冰硬度试验台设计与试验

极地冰层硬度特性对铠装电缆电动机械取心钻具反扭装置设计和使用具有重要意义。针对冰层特殊的物理性质,结合材料硬度测试原理,设计了一套可在模拟极地冰层低温条件下测量冰硬度特性的硬度试验台。该试验台由低温冷柜、硬度测试台和数据采集及控制系统3部分组成,其中,数据采集及控制系统隔离在常温环境中,降低了元器件对环境温度的要求。利用该试验台对硬度压头压入冰层的压力和深度进行数据检测,换算得到相应的硬度值。对设计的试验台进行初步实验表明,该试验台工作状态良好,数据准确,可满足对低温材料硬度特性的检测。     

中国南极昆仑站深冰芯科学钻探工程进展

我国于2012年1月在南极Dome A区域正式开展实施了南极昆仑站深冰芯科学钻探工程,截至2021年,钻孔深度已达803.54 m。该工程是我国第一个深冰芯钻探工程,也是国际上第一个在Dome A地区开展的深冰芯钻探项目。本文介绍了昆仑站深冰芯科学钻探工程实施的整体情况,对过去近10年的钻探活动以及取得的成果和经验进行了总结,以期为后续的深冰芯钻探工作提供理论和经验指导。     

A new method to derive star formation histories of galaxies from their star cluster distributions

Star formation happens in a clustered way which is why the star cluster population of a particular galaxy is closely related to the star formation history of this galaxy. From the probabilistic nature of a mass function follows that the mass of the most massive cluster of a complete population, M _max, has a distribution with the total mass of the population as a parameter. The total mass of the population is connected to the star formation rate (SFR) by the length of a formation epoch.
Since due to evolutionary effects only massive star clusters are observable up to high ages, it is convenient to use this M _max(SFR) relation for the reconstruction of a star formation history. The age distribution of the most massive clusters can therefore be used to constrain the star formation history of a galaxy. The method, including an assessment of the inherent uncertainties, is introduced with this contribution, while following papers will apply this method to a number of galaxies.     

Expansion of the universe as an indirect cause of the cosmological redshift: Some consequences

Consequences are discussed of the fact that it may be not be possible to interpret directly the cosmological redshifts as a Doppler effect due to a recession velocity of the source of the radiation.     

The Estimation of the Cavity Effect by Higher Degree Finite Element Approximation

The measurements of tide-induced tilts and deformations are usually performed in underground cavities (mostly man-made). Therefore, the data obtained must be debugged of the influence of the cavity itself (cavity effect) and of the effect of elastic parameter inhomogeneities in the vicinity of the point of measurement (geological effect), if they are to he presented. Since these effects are reflected as a modulation of tidal waves (in both amplitude and phase), the only way to perform this can be modelling of the strain and stress field around the cavity as precisely as possible. The finite element method (F.E.M.) seems to be a very useful tool for this purpose. To justify some conclusions in this paper, a number of numerical runs of the F.E.M. models of the tide-induced strains and stresses (in two dimensions) were performed. A higher degree of approximation (up to the value of 7) was used in these calculations. To estimate the cavity effect, the correction factors (relative changes of particular strain components due to the presence of the cavity) were determined and plotted in the cavity's close neighbourhood. The distribution of the deformation energy (and also the work of external forces) over the whole domain of interest is given, and the conclusions for subsequent error estimation are drawn. An attempt was made to compare the real tilt data to the theoretical deduced from the numerical model.     

On the Spectral Decomposition of Geopotential and Temperature Fields in the Stratosphere

The spectral structure of stratospheric fields (temperature and geopotential) is analyzed in terms of spherical harmonics in an effort to study the long-term behaviour of large-scale circulation patterns, as well as their connections to some extra-terrestrial effects. The daily meteorological data from the Free University Berlin (FUB) cover more or less the period 1976–1996 and are available for stratospheric levels of 50, 30 and 10 hPa. The analysis of the annual cycle of spherical harmonics is introduced, and changes of the principal wave components are compared with the changes in different sets of solar, geomagnetic and global circulation indices. This paper also deals with interannual variability with special emphasis on quasibiennial oscillations (QBO) and El Nino and Southern Oscillations (ENSO). Although this is a rather preliminary study, the decomposition of the stratospheric field into complex spherical harmonics seems to be a powerful technique in investigating and qualifying the response of the global atmospheric system to the changes in solar and geomagnetic activity, and in qualifying the relationships between large-scale circulation patterns and various oscillations such as QBO or ENSO, Using this technique, reasonable strong connections were found between wave numbers and interannual factors, and these connections were tentatively interpreted in terms of statistics. A very high degree of correlation was found for the four-trough shape of the polar vortex.     

