全新世以来珠江三角洲的地层层序和演变过程

本文基于对90个拥有全新世14C年代数据的钻孔进行详细的沉积物特征和年代地层分析,讨论了全新世珠江三角洲的地层特征及全新世以来的充填过程.全新世珠江三角洲沉积物覆盖在末次冰期冰盛期形成的风化侵蚀面与底砾层之上.最大海侵面位于松软海相淤泥层位.在受潮汐冲刷区域,最大海侵面表现为侵蚀面.全新世沉积层序自下向上在古河谷为河流相、河漫滩-河口湾相、河口湾-三角洲相,在古河间地为滨海相、河口湾相和三角洲相.全新世沉积层垂向堆积序列绝大部分表现为下粗上细的正向序列,且不具有典型Gilbert三角洲的前积层、顶积层等沉积层序.受控于独特而复杂的地貌边界,古珠江河口湾在高水位体系域的演变模式不同于世界其他大型三角洲,而是一个多源复合、不同尺度河流沉积体独立并行发展,最后复合成的三角洲.全新世以来珠江三角洲的演变可以分为5个阶段：第一阶段12~8kaBP,全新世海侵未达三角洲中部地区,直至约9kaBP以后,南部一些地势较低的地区才开始受海进影响,出现一些海陆交互相沉积;第二阶段8~6kaBP,海面快速上升,珠江三角洲大部分地区接受海进沉积;第三阶段6~4kaBP,全新世海侵达到盛期,古珠江三角洲地区大面积为河口湾,且受系列岛屿的阻隔分为两部分,上部是与河流相接的半封闭的内古海湾;下部是与海洋相接的外古海湾,两部分仅由若干峡口相通,河流沉积物主要在内古海湾中堆积充填;第四阶段4~2kaBP,在复杂边界对河流与海洋动力的重塑和改造作用下,内古海湾各区域的沉积同时进行,独自发展;第五阶段2kaBP至今,该阶段三角洲的演变已不再是单纯的自然过程,而是自然和人类共同塑造的过程.     

冰后期长江三角洲沉积通量的初步研究

在265个长江三角洲钻孔地层资料中识别出了冰后期海侵旋回底界面和(或)最大海侵面, 分别记录了它们的埋深值. 由此绘制出了长江三角洲冰后期沉积物等厚图及冰后期最大海侵以来的沉积物等厚图, 计算了冰后期沉积旋回及其海侵和海退层序的沉积物数量, 并且分析了其分布特征. 结果表明, 长江三角洲在冰后期及其海侵和海退期间的沉积物数量分别为17742.2×10⁸ , 9791.9×10⁸和7950.3×10⁸ t. 其中, 下切河谷沉积量超过三角洲两翼, 海侵期沉积量大于海退期, 南翼沉积量大于北翼, 两翼前缘沉积量大于后缘. 综合考虑冰后期滞留于现今三角洲地区的沉积物数量与长江输沙量之间比值的变化以及输沙量本身可能的变化, 可以认为冰后期长江年均输沙量应当在2.36×108~4.86×10⁸ t之间, 总量约为35400×10⁸~70800×10⁸ t; 年均输向外海和相邻岸段的泥沙在1.18×10⁸~3.54×10⁸ t之间, 总量约为17700×10⁸~53100×10⁸ t.     

长江三角洲顶部冰后期地层的沉积特征

钻探证实,镇江市谏壁镇长江北岸高桥镇北部埋藏硬粘土层,之上为冰后期松散沉积物。沉积物主要为粉砂、粘土质粉砂、砂泥互层,中部局部夹含细砾中细砂,顶部见淤泥质粘土;夹数十层植物炭屑层;以水平纹理为主,局部见小型交错层理、波状层理。表明冰后期以来该地处于水动力较弱的河湖环境,为多期湖沼相沉积夹汉道河流相沉积,局部有海相沉积物加入。根据碳化植物碎屑^14C年龄,推测冰后期底界年龄约13000aBP,海侵到达该地的时间约为9000aBP,海侵最高位时间约为6500aBP。冰后期平均沉积速率约为4．9m／ka,湖沼相3．4～6m／ka,河流相10～15m／ka。对全新统的底界年龄和海相层的埋藏深度进行了讨论。     

