls fractions obtained under conditions of using an aspiration column with set rational values of the air damper opening angle α=53° and the vertical tilt angle of the air channel β=6°, was as follows: Stage I – «heavy» fraction – 51.78 %, 27.56 % – waste, up to 20 % – «light» fraction of Stages II and III

Impact of scleral tunnel length on the position of intraocular lenses in flanged intrascleral haptic fixation.

To investigate the effect of scleral tunnel length on the effective lens position and tilt of the intraocular lens (IOL) in flanged intrascleral haptic fixation (ISHF) using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Tertiary institution. Retrospective case-control study. This study included 55 and 42 eyes that underwent ISHF with 1.0 and 2.0 mm scleral tunnels, respectively. 23 eyes that underwent sutured fixation were used as a control. The anterior chamber depth (ACD), scleral tunnel length, incident angle of haptic, and tilting of optic were analyzed using AS-OCT. The mean postoperative ACD, vertical tilt angle, and spherical equivalent of the 1.0 mm were 5.27 ± 0.39 mm, 6.04 ± 4.87 degrees, and 0.38 ± 1.03 diopters, respectively. The ACD and vertical tilt angle of the 1.0 mm were larger than those of the others ( P < .001 and P < .05, respectively), and the postoperative spherical equivalent was more hyperopic ( P < .05). The 2.0 mm exhibited a lower frequency of tilting greater than 7 degrees. The intereye difference in ACD between in-the-bag fixation and ISHF of the 1.0 mm tunnel was significantly greater than that in the 2.0 mm tunnel ( P < .05). The 1.0 mm tunnel had a significantly larger incident angle and a longer tunnel length ( P < .001, respectively) and showed a greater difference in the tunnel length on both sides ( P < .05). A shorter tunnel yielded a more unstable IOL position, greater variation in angle and tunnel length, and longer ACD during ISHF. An exact 2.0 mm tunnel must be created on both sides to achieve a stable and predictable IOL position.

Formation of Australasian tektites from gravity and magnetic indicators

The parent impact crater of Australasian tektites has not been discovered so far, but a consensus has been accepted on its location in a wider area of Indochina. Recently, an alternative location has been suggested in the Badain Jaran Desert (BJD), Northwest China. Employing gravity and magnetic data derived from satellites, possible presence of an impact structure in BJD is investigated. The gravity parameters include the free air gravity disturbance, its vertical derivative component and total horizontal gradient (THG), strike alignment (SA), and Bouguer anomaly with its first vertical derivative and tilt angle. The magnetic parameters include the anomalous total magnetic field (TMF), its reduced to the pole transformation (RTP), the first vertical derivative of the TMF vertical component (Bzz), tilt angle (TA), and logistic total horizontal gradient (LTHG). Both the gravity and magnetic indicators support the presence of the impact structure. Gravity parameters display typical annular gravity highs circumscribing a gravity low. SA analysis reveals preferred parallel directions, implying the susceptibility of special zones to the impact shock waves, both within and beyond the rim. TMF reveals a large magnetic anomaly in the southern part of the proposed crater, and RTP displaces and restricts it further into the rim. Bzz weakens the long wavelength anomalies, amplifies the superficial ones, and separates them horizontally. TA and LTHG delineate the deep-seated and shallow magnetic signals related to the peak and border magnetization, respectively.

DNN-Based Estimation for Misalignment State of Automotive Radar Sensor.

