千年气候变化 : 争论在继续

２０００年３月在美国帕利塞兹举行的“小冰期和中世纪温暖期”专题讨论会上 ,世界上首要的气候学家探讨了２０世纪全球性变暖之前气候的自然变化。还是在２０世纪６０年代初期 ,美国科学家ＬａｍｂＨＨ就提出了有关在１０００～１３００ａ期间地球上全球性变暖的学说。气候学家ＨｕｇｈｅｓＭＫ和ＤｉａｚＨＦ强调指出 ,已有的资料只允许我们谈论在某些特定时期内某些局部地区的变暖。同时由于资料的缺乏也不能完全否定该过程的全球性质 ,特别是涉及世界大洋和南半球。对采自格陵兰和南极洲的冰岩心分析表明 ,约１０００年前地球上这些地区…     

巴伦支海悬浮物中的铁锰矿物

铁和锰以各种形式存在于海洋悬浮物中 :作为陆源矿物和生物残余组分 ,以被吸附形式存在于有机物质、粘土矿物、浮游生物碳酸盐介壳微粒上 ,并且以陆源和自生成因的独立氧化物、氢氧化物形式存在。众所周知 ,已经发现作为被沉积圈闭捕捉的“海洋雪”集合体组分的菌类细胞壁上的锰氧化物、氢氧化物薄膜。但是关于悬浮物中自生铁锰氧化物、氢氧化物的矿物相暂时还知之甚少 ,而北极海悬浮物在这方面一般来说还没研究过。在本文中为填补这一空白我们首次作一尝试。１研究材料和方法在本文中介绍了两个区域悬浮物样品矿物和地球化学研究成果 :巴伦…     

冰期是突然来到的

到1992年秋季，国际冰川学规划。格陵兰冰岩心计划。的参加者采用专门的装置获取3029m冰岩心柱．该岩心柱下部为约200ka前堆积的沉积物．根据冰的同位素组成(^16O／^18O比值)可以确定过去的气温；化学分析可以确定大气环流特征、     

香山（台湾）养殖牡蛎重金属含量和生长环境的关系

1991年8月～lO月和1992年3月．分别在台湾西部沿海的香山养殖区采集牡蛎以及附近河川溶解态、悬浮态底泥样品进行金属元素的分析，发现牡蛎和溶解态、悬浮态中的铜锌比值一致，显示牡蛎内重金属的累积量和生长环境中金属含量有关，     

太平洋西南部铁锰矿化的地球化学特征

太平洋西南部铁锰矿化的地球化学特征Ａ．Ｈ等对克马德克和新赫布里底岛弧－海沟系不同地貌构造采集了海底样品（１９９０年科学考察船“Ａ．Ｈ”院士号第１７航次），在一系列测站上采集到不同的铁锰形成物（жＭＯ）。在采自８个测站的３８个样品分析资料的基础上研究了...     

东太平洋海隆上的现代成矿作用

研究了活动的“黑色吸烟者”区大洋底层水中，悬浮和溶解诉Ｈｇ、Ｃｅ，Ｚｎ的空间分布，当液体从喷泉的管道中流出时，在周围的海水敢特殊的蘑菇状异常区，可达海底以上１０００ｍ处。该区富含溶解的锌和铈但贫溶解的汞。悬浮状态的金属异常区到达较低的层位，在该处水的上升速度接近或小于悬浮颗粒的下沉速度。随着向较高层位过渡 ，明显地观察到悬浮状态向溶解状态的转移过程。     

下地壳基性麻粒岩流变强度实验研究

镁铁质基性麻粒岩被认为可能是大陆下地壳的主要组成岩石[1,2],涉及当前地球动力学研究中地壳变形和高原隆升,壳幔边界的力学耦合与拆离,底侵和拆沉作用等一系列地球动力学问题阳[3,4],具有重要的地球动力学意义.大陆下地壳的流变学性质是我们深入认识这些地球深部过程的关键点之一.     

Detection of a new interstellar molecular ion, H2COH+ (protonated formaldehyde)

A new interstellar molecular ion, H2COH+ (protonated formaldehyde), has been detected toward Sgr B2, Orion KL, W51, and possibly in NGC 7538 and DR21(OH). Six transitions were detected in Sgr B2(M). The 1(1,0)-1(0,1) transition was detected in all sources listed above. Searches were also made toward the cold, dark clouds TMC-1 and L134N, Orion (3N, 1E), and a red giant, IRC + 10216, without success. The excitation temperatures of H2COH+ are calculated to be 60-110 K, and the column densities are on the order of 10(12)-10(14) cm-2 in Sgr B2, Orion KL, and W51. The fractional abundance of H2COH+ is on the order of 10(-11) to 10-(9), and the ratio of H2COH+ to H2CO is in the range 0.001-0.5 in these objects. The values in Orion KL seem to be consistent with the "early time" values of recent model calculations by Lee, Bettens, & Herbst, but they appear to be higher than the model values in Sgr B2 and W51 even if we take the large uncertainties of column densities of H2CO into account. We suggest production routes starting from CH3OH may play an important role in the formation of H2COH+.     

A photochemical model of the martian atmosphere

The factors governing the amounts of CO, O2, and O3 in the martian atmosphere are investigated using a minimally constrained, one-dimensional photochemical model. We find that the incorporation of temperature-dependent CO2 absorption cross sections leads to an enhancement in the water photolysis rate, increasing the abundance of OH radicals to the point where the model CO abundance is smaller than observed. Good agreement between models and observations of CO, O2, O3, and the escape flux of atomic hydrogen can be achieved, using only gas-phase chemistry, by varying the recommended rate constants for the reactions CO + OH and OH + HO2 within their specified uncertainties. Similar revisions have been suggested to resolve discrepancies between models and observations of the terrestrial mesosphere. The oxygen escape flux plays a key role in the oxygen budget on Mars; as inferred from the observed atomic hydrogen escape, it is much larger than recent calculations of the exospheric escape rate for oxygen. Weathering of the surface may account for the imbalance. Quantification of the escape rates of oxygen and hydrogen from Mars is a worthwhile objective for an upcoming martian upper atmospheric mission. We also consider the possibility that HOx radicals may be catalytically destroyed on dust grains suspended in the atmosphere. Good agreement with the observed CO mixing ratio can be achieved via this mechanism, but the resulting ozone column is much higher than the observed quantity. We feel that there is no need at this time to invoke heterogeneous processes to reconcile models and observations.     

Evidence of ancient life at 207 m depth in a granitic aquifer

The results of electron-microscopy investigations of calcite precipitated in a water-conducting fracture in a ca. 1800 Ma granitic rock from 207 m below sea level at the island of Aspo on the southeastern (Baltic) coast of Sweden are compared with measurements of carbon, oxygen, and sulfur isotope composition of the calcite and embedded pyrite. Parts of the calcite had extremely low delta 13C values, indicative of biological activity, and contained bacteria-like microfossils occurring in colonies and as typical biofllms. X-ray microanalysis demonstrated these fossils to be enriched in carbon. Our results provide evidence for ancient life in deep granitic rock aquifers and suggest that the modern microbial life found there is intrinsic. Modeling historical and present geochemical processes in deep granitic aquifers should, therefore, preferably include biologically catalyzed reactions. The results also suggest that the search for life on other planets, e.g., Mars, should include subsurface material.