豫北地区地震活动性研究

利用豫北地区1485年至今M≥4.7级地震和1970年以来ML≥3.0级地震资料,采用了地震活动韵律、6级地震的减震效应、P轴方向变化等方法,对豫北地区,特别是聊兰地震带近几年地震活动特点进行了分析,并剖析了其与1983年菏泽6.0级地震震前异常的差异。     

山西地震工作的回顾与展望

本文对山西省20年来的地震工作进行了回顾,对地震队伍的组建、台网的建设、分析预报和科研工作的开展、以及工程地震、改革等方面的工作作了简结.并对今后的地震监测、地方地震工作、分析预报、工程地震、科学研究、地震队伍的建设以及深化加速改革等方面的问题进行了探讨.     

1995年9月20日苍山5.2级地震概述

１９９５年９月２０日山东苍山县发生了５．２级地震。本文对这次地震的地震参数、地震序称为类型及震后早期趋势预测、地震宏观烈度、震灾评估、震前预测、主要异常现象及其特征，社会反应以及经验和启示等作了概括的报道。     

2012年5月3日甘肃省金塔县MS 5.4地震

2012年5月3日,甘肃省金塔县、内蒙古额济纳旗交界发生MS5.4地震,这是继2002年12月14日甘肃玉门5.9级地震10年后,在河西走廊西部发生的又一次破坏性地震。极震区烈度约为Ⅶ度,地震没有造成人员伤亡、震害较轻,但有一定的房屋破坏及经济损失。文章对该地震的基本参数、地震序列、地震背景及地震构造等作了初步分析。     

赣南地区历史地震补充研究

通过对赣南地区历史地震资料系统地调查研究,以地域人文背景、史志记载情况等为切入点,综合考证历史地震记载的完整性,并在充分挖掘可用信息的基础上,对公元412年、1603年、1847年和1888年等历史地震事件进行了甄别和参数核定。研究表明,公元1500年之后赣南地区的地震记载相对较连续;区内地震活动呈自东南向西北逐渐减弱的趋势,且地震主要分布在NE或NNE向主干断裂附近,以及主干断裂与NW向断裂的交接复合地区;原地重复发生地震的频率相对较高。该结果可用于修定新版地震目录、开展重大建设项目工程场地的地震安全性评价及历史地震调查等工作中,为区域地震活动性研究、防震减灾规划决策等提供基础依据。      

2005年11月26日江西瑞昌5.7级地震前地震活动分析

对2005年11月26日瑞昌Ms5.7级地震前地震活动进行了分析,指出了5.7级地震前大区域内出现中等地震异常条带,区域地震活动出现空区等异常图像。文中还给出了5.7级地震前中等地震活动在时间上的分布具有丛集性、低b值、应变释放加速等异常。     

1995—1996年云南孟连西,武定,丽江三次强震前的地震活动背景性异常

分析了１９９５￣１９９６年发生的云南孟连西７．５级、武定以北６．５级和丽江以北７．０级三次强震前云南及邻近地区出现的地震活动背景性异常,包括地震空区、条带、小震群活动、地震窗口、诱发地震、强震原地复发以及迁移等特征。对地震活动期的分析表明,１９８８年澜沧－耿马地震后云南地区处于强震活动高潮期,１９９３年区内发生５．０￣６．３级地震７次,达到发生７级以上强震的预报指标。这些地震活动背景异常为这３次强     

嘉靖三十四年(1556年)湖南岳阳地震核查

查阅了岳州府及其邻近地区以及两湖接壤地区的大量相关史料,并对其进行了鉴别和查证。通过鉴别,推断隆庆岳州府志关于1556年岳阳地震的记载比较准确。岳州(今岳阳)所属地区记载的地震为有感,强度不大。在查阅历史资料时,对无地震记载的情况采用以下地震缺失原则进行判断:1)待查史志上必须有其它地震的记载;2)待查事件发生前后史志上有其它灾害的记载。根据该原则确定通山、通城、蒲圻、崇阳、公安、石首等地在嘉靖三十四年确实无地震记载。考证了陕西华县地震与湖南岳阳地震的关系,表明岳阳地震是一次独立地震,而不是1556年华县地震的影响。最后根据地方志的记载确定了岳阳地震的震中位置和震级     