The reliability and safety of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles are highly dependent on the accuracy of automotive sensors such as radar, lidar, and camera. However, these sensors can be misaligned compared to the initial installation state due to external shocks, and it can cause deterioration of their performance. In the case of the radar sensor, when the mounting angle is distorted and the sensor tilt toward the ground or sky, the sensing performance deteriorates significantly. Therefore, to guarantee stable detection performance of the sensors and driver safety, a method for determining the misalignment of these sensors is required. In this paper, we propose a method for estimating the vertical tilt angle of the radar sensor using a deep neural network (DNN) classifier. Using the proposed method, the mounting state of the radar can be easily estimated without physically removing the bumper. First, to identify the characteristics of the received signal according to the radar misalignment states, radar data are obtained at various tilt angles and distances. Then, we extract range profiles from the received signals and design a DNN-based estimator using the profiles as input. The proposed angle estimator determines the tilt angle of the radar sensor regardless of the measured distance. The average estimation accuracy of the proposed DNN-based classifier is over 99.08%. Therefore, through the proposed method of indirectly determining the radar misalignment, maintenance of the vehicle radar sensor can be easily performed.

Bilateral ankle deformities affects gait kinematics in chronic stroke patients.

Stroke patients suffer from ankle joint deformities due to spastic ankle muscles. This study evaluated the viability of using 3D scanned surface images of the feet of stroke victims to visually assess the deformities of a hemiparetic foot and investigated the influences of deformed ankle joints on gait kinematics. A total of 30 subjects with stroke-induced hemiparesis and 11 age-matched healthy controls completed the clinical assessments. We analyzed their feet's morphometric characteristics using a 3D scanner, identified convenient anthropometric measurements, and conducted gait trials on even and uneven terrains. The 3D foot morphometric characteristics were evaluated using the geometric morphometrics method (GMM). Results showed that there were significant differences in bilateral foot shapes between the chronic stroke patients and healthy controls and between the paretic and non-paretic sides in the chronic stroke patients. In stroke patients, those with the smaller medial malleoli's vertical tilt angles showed significantly different ankle ranges of motion of dorsi-/plantar flexion during gaits on uneven terrains (p = 0.009). In addition, those with the greater medial malleoli's vertical tilt angles showed significantly different ankle ranges of motion of inversion/eversion during gaits on even and uneven terrains (p < 0.05). Using 3D scanning technology, bilateral morphometric changes in the feet of chronic stroke patients were shown by GMM and the simple anthropometric measurements identified its shape deformities in the feet. Their possible effects on gait kinematics while walking on uneven terrains were investigated. Current methodology can be potentially useful in applying conventional productions of clinically manufactured, patient-fitted ankle-foot-orthosis in orthotics and prosthetics, and in detecting various unidentified pathological deformities in the feet.

Off-Policy Learning in Contextual Bandits for Remote Electrical Tilt Optimization

We investigate the problem of Remote Electrical Tilt (RET) optimization using off-policy learning techniques devised for Contextual Bandits (CBs). The goal in RET optimization is to control the vertical tilt angle of antennas at base stations to optimize key performance indicators representing the Quality of Service (QoS) perceived by the users in cellular networks. Learning an improved tilt update policy is hard. On the one hand, coming up with a policy in an online manner in a real network requires exploring tilt updates that have never been used before, and is operationally too risky. On the other hand, devising this policy via simulations suffers from the simulation-to-reality gap. In this paper, we circumvent these issues by learning an improved policy in an offline manner using existing data collected on real networks. We formulate the problem of devising such a policy using the off-policy contextual bandit framework. We propose CB learning algorithms to extract optimal tilt update policies from the data. We train and evaluate these policies on real-world cellular network data. Our policies show consistent improvements over the rule-based logging policy used to collect the data.

Orientation of a diffuse reflector for improved coverage in ID-FSOC for vehicular communications

Even with no line-of-sight (LoS), stations can optically communicate using Indirect line-of-sight diffused-light free-space optical communications (ID-FSOC). A diffuse reflector in the LoS of the stations reflects diffused light to them. But despite having diffused reflections in almost all directions, the orientation of a flat diffuse reflector defines the communications coverage. Therefore, there is a need for a tool that describes the relationship between the orientation of the diffuse reflector, the coverage, and the achievable data rates for the effective deployment of ID-FSOC. In this paper, we propose a model of the coverage of a diffuse reflector that can allow us to estimate the achievable data rates as a product of the orientation of the diffuse reflector. We use ground-to-vehicle communications as a demanding example scenario. We also propose RISE, a heuristic algorithm that optimizes the horizontal and vertical tilt angles of the reflector to maximize the achievable data rates. We show that 50% or more of the transmitted power of light is reflected, thereby achieving 1 Gbps or higher data rates across the optical local area network.

