Listric versus planar normal fault geometry: an example from the Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin (E Austria)

In a gravel pit at the eastern margin of the Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin, a satellite of Vienna Basin (Austria), Neogene sediments are exposed in the hanging wall of a major normal fault. The anticlinal structure and associated conjugated secondary normal faults were previously interpreted as a rollover anticline above a listric normal fault. The spatial orientation and distribution of sedimentary horizons and crosscutting faults were mapped in detail on a laser scan of the outcrop wall. Subsequently, in order to assess the 3D distribution and geometry of this fault system, a series of parallel ground penetrating radar (GPR) profiles were recorded behind the outcrop wall. Both outcrop and GPR data were compiled in a 3D structural model, providing the basis for a kinematic reconstruction of the fault plane using balanced cross-section techniques. However, the kinematic reconstruction results in a geologically meaningless normal fault cutting down- and up-section. Additionally, no evidence for a weak layer serving as ductile detachment horizon (i.e. salt or clay horizon) can be identified in stratigraphic profiles. Instead, the observed deflection of stratigraphic horizons may be caused by a displacement gradient along a planar master fault, with a maximum displacement in the fault centre, decreasing towards the fault tips. Accordingly, the observed deflection of markers in the hanging wall—and in a nearby location in the footwall of the normal fault—is interpreted as large-scale fault drag along a planar fault that records a displacement gradient, instead of a rollover anticline related to a listric fault.     

重力场定义的澄清

《朗曼现代英文词典》(LongmanModernEnglishDictionary)、《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》(OxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish ChineseDictionary)、《韦氏词典》(Merriam Webster’sNewCollegiateDictionary)、作为地球物理专业词汇定义源的《勘探地球物理百科词典》(EncyclopedicDictionaryofExplorationGeo physics)以及中国的一些重力教科书、专著及词典 ,把重力场定义为重力或重力作用存在的空间 ,重力效应可以测量的空间 ,即 :力或重力存在的空间。这个定义不同于国外英文地球物理教科书、专著及中、英、俄文场论教科书对重力场的定义 :空间中的重力。定义重力场为重力存在的空间 ,混淆了“场”本身及“场域”的概念 ,并不是一个标准的物理或地球物理定义 ,是一种误导。物理场是空间中存在的一种物理作用或效应 ,分布于引起它的场源体周围。两个物体之间存在着的相互作用力 ,通过每个物体引起的引力场给予另一个物体。重力场可以定义如下 :地球内部及其附近空间一点处存在的重力作用 ,或单位质量受到的重力。重力场是一种力或力场 ,存在于地球表面及其附近的空间。重力场不是空间 ,重力场的测量应当是在重力场存在的空间或场域中 ,而不是在重力场中进行。     

1961-2010年西藏季节性冻土对气候变化的响应

利用西藏1961-2010年17个站点最大冻土深度、 土壤解冻日期等资料, 采用气候倾向率、 累积距平、 信噪比和R/S分析等方法, 分析了近50 a西藏季节性冻土的年际和年代际变化特征, 预估了未来50 a和100 a最大冻土深度变化. 结果表明: 近50 a林芝最大冻土深度以1.4 cm·(10a)^-1的速度增大, 其他站点均呈减小趋势, 为-0.7~-21.3 cm·(10a)^-1, 以那曲减幅最大. 近30 a来大部分站点最大冻土深度减幅更大, 为-0.92~-37.2 cm·(10a)^-1, 并随着海拔升高, 最大冻土深度减幅在加大. 近40 a来当雄、 江孜和林芝土壤解冻日期表现为推迟趋势, 为2.1~5.2 d·(10a)^-1, 其他站点呈提早趋势, 平均每10 a提早1.8~12.7 d. 在10 a际尺度变化上, 近40 a大部分站点年最大冻土深度呈逐年代变浅趋势, 土壤解冻日趋于提早. 那曲、 安多和泽当年最大冻土深度分别在1984、 1987年和1979年发生了突变, 从一个相对偏深期跃变为一个相对偏浅期. 近40 a来各站点年最大冻土深度的Hurst值均大于0.5, 说明未来大部分站点年最大冻土深度仍将变薄. 如果未来气候按升温率0.044 ℃·a^-1变化, 50 a后西藏最大冻土深度减小1.1~77.3 cm, 未来100 a可能减小1.2~91.4 cm; 气候按升温率0.052 ℃·a^-1变化, 50 a后最大冻土深度减小2.1~155 cm, 未来100 a可能减小2.5~183 cm. 最大冻土深度变浅显然与气温、 地温的显著升高直接有关.     

