地磁长期变化与全地幔对流过程可能的联系

地球内部磁场的变化时间从数月到数十亿年不等。地磁场是由液态外地核对流产生的,从而受到从地核到地幔底部热流的影响。地磁场的变化在很大程度上被认为是随机的,但是它的长期变化可能与地幔对流过程中的热流变化有关。在过去的500Ma中,古地磁行为与地表过程的联系在始于约180Ma前的中生代中晚期尤为显著。地球发电机模拟表明,侏罗纪中期到白垩纪中期之间发生了磁极快速反转时期到持久稳定时期的转变,这或许是球对称的或者赤道方向的核幔边界热流的减少所触发的。该热流的减少可能与核幔边界处地幔柱顶冠活动的减弱有关,或者与真极移有关,亦或与二者同时有关。     

太阳黑子、地球自转与华北地区中强震关系研究

运用Morlet小波分解方法检验太阳黑子相对数变化的显著周期,并分析太阳黑子数活动的趋势。运用太阳黑子和地球自转数据分析两者对华北地区中强地震的影响。结果显示,太阳黑子相对数变化、地球自转速率变化与华北地区中强地震活动水平存在较好的对应关系。当太阳黑子相对数周期上升段与地球日长数据Demy小波三阶分解的18.6年周期波谷段叠加时,对华北地震活动的影响达到最大,存在触发区域内中强地震发生的可能。     

地幔热动力学模型

地幔,特别是下地幔,远比人们先前的设想活跃.地球物理学、地质学和地球动力学的观测和地球热动力学模拟表明:(1)地幔底部与地核交界处有一厚度为200km 左右的D″层,这是一个非常活跃的区域,它的运动和变化直接与地核的行为有关,仅仅将其看成全地幔对流的以热传导为主体的热边界层是不够的,小尺度的热对流或许主导这一层内部的物质运动,它加热地幔同时又通过热柱将其部分热量输运到地球外层;(2)地幔热柱有可能源于地球初期不均匀的残存堆积,其存储的热量不断地或穿透整个地幔形成热点或消失在软流层中与该层中的次一级对流相耦合;(3)上地幔在670km 深度范围内广泛存在次一级对流体系。其尺度为500—700km 这一对流体系决定了岩石层板块内部的构造和动力活动,其活动周期远比全球规模的板块运动活动周期小得多;(4)全球规模的大尺度全地幔对流与板块构造动力学密切相关。它以不到10亿年左右的时间完成一个周期,它不断地更新地球表层,也搅拌着地幔,同时还输运地球内部的热能向外层空间散发;(5)地幔局部地区层状相互耦合的对流结构在地震层析剖面上有明显的显示,它表明了地幔对流结构的复杂性,仅管我们对此相知甚少,但它或许是无法避免的;(6)岩石层是人类熟知的赖以生存的方舟,它的运动和构造反映了上述所有运动信息,仅仅将其视为一对流体系的热边界层是不够的,它自身作为一个独立的力学单元影响了整个地幔的热动力学过程.因此,面对如此活跃的、复杂的地幔,用一个单一的模型去描述它是不合适的.上述各种热动力学单元及其运动均有自身的力学特征及运行机制和规律,但它们又是相互作用和影响而构成地幔整体,这就是一个真实的但又模糊不清的地幔热动力学模型.为了完善这一模型,需要更多的、细致的地球物理和地球动力学的观测资料以及需要我们更深刻地理解和更认真地解释这些资料的地幔热动力学背景.     

地球化学观点的地震预报研究

前言人们总以为地震是地球内部岩石急剧运动产生弹性波的物理现象,而常常不把它当作化学现象来研究。但是,传播地震波的地球介质不是均匀的弹性体,而是有空隙的岩石。如果认为地震发生全过程中,充填空隙的液体和气体（总称地下流体）一般会出现流动和变化的话,那么地...     

地球远磁尾中的磁场重联——（Ⅱ）局部驱动力的影响

基于可压缩磁流体动力学模型,数值研究了由太阳风引起的局部驱动力对地球远磁尾中磁场重联的影响.结果表明,在远磁尾等离子体片中将发生强迫磁场重联,并形成磁岛和等离子体团.形成磁岛的特征时间很大于流动撕裂模不稳定性引起磁岛非线性饱和的特征时间.磁岛宽度随着磁Reynolds数S的增大而减小,随着尾瓣中等离子体压力与磁压之比值β_∞的降低而减小.认为太阳风引起的局部驱动力对地球远磁尾等离子体片中磁场重联的影响,可能不如流动撕裂模不稳定性那样显著.     

