On the latitudinal structure of the magnetohydrodynamic Alfvén resonances

According to the data of the IMAGE network of magnetometers the latitudinal profile of the amplitude of the Pc5 geomagnetic pulsations is constructed, which are excited in the Earth’s magnetosphere in the form of the resonance Alfvén magnetohydrodynamic pulsations. The approaches to the solution of two problems are studied on a specific example. The first concerns the anharmonicity of Alfvén’s resonances. The displacement of the peak of the resonance curve towards to the north with the reduction of the amplitude of the pulsations is discovered. Based on the results of measurements, the nonlinear distortion coefficient of the latitudinal profile is determined. The second problem is connected with the magnetotelluric sounding. Information about the resonance structure of the Alfvén pulsations is useful for magnetotelluric sounding. This information gives the possibility of evaluating the accuracy of the sounding with the application of the local impedance relationship and of introducing corrections if necessary.     

Macroseismic manifestations of the Okhotsk earthquake of May 24, 2013 in the territory of Moscow

The results of a study of the macroseismic effects in the territory of Moscow of a remote deepfocus earthquake that occurred on May 24, 2013 in the Sea of Okhotsk are reported. On the surface of the earth and on the first floors of the buildings the seismic effect was not felt. The effect of the shock began to manifest itself at levels higher than the fifth floor of the buildings. The distribution of points on the map where the earthquake was felt is non-uniform. Points where tremor was felt do not appear to correspond with certain types of Quaternary deposits or with zones of different depth. There is also no significant correlation of the parts of the surface with high intensities of tremor and areas of ground-water flooding. Comparison between the surface manifestations of the seismic event and the tectonic features and deep structure of the metropolis was made. Based on the results of the implemented statistical estimation of distribution points where the earthquake was felt on the territory of the city it is visible that fault zones govern the largest number of points, while block structures characterize almost half of them. Thus, we can reasonably suggest a certain macroseismic increase of vibrations from earthquakes in the areas of large faults in the city. The study of deformations of the asphalt cover of walkways on the landslide-affected slope of Vorobyovy Hills showed that the tremor caused by the Okhotsk deep focus earthquake of May 24, 2013, caused the activation of a small landslide at all levels of the hillside.     

基础柔性对土-结构相互作用系统响应影响的一个解析解

采用波函数展开法,通过SH波入射均匀半空间中二维埋置半圆形刚柔复合基础-单质点模型,推导土-刚柔复合基础-上部结构动力相互作用的解析解,并验证解的正确性。研究表明:基础柔性对于系统响应峰值与系统频率有较大影响。考虑基础柔性后,上部结构相对响应峰值相比全刚性基础结果均有一定减小,且系统频率也会产生向低频偏移的现象。     

滇池东北岸生态修复区的环境效应--Ⅰ.抑藻效应

研究了滇池东北沿岸带生态修复区抑制蓝藻水华的功能,对比监测了修复区内外水体中chl.a浓度,通过原位围隔试验研究了修复区内聚集藻类的降解过程,测定了水生植被的遮光率及其对藻类光合作用的影响。结果显示,修复区具有捕获富集和分解消除漂浮性蓝藻的作用,同时能通过水生植物的遮荫作用抑制藻类光合作用。在蓝藻水华暴发期(7-10月)修复区内蓝藻大量聚集,chl.a最高浓度达到修复区外的29倍;聚集在修复区内的藻类在微生物作用下迅速降解,chl.a降解过程符合一级反应动力学方程,反应系数为k=0.2173(时间单位为天);修复区内挺水植被的遮光率可以达到90％以上,能降低植被区内水体中藻类光合作用强度60％左右。     

利用三维孔隙弹性模型探讨紫坪铺水库对汶川地震的影响

本文基于三维孔隙弹性理论,建立了紫坪铺水库及周边地区的有限元模型.根据紫坪铺水库开始蓄水到汶川地震发震时刻的水位变化情况,计算了整个区域的孔隙压力和库仑应力.详细讨论了断层及周围地层的弹性模量和扩散系数对计算结果的影响.计算结果表明:从弹性角度看,断层的弹性模量对汶川地震震源处的库仑应力影响很小;震源处的库仑应力随着断层和周围地层的扩散系数增大而增大.当给定弹性模量和扩散系数代表性值的时候,计算结果表明在汶川地震发震时刻,震源处的库仑应力变化量为+1 kPa左右,这表明紫坪铺水库使得汶川地震发震断层更加危险.是否这个量级的库仑应力就能够触发汶川地震还需要进一步探讨.通过分析库区周边小震的分布,发现小震分布区域均是库仑应力增加的地区,因此紫坪铺水库周边的小震应该与紫坪铺水库蓄水有直接关系.     