新疆乌拉泊水均衡试验场凝结水对地下水补给的观测研究

通过1989~1995年新疆乌拉泊水均衡试验场潜水埋深4m处包气带凝结水对地下水补给的观测:卵砾石2.58mm/a、细砾3.15mm/a、中砂9.90mm/a、细砂35..87mm/a、粉土10.04mm/a。最有利于包气带凝结水形成的时间是每年的4~9月;包气带凝结水量的大小与土体颗粒相对比表面积和渗透系数相关,推测粉砂的凝结水量约为20mm/a,粘性土小于10mm/a;凝结水对地下水补给的最大量约为50mm/a。综合气候和水文地质条件分析,认为本试验研究成果在我国西北干旱区具有代表性,估算西北地区凝结水对地下水的总补给量大于3×1010m3/a,可能大于平原降水入渗量,在某些区域可能是最主要的地下水补给源。     

Two timescales in beach erosion due to decrease in sediment sources with special reference to the formation and reduction of the delta of the Kurobe River flowing into the Japan sea

Beach erosion has advanced in many countries of the world, especially in Japan, because of a decrease in sediment sources from rivers and a lack of longshore sediment transport from the adjacent coasts due to coastal structures. The former cause concerns the reduction of river deltas due to a decrease in sediment input from the river. Two timescales important in beach erosion, a longer timescale which concerns a change in the location of the river mouth, and a shorter one which is due to a decrease in longshore sediment transport, are discussed in the formation and reduction of the delta of the Kurobe River. Based on these timescales, beach erosion control is considered.     

Review on Researches of Aragonite Saturation State in the Southern Ocean:A Key Parameter of Southern Ocean Acidification

The Southern Ocean is a strong sink for atmospheric CO₂, making it especially vulnerable to ocean acidification (OA). The aragonite saturation state (Ω_arg) of seawater has been used as an index for the estimation of OA, which plays a critical role in evaluating the living environment of marine calcified organisms. However, it is very difficult to perform the studies of OA and Ω_arg in the Southern Ocean due to its harsh climate. Therefore, in order to better understand the OA and its further influences, the advances of Ω_arg studies were summarized in the oceans surrounding the Antarctica. Significant spatial and temporal variations of surface seawater Ω_arg are demonstrated in the Southern Ocean. In general, the surface seawater Ω_arg shows a lower value in the off-shore areas than in the open oceans. And, Ω_arg also exhibits a strong seasonal cycle with a higher value in summer than in winter. The distributions of Ω_arg in vertical water column generally present a declining tendency from surface to bottom. In addition, the shoaling of Ω_arg horizon at high latitude could be attributed to the ventilation and upwelling of deep waters in the Southern Ocean. There are many factors that could impact the Ω_arg in the Southern Ocean, including sea ice melting, sea-air CO₂ exchange, biological activities and hydrological processes, etc. Finally, the future changes and key scientific problems of OA in the Southern Ocean are proposed.     

新疆不同区域牧业雪灾损失时频变化特征

选用新疆1952-2013年75个县707条雪灾害资料, 采用灰色关联评估模型以县为单位将新疆分为特重雪灾区、 重雪灾区、 一般雪灾区、 小雪灾区. 用气候趋势系数与五阶函数分析各雪灾区牲畜死亡数额的长期变化趋势, 并用morlet小波分析其振荡周期. 结果表明: 全疆及各雪灾区牲畜死亡数额基本都存在23 a左右的长周期, 14～17 a中周期, 10 a左右的小周期, 另外, 还存在5～7 a的小波动, 各区周期振荡的强弱及时间范围不同. 全疆及特重雪灾区牲畜死亡数额长期以来有减少趋势; 而重雪灾区和一般雪灾区牲畜死亡数额长期以来有微弱的增加趋势. 特重雪灾区牲畜死亡数额长期变化趋势决定了新疆雪灾牲畜死亡数额的长期变化趋势, 全疆平均每年因雪灾牲畜死亡数额以0.4%的速率递减, 特重雪灾区每年按上一年度总额1.4%的速率递减. 由于20世纪80年代开始, 新疆有计划、 大规模推行牧民定居工程, 从而大大提高了新疆牧业抗御自然灾害的能力, 以及冬春气温升高的缘故, 使得全疆及各雪灾区牲畜死亡数额大大减少. 因为各牧业区实施牧民定居工程开始的时间不同, 使全疆各雪灾区牲畜死亡数额高值期(年代际与年际尺度振荡的活跃期)进入低值期(少发时期)的临界时间存在差异.     

