Subsistence strategies of prehistoric hunter-gatherers on the Tibetan Plateau during the Last Deglaciation

The study of prehistoric hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies on the Tibetan Plateau is important for understanding the mechanisms and processes of human adaption to high altitude environments.But to date,only a few Paleolithic sites have been found on the Tibetan Plateau with clear stratigraphy and reliable dating.These sites are mainly distributed in the Qinghai Lake Basin on the northeastern part of the plateau,and the sporadic fauna and flora remains excavated provide limited information about the subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherers.In 2014,relatively abundant animal remains were unearthed in the Lower Cultural Layer (LCL,15400-13100 cal yr BP) of the"151 site"located in the Qinghai Lake Basin,providing important information about human subsistence strategies on the Tibetan Plateau during the Last Deglaciation.Zooarchaeological analysis of these faunal remains indicates that hunter-gatherers at the"151 site"mainly targeted large ungulates of Bos and wild horse/ass,and only brought back the most nutritious parts of animal carcasses including upper and intermediate limb bones,heads,and trunks (ribs and vertebrae).People then processed and consumed the carcasses around single hearths.Our comprehensive analyses of contemporaneous sites in the Qinghai Lake Basin show that a subsistence strategy involving opportunistic hunting of ungulates,high mobility,and short occupation of campsites was used by terminal Pleistocene huntergatherers to adapt to the high-altitude environment on the Tibetan Plateau.This subsistence strategy may have been a first step of gradual hunter-gatherer adaptation to the extreme conditions on the Tibetan Plateau after the Last Glacial Maximum,and laid the foundation for the widespread distribution of hunter-gatherers on the plateau during the Holocene.     

Pollen-based Holocene quantitative temperature reconstruction on the eastern Tibetan Plateau using a comprehensive method framework

Quantitative climate reconstruction on long timescales can provide important insights for understanding the climate variability and providing valuable data for simulations. Unfortunately, the credibility of some attempts was hampered by incomplete reconstruction procedures. We here establish a comprehensive framework resting on high-quality Chinese modern pollen database, including modern pollen data screening, calibration set selection, major climate factor analysis, appropriate model selection, strict statistical assessment of results and ecological interpretation. The application of this framework to three high-resolution pollen records from the eastern Tibetan Plateau allows accurate quantitative inferences of Holocene temperature changes, which is the major control of regional vegetation. The results show that the mean warmest month temperature(MTwa)during the early Holocene was ca. 10.4℃ and reached the highest value at 8.5–6 ka BP(ca. 11℃). The early and mid-Holocene(11–5 ka BP) warmth was followed by 1.2℃ temperature decrease, culminating in the coolest temperatures of the Holocene during the Neoglacial cooling. Superimposing on the general cooling trend, MTwareveals a significant 500-yr periodicity with varying intensities through time, showing that warm(cold) intervals are in phase with solar maxima(minima) periods. This spectral similarity indicates a possible connection of multi-century scale climate fluctuations with solar forcing.     

滇西北贡山地块始新世花岗岩的成因及其构造意义

滇西三江地区发育古近纪花岗岩,记录了印度－欧亚大陆碰撞的岩浆活动信息。对贡山地块福贡花岗岩开展岩石地球化学及锆石U Pb Hf系统研究,结果表明,该花岗岩为钙碱性、过铝质特征的I S型花岗岩。锆石U Pb同位素分析表明,福贡马吉花岗岩侵位于55 Ma,并含有252~77 Ma的继承锆石。锆石Hf同位素分析表明,该区岩浆锆石具有与青藏高原及东其南缘同时代长英质侵入体相似的Hf同位素组成,暗示其相似的岩浆起源。微量元素和同位素组成模拟计算结果表明,马吉花岗岩的原生岩浆是由53%的新生地壳组分和47%古老地壳基底物质混合而成的原岩经 5%~15%(F=005~015)的部分熔融而成。贡山地块福贡马吉花岗岩与冈底斯地块和腾冲地块早始新世岩浆岩(约55 Ma)具相似的年龄及地球化学特征,暗示它们之间可能存在类似的成因机制,均为新特提斯洋俯冲板片断离引起的壳内减压熔融的产物。     

