地球外核的电荷密度

为计算地球磁极处的磁感应强度,建立地球的磁场是由带电的地球外核的旋转产生的模型.先根据毕奥-萨伐尔定律计算球形模型绕自转轴旋转时在自转轴直径上产生的磁感应强度;再利用已知的地球外核的内外半径及地球半径和磁极处的磁感应强度值,计算出地球外核的电荷体密度及面密度.结果表明:若外核的电荷呈均匀的体密度分布,则其电荷体密度为3.5507 C/m³;若外核的电荷均匀分布在外核的外表面,则其面密度为2.4581×10⁶ C/m².通过地球表面的磁感应强度信息利用物理规律和地球物理数据推测地球内部难以直接进行探测的相关信息,具有实际意义.根据地震学方法对地球外核厚度、转向等变化的最新研究数据按该文模型可推测地球磁场强度、极性等的变化.而地球磁场的变化对地球上的人类生活颇有影响.     

珠三角地区晚第四纪以来气候变化和海平面升降的耦合效应——兼论珠江三角洲盆地及其周缘断裂的活动性

珠江三角洲第四纪地层可划分为三个沉积旋回,分别对应于三次海水进退旋回和三次气候暖冷交替旋回;三角洲盆地边界及其内部的分割性断裂构造有同沉积活动属性,地表探测难以找出其活动的直接地质依据;本区晚更新世晚期地层的古气候记录暗示,地球演化本身正在使现今气温逐渐升高,其力量远超过人类的影响。     

Anthropogenic effects on the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States

Bycatch mortality in net fisheries was the major reason for the decline of the endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the United States. These fisheries have been reduced or eliminated in some states including Florida--where most smalltooth sawfish are currently found in the United States. To determine whether other factors are still affecting this species, we obtained non-net fishery entanglement, injury, and mortality data by soliciting information from anyone who may have encountered this species. Smalltooth sawfish were damaged by marine pollution (e.g., polyvinyl chloride pipe, monofilament line, non-monofilament line) and injured by humans. Examples of injuries caused directly by humans include removal of rostra, shooting an individual with a powerhead, and shooting another with arrows. Many people are aware that the smalltooth sawfish is protected by state and federal laws, but some are still not aware of (or willing to accept) this status. The impacts of marine pollution and injuries directly caused by humans on this endangered species can be ameliorated by incorporating fisher education into the conservation and management processes.     

软流圈岩浆潮的调制作用与地震轮回关系初探

本文提出软流圈岩浆潮的假设来解释作者所发现的全球主要地震区的大地震都存在１８．６年的地震轮回。文中阐述了岩浆潮存在的可能性及其影响，认为１８．６年分量是岩浆潮的主要分量，并用全球火山活动的１８．６年准周期性和各主要地震区地震期的中心时间呈规则分布来支持岩浆潮假设。周期性地震轮回是一类混沌现象。地震轮回可以认为是全球或某一地区对地球内部和外部因素的非线性相互作用的响应或自组织过程。     

柴达木盆地东部三湖地区四系米兰柯维奇旋回分析

自然伽马曲线包含丰富的地质信息,能够很好地反映由气候变化引起的地层旋回.本文采用频谱分析对柴达木盆地三湖地区第四系自然伽马测井曲线进行了系统分析.作为频谱分析方法之一的快速傅里叶变换能够将自然伽马曲线从时间（深度）域转换为频率域,然后分析每一个峰值频率的波长及其相互之间的比率关系,寻找那些波长比率与米兰柯维奇周期比率相同或相似的频率,从而捕获高频旋回信息.研究结果表明第四系地层中很好地保存了高频的米兰柯维奇旋回,这样的沉积旋回主要由地球轨道的周期性变化而导致的古气候变化引起的.偏心率周期引起的地层旋回厚度变化范围在92.00~115.00 m之间,黄赤交角引起的地层旋回厚度变化范围在24.55~63.43 m之间,岁差引起的地层旋回厚度变化范围在16.8~26.35 m之间.黄赤交角和岁差是影响该区米兰柯维奇旋回的主要因素,其中岁差的影响最大,而偏心率的影响最小.     