湖南界牌岭大型锡-萤石矿床勘查模型与深部找矿预测

湖南界牌岭锡多金属矿床位于南岭成矿带中段,是近年来新发现的以锡和萤石为主,伴生锂、铍、铌、钽、锌等重要资源的大型矿床。该矿床矿化元素多且规模大、矿化分带性强、成矿时代也较新（~90 Ma）,使其在湘南钨多金属矿集区内独具特色。文章在详细的矿床地质工作基础上,对界牌岭不同矿化段的萤石和锡石进行了矿物学研究和微区原位微量元素对比分析。研究结果显示,萤石由深到浅表现为明显的正Ce异常向负Ce异常、负Eu异常向正Eu异常转变,指示成矿流体向上运移过程中氧逸度逐渐升高。浅部矿体与深部花岗斑岩中萤石的稀土元素配分特征一致,指示两者均为深部富F花岗质岩浆的产物。相较于南岭地区云英岩型和石英脉型锡矿,界牌岭锡石中Nb-Ta含量偏低,但高于矽卡岩型锡矿,具有富Fe、贫W的特征,较低的Zr/Hf值（平均为2.76）。对比研究认为,界牌岭锡矿体仍处于该岩浆热液系统中-远端,推测其深部至隐伏岩体仍具较大找矿空间。结合前人研究,文章综合构建了界牌岭锡萤石矿床成矿模式,并提出了相应的勘查标识,圈定了界牌岭深部近花岗岩体矽卡岩型-云英岩型-石英细脉型锡（钨）铌钽矿、北北东向主断裂北段深部锡多金属矿、斑岩体内及深部接触带锡锂铌钽矿3个方向的找矿预测靶区。     

降雨入渗条件下非饱和膨胀土边坡原位监测

为了对降雨诱发的非饱和膨胀土边坡失稳的机理有较深入的了解,在湖北枣阳选取了一个11 m高的典型的非饱和膨胀土挖方边坡进行人工降雨模拟试验和原位综合监测。监测成果表明：降雨入渗造成2 m深度以内土层中孔隙水压力和含水量大幅度增加,致使膨胀土体的抗剪强度由于有效应力的减少及土体吸水膨胀软化而降低;同时,降雨入渗造成土体中水平应力与竖向应力比显著增加,并接近理论的极限状态应力比,以致软化的土体有可能沿着裂隙面发生局部被动破坏,此破裂面在一定条件下（如持续降雨条件下）可能会逐渐扩展,最后发展成为膨胀土中常见的渐进式滑坡。     

Identification of an underfilled foreland basin system in the Upper Devonian of the Central Pyrenees: implications for the Hercynian orogeny

A foreland basin succession has been identified in the Frasnian of the Central Pyrenees. This succession comprises a carbonate-dominated transgressive system which recorded the cratonward migration of the foreland basin subsidence, and siliciclastic depocenters which recorded the progression of the thrust-fold deformation. The foreland basin system has always been maintained in deep-marine environments, i.e., at an underfilled depositional state. It was associated with a thrust wedge which descended toward a deep-marine hinterland, i.e., with a type of orogenic wedge usually related to subduction zones. The Frasnian foreland basin system differs from the one known in the Carboniferous which evolved to overfilled depositional state and was associated with a thrust wedge rising toward a mountainous hinterland. Consequently, the Hercynian orogeny in the Pyrenees seems to result first, from a Frasnian thrusting controlled by a subduction zone located north of the Pyrenees, and second, from a Carboniferous thrusting controlled by the surrection of a frontal thrust belt in the Pyrenees. The association of underfilled foreland basin systems and hinterland-dipping thrust wedges, as exemplified in the Frasnian of the Pyrenees, can be interpreted as illustrative of the initial stages of thrust-wedge growth in deep-marine settings.     

