Tectonic and climatic controls on late Quaternary bajada sedimentation along Narmada-Son Fault(NSF),Gujarat,Western India

An alluvial bajada has been recognized along a part of the active Narmada-Son Fault(NSF) and confined by the Karjan River on the eastern side and by the Madhumati River on western side.The bajada sequence exposed along the incised cliffs of various north flowing parallel streams has been studied in their proximal,medial and distal part. The sediments are characterized on the basis of grain size,fabric,sedimentary structures,bed geometry and sorting, and lithologs prepared from the mapped cliff sections.Detailed study of sedimentary characteristics,lithofacies analysis and facies associations indicate that sediments are mainly of three types-sediments that were deposited by debris flows and sediment gravity flows,and as extensive bar deposits.Three major aggredational sequences are recognized.Each sequence is composed of coarsening-upward sequence of proximal facies overlain by fining-upward sequence of distal facies.Coarsening upward sequence record periods of tectonic activity related to uplift along the NSF and fan progradation,whereas fining-upward sequence results from tectonic quiescence periods.The presence of rhizocretions,calcium carbonate nodules and calcite sheets within the basal debris flow and sediment gravity flow indicate semi-arid climate,whereas the formation of pedoginized paleosol indicate relatively wetter climate prevailing in the study area.Tectonic activity along the NSF has played dominant role by controlling the geometry and volume of bajada sediments.Climate is found to be responsible for compositional and temporal distribution of bajada sediments.OSL dating suggests that the bajada sediments were deposited during the later part of late Pleistocene.The incision of the sediments is attributed to uplift due to inversion of the lower Narmada basin during the early Holocene.     

Late Caledonian Ductile Thrusting Deformation in the Central East Kunlun Belt, Qinghai, China and Its Significance: Evidence from Geochronology

A high-angle ductile thrusting deformation with top-to-the-north movement penetratively developed in the Proterozoic-Early Paleozoic metamorphic rocks along the Central East Kunlun belt. The deformed rocks suffered epidote-amphibolite facies metamorphism. On the basis of our previous study, we present more data in this paper to further support that the ducdle thrust deformation occurred in the later Caledonian and more detailed information about the deformation. A zircon U-Pb concordant age of 446±2.2 Ma of a deformed granodiorite in the ductile thrust zone was obtained and can be interpreted as the lower limit of the deformation. A syntectonically crystallized and also strongly deformed hornblende Ar/ Ar dating gives an Ar/Ar plateau age of 426.5±3.8 Ma, which represents the deformation age. A strongly orientated muscovite gives an Ar/Ar plateau age of 408±1.6Ma, representing the cooling age after the peak temperature, constraining the upper limit of the ductile thrust deformation. This ductile thru     

国家强风暴预报中心(NSSFC)对1988年闪电资料的评价

一、引言美国国家气象局(NWS)已经制定了一个改进天气服务的重要现代化计划,计划将一些新的遥感技术用于90年代的业务工作。闪电定位是这些新资料源中的一个。它利用一个传感器网可以探测到云对地闪和确定闪击点的位置。在过去的十年里各个研究小组已开发了闪电定位技术。现在区域测站网     

Revision of the Conchostracan Genus Tenuestheria from the Upper Cretaceous Lanxi Formation in Zhejiang and Its Biostratigraphic Significance in Southeast China

The diagnosis of the conchostracan genus Tenuestheria from the Lanxi Formation in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province in Southeast China is revised following an examination of the type species under a scanning electron microscope, which revealed some morphological features on the carapace that had not been recognized previously. The importance of the Tenuestheria Fauna is considered in the context of correlation of six Turonian–Santonian formations in this region of China. The value of the Cenomanian Nemestheria and Turonian Linhaiella faunas in correlating the underlying early Late Cretaceous formations is also noted.     

中国唐山实验台阵的近场强震加速度记录

国家地震局工程力学研究所与美国加州理工学院(C.I.T.),南加州大学(U.S.C.)以及地质调查局(U.S.G.S.)于1981年正式开始了一项中美双边强震观测的合作研究计划。作为这项计划的一部分,1982年6月底在中国唐山地震(1976.7.28,M_s=7.8)的余震区,布设了一个实验性的强震仪器台阵。这个台阵由12台三分量数字磁带记录式强震仪组成。从1982年7月至1983年3月,该台阵共取得了震级M_L=1.2—6.2的133个地震的285张近场加速度记录,其中大部分保留了初至P波和相应的精确到时。 本文介绍了实验台阵的运行情况和所获取的典型的近场加速度记录,展示了1982年10月19日卢龙M_L=6.2地震时距震中仅4公里的地点所获取的十分珍贵的近场加速度记录,其水平向最大加速度为0.23g,竖向最大加速度为0.128g。 本文还根据所获取的资料,进行了初步分析,给出了有关震源情况的若干基本数据和近场地震动的衰减规律。     

大功率低频可控震源在主动源地震学中的应用

过去的20年里,俄罗斯在主动源地震学中一直使用大功率(40吨和10吨)低频可控震源。这种震源可产生频带为1.5～3Hz,3～6Hz,5～10Hz,出力高达100吨的可控震源。该震源的可移动类型出力为40吨,频带宽度为6～12Hz。100吨级可控震源激发地震波的传播距离可达到350km,折射波向下可穿透达50km深度。震源运行过程具有高度可重复性,其产生的信号频谱有"夏季"与"冬季"两种不同模式。在长地震剖面上可以通过地震频谱的变化来估计断层带的埋深,其他的应用主要有深地震剖面、地震危险性区划、结构检测、各向异性导致的应力变化研究、地震事件定位、大型建筑的完整性检测。附录中给出了大功率低频可控震源的理论描述和数值实例。     

Adaptation to climate change in desertified lands of the marginal regions in Egypt through sustainable crop and livestock diversification systems

Environmental degradation resulting from current climate changes, including prolonged drought, land degradation, desertification, and loss of biodiversity, is presenting enormous challenges to achieve ...     

The Relationship between Model Biases in East Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and Land Evaporation

The East Asian Summer Monsoon(EASM) provides the majority of annual rainfall to countries in East Asia.Although state-of-the-art models broadly project increased EASM rainfall, the spread of projections is large and simulations of present-day rainfall show significant climatological biases. Systematic evapotranspiration biases occur locally over East Asia, and globally over land, in simulations both with and without a coupled ocean. This study explores the relationship between evapotranspiration...     

Skilful Forecasts of Summer Rainfall in the Yangtze River Basin from November

Variability in the East Asian summer monsoon(EASM) brings the risk of heavy flooding or drought to the Yangtze River basin, with potentially devastating impacts. Early forecasts of the likelihood of enhanced or reduced monsoon rainfall can enable better management of water and hydropower resources by decision-makers, supporting livelihoods and major economic and population centres across eastern China. This paper demonstrates that the EASM is predictable in a dynamical forecast model from the pr...     

4.直接测铀的瞬发裂变中子测井的解释

测量地层中铀含量的瞬发裂变中子(PFN)技术的基础,是探测²³⁵U热裂变所产生的中子。