基于形变观测分析2011年日本9.0级地震与断层运动间关系

2011年3月11日日本发生9.0级地震,本文以此次地震的震间、同震和震后形变观测为约束,依据不同时段断层运动空间分布特征分析日本海沟地区强震与断层运动间关系.震间日本海沟地区,断层运动闭锁线深度约为60km,闭锁线以上从深到浅依次为断层运动强闭锁段、无震滑移段和弱闭锁段.由同震位错反演结果,2011年日本9.0级地震同震存在深浅两个滑移极值区,同震较浅的滑移极值区(同震位错量10~50m,深度小于30km)震间为断层弱闭锁段;同震较深的滑移极值区(同震位错量10~20m,深度在40km左右)震间为断层强闭锁段;而在两者之间的过渡带同震位错相对较小,震间断层运动表现为无震滑移.震后初期断层运动主要分布在在闭锁线以上的同震较深滑移极值区,而同震较浅的滑移极值区能量释放比较彻底,断层震后余滑量相对较小.依据本文同震和震间断层运动反演结果,震间强闭锁段积累10m同震位错需要100多年时间,与该区域历史上7级地震活动复发周期相当;震间弱闭锁段积累30~50m同震位错约需要300~600年时间,与相关研究给出的日本海沟9级左右地震复发周期比较一致.在实际孕震能力判定的工作中,由于不同性质的断层段在同震过程中会表现更多的组合形式,断层发震能力判定结果存在更多的不确定性,但利用区域形变观测等资料给出震间断层运动特征的研究工作对于断层强震发震能力的判定具有非常重要的实际意义.     

2021年青海玛多MW7.3地震同震和早期震后断层滑动模型及发震构造摩擦属性

地震同震和早期震后断层滑动是研究发震断层深浅部孕震形态及摩擦性质的重要手段.本文基于雷达干涉测量(InSAR)数据获得了玛多地震同震和早期震后形变场,并反演得到了发震断层的滑动分布模型.研究结果表明同震滑动主要分布在上地壳浅部,并且存在多个滑动亏损区域.发震断层在东端分叉处的倾向与主断裂和西端倾向相反.基于N-SBAS方法获得的震后4.5个月形变场显示,断层近场震中区域的累积形变量达5 cm,远场区域累积形变达2 cm.震后早期余滑分布在断层浅部和深部以及两侧的横向延展区域;部分余滑区域与同震区域重叠.其中,上地壳浅部的余滑达20 cm且填充了同震滑动亏损.时序地震矩显示上地壳浅部区域在震后快速余滑而深部稳定滑动,表明了发震断层区域的复杂摩擦属性.     

利用同震和震后位移数据联合反演2011年日本MW9.0地震同震断层滑动

基于黏弹性球体位错理论, 联合陆地和海底同震GPS数据以及日本本岛330个陆地GPS站点5~10年的震后数据, 反演了日本M_W9.0地震的断层滑动模型, 提升了断层滑动分布在细节上的合理性。 首先, 基于日本本岛330个陆地GPS站点震前2年和震后10年的连续观测数据, 获取了日本M_W9.0地震震后5~10年的年平均位移, 该时段的位移几乎完全由地幔黏弹性松弛效应引起; 接着, 利用黏弹性球体位错理论对震后5~10年的位移进行反复拟合, 确定了日本M_W9.0地震震源及周边地区的地幔黏滞性系数最优解(9.0×10¹⁸ Pa·s)。 然后, 联合同震和震后位移数据, 引入黏弹性位错格林函数, 反演了2011年日本M_W9.0地震的断层滑动分布。 结果表明, 该地震同震破裂的最大值达到了62.72 m, 同震滑动的总地震矩为4.48×10²² Nm, 相应的矩震级为M_W9.03。 由于黏弹性松弛效应引起的震后位移中包含了同震破裂的信息, 基于黏弹性球体地震位错理论, 联合同震和震后位移数据反演断层同震破裂, 有效提高了日本M_W9.0地震断层滑动分布的可靠性。 最后, 本文提出的反演方法为同震观测结果缺乏的大地震震后科考提供了理论支撑: 在大地震发生之后, 即使在同震期间没有足够的观测数据, 也可以在震后通过对震源区的加密观测积累的震后数据, 使用本文提出的反演方法优化同震断层滑动模型。     

