Asymmetry in oceanic crustal structure of the South China Sea basin and its implications on mantle geodynamics

ABSTRACT

We investigated the oceanic crustal structure and lithospheric dynamics of the South China Sea (SCS) basin through a comprehensive analysis of residual gravity anomaly and bathymetry combined with seismic constraints and interpretation from geodynamic modelling. We first calculated the residual mantle Bouguer anomaly (RMBA) of the oceanic crustal regions of the SCS by removing from free-air gravity anomaly the predicted gravitational attractions of water-sediment, sediment-crust, and crust-mantle interfaces, as well as the effects of lithospheric plate cooling, using the latest crustal age constraints including IODP Expedition 349 and recent deep-tow magnetic surveys. We then calculated models of the gravity-derived crustal thickness and calibrated them using the available seismic refraction profiles of the SCS. The gravity-derived crustal thickness models correlate positively with seismically determined crustal thickness values. Our analysis revealed that the isochron-averaged RMBA are consistently more negative over the northern flank of the SCS basin than the southern conjugate for magnetic anomaly chrons C8n (~25.18 Ma) to C5Dn (~17.38 Ma), implying warmer mantle and/or thicker crust over much of the northern flank. Computational geodynamic modelling yielded the following interpretations: (1) Models of asymmetric and variable spreading rates based on the relatively high-resolution deep-tow magnetic analysis would predict alternating thicker and thinner crust at the northern flank than the southern conjugate, which is inconsistent with the observed systematically thicker crust on the northern flank. (2) Models of episodic southward ridge jumps could reproduce the observed N-S asymmetry, but only for crustal age of 23.6–20 Ma. (3) Southward migration of the SCS ridge axis would predict slightly thinner crust at the northern flank, which is inconsistent with the observations. (4) Models of higher mantle temperatures of up to 25–50°C or >2% less depleted mantle sources on the northern flank could produce large enough anomalies to explain the observed N-S asymmetries.     

基于主成分分析和因子分析的宁夏水资源承载力研究

为了探求宁夏水资源承载力状况,利用主成分分析法和因子分析法,在分析宁夏2004~2014年水资源承载力状况的基础上,对宁夏5市2013年水资源承载力分水资源支持力、社会经济技术水平和社会生活水平3个方面进行综合考虑,得到宁夏5市的水资源利用状况指数和分级标准。具体得到以下几个结论:(1)2004~2014年间,宁夏水资源承载力仅在2005~2006年有所波动,其余年份两种方法结果一致,11年间保持稳定上升;(2)对于宁夏5市2013年水资源承载力状况,主成分分析结果由大到小排序为吴忠市、银川市、石嘴山市、固原市和中卫市,因子分析结果由大到小排序为吴忠市、银川市、固原市、石嘴山市和中卫市;(3)建立宁夏5市水资源承载力状况分级阈值,主成分分析下吴忠市和银川市的水资源利用状况高,石嘴山市的水资源利用状况中等,固原市和中卫市的水资源利用状况低;因子分析下吴忠市和银川市的水资源利用状况高,其余3市水资源利用状况都较低。     

淮南顾北矿F104断层两侧岩溶水化学形成机制及导隔水性评价

利用断层两盘岩溶水化学特征判断其导隔水性对于我国华北型煤田水害防治具有十分重要的实践意义。以顾北矿F₁₀₄断层两侧太原组岩溶地下水为研究对象,在分析断层两盘水文地质条件基础上,采用Piper三线图、离子组合比和主成分法,分析了主要组分来源及水-岩作用差异性,并采用PHREEQC软件对岩溶地下水进行反向水化学模拟。结果表明:南北区岩溶水均存在方解石和白云石的溶解和沉淀现象,南区阳离子交换吸附和脱硫酸作用程度强于北区,而北区黄铁矿氧化和岩盐溶解作用较南区明显,南北两区水化学环境及水-岩作用存在显著差异,进而推断F₁₀₄断层具有较好的阻水性,且影响了其两侧的氧化-还原环境及温度差异,控制着地下水径流方向和水-岩作用程度。      

国家基础地理信息中心应急测绘保障服务现状与展望

从数据获取、传输、制图服务、数据分发服务与应急系统建设5个方面介绍了国家基础地理信息中心应急测绘保障服务的现状,阐述了应急测绘保障服务技术体系、产品形态与服务模式等方面的内容,展望了应急测绘保障服务下一步的发展,提出了"纵向延伸,横向合作、向外扩展"的总体思路。     

南京市老城区城市建筑点格局研究

城市建筑是城市形态的重要组成部分,而建筑高度对城市三维空间形态有重要的影响。目前,对城市二维形态的研究较为丰富,而对城市三维起伏形态特征及其空间分布格局方面研究较少,对城市上空利用程度及发展规律认识仍相对缺乏。本文以南京市老城区为例,基于城市数字高程模型数据,将城市建筑抽象为三维点要素,运用点格局分析法研究城市建筑三维宏观特征及建筑类型的空间分布规律。结果显示：（1）南京老城区建筑呈集聚分布,聚集性顺序是低层建筑>高层建筑>多层建筑>超高层建筑。除超高层建筑外,低层、多层和高层建筑的聚集程度,随着空间尺度先增后减,均在1.5 km尺度聚集性最大;显示1.5 km的街区单元应是城市规划管理的最适宜单元。（2）南京老城区建筑高度空间分布表现为“三高一低”,即3个高值区（新模范马路、新街口和珠江路区域）和1个低值区（集庆门区域）,它们与不同时期城市中心具有较好的对应关系;不同类型建筑与城市基准地价的相关分析显示,建筑高度的分布与城市基准地价呈现一定相关性。结果表明,点格局分析方法能有效地分析城市建筑在平面及三维的空间格局特征,进一步深化对城市形态特征的认识。     