磁声重波在地球磁层中的传播

本文讨论了赤道附近地球磁层中磁声重波沿重力场方向的传播特征。结果表明,当波动频率小于截止频率ω_c时,磁声重波将在磁层中被反射。对于典型的磁层等离子体参数,ω_c的极大值约为0.3秒^-1。我们还讨论了磁声重波与地磁微脉动之间的关系,沿着重力场方向向下传播的磁声重波,可能直接引起赤道附近的P_c1磁脉动。     

基于地幔动力学模拟推断云南地区剪切波各向异性源的深度

地震各向异性与地幔对流导致的变形存在因果关系,因此地幔对流模拟可被用来预测地震各向异性,并推测剪切波各向异性地幔源的深度.本文建立了基于地震速度结构的地幔对流模型来预测云南地区剪切波分裂的快波方向,它同时受地表板块运动和地幔内部的温度扰动所驱动.通过与观测结果进行对比分析,推测在云南地区西北部和东部区域,剪切波各向异性源主要存在于岩石圈中.在西南部和四川盆地及其西缘,地幔流动可能是剪切波各向异性的主要贡献者,各向异性层分别位于210~330 km和170~330 km深度,导致西南部剪切波各向异性的地幔可能处于大幅度的剪切变形状态,而四川盆地及其西缘主要处于中等强度的剪切变形状态.     

基于分层结构参数变化的地球自由振荡简正模研究

大地震激发导致的地球自由振荡可为获得地球深部结构提供重要手段,通过理论计算自由振荡简正模的本征周期,并与实测结果进行比较,可为地球深内部结构和新地球模型的研究提供有效约束.采用微分方程数值积分技术和G-D1066A地球模型,本文计算了0~48阶的187个球型自由振荡简正模的本征周期,将计算结果与Gilbertt和Dziewonski等3组模型理论结果及Ness等4组观测结果进行比较,相对偏差在0.3%以内.分析说明由于考虑了地幔、外核和内核等不同分层密度和拉梅参数变化的影响,获得了较高精度的地球自由振荡简正模周期.本文提供的理论计算结果可为修正真实地球内部参数提供有效参考.     

利用前驱波研究地幔间断面的若干进展

地幔速度结构提供了地球内部热和化学状态及其构造演化历史的重要信息。对于地幔间断面的研究可以更清楚地了解地球内部温度分布特征和化学结构,并对确定地幔间断面成因及地幔对流模式等地球动力学问题具有重要的意义。地震学观测显示在410 km、660 km深度普遍存在速度间断面,并且在全球特定区域的上地幔(220 km、300～350 km、520 km、560 km)和下地幔(800～900 km、1 100～1 200 km、1 800 km、2 400 km)也有速度间断面的存在,不同区域地幔间断面的起伏可能受到温度、含水量、矿物相变及俯冲板块的影响。利用前驱波来研究地幔间断面具有独特优势,前驱波相比参考震相较早到达观测台站,从而避免其他震相的干扰,可以更准确地研究较弱的速度间断面。文章收集整理近些年来地震学家利用前驱波研究地幔间断面的成果,包括长周期反射震相SS或PP的前驱波、深震震相sP、pP的前驱波和地球表面反射震相PKPPKP(P′P′)的前驱波等,并对不同前驱波的特点及地幔间断面的相关研究成果进行总结。利用前驱波研究地幔间断面的方法已较为成熟,及时收集总结相关的研究成果对认识地球内...     

