Environmental records of snow pits in Yuzhufeng Glacier and Xiao Dongkemadi Glacier in the Tibetan Plateau

The contents and distribution characteristics of ions, n-alkanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in snow pits on the Yuzhufeng (YZF) Glacier and the Xiao Dongkemadi (XDKMD) Glacier are studied. Parameter characteristics and correlation coefficients between ions and two organic compounds are used to explore the possible sources of these chemical compositions. The results indicated that both glaciers are influenced by west wind circulation, but the contents of ions, n-alkanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the YZF Glacier are higher than in the XDKMD Glacier because of differences in geographical position. The ratios of ΣnC₂₁^–/ΣnC₂₂⁺ and CPI values (CPI: carbon preference index) indicate that the n-alkanes from natural sources in these two glaciers are mainly derived from higher plants, whereas the contribution from lower organisms was small, also, n-alkanes from anthropogenic sources in the YZF Glacier are higher than in the XDKMD Glacier. The ratios of LPAHs/HPAHs and (Fly+Pyr)/(BghiP+INP) indicate that the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in these two glaciers are mainly derived from low temperature combustion of coal and biomass, and, in the XDKMD Glacier, partially from the vehicle exhaust.     

Concentration of trace elements and their sources in a snow pit from Yuzhu Peak, north-east Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

In order to understand the potential influence of pollution from human activity on the natural cycle of trace elements in the atmosphere over the eastern Kunlun mountains, north-eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, concentrations of Al, Fe, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Li, Ni, Zn, Pb, Sb, Sr, U and V in a 75 cm-deep snow pit recovered from 5,800 m a.s.l. of the Yuzhu Peak Glacier on October 25, 2009, were determined by a sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The results indicate that concentrations of the measured trace elements vary by orders of magnitude from one element to another ranging from the minimum value 1.2 pg/g (U) to the maximum value 293 ng/g (Fe); the value of Max/Min ranges from 7 pg/g (Sd) to 358 pg/g (Li). EFc values of measured trace elements show that there are other important sources except dust for Cd, Sb, Zn, Pb and Cu. Comparison of the concentrations of the measured trace elements with those in other areas in the Tibetan Plateau indicates that trace element concentrations for Yuzhu Peak are lower than those in east Tianshan and Muztagh Ata (Pamirs). Concentrations of some trace elements are also lower than those in East Rongbuk Glacier. However, concentrations of all measured trace elements are extensively higher than those in Greenland and the Antarctic.     

The fraction and mid-infrared properties of broad absorption line quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

We present the results of a study which uses a sample of 1822 Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) quasars with reliable Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) detections in the redshift range 1.7≤z≤4.38 to investigate the mid-infrared fraction of broad absorption line (BAL) quasars. The BAL quasars in the sample include both high-ionization BAL (HiBAL) quasars that show broad absorption from C?iv and low-ionization BAL (LoBAL) quasars that show additional broad absorption from Mg?ii. The fraction of C?iv BAL quasars with nonzero absorption index (AI) is found to be 38.7±1.2 %, in good agreement with that derived for the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) sample. The C?iv BAL quasar fractions remain constant with magnitude in the WISE 3.4 μm (W1) and 4.6 μm (W2) bands, and increase rapidly with decreasing magnitude in the WISE 12 μm (W3) and 22 μm (W4) bands. The nonzero AI fraction of 44.5±2.1 % determined in the WISE W4 band is more likely to represent the intrinsic BAL quasar fraction. No evidence that the fraction is a strong function of redshift is found. At 1.7≤z≤2.15, the overall mid-infrared LoBAL fraction is $3.3^{+0.6}_{-0.5}~\%$ and the fractions increase significantly with decreasing magnitude in all four of WISE bands. Moreover, it is found that the mean optical-to-WISE colors of BAL quasars are ?0.2 mag redder than that of non-BAL quasars, while the traditional (nonzero balnicity) BAL quasars are redder than the nontraditional BAL quasars by ?0.15 mag, which suggest a continuum of more reddening from non-BAL to nontraditional BAL to traditional BAL. No evidence that nontraditional BALs are a distinct class from traditional BALs is found. Finally, it is shown that the mean optical-to-WISE colors of LoBALs are ?0.4 mag redder than that of HiBALs at 1.7≤z≤2.15.     

A Study of Optical Light Variations of LINERs in SDSS

The Stripe82 has been repeatedly observed by SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) from 1998 to 2004, so as to provide us with opportunities to investigate the light variations of related objects. In this work, 29 broad-line LINERs (low-ionization nuclear emission line regions) in the Stripe82 are selected from the catalog LMCC (Light-Motion Curve Catalogue) to study their light variations. By comparing with the photometric measurements of the normal galaxies in LMCC, four candidates which possibly have light variations are picked up. Finally, after further veri?cations, it is found that there are two LINERs (SDSS J004828.80-001241.5 and SDSS J030203.53+005159.5) exhibiting relatively obvious light variations.     

