Resting stages of Tortanus forcipatus (Crustacea, Calanoida) in sediments of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

The distribution and abundance of viable and non-viable (so-called resting eggs) embryos of the calanoid copepod Tortanus forcipatus were determined in the laboratory by the enumeration of nauplii that emerge from sediments collected in Victoria Harbor (Hong Kong). Sediment cores sliced down to a depth of 37 cm showed the highest number of viable resting eggs near the surface layer (0–5 cm). The number of viable eggs sharply decreased with sediment depth, particularly at the inner harbor stations, although diapause eggs remained viable as deep as 25 cm. ²¹⁰Pb analyses of the sediments indicated that the mean egg age was 4.9 years. The egg mortality of T. forcipatus in the sediments was 0.135 year⁻¹, or 78.22% annual egg survival, calculated by regressing ln (egg density) from sediment age. The range of horizontal distribution of viable resting eggs was 24.25 × 10³–58.90 × 10³ m⁻², with a mean value of 36.8 × 10³ m⁻² over all stations. The accumulation of viable resting eggs that can persist for an extended period of time provided evidence for the existence of an egg bank of T. forcipatus in the sediments of Victoria Harbor.     

Application of wireline formation tester in Tarim Oilfield

The application of wireline formation tester(WFT)gradually extends in oil-field with the constant improvement of instrument functions.Applications of WFT in oil and gas exploration in Tarim Oilfield,such as formation pressure measurement,are described,and testing efficiency between drill stem testing(DST)and WFT are compared,especially comprised of PVT sampling,hydrocarbon composition estimation,fluid characterization analysis and formation permeability analysis.The test results between WFT and traditional DST show that their functions can be complementary.The influence factors of WFT and the suitable applying conditions for WFT and DST are also discussed.     

准噶尔盆地石炭纪—二叠纪地层对比框架新进展

准噶尔盆地的石炭系—二叠系记录了古亚洲洋演化的关键阶段,是重要的烃源岩层位,但其时代划分及地层对比存在极大的不确定性,限制了对地质事件和烃源岩成因及分布规律的认识。本文系统总结了目前已经发表的年代地层和生物地层工作,以碎屑锆石年龄和生物地层数据为依据,结合沉积演化特征,厘定并提出了准噶尔盆地石炭系—二叠系划分和对比的新方案。芦草沟组、平地泉组和下乌尔禾组烃源岩均形成于乌拉尔世（Cisuralian,早二叠世）萨克马尔期(Sakmarian)—亚丁斯克期(Artinskian);风城组时代跨越石炭系—二叠系界线;石人子沟组、塔什库拉组和乌拉泊组下部形成于晚石炭世;盆地内很可能缺失空谷阶(Kungurian)至瓜达鲁普统(Guadalupian)大部分沉积。新的地层对比框架极大地改变了以往对准噶尔盆地石炭纪—二叠纪地层时代归属的认识,为建立统一的全盆地沉积演化模式提供了新的依据和方案。     

基于PMC方法分析北京及邻区地震监测能力

1 研究背景 北京及邻区(39 °—41.5 °N,115 °—118 °E)地震活动背景活跃,政治、经济、文化高度集中,是我国经济社会发展以及减轻地震灾害的重点监视区之一(徐锡伟等,2002;陈颙等,2006).随着北京及邻区地震台网组成的不断完善和台站变更频度的加快,亟待及时动态评估地震监测能力变化,为北京及邻区日常监测预报业务提供数据支撑.国内外应用广泛的"基于概率的完整性震级"(probability-based magnitude of completeness,简称PMC)方法(Schorlemmer and Woessner,2008;Schorlemmer et al,2010),基于地震台阵/地震台网实际产出的观测资料,可实时、客观、准确地评估地震台网监测能力.采用PMC方法,对北京及邻区地震监测能力进行动态评估,以便摸清该区监测能力,进而为防震减灾部署、监测预报相关业务开展等提供重要的参考资料.     