降水和开采变化对石家庄地下水流场影响强度

为能精确识别降水和开采对石家庄地下水流场影响强度,应用小波变换和相关分析等研究方法,对区域平均地下水位、地下水降落漏斗面积及中心水位与降水和开采变化之间的互动特征进行了研究。结果表明:① 1961—1973年期间,平均地下水位随降水量增大呈幂函数递减趋势;1974—2010年期间,降水量每减小100 mm,漏斗中心水位下降速率增大7.35 m,平均地下水位下降速率增大2.15 m;② 1961—1973年期间,开采量每增加1亿m3,平均地下水位下降0.28 m,漏斗面积扩大11.74 km2,中心水位下降0.52 m,1974年以来累计超采量每增加1亿m3,漏斗面积增幅1.52 km2,中心水位降幅0.18 m;③ 降水量每减小100 mm,降水贡献度减弱3.0%,人类开采影响强度增大2.76%。     

A new exposure of the North Curry Sandstone Member (Dunscombe Mudstone Formation,Mercia Mudstone Group: Carnian,Triassic), near Taunton,Somerset (UK): The location of Charles Moore's vertebrate specimens resolved

There is renewed interest in a series of Carnian-aged sandstone units across the UK because they represent a unique event in the Late Triassic, the Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE), from 233 to 232 Ma. The North Curry Sandstone Member of the Mercia Mudstone Group in Somerset is of particular importance because it yielded a rich fauna of shark, bony fish and amphibian remains in coarse-grained sandstones to Charles Moore in the 1860s. However, the exact location and age of his important collection had not been identified. Here, we demonstrate that the Moore collection comes from the North Curry Sandstone Member in a location in the village of Ruishton, just east of Taunton, where a new road cutting reveals both the bone-rich units and a complete succession through the CPE, a time of major climatic and biotic upheaval. The 16 m section comprises several sandstones interbedded with red-green mudstones, representing a terrestrial environment with lacustrine, evaporitic mud flat and fluvial deposits.     

对造山带古地理学在盆地构造——古地理重建中的若干思考

造山带古地理学在盆地构造--古地理重建中的若干思考的核心，是以活动论的构造观指导盆地分析。本文强调以发展的、动态演化的思路来研究盆地。现存的一个盆地，可能只是地史期间大盆地的残余（或残留）部分；或是原来彼此分开和独立的几个盆地内的沉积记录组成的沉积物拼盘。一个盆地内现存的次级构造单元可能由年轻的造山运动形成；另一种可能性则是原来的次级单元已被后来的构造-热事件模糊或遮蔽了。在盆地的建造过程中，隆起（包括次级隆起）的时起时伏十分常见；相应地，盆地间的时分时合也十分常见。在泛大陆旋回与大盆地发育间有着内在联系，即：大盆地发育受邻侧的洋盆演化和造山过程制约，故“盆”“山”间的耦合分析是正确认识盆地动态演化的钥匙。体现在构造--古地理重建中，造山带古地理学倡导原地的古地理重建与非原地的古地理重建相结合且以后者为主。非原地的古地理重建可通过定量的（如基于古地磁资料的重建）和定性的两条途径实现。文章讨论了定性重建中的5个要点：1）时间上，要结合“反序”的研究，2）空间上，要结合“反转构造”的研究，3）强调构造复位在古地理重建中的意义，4）盆地建造阶段中的改造事件所起的承前启后作用，和5）盆地动力学与造山动力学的结合研究。     

Planform evolution of deltas with graded alluvial topsets: Insights from three‐dimensional tank experiments,geometric considerations and field applications