Progress in the study on mountainous vertical zonation in China

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柴里煤矿开展塌陷地治理见实效

枣庄矿业集团公司柴里煤矿是原煤炭部指定厚含水冲积层下开采厚煤层的实验井,是由年产30万t发展成为年产300万t的现代化矿井。由于煤层厚、埋藏深,塌陷深度大,地表岩移持续时间长,积水严重等原因,建矿44年来,造成2000多公顷土地塌陷,其中1400hm^2农田已绝产,生态环境遭到严重破坏。     

新疆天山北坡经济带持续低温指数变化特征

利用新疆天山北坡经济带12个国家气象站逐日最低气温和平均气温资料,研究该区域1965—2019年持续低温指数C_CDI的变化规律及其对气温变化的响应,结果表明：研究区的年、季平均气温均呈显著升高趋势,其中冬季升温幅度最大,夏季升温幅度最小;受气候变暖的影响,研究区C_CDI呈显著减少趋势,其中冬季减少幅度最大、夏季最小;研究区C_CDI和平均气温之间呈显著的反相关,年、季都经历了气温距平由负转正、同时对应C_CDI距平由正转负的过程;年、季C_CDI对平均气温的敏感系数均为负值,说明C_CDI值随着气温的升高而减少,敏感系数绝对值春、夏、秋三季均呈显著减小趋势,即C_CDI对气候变暖的响应在减弱,而冬季则呈显著增大趋势,即C_CDI对气候变暖的响应在增强。     

桑干地区高压麻粒岩中石榴石和斜长石的连续激光探针~(40)Ar~-~(39)Ar等时年龄及其地质意义

采用微区激光探针４０Ａｒ－３９Ａｒ定年方法, 对华北桑干地区高压基性麻粒岩中变质石榴石和斜长石直接进行了原位微区年代测定。石榴石变斑晶是高压麻粒岩相变质作用形成的矿物,石榴石周围后成合晶反应边组合中的斜长石是石榴石减压分解的产物。石榴石斑晶的４０Ａｒ－３９Ａｒ等时线年龄为２５１０ Ｍａ, 证明高压变质作用发生在太古宙末。斜长石４０Ａｒ－３９Ａｒ等时线年龄为１９６８Ｍａ, 代表石榴石在中压麻粒岩相条件下分解的时代。它们之间年龄相差大于５００Ｍａ, 说明高压麻粒岩可能没有经历近等温减压的ＰＴ轨迹。后成合晶组合很可能代表中压麻粒岩相变质作用的叠加。这一结果对探讨华北克拉通桑干地区早期地壳的构造演化具有重要意义。     

关于工程地震实践若干问题

本文介绍和讨论了有关工程地震实践中的某些成果和问题:(1)考虑近源地震动饱和的衰减场模式及其转换;(2)核电厂厂址设计基准地面运动和不同核法规对人工设计时程合成的技术要求对比;(3)水利水电工程场地地震安全性评价;(4)以金沙江中下游地区为例介绍地震设防区划和设防区划图系;(5)从科学性和工程可接受性, 以工程法规为基础提出工程活动断裂的定义、断裂活动性工程分类和地震断错形变工程评价。     

我国煤层气高效开发关键技术研究进展与发展方向

中国深部煤层气资源丰富,是煤层气进一步开发的重要领域,但深部煤层气地质条件复杂,具有低孔、超低渗特征。在钻井过程中,钻井液进入储层易造成近井污染,常规水力压裂技术趋于在最大水平主应力方向造缝,全井眼的解堵困难。激光热裂技术具有短时间破裂岩石、同时通过机械设备调控能自由改变激光照射角度,形成径向裂缝、解决近井污染等优势。使用ABAQUS有限元软件,建立激光热裂煤层模型,探讨激光热裂机理及激光工艺参数的影响。分析裂缝长度与数量的变化规律,优选出解决现场近井污染区域的最佳激光参数。结果表明：(1) 激光照射热裂煤层是使煤层表面存在温差而产生热应力导致煤层破裂。(2) 裂缝数量与激光功率、激光照射煤层的时间呈正相关,激光功率由400 W增大到1 000 W时,裂缝数量由10条增加到37条;激光功率600 W时,照射时间由1 s增至15 s,裂缝数量由24条增至36条;裂缝数量与激光频率呈负相关,随着激光照射煤层距离增大先增大后减小,照射距离为10 cm时产生裂缝数量最多。(3) 裂缝长度与激光功率、照射煤层时间以及激光频率呈正相关,与照射煤层距离呈负相关,其中激光照射时间影响最明显,照射时间1 s时裂缝长度为1.52 mm,照射时间增加到5 s时裂缝长度激增为57.6 mm。以陕西韩城深部取心样品为例,激光热裂深部煤层2 m范围内的近井污染最佳激光功率为20 kW,最佳激光照射时间为2 280 s。相较于水力压裂,激光热裂煤层能形成更加复杂的裂缝,但形成的裂缝长度较小,实际应用中,建议将水力压裂技术与激光热裂技术相结合,以实现解堵和增渗的目的。