唐山大震区深部构造的初步研究

本文介绍利用地震转换波测深法研究1976年7.8级唐山大震区深部构造的某些结果,得出了沿两条测线的深部构造剖面图。发现在极震区的数十公里的范围内,地壳和上地幔具有异常结构,在地壳中部比震区外围多出一个中间层位,埋深约12-20km,地壳上部界面向上挠曲,而莫霍面和上地幔顶部界面却强烈地向下挠曲,引起了震区岩石圈厚度的加大,在震区存在深浅不等的深部断裂。深部构造与震源分布的对比表明,唐山主震和绝大多数余震均分布在壳内中间层之上,有的甚至就分布在壳内中间层的上、下界面附近。转换波测深结果表明,本区地壳上地幔中强烈的升降差异运动可能是唐山大震的重要促发因素。     

Simplified transverse seismic analysis of buried structures

This paper presents a simplified method for the analysis of square cross-section buried structures (tunnel) subjected to seismic motion. Finite element analyses are performed to assess the fundamental modes of vibration of the soil layer with and without the tunnel. The influence of the tunnel on the modes of vibrations is taken into account by comparing the modal deformations in the free-field to those in the presence of the tunnel. From this comparison the zone of influence of the modal displacements due to the presence of the structure is determined. The resulting model is subjected to horizontal and vertical excitation of statistically independent accelerograms compatible with the response spectra of the Regulatory Guide 1.6 of the Nuclear Energy Commission. The free-field displacement is introduced at the boundaries of the zone of influence. The proposed simplified static analysis yields a state of stresses similar to that obtained from a full dynamic analysis of the complete soil–tunnel system. Several examples are solved to corroborate the validity of the method.     

The wideband [0.001 Hz–100 kHz] interferometry project in Central Italy

We are reporting some results and future planning of the Magnetic and Electric fields Monitoring Project. The principal purpose of the project is to create a network of observatories for monitoring the electromagnetic signals in the 0.001 Hz–100 kHz frequency bands in Central Italy. These bands include both natural and artificial signals. The technological objectives of the project are the development of new instrumentation and the know-how transfer to the industry. These instruments were tested in the Geomagnetic Observatory of L'Aquila, the first station of the network. Here we show some examples of the developed electric and magnetic sensors. These instruments are designed for the automatic long-term recording of the electromagnetic fields in a wide band of frequency. The preliminary results of the first operating station of the network are shown taking into account, in the signal elaboration, the single station approach. Here we are reporting some examples concerning the calculation of the ground electric resistivity profile, the evaluation of the magnetic induction vectors and the study of the magnetic sources by the eigenvectors calculation. When all the stations of the network will be in operation, the use of an innovative technique, the wideband interferometry will be proposed. Combining the simultaneous observations of the electromagnetic field measured in each station, we will be able to obtain detailed information about the investigated electromagnetic sources.     

Late stage thermal history of the Songliao Basin and its tectonic implications: Evidence from apatite fission track (AFT) analyses

Apatite Fission Track (AFT) data from the Songliao Basin indicates that the late stage tectonic movements in the Songliao Basin have zoning in space and episodes in time. The late stage tectonic movements started from the east part of the basin and migrated westward. AFT ages in the east part of the basin are older than those in the west part of the basin, suggesting that the uplift occurred earlier in the east than in the west. The denudation thickness in the east part of the basin is significantly greater than that in the centre and west. The thermal history evolved two episodes of rapid cooling and subsequent slow cooling processes. Age-depth relationship derived from the AFT data indicates a four-episode denudation history. Further Monte Carlo random simulation of the AFT data reveals the four changing points of the thermal evolution at 65 Ma, 43.5 Ma, 28 Ma and 15 Ma, respectively. The uplifting and denudation rates from different episodes of evolution are proportional to the plate convergence rate. Based on the above analyses and the regional geologic background, it is concluded that the late stage thermal events in the Songliao Basin are the far field response to the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Eurasian Plate. The first episode of the rapid cooling probably started at the end of the Nenjiang Formation, climaxed at the end of the Cretaceous and ceased at the Late Eocene. The subsequent slow cooling lasts another 15 Ma. The first episode of the evolution is the far field response to the major episode of the Yanshan Movement and subsequent series of the tectonic reorganization, especially the directional change of the Pacific Movement and also the subduction of the Indian Plate underneath the Eurasian Plate. While the second episode of the evolution is the far field response to the extension and closure of the Sea of Japan. Extension led to the migration and converging of the mantle heat flow to the Sea of Japan and resulted in the rapid cooling of the Songliao Basin.     