中国4个地点地基与卫星臭氧总量长期观测比较

对我国河北香河、云南昆明、青海瓦里关及黑龙江龙凤山地基观测臭氧总量与不同时期、不同卫星反演的产品差别特点进行比较,评估地基和卫星观测臭氧总量数据的质量信息以及近30年来我国不同区域臭氧总量的变化趋势特征。结果表明:4个站点的地基与卫星观测臭氧总量的绝对和相对差别分别为-5~10 DU和-5%~4%;日平均相对差别基本上呈现随机分布特征。TOMS算法反演的卫星臭氧总量与地基差别总体上要优于与DOAS算法反演的同期产品。地基与卫星臭氧总量差别呈明显的区域特点,可能反映了卫星反演计算中所需的臭氧、温度垂直分布等初始条件的纬度分布差异对卫星产品精度的影响。在过去30年,4个站点的臭氧总量在经历1993年前的显著降低后于1995—1996年逐渐回升,而瓦里关站在2001年前后的回升更为明显。     

汶川M_w 7.9级地震同震断层陡坎类型与级联破裂模型

2008年5月12日,汶川Mw7.9级地震在青藏高原东缘沿龙门山逆冲断裂带中段形成了两条NE向和一条NW向逆冲走滑型地表破裂。依据同震地表陡坎形态特征,将其分为8种类型:逆断层陡坎、上盘垮塌陡坎、挤压推覆陡坎、右旋挤压推覆陡坎、断层相关褶皱陡坎、后冲挤压陡坎、上冲叠覆陡坎和局部正断层陡坎。汶川地震所形成的同震地表破裂主要由以逆冲为主的映秀破裂段和兼具逆冲、右旋走滑的北川破裂段两部分组成,这两个破裂段分别对应于Mw7.8与Mw7.6级地震事件;它们还可进一步细分为分别对应于Mw7.5、Mw7.7、Mw7.0和Mw7.5等4个次级事件的4个次级破裂段。这些次级破裂段的级联破裂可以用来解释为什么汶川地震的持续时间长达110 s。余震震源机制分析结果表明,发震断层的倾角随深度的增加而变缓,且从西南向北东逐渐变陡可以用来解释走滑分量增加的成因。此次大地震还表明,沿青藏高原东缘地形抬高的主要驱动力可能是地壳挤压缩短,而不一定是下地壳物质流动和膨胀引起上地壳的隆升。     

North Atlantic warming: patterns of long-term trend and multidecadal variability

Climate fluctuations in the North Atlantic Ocean have wide-spread implications for Europe, Africa, and the Americas. This study assesses the relative contribution of the long-term trend and variability of North Atlantic warming using EOF analysis of deep-ocean and near-surface observations. Our analysis demonstrates that the recent warming over the North Atlantic is linked to both long-term (including anthropogenic and natural) climate change and multidecadal variability (MDV, ~50–80 years). Our results suggest a general warming trend of 0.031 ± 0.006°C/decade in the upper 2,000 m North Atlantic over the last 80 years of the twentieth century, although during this time there are periods in which short-term trends were strongly amplified by MDV. For example, MDV accounts for ~60% of North Atlantic warming since 1970. The single-sign basin-scale pattern of MDV with prolonged periods of warming (cooling) in the upper ocean layer and opposite tendency in the lower layer is evident from observations. This pattern is associated with a slowdown (enhancement) of the North Atlantic thermohaline overturning circulation during negative (positive) MDV phases. In contrast, the long-term trend exhibits warming in tropical and mid-latitude North Atlantic and a pattern of cooling in regions associated with major northward heat transports, consistent with a slowdown of the North Atlantic circulation as evident from observations and confirmed by selected modeling results. This localized cooling has been masked in recent decades by warming during the positive phase of MDV. Finally, since the North Atlantic Ocean plays a crucial role in establishing and regulating the global thermohaline circulation, the multidecadal fluctuations discussed here should be considered when assessing long-term climate change and variability, both in the North Atlantic and at global scales.     

中国东部沿海地带及邻区的环境工程地质与可持续发展研究

沿海地带是海陆交接的边缘地带, 是-个多功能的自然综合体, 蕴藏着丰富的自然资源, 开发潜力很大。但沿海地带自然环境复杂多变, 生态环境极为脆弱, 而沿海地带的开发利用又涉及许多部门和学科, 在开发过程中已引起若干环境工程地质问题, 因此, 加强沿海地带资源开发的环境工程地质研究有极为重要的意义。本文分析了我国沿海地带资源开发过程中引起的主要环境工程地质问题, 采用BP神经网络模型对沿海地带及其邻区的工程地质环境质量进行了评价与区划。在此基础上, 对中国沿海地带可持续发展方略进行了探讨。     

羊坪水库蓄放水量变化对永胜地震台形变观测的影响

永胜地震台形变观测资料存在年变现象,为分析年变影响因素,基于该台形变观测数据,与台站东北方向的羊坪水库蓄放水数据进行相关性分析,结果表明,永胜地震台形变观测资料(除分量应变外)的年变形态,主要由羊坪水库的蓄、放水引起。