埋藏基岩断裂对地震波动影响的超声模拟研究

地球表层的地质构造对地震波动有不容忽视的影响，研究其规律，对于探查地壳结构乃至了解地球表层动力学特征具有重要意义。应用超声模拟方法，从基岩断裂对波传播和波场分布的影响以及基岩断裂倾向对地表地震动频率的影响三个方面研究了埋藏基岩断裂对地震波动的影响，揭示了一系列现象和规律。     

埋藏基岩断裂对地震波动影响的超声模拟研究

地球表层的地质构造对地震波动有不容忽视的影响,研究其规律,对于探查地壳结构乃至了解地球表层动力学特征具有重要意义。应用超声模拟方法,从基岩断裂对波传播和波场分布的影响以及基岩断裂倾向对地表地震动频率的影响三个方面研究了埋藏基岩断裂对地震波动的影响,揭示了一系列现象和规律。     

Runoff reduction due to environmental changes in the Sanchuanhe river basin

Recently, runoff in many river basins in China has been decreasing. Therefore, the role that climate change and human activities are playing in this decrease is currently of interest. In this study, we evaluated an assessment method that was designed to quantitatively separate the effects of climate change and human activities on runoff in river basins. Specifically, we calibrated the SIMHYD rainfall runoff model using naturally recorded hydro-meteorologic data pertaining to the Sanchuanhe River basin and then determined the effects of climate change and human activities on runoff by comparing the estimated natural runoff that occurred during the period in which humans disturbed the basin to the runoff that occurred during the period prior to disturbance by humans. The results of this study revealed that the S1MHYD rainfall runoff model performs well for estimating monthly discharge. In addition, we found that absolute runoff reductions have increased in response to human activities and climate change, with average reductions of 70.1% and 29.9% in total runoff being caused by human activities and climate change, respectively. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that human activities are the primary cause of runoff reduction in the Sanchuanhe River basin.     

Climatization of environmental degradation: a widespread challenge to the integrity of earth science

ABSTRACT

To guide scientists and society regarding the hydrologic consequences of anthropogenic climate change, earth scientists increasingly develop qualitative predictions and quantitative ensembles of models, some of which have important economic or (geo)political implications. However, with unprecedented human population, environmental degradation, and water scarcity, climatic factors are increasingly invoked falsely to explain failures of environmental governance, a phenomenon termed climatization. We propose a first typology of climatization in hydrology. Scientific climatization occurs when – during the normal course of a scientific investigation – a hydrologic state is falsely attributed to climatic factors, often due to a conceptual model that excludes human impacts or a simplified methodology that fails to quantify uncertainty. In contrast, securitization-aligned climatization occurs when a securitizing state actor requires that scientists attribute observed hydrologic states to climatic factors. Maintaining the credibility of earth science requires that earth scientists vigorously contest both scientific climatization and securitization of global change hydrology.     

Seismogram Analysis and Fitting of Three Earthquakes,West Papua,Recorded at Stations ENH and KMI,China

The S wave velocity structure of the earth below Eastern Southeast Asia has been investigated by analyzing the seismogram from surface wave to multiple depth waves in the time domain and three Cartesian components simultaneously. The wave passes across the front area of subduction zone between the Philippine plate and the Asian plate. The main data are waveform comparisons, instead of the arrival times. The synthetic seismogram is calculated using the GEMINI method. The synthetic seismogram constructed by PREMAN global earth model deviates greatly from the measured one. To solve this problem, corrections are needed for the β speed structure. Corrections cover the gradient change of βh, which turns from negative to positive in upper mantle layers as in the PREMAN, change of earth crust depth and change of zero order coefficients of β velocity function in all earth mantle layers. So, the fitting is obtained, as well as the arrival time or the waveform of Love and Rayleigh surface waves, the S wave and the repetitive depth waves ScS2 and ScS3. This result reveals that the Southeast Asia, being stretched due to tectonic release, has a mantle in some parts with negative anomaly of S wave velocity and vertical anisotropy in all earth mantle layers.     

CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE L'EQUIVALENCE EN PROSPECTION ELECTRIQUE (COURANT CONTINU ET MAGNETOTELLURIQUE)*

In all electrical methods (EM, MT, DC), a theoretical one-to-one relation links the apparent resistivity diagram at a station with the local distribution of the resistivities in a tabular earth. Unfortunately, the actual field diagrams derive from a few measurements of limited accuracy and the one-to-one relation vanishes. Calculating the distribution of the earth resistivities from the field diagrams is thus an undetermined problem, which experience has shown to be partly controlled by approximate laws of “equivalence”. The use of these rough rules can produce only a very restricted number of the resistivity distributions that correspond to calculated diagrams which do not differ from a given field curve by more than a tolerable discrepancy. On the other hand, the full set of such “equivalent” solutions is given automatically by a computer program. Tests made on field examples prove that a few geological data generally reduce the wide range of undetermination.     

Polar Wander, Sea-level Variations and Ice Age Cycles

There exist close connections between changes in the position of theearth's rotation axis with respect to the earth's surface (polarwander), variations in sea level, the rise and decline of Ice Ages andglobal change on geological time scales. The modeling of theseinterrelationships has received renewed attention in the last few years,after initial attempts to relate these phenomena by means ofviscoelastic solid earth relaxation models had shown its feasibility.An overview is given of the models, and several aspects of the variousinterrelationships are discussed. It is shown that the radial mantleviscosity profile and the layering of the solid earth have importantinfluences on these interactions.     

Earth Fissures in Su–Xi–Chang Region,Jiangsu, China

The earth fissures in the Su-Xi-Chang area are caused by differential land subsidence due to long-term excessive groundwater withdrawal and controlled by the bedrock ridge or cliff underlying. There have been more than 15 earth fissures in the area since 1989. The field investigations have lasted for more than 20 years. The earth fissures generally have a main fissure and a number of secondary ones parallel to the main one. The main fissure (crack) has a scarp, is steeply dipping, and can be more than 2000 m long. Geophysical surveys (2D or 3D seismic investigation, controlled source audio frequency magnetotelluric sounding, and electric sounding) combined with geological drilling are effective for the investigation of earth fissures. Geodetic leveling is effective to monitor the ground deformation across the earth fissure, so is the extensometer for the opening of the fissure. The activities of earth fissures are directly related to different stages of land subsidence and controlled by geological abnormalities. Most earth fissures in the area are still active.     

High-resolution cyclostratigraphy of geochemical records from Permo-Triassic boundary section of Dongpan, southwestern Guangxi, South China

Spectral analysis is applied to geochemical data from a deep-water Permian-Triassic Boundary (PTB) section across PTB in Dongpan, Guangxi for high-resolution cyclostratigraphic research. The characteristics of the Milankovitch Cycles have been well recorded in the strata of the Dongpan section. Spectrum on Ce/La records shows especially that the ratios among its three preponderant cycles in the section are 5:2:1, which well displays the phenomenon of the sedimentary cycles driven by orbital force. The Milankovitch theory is further confirmed by the Paleozoic records.     

Predicting strong motion parameters for the Chamoli earthquake of 28th March, 1999, Garhwal Himalaya, India, from simplified finite fault model

State of Uttaranchal in the northern part of India in the Garhwal Himalaya was hit by the Chamoli earthquake on 28th March, 1999 (GMT). This earthquake was recorded on a strong motion array installed in this region. The maximum peak ground acceleration of 353 cm/sec² was recorded at an accelerograph located at the Gopeshwar station at an approximate epicentral distance of 14 km. The simplified method of Midorikawa (1993) has been used to model finite fault responsible for causing the Chamoli earthquake. This method is based on the Empirical Green's Function (EGF) technique of Irikura (1986).Modifications in this method have been made to include layered earth model and transmission effects at each boundary by Joshi (2001). Rupture causing the Chamoli earthquake is placed in two structural models of the earth in this work: one is a homogeneous half space and other is the multi layered earth model. Comparison in terms of root mean square error (RMSE) is made between the simulated and actual strong motion parameters like peak acceleration and duration. It is seen that the introduction of multi layered earth system in this simplified technique is capable of significantly reducing the RMSE in observed and predicted strong motion parameters and defining the attenuation rate for peak ground acceleration of this earthquake.     

