Holocene East Asian monsoon variation inferred from species assemblage and shell chemistry of the ostracodes from Hulun Lake, Inner Mongolia

A sediment core from Hulun Lake, Inner Mongolia was analyzed for species assemblages and shell chemistry of ostracodes to investigate changes in the hydrology and climate of the East Asian summer monsoon margin during the Holocene. Darwinula stevensoni was abundant, Ilyocypris spp. scarce, littoral ostracodes absent and Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and δ¹⁸O were low 11,100 to 8300 yr ago, indicating high lake levels and cool/fresh waters. Darwinula stevensoni declined largely, Ilyocypris spp. throve, littoral ostracodes were rare and chemical indicators remained in low values 8300 to 6200 yr ago, suggesting that the lake continued high stands but water became warm. The lake then contracted and water became cool/brackish 6200 to 4300 yr ago. Littoral ostracodes flourished 4300 to 3350 yr ago, marking the lowest lake levels of the entire Holocene. The lake level recovered and water salinity decreased 3350 to 1900 yr ago. From 1900 to 500 yr ago, the lake maintained the preceding status albeit lowered stands and increased salinities 1100 to 800 yr ago. During the recent 500 yr, the lake expanded and water salinity decreased. The data imply that the East Asian summer monsoon did not intensify until 8300 yr ago and weakened dramatically 4300 to 3350 yr ago.     

Comparison of SPT-N-based analysis methods in evaluation of liquefaction potential during the 1999 Chi-chi earthquake in Taiwan

SPT-N-based methods have been adopted for liquefaction assessment of soils during earthquakes for decades. However, there has not been a consistent way of assessing the accuracy and applicability of these methods. The Chi-chi earthquake of 1999, which has been the most serious ground shaking in Taiwan within the century, caused extensive liquefactions in mid-west alluvial deposits of the island. This paper assesses the prediction accuracy of several SPT-N-based methods using liquefaction and non-liquefaction incidents observed during the earthquake. A sensitivity study on commonly adopted parameters shows that the SPT blow count and peak ground acceleration are most sensitive in computing liquefaction potential. By comparing the error in predicting liquefaction and non-liquefaction incidents, this study concludes that Tokimatsu and Yoshimi’s method is more accurate than the other methods. However, the differences between prediction errors of various methods are minimal, indicating all of the methods examined are applicable for the 1999 earthquake in Taiwan.     

Non-Circular Rock-Fall Motion Behavior Modeling by the Eccentric Circle Model

The geometry of a block is a major factor affecting its rock-fall motion. A two-dimensional disc or three-dimensional sphere is often used to numerically simulate rock-fall motion, though circular or spherical blocks poorly represent the real geometry of rock falls. An eccentric circle model is specifically proposed to simulate the behavior of non-circular blocks in rock-fall motion using the distinct element method. In the eccentric circle model, the moment originates from the eccentricity. Three types of block shape, circle, ellipse, and eccentric circle, were used to simulate the fall of a single block through four different slope shapes to impact on a defense wall. The results of the simulation revealed that when the eccentricity falls below 0.5, the rock-fall motion is close to that of the ellipse model. As eccentricity grows, the rock-fall motion is closer to that of a flat piece, more stable, and tending to slide. When the block impacts the defensive wall using the circle model, a higher force and energy head in the wall is obtained. This case tends to be conservative, with the exception of the high slope angle case. The bouncing height using the circle model falls just between those of the ellipse and the eccentric circle models and tends to be unconservative. In conclusion, the rock-fall motion simulation using the proposed eccentric circle model appears to approach the non-circular block trajectory and energy loss, making it useful for rock-fall risk prevention and mitigation.     

甘肃省舟曲县"8.8"特大山洪泥石流灾害与气象成因分析及其应对建议

通过调查舟曲地质灾害历史资料.分析降雨与地质灾害的相关性,发现地质灾害与灾害前1～3 h累积降水量、月平均降水量和月暴雨频数明显正相关.然后分析舟曲"8.8"特大山洪泥石流的气象和降水成因.在此基础上,提出舟曲地质灾害的防治措施.     