Mineral exploration of Iwo-Apomu Southwestern Nigeria using aeromagnetic and remote sensing

The tectonic framework, lithostructural and mineralised zones of Iwo-Apomu region of Precambrian Basement Complex rocks were investigated using integrated aeromagnetic and satellite remote datasets. Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) performed on aeromagnetic data were: Butterworth Filter (BF), Reduction to Magnetic Equator (RTE), Regional field, Residual field, Tilt-Angle Derivative (TDR), First and Second Vertical Derivative (FVD and SVD), Tilt angle and Total horizontal derivative (TDR and TDHR), and Total Gradient Amplitude (TGA); which range from −31.97 – 123.24, −27.12 – 131.75, 1.52 – 117.90, −58.55 – 50.42, −1.35 – 1.36, −0.0712 – 0.0643, 0.0004 – 0.0102, 0.005 – 0.261 respectively. Continuations and Radially Average Power Spectrum; revealed the variations of the deep-seated basement rocks, the structures and the mineralised anomalous bodies with depth. The upward continuation maps also show that the regional trends of the mapped lithologies and lineaments/faults in the area are generally in NW-SE, E-W, and NW-SE directions. These filters defined the lithostructures, lithological boundaries, geological structures, contacts, faults, folds and mineral deposit. The results of satellite data on Principal Component Analysis (PCA), False Colour Composite (FCC) images and Band Ratio (BR) discriminated the different rock types, lithostructural boundaries and alteration zones that hosted the mineralized ore bodies which trend in NE–SW and minor NW–SE and E–W directions. The combined techniques generated showing the probable positions and trend of suspected fault/fracture, mineral deposit as well as other basement structures.

Electromagnetic damping asteroid landing cushioning mechanism and dynamic simulation analysis

In-situ scientific exploration is of great significance to asteroid exploration, and resource development and utilization. The asteroid surface landing cushioning is the basis of in-situ scientific exploration of asteroids. Therefore, a leg-type asteroid landing cushioning device is proposed based on the principle of electromagnetic damping. A dynamic simulation model is used to study the cushioning dynamics of the cushioning device in a microgravity environment. For the proposed landing cushioning device, the simulation investigates the influence of vertical landing speed and landing vertical tilt angle on the dynamic characteristics and landing stability. The dynamics simulation method is also adopted to investigate the influence of the landing horizontal tilt angle and the horizontal movement direction on the landing stability of the three-legged asteroid probe. The horizontal movement direction and the landing horizontal tilt angle have a coupling effect on the landing cushioning dynamics. Finally, based on the developed simulation device of asteroid microgravity environment, landing cushioning experiments are conducted to investigate the influence of soft and hard landing media on the cushioning process and verify the feasibility of the landing cushioning device. The comparison and analysis of the experimental results and the simulation results verify the accuracy of the landing cushioning dynamics simulation method.

Enhanced processing of magnetic data for delineating lithological boundary and geological structure of the epithermal gold mineralization control system - A case study: Cibaliung Area, Indonesia

Cibaliung is an area that is traversed by the Au-Ag-Cu mineralization pathway from low to intermediate sulfide epithermal system. The implemented techniques for delineating probable gold deposits by the lithology contact and structures that control epithermal gold mineralization systems in the area include first vertical derivative (FHD), vertical derivative (VD), second vertical derivative (SVD), analytic signal (SA), and tilt angle (TA). The results shows that high continuity of anomaly contrast in the direction of Northwest (NW), North-Northwest (NNW), and North-Northeast (NNE) is presumed to be the target geological structure of the study area. Furthermore, the contrast value of magnetic anomaly represents the lithology contact lies in the direction of the West and the East of the area.