新疆东昆仑西段黄沙河地区托库孜达坂组地质特征及沉积环境分析

黄沙河地区位于新疆东昆仑西段南缘,属于昆南增生杂岩带,研究区内出露大面积下石炭统托库孜达坂组,为了厘定区内托库孜达坂组时代并对其沉积环境进行分析,本文在详细的野外地质调查基础上,通过地层层序学、岩石学及古生物学研究,将新疆东昆仑西段黄沙河地区托库孜达坂组分为下段碎屑岩段和上段碳酸盐岩段,将其时代厘定为早石炭世,结合区内碎屑岩粒度特征及放射虫化石特征,确定该套地层的沉积环境为半深海滨浅海环境。     

扬子克拉通北缘中元古界神农架群沉积特征*

神农架群(约1400—1000 Ma)发育于扬子克拉通北缘鄂西北地区,自下而上发育有下亚群(大岩坪组、马槽园组、乱石沟组、大窝坑组和矿石山组)、中亚群(台子组、野马河组、温水河组和石槽河组)及上亚群(送子园组和瓦岗溪组)。每亚群均由相对较深水相碎屑岩和浅水碳酸盐岩组成。一系列岩石组合特征、宏微观沉积组构和沉积构造等表明,神农架群发育环潮坪相藻碳酸盐岩、浅海相碎屑岩、台缘浅滩颗粒碳酸盐岩和台缘斜坡砾屑碳酸盐岩等4类沉积组合,形成于远端变陡型缓坡型碳酸盐岩台地背景。环潮坪沉积分布最广,遍布于所有碳酸盐岩地层,不同类型叠层石发育,构成向上变浅沉积序列;进积作用强烈,干裂构造、蒸发岩等常见;沉积相带由浅潮下、潮坪及潮上带组成。浅海碎屑岩沉积组合主要见于台子组及大岩坪组,由砂岩、粉砂岩与泥岩组成,石英砂岩分选和磨圆较好,自生海绿石常见,平行层理、水平—波状层理发育,泥岩中自生黄铁矿发育,总体经历了滨岸浅滩—浅海陆棚—碎屑潮坪—局限台地等的高频变化。台缘浅滩颗粒碳酸盐岩以鲕粒白云岩、砾屑白云岩(及内碎屑白云岩)和斜歪锥、柱状叠层石为特征,主要见于乱石沟组、野马河组;大窝坑组及石槽河组以鲕粒和砂—砾屑白云岩及藻碎屑(团块或凝块石)为特征;大中型板状交错层理、递变—平行层理和冲刷—侵蚀构造普遍,表明浅潮下带强水动力条件环境。台缘斜坡砾屑碳酸盐岩发育在大岩坪组中上部及马槽园组,由滑塌堆积的透镜状、巨厚层状巨—粗—细砾岩和砂岩组成,砾岩成分以白云岩等为主,可见大型交错层理、波痕和侵蚀—冲刷等沉积构造。对神农架群沉积序列、沉积特征及沉积演化过程的研究,为扬子克拉通中元古代晚期的盆地演化与重建、沉积充填过程及地层—沉积对比研究提供了基础资料及依据。     