保宁府阆中地震考

以文献资料、实地考察和调查,考证了1846年(清道光二十六年)保宁府(治阆中)地震和1923年日本关东大地震影响到阆中等有关地震史料的形成过程和讹误记述,分析和论证了这些地震史料的真实性和科学性。认为有关历史文献记载1846年保宁府(阆中)地震实为1850年(清道光三十年)宁远府(治西昌)地震;有关地震石刻和地方志记载1923年日本关东大地震影响到阆中实为1920年宁夏海原大地震对阆中的波及和影响。匡正了错误的记述,恢复了地震史料的原貌。     

1900年以来山西5级以上地震活动初探

对山西境内1900年以来5级以上的地震活动进行了研究，从地震活动的时序特征、季节分布、与月相的关系、空间位置的变化等方面分析了该区5级以上地震活动的特点，认为该区5级以上地震活动在时间、空间上存在一定规律。对这些规律的认识和把握，将对山西地震趋势的判断有积极的意义。     

Changes in sediment transport in the Kuye River in the Loess Plateau in China

In this paper, the changes in sediment transport over 51 years from 1955 to 2006 in the Kuye River in the Loess Plateau in China are assessed. Key factors affecting sediment yield and sediment transport, such as precipitation depth, discharge, and human activities are studied. To investigate the changes in sediment yield in this watershed, a trend analysis on sediment concentration, precipitation depth, and discharge is conducted. Precipitation depths at 2 Climate Stations （CSs）, as well as discharge and sediment transport at 3 Gauging Stations （GSs） are used to assess the features of sediment transport in the Kuye River. The rtmoff modulus （defined as the annual average discharge per unit area, L/（s·km^2）） and the sediment transport modulus （defined as the annual suspended sediment transport per unit area, t/（yr km^2）） are introduced in this study to assess the changes in runoff and sediment yield for this watershed. The results show that the highest average monthly discharge during the study period in the Kuye River is 66.23 m^3/s in August with an average monthly sediment concentration of 88.9 kg/m^3. However, the highest average monthly sediment concentration during the study period in the Kuye River is 125.34 kg/m^3 and occurs in July, which has an average discharge of 42.6 m^3/s that is much less than the average monthly discharge in August. It is found that both the runoff modulus and sediment transport modulus at Wenjiachuan GS on the Kuye River has a clear downward trend. During the summer season from July to August, the sediment transport modulus at Wenjiachuan GS is much higher than those at Toudaoguai and Longmen GSs on the Yellow River. The easily erodible loess in the Kuye River watershed and the sparse vegetation are responsible for the extremely high sediment yield from the Kuye River watershed. The analyses of the grain size distribution of suspended load in the Kuye River are presented. The average monthly median grain size of suspended load in the Kuye River is largest in February and then decreases until June. In July, the average monthly median grain size of suspended load approaches another peak and decreases until September. Then, the median grain size of suspended load starts to increase until February of the following year. However, the average monthly median grain size of suspended load in the Yellow River at Toudaoguai and Longmen GSs is the smallest between early summer and late fall The median grain size in the Yellow River starts to increase in November and approaches the largest size in January.     

TritiogenicHe in groundwater in Takaoka

³He/⁴He ratios up to 3.5 times the ratio of atmospheric He were found in groundwater samples. The³He enrichment can be attributed to radiogenic³He produced by in-situ beta-decay of³H. This shows that tritiogenic³He is accumulating in confined waters. From tritiogenic³He and³H concentrations, ages of groundwaters can be calculated. Detection of tritiogenic³He gives a tool to trace a tritium contamination which occurred in the past and cannot be assessed only by the³H counting method.     