鲜水河断裂带深部情况及其与地震的关系

本文根据重力、航磁、地壳视厚度、地震活动性及震源深度等资料,对鲜水河断裂带形成的深部状况及其与地震发生的关系进行了初步分析和讨论。结果表明: 1.该断裂带在上地幔顶部的壳幔界面上並未得到清晰和直观的反映,因此推测它可能未切穿岩石圈,而属一条壳内区域大断裂。2.该断裂是在前海西期构造隆起背景上发育起来的。3.从地壳剖面上看,古生代变质岩系底板以下到磁性居里等温面之间的带状空间,是该断裂带的孕震和发震的层位。4.磁性居里等温面的隆起或高点部位,因岩浆或高温流体的侵入,往往是孕震断层的根部,根部增温,上部锁住,故有利于应力的集中,最易产生错动,而成为强震孕育、发生的重要场所。     

MÉLANGES MAURICE PARDÉ

Abstract

Existing models for generating synthetic daily streamflow data are unsuitable for reproducing the predominant features of daily flows, the rising and recession of flood flows, the peaks of the floods, the volume of the waves and the range. In this paper, a model is presented which is able to reproduce the important features of daily flows. In the model the measured record of daily data is assumed to be the output of a linear system. The input of the system consists of pulses, occurring on certain days. The pulses are convoluted with the system function in order to produce the output. The form of the system function depends on the magnitude of the output. First, the days on which pulses occur, the magnitude of pulses, and the form of the system function as a function of the system output, are determined. Subsequently, a model was developed for the generation of the pulses. The model consists of a combination of two processes. Using a Markov chain model, the sequence of dry and wet days (days with and without pulses) is generated. Thereafter, a pulse of certain magnitude is assigned to each wet day. A modified first-order autoregressive process is used to produce these correlated pulses. The random components of the pulses are taken from a transformed exponential distribution. The periodicity of the flows within the year is reproduced by using different model parameters for each month of the year. The model yields good results for small and medium size basins, especially as far as peak flows, the volume of the waves, and the range are concerned. A sequence of daily flows from at least 20 years is required for input data.     

Asymmetry in the form of solar spots

We have analyzed the geometric characteristics of sunspots. The form of sunspots has been studied by sunspot image normalization to obtain the average profile of spots and the profile relative to the position of cores. The deviation of the sunspot form from the axisymmetric configuration has been studied. We have found that the spots of leading and trailing polarities have a drop shape. The cores of leading and trailing sunspots are shifted toward the western and eastern edges of the photosphere–penumbra boundary, respectively. The strength of the magnetic field of the cores of leading spots in the eastern hemisphere exceeds the field strength in the western hemisphere. We considered the tilt of the form of sunspots as a function of size. The form of spots of a large area (S > 1000 ppm of solar hemisphere) is elongated along the magnetic axis of the bipole of a group of sunspots.     

建筑变形后幕墙结构屈曲破坏临界荷载研究

为解决传统建筑沉降变形中存在的幕墙结构易发生变形、稳定性较差等问题,提出建筑沉降变形中幕墙结构屈曲稳定临界荷载的研究。选取框架玻璃幕墙作为研究对象,建立玻璃面板的有限元模型,分别从X、Y、Z三个方向对玻璃面板施加平动自由度约束力,进行幕墙结构屈曲稳定临界荷载的模拟;然后在建筑底部不同节点处设置竖向弹簧,通过调节弹簧刚度模拟建筑沉降变形的竖向作用力,在此基础上,采用能量法分别计算玻璃肋的应变势能、外力势能和弹性约束势能,根据势能驻值原理计算得出建筑沉降变形中幕墙结构屈曲稳定临界荷载;最后设置不同的玻璃肋参数,选取单一变化因素进行实验。实验结果表明:在不同玻璃肋跨度和截面厚度对比下,所提方法的计算结果较为准确,且所提方法的临界荷载计算耗时低于其他方法,具有较高的实际应用价值。     