The profile of a river that conveys sediment without net deposition and net erosion is referred to as ‘graded’ with respect to vertical aggradation of the river segment. Three experimental series, designed in terms of the autostratigraphic view of alluvial grade, were conducted to clarify the diagnostic spatial behaviour of graded alluvial–deltaic rivers: an ‘R series’, which utilized a moving boundary setting with a stationary base level; an ‘F series’ in a fixed boundary setting with a stationary base level to produce ‘forced grade’; and an ‘M series’ in a moving boundary setting with constant base‐level fall to produce ‘autogenic grade.’ The results of the three experimental series, combined with geometrical modelling of the effects of basin water depth and other experimental data, suggest the following: (i) in a graded alluvial–deltaic system, lateral shifting and avulsing of active distributary channels are suppressed regardless of whether the downstream boundary of the deltaic system is fixed; (ii) in a delta with a downstream‐fixed boundary, the graded streams are stabilized within a valley that is incised in the axial part of the delta plain, whereby the alluvial plain outside the valley is abandoned and terraced; (iii) in moving boundary settings, the graded river simply extends basinward as a linearly elongated channel and lobe system without cutting a valley; and (iv) a modern forced‐graded alluvial river is most likely to be found in a valley incised into a fan delta in front of very deep water, and the stratigraphic signal of fossil autogenic‐graded rivers will be found in deltaic successions that accumulated in the outer to marginal areas of deltaic continental shelves during sea‐level falls. This renewed autostratigraphic view of alluvial grade suggests a thorough reconsideration of the conventional understanding that an alluvial river feeding a progradational delta is graded with a stationary base level.     

An algorithm for the simulation of curvilinear plane-strain and axisymmetric hydraulic fractures with lag using the universal meshes

We present an algorithm to simulate curvilinear hydraulic fractures in plane strain and axisymmetry. We restrict our attention to sharp fractures propagating in an isotropic, linear elastic medium and driven by the injection of a laminar, Newtonian fluid governed by lubrication theory, and we require the existence of a finite lag region between the fluid front and the crack tip. The key novelty of our approach is in how we discretize the evolving crack and fluid domains: we utilize universal meshes (UMs), a technique to create conforming triangulations of a problem domain by only perturbing nodes of a universal background mesh in the vicinity of the boundary. In this way, we construct meshes, which conform to the crack and to the fluid front. This allows us to build standard piecewise linear finite element spaces and to monolithically solve the quasistatic hydraulic fracture problem for the displacement field in the rock and the pressure in the fluid. We demonstrate the performance of our algorithms through three examples: a convergence study in plane strain, a comparison with experiments in axisymmetry, and a novel case of a fracture in a narrow pay zone.     

Dynamics of bubbles in supernovae and turbulent vortices

We consider the motion of a bubble in a central acceleration field created by gravity or a centrifugal force. In the former case, the bubble moves outwards from and, in the latter, towards the center. We have calculated the characteristic time needed for a bubble to leave or reach the center. The solution obtained provides insight into the processes of thermonuclear supernovae and combustion; in other words, into the interaction between a flame and a turbulent vortex. In the case of combustion, a light bubble of burnt material propagates towards the axis of a strong turbulent vortex faster than it drifts in the direction of rotation of the vortex. It is expected that the development of bubbles should prevent the formation of “pockets” at the flame front, similar to those predicted by a simplified model of turbulent combustion in a constant density flux. In the case of a thermonuclear supernova in a deflagration burning regime, it is shown that light products of burning rise from the center of the white dwarf substantially more rapidly than the thermonuclear flame front propagates. As a result, a flame cannot completely burn the central part of the star, and instead is pushed to the outer layers of the white dwarf. The effect of bubble motion (large-scale convection) makes spherically symmetric models for thermonuclear supernovae unrealistic, which is of prime importance for the supernova spectrum and energy. The motion of bubbles is even faster in the case of a rotating white dwarf; under certain conditions, the centrifugal force may dominate over the gravitational force. To test this theory, we have carried out numerical simulations of supernovae explosions for various sizes of the burned region in the core of the presupernova. We have derived a relation between the rate of large-scale convection and the size of the burned region, which is specified by the rate of the deflagration in the thermonuclear burning.     

Spectral P-wave magnitudes, Aki's ω-square model and source parameters of earthquakes

The earthquake magnitude is a quantity sampling the spectrum of the far-field radiation.With a suit of properly defined magnitudes in a sufficiently broad range of frequencies, the radiated spectrum can be restored and analyzed.A method is proposed for the extraction of stress drop, fault length and seismic moment from magnitudes on a routine basis. Thereby, the theoretical spectrum as predicted by the ω-square model of Aki is utilized.In applying the method to earthquakes which occurred in several parts of Asia over a time-span of 3 years, it is shown that in most cases earthquakes in a given region are characterized by the same stress drop, varying however from region to region. In one region a change of the stress drop with time is found, eventually indicating a change in the state of stress in the particular region during the time interval investigated.     

