“全新特提斯洋”概念与广义特提斯构造域

特提斯最初是指欧亚大陆南缘的古海洋，后逐渐引申出从元古宙、古生代到中生代的一系列位于劳亚大陆与冈瓦纳大陆之间的古大洋，如原特提斯洋、古特提斯洋和新特提斯洋，不同大洋在时间上前后交叠。如今横亘在冈瓦纳大陆(南极洲)和欧亚大陆之间的是印度洋，是新特提斯洋的继承者，可以另称为“全新特提斯洋”。这一概念的引申直接体现了印度洋与特提斯构造域一脉相承的关系，有助于将今论古、由此及彼，更直观地了解特提斯构造域的演化过程。本文按时间序列梳理了印度洋的大地构造演化和岩浆作用过程，识别了印度洋在155 Ma、120 Ma、90~84 Ma、76 Ma、65 Ma、52 Ma、45 Ma、38 Ma等关键时期的异常海底扩张记录，这些扩张事件将为标定新特提斯构造域的演化提供参照。其中155 Ma可能指示了新特提斯洋的鼎盛期，90 Ma指示了新特提斯洋的洋中脊俯冲，76~52 Ma是非洲- 阿拉伯大陆与欧亚大陆初始碰撞- 主碰撞(即新特提斯洋西部关闭)的时期，65~45 Ma是印度次大陆与欧亚大陆初始碰撞- 主碰撞(即新特提斯洋中部关闭)的时期，38 Ma是澳大利亚北部大洋开始净俯冲(即新提斯洋东部开始消减)的时间。印度洋扩张历史的研究为理解新特提斯洋消亡提供参考标尺。站在“后方”印度洋的角度，可以更清晰地透视“前线”特提斯构造域的演化过程，为理解板块构造活动规律提供支撑。     

A new tectonic scenario for the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone (Iran)

Recent geochemical studies of volcanic rocks forming part of the ophiolites within the Zagros and Naien-Baft orogen indicate that most of them were developed as supra-subduction ophiolites in intra-oceanic island arc environments. Intra-oceanic island arcs and ophiolites now forming the Naien-Baft zone were emplaced southwestward onto the northeastern margin of the South Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, while those now in the High Zagros were emplaced southwestward onto the northern margin of Arabia. Thereafter, subduction continued on opposite sides of the remnant oceans. The floor of Neo-Tethys Ocean was subducted at a low angle beneath the entire Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, and the floor of the Naien-Baft Ocean was subducted beneath the Central Iranian Micro-continent. The Naien-Baft Ocean extended into North-West Iran only temporarily. This failed ocean arm (between the Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Assemblage and the main Zagros Thrust) was filled by thick Upper Triassic–Upper Jurassic sediments. The Naien-Baft Ocean finally closed in the Paleocene and Neo-Tethys closed in the Early to Middle Eocene. After Arabia was sutured to Iran, the Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Assemblage recorded slab break-off in the Middle Eocene.     

内蒙古巴特敖包地区早古生代洋壳消减的岩石证据

内蒙古白云鄂博北部巴特敖包、查干呼绍一带分布着一系列岛弧型侵入岩,其岩石地球化学特征与典型的埃达克岩(adakite)一致:SiO2 多≥56 %,Al2O3 >15 %,MgO<3 %(很少大于 6 %),Yb(0.726 ~ 2.789)×10-6,La/Yb>10 ~ 20,Y(6.842 ~ 28.734)×10-6,Sr>400×10-6,Sr/Y≥20 ~ 40;Mg#值在0.51 ~ 0.58之间,多大于0.40;稀土元素分析,显示为轻稀土富集、重稀土亏损型,具正铕异常或微弱负铕异常;微量元素蛛网图中具明显的Sr峰和Nb、Ti低谷。9组锆石 U Pb同位素年龄值(206 Pb/238 U)范围在 345.06 ~ 552.671 Ma间,反映了本区大洋板块消减事件的年龄。构造环境判别证明它们是在岛弧环境下形成,为早古生代期间南蒙古洋板块向宝音图微陆块发生强烈斜向俯冲(oblique subduction),古洋壳板块发生部分熔融、消减而形成的产物。     

The Production of Methanol by Flowering Plants and the Global Cycle of Methanol

Methanol has been recognised as an important constituent of the background atmosphere, but little is known about its overall cycle in the biosphere/atmosphere system. A model is proposed for the production and emission to the atmosphere of methanol by flowering plants based on plant structure and metabolic properties, particularly the demethylation of pectin in the primary cell walls. This model provides a framework to extend seven sets of measurements of methanol emission rates to the global terrestrial biosphere. A global rate of release of methanol from plants to the atmosphere of 100 Tg y^–1 is calculated. A separate model of the global cycle of methanol is constructed involving emissions from plant growth and decay, atmospheric and oceanic chemical production, biomass burning and industrial production. Removal processes occur through hydroxyl radical attack in the atmosphere, in clouds and oceans, and wet and dry deposition. The model successfully reproduces the methanol concentrations in the continental boundary-layer and the free atmosphere, including the inter-hemispheric gradient in the free atmosphere. The model demonstrates a new concept in global biogeochemistry, the coupling of plant cell growth with the global atmospheric concentration of methanol. The model indicates that the ocean provides a storage reservoir capable of holding at least 66 times more methanol than the atmosphere. The ocean surface layer reservoir essentially buffers the atmospheric concentration of methanol, providing a physically based smoothing mechanism with a time constant of the order of one year.     