板块差异漂移机制分析及其动力学模型

应用质点动力学原理,推导地出地幔流体在径向运移中受地球自旋惯性场作用而西移的速率及位移公式。根据地球自旋惯性系统特点设计地幔流体的２维实验模型,推导赤道面附近地幔流体的运动公式,并推广到３维。最后得出地壳块体被动西漂、地幔软流体环流及地球各层圈差速旋转等结论。     

地幔快速隆起对构造地震的触发作用

本文应用弹性半无限空间内均匀膨胀的球体对球上介质的作用,作为地幔快速上涌触发构造地震的力学模型。按照地面垂直位移的年变化率,利用这个模型反推出这种虚拟的膨胀球的半径和膨胀强度。並计算出它在地壳中产生的附加应力。尽管此种附加应力比驱动地壳水平运动的力要小得多,但它能在高倾角断层上引起张性的法向应力,而且在隆起区内还有较高的附加剪应力。这些应力比固体潮、地极移动和地球转速变化等因素产生的附加应力都大得多。因此,地幔快速上涌对构造地震的触发作用应该比上述诸因素更大。由于近十余年来我国不少地区的走滑型强震大都发生在地壳上隆区或者在其边缘,而且发震断层都是高倾角断层,因此,本文能够对此作粗浅的解释。     

内蒙、甘、宁某些地区地球上部电导率分布的横向变化特征

这篇文章给出了内蒙、甘肃、宁夏某些地区的大地电磁测深结果。这些结果显示出,在地震带内地壳和上地幔电导率分布的横向变化是很明显的,而在比较稳定的鄂尔多斯地台内电导卑分布的横向变化较小,地壳和上地幔的电导率结构比较简单。基于这些结果发现,上部地壳(10—15公里)低阻层在大震震中区较为发育,这可能与大震有关。我国西北地区已有的大地电磁测深结果显示出,莫霍面並不是一个清楚的电性分界面,而某些地区的地壳中部低阻层似乎与康拉界面相应,这就使得后者成为一个明显的电性分界面。     

Magnetic Field Feedback Circuit for Geomagnetic Field Compensation Control

In the current state of geomagnetic instrument testing, some aspects of geomagnetic instrument performance are difficult to test in the laboratory. If laboratory test results are inadequate, the instrument will have multiple problems while operating in the field, where a geomagnetic instrumentation test platform with a stable natural magnetic field is critical. Here, the magnetic field feedback circuit for geomagnetic field compensation control is studied in detail. That is, the magnetic field measured by the feedback magnetic sensor and the required working magnetic field are compared as input to the system, and the electric signal is transmitted to the feedback coil through an analog circuit to form a closed loop control, which provides compensation to control the magnetic field. Compared with the existing magnetic shielding method, the analog control circuit can achieve the realization of any working magnetic field, and it is not limited to a null magnetic field. The experimental result shows that the system compensates the earth''s magnetic field of 10,000nT with an average error of 10.6nT and average compensation error of 0.106%, providing a high compensation accuracy. The system also shows high sensitivity and excellent stability. The feedback circuit has achieved effective compensation control for the earth''s magnetic field.     

Estimation of inner-core rotation rate by using the Earth’s free oscillation

We estimate a rate of inner-core differential rotation from time variations of splitting functions of seven core modes of the Earth’s free oscillations excited by eight large earthquakes in a period of 1994–2003. The splitting functions and moment tensor elements are simultaneously determined for each core mode by a spectral fitting technique. The estimated moment tensor well agrees with Harvard CMT solution. The splitting functions are corrected for the effect of mantle heterogeneity using a 3D mantle velocity model. Inner-core rotation angle about the Earth’s spin axis is determined for each core mode as a function of event year by comparison of the corrected and reference splitting functions. Mean rotation rate of six core modes is estimated at 0.03±0.18° per year westward, and this value is insignificantly different from zero. Therefore, the inner core is not rotating at a significant rate relatively to the crust and mantle.     

Inviscid,frozen-flux velocity components at the top of earth's core from magnetic observations at earth's surface: Part 1. A new methodology

Abstract

Two alternative methods are described for obtaining inviscid velocity components at the surface of earth's liquid core, assumed perfectly conducting, given perfect and complete measurements of the geomagnetic main field and secular variation at earth's surface. The mantle is treated as a spherically-symmetric insulator for purposes of extrapolation to the core. Both methods utilize the vertical component of the induction equation and require one-dimensional interpolation along special curves on the core surface as the initial step. For the next step, the first method then utilizes the two horizontal components of the induction equation, whereas the second method relies on the horizontal components of Ohm's law. Both methods work within the confines of the ambiguity elucidated by Backus (1968) but nonetheless can still yield results of value, because the two horizontal velocity components are determined separately and at distinct locations. A brief comparison of the two methods suggests that the one, based in part on Ohm's law, should be superior from a practical viewpoint.     

