Late Holocene hydroclimate of the western Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)

Chemical composition, magnetic susceptibility and texture of sediments in a swamp from the Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve provide information about late Holocene hydrological variations on the western margin of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Periods of lower than average amounts of K‐bearing clastics during 2580–2050, 1100–825 and 700–160 cal a BP represent drought intervals. Magnetic minerals were better preserved during these arid intervals, as the swamp was not perennially anoxic. Hydroclimate was unstable during 2580–2050 cal a BP, as several storm‐surge events occurred within an overall arid interval. The drought of 1100–825 cal a BP was contemporary with the Terminal Classic Period and the drought of 700–160 cal a BP was characterized by the lowest erosion as well as highest abundance of authigenic carbonate. Comparison with other climate proxy records from the region suggests that droughts had different geographic coverage. We attribute the different geographic coverage of droughts to variable strengths of polar continental air masses as well as dynamics of the Caribbean Low Level Jet and tropical cyclones that brought precipitation into different parts of the peninsula.

     

Yucatan after the wind: Human and environmental impact of hurricane Gilbert in the central and Eastern Yucatan Peninsula

Hurricane Gilbert made its landfall on the Yucatan peninsula on September 14, 1988, destroying valuable resort property in Cancun, Isla Mujeres, and Cozumel. Salt flats (salinas) in northern Quintana Roo and Yucatan were flooded by the storm surge and coastal marine ecosystem were devastated. Inland, the hurricane caused damages to houses, power lines, and farming land, but increased opportunities for garden hunting on destroyed fields. Twenty percent of tropical rain forest suffered losses of canopy and in the deciduous forests of north-central Yucatan noxiuous insects populations increased. Although damaging in its ultimate effects, hurricane Gilbert tested the resilience of Maya Indians and their readiness for post-disaster accommodation.     

The Coastal Zone Loess of the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning Province

This Paper discusses the origin of the Coastal Zone Loess on the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning Province.The loess is composed mainly of proximal materials transported by low-altitude air flow and less commonly ofinland distal materials carried by high-altitude air flow. The main provenance is the Liaodong Bay. When thesea level declined during glacial period, the bottoms of the Liaodong Bay and Bohai Sea emerged, wheredesertization occurred. As a result, submarine sediments were transported by strong northwesterly winds to theeastern coastal zone of the peninsula and deposited there. These materials mixed with the windblown dust car-ried by atmospheric circulation from the interior of the continent, forming the loess.     

Coral Ba/Ca molar ratios as a proxy of precipitation in the northern Yucatan Peninsula,Mexico

The Yucatan Peninsula consists of a karstic terrain that allows the aquifer to directly recharge from rainfall. Due to the various dissolution/precipitation reactions occurring during groundwater flow, the groundwater discharge in the coastal zone becomes a source of trace elements including Ba. The aim of this study was to use the coralline Ba/Ca record as a proxy of precipitation under the consideration that rainfall rates vary at inter-annual time scales. Annual Ba/Ca ratios, both the total content (Ba/Ca_TC) and the Ca-substitutive fraction (Ba/Ca_CaF), were quantified in a 52-a old coral colony of Montastraea annularis from the Punta Nizuc Reef, Mexican Caribbean. Average Ba/Ca_TC (5.90 ± 0.56 μmol/mol) was ∼20% higher than Ba/Ca_CaF (4.85 ± 0.33 μmol/mol) indicating that Ba is also incorporated in other fractions. Correlation between annual precipitation and Ba/Ca_TC time-series is significant (r = 0.77, p < 0.05), allowing the use of the Ba/Ca_TC ratio as a proxy of precipitation, and hence, enabling the reconstruction of precipitation patterns through time. Likewise, the Ba/Ca_CaF ratio can be used for the reconstruction of dissolved Ba in coastal seawater.     

