汶川地震对芦山地震及周边 断层发震概率的影响

大震后区域静态库仑应力变化常常被用于解释区域地震活动性速率的变化、 主震断层外余震的发生以及即将失稳断层的地震发生概率的变化. 2013年4月20日芦山M_S7.0地震的发生重新引起了对2008年5月12日汶川M_S8.0大地震的热议. 利用含(滑移)速率和状态的摩擦定律, 结合汶川大地震前后的地震活动性水平, 定量化计算了汶川地震后雅安地区发震概率的变化, 并着重解释了芦山地震发震的可能根源. 此外, 还对库仑应力明显增加的鲜水河断层和熊坡断层进行了发震概率的定量化计算, 计算结果与中国地震台网中心的地震目录基本符合. 鲜水河断层从汶川地震后至今近5年来未发生M>6.0地震, 而M>6.0的发震概率已约为60%; 熊坡断层自汶川地震以来尚未发生M>4.0地震, 芦山地震后M>4.0的发震概率已接近90%. 所以, 我们认为鲜水河断层附近将成为M>6.0地震的重点防范地区, 熊坡地区将来仍旧存在发生中强地震的危险性.      

Distribution of diatoms and silicoflagellates in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea and offshore from the Changjiang River,China

The spatial distribution of siliceous microfossils (diatoms and silicoflagellates) in the surface sediments was mapped at 113 sites in the Yellow Sea and sea areas adjacent to the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, China. In total, 267 diatom taxa and two silicoflagellate species were identified from the sediments. The spatial variations in abundance and diversity were classified into three distinct geographic patterns using Q mode clustering: a south-north geographic pattern, a coastal-offshore pattern and a unique pattern in the Changjiang River mouth. The south-north geographic pattern was related to the spatial variations in sea temperature. Coscinodiscus oculatus, a warm-water species, indicated these variations by a gradual decrease in abundance from the south to the north. The coastal-offshore pattern was in response to the spatial variations in salinity. Cyclotella stylorum, Actinocyclus ehrenbergii and Dictyocha messanensis, the dominant brackish species in coastal waters, significantly decreased at the isobaths of approximately 30 m, where the salinity was higher than 31. Paralia sulcata and Podosira stelliger indicated the impact of the Yellow Sea Warm Current in the central Yellow Sea. The unique pattern in the Changjiang River mouth showed the highest species diversity but lower abundance, apparently because: freshwater input can significantly increase the proportion of brackish species; nutrients can supply the growth of phytoplankton; and high sedimentation rates can dilute the microfossil abundance in the sediments. Our results show that an integration of environmental factors (e.g., nutrient levels, sedimentation rate, sea temperature, salinity and water depth) determined the spatial characteristics of the siliceous microfossils in the surface sediments.     

滑坡预测预报研究现状与发展趋势

文章在对国内外滑坡预测预报研究成果深入分析的基础上，从滑坡发生时间、滑坡活动强度、滑坡危害三方面系统总结了滑坡预测预报研究的现状，评述了滑坡预测预报研究中的主要问题、各种研究方法的优缺点、适用范围和有效性及各国研究的特点。进而，分析预测了滑坡预测预报研究的发展趋势和未来研究的突破口。     

水化对泥页岩力学性质影响的实验研究

在井眼失稳机理分析的基础上,经室内实验得出泥页岩水化后岩石力学参数的变化规律。页岩水化前后坍塌压力对比结果表明,水化使泥页岩的坍塌压力持续升高,证实了泥页岩地层在钻遇初期稳定、裸眼一段时间后出现失稳。      

Sorption characteristics of peat of Brunei Darussalam IV: equilibrium,thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption of methylene blue and malachite green dyes from aqueous solution

Peat of Brunei Darussalam shows a great potential for the removal of methylene blue (MB) and malachite green (MG) dyes from aqueous solution. Carefully controlled batch experiments performed by changing one parameter at a time indicate that the optimum time periods of agitation and settling required for maximum removal of MB are 2.0 and 1.0 h, respectively, while these values for MG are 4.0 and 1.0 h, respectively. The optimum pH is determined to be the ambient value, and under the optimum conditions, 90 % removal of both dyes was determined under laboratory conditions. The equilibrium adsorption data analyzed for various isotherm models suggest that the Sips and Redlich–Peterson (R–P) models are valid for MB and MG, respectively. Further, thermodynamic studies show that the adsorption of both dyes on peat is spontaneous and endothermic. The adsorption capacities (q _max) of MB and MG dyes on peat are 0.45 and 0.31 mmol g^?1, respectively. Characterization of the surfaces of peat before and after treatment of dyes by SEM and FTIR provides conclusive evidence of adsorption of both dyes. Kinetics studies indicate that the adsorption of both MB and MG dyes is favored toward the pseudo-second-order model, with a little contribution of MG to the pseudo-first-order model. These results suggest that peat is a potential low-cost adsorbent for the removal of MB and MG dyes.