西安地裂与地裂学——地球科学的一门新分支

在对西安地裂进行了全面综合研究的基础上,本文对各种不同的地裂灾害进行了归纳分类,並对其各自的成因进行了初步分析。给出了各类地裂在中国的宏观分布及地裂灾害最严重的地区——汾渭盆地的地裂分布。提出了在地裂的研究中,理论上要认识在多因迭加下浅部地层的非均匀、软弱、多相介质中断裂的失稳、扩展及终止的规律;应用上要解决各类建筑的防裂减灾技术问题,並能服务于环境、资源保护和城市规划,同时,还可以为地震预报、开发地热等工作提供某些基础资料。地裂学就是旨在完成上述任务的一门新兴的边缘学科,它将作为地球科学的一门分支学科在“国际减灾十年”中应运而生。     

岩石模量与应变振幅关系的实验研究及理论解释

地球介质的非线性弹性造成了岩石动态和静态弹性模量在数值上的差异。本文用超声波速度测量得到岩石的动模量，用含有小循环的加卸载实验得到小循环模量，用大循环的应力、应变曲线斜率得到静模量，用测点的应力、应变之比得到杨氏模量。通过改变小循环的应变振幅来研究模量与应变振幅的关系，进而比较用不同测量方法得到的模量值的差异。结果表明，动模量值最大，小循环模量值次之，大循环静模量值再次之，而杨氏模量最小。岩石非线性模量既是所受应变水平的函数，也是应变振幅的函数，模量随应变振幅的增加以指数形式下降，随应变水平增加以指数形式上升。最后简要介绍了P-M模型的基本概念，用岩石中微裂缝具有不同的分布密度，不同的打开和关闭压力来解释模量与应变振幅的关系。     

地球系统科学综述

首先从人类面临全球性的重大问题、地球系统的全球化和地球系统科学的关系与传统地球科学三个方面介绍了地球系统科学提出的背景,阐述了地球系统科学国内外研究现状．然后,详细介绍了地球系统科学的概念与研究方法,主要包括研究思路、基本概念、地球系统过程、全球——区域信息获取、海量信息处理和分析及地球系统模型等．第三,构建了地球系统科学理论基础．主要包括：地球系统的连续动态系统、离散动态系统、地球系统的随机性、地球系统的自组织和地球系统的简单巨系统与复杂巨系统,重点介绍了地球系统科学子系统与各圈层相互作用的动力学模型与效应．第四,概述了地球系统的数字表达一数字地球和地球系统科学是可持续发展战略科学基础．最后,简述了中国开展地球系统科学研究的方向和面临的主要科学问题。     

Regression analysis of biologically effective integrated irradiances versus ozone,clouds and geometric factors

Factors affecting UV radiation at the earth’s surface include the solar zenith angle, earth–sun distance, clouds, aerosols, altitude, ozone and the ground’s albedo. The variation of some factors, such as solar zenith angle and earth–sun distance, is well established. Total column ozone and UV radiation are inversely related, but the presence of clouds may affect the resulting UV in such a way that a depletion in the total column ozone may not always lead to an increase in the radiation at the earth’s surface. The aim of this paper is to determine the contribution to the variation of the biologically effective irradiance by geometric factors, clouds and ozone, jointly and separately, in Ushuaia (54°49′S, 68°19′W, sea level), and the seasonal variation of this relationship, given the magnitude and seasonal distribution of the ozone depletion and the frequent presence of high cloud cover in this site. For this purpose, multivariate and simple regression analyses of daily and monthly integrated irradiances weighted by the DNA damage action spectrum as a function of total column ozone and the integrated irradiances in the band 337–342 nm (as a proxy for cloud cover and geometric factors) have been performed. For the analysed period (September 1989–December 1996) more than 97% of the variation of the DNA damage weighted daily integrated irradiances is described by changes in ozone, clouds and geometric factors. Simple regression analysis for daily integrated irradiances, grouped by month, shows that most of this variation is explained by clouds and geometric factors, except in spring, when strong ozone depletion occurs intermittently over this area. When monthly trends are removed, similar results are observed, except for late winter.     

Discussion on the feature of strong earthquake: Orderly distribution in time, space and intensity before the Western Kunlun Mountain Pass M=8.1 earthquake

Introduction The Western Kunlun Mountain Pass M=8.1 earthquake occurred on November 14, 2001 is the other M=8 earthquake occurred 50 years after Dangxiong, Tibet M=8.0 earthquake in Chinese mainland. The earthquake has caused the attention of the seismologists in the following aspects: 1) The fracture length is more than 400 km, which is far away from the estimated length by the statistic empirical function between the magnitude and the fracture length (WANG, et al, 2002); 2) The aftersh…