Sensitivity of the Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration to sunshine duration in the Upper Mekong River Basin

Sensitivity analysis is important in understanding the relationship between sunshine duration (SD) and reference evapotranspiration (ET_ref). This study was developed in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin using a non-dimensional relative sensitivity coefficient (S_N) relating ET_ref to SD. The S_N for January and July for each station were calculated. The results indicate that (a) the SD and S_N change in similar ways, where January and July are selected as two representative time slices; (b) the spatial distributions of the long-term averaged S_N for January and July are the reverse of each other; (c) the most abrupt changes in climate occur in the 1980s and the middle region is sensitive to climate change; and (d) periodicities of 2–4 and 14–16 years are detected in the basin generally. The significant increase of inter-decadal filter variance indicates changes in the long-term memory of the local climate system.

EDITOR Z.W. Kundzewicz

ASSOCIATE EDITOR not assigned     

Interannual variability of dimethylsulfide in the Yellow Sea

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology - The 22-year (1998–2019) surface seawater dimethylsulfide (DMS) concentrations in the Yellow Sea (YS) were hindcasted based on satellite sea surface...     

2010年新西兰MW7.0主震与2011年MW6.1余震近场强地面运动特征比较分析

2010年9月3日16时35分46秒新西兰南岛Greendale附近发生了M_W7.0地震, 震源深度约10.0 km. 2011年2月21日新西兰南岛又发生了M_W6.1地震, 为2010年M_W7.0主震后最大的一次余震, 震源深度约5.0 km, 发震断层为Christchurch南约9 km一条近东西走向逆冲的隐伏断层, 该地震造成Christchurch城内多处建筑物严重损毁. 本文分析了2010年新西兰地震事件M_W7.0主震与M_W6.1余震强地面运动的特征. 新西兰M_W6.1余震近场强地面运动整体高于M_W7.0主震. 将主震和余震的强震观测记录分别与新一代衰减关系(NGA)进行对比, 发现余震强震观测数据整体高于其震级对应的NGA. 分别选取距离主震和余震震中最近且强震观测记录最高的两个台站(GDLC台站和HVSC台站)作为参照台站, 建立动态复合震源模型(DCSM)及有限断层随机振动模型(SFFM)进行强地面运动的模拟计算, 分析两种模型的模拟结果并对比二者的优势及局限, 以便在未来工作中更好地通过模型计算强地面运动特征, 实现区域化特征快速、 实时分析及局部重点、 细致分析相结合的目标.      

The <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-alkanol paleoclimate records in two peat deposits: a comparative study of the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and Northeast China

A number of studies have revealed that the climate in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and Northeast China is sensitive to postglacial changes. Unfortunately, the link of the past climate evolution between the two regions is not well understood. In this study, two cores are analyzed to determine this link directly. The high-resolution n-alkanol distribution patterns from two typical peat sequences covering the past 16,000 cal years in the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and Northeast China, respectively, are closely examined by gas chromatograph–mass spectrometry analysis. In combination with other palaeoclimatic proxies, it is proposed that the n-alkanol average chain length and (C₂₂ + C₂₄)/(C₂₆ + C₂₈) ratio could reflect past climate changes in the two peat sequences. The n-alkanol proxies reveal several climatic intervals in the period from the last deglaciation through the Holocene. A comparison of n-alkanol records between the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and Northeast China indicates that the start and end of the warm Holocene Optimum differed at the two locations. The spatially asynchronous pattern of climatic change is possibly a result of different responses to change in solar radiation. The evolution of the Holocene paleoclimate is more consistent with changes in Northern Hemisphere solar radiation in Northeast China than on the Tibetan Plateau. The Holocene Optimum began and terminated earlier in Northeast China than in the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Thus, the two n-alkanol proxies provide valuable insights into the regional Holocene climate and local environmental conditions.     