Yabuki&Matsu’ura方法在汶川M_W7.9地震反演中的应用

2008年5月12日,青藏高原东缘龙门山断裂带发生汶川MW7.9地震,该地震使得北川—映秀断裂、灌县—江油断裂发生了同震破裂。本文主要利用震后通过复测获得的GPS同震形变场,采用Yabuki&Matsu’ura反演计算方法和分段平面断层模型,反演了地震同震滑动分布。结果表明:映秀—北川主破裂带的断层错动,在映秀附近以逆冲滑动为主,而在北川以北,其走滑运动明显大于逆冲,这一结果与震后地质调查结果与通过地震波研究获得的断层破裂特征相一致;反演得到的最大滑动量达到9.3m和9.6m,分别对应于这次地震中地表破坏最为严重的北川和映秀地区;由所获得的滑动分布计算的地震矩为8.07×1020 N.m,对应的震级为MW7.9。研究结果初步显示,Yabuki&Matsu’ura反演方法可适用在内陆地震断层反演计算中。     

基于GNSS和InSAR约束的2021年玛多MS7.4地震同震滑动分布及应用

2021年5月22日青海省果洛藏族自治州玛多县发生M_S7.4地震,震中位于青藏高原中部的巴颜喀拉块体,这是近20多年来在巴颜喀拉块体周边发生8次M≥7级强震后,块体内部的一次强震,也是汶川地震以来中国大陆发生的最大一次地震,因此该地震的成因及周边地区未来的地震危险性值得重点关注.本文利用震后及时获取的39个近场流动GNSS观测,联合61个GNSS连续观测、Sentinel-1和ALOS-2 InSAR观测获取了本次地震精细的同震形变场,以此为约束,基于均匀弹性半无限位错模型,反演了发震断层的滑动分布,并计算了同震库仑应力变化.GNSS水平同震形变十分显著,断层南北两侧的GNSS点位,最大水平形变分别达0.7 m和-1.2 m,距震中200 km的测点仍有1 cm左右的同震形变.Sentinel-1和ALOS-2的升降轨InSAR同震形变场显示此次地震造成了约160 km长的地表破裂,最大视线向形变分别达0.9 m和1.2 m.同震滑动分布模型显示,发震断层由主段和次段组成,长度分别为170 km和20 km,主段倾向北,倾角85°,平均滑动角为-4.36°,表明玛多地震是一次典型的走滑型地震.次段倾向南,倾角68°,平均滑动角为-11.84°.地震破裂主要集中在0~15 km深度范围,最大滑动量为4.4 m,对应深度6.97 km.反演给出的矩震量为1.61×10²⁰N·m,对应矩震级M_W7.4.主发震断层上存在4个凹凸体,玛多地震是一次不对称双侧破裂事件.结合余震精定位、野外调查及地质资料,我们认为主发震断裂为昆仑山口—江错断裂,东部的次级破裂与主破裂机制不同.同震库仑应力结果显示,东昆仑断裂玛沁段应力有所增加(>0.01 MPa),处于应力加载状态,未来发生强震的危险性较高.     

唐山地震发震断层运动学特征与大震重复周期

根据断层深部不均匀滑动反演方法，利用6期大地形变资料，反演计算了唐山地震断层在震前、震时、震后共5个不同时间段的运动状况．其结果体现了地震断层由震前加速运动、震时突发错动到震后松弛、调整，趋于稳定的运动过程．进而利用地震断层的滑动与应变能的关系，估算了唐山地震的复发周期．      

2021年青海玛多MW7.4地震GNSS同震形变场及其断层滑动分布

2021年5月22日青海玛多M_W7.4地震作为发生在巴颜喀拉块体内部的一次强震,再次引起了人们对该地区地震活动性的强烈关注.本文基于震后GNSS流动观测和区域连续GNSS站资料,解算了106个站点的同震形变及其中17个站点的高频形变波形.同震形变场显示玛多地震具有典型的左旋走滑特征,GNSS观测到的最大同震位移达到1.2 m.GNSS与InSAR数据相符度较高,GNSS提供了准确的近场形变信息.基于GNSS同震形变场,本文反演了断层滑动分布,并计算了发震断层上产生的库仑应力变化.结果表明,发震断层的滑动破裂存在多个凹凸体,破裂分段特征明显且出露地表,与野外地表破裂考察和余震分布吻合,主体破裂位于断层面0~10 km的浅部区域,最大滑动量达到4.6 m,地震矩1.63×10²⁰N·m,矩震级为M_W7.4;发震断层上静态库仑应力增加区域与余震分布具有一致性,说明余震主要是由静态库仑应力加载而触发的.     