基于不等式约束的磁共振信号T2谱多指数分解法及算法改进

磁共振地下水探测信号的弛豫时间T₂和振幅与地下岩石孔隙大小和地下水的含水量直接相关。目前,磁共振地下水探测方法中,信号的衰减特性由平均弛豫时间T^*₂来描述。然而,对于复杂的多孔介质组成的岩石结构,仅由T^*₂无法准确描述地下孔隙情况。详细研究了基于不等式约束的多指数分解法,进行了信号T₂谱的提取,并重新计算多指数形式下的信号初始振幅。结果表明：对比信号在不同采集时间下的T₂谱提取结果,延长信号的采集时间有助于T₂谱的准确提取;通过磁共振仿真信号计算并分析不同信噪比下的T₂谱提取结果,信噪比大于30 dB时相对误差平均值小于5%;进行算法改进,得到信噪比大于10 dB时相对误差平均值小于5%的结果,且幅值和T₂的相对误差平均值降低了约1/3。由此可知:采用多指数分解法能够获得磁共振信号的T₂谱,正则化技术和加权修正能够提高T₂谱的准确度和抗干扰能力;与单指数方式相比,采用多指数拟合能够更准确地恢复信号初始振幅。     

Distribution of dissolved inorganic nitrogen over the continental slope of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea

Based on survey data from April to May 2009, distribution and its influential factors of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) over the continental slopes of the Yellow Sea (YS) and East China Sea (ECS) are discussed. Influenced by the Changjiang (Yangtze) River water, alongshore currents, and the Kuroshio current off the coast, DIN concentrations were higher in the Changjiang River estuary, but lower (<1 μmol/L) in the northern and eastern YS and outer continental shelf area of the ECS. In the YS, the thermocline formed in spring, and a cold-water mass with higher DIN concentration (about 11 μmol/L) formed in benthonic water around 123.2°E. In Changjiang estuary (around 123°E, 32°N), DIN concentration was higher in the 10 m layer; however, the bottom DIN concentration was lower, possibly influenced by mixing of the Taiwan Warm Current and offshore currents.     

A new method to determine the tropopause

The tropopause has a complex structure and some interference information may exist in high-resolution global positioning system （GPS）/low earth-orbiting （LEO） radio occultation （RO） data. The position of the tropopause cannot be accurately determined using traditional cold point tropopause （CPT） and lapse rate tropopause （LRT） algorithms. In this paper, an integrative algorithm is developed to determinate tropopause parameters. The algorithm is applied to GPS/COSMIC RO data to obtain a global distribution of the height and temperature of the tropopause. This algorithm improves the utilization rate of GPS/LEO RO data by 30% compared with that from the traditional CPT method. The rationality and reliability of GPS/LEO RO data in probing the Earth＇s atmosphere are verified by our study of the tropopause using COSMIC data.     

珠江三角洲晚第四纪风化层稀土元素地球化学特征*

珠江三角洲地区上更新统与全新统之间广泛发育1层杂色黏土,其成因多认为主要是由上更新统沉积物在末次冰盛期暴露于地表风化而成。对取自珠江三角洲3条钻孔（PRD09、PRD16和PRD17）的岩心样品分析表明,受风化作用的影响,其稀土元素含量和分异特征发生了较明显的变化。杂色黏土层的稀土总量大大低于下伏沉积物,而在邻近风化层的下伏沉积物中稀土元素却表现为明显富集,尤其是重稀土元素的富集。风化作用强度较大的PRD09孔和PRD17孔下伏沉积物中的稀土富集程度高于风化作用强度相对较小的PRD16孔。珠江三角洲在末次冰盛期时普遍发育的酸性介质条件,促进了风化层的稀土元素发生溶解和迁移。在风化过程中,由于轻、重稀土元素具有不同的溶解迁移能力和吸附能力,导致杂色黏土层的REE指标值（LREE/HREE、(La/Gd)_N和(La/Yb)_N）高于下伏沉积物。风化过程对Ce、Eu异常有一定的影响,但不十分明显,杂色黏土层的Ce、Eu异常值仅略低于下伏沉积物。     

长江口日本沼虾繁殖群体生物学研究

对2006年6,7,8,10,12月长江口日本沼虾的生殖生物学进行初步研究。测定其头胸甲长、体质量、指节、性腺指数、肝胰腺指数、分析头胸甲长和体质量之间的关系,性腺指数、肝胰腺指数与体质量的相关性。结果表明,日本沼虾主要分布在1.25～2.00mm,体质量分布在2.0～4.0g。头胸甲长与体质量线性相关,指节和头胸甲为正相关,性腺及肝胰腺与体质量及头胸甲长呈正相关,对雌性发育分期进行划分。绝对生殖力4977,相对生殖力1000～2000,雌性生殖力与头胸甲长和体质量正相关,相关方程分别为y=315.47e1.6578x;y=1511.9e0.3251x。