冬季大风影响下的渤黄海水交换特征

利用ROMS海洋数值模式对2006年冬季渤黄海的海洋动力环境进行模拟,基于温度、盐度模拟结果,使用谱混合模型进行水团分析,定义了渤海海峡地区的水交换区。并进一步讨论了冬季大风事件对水交换区的影响,给出了冬季大风影响下的渤黄海水交换特征。研究得出,冬季的黄海水团以“舌”形分布于渤海海峡地区,水交换区则表现为沿“舌”形边缘呈带状分布,具有西北——东南的走向趋势,并且在“舌”尖处的水交换面积最大。通过缩小研究范围,发现位于黄海最北部的沿岸海域并不参与渤黄海之间的水体交换。最后研究发现,冬季大风事件对渤海水交换具有促进作用,具体表现为：大风过程使黄海暖流对渤海的入侵更加深入,水交换区向渤海方向伸展,南部的水交换带变宽,河流径流进入渤海后与渤海水的混合区加大,并发生北移。     

1509号台风灿鸿期间“朱家尖-嵊山”高频地波雷达数据分析

2007年在朱家尖和嵊山布设了小型阵变频高频地波雷达,对共同覆盖范围内的舟山海域进行风、浪、流的业务化探测。2015年7月11日,1509号台风灿鸿在朱家尖沿海登陆,之后继续向北偏东方向移动,台风中心经过高频地波雷达探测海域。本文将台风期间高频地波雷达的探测数据分别与定点浮标观测数据和ASCAT卫星遥感大面积风场数据进行了对比分析。结果表明,高频地波雷达在台风期间较好地反映了舟山海域流场特征和风场分布情况,高频地波雷达的探测数据精度满足指标要求,验证了高频地波雷达在复杂海况条件下具有合格的探测性能。     

COSMIC掩星资料同化对台风“天兔”预报影响的试验

台风数值预报的关键之一在于给定准确的模式初始场。本文使用气象、电离层和气候星座观测系统(COSMIC)的卫星资料,通过资料同化技术改善数值天气预报模式的初始场,进而评估数据同化技术对台风(或热带气旋)预报的改善效果。使用我国自主研发的数值天气预报模式,对1319号台风“天兔”进行模拟试验,对温度场、湿度场、涡度散度场及假相当位温场进行诊断分析。试验结果表明,与同化常规探空资料相比,COSMIC资料的同化可减小模式预报台风路径误差,台风附近降水落区更为集中。研究评估了掩星资料同化对模式的改进作用,并能为台风预报技术和防灾减灾提供参考。     

浅谈内蒙古大兴安岭地区中南部侏罗系与白垩系之界线

通过对大兴安岭地区侏罗系与白垩系之间不整合面的讨论,以地层区域对比及同位素测年数据等信息确定其界线,达到本区侏罗系与白垩系界线的可识别性、客观性和稳定性之目的.同时,对该区主要地层形成的大地构造环境的研究,认为土城子组是碰撞造山后伸展阶段形成的一套陆相红层,也是侏罗纪结束的标准层;而满克头鄂博组、玛尼吐组和白音高老组则是碰撞造山后垮塌阶段形成的火山地层.以大规模火山爆发为特征,本区开始了白垩纪地壳演化阶段.侏罗系与白垩系界线位于土城子组与满克头鄂博组之间,二者界线以区域不整合（假整合）为特征,不整合面形成于碰撞造山后伸展与垮塌的转换时期.     

燕山西部尚义盆地沉积岩区专题地质填图方法与成果

燕山运动是中国东部晚中生代重要的陆内造山运动,具有广泛而深远的地质影响。虽然前人对燕山运动的研究已近百年,积累了大量研究成果,然而目前对于燕山造山带的陆内造山过程仍存在很大争议。针对这一科学问题,选取燕山西部尚义盆地开展了1∶5万专题地质填图。在此基础上,通过盆地充填序列、岩相、沉积环境、物源的综合分析,恢复了盆地岩相古地理,建立了盆地演化模型,并探讨了燕山造山带陆内造山过程的沉积响应。根据沉积岩区岩相组合填图方法,绘制了1∶5万组-相级岩相分布图。燕山西部尚义盆地侏罗纪—早白垩世早期沉积演化记录了燕山造山带造山前伸展、同造山挤压和造山后伸展的全过程。