Analysis of mobilized stress ratio of gap-graded granular materials in direct shear state considering coarse fraction effect

Weathered rockfill materials, characterized by a mixture of soil matrix and rock aggregates, are widely distributed in mountainous areas. These soils are frequently used for subgrade or riprap in engineering practice, and the mobilized shear strength is crucial for analyzing the displacement and stability of these geo-structures. A series of direct shear tests are performed on a gap-graded soil with a full range of coarse fraction. The behavior of gap-graded soils is analyzed, and a simple model is proposed for the evolution of mobilized stress ratio during direct shearing process based on mixture theory. The change of inter-aggregate configuration is incorporated by introducing a structure variable which increases with coarse fraction and decreases approximately linearly with the overall horizontal shear strain in double logarithmic plot. It reasonably reflects a gradually transformation from a matrix-sustained structure into an aggregate-sustained one with the increase of coarse fraction. The model has four parameters, and at least two direct shear tests need to be done for the calibration. Validation of the model is done by using the test data in this work and those from the literature.

     

云南禄丰煤岩与围岩中富勒烯（C60）物质的初步探索

中国云南煤中是否存在富勒烯还没有科学定论。本工作运用高效液相色谱方法，对中国云南禄丰晚三叠世煤岩及其围岩中是否存在天然富勒烯物质的问题进行了探索性研究；同时发展了适于从复杂地质样品中分离纯化富勒烯和定性与定量检测富勒烯的一套技术方法。结果显示，从定性角度有两个样品确实存在富勒烯。本文据此提出，富勒烯的赋存与煤岩／围岩交互相上的含煤碳质泥岩有着密切的关系。下一步研究应着重调查比煤岩与顶板和底板界面层并大力研究其中天然富勒烯的地学成因。本工作的意义还在于为今后我国加入和独立开展以富勒烯类物质（如C60／C70）及其衍生物质（如He C60 C70)作为地球化学示踪物的古地球突变大事件的研究，奠定了实验方法学基础。     

康西瓦断裂带晚新生代构造地貌特征及其构造意义

文章详细调查了康西瓦断裂带发育的断层崖、断层陡坎、地震破裂带、错断山脊、拉分盆地、挤压脊、偏心洪积扇、错断水系等新构造运动形迹,这些新构造运动形迹表明了康西瓦断裂带在晚新生代以来发生了强烈的左旋走滑运动,并兼有正滑运动分量。数字地形高程模型(DEM)分析表明康西瓦断裂西端终止于塔什库尔干谷地东部的瓦恰河谷内,东端与著名的阿尔金断裂带相连。如果以喀拉喀什河和玉龙喀什河为参照系,康西瓦断裂晚新生代以来的左旋走滑累积位移量可达 80～85km,根据断裂带 8～12mm/a的长期走滑速率,推测康西瓦断裂带新生代以来的左旋走滑运动开始于约10Ma。结合我们获得的断裂带两侧岩浆岩的年龄,表明康西瓦断裂带左旋走滑运动的开始时代为晚中新世,现今康西瓦地区的构造地貌格局很可能是中新世晚期以来强烈的左旋走滑运动形成的。     

厦门某厂人工挖孔桩质量事故分析

通过静载、钻芯等测试手段对一个人工挖孔桩的桩基工程质量事故进行分析,找出造成质量事故的原因,提出桩基工程中应注意的问题。     

新疆哈密红石铜矿区300m中段原生晕地球化学特征及成矿预测

新疆哈密红石铜矿位于东天山大南湖-头苏泉岛弧带北段的卡拉塔格地区,为浅成低温热液脉型铜矿床。在矿床深部300m中段开展1:100原生晕地球化学剖面测量,选择Ag、Cu、Mo、Zn、As、Sb、Hg、Au、Pb、W、Ba、Bi、Sn等13种元素进行测试分析,查明与矿有关的地球化学特征,预测成矿有利地段。研究通过R型因子分析,识别Sb-Hg-As-Au前缘晕指示元素组合、Ag-Cu-Mo-Zn近矿晕指示元素组合、Ba-Bi尾晕指示元素组合,以及Se-Zn-Pb等元素共同代表岩浆期后中高温热液活动阶段,显示出该矿床具有多期、多阶段成矿的特征;依据C.B.格里戈良分带指数原理,建立（Sb×Hg）D/（Ba×Bi）D矿体定量预测指标,并结合矿化-蚀变特征,圈定1处成矿有利重点地段和1处成矿有利一般地段,分别为300m中段25线~19线成矿热液角砾岩筒的深部或周边,以及300m中段13线~7线1、6、9号脉矿（化）带的深部和周边;验证孔ZKY2101揭露了角砾岩筒深部的矿化情况,取得良好效果。