2021年5月21日云南漾濞Ms6.4地震:一次破裂在隐伏断层上的浅源走滑事件

2021年5月21日,在中国云南省大理州漾濞县发生了 Ms6.4地震.该地震震中位于川滇菱形块体西部边缘的维西—乔后—巍山断裂附近.作为该区域过去45年以来发生的最大地震,快速的灾害反应及震源参数反演将为防震减灾提供重要的帮助.由于未搜集到与此次地震地表破裂相关的报告,这次地震的发震断层目前仍难以确定.本文利用哨兵1A/B卫星的合成孔径雷达干涉(InSAR)数据获得了与此次地震相关的同震形变,并反演了这次事件的断层几何参数及详细的滑动分布.反演结果显示:破裂断层以右旋走滑运动为主,兼有少量的正断分量;滑动主要分布在2到12 km深度范围内,在约7 km深度处滑动达到最大,约为0.64 m.破裂断层浅部0到2 km范围内滑动的缺失揭示了一个重要的滑动亏损区,该区域很可能被震后余滑及震间浅部滑动所弥补.通过对反演结果、余震序列和局部断层构造特性的综合分析,认为此次地震可能破裂在维西—乔后—巍山断裂的隐伏分支断层或一个独立的未知的隐伏主断层上.计算的同震库仑应力变化表明维西—乔后—巍山断裂的巍山盆地段北端、维西—乔后—巍山断裂的玉狮场—乔后段最南端及洱源—弥渡断裂的中段北端具有较高的破裂风险.     

南美西海岸(智利)地震科学研究回顾及其对地震监测预报的启示

智利俯冲带是全球地震活动最为活跃的地区之一,2010年以来已经发生了3次8级强震。本文在调研了该地区地震地质、历史地震、运动学特征等方面研究成果的基础上,梳理了其中与地震预测预报有关的观测现象,总结了相关科学问题的研究进展和认识过程。结果显示:(1)智利俯冲带历史地震记录丰富,基于现代大地测量的断层震间闭锁研究深入,近年来多次8级地震均发生在历史地震破裂空段和滑动亏损较大的强闭锁区;(2) 2010年Maule M_W8.8地震和2014年Iquique M_W8.1地震震前均有不同程度的前兆变化,Maule M_W8.8地震前主要是"一类空区"和"二类空区"的嵌套;而Iquique M_W8.1地震前还伴有b值持续降低,前震活动频繁,GPS时间序列瞬态变化等一系列短临异常变化;(3)同震位错和震间闭锁的空间分布显示智利俯冲带断层摩擦性质复杂;(4)孕震物理力学机制复杂,不同学者不同方法之间还存在一些认识争议。     

地震断层带流体作用的岩石物理和地球化学响应研究综述

断层活动导致断裂带裂隙广泛发育,成为地壳中流体运移与聚集的有利通道和场所.流体在地震过程中具有重要作用.流体与地震破裂带内的岩石相互作用导致其具有与其他完整岩石不同的性质,包括矿物-化学组成、粒度分布及传输性质(渗透率、孔隙度)等.这些特性可以视为流体与地震断层带岩石相互作用的响应.一方面,较高的孔隙流体压力导致断层的有效正应力降低.另一方面,流体会与断层岩发生一系列水-岩反应导致矿物蚀变、分解,生成大量摩擦系数较低的粘土矿物,同时一些不稳定元素可能会随流体发生迁移,导致大量物质流失.在地震周期过程中,伴随着流体运移,断层带的物理性质(渗透性、流体压力等)也随之发生变化.同震快速摩擦生热会导致流体产生热压作用,促进同震滑动.另外,同震破裂导致断层带的渗透性快速上升,较高的流体压力会很快释放.在间震期过程中流体会使破裂趋向于缓慢变形,矿物溶解-沉淀、重结晶及压溶等作用胶结并愈合裂隙,断层强度恢复的同时断层带渗透性逐渐降低,孔隙压力又逐渐积累.研究流体的这些物理化学行为对理解地震成核、同震滑动及震后断层愈合等过程有重要意义.本文介绍了有关流体对断层带物理化学性质的改造及流体的动力学意义等方面的研究进展,总结了流体在地震周期过程中所产生的一系列岩石物理化学效应及其对地震过程的影响.     