苏北陆上潮成砂体的特征和古环境演化

苏北陆上以东台为顶点呈扇形向东展开的潮成砂区 ,是南黄海辐射沙洲的早期发育阶段 .冰后期最大海侵之后 ,距今约 5 0 0 0～ 6 0 0 0a前开始产生 ,水下潮成砂体不断出露 ,成陆 .环境磁学法证明陆上潮成砂层形成于辐聚辐散的古潮流场 .潮成砂层的物源早期为长江泥沙 ,晚期为黄河泥沙 ,潮流侵蚀海底也提供重要物源 .钻探和地质雷达探测表明 ,不存在大河由陆上或海域潮成砂区顶部直接供沙的可能性 ,河流的沉积物须通过沿岸运移参与潮成砂体的塑造 .这与物源和古潮流场所得的结论是一致的     

我国北方泥河湾盆地新-旧石器文化过渡的环境背景

我国北方泥河湾盆地于家沟文化遗址古人类生存环境的分析表明，该地区属于旧石器最晚期文化的细石器出现在末次冰消期早期，并在末次冰销期后期－冰后期早期的持续温干气候环境下得到迅速的发展，而新石器文化出现在冰后期早期，并在全新世大暖期的温暖湿润的气候环境下得到迅速的发展。气候环境的变化是导致人类社会从旧石器文化向新石器文化过渡的重要原因。这一研究将有助于进一步地深入探讨史前人类文化过渡和环境演变之间的相互关系。     

MIS-3晚期以来乌伦古湖古湖相沉积记录的初步研究

通过对现代乌伦古湖附近出露的古湖相沉积剖面的AMS~(14)C测年,粒度、总有机碳、总有机氮以及碳酸盐等环境代用指标的分析及其与全新世钻孔沉积记录的对比研究,结果发现:乌伦古湖在MIS-3晚期的33600-22500 cal a BP以及冰后期至早中全新世的16500-6500 cal a BP期间,维持着湖相沉积环境,湖面约比现在湖面高40 m.33600-22500 cal a BP的MIS-3晚期,气候相对温暖,乌伦古湖呈现高湖面特征,湖泊沉积物来源以流水搬运为主;22500-16500 cal a BP的末次冰期冰盛期,气候寒冷干燥,湖泊沉积物来源以风力搬运为主;16500-6500 cal a BP的冰后期以及早、中全新世期间,气候回暖,湖泊沉积物主要来源于河流径流作用.6500-5500 cal a BP,受高温干旱事件的影响,湖面收缩、水位剧降,除沉积中心外的其它钻孔位置出现沉积中断.5500 cal a BP后气候转冷变湿,湖泊重新恢复到现在的状态.乌伦古湖MIS-3晚期以来的古湖相沉积环境变化及其反映的古气候万年尺度上的干湿变化与周边区域气候环境变化记录有很好的一致性,响应了区域环境变化和全球气候突变事件.季风和西风的强度消长变化及其引起的环流条件改变以及温度变化引起的蒸发效应可能是区域气候环境变化的主要原因.这一古湖相沉积记录的研究可为MIS-3晚期以来北疆地区的古湖泊演化以及长时间尺度上西风和季风环流相互关系及其影响区的气候环境演化提供地质证据.     

