图解法和矩值法估计海岸带沉积物粒度参数的差异

粒度参数的计算方法主要有图解法和矩值法两种,为了比较不同方法计算结果的差异,利用新近在莱州湾南岸获取的LZ908孔岩心,在粒度分析的基础上,综合运用相关分析、回归分析、聚类分析等统计方法,从参数计算过程、沉积物粒度分布形态(多峰态粒度特征)等方面讨论了两种参数估计方法对计算结果的可能影响及其影响因素。结果表明:平均粒径、标准偏差相互替代的程度高,而偏度、峰度相互替代的程度低,或者不可替代;两者的差异是由各自本身的计算过程引起的,是沉积物粒度分布特征的一种反映,并且与沉积水动力条件密切相关。     

海洋沉积物粒度参数3种计算方法的对比研究

海洋沉积物粒度参数是反映沉积物物质来源及水动力条件的敏感性指标。目前国内对海洋沉积物粒度参数计算方法并不完全统一,制约了粒度数据的整合和使用。利用长江口外近海348个表层沉积物粒度数据,分别使用Folk和Ward的图解法公式、Collias等的矩法公式和McManus的矩法公式进行了粒度参数的计算。运用相关分析和基本统计分析等方法,讨论了不同方法计算结果间的差异和影响因素。结果显示:图解法与矩法计算的平均粒径和分选系数分别呈显著线性相关,且不受沉积物物质来源的影响。对于偏态和峰态,3种不同方法计算结果的相关性较低,甚至表现为不相关。不同方法计算的沉积物粒度参数的差异性均与沉积物类型和频率曲线分布形态有关。当物质组成均匀、频率曲线近正态分布时,不同方法计算的粒度参数的相关性显著提高。当沉积物较粗或较细时,粒度分布偏离正态且具有明显尾部特征,用不同方法计算结果的差异会随之增大。对3种不同公式综合对比认为Collias等的矩法公式反映沉积物粒度分布特征更加灵敏、可靠,建议在进行资料整合时采用。     

Clay-mineral and grain-size distributions in surface sediments of the White Sea (Arctic Ocean): indicators of sediment sources and transport processes

In this study, the grain-size and clay-mineral compositions of 73 surface sediment samples collected in a variety of environmental settings in the White Sea are presented to characterize recent sedimentation processes, reconstruct transport pathways, and identify potential source areas of the terrigenous components. Areas >100 m deep are invariably characterized by silty clay, whereas areas <100 m deep exhibit more heterogeneous grain-size compositions plausibly explained by coastal erosion and (re-)distribution mechanisms, particularly tidal currents. The dominance of sand in the estuarine areas of the Onega and Dvina rivers as well as toward the Gorlo Strait connecting the White Sea with the Barents Sea is attributed to increased current speeds. Illite and smectite are the dominant clay minerals in recent sediments of the southwestern and eastern White Sea sectors, respectively. Their distribution patterns largely depend on the geology of the source areas, and mirror surface circulation patterns, especially in Dvina Bay. Smectite is a key clay mineral in White Sea surface sediments, as it reveals the dominating influence of the Northern Dvina’s runoff on sedimentation and water circulation throughout the basin. In comparison to other Eurasian shelf seas, the White Sea is characterized by a greater diversity of clay-mineral assemblages, which range from illite- to smectite-dominated sectors containing variable amounts of chlorite and kaolinite.     

海洋前沿

既耗氧又能产氧的古菌氨氧化古菌(Ammonia-oxidizing archaea)是海洋中最丰富的一个微生物群,能促进海洋的氮循环。它们主要通过将氨氧化为亚硝酸盐来获得能量,这个过程需要氧气。然而,此前的研究发现,很多氨氧化古菌能生活在缺氧的环境中,其具体的生存方式尚不清楚。     

南海中部沉积物颗粒组分特征

为研究南海中部沉积物的粒度特征及其蕴含的古海洋信息,对南海中部中沙以南的陆坡和海盆区表层沉积物及分别位于陆坡和海盆的2根柱样进行了粒度、扫描电镜、CaCO3和生物硅含量的分析.结果显示,南海中部沉积物由三类颗粒组分构成,其中,第一类颗粒组分的峰值粒径在5～10μm之间,主要由陆源矿物碎屑组成;第二类组分的峰值粒径在40～70 μm之间,主要由有孔虫和硅藻组成;第三类颗粒组分的峰值粒径＞ 400 μm,由生物骨骼碎屑组成.这三类颗粒组分中第一类在研究区表层沉积物中均存在,第三类则随机分布,第二类颗粒组分多以有孔虫为主,其含量受水深控制.在南海中部碳酸钙临界补偿深度[Dc(CaC03)]以浅的陆坡区,因有孔虫含量较多,沉积物粒度曲线多为双峰形态,而在Dc(CaCO3)值以下的海盆区,因大部分有孔虫被溶解,沉积物中第二类颗粒组分为含量相对较低的硅藻,沉积物粒度曲线呈单峰或双峰形态.无论是陆坡区还是海盆区的柱样沉积,其平均粒径、第二类颗粒组分含量的变化均反映了有孔虫或硅藻含量的变化,因此,可以作为研究南海中部古生产力的替代性指标.     

