In the Critical Zone: Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey

Geography is again becoming an integral part of the premier natural‐science agency of the federal government. Geographic research emphasizes the surface of the earth, a portion of the earth system that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) defines as the “critical zone.” Although geography was part of the USGS from the creation of the agency, in recent years geography in the agency has largely been limited to topographic mapping. Recently, the USGS and an advisory committee of the National Research Council (NRC) reviewed the role of geography at the Survey. The committee's report, along with ongoing decision‐making in the federal government, is likely to reshape geography in the USGS. The newly defined USGS has a regional structure and four disciplines: geology, hydrology, biology, and geography. The NRC report emphasizes the need for the creation of a spatial database called the National Map to replace the existing series of paper topographic maps. The report also outlines the need for geographic research in geographic information science (GIScience), nature‐society connections, and bridging of science to decision‐making. The NRC report has been briefed throughout the USGS, in the federal executive branch, and in Congress. The changing role for geography in the USGS requires change in the agency culture, revised budgetary decisions, and the establishment of a long‐term core agenda for research. Academic geographers will need to prepare a new generation of geographers for participation in the USGS and similar agencies.     

内蒙古克什克腾旗长岭子斜长花岗斑岩锆石U-Pb年龄、成因与碰撞造山作用

内蒙古克什克腾旗长岭子斜长花岗斑岩位于大兴安岭锡林浩特增生杂岩带内。本文对长岭子斜长花岗斑岩进行了主微量元素地球化学以及锆石U?Pb年代学和Lu?Hf同位素研究。长岭子斜长花岗斑岩锆石206Pb/238U加权平均年龄为(248.1±4.7)Ma,是早三叠世岩浆活动的产物;继承锆石除外,样品中锆石具有正的εHf(t)值(5.78~12.41),二阶段模式年龄TDM2分别为914~488 Ma。长岭子斜长花岗斑岩具有较高的SiO2、Na2O和Al2O3含量以及较低的Fe2O3、MgO和CaO含量,属于偏铝质?过铝质的低钾?钙碱性系列I型花岗岩,富集Rb、K、U、Th、Pb、Sr等大离子亲石元素,亏损Nd、Ta、Ti等高场强元素。同时,斜长花岗斑岩具有高Sr低Y以及高Sr/Y比等特点,具有典型的埃达克质岩石特征,形成于加厚下地壳的部分熔融。综合上述地球化学特征,本文认为长岭子斜长花岗斑岩来源于加厚新生下地壳的部分熔融,表明早三叠世兴蒙地区并非岛弧的环境,而是处于碰撞造山环境,古亚洲洋在该时期已经闭合。     

地球科学大数据的管理与共享：以英国地质调查局为例

大数据驱动的研究范式正在引起地学领域的革命,而海量大数据的有效管理和共享是数据高效利用的前提。英国地质调查局作为最早成立的国家地质调查局,拥有海量的地学数据资源,通过近年来对数字化工作的全面推进,在数据的开放共享方面走在了世界各国的最前沿。文章对英国地质调查局的数据资源管理和数据共享方式进行了分析调研,详细介绍了他们的一站式管理平台——开放地学的主体组成,以及他们与同行合作建设的数据库。开放地学全面汇总了地调局内的数据资源,并通过一系列数据共享将所有数据集有机链接,通过数据和模型的巧妙结合,在满足用户数据需求的同时,对数据的应用进行了全方位的拓展,是地球系统科学研究框架下地球科学数字化工作的良好典范。     

惯性测量系统中垂线偏差和重力异常的确定

本文对惯性测量各项系统误差及异常重力场进行了分析和研究,并在此基础上建立了两种用于惯性重力测量的估算模型;模拟计算的结果表明,所建模型在原理上是可靠的,结果是令人满意的;同时,本文较为详细地分析了各项系统误差对异常重力元素估计精度的影响,对卡尔曼滤波应用中的有关问题进行了讨论。     