Structural and lithological interpretation of aero-geophysical data in parts of the Lower Benue Trough and Obudu Plateau, southeast Nigeria

High resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric data were used to map probable sites for polymetallic-magmatic hydrothermal deposits in the study area. The first and second vertical derivatives, horizontal gradient, analytic signal and tilt angle derivative were used to enhance magnetic data in order to determine the location of short wavelength anomalies, magnetic sources and geologic boundaries. Also, to understand and detect radiometric anomalies controlling mineralization in host rocks, enhancement operations involving potassium (K), equivalent thorium (Th), equivalent uranium (U) concentrations and ternary imageries were carried out. All these operations enabled the delineation of responses associated with mineralization, lithology and geologic structures. Generally, lineaments trend in the NE-SW, NNE-SSW, NW-SE and E-W directions, and serve as potential pathway for hydrothermal fluid migration and mineralization. Radiometric anomalies from spectrometric imageries are caused by felsic minerals, hydrothermal rock alterations, widespread shales, residual clay, oxides and accessory minerals that constitute regolith of the area. The coincident high magnetic and potassium intensities sites in Anambra Bain (AB), Abakaliki Anticlinorium (AA), Ikom-Mamfe Rift (IMR) and Obudu Plateau (OP) are probable sites for polymetallic-magmatic hydrothermal deposits. Generally, the joint magnetic and radiometric results were able to establish link between lithology, geologic structures and hydrothermal alteration patterns.

Research review of large deformation monitoring of rock and soil

Landslide is a kind of extremely harmful global geological disaster, which often cause serious property losses and casualties. Therefore, scientific and effective landslide monitoring is of great significance for disaster prevention and mitigation. This article introduces the status quo and development trend of landslide deformation monitoring technology in the form of a review. Firstly, the deformation monitoring technologies about rock and soil are summarized and evaluated from three aspects: air (GNSS technology, InSAR technology), sky (UAV technology, 3D laser scanning), and ground (MEMS and Optical fiber technology). Then, the article focuses on ground (deep inclinometer) of the above three aspects, mainly talks about some advanced monitoring technologies used in inclinometer such as fiber Bragg grating and MEMS. The research results show that the inclinometer based on fiber Bragg grating has high monitoring accuracy with 1 με, and the data can be transmitted in time without electromagnetic interference. The MEMS-based inclinometer can measure the vertical tilt angle and horizontal torsion angle, which can realize the three-dimensional deformation monitoring in space. The above research and development of the novel inclinometer provide an effective mean for rock and soil deformation monitoring. Finally, the article summarizes the realization of accurate and reliable monitoring of landslide deformation.

Experimental investigations for dust build-up on low-iron glass exterior and its effects on the performance of solar PV systems

The performance of solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plants is adversely affected by soiling losses caused by natural dust deposition on the module surface. The size and density of dust particles vary depending on the location. Thus, it is essential to investigate the impact of dust collection on SPV module performance. This work investigates the effect of dust build-up on the low-iron glass surface and the performance of SPV modules. To analyze the characteristics of these dust particles, low-iron glass samples have been chosen, which resemble a front glass surface of the SPV module. To study the holistic pattern of the natural dust accumulation of a particular area, low-iron glass samples have been placed with three different positions like vertical, horizontal, and local tilt angle for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV) and rooftop PV power plant applications. The mineralogical study of dust particles provides insight in determining the transmittance loss from the glass surface of solar PV modules due to the local soiling loss. Furthermore, the electrical power output of the SPV modules has been monitored at various levels of dust accumulation. Moreover, these findings indicate that natural dust deposition at selected site locations significantly reduces energy generation from PV modules.