Dynamics of seismic impacts in base-isolated buildings

A systematic study is made of the effects of seismic impacts between the base of an isolated building and the surrounding retaining wall. The analysis is performed without using gap elements or assuming values of the coefficient of restitution and the duration of impact. The analysis captures the effects of wave travel along the height of the building and of the associated energy loss. It poses no numerical difficulties. Results show that for elastic systems the base shear generated by impacts can be higher than the weight of the building; base shear increases with increase in the stiffness of the retaining wall, stiffness of the building and the mass of the base mat. A significant fraction of the initial kinetic energy of the system is lost by impacts; energy loss increases with increase in the stiffness of the retaining wall, system damping and mass of the base mat. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical modeling of the distribution of horizontal stresses in a moving continental plate

The distribution and time evolution of overlithostatic horizontal stresses in the vertical cross-sections of the model of a solid continent are studied in terms of a 2D numerical model. The continent is moving self-consistently with time-varying mantle flows. Over a period of 50 Ma, the continent, which had been initially located at a distance of about 1500 km from the downward mantle flow (subduction zone), first overlays the region of the marginal sea, then thrusts over the zone of subduction, thus making it inclined and deforming it. It is found that the horizontal tensile stresses observed at the initial stages are succeeded by compressive stresses, especially at the leading edge (up to 40 MPa). This is caused by the change of the dragging action of the subduction zone into the retarding action during the continent crossing over this zone. The dependence of the calculated stresses on the Rayleigh number and on the thickness of the model of the continent is estimated. It is obtained also that the distribution of horizontal stresses along the strike of the continent is rather distinctly indicative of the locations of upward and downward flows in the subcontinental mantle. With the considered values of the model parameters, the tensile stresses in the near-to central regions of the continent may be twice to thrice the tensile stresses at its margins. Hence, in the simplest case of a homogeneous continent, its division will occur in the zone directly above the upward subcontinental flow. Detachment from the continent of the fragments of its edge adjacent to the marginal sea implies that the thickness of the continental plate in that part and/or its strength is considerably lower than in the center of the continent.     

Variations of Trends in Delta Development under the Effect of External Natural and Anthropogenic Factors: Case Study of the Modern Huang He Mouth

The paper considers the major geographic features of the modern Huang He delta, which ranks among the most rapidly varying in the world. The structure of the hydrographic network and the combination of the natural and anthropogenic geosystems of the delta are characterized. The major external riverine and marine, as well as local anthropogenic factors that have affected the development of the Huang He delta in the recent half century are identified. The regularities of the jump-like development of the Huang He delta in the XIX–early XXI centuries are considered. Special attention is paid to the development of the delta after the artificial redistribution of flow in its boundaries in 1996. Satellite images and methods of their interpretation improved by the authors were used. The trends in Huang He delta development are shown to have changed since the last quarter of the XX century under the effect of an abrupt decrease in river sediment load and the growing impact of marine factors. The active progradation of the delta into the sea slowed down significantly, accompanied by erosion and retreat in many segments of its coastline. Huang He delta was used to establish the conditions of changes in the development trends of other deltas under the effect of changes in the climate and economic activity.     

Andaman-Sumatra island arc: 1. Spatiotemporal manifestations and focal mechanisms of the earthquakes

The spatiotemporal manifestations of seismicity in the Andaman-Sumatra island arc are studied using the instrumental data for 1900–2010. The data on the largest tsunamigenic earthquakes of the 18th–19th centuries were also taken into account. The epicenters of the earthquakes are established to cluster in some areas; their possible relation to the structural features of the island arc is considered. A distinctive feature of seismicity in the region of the Andaman Sea is the presence of compact swarms of numerous earthquakes occurring during short intervals of time. The distribution of the earthquakes by the depth of their hypocenters in different segments of the island arc is investigated. The focal mechanisms of the earthquakes are analyzed using the centroid-moment-tensor (CMT) determinations over the period of 1980–2004, and the characteristic features of their parameters in different segments of the Andaman-Sumatra island arc are formulated. The focal parameters of the earthquakes determined by CMT and the moment-tensor-solution (MTS) are compared; the possible uncertainty in the estimates of the focal mechanisms is assessed. The pattern of the spatiotemporal manifestations of the Andaman-Sumatra earthquakes and their focal mechanisms are compared to the data on the Kuril-Kamchatka and the Aleutian island arcs previously studied by the authors. The results of analyzing the long-term seismicity and focal mechanisms in the Andaman-Sumatra island arc provide a necessary basis for the further thorough investigation of the geological conditions and source parameters of the major Sumatra earthquakes of 2000–2010.     