滇西试验场重力潮汐观测及其地震响应特征的研究

本文使用Ｎａｋａｉ预处理、Ｖｅｎｅｄｉｋｏｖ调和分析和滑动滤波等方法，对滇西地震实验场下关台ＧＳ１５－２２７重力仪１９８７－１９９２年 观测资料进行了系统分析，，确定了该地区最佳重力潮汐参数及潮汐和非潮汐动态变化背景，并对观察期间的６个震例进行清理，分析了重力异常变化与地震的关系，获得了该地区重力潮汐和非潮汐信息的地震响应特征。     

Characteristics of horizontal crustal deformation in Japan as deduced from frequency distribution of maximum shear strain rate

In order to study characteristics of horizontal crustal strains, we divide the Japanese Islands into 14 tectonic provinces consistent with the suggestion given byMatsuda (1990). We calculate frequency distribution of strain rates using the results of the Precise Control Survey initiated by the Geographical Survey Institute in 1973. This survey is a revision of old first- and second-order triangulation networks by trilateration. The principal axes and principal strains inside all the geodetic triangles are deduced from the comparison of the old triangulation and the new trilateration networks. The maximum shear strain rates are calculated by dividing the accumulated strains with the time intervals. The frequency distribution of strain rates is counted for each tectonic province and for the entire Japanese Islands. It is proved that the maximum shear strain rate with highest frequency ranges from 0.10–0.15 microstrain/a for 4409 data in the Japanese Islands. The mean value of the strain rates throughout the Japanese Islands is deduced to be 0.18 microstrain/a. We also calculated a mean value of strain rates for each tectonic province. Comparison is made between mean geodetic strain rates in the provinces and Quaternary strain rates estimated by geomorphic data. It is found that 0.3–0.4 microstrain/a of the highest order strain rate is now prevailing in the Izu province, the south Fossa-Magna collision zone, and some special provinces along the eastern part of the Japan Sea coast.     

裂隙各向异性介质波场VSP多分量记录的数值模拟

从各向异性介质中最为普遍的裂隙各向异性介质出发，推导了同零井源距ＶＳＰ三分量观测方式相一致的一维三分量波动方程．为了更符合实际观测，引入了坐标旋转，可以模拟井中任意方位的多层各向异性介质的波场响应．用有限元方法进行了波场数值模拟，重点突出了获得凡Ｒ_３×３矩阵剖面的方法，同时对Ｒ_３×３，矩阵剖面进行了一般性的分析解释，事实证明，Ｒ_３×３矩阵剖面含有介质丰富的各向异性信息．     

地质找矿过程中如何提高物探工作质量

本文从六个方面讨论了在地质找矿工作中如何提高物探工作质量，更好地发挥物探作用.这些问题均为作者在多年野外工作中遇到后加以总结.这六方面内容为：测网敷设，物探数据的观测及室内整理，资料成图，岩矿石标本的物性测定，物探工作方法选择，成果解释.     

宁德市东湖湿地鸟类资源调查与保护

2003年3月-2004年4月,在宁德三都湾东湖湿地及其周边地区进行了10次湿地鸟类资源连续调查。调查表明:宁德东湖湿地生物多样性丰富,特别是湿地水禽种类繁多,数量巨大,发现鸟类12目26科80种,计20119只。宁德东湖湿地是福建省鸟类资源的重要分布区,是各类水禽的理想栖息地、越冬地和迁徙地,但存在因开发建设湖面缩小、市区大量生活污水污染水质、湖体淤积、陆地化过快等问题。为此,保护和恢复东湖湿地、建立湿地公园已是势在必行。     

利用拓普康全站仪内存结合瑞得软件进行地籍测绘成图

本文简要从地籍测绘施工实际出发，介绍了开发全站仪内存空间进行外业数据采集，将数据传输到微机中，结合瑞得软件进行成图编辑的技术方法。实践证明此方法大大提高了工作效率。