库车坳陷白垩纪沉积层序构成及充填响应模式

库车坳陷白垩系是由平行或微角度不整合面所限定的一个区域性(二级)的沉积层序, 其内可划分出4个三级层序组、11个三级层序和数十个四级和五级的层序单元. 总体上显示出从水进到水退的沉积旋回, 可识别出冲积扇-河流、湖泊-三角洲以及辫状河-三角洲等三套沉积相组合, 它们代表了二级沉积层序中相对低位、水进和高位的3个沉积相域. 构造沉降过程等分析揭示出坳陷经历过早期加速沉降、中期强烈沉降和晚期缓慢沉降的演化过程, 坳陷北缘相应的构造沉降速率分别为30~35, 40~45和5~10 m/Ma. 这与前陆逆冲挠曲均衡沉降至应力松弛、剥蚀回弹隆起的动力学过程有关. 总体的沉积演化和3个沉积相域的发育是这一过程的充填响应. 早白垩世晚期构造缓慢沉降的前陆斜坡有利于区内重要的辫状河三角洲砂岩储层的广泛发育. 在白垩系内发现有短暂的海侵沉积记录, 与全球海平面变化相应的高海平面期可以对比.     

珠江三角洲的新构造运动及其与三角洲演化的关系

综合已有资料。重新对珠江三角洲的新构造运动进行了系统的分析．分析结果表明该地区的新构造运动以断裂活动和断块差异升降运动为主要特征．这些特征在珠江三角洲的演化过程中起着非常重要的作用。大多数在第四纪形成或重新活化的基底断裂把三角洲切割成一系列的断块,并且在垂直运动上以沉降为主导,为珠江三角洲的第四系沉积创造了空间。另外,第四系两期河流相砂砾层分布的差异反映了古河道在晚更新世海侵后、全新世海侵前所发生的变迁。这主要是断裂活动的结果。因此,在珠江三角洲的形成和演化过程中。新构造运动既影响着三角洲的沉积又控制着河道的变迁．     

闽西南地区早三叠世溪口组深水沉积及其演化

闽西南地区早三叠世溪口组 (T1x)是一套复杂的深水沉积 ,包括浊积岩、砂质等深积岩及外来的孤立滑塌岩块 .深水浊积岩可分为 5种相和 7种亚相 ,分别属于上扇、中扇和下扇环境的 5种相组合 ;砂质等深积岩是改造浊积岩而形成的 ,多以孤立的薄层发育于浊积岩中 ,内部发育典型的牵引流沉积构造 ,但垂向上不构成任何固定的层序如Bouma序列 ,其古水流方向与浊流流向垂直 ;在局部地区 ,于该组中下部发育的一些大的鲕粒灰岩块体 ,是从浅水边缘滑动至深水盆地的 .上述 3类沉积物的时空分布表明 ,早三叠世早期研究区存在完整的由浅海到半深海 -深海的被动陆缘 ,当时的陆坡倾向南东 ,这一时期为海平面上升期 ,海平面的上升及孤立滑塌岩块的发育可能暗示这一时期海域的逐渐收缩和消亡 .     

太湖平原WJ孔矿物磁学特征以及晚第四纪海侵事件

基于古地磁和AMS¹⁴C定年结果,对长江三角洲太湖平原的WJ孔进行岩性特征、矿物磁学、粒度分析及有孔虫化石研究,拟重建WJ孔记录的晚第四纪以来沉积环境演变过程与海侵事件,并探讨环境磁学参数对河口三角洲地区沉积环境演化的指示意义.研究结果表明,WJ孔可以划分为中更新世阶段I、中更新世阶段II、晚更新世、全新世四个阶段,沉积地貌环境分别为:河湖、滨海-阶地、河口坝-河口湾-潮滩与阶地、湖沼平原.WJ孔揭示了三次海侵事件,分别为中更新世晚期海侵,晚更新世MIS5海侵和晚更新世MIS3海侵.其中记录的MIS5e海侵最为强盛,MIS3后期也存在一次海侵加强事件.另外,滨海潮滩-河口坝环境的沉积物磁性特征明显,χ_lf、SIRM、HIRM等为显著高值.     