Accounting for source location errors in the bayesian analysis of seismicity and seismic hazard

A method is presented for incorporating the uncertainties associated with hypocentral locations in the formulation of probabilistic models of the time and space distributions of the activity of potential seismic sources, as well as of the resulting seismic hazard functions at sites in their vicinity. For this purpose, a bayesian framework of analysis is adopted, where the probabilistic models considered are assumed to have known forms and uncertain parameters, the distribution of the latter being the result of an a priori assessment and its updating through the incorporation of the direct statistical information, including the uncertainty associated with the relations between the actual hypocentral locations and the reported data. This uncertainty is incorporated in the evaluation of the likelihood function of the parameters to be estimated for a given sample of recorded locations. For the purpose of illustration, the method proposed is applied to the modelling of the seismic sources near a site close to the southern coast of Mexico. The results of two alternate algorithms for the incorporation of location uncertainties are compared with those arising from neglecting those uncertainties. One of them makes use of Monte Carlo simulation, while the other is based on a closed-form analytical integration following the introduction of some simplifying assumptions. For the particular case studied, accounting for location uncertainties gives place to significant changes in the probabilistic models of the seismic sources. Deviations of the same order of magnitude can be ascribed to differences in the mathematical and/or numerical tools used in the uncertainty analysis. The resulting variability of the seismic hazard at the site of interest is less pronounced than that affecting the estimates of activity of individual seismic sources.     

岩石圈结构对大地震震后形变的影响——以1976年唐山大地震和2001年昆仑山大地震为例

大地震发生之后通常会诱发一系列的余震序列,对比1976年M_S7.8唐山大地震和2001年M_S8.1昆仑山大地震周边区域的地震事件可以看出,唐山大地震余震活动时间要明显长于昆仑山大地震余震活动时间.余震序列往往与震后形变密切相关,而影响震后形变的因素不仅与地震发震断层和震级有关,同时与岩石圈的结构有关.考虑到唐山大地震的发震区华北地块和昆仑山大地震的发震区青藏高原有着较大的岩石圈结构差异,本文采用PSGRN/PSCMP软件计算了岩石圈分层模型的大地震同震和震后形变,分析了地壳弹性模量、弹性厚度以及黏滞性系数对同震和震后形变的影响,进而讨论了影响唐山地震和昆仑山地震余震序列差异的原因.计算结果显示,震后形变会在黏弹性效应的作用下逐渐调整,震后形变的持续时间与地壳弹性模量、地壳弹性厚度和下地壳黏滞性系数有关.上地壳和下地壳弹性模量越大,震后形变达到稳定值的时间越短,弹性模量对震后形变稳定值影响很小.地壳弹性厚度越大,震后形变达到稳定值的时间越短,当断层面底端深度小于地壳弹性厚度时,地壳弹性厚度的增加会引起震后形变稳定值的减小;下地壳厚度对震后形变达到稳定值的时间和稳定值基本无影响.下地壳黏滞性系数越大,震后形变达到稳定值的时间越长,反之亦然.结合唐山地震区的华北地块和昆仑山地震的青藏高原深部结构发现,两者之间的上地壳弹性模型差别不大,唐山地震区地壳弹性厚度略大于昆仑山地震区,但昆仑山地震区下地壳黏滞性系数明显低于唐山地震区.这些因素均决定了昆仑山地震的震后形变持续时间短（余震时间序列短）而唐山地震的震后形变持续时间长（余震时间序列长）.由此可见,岩石圈结构差异可能是导致唐山地震和昆仑山地震余震序列差异的主要因素之一.     

龙门山中北段流域地貌特征及其构造意义

龙门山中北段位于青藏高原东缘,该区作为高原向东扩展的前缘部位,其地形与河流水系的演化记录了高原隆升与挤压扩展及其气候环境效应的各种信息。龙门山中北段构造活动有明显差异,从中段逆冲为主转化为北段的走滑为主,本文采用定量化地貌参数从构造地貌的角度揭示了区域构造活动的差异。龙门山中北段地貌因子（坡度、地形起伏度和条带状剖面）的阶梯状分布特点,显示了高原扩展的逆冲推覆特征,在中央断裂处构造抬升作用最强,同时显示出了南北向构造活动减弱的趋势,由中段的逆冲转换为北段逆冲兼走滑的形式。北川-映秀断裂两侧流域的HI值也显示了断裂上盘高、下盘低、沿走向减弱的趋势。综合分析认为,本区构造活动是地貌演化的主控因素,龙门山中北段地形存在差异,北川-映秀断裂两侧的小流域地貌指数分析显示,构造抬升活动自南向北减弱,中段以逆冲为主,北段为逆冲兼走滑。