On the synchronism in the events within the core and on the surface of the earth: the changes in the organic world and in the polarity of the geomagnetic field in the phanerozoic

The data on geomagnetic reversals are compared with the changes in the organic world and with the lower-mantle plumes. The times of the formation of plumes and the times of their appearance on the Earth’s surface relate to the intervals characterized by the different frequencies of geomagnetic reversals, i.e., there is no interrelation between the formation of plumes and the frequency of the changes in the geomagnetic field polarity. At the same time, a certain synchronism is observed between the frequency of the geomagnetic reversals and the boundaries of the biostratigraphic ages, i.e., the changes in the organic world in the long-period range. A hypothesis is proposed, which explains the change in the sign of the geomagnetic field by the combined effect of the irregular rotation of the internal core relative to the mantle and the changes in the slope angle of the axis of the Earth’s rotation, which, in turn, results in synchronous events on the Earth’s surface: the rates of changes in the organic world.     

On the maintenance of the axisymmetric part of the flow in the atmosphere

Summary The maintenance of the axisymmetric component of the flow in the atmosphere is investigated by means of a steady-state, quasi-geostrophic formulation of the meteorological equations. It is shown that the meridional variations in the time-averaged axisymmetric variables can be expressed as the sum of three contributions, one being due to the eddy heat transport, another to the eddy momentum transport, and a third to the convective-radiative equilibrium temperature which enters the problem through the specification of a Newtonian form of diabatic heating. The contributions by the large scale eddies are evaluated through the use of observed values for the eddy heat and momentum transports.The contributions from each of the three forcing mechanisms to the temperature and zonal wind fields are invstigated individually and found to be of about equal importance. The sum of the three contributions are also presented for the temperature, the zonal wind, the stream function associated with the mean meridional circulation and the corresponding vertical motion. Although the results fail to reproduce the main observed features of the lower stratosphere, they are found to be in good agreement with observations in the middle latitude troposphere. At any pressure level, for example, the computed mean zonal wind has a jet-like profile and the axis of the jet is found to slope to the south with height, as observed in the atmosphere.Based in part on a thesis submitted by the first author as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree at the University of Michigan. — Publication No. 194 from the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, The University of Michigan.     

On the gravimetric undulations of the geoid and the deflections of the vertical

Summary The author mentions the aims of the World-wide gravity project he established in the Ohio State University in Columbus, in 1950. He outlines the practical procedure of the gravimetric computations of the undulationsN and the vertical deflection components and and emphasizes that only by the global international cooperation and additional gravity observations at sea carried out during the last decade it has been possible to gather to Columbus the needed gravity material. Since there exist still large gravimetrically unsurveyed areas it is of vital significance to study what gravity anomalies are best to be used for these regions. The given figures concerning the accuracy of theN, and , estimated theoretically and obtained in practice, indicate that in the gravimetrically well surveyed parts of the world like in Europe and the United States we can get gravimetrically on basis of existing gravity material theN-values with accuracy of about 5–10 meters, and and with the accuracy of about 1. The geoid undulationsN are already computed in Columbus for more than 6000 points of the northern hemisphere. The sample maps show the interesting geoid of Europe and vicinity between the latitudes 60° and 30° and longitude 5° W and 30° E, drafted on basis of more than 1000N-values computed at the corners of 1°×1° squares. It is interesting to realize that the geoid undulations in all this area are positive, the extreme values being between 40 and 50 meters. The geophysical significance of the geoid maps of this kind is pointed out.     