Anti-warming of deep layers in the World Ocean

Manifestation of the pumping effect (pump up/pump down) in the periodic problem of nonlinear heat conductivity was studied theoretically for the temperature of the deep layers averaged over the latitude and longitude of the World Ocean. It was shown that the pumping effect in the World Ocean is negative; i.e., when the amplitude of the sea surface temperature (SST) fluctuations increases, the temperature in its depths decreases. Thus, heat is pumped from the depths. Vice versa, if the amplitude of the SST fluctuations decreases as compared with the previous period, the temperature in the depths of the ocean increases; i.e., heat is pumped into the deep layers of the ocean. The period of climate warming is characterized by an increase in the amplitude of the interannual SST fluctuations, which, according to the theory developed, should lead to the cooling of the deep layers of the World Ocean.     

连云港近岸海域沉积物粒度空间分布特征及其分析

连云港近岸海域沉积物的粒度在空间上具有"近岸细、远岸粗"的分布特征.为了探讨粒度的这种空间分布特征,利用端元分析模型和多变量分析方法对108个底质样品粒度特征进行了分析,结果表明,可以把连云港近岸海域沉积物划分为具有一定动力意义的3个粒级组,它们代表不同能量环境下形成的沉积物:潮流沉积、潮流-波浪混合沉积和波浪沉积,这些沉积物对应于前三角洲沉积物、动力改造沉积物以及原地海滩沉积物.     

海洋中Redfield比值的研究

总结并评述了对海洋中的Redfield比值进行修正的研究成果。通过对文献结果的综合分析,获得了一些规律性认识：N／P=16这一传统的Redfield比值被广泛接受,个别大洋深层水中N／P比值小于16可归因于脱氮作用;海洋中实际的-O2／P和C／P比值大于传统的Redfield比值;海洋中浮游生物的实际元素组成中C／H、C／O比值显著高于Redfield给出的浮游生物元素组成中的比例。     

Discoasters in Holocene sediments,Southwest Pacific Ocean

Discoasters occur commonly in Recent bottom sediments of the Southwest Pacific Ocean around New Zealand. In most samples they form less than one per cent of the total nannoplankton, but in two samples examined they are much more abundant, and include many species that have been reported as becoming extinct within the Tertiary Period. These discoasters are very well preserved and show no optically identifiable evidence of reworking. The only visible alteration consists of secondary deposits of calcite on the surfaces of some specimens in one sample only, possibly due to the particular physical and chemical conditions in the Recent sediments.     

Devising methods for geomagnetic studies in the World Ocean

The importance of geomagnetic studies in the World Ocean for deep structure research and fore-casting of mineral resources is noted. A combined method for development of a marine nuclear magnetometer is adduced. The physical background of operation of nuclear magnetometers is analyzed in order to optimize the measurements of the magnetic field. The results of the experiments on detecting nuclear precession signals against the background of ship noises are considered and the elaboration of an MM-1 nuclear magnetometer at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology is described. A technique for magnetic survey and comprehensive geological interpretation of the anomalies and Z and H field components are presented. Examples of geomagnetic studies performed in the World Ocean with the MM-Inuclear magnetometer are assessed: for the first time in Russia, linear magnetic anomalies were identified and sea-floor spreading rates were calculated (the northern part of the Indian Ocean); a regional geomagnetic survey was carried out in the region of Iceland, which proved the spreading origin of the seafloor in this vast region. A systematic analysis of geomagnetic data obtained with the MM-1 magnetometer in the World Ocean provided the creation and development of the methodology for their tectonic and geodynamical interpretation. On the basis of the geomagnetic data obtained, new fundamental conclusions about the deep structure, kinematics and paleogeodynanics of the World Ocean floor were made.     

Grain-size parameters of marine sediments

In their average grain-size parameters (K _d , K _dl), recent sediments of the northern Caspian Sea and the Barents Sea shelf are similar, while the sediments of the Norwegian Sea are closer to their counterparts of the World Ocean. Seaward, the content of the subcolloidal fraction increases against the background of the decreasing proportions of coarse-and medium-grained pelite matter.     

