Seasonal variation of the barrier layer in the PN section

In this paper, we use the conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) observation data and a three-dimensional ocean model in a seasonally-varying forcing field to study the barrier layer (BL) in the PN section in the East China Sea (ECS). The BL can be found along the PN section with obviously seasonal variability. In winter, spring and autumn, the BL occurs around the slope where the cold shelf water meets with the warm Kuroshio water. In summer, the BL can also be found in the shelf area near salinity front of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Dilution Water (YRDW). Seasonal variations of BL in the PN section are caused by local hydrological characteristics and seasonal variations of atmospheric forcing. Strong vertical convection caused by sea surface cooling thickens the BL in winter and spring in the slope area. Due to the large discharge of Changjiang River in summer, the BL occurs extensively in the shelf region where the fresh YRDW and the salty bottom water meet and form a strong halocline above the seasonal thermocline. The formation mechanism of BL in the PN section can be explained by the vertical shear of different water masses, which is called the advection mechanism. The interannual variation of BL in summer is greatly affected by the YRDW. In the larger YRDW year (such as 1998), a shallow but much thicker BL existed on the shelf area. Supported by National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2005CB422303 and 2007CB411804), the Key Project of the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (No. 2006DFB21250), the “111 Project” of the Ministry of Education (No. B07036), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, China (No. NECT-07-0781)     

淮河流域(河南段)第四系含水层特征

本文确定了第四系含水层划分原则,根据该原则将工作区划分为第一、第二及第三含水层,阐述了各含水层岩性、水文地质参数、富水性及地下水循环特征,建立了地下水循环流动框图.     

豫西小秦岭地区秦南金矿床热液独居石U-Th-Pb定年及其地质意义

小秦岭地区是我国最重要的金矿产区之一, 目前对该区金矿床成矿作用存在两种不同的观点, 即与秦岭造山带造山作用有关的早中生代成矿和与中国东部构造体制大转折有关的晚中生代成矿.在矿床地质研究的基础上, 利用激光剥蚀ICP-MS方法对小秦岭矿集区北矿带秦南金矿床的热液独居石进行了U-Th-Pb定年, 获得了高精度的年龄数据, 为北矿带金矿床成矿时代和成矿构造背景提供了新的制约.岩相学研究表明, 所研究的独居石具有完好的晶形, 与载金矿物黄铁矿和石英的结构关系表明它们近于同时形成.13个独居石颗粒的U-Th-Pb同位素组成在206Pb/238U-207Pb/235U和206Pb/238U-208Pb/232Th图解上均位于谐和线上或其附近, 其206Pb/238U和208Pb/233Th加权平均年龄分别为120.9±0.9 Ma(MSWD=1.0)和122.6±1.9 Ma(MSWD=2.6), 在误差范围内完全一致.本次定年结果与小秦岭南矿带众多典型金矿床的Re-Os年龄和40Ar/39Ar年龄一致, 表明独居石的U-Th-Pb同位素体系自矿物形成后一直处于封闭体系, 其U-Pb和U-Th-Pb年龄可以解释为秦南金矿床的成矿时代, 从而表明秦南金矿床形成于燕山期.对已有可靠年龄数据的统计分析表明, 小秦岭地区绝大多数金矿床形成于早白垩世, 证明该区金成矿作用集中发生于晚中生代, 可能与华北克拉通岩石圈减薄作用有关.