A preliminary study on sediment flux in the Changjiang Delta during the postglacial period

During the last 7000 years since the Changjiang Delta was formed, how much sediment brought by the Changjiang River remained in the modern Changjiang Delta? And how much sediment was delivered into the sea and adjacent coasts? These are very important que…     

长江中下游湖泊的成因与演化

长江中下游湖泊洼地的成因比较复杂,以构造沉降控制的湖泊洼地规模较大,也比较深,但在碚分湖泊洼地属支流河口洼地、扇缘洼地、河间洼地。湖泊水位受到长江干流水位位的制约。在冰期人低海面时期,长江干流下切,沿江湖泊多干涸;冰后期海面上升,长江干流自河口而上相继发生水位上升,加上降水的变化,导致沿江洼地逐渐蓄水为湖,长江中下游湖泊的演化趋势是不同程度地被泥沙充填,容积不断缩小并导致湖水位涨落年变幅增大与洪水     

Fluvial to bay sequence stratigraphy and seismic facies of the Cretaceous to Paleogene successions in the MITI Sanriku‐oki well and the vicinities,the Sanriku‐oki forearc basin,northeast Japan

This paper describes the significant depositional setting information derived from well and seismic survey data for the Upper Cretaceous to Lower Eocene forearc basin sediments in the central part of the Sanriku‐oki basin, which is regarded as a key area for elucidating the plate tectonic history of the Northeast Japan Arc. According to the results of well facies analysis utilizing cores, well logs and borehole images, the major depositional environments were of braided and meandering fluvial environments with sporadically intercalated marine incursion beds. Seismic facies, reflection terminations and isopach information provide the actual spatial distributions of fluvial channel zones flowing in a north–south trending direction. The transgression and regression cycles indicate that the Upper Cretaceous to Lower Eocene successions can be divided into thirteen depositional sequences (Sequences SrCr‐0 to SrCr‐5, and SrPg‐1 to SrPg‐7). These depositional sequences demonstrate three types of stacking patterns: Types A to C, each of which shows a succession mainly comprising a meandering fluvial system, a braided fluvial system with minor meandering aspects in the upper part, and major marine incursion beds in the middle part, respectively, although all show an overall transgressive to regressive succession. The Type C marine incursion beds characteristically comprise bay center and tidal‐dominated bay margin facies. Basin‐transecting long seismic sections demonstrate a roll up structure on the trench slope break (TSB) side of the basin. These facts suggest that during the Cretaceous to Eocene periods, the studied fluvial‐dominated forearc basin was sheltered by the uplifted TSB. The selective occurrences of the Type C sequences suggest that when a longer‐scale transgression occurred, especially in Santonian and early Campanian periods, a large bay basin was developed, creating accommodation space, which induced the deposition of the Cretaceous Kuji Group along the arc‐side basin margin.     

鄱阳湖成因与演变的历史论证

本文通过大量史料分析和地质钻孔证据,认为鄱阳湖大水面形成于公元400年前后,为距今约1600年的年青湖泊。鄱阳湖形成的直接和主导因素是长江主泓道南移到湖口一带,因江水阻碍赣江水的下泄,使湖泊水域向南扩张,到唐初面积最大时曾达6000km~2。之后,鄱阳湖水位和面积的变化主要取决于湖口处长江水位的变化。     

Late Quaternary evolution of lower reaches of the Volga River (Raygorod section) based on luminescence dating