The geochemistry of basal sediments from the North Atlantic Ocean

Chemical analyses of North Atlantic D.S.D.P. (Deep Sea Drilling Project) sediments indicate that basal sediments generally contain higher concentrations of Fe, Mn, Mg, Pb, and Ni, and similar or lower concentrations of Ti, Al, Cr, Cu, Zn, and Li than the material overlying them. Partition studies on selected samples indicate that the enriched metals in the basal sediments are usually held in a fashion similar to that in basal sediments from the Pacific, other D.S.D.P. sediments, and modern North Atlantic ridge and non-ridge material.Although, on average, chemical differences between basal sediments of varying ages are apparent, normalization of the data indicates that the processes leading to metal enrichment on the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge appear to have been approximately constant in intensity since Cretaceous times. In addition, the bulk composition of detrital sediments also appears to have been relatively constant over the same time period. Paleocene sediments from site 118 are, however, an exception to this rule, there apparently having been an increased detrital influx during this period.The bulk geochemistry, partitioning patterns, and mineralogy of sediments from D.S.D.P. 9A indicates that post-depositional migration of such elements as Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb may have occurred. The basement encountered at the base of site 138 is thought to be a basaltic sill, but the overlying basal sediments are geochemically similar to other metalliferous basal sediments from the North Atlantic. These results, as well as those from site 114 where true oceanic basement was encountered, but where there was an estimated 7 m.y. hiatus between basaltic extrusion and basal sediment deposition, indicate that ridge-crest sediments are not necessarily deposited during active volcanism but can be formed after the volcanism has ceased. The predominant processes for metal enrichment in these deposits and those formed in association with other submarine volcanic features is a combination of shallow hydrothermal activity, submarine weathering of basalt, and the formation of ferromanganese oxides which can scavenge metals from seawater. In addition, it seems as though the formation of submarine metalliferous sediments is not restricted to active-ridge areas.     

南大西洋深海沉积物中可培养放线菌的多样性

探究了南大西洋深海沉积物中可培养放线菌的多样性,筛选药源活性次级代谢产物产生菌,为后续资源开发奠定基础.采用3种预处理方法及8种选择性培养基对南大西洋3个深海沉积物样品中的放线菌菌株进行选择性分离鉴定;利用兼并引物扩增法,选取代表菌株进行聚酮合酶（PKSⅠ、PKSⅡ）基因和非核糖体多肽合成酶（NRPS）基因的检测;以4株细菌为指示菌检测代表菌株的抑菌活性.共分离得到132株放线菌纯菌株,分布于放线菌亚纲的6个目、13个科、19个属中,其中有5个属为较新或较稀有种属,有2株为潜在新种.34株化合物合成基因检测菌中PKSⅠ基因、PKSⅡ基因呈阳性的比率均为17.64%,NRPS基因呈阳性的则为52.94%.抗枯草芽孢杆菌（Bacillus subtilis）和抗副溶血性弧菌（Vibrio parahaemolyticus）的菌株分别有47.06%和7.82%.南大西洋深海沉积物中放线菌资源丰富,存在较多潜在新分类单元,筛选到的活性菌株可用于后续药源活性次级代谢产物的分离.     

南大洋普里兹湾沉积物中生物硅含量与分布

利用中国第18,21次南极考察获得的沉积物样品,对南大洋普里兹湾沉积物中生物硅(BSiO₂)的含量以及分布特征进行了初步研究.结果表明:普里兹湾表层沉积物中生物硅含量丰富,生物硅含量在4.89%~85.41%之间变化,平均为30.90%.最高值出现在湾内的IV-10站.生物硅的垂向分布与间隙水中硅酸盐呈现相反的变化趋势.表层沉积物中生物硅和有机碳分布趋势与表层海水中叶绿素a、初级生产力的分布趋势密切相关,最大值均出现在普里兹湾环流中心区域,较好地反映了上层水体中初级生产力的变化状况.     

湛江海区海岛潮间带表层沉积物特征及对沉积环境的指示

为全面揭示潮滩沉积物粒度数据中蕴含的水动力环境信息以及水搬运方式与粒径的对应关系,采用了C-M图解、粒度累积曲线、R型聚类分析和R型因子分析等方法,对湛江海区海岛136个潮间带表层沉积物粒度样品进行综合分析。结果表明,弱水动力沉积的细粒组分含量稳定,受海水扰动影响,粗粒组分含量不稳定;C-M图解、粒度累积曲线及因子分析反映的水动力环境一致,潮间带主要有三种沉积物搬运方式:悬移、推移和跃移,悬移对应的粒径为5φ~>11φ;推移对应的粒径为<1φ~1φ;跃移对应的粒径为2φ~4φ。因此,潮间带对沉积物粒度特征的综合分析能较好地指示水动力环境。     