Coupled motions of the inner core and possible geomagnetic implications

As the inner core is a good electrical conductor any ambient magnetic field would diffuse into it on a time scale long compared to several thousand years, and conversely be frozen there on shorter time scales. From the observations that the dipole component of the Earth's magnetic field has been inclined persistently to the spin axis over hundreds of thousands of years, and that the dipole drifts and decays significantly more slowly than the nondipole field, it is suggested that the external dipole is simply a manifestation of a field frozen in an inclined inner core. It is shown that the much neglected gravitational restoring torque can be significant for an inclined inner core, so much so that its motion is in the main determined by gravity, with electromagnetic and inertial coupling effects being of secondary importance. A regular precession of the inner core is shown to be possible where its spin axis drifts westward relative to the mantle with a period of ～ 7000 y. Some preliminary calculations of the possible motions of a gravitationally coupled mantle-inner core system are shown.     

Geomagnetic secular variation and motion of the earth's core

Summary A general theory of a time-dependent magnetic dipole in the earth is discussed. On the basis of the weastward drift of the «equatorial» dipole in the two eccentric dipoles model due toH. G. Macht, the impossibility of the origin of geomagnetic secular variation being in a deep interior of the earth's core is established from the standpoints of the shielding effect and the motions in the core. But the westward drift of the core's top layer relative to the mantle seems to be quite reasonable, even if we take into account the shielding effect of the mantle.     

On the theory of core-mantle coupling

This article commences by surveying the basic dynamics of Earth's core and their impact on various mechanisms of core-mantle coupling. The physics governing core convection and magnetic field production in the Earth is briefly reviewed. Convection is taken to be a small perturbation from a hydrostatic, “adiabatic reference state” of uniform composition and specific entropy, in which thermodynamic variables depend only on the gravitational potential. The four principal processes coupling the rotation of the mantle to the rotations of the inner and outer cores are analyzed: viscosity, topography, gravity and magnetic field. The gravitational potential of density anomalies in the mantle and inner core creates density differences in the fluid core that greatly exceed those associated with convection. The implications of the resulting “adiabatic torques” on topographic and gravitational coupling are considered. A new approach to the gravitational interaction between the inner core and the mantle, and the associated gravitational oscillations, is presented. Magnetic coupling through torsional waves is studied. A fresh analysis of torsional waves identifies new terms previously overlooked. The magnetic boundary layer on the core-mantle boundary is studied and shown to attenuate the waves significantly. It also hosts relatively high speed flows that influence the angular momentum budget. The magnetic coupling of the solid core to fluid in the tangent cylinder is investigated. Four technical appendices derive, and present solutions of, the torsional wave equation, analyze the associated magnetic boundary layers at the top and bottom of the fluid core, and consider gravitational and magnetic coupling from a more general standpoint. A fifth presents a simple model of the adiabatic reference state.     

地球磁层顶磁场重联的动力学过程

用三维可压缩MHD数值模拟研究了在磁场重联过程中电子压力梯度项的效应研究结果发现在较高等离子体β,较小离子惯性尺度条件下,广义欧姆定理中压力梯度项在重联过程的作用不可忽略.在磁重联过程中,压力梯度项虽然没有明显改变磁场拓扑结构和重联速度,但它使电子和离子速度明显增大.由于在离子惯性尺度下,离子和电子运动解耦,电子是电流的主要载流子,所以场向电流也增大,并导致核心磁场明显增大.考虑到场向电流是磁层电离层耦合的一个重要因素,所以电子压力梯度项的引入加强了行星际磁场南向期间磁层电离层的耦合.电子压力梯度项还在重联区激发了波动,该波动可向重联区外传播.     

利用IMAGE卫星观测数据重建地球等离子体层的磁赤道面分布

美国利用IMAGE卫星的极紫外辐射（EUV）探测器对地球等离子体层进行了连续5年的遥感成像观测。由于IMAGE卫星数据是沿观测路径上的积分投影数据,并且存在地球“遮挡”、“阴影”、“数据缺失”等问题,无法直接利用传统的CT方法对等离子体层进行三维重建。本文利用地球磁场模型,基于地球等离子体层的物理性质,建立一个联系地球磁赤道面密度与投影数据的EUV成像模型,实现了从单个角度的EUV观测图像进行地球等离子层三维重构的方法。