The normally-closed Caspian Sea is known for large changes in relative sea-level (of ∼170 m) during the late Quaternary. These transgressive/regressive events influenced the topography, sedimentation and ecosystems of a large area, of up to 1 million km². The Volga River has played an important role in the water balance of the Caspian Quaternary basins but our understanding of the temporal evolution is poorly constrained. Recent studies on the evolution of the Lower Volga have focused mainly on the subaerial sequence of loess-palaeosol series corresponding to a long-duration Caspian low stand (the so-called “Atelian regression” from ∼90 to ∼25 ka). In this study we address, for the first time, the temporal evolution of the Volga River during the late Quaternary, as recorded in the many layers of alluvial sands at the Raygorod reference section. This 50 m high outcrop contains a complicated sequence of different types of interlayered alluvium (channel and floodplain facies), a loess-palaeosol sequence with a weakly developed palaeosol, and marine sediments of the Khvalynian transgression (Chocolate Clay facies). The new chronology, based on 35 samples, is derived using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) analysis of sand-sized quartz, with support from post-infra-red infra-red stimulated luminescence (post-IR IRSL) from K-rich feldspar grains to date the older parts of the section. The new ages identify five stages of the topography development in the northern parts of the Lower Volga: (1) an MIS 5a flood-plain in deltaic/estuary environments (>90 ka) during a high-stand of the Caspian Sea (Hyrcanian transgression); (2) a transition from deltaic/estuary conditions to a river valley with normal alluvial sedimentation and sporadic stabilization reflected in palaeosol development (80–70 ka); (3) a palaeo-Volga channel migration at elevations of 4–8 m msl during 69–62 ka, evidence of a brief increase in Caspian Sea-level and blocking of the Volga flow; (4) a subaerial stage with high-speed accumulation of loess during MIS 4 to MIS 2, containing one weakly developed palaeosol (MIS 3c) and pedocomplex of three combined palaeosols of the beginning of MIS2 (30–24 ka); (5) a rapid Khvalynian transgression, starting at the Raygorod location at ∼18.3 ka, with relatively weak marine erosion of the top 40–60 cm of loess cover, presumably because of the rapid migration of the coastline in the flat Northern Caspian Lowland.     

Depositional sequence architecture and filling response model of the Cretaceous in the Kuqa depression, the Tarim basin

The Cretaceous system of the Kuqa depression is a regional scale (second order) depositional sequence defined by parallel unconformities or minor angular unconformities. It can be divided into four third-order sequence sets, eleven third-order sequences and tens of fourth- and fifth-order sequences. It consists generally of a regional depositional cycle from transgression to regression and is composed of three sets of facies associations: alluvial-fluvial, braided river-deltaic and lacustrine-deltaic facies associations. They represent the lowstand, transgressive and highstand facies tracts within the second-order sequence. The tectonic subsidence curve reconstructed by backstripping technique revealed that the Cretaceous Kuqa depression underwent a subsidence history from early accelerated subsidence, middle rapid subsidence and final slower subsidence phases during the Cretaceous time, with the correspondent tectonic subsidence rates being 30-35 m/Ma, 40-45 m/Ma and 5-10 m/Ma obtained from northern foredeep. This is likely attributed to the foreland dynamic process from early thrust flexural subsidence to late stress relaxation and erosion rebound uplift. The entire sedimentary history and the development of the three facies tracts are a response to the basin subsidence process. The slower subsidence foreland gentle slope was a favorable setting for the formation of braided fluvial deltaic systems during the late period of the Cretaceous, which comprise the important sandstone reservoirs in the depression. Sediment records of impermanent marine transgression were discovered in the Cretaceous and the major marine horizons are correctable to the highstands of the global sea level during the period.     

Shedding light on the timing of the largest Late Quaternary transgression of the Caspian Sea

