中国中西部中—新生代前陆类盆地及其含油气性——兼论准噶尔盆地内部结构单元划分

前陆及前陆盆地的概念历来有多种定义,这些概念应用于中国中西部时有混乱,建议采用“复活前陆盆地”一词。前陆盆地内部结构单元包括活动翼、前渊(或称深坳陷)、稳定前陆斜坡和前隆,这四部分有成因联系,研究中应纳入一个前陆系统进行分析。以国外和中国中西部的多个盆地实例阐述了正确认识和鉴定前陆盆地的内部结构、前渊迁移、空间上沉积楔形态及含油气性等重要特征是对前陆盆地含油气评价和选区评价的重要前提。提出当今准噶尔盆地的地质构造格局是一个由活动翼(天山山前)、前渊(昌吉凹陷)和广大稳定前陆斜坡构成的复活前陆盆地。建议应编制两张准噶尔盆地中、新生代构造区划图。提出在盆地的油气勘探中不能唯“源控论”,勘探目标还应放在背斜以外的其它类型圈闭上。     

World patterns and amounts of detrital soil carbon

Soil carbon data were collected from published sources for 50 measurement sites spanning the globe's major climate and vegetation types. For each site, climate, vegetation, and land-use variables were determined and entered into a multiple curvilinear regression program to predict soil carbon. The best model incorporates an estimate of site disturbance, annual actual evapotranspiration, and annual soil moisture deficit, and yields an R = 0-803. The curvilinear regression equation was coupled with a large climatic database and computer cartography programs to produce first-generation maps of estimated soil carbon. These maps correctly portray soil carbon as high in boreal and cool temperate zones and low in deserts and tropical zones. Computer planimetry of maps of soil carbon for an ‘undisturbed’ world and for a ‘disturbed’ world resulted in estimates of 1457 × 10⁹ mtC and 504 × 10⁹ mtC respectively. These estimates compare favourably with recent estimates using other approaches. Clearly, the disturbance factor is critical to future refinements in estimates, suggesting the need for detailed studies of the relationship between land-use history and the creation and destruction of this important carbon pool.     

Evaluation of a gravel transport sensor for bed load measurements in natural flows

A recent acoustic instrument （Gravel Transport Sensor, GTS） was tested for predicting sediment transport rate （bed load rate） in gravel bed streams. The GTS operation is based on the particle collision theory of submerged obstacles in fluids. When particles collide with the GTS cylinder their momentum is recorded in the form of ping rates. The GTS is attractive for further consideration here because of its potential to provide continuous unattended local bed load measurements, especially in areas found in streams that access may be difficult under extreme conditions. Laboratory experiments coupled with numerical simulations for the same flow conditions were performed in order to determine the conditions under which particles of different size will hit the GTS cylinder and be able to register a ping rate. The GTS was able to detect the number of particles with diameter in the range of 15.9 to 25.4 mm, with reasonable accuracy, if the applied Shields effective stress τ＊e = τ＊ - τ＊cr was in the range of 0.006 to 0.015. A drawback of the tested prototype GTS, however, was that it exerted increased resistance on the incoming particles. The added drag effects increased the overall resistance that was exerted by the flow on particles and thus increased the likelihood that particles will rest in the ambient region of the cylinder instead of hitting it. Numerical simulation of the flow around the GTS cylinder revealed that changing the prototype geometry from cylindrical to ellipsoid or rhomboid will increase the likelihood of the particles hitting the instrument under the same flow conditions failed by the original tested GTS cylinder.     

Seasonal variability of aerosol optical properties in Darwin,Australia

This paper investigates the annual cycle in aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and Angstrom exponent in Darwin, Australia, a coastal site in the Tropical Warm Pool where the major aerosol sources are biomass burning and sea salt. We have used radiometer measurements from the Tropical Western Pacific Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility for the period March 2002–June 2003. Strong seasonal cycles in AOT and Angstrom exponent were observed, peaking during the burning season (May–November). Investigation of the spectral dependence of optical thickness showed that the Angstrom formula can be satisfactorily fitted to the AOT data during the burning season but not on summer and autumn afternoons due to the presence of sea salt aerosols.     

白垩纪四足动物足印的生物地层学、生物年代学与遗迹相

从全球范围来看,白垩纪四足动物的足印多数是非鸟恐龙与鸟类留下的痕迹;少量足印来自翼龙、鳄鱼、龟、哺乳动物和其他四足动物。白垩纪的足迹化石以东亚(尤其是中国和朝鲜)和北美西部的最为人所知。南美(主要是阿根廷和巴西)也有一定数量广泛分布的足迹化石,欧洲、非洲与澳大利亚的白垩纪足迹组合则鲜为人知。以白垩纪四足动物的足印记录为基础,我们对两个全球足印生物年代重新进行了检查。早白垩世生物年代以蜥脚类与鸟脚类的足迹为特征。晚白垩世生物年代中的蜥脚类足迹较少,但是鸭嘴龙、暴龙和角龙的足迹增多了。另外,白垩纪足印化石的记录中记载了许多重要的生物地层学信息,如北美白垩纪中期蜥脚类恐龙的消失,以及白垩纪末恐龙的绝灭。越来越多来自东亚的白垩纪足印记录使我们对更精细的地方性白垩纪足印生物年代学有了初步印象。因此,以地方性四足恐龙(包括鸟类)遗迹属的地层分布为基础,可以识别出三个或四个足印生物年代。种类丰富并具有地方性特色的东亚的白垩纪鸟类动物的遗迹群,可能指示白垩纪时东亚存在着一个独特而繁盛的鸟类动物群。以足印化石为基础的这一假说有待进一步的验证。     

陆内克拉通盆地层序地层构型及其控制因素

通过总结我国鄂尔多斯盆地和澳大利亚Surat basin这两个典型的陆内克拉通盆地的层序充填序列,认为该类盆地具有典型的层序地层充填模式:(1)典型的正粒序岩性组合特征;(2)基准面旋回为上升半旋回为主的不对称旋回,具有长期持续水进、短期水退旋回特征;(3)层序主要以LST为主,发育相互切割叠置的复合砂体,为最有利储层;TST和HST相对不发育,发育孤立状的单砂体,为中-差储层.陆内克拉通盆地层序地层及其控制的砂体具有溯源退积的时空展布模式,该模式主要受到盆地边缘构造、沉积物供给、湖平面变化、古地形、盆地充填和气候等因素的单独或综合控制.