Unmanned aerial vehicle observations of water surface elevation and bathymetry in the cenotes and lagoons of the Yucatan Peninsula,Mexico

Observations of water surface elevation (WSE) and bathymetry of the lagoons and cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula (YP) in southeast Mexico are of hydrogeological interest. Observations of WSE (orthometric water height above mean sea level, amsl) are required to inform hydrological models, to estimate hydraulic gradients and groundwater flow directions. Measurements of bathymetry and water depth (elevation of the water surface above the bed of the water body) improve current knowledge on how lagoons and cenotes connect through the complicated submerged cave systems and the diffuse flow in the rock matrix. A novel approach is described that uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor WSE and bathymetry of the inland water bodies on the YP. UAV-borne WSE observations were retrieved using a radar and a global navigation satellite system on-board a multi-copter platform. Water depth was measured using a tethered floating sonar controlled by the UAV. This sonar provides depth measurements also in deep and turbid water. Bathymetry (wet-bed elevation amsl) can be computed by subtracting water depth from WSE. Accuracy of the WSE measurements is better than 5–7 cm and accuracy of the water depth measurements is estimated to be ~3.8% of the actual water depth. The technology provided accurate measurements of WSE and bathymetry in both wetlands (lagoons) and cenotes. UAV-borne technology is shown to be a more flexible and lower cost alternative to manned aircrafts. UAVs allow monitoring of remote areas located in the jungle of the YP, which are difficult to access by human operators.     

The integrated impacts of human activities and rising sea level on the saltwater intrusion in the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula,Mexico

Natural Hazards - Saltwater intrusion is a major hazard to coastal communities as it causes degradation of fresh water resources. The impact of rising sea level on the saltwater intrusion into...     

胶西北焦家断裂带深部成矿流体包裹体特征

焦家断裂带是胶西北地区最重要的断裂带之一, 很多大中型金矿床沿此带分布。依托莱州市吴一村地区焦家断裂带深部的"中国岩金第一见矿深钻"钻孔岩心, 挑选了不同蚀变阶段及主断裂带上下盘不同深度的花岗岩、黄铁绢英岩和金矿石开展流体包裹体岩相学、显微测温及激光拉曼分析研究, 识别出3个成矿阶段、5个世代富含流体包裹体的石英和两大类型流体包裹体; 焦家断裂带深部金成矿流体性质为中-低盐度H2O-NaCl-CO2±CH4流体; 成矿流体来源为地幔富含成矿金属的流体与浅部下渗大气降水混合成因, 并可能有壳源变质流体的参与; 成矿流体中金主要以一价金的硫氢络合物(AuHSo)形式迁移。岩相学观察及显微测温结果表明, 主成矿阶段发生了H2O-CO2流体不混溶作用, 并导致金矿化, 发生流体不混溶的温度压力条件分别为210~260℃和150~210 MPa。中生代, 古太平洋板块向欧亚大陆的北西向俯冲, 引起胶东地区强烈的挤压变形和岩浆活动(形成玲珑花岗岩体)。随后, 在早白垩世, 构造体制从挤压向伸展转换, 导致郭家岭花岗岩的侵位、郯庐断裂带的左型走滑运动, 以及一系列NE—NNE向次级断裂形成, 为深部岩浆-热液流体的上升提供了通道。在岩浆-热液流体上升过程中与地壳中-上部循环的变质水和大气水发生混合, 最终形成金矿床。     

水平荷载作用下风电机桩基础的离心模型试验研究

桩基础是近海风机经常采用的基础形式。由于风电机组对基础的承载力和变形有着严格的要求,而水平荷载常常是控制荷载,因此,研究水平荷载作用下风机桩基础的应力、变形特性具有重要意义。针对风机单桩基础,选取典型的黏土地基,进行了水平加载条件下的离心模型试验,重点分析了桩身的响应及桩周围土体的变形特点。试验结果表明,在水平荷载作用下,桩顶的水平位移随着水平力的增加而增加,位移的增加速率在临界荷载之后增长较快;桩身弯矩分别在埋深1/5和3/5处附近分别出现极大值和极小值,且桩底具有一定弯矩值;桩周围土体的变形随着离桩距离的增加而减小,可分为主动区和被动区。桩对土体变形的影响区域随着水平力的增加而不断扩展,最后基本稳定在2倍桩径范围内。     

福建省沿海经济带多目标地球化学调查成果及应用前景

福建省沿海经济带多目标地球化学调查为全国多目标生态农业地球化学调查计划的一部分，将区域地球化学调查引入新的领域。介绍了该项目的土壤地球化学参数、异常分布特征及初步评价结果，对今后在农业、环境评价、矿产勘查等方面的应用前景进行了探讨。     

基于InVEST模型的辽宁省海岸带碳储量时空变化研究

陆地生态系统碳储量与全球气候变化密切相关,研究海岸带地区土地利用变化对生态系统服务碳储量的影响,对于区域生态系统保护及社会经济可持续发展具有重要意义.以辽宁省海岸带地区为例,分析了1995—2018年海岸带地区的土地利用变化特征,运用InVEST模型碳储量模块估算了1995—2018年区域生态系统的碳储量,结果表明:(...     