Quantitative distribution of meiobenthos in deep-water zones of the World Ocean

An analysis of published and original data on the meiobenthos abundance in the depth interval from 100 to 9807 m (in total, 665 records, 445 of them obtained for depths exceeding 1000 m) revealed general regularities in its distribution. The influence of the sampling and data processing methods on the quantitative estimates of the meiobenthos abundance is considered to demonstrate changes in the proportions of the main meiobenthic taxa at different depths and to characterize latitudinal changes in the meiobenthos abundance. The dependence of the abundance of free-living nematodes, the most abundant group of metazoan meiobenthos, on trophic conditions is analyzed. No significant differences in the meiobenthos abundance in the samples obtained by box-and multicorers are established. It is shown that the share of nematodes in metazoan meiobenthos communities increases with the depth. In temperate latitudes, a distinct maximum in the population density confined to depths exceeding 1 km is observed. The quantitative distribution of the meiobenthos at the depths gradient is controlled by the bottom macrotopography and trophic conditions.     

Habitat temperature ranges of azooxantellate scleractinian corals in the World Ocean

Based on the study of the scleractinian azooxantellate corals sampled during many marine expeditions of Russian research vessels in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans, habitat temperature ranges of their species were first estimated with compiling of temperature series according to the growing thermophility. The temperature series compiled for these oceanic basins consist of 35, 17 and 10 species, respectively. The confinement of scleractinian species to particular water masses is revealed. These data are thought to be useful for reconstructing ecological and oceanological characteristics in the past geological epochs, since coral species exist for millions years. For example, the temperature series established for scleractinian species may be used for reconstructing water temperatures in Cenozoic oceans and, probably, for determining geological ages for some coral species.     

Arsenic in sediments of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Chemical extraction techniques show that the majority of the arsenic in North Atlantic deep-sea sediments is associated with an iron phase compositionally similar to that found in deep-sea ferromanganese nodules (As/Fe ～ 11 · 10^?4) and is probably of seawater origin. Some sediments also contain As associated with Fe oxides produced by continental weathering. A minority (～8%) of the arsenic is of detrital origin but is not associated with Fe or Mn oxides; it has a content (1.7 ppm) similar to the average crustal abundance. In the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, near-shore sediments contain As associated with land-derived Fe oxides (As/Fe ～ 2 · 10^?4), but As/Fe ratios increase to ～ 13 · 10^?4 in deep-sea sediments as the contribution of seawater derived arsenic becomes dominant. Arsenic is enriched in metalliferous sediments (As/Fe ～ 20?50 · 10^?4) but As/P ratios of metalliferous sediments, deep-sea ferromanganese nodules and deep-ocean water are all similar. Although a hydrothermal contribution cannot be discounted, it is likely that the arsenic is also of seawater origin, suggesting that hydrothermal iron oxyhydroxides remove As more efficiently from seawater than do iron phases (goethite) in deep-sea sediments and nodules. Arsenic accumulates in deep-sea sediments (～ 6 μg cm^?2 10^?3 yr^?1) at sediments (～ 120 μg cm^?2 10^?3 yr^?1) at rate sufficient to balance river input input (～3 · 10¹⁰ g yr^?1). These estimates give an oceanic residence time for arsenic of 1–2 · 10⁵ yr.     

世界大洋潮波特征的比较分析

对TOPEX/Poseidon(以下简称T/P)高度计资料直接分析得到4个主要分潮(M2,K1,S2和O1)的调和常数,并与5个全球大洋潮波模式的模拟结果和138个验潮站观测资料的分析结果进行了系统比较,得出如下结论:在深水大洋,高度计资料直接分析结果与潮波模式模拟结果较一致;模拟出的无潮点的个数和位置也较一致;半日分潮模拟结果比全日分潮要好。5个模式模拟结果之间的差异相对较小,振幅的绝对偏差在1.0 cm左右,迟角的绝对偏差在10(°)左右。在陆架浅海,不同模型结果差异相对较大。高度计资料直接分析结果比模式模拟结果普遍偏小,尤其在陆架浅海更是如此。     

Correlation of side-scan backscatter intensity with grain-size distribution of shelf sediments, New Jersey margin

The dependence of acoustic backscatter variations on sediment grain-size distribution is examined using a combined analysis of 95 kHz side-scan data and approx. 300 grab samples from the New Jersey margin. We show that, under well-controlled circumstances, an unprecedented degree of correlation can be obtained between backscatter intensity and mean grain size. However, backscatter is disproportionately affected by larger grain sizes. Addition of just a few extra weight percentage of the larger grain sizes (>4 mm), which in our study is typically represented by more abundant shell hash among the older sediments at greater water depths, can completely degrade this correlation. Received: 29 September 1999 / Revision accepted: 14 February 2000