Origin of the Permian-Triassic komatiites,northwestern Vietnam

Abstract Rare examples of Phanerozoic komatiites are found in the Song Da zone, NW Vietnam. These komatiites were erupted through continental crust and may belong to the SE extension of the Permo-Triassic Emeishan volcanic province located in SW China. They provide a good opportunity to study the source characteristics of starting plume magmas in a continental flood basalt province. Erupted on late-Permian carbonate rocks, the komatiitic rocks are interbedded with low-Ti olivine basalts. Basaltic komatiites display pyroxene spinifex textures, while more magnesian rocks (MgO up to 32 wt.%) are porphyritic, containing a single, cognate population of euhedral to elongated olivine phenocrysts with Fo up to 93.0%. This suggests a highly magnesian parental magma with 22–23 wt.% MgO. In terms of major and minor elements, the komatiites are similar to the ca. 89 Ma old Gorgona Island komatiites of Colombia. The Song Da komatiites are also strongly light-rare-earth-element- (LREE) depleted (Ce_N/Yb_N 0.30–0.62) and have unfractionated heavy rare earth element (HREE) patterns. The komatiites have high Os concentrations (up to 7.0 ppb), low but variable Re/Os ratios, and define an isochron with an age of 270±21 Ma, and an initial ¹⁸⁸Os/¹⁸⁷Os ratio of 0.12506± 0.00041 (_Os=+0.02±0.40). The Os isotopic systematics of the komatiites show no effects of crustal contamination. In contrast, their initial _Nd values range from +3 to +8, reflecting varying but generally small degrees of contamination with Proterozoic sialic basement material. Associated low-Ti basalts have low initial _Nd values (–0.8 to –7.5), high initial _Os values (15), flat or LREE-enriched REE patterns, and Nb-Ta depletion. These characteristics are also attributed to variable extents of crustal contamination.Editorial responsibility: T.L. Grove     

Incompatible magnetic behaviour of fine-grained natural haematite samples prepared in similar ways

Summary The results of a magnetic study of two batches of sized natural haematite fractions (from Kada, Czech Republic) are reported. One of the sample batches was prepared by ultrasonic micro precision sieving in propanon (acetone), the other in ethanol (alcohol). Surprisingly, the magnetic behaviour of the ethanol-sieved fractions was much softer (e.g. H_cr 20 kA/m) as compared with the propanon-sieved fractions (H_cr > 200 kA/m). Thermomagnetic measurements suggest a maghemite portion is present in the material used for the preparation of the ethanol-sieved samples. Possible causes of this puzzling behaviour are discussed. However, no definite conclusion can be drawn on the basis of the data presently available.Presented at 3rd Biennial Meeting on New Trends in Geomagnetism, Smolenice Castle, West Slovakia, June 22–29, 1992.     

Seismogeological acceptance criteria for geological repositories for spent nuclear fuel

Qualitative geological acceptance criteria and quantitative seismological acceptance criteria for radioactive waste disposals are developed. The background material for the initiation of site selection and for its earthquake hazard assessment is discussed. The recent movements of the Earth's surface as well as the other mechanical properties of geological media, hydrological conditions of geological blocks, their groundwater chemistry, geochemical rheology, petrological analyses of rocks, etc., have to be taken into account. A new comprehensive integrated safety analysis of the final underground disposal of spent nuclear fuel has been underway in the Czech Republic since 1991. In accordance with these seismogeological acceptance criteria regions for building underground final radioactive waste disposals are singled out in the Czech Republic.