A method for the stochastic modeling of karstic systems accounting for geophysical data: an example of application in the region of Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)

The eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, contains one of the most developed karst systems in the world. This natural wonder is undergoing increasing pollution threat due to rapid economic development in the region of Tulum, together with a lack of wastewater treatment facilities. A preliminary numerical model has been developed to assess the vulnerability of the resource. Maps of explored caves have been completed using data from two airborne geophysical campaigns. These electromagnetic measurements allow for the mapping of unexplored karstic conduits. The completion of the network map is achieved through a stochastic pseudo-genetic karst simulator, previously developed but adapted as part of this study to account for the geophysical data. Together with the cave mapping by speleologists, the simulated networks are integrated into the finite-element flow-model mesh as pipe networks where turbulent flow is modeled. The calibration of the karstic network parameters (density, radius of the conduits) is conducted through a comparison with measured piezometric levels. Although the proposed model shows great uncertainty, it reproduces realistically the heterogeneous flow of the aquifer. Simulated velocities in conduits are greater than 1 cm?s^?1, suggesting that the reinjection of Tulum wastewater constitutes a pollution risk for the nearby ecosystems.     

Meteorological factors associated with floods in the north-eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula

The main meteorological features of catastrophic rainfall events in Catalonia are described. Data come from several sources listed in the text. Surface and upper air synoptic and some subsynoptic conditions under which these events occur are described. Two kinds of events are identified, depending on the amount of forced lift required to release potential instability: Type A events, which take place on the coastal area when the forcing due to littoral and prelittoral hills is enough, and type B events require a large forced lift and occur near the Pyrenees. Local topographical and mesoscale meteorological conditions turn out to have a relevant role in connection with such events.     

水平循环荷载下风电机桩基础离心模型试验研究

在近海风力发电工程中桩基是常用的基础型式,海上风力发电机桩基础一般建立于复杂软土地基、承受着海上风浪、潮流等近似水平向的循环荷载作用,而风力发电机组运行对基础的承载力和变形有严格的要求。因此,研究水平循环荷载下桩土系统变形规律和相互作用机制具有重要的意义。针对典型的近海风机单桩基础,选取典型的饱和砂性土地基,通过离心模型试验的方法研究了水平循环荷载下的风机桩基础的受力变形规律。试验结果表明,水平向循环作用下,桩周围土体中变形主要呈现为挤压或塌陷产生的沉降和水平向变形,变形主要集中在桩周围较小的范围内;变形呈现逐渐累积特性,其大小随着循环次数的增加而增加;桩身弯矩峰值出现在埋深上1/3处,多次循环后的弯矩大小和分布变化不大;桩周围土体中不同位置产生不同的超静孔隙水压力,孔隙水压力发展对土体变形有一定影响     

蒋家沙风电场区地形变化影响因素

运用Kriging插值法构建蒋家沙风电场区建设前和建设后3期（2015年、2018年和2021年）水下地形三维模型。通过年际时间尺度的对比分析发现：风电场建设后,蒋家沙区域潮滩变低,范围扩大,地形趋于平坦;潮沟淤浅并向东北退移,范围缩小。2015—2018、2018—2021、2015—2021统计数据显示,3年间平均冲淤速率由-3.77 cm/a变为21.14 cm/a,6年间平均冲淤速率为8.18 cm/a。地形变化表现为建设后初期略有冲刷,此后强势回淤,总体处于弱淤积状态,该地形变化主要与辐射沙脊群区域沉积动力相关。根据2014—2019年区域余流流向数据,总体上看,泥沙的输运方向在近潮滩区域均指向潮滩方向,离潮滩区域以向东北输运为主;6年间潮滩范围逐渐扩大,泥沙向深槽输运,东部潮沟萎缩,持续向东北退移。在物源锐减和海平面逐年上升的背景下,研究区地形将长期处于弱淤积状态且淤积呈减缓趋势,风电场建设是该区域短周期内局部地形改造的主要因素之一。     

由流路长度分布律和坡度分布律确定地貌单位线

根据Rodriguez Iturbe等和Gupta等导得的流域瞬时单位线即为雨滴汇流时间分布密度的结论,基于雨滴汇流时间等于其流路长度与其速度之商的基本关系式,提出了应用概率论理论建立由雨滴的流路长度分布律和速度分布律确定流域瞬时单位线的方法,并提出了由坡度分布律转换成速度分布律的原理和方法,以及由数字高程模型(DEM)自动获取雨滴流路长度分布律和坡度分布律的方法。此外,还应用最大信息熵原理给出了坡度分布密度的解析表达式。实例表明,作为一种新的毋须通过实测降雨径流资料确定流域单位线的方法,具有进一步研究和推广应用的前景。     