The value of measurements of density in the study of dolerites

The value of density measurements in the study of differentiated dolerite sills is discussed. It is shown that density measurements correspond closely with the results of chemical and modal analyses. There is a considerable statistical fluctuation in measured values of the density from relatively close specimens, and a similar fluctuation is to be expected in the results of chemical or modal analyses. Because of their speed, it is possible to make a large number of density measurements and take mean values over fifty foot intervals to indicate trends.

The density in a moderately thick tholeiite sheet normally increases linearly from the lower contact to a maximum several hundred feet above it, and then decreases to a minimum at the most silicic region which usually occurs several hundred feet below the upper contact. For a sheet of uniform thickness, the variation of density with depth appears to be roughly the same at all points. The density remained constant in a horizontal tunnel at a constant height above the lower contact, but irregular changes in density, possibly associated with changes in level of the roof or flow can occur, and a remarkable case of a rapid horizontal variation in density is discussed in some detail.     

Stress and displacement analysis of boudinages by the finite-element method

The paper deals with the displacement and stress distribution in boudinage structures. To analyze this, the finite-element method is used. Four models are examined.The first model treats three homogeneous bands. The displacement of the central band produces a barrel-shaped structure. The tension is greatest in the central part of this band and decreases almost continuously towards the shorter edges. If the band ruptures, the rupture will occur in the central part.The second model treats a quarter of a total structure that is already in part a developed boudinage. This development is followed through 19 iterative steps. The displacement analysis demonstrates that the boudin is displaced towards the free short edge and becomes more barrel-shaped, thinner and wider. The mean stress has two, local, tensilestress maxima inside the boudin at the upper boundary: one in the gap area and the other in the matrix at the outer, short edge of the boudin.The third model treats a quarter of a developed boudinage with two materials in the matrix. Displacement analyses demonstrate that the barrel shape of the boudin becomes more pronounced when the competence contrast between boudin and matrix decreases.One axis of principal stress has a direction in every element close to the x-axis of the model. In the area marked PbS (model 6A), this axis shows a local tensile-stress maximum and a local compressive-stress maximum. In model 6B, these points are still extreme points, but the local compressive-stress maximum has changed to a local tensile-stress maximum.The fourth model treats a boudinage in which one boudin is rotated. Displacement analyses demonstrate that the boudins tend to rotate to a position in which they are parallel, diverging a little from a right angle to the angle of the applied pressure. The mean stress demonstrates a pressure shadow in the PbS area, with a slight displacement downwards in the area beside the rotated boudin.The stress distribution corresponds to the mineral distribution of the boudinage from the Udden Mine. The investigation indicates a direct relationship between grain size and stress distribution.     

简单斜坡油气富集规律——以松辽盆地西部斜坡北段为例

斜坡是断陷和凹陷型盆地的重要构造单元，按其断裂发育程度和沉积厚度分为复杂斜坡和简单斜坡。松辽盆地西部斜坡为断裂不发育、平缓的简单斜坡，简单斜坡油气成藏有特殊性，表现在三个方面：一是简单斜坡的原油主要来自临近的凹陷，油气沿砂体以优势路径方式侧向运移，油气呈“线状”分布；二是简单斜坡大规模构造圈闭不发育，圈闭类型以地层、岩性和构造-岩性圈闭为主，其分布受构造带控制，超覆带发育岩性上倾尖灭圈闭，受规模较大的断层控制形成的鼻状构造带上发育断层遮挡和构造-岩性圈闭，不受断层控制的鼻状构造带主要发育构造-岩性圈闭。三是简单斜坡普遍受大气水的淋滤作用，由于游离氧的进入使原油遭受氧化降解作用而稠化，造成简单斜坡稠油分布普遍。这种成藏的特殊性决定了油气富集规律：只有位于油气运移路径上的圈闭才有成藏的可能。简单斜坡油气勘探方向是，在油气运移路径上寻找低幅度构造背景下的岩性油气藏（小规模）、规模较大断层附近寻找断层遮挡油气藏（中等规模）和地层超覆带上寻找岩性上倾尖灭油气藏（大规模）。