The Late Quaternary history of the Caspian Sea remains controversial. One of the major disagreements in this debate concerns the stratigraphic correlation of various deposits in the Caspian Basin. In this paper we identify and date, for the first time, the Enotaevka regression, lying between the two major phases of the largest Late Quaternary Caspian Sea transgression, the Khvalynian transgressive epoch, and provide a minimum estimate of sea level decrease during this regression. The River Volga is the major source of water to the Caspian; the Lower Volga region is unique in its record of palaeogeographic events, and this provides the opportunity to build a single stratigraphic and palaeogeographic history for the Pleistocene of Central Eurasia. Here we use luminescence to establish a new chronology for the largest Late Quaternary transgressive epoch of the Caspian Sea. The existing radiocarbon chronology does not allow the resolution of the two transgressive phases of this epoch (Early and Late Khvalynian). Based on clear palaeontological and geomorphological evidence, these must be very different in age, but shells associated with both transgressions gave very scattered ages of between 8 and 50 ka. This ambiguity has led to considerable discussion concerning the existence or otherwise of a deep Enotaevka regression phase between the two Khvalynian transgressions. Recently we have again identified these deposits at Kosika, on the right valley side of the Volga River. The new luminescence chronology described here, based on quartz OSL and K-feldspar pIRIR₂₉₀ ages, allows us to reconstruct the complicated history of Late Quaternary sedimentation in the southern part of the Lower Volga valley. The Kosika section reflects the following major stages: (1) the earlier Khazarian transgressive epoch; (2) a decrease in the sea level with the development of a freshwater lake/lagoon in the Volga valley; and (3) the Khvalynian transgressive-regressive epoch, including both the Early and Late Khvalynian transgressive periods, and the intercalated Enotaevka regression. Sea level during the early stage of the Khvalynian transgression reached Kosika at about 23–22 ka (approx. −1 to −2 m asl). This event is of the same age as the “grey clay” strata at the base of the Leninsk section marine unit (Kurbanov et al., 2021), also formed at the beginning of the Early Khvalynian transgression. Around 15–14 ka the Khvalynian basin moved to a regressive stage, and in the northern part of the Lower Volga the top part of the well-known ‘Chocolate Clay’ accumulated. In the southern part of the valley marine accumulation stopped at about 12–13 ka. This allows us to reconstruct a decrease in Early Khvalynian basin sea level between 15–14 ka and 13–12 ka ago, of about ∼15 m. At the Kosika section sediments derived from the Enotayevka regression are visible as a weakly developed palaeosol with evidence of surficial erosion, and these sediments are now dated to 13–12 ka. At 8.6 ± 0.5 ka, during the period of the Mangyshlak regression, aeolian deflation processes reworked sediments deposited by immediately preceding Late Khvalynian transgression.     

Shrinking of Dongting Lake and its weakening connection with the Yangtze River:Analysis of the impact on flooding

In this article,the shrinking of Dongting Lake and its progressively weakening connection with the Yangtze River and their impact on flooding before and after the implementation of the Three Gorges Project are analyzed.In recent decades,human activity combined with natural processes has altered the flow of the middle reach channel of the Yangtze River and interfered with its connection with Dongting Lake.This has resulted in progressively more frequent flooding in the area.This study uses hydrological data to analyze the annual maximum discharge and annual maximum stage development of the middle reach of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake.In recent decades before the Three Gorges Project became operational in 2003,the annual maximum discharge and the maximum stage recorded in the middle reach of the river downstream of Dongting Lake had increased,a result of the weakening of the flood regulation function of Dongting Lake;the annual maximum stage at Luoshan station(downstream,close to the confluence of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake) had risen by about 2.0 m during 1955-2005,(1.5 m attributed to annual maximum discharge and 0.5 m to river channel deposition).Observational data recorded after the Three Gorges Project was put into operation in 2003,it can be seen that deposition in the Dongting Lake has nearly ceased and the lake's connection with the Yangtze River is stable.It is evident that the flood regulation function of Dongting Lake will continue,and that during the lifetime of the Three Gorges Project,the flood situation in the middle reach of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake will remain stable.     

PROGNOSIS OF AGGRADATION IN THE LOWER YELLOW RIVER BY HISTORIC ANALYSIS OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF ITS ABANDONED ANCIENT CHANNEL

1. INTROOUCnONFor a long time, the Lower Yellow River has been aggtading. As a result, the river bed becomesmuch higher than the adjacent land beyond the levees and poses a threat to the safety of the GreatNorthern Plain of China. Since the founding of the New China, great success has been achieved insafeguarding the levee for forty years. The trend of aggravation in lower reaches however is still Soingon and is at a rate even higher than before. That makes the flood control on the LO…