Sources of Cretaceous Bimodal Volcanic Rocks in the Coastal Region of Southeastern China -- Constrains of the Sr content and its isotopes

Cretaceous volcanism in the coastal region of southeastern China was characteristized by occurrenceof bimodal volcanics consisting of basalts and rhyolites, the geneses of which are still controversial. Based on the factthat their isotopic compositions are similar but the Sr content of the former is much higher than that of the latter, thispaper discusses the respective sources of the two end-member rocks, and concludes that basalts were derived fromthe subduction-related enriched upper mantle wedge and their isotopic compositions had not been affected by crustalassimilation, whereas rhyolites were formed by remelting of the old metamorphic basement, but they were mixed upwith the underplating basaltic magmas to various degrees so that their Sr isotopic compositions varied significantlyfrom the sources and tended to be homogeneous to the latter.     

海潮引起初始水位倾斜的滨海承压含水层地下水位 变化的数值模拟

海潮波动可以引起海岸带地下水位发生波动。建立了基于有限差分法的滨海地区一维承压含水层地下水运动数值模型。将潮汐波动概化为正弦波,模拟了滨海地区地下水位随潮汐波动的变化。通过与初始水位水平的承压含水层水位变化的比较表明,受海潮影响的滨海承压含水层地下水位与海潮有相似的波动特征,但变幅减小,受海潮的影响程度与离海岸的距离有关,随着离海岸距离的增加,地下水位的变幅及潮汐效率呈负指数函数衰减,但比前者变化程度稍缓,地下水位对海潮的滞后时间随距离呈线性增加。     

一种新型粗糙节理面随机强度模型及其应用

天然岩体在长期地质作用下会生成各种节理裂隙等不连续面,而地下工程结构的稳定性一般取决于这些不连续面的强度。在众多因素中,表面形态对岩石节理面剪切强度具有决定性影响。为了系统研究岩石节理面剪切强度的确定方法,把岩石节理面概化为一系列高度不同的微长方体凸起组成的粗糙表面结构,且微长方体凸起有剪胀破坏和非剪胀破坏两种模式。综合微长方体凸起破坏规律,应用概率密度函数描述节理面表面起伏分布的影响,建立了粗糙节理面随机强度模型,推导了节理面剪切强度理论公式,提出了节理面强度的随机评价方法。基于随机强度模型和评价方法编制Matlab计算程序计算自然粗糙节理面的剪切强度,并将计算结果与试验结果进行比较分析。研究表明:粗糙节理面随机强度模型综合了粗糙节理面表面形态和法向应力对节理剪切强度的影响机制,理论计算值与试验数据吻合良好,可以较好的评价粗糙节理的峰值剪切强度和残余剪切强度。该随机模型可作为进一步深入研究的重要基础,分析结构面的连续剪切过程,建立更完善的节理面强度模型。     

淮河息县站流量概率预报模型研究

应用美国天气局采用的由Roman Krzysztofowicz开发的贝叶斯统计理论建立概率水文预报理论框架，即以分布函数形式定量地描述水文预报不确定度，研究了淮河息县站流量概率预报模型。理论和经验表明，概率预报至少与确定性预报一样有价值，特别当预报不确定度较大时，概率预报比现行确定性预报具有更高的经济价值。     

Sources of Cretaceous Bimodal Volcanic Rocks in the Coastal Region of Southeastern China: — Constraints of the Sr content and its isotopes

Abstract Cretaceous volcanism in the coastal region of southeastern China was characteristized by occurrence of bimodal volcanics consisting of basalts and rhyolites, the geneses of which are still controversial. Based on the fact that their isotopic compositions are similar but the Sr content of the former is much higher than that of the latter, this paper discusses the respective sources of the two end-member rocks, and concludes that basalts were derived from the subduction-related enriched upper mantle wedge and their isotopic compositions had not been affected by crustal assimilation, whereas rhyolites were formed by remelting of the old metamorphic basement, but they were mixed up with the underplating basaltic magmas to various degrees so that their Sr isotopic compositions varied significantly from the sources and tended to be homogeneous to the latter.