太平洋中部地磁台11年周期变化的研究

综合APIA、HONOLULU、PAMATAI 3个地磁台三分量的11年周期变化的形态后,可定性地提出该变化源于内场。如内源为核幔边界的电涡流,则其中心点应位于3台之间。     

Magnetic stratigraphy of the Ordovician in the lower reach of the Kotuy River: the age of the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum and the rate of geomagnetic reversals on the eve of the superchron

Until recently, the existing data prevented the geophysicists from accurately dating the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum, which outcrops in the middle reach of the Kotuy River, constraining the time of its formation to a wide interval from the end of the Late Cambrian to the beginning of the Silurian. The obtained paleomagnetic data unambiguously correlate the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum to the Nyaian regional stage and constrain its formation, at least a considerable part of it, by the Tremadocian. This result perfectly agrees with the data on the Bysy-Yuryakh conodonts studied in this work and yields a spectacular example of the successful application of paleomagnetic studies in solving important tasks of stratigraphy and, correspondingly, petroleum geology. Within the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum, we revealed a large normal-polarity interval corresponding to the long (>1 Ma) period when the geomagnetic reversals were absent. This result, in combination with the data for the Tremadocian and Middle–Upper Cambrian sequences of the other regions, indicates that (1) the rate of occurrence of the geomagnetic reversals on the eve of the Ordovician Moyero superchron of reversed polarity was at most one reversal per Ma; (2) the superchron does not switch on instantaneously but is preceded by a certain gradual change in the operation conditions of the dynamo mechanism which, inter alia, manifests itself by the reduction of the frequency of geomagnetic reversals with the approach of the superchron. This finding supports the views according to which a process preparing the establishment of the superchrons takes place at the core–mantle boundary.     

On the variation in the geomagnetic dipole over the geological history of the Earth

The global database on the paleointensity, containing determinations of the virtual dipole moment (VDM) for a stable (normal) regime of the geomagnetic field in a time interval of up to 3.5 Ga, is supplemented by new VDM determinations and analyzed. The field generation process started no later than 3–3.5 Ga (earlier data are absent) at the stage of the Earth’s core formation. Since that time, the dipole value has differed from its present value by no more than an order of magnitude, and the deviations that have already been detected tend toward smaller values. The distribution of VDM values in the time interval 0–400 Ma is bimodal, which apparently reflects the presence of two different generation levels of the geomagnetic field distinguished by a relatively large value (close to the present field value) and a relatively small value (approximately half as large as the present value). The total duration of decreased VDM values appreciably exceeds that of increased VDM values (179.1 and 28.6 Myr, respectively). On the whole, data on the paleointensity do not contradict the hypothesis about the dipole nature of the field over the last 400 Myr; however, the number of determinations at high paleolatitudes is too small to draw decisive conclusions on the validity (or invalidity) of the dipole field approximation based solely on paleointensity data.     

Comparison Between the Nutations of the Planet Mars and the Nutations of the Earth

The nutations of the planets Mars andEarth are investigated and compared. Alarge number of interior structureparameters are involved in the nutationcomputations. The comparison between the observations and the computationsprovides several constraints on these parmeters andtherefore allows a better understanding of the physics of the interior of theplanet. For the Earth, the high precision of the observations of the nutationshas led to a very good determination of interior properties of the planet. ForMars, observations of nutations are not yet available, and we review how theamplitude of the Martian nutations depends on the hypotheses consideredfor its interior. Although Mars is very similar to the Earth, its interior is not well known;for example, we don't knowif its core is liquid or solid. Only if the core is liquid,the Free Core Nutation (FCN) normal mode exists and can alter the nutationswhich are close to the resonance. From the observed geoids, it is known thatboth planets are not in hydrostatic equilibrium. The departure is larger forMars than for the Earth, and consequently, the implication of considering a convective mantle instead of a mantle in hydrostatic equilibrium described byClairaut's equation for the initial equilibrium state of the planet is largeron the Martian nutations than on the Earth nutations. The consequences of theuncertainty in the core dimensions are also examined and shown to be of a veryhigh influence for Mars if the core is liquid, due to the potential changes inthe FCN resonance. The influence of the presence of an inner core, which isknown to exist for the Earth, could be more important for Mars than for theEarth if the inner core is large. Due to the presence of Tharsis on Mars, thetriaxiality of this planet has, additionally, larger effects than on Earth.     

Evolutionary Changes in the Configuration of the Magnetic Field of the Solar Corona in the Epoch of the Minimum

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - The evolution of the magnetic configuration in the solar corona is studied. The curvature of the K-corona helmets obtained from an analytical approximation of the...