挑战地球科学的新前沿 21世纪大洋综合钻探计划(OD21)

简要介绍即将实施的“21世纪大洋综合钻探计划”的目的、要求、设施等。     

Changes in the mode of Southern Ocean circulation over the last glacial cycle revealed by foraminiferal stable isotopic variability

Benthic foraminiferal oxygen and carbon isotopic records from Southern Ocean sediment cores show that during the last glacial period, the South Atlantic sector of the deep Southern Ocean filled to roughly 2500 m with water uniformly low in δ¹³C, resulting in the appearance of a strong mid-depth nutricline similar to those observed in glacial northern oceans. Concomitantly, deep water isotopic gradients developed between the Pacific and Atlantic sectors of the Southern Ocean; the δ¹³C of benthic foraminifera in Pacific sediments remained significantly higher than those in the Atlantic during the glacial episode. These two observations help to define the extent of what has become known as the ‘Southern Ocean low δ¹³C problem’. One explanation for this glacial distribution of δ¹³C calls upon surface productivity overprints or changes in the microhabitat of benthic foraminifera to lower glacial age δ¹³C values. We show here, however, that glacial-interglacial δ¹³C shifts are similarly large everywhere in the deep South Atlantic, regardless of productivity regime or sedimentary environment. Furthermore, the degree of isotopic decoupling between the Atlantic and Pacific basins is proportional to the magnitude of δ¹³C change in the Atlantic on all time scales. Thus, we conclude that the profoundly altered distribution of δ¹³C in the glacial Southern Ocean is most likely the result of deep ocean circulation changes. While the characteristics of the Southern Ocean δ¹³C records clearly point to reduced North Atlantic Deep Water input during glacial periods, the basinal differences suggest that the mode of Southern Ocean deep water formation must have been altered as well.     

内蒙古达茂旗北部奥陶纪花岗岩类特征及其构造意义

研究区奥陶纪花岗岩分布于乌兰布拉格 -哥舍深大断裂 (槽台断裂 )以北 ,岩石类型主要有闪长岩、石英闪长岩、斜长花岗岩和花岗闪长岩。岩石中 Si O2 质量分数为 5 6.76%～ 69.2 4 % ,Al2 O3较高 (多 >1 6% ) ,富 Na2 O贫 K2 O,A/ CNK均 <1 .1 ,为准铝质的钙碱性岩石系列。稀土总量普遍较低 ,为 (63 .4 1～ 1 4 0 .61 )× 1 0 - 6 ,轻重稀土分馏强烈 ,铕异常不明显 (δEu=0 .95～1 .2 2 6)。痕量元素特征与典型的火山弧花岗岩相似。结合区域地质背景 ,认为该套花岗岩类为与洋壳消减有关的岛弧型花岗岩 ,岩浆起源于加厚陆壳的底部。从花岗岩的分布及迁移规律推测 ,华北陆块与其北缘增生带之间的早古生代洋壳可能是由南西向北东的斜向消减     

大洋多金属结核研究概况

从多金属结核的分布及富集规律、物质成分、内部结构、形成机制等方面论述了目前国内外的一些研究动态,对目前在这一研究领域提出的一些新概念、新方法作了一定的介绍.在分析和总结前人研究成果的基础上,指出了在这一研究领域还存在的一些问题及今后研究的方向.     

等离子体发射光谱法直接测定海洋沉积物中的微量稀土元素

应用全谱直读电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法对海洋沉积物中微量稀土元素的测定进行了研究，选择了最佳的仪器工作条件，采用多谱线拟合技术进行校正，样品的加标回收率为94．0％-110．0％。方法采用海底沉积物国家一级标准物质进行验证，测定结果与标准值较吻合，各元素10次测定的RSD≤11．3％。     

GPS精密定位中的海潮位移改正

根据海洋负荷潮理论，利用NAO99b全球海潮模型，计算了中国部分IGS站的海潮位移改正，并将海潮位移改正应用到GPS数据处理当中。在GAMIT软件的解算过程中，分别按加入和不加入海潮位移改正，对GPS基线分量和测站坐标分别进行了计算和比较分析。结果表明，海潮位移改正无论是对GPS基线分量还是对测站坐标，都有一定的影响。