Variations in trace gas concentrations in different environments in India

Observations of trace gases (SO₂, NH₃, NO₂ and O₃) were made during the period 1981 to 1984 at 6 different locations representative of urban industrial, urban, nonurban, thermal power plant and marine environment. Diurnal variations of the trace gases were studied in an urban environment. Except in the urban industrial environment, the concentration of NH₃ was found in the range of background values. Also, the average concentrations of NO₂ and O₃ at the different environments were in the order of background values. However, the concentrations of SO₂ were substantially higher by about 7 times, in urban industrial and thermal power plant environments. The diurnal variations of SO₂, NH₃ and NO₂ showed anitphase relationship with surface temperature at the urban environment station which is relatively free of industrial pollution. Discussion is centred on trace gas variations in different environments in India together with the values reported for various countries in the world.     

Projected changes in flood indices in selected catchments in Poland in the 21st century

The aim of this study is to estimate likely changes in flood indices under a future climate and to assess the uncertainty in these estimates for selected catchments in Poland. Precipitation and temperature time series from climate simulations from the EURO-CORDEX initiative for the periods 1971–2000, 2021–2050 and 2071–2100 following the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 emission scenarios have been used to produce hydrological simulations based on the HBV hydrological model. As the climate model outputs for Poland are highly biased, post processing in the form of bias correction was first performed so that the climate time series could be applied in hydrological simulations at a catchment-scale. The results indicate that bias correction significantly improves flow simulations and estimated flood indices based on comparisons with simulations from observed climate data for the control period. The estimated changes in the mean annual flood and in flood quantiles under a future climate indicate a large spread in the estimates both within and between the catchments. An ANOVA analysis was used to assess the relative contributions of the 2 emission scenarios, the 7 climate models and the 4 bias correction methods to the total spread in the projected changes in extreme river flow indices for each catchment. The analysis indicates that the differences between climate models generally make the largest contribution to the spread in the ensemble of the three factors considered. The results for bias corrected data show small differences between the four bias correction methods considered, and, in contrast with the results for uncorrected simulations, project increases in flood indices for most catchments under a future climate.     

Copper in natural waters in Transbaikalia

Cu concentrations in surface (river and lake) and subsurface waters are determined. The geographic pattern of Cu distribution in natural water is identified. This pattern is controlled by the difference between its concentrations in drained rocks and soils and the geochemical redox conditions of its migration. Territories with low, medium, and elevated Cu concentrations in natural waters are identified. The concentrations of Cu in natural waters of the region are found to be generally lower than the Clarke values.     

Changes in thermal extremes in Poland

Changes in thermal extremes of the climate of Poland in 1951–2010 are examined. Warm extremes have become more frequent, while cold extremes have become less frequent. In the warming climate of Poland, the increase in the number of extremely warm days in a year and the decrease in the number of extremely cold days in a year have been observed. Also the increase of the maximum number of consecutive hot days in a year and the decrease of the maximum number of consecutive very cold and extremely cold days in a year have been observed. However, the trends are not of ubiquitous statistic significance, as the natural variability is strong.     

Hydrological changes in the Ganges system in Bangladesh in the post-Farakka period

Abstract

The basin area of the Ganges River in Bangladesh is extremely dependent on a regular water supply from upstream to meet requirements for agriculture, fisheries, navigation, salinity control, and domestic and industrial sectors. In 1975, India commissioned a barrage on the Ganges River at Farakka to divert a significant portion of the dry season flow in order to make the Calcutta Port navigable. Statistical analyses of discharge and water level data have been carried out to determine if significant changes have occurred in the hydrology of the Ganges system in Bangladesh in the post-Farakka period. Siltation of the Gorai River (an offtake of the Ganges River) has also been examined using the stage-discharge relationship and regression analysis. The analyses show that the diversion has caused considerable hydrological changes in the Ganges system in Bangladesh. The water supply in the dry season has been reduced substantially, while siltation of the Gorai River has increased significantly.