Numerical Simulation of Coal Combustion in a Tangential Pulverized Boiler: Effect of Burner Vertical Tilt Angle

Understanding of the flow field and heat transfer in a boiler is important to meet with the often-conflicting objectives of efficient steam generation, safe operation and minimization of pollutant emissions. Steam generation requires high gas temperatures, which often lead to high NOx emissions. High gas temperatures inside the boiler may also lead to slagging and fouling problems, which adversely affect the heat transfer to the steam side. One of the principal ways of finding a compromise in tangentially fired pulverized coal (PC) boilers, which constitute the majority of the utility boilers, is through tilting the burners. The current work seeks to obtain a detailed understanding of the effect of burner tilt on the flow and heat transfer inside the boiler by utilizing numerical simulations. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed on a 210 MWe tangentially fired pulverized coal boiler to understand the impact of two vertical burner tilt angles, − 15° and + 15°. The effect of burner tilt was investigated by analyzing the effect on gas flow, temperature distribution, coal particle trajectories and NOx emissions. The results suggest that a downward tilt of the burner (− 15°) has a significant effect on the particle trajectories and the residence time of the particle in the high temperature burner zone. The temperature of the exit gas was reduced by 33 K due to the downward tilt. NOx emissions were reduced by about 5.5% when the burners were tilted downward by 15° which be attributed to two factors, namely the relatively insignificant contribution of thermal NOx mechanism in utility boilers and the role of NOx reburning in reducing conditions.

Implementation of Dual Axis Solar Tracking System

As a future inexhaustible and non-polluting energy sources, solar energy is advancing to meet our ever-growing energy requirements. The automated solar tracking system based on the Arduino prototype is mainly built using the Arduino Microcontroller, four LDRs and three stepper motors. A mixture of hardware and firmware programming is used to run the machine. Four light based resistors (LDRs) are used for the capture of maximum incident light in hardware production. To shift the solar panel according to the extent incident light operated by LDRs, three stepper motors are used. The software controls the solar panel’s vertical tilt angle and horizontal rotation. Thus, according to the incident sunlight on the solar panel, it can follow the direction of the Sun, not only the vertical rotation, but also the horizontal rotation. This device can also achieve optimum illumination and reduce the cost of generating energy by requiring a minimum number of solar panels.

Interpretation of Aeromagnetic Data to Investigate Crustal Structures of the Contact Congo Craton - Pan-African Belt at the Eastern Cameroon

The collision between the Congo Craton and the Pan African fold belt of Central Africa had great impacts on the geological and tectonic points of view, notably the installation of several tectonic accidents such as faults, fractures, dikes, folds, domes. This aeromagnetic study is based on Paterson&amp;#39;s aeromagnetic data interpretations through the use of multiple operators. These data were processed by Oasis Montaj software. The total magnetic intensity map reduced to the equator (RTE-TMI) shows important anomalies features the major important regional anomalies. Maps of the vertical gradient, analytical signal and tilt angle maps have meanwhile highlighted several short wavelength anomalies assimilated to folding, dykes, fractures or faults. The map of maxima upward to 2 km allowed to establish the structural map of the study area. It turns out that the different types of geological accidents follow ENE-WSW, ESE-WNW, NE-SW, NW-SE and even E-W and N-S directions. All these directions are very similar to the geological history of the area. Anything that seems to confirm that the study area was the scene of intense tectonic movements resulting from the collision between the Congo Craton and the Central Africa Fold Belt.

Morphological Characteristics of the Optic Nerve Head and Choroidal Thickness in High Myopia

