中生代板块—通过对俯冲的Farallon板块地震图像的考察研究其在东北太平洋之下的运动史

北美西部的地质是由三个主要的大洋板块 :Ｋｕｌａ、Ｆａｒａｌｌｏｎ和太平洋板块相互作用构成的。其在新生代的运动已通过对板块的相对运动进行仔细的重构而得到推断。但是 ,在时间上反推以重构Ｋｕｌａ和Ｆａｒａｌｌｏｎ板块的运动十分困难 ,因为中生代的太平洋板块已几乎完全消失于俯冲之中。古老的大洋岩石圈的缺失已提醒人们注意使用高分辨率的层面Ｘ射线照相术模型来追踪以往的板块运动。在北美 ,上地幔横波构造中最快的地震速度异常明显地与在大约 30Ｍａ前Ｆａｒａｌｌｏｎ板块在新生代的俯冲有关。Ｋｕｌａ和Ｆａｒａｌｌｏｎ板…     

数据库在东海油气勘探及海洋地质调查中的应用

1984年以来,我们在计算机上建立了地震层位和速度、重磁等地质数据库应用系统,配备了相应的数据处理、绘图软件包;目前正在建立沉积数据库。这些工作已成为地矿部石油普查勘探数据库系统的一部分。     

南美洲大陆下古地幔热柱报地震显示及其对板块驱动力的意义

对远程地震走时的研究揭示了南美巴西大陆之下地球深部地幔古热柱的存在。尽管板块已移动了数千公里，但这些热柱的地理位置相对于覆盖其上的大陆仍保持固定不变。这表明位于南美洲之下的上地幔和岩石圈自冈瓦大陆分裂以来一直保持着耦合状态，这一事实为有关大陆板块长期驱动力的问题提供了一种可能的解答。     

Cellular diagnostics and coral health: declining coral health in the Florida Keys

Coral reefs within the Florida Keys are disappearing at an alarming rate. Coral cover in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary declined by 38% from 1996 to 2000. In 2000, populations of Montastraea annularis at four sites near Molasses Reef within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and one reef within Biscayne National Park were sampled on a quarterly basis. Anecdotal observations showed corals at Alina's Reef in Biscayne National Park appeared healthy in March, but experienced an acute loss of coral cover by August. Cellular Diagnostic analysis indicated that Alina's Reef corals were in distress: they had been afflicted with a severe oxidative damaging and protein-denaturing stress that affected both the corals and their symbiotic zooxanthellae. This condition was associated with a significant xenobiotic detoxification response in both species, reflecting probable chemical contaminant exposure. These results demonstrate that applying a Cellular Diagnostic approach can be effective in helping to identify stress and its underlying causes, providing diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of coral health.