流体地球科学与地球系统科学

近年来,地球系统科学逐渐成为地球科学的新趋势,但固体地球科学尚难于融入其中。其根本原因在于地球系统科学属于系统科学或复杂科学的组成部分,而固体地球科学其本质上属于理想科学的范畴,以研究线性地球过程为主,或者以理想科学的手法研究非线性地球过程。流体地球科学不仅研究地球的流体系统,也研究流体系统与固体系统的强和弱相互作用,是固体地球科学融入地球系统科学的唯一途径。     

The underdetermined Earth

In the endeavour to achieve the goal of understanding the structure of the Earth in three dimensions, the limitations of the seismological probe for Earth structure have to be recognised. In geo-seismology there are high quality observations of a wide range of information on the seismic wavefield but only at a limited number of observation points around the globe. In contrast for the Sun, the other body for which seismological techniques have been routinely applied, there is the equivalent of a very high concentration of seismometers on one-hemisphere but very limited data quality. The restriction imposed by data quality is easily recognised but the restrictions imposed by the limited sampling of the globe are more subtle and have to be borne in mind in the interpretation of any images of seismic structure. A wide range of studies has demonstrated the presence of heterogeneity in Earth-structure on a wide range of scales from planet-wide variations in the degree 2 spherical harmonics to the intensity of variations on the micro-scale in intensely deformed rock belts. Whatever scale of structure is being examined, the potential influence of other classes of heterogeneity has to be recognised and so an effort made to minimise the transfer of information from different scales which may contaminate the picture. An important class of questions which must be faced in the development of threedimensional models is the nature of the reference model (or group of models) from which the model is to be derived, and also whether it is likely that limitations in the starting state will map into final images of structure. Further, are the various classes of data being used, compatible within the class of models which is being imposed?     

Digital Element Earth

The resources and environmental problems are the two most fundamental issues facing all nations in the world. Everything in and on the Earth – minerals, animals and plants – is made from one, or generally some combination of, chemical elements, which are scientifically listed in the periodic table. Thus it is important to understand the present abundance and spatial distribution of all the elements across the Earth’s surface. Such kinds of data can only be obtained at present and for the foreseeable future by on-earth geochemical mapping at all scales. The 30-year efforts made by Chinese geochemists in carrying out multi-element, multi-media, multi-scale geochemical mapping projects to delineate 39–76 element distribution at home and abroad culminated in a successful case of high-quality geochemical data acquirement. The new idea for a four-level plan for global geochemical mapping was advanced to obtain global data in the foreseeable future and the collection of updated geochemical information. Such information needs to be easily accessible not only by the science community, but also by industry, agriculture, governments, and even individuals, by all who would make an effort to promote sustainable living on our planet. The concept of a Digital Element Earth (DEE) fulfills the aims.     

风化壳离子吸附型稀土矿稀土浸出工业指标的意义

一直以来,风化壳型稀土矿床均以全相品位来圈定矿体,计算全相储量。而矿山实际生产长期以来是用浸出稀土品位及其总量为依据。在用浸出品位作为基本分析项目时,其分析成本仅有原全相分析的四分之一,且分析周期、普查周期亦大大缩短。同时选取合适的组合样求取浸出率可以求出全相储量,为国家提供稀土总量数据。总之,浸出工业指标比全相分析指标更能反映采选工艺的进步,保证充分利用资源,又能提供二种合理的储量。缩短资源评价周期。节约资源评价费用,是一种经济适用的工业指标,具有一定的参考价值。     

Seismotectonics and Earth tides

The results of the processing and analysis of the global earthquake distribution (more than 250000 events based on the ISC catalog) and the study of moonquakes distribution (about 900 events based on the published materials) are presented. It was found that the number of events and the energy for both cases show a bimodal distribution with maximums in the middle latitudes, zero values at the polarcaps, and a local minimum in the vicinity of the equator. The probable influence of tectonic processes on the revealed character of the seismic event distribution is analyzed, and the role of Earth tides in the activation of the seismicity in the symmetric zones on both sides of the equator is shown.     

Relationship Between Temperature and Earth Pressure for a Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structure

The relationship between temperature and earth pressure acting on a rigidly framed earth-retaining structure (RFERS) subject to wide temperature variation was explored. A distressed RFERS open concrete garage that retains 11 m (36 ft) of soil was instrumented. After some repairs, movement of the building was monitored and recorded hourly for a period of four and a half years. The monitoring revealed complex temperature-dependent soil–structure interactions. The measured displacements were used to calculate the earth pressure coefficient using closed form equations that were developed by treating the structure as an equivalent cantilever beam, and calibrating the expression using a total of 42,000 FEM models. The data indicated that the coefficient of earth pressure behind the monitored RFERS had a strong linear correlation with temperature. During the cold season the building contracted, and the retained soil followed. During the hot season, the building was unable to overcome the earth pressure, thus it expanded away from the soil, resulting in a cumulative annual displacement. The coefficient of lateral earth pressure changed by approximately 0.005/°C, varying in the range of 1.25–1.5, depending on the season. The study also reveals that thermal cycles, rather than lateral earth pressure, caused some of the structural elements to fail.     

Effects of instability of the Earth and celestial coordinate systems on Earth orientation parameters

Unknown secular and long-term changes in the Earth orientation parameters attributed to instability (possible rotation) of both the Earth and celestial coordinate systems (ECS and CCS) are studied. Rotation of the CCS due to changes in the coordinates of extragalactic sources resulting from gravitational lensing can lead to errors of the order of several microarcseconds in the orientation parameters. The rotation of the ECS due to the crust pressing on the mantle diminishes the tidal retardation of the Earth's rotation and produces long-term variations in the duration of the day (with a period of about 1500 years) and in the motion of the pole relative to the Earth's surface.     

典型稀土矿区周边土壤中稀土元素含量及赋存形态研究

研究不同类型稀土矿区周边土壤中稀土元素(REE)的含量与形态特征,可为矿区周边污染环境治理提供理论支持与科学建议。本文采用欧盟BCR顺序提取法、电感耦合等离子体质谱测定的方法,对内蒙古白云鄂博稀土尾矿区和江西赣南稀土矿区周边6个土壤样品中15种稀土元素进行了含量及形态分析测定。结果表明:矿区周边土壤中稀土元素总量约为264～15955μg/g,明显高于全国土壤背景值(186μg/g),白云鄂博尾矿区周边土壤富集轻稀土元素,稀土元素主要以残渣态富集,占总含量的64.0%～89.4%,生物有效性较低,对环境影响较小;赣南矿区周边土壤富集重稀土元素,稀土元素的主要存在形式是弱酸提取态和可还原态,占总含量的70%以上,易发生迁移转化及对周边环境造成污染。土壤中稀土元素的形态分布与pH值有显著相关性,随着土壤pH值的降低,稀土元素的弱酸提取态含量不断升高,残渣态含量不断降低。