PurposeThis study aimed to explore the morphological characteristics of Bruch's membrane opening distance (BMOD), border length (BL), border tissue angle (BTA), vertical tilt angle, and peripapillary atrophy (PPA), as well as their associations with choroidal thickness (ChT) in young healthy highly myopic eyes.MethodsA total of 167 patients with high myopia and 172 individuals without high myopia were enrolled. All of the subjects were divided by axial length. The PPA area was measured on fundus photographs. BMOD, BL, BTA, vertical tilt angle, macular ChT (mChT), and peripapillary ChT (pChT) were measured on swept-source optical coherence tomography scans.ResultsThe PPA area (P < 0.0001) and vertical tilt angle (P < 0.0001) were larger, BMOD (P < 0.0001) and BL (P < 0.0001) were longer, and BTA (P < 0.0001) was smaller in the high-myopia group compared with the group without high myopia. Every 1-µm increase in BMOD was associated with a 35.80-µm decrease in mChT; every 1° decrease in BTA was correlated with a 0.32-µm decrease in mChT and a 0.26-µm decrease in pChT; and no association was found between PPA area and ChT in the multivariate linear regression model.ConclusionsPPA area, BL, BMOD, and vertical tilt angle increased, but BTA decreased with axial elongation of the globe in young, healthy patients with myopia. Longer BMOD was positively correlated with lower mChT, and smaller BTA was positively correlated with lower mChT and pChT in this population.

Characterization of SOI technology based MEMS differential capacitive accelerometer and its estimation of resolution by near vertical tilt angle measurements

This paper discusses the evaluation and testing of MEMS capacitive accelerometer (z-axis sensitive) fabricated using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer. The accelerometer structure consists of highly conductive (p-type, resistivity: 0.001 Ω-cm) silicon proof mass (1000 μm × 1000 μm × 30 μm) suspended by four crab-like L-shaped beams (1150 μm × 30 μm × 30 μm) over Pyrex (7740) glass cavity (5 μm depth). Rest capacitance of the accelerometer structure is found to be ~ 2.1–2.25 pF range. Qualified accelerometer chips are packaged and sealed in lead less ceramic (LCC) package along with capacitive readout circuitry chip. Packaged accelerometer showed a scale factor sensitivity of ~ 47 mV/g in − 17–42 g acceleration range with 3% non-linearity. Corresponding cross-axis sensitivity also measured (2%) in full-scale range. Frequency response of the accelerometer showed a 3 dB bandwidth of 380 Hz. Resolution of the accelerometer is measured by an innovative technique involving inclinometer. Here, the device output is recorded at near vertical mounting tilt angle (θ ~ 90°) of inclinometer. Present accelerometer output can be resolved at the inclinometer measurement at 90° (output: 2.42662 V) and 89° (output: 2.42780 V) which corresponds to an acceleration resolution of ~ 17 mg.

Impact of Posterior Sclera on Glaucoma Progression in Treated Myopic Normal-Tension Glaucoma Using Reconstructed Optical Coherence Tomographic Images.

To investigate factors associated with visual field (VF) progression in treated myopic normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) using a novel posterior sclera reconstruction method involving swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). Fifty-six myopic patients on ocular hypotensive therapy with the diagnose NTG had five or more VF tests during a period of 72.63 ± 20.46 months in clinical follow-up. Glaucomatous VF progression was decided by the standards of Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial criteria. Coronally reconstructed OCT images were used to obtain the position of the deepest point of the eye (DPE), and parameterized the distance (Disc-DPE distance), depth (Disc-DPE depth) and angle (Disc-DPE angle) of the posterior sclera. The Cox proportional hazards model and Kaplan-Meier curves were used to determine the risk factors for VF progression. Among 56 eyes, 28 showed VF progression. Eyes with progression had significantly different distance, depth, and angle of the DPE position (P = 0.049, P = 0.032, and P = 0.006, respectively). A multivariate Cox proportional hazard model revealed that the vertical tilt angle (hazard ratio [HR] 0.835, P = 0.026) and the DPE positioned temporal to fovea (HR 4.314, P = 0.001) were associated with VF progression. Among eyes with DPE positioned temporal to fovea, in addition to percentage reduction in IOP from baseline (HR 0.915, P = 0.012), shorter axial length (HR 0.542, P = 0.044) was found to be associated with VF progression. Eyes with a particular posterior sclera structure are at increased risk for glaucoma progression in treated myopic NTG patients. This finding highlights the significance of investigating posterior sclera structure and its relevance to initiate or augment treatment for myopic glaucoma patients.