Geochemistry and origin of deep-seated cracked gas on the northern slope of the Dongying Sag, Shandong Province

Deep-seated cracked gas exploration was achieved great breakthrough in Es4L of the Minfeng area on the northern slope of the Dongying Sag. Carbon isotopic and molecular compositions studies revealed the characteristics of wet gas and a normal trend of carbon isotopic composition. Empirical cutoff points of δ13C2 and δ13C3 and light hydrocarbon compositions distinguished the cracking gas as sapropelic gas. Variations in i/nC5, i/nC4 and δ13C2 fur-ther confirmed that the gas was cracked from residual kerogen. Source characteristics indicated that the gas was de-rived from mature-highly mature source rocks of Es4 with kerogen type II being dominant mixed with some oil-cracking gas. Burial history modeling indicated that there were two hydrocarbon charging periods in Es4L reser-voirs. The first period refers to the Guantao-Minghuazhen stage dominated by oil charging, while the second period refers to the Minghuazhen stage and has been dominated by cracked gas charging till now.     

黔南宾夕法尼亚亚纪礁环境中腕足动物古生态研究

黔南地区宾夕法尼亚亚纪逍遥阶礁相地层中腕足动物普遍发育,主要产长身贝类和石燕贝类。本文主要研究该区腕足动物与造礁生物叶状藻和Fomitchevella 珊瑚之间的生态关系。在叶状藻礁内,小个体腕足动物常附着在藻叶上营假漂浮生活; 但藻叶密集处,小个体腕足动物也难见,可能藻丛造成水流循环不畅使腕足动物难以获得充足的食料; 藻叶稀疏处,腕足动物个体加大,数量增加。在大型Fomitchevella 珊瑚格架礁内,腕足动物与Fomitchevella 之间不存在食物上的竞争。腕足动物介壳层为Fomitchevella 幼虫定殖提供了生物成因的硬质基底,在此基础之上发育了大型珊瑚礁。腕足动物在 Fomitchevella 进入统殖阶段由于生态空间受到局限而退居次要地位。     

西昆仑山甜水海北湖砂楔的形成与环境演变

青藏高原是世界上中低纬度地区冰缘最发育的区域,其中西昆仑山甜水海地区广泛分布着砂楔群等冰缘现象.砂楔是寒冷气候条件的产物,对古气候和古环境的重建具有重要意义.文章通过分析甜水海北湖砂楔矿物特征发现,砂楔填充物基本属于近源堆积;14C测年结果以及粒度再结合砂楔形态分析得出,该砂楔的形成经历了13.9kaB.P.,11.9...     

下辽河平原南部明化镇组咸水体赋存条件及分布特征

下辽河平原南部自上世纪七十年代以来陆续开采了上第三系明化镇组深层地下水,开采至今暴露出一系列的问题,如区域地下水头下降较快形成大面积水头降落、局部出现咸水体扩张及淡水咸化问题,严重威胁该地区居民的淡水资源安全.通过对下辽河平原南部上第三系地下水明化镇组含水层咸水体赋存的地质地貌、补迳排条件、动态特征等进行研究,掌握其赋...     

塔里木盆地奥陶系礁灰岩CO2毛细残余封存能力实验研究

实施CO2地质封存是目前公认的减少温室气体排放的有效方法。在可能进行封存的场所中,咸水含水层封存潜力最大,机理也最为复杂。其中毛细残余封存机理在封存量和封存安全性方面均具有十分重要的意义。在评价毛细残余封存量时,残余气饱和度是一个十分重要的参数。文中提出了测定残余气饱和度的实验方法,并实际应用于中国塔里木盆地奥陶系礁灰...     

Field testing of erodibility of two landslide dams triggered by the 12 May Wenchuan earthquake

A strong earthquake of magnitude 8 in Richter scale, occurred in Sichuan Province, China on 12 May 2008, triggered about 257 landslide dams. The erodibility of fresh landslide deposits plays an important role in evaluating the initiation and development of breaching of such landslide dams. In this research, field jet index tests were conducted shortly after the earthquake at 27 locations on the Hongshihe landslide dam and the Libaisi landslide dam. The purpose of these tests was to investigate the erodibility of freshly deposited landslide soils. The landslide deposits are broadly graded. The bulk density increases and the coefficient of erodibility decreases with the depth of deposition. The erodibility of the fresh landslide deposits falls into a moderately resistant category and the fresh deposits are much more erodible than the native geomaterials before the earthquake. The main factors that control soil erodibility are found to be grain-size distribution, void ratio, fines content, and plasticity index. Particularly, the coefficient of erodibility decreases exponentially with the degree of compaction. Two empirical equations are developed for estimating the coefficient of erodibility and critical erosive shear stress of the freshly deposited landslide soils based on their basic soil properties.