A Model Map of China Under Preparation

Following the completion of the New Atlas of China compiled by V. K.Ting, W. H. Wong and S. Y. Tseng, the modeling of a relief map of China hasbeen undertaken by the National Geological Survey of China under the directionof the writer since late winter of 1933. The progress is rather slow owing tothe repeated turnover of workers and now it reaches to a stage as shown inFigs, 1-3 in the Chinese text.     

Uptake of estradiol from sediment by hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) and effects on oxidative DNA damage in male gonads

Male and female hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) were exposed to four concentrations (0, 0.75, 14.7 and 46.5 ng/g dry weight) of E2-amended sediment for 7 days. Sediment-derived E2 was bioavailable to the flatfish, though the route of uptake was unclear. A concentration of 46.5 ng/g E2 in sediment led to a significant increase in vitellogenin concentrations in the plasma in both sexes after 7 days of exposure. Though plasma E2 concentrations increased significantly in males at sediment E2 concentrations of 0.75 ng/g dry weight and above, a dose-dependent increase was not observed. There was also no correlation between sediment E2 concentrations, plasma E2 concentrations, and oxidative DNA damage in male gonads. The results suggest that the DNA damage previously seen in the gonads of feral hornyhead turbot at a sewage outfall is likely not caused by acute exposure to exogenous E2 from sediments.     

冀东金厂峪金矿区钠长岩脉及青山口花岗岩体SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年及其意义

金厂峪金矿床是冀东最大的金矿床 ,具有早期复脉型和晚期石英大脉型两种矿石类型。矿区产有多期钠长岩脉 ,且与含金矿脉有密切的时间和空间关系。青山口花岗岩体位于矿区西约 2～ 3km,有研究者认为金矿床成因上与花岗岩体有关。应用先进的 SHRIMP测年技术 ,测得肉红色钠长岩脉的锆石 w (2 0 7Pb) / w (2 0 6Pb)年龄为 (185 8± 8) Ma,青山口花岗岩体锆石 w(2 0 6Pb) / w(2 3 8U )年龄为 (199± 2 ) Ma。金厂峪金矿床的的复脉型矿化早于肉红色钠长岩脉 ,故其矿化的时代应在晚元古代。青山口岩体的年龄和区域上与辉钼矿化有关的花岗岩年龄一致 ,均为燕山早期。推测金厂峪金矿床晚期石英大脉型矿化中的辉钼矿化可能与青山口花岗岩体有关 ,石英大脉型金矿化时代为中生代燕山期     

红河断裂两侧早第三纪古地磁研究及其地质意义

通过在红河两侧（大姚、景谷、江城、勐腊剖面）的早第三纪古地磁样品的研究，进一步证实了红河两侧由白垩纪古地磁研究所揭示的印支地块相对于华南地块存在的左旋相对运动。这一结果说明了印度支那地块在印度板块的挤压下，于早第三纪至中新世沿红河大断裂发生向南侧向滑移达1000km左右，它不仅使青藏高原的巨大构造缩短得到调整，而且在北部湾地区形成伸展构造，并引起南中国海的张开。印度支那地块北部各地区的差异性旋转和红河断裂共轭的剪切断裂系的发育，以及红河大断裂早第三纪至中新世左旋剪切作用密切相关。     

Sinian Stratigraphy of the Yangtze Valley

INTRODUCTION The term 'Sinian', in its restricted sense, is used to designate asequence of old, sub-metamorphosed or normal sediments, lying unconfor-mably upon the deeply metamorphosed and schistose series of the Wutai,and below the fossiliferous beds of the Lower Cambrian. In the YangtzeValley, it generally comprises a sub-metamorphosed sequence including     

Indo-Japanese lidar observations of the tropical middle atmosphere during 1998 and 1999

A state-of-the art Rayleigh and Mie backscattering lidar was set up at Gadanki (13.5N, 79.2E) in the Tropics in India. Using this system, regular observations of upper tropospheric clouds, aerosols at stratospheric heights and atmospheric temperatures in the range from 30 to 80 km were made. In this paper, the data collected during the period of 1998–99 were selected for systematic investigation and presentation. The Mie scattering lidar system is capable of measuring the degree of depolarization in the laser backscattering. Several tropical cirrus cloud structures have been identified with low to moderate ice content. Occasionally, thin sub-visible cirrus clouds in the vicinity of the tropical tropopause have also been detected. The aerosol measurements in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere show low aerosol content with a vertical distribution up to 35 km altitude. Rayleigh-scattering lidar observations reveal that at the tropical site, temperature inversion occurs at mesospheric heights. Atmospheric waves have induced perturbations in the temperatures for several times at the upper stratospheric heights. A significant warming in the lower mesosphere associated with a consistent cooling in the upper stratospheric heights is observed particularly in the winter season during the events of sudden stratospheric warming (SSW).     

Perfluorinated compounds in estuarine and coastal areas of north Bohai Sea, China

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in water, sediment, soil, and biota collected from estuarine and coastal areas of the north Bohai Sea, China, were determined by use of HPLC-MS/MS. Significant concentrations of PFCs were found in water (mean: 18.4 ng/l) and biologic samples (fish: 265 ng/g dw), while concentrations of PFCs in soils and sediments were less. The predominately detected compound was perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), with a maximum concentration of 30.9 ng/l in water and 791 ng/g dw in fish. Concentrations of PFCs were significantly greater in the Liaohe River system than other locations, which suggests point sources in this urbanized and industrialized region. PFOS concentrations in water and biota were both less than the reported threshold concentrations. Detection of PFCs at relatively great concentrations in various environmental matrices from this region suggested that further studies characterizing concentrations of PFCs, their sources and potential risk to both humans and wildlife are needed.     

通过无监督机器学习自动拾取微震事件

高效的波至拾取在微震和地震数据处理及成像过程中起到重要作用。广泛使用的基于波至拾取算法的短期平均和长期平均比(STA/LTA),对中强度随机环境噪声的敏感程度较低。为了使最先进的波至拾取方法奏效,首先需要对微震数据进行预处理,例如,消除足量的噪声,再由波至拾取法进行分析。为了解决微震或地震事件波至拾取的噪声问题,利用机器学习技术帮助识别微震或地震数据中的地震波形。由于受监督机器学习算法对大量设计好的训练数据具有依赖性,本文利用无监督机器学习算法将时间样本分为两组,即波形点和非波形点。已证明模糊聚类算法可以运用于微震拾取。一组复杂程度不同的合成、真实微震和地震数据集表明,即使在中强背景噪声情况下,该方法在拾取微震事件方面比最先进的STA/LTA方法表现得更稳健。     

Residues of selected antibiotics in water and mud from shrimp ponds in mangrove areas in Viet Nam

In recent years, antibiotics have been used widely in intensive shrimp culture and this may lead to their contamination of the environment. Surveys on residues of trimethoprim (TMP), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), norfloxacin (NFXC) and oxolinic acid (OXLA) in water and mud in shrimp ponds in mangrove areas were conducted in the north as well as in south of Viet Nam in July and August, 2002. The results show that these antibiotics are found in all samples in both shrimp ponds and surrounding canals. The highest concentrations of TMP, SMX, NFXC and OXLA are 1.04, 2.39, 6.06, and 2.50 ppm in water samples; and 734.61, 820.49, 2615.96, 426.31 ppm (based on wet mud weight), respectively. The comparison of antibiotics residues between study sites and types of shrimp ponds will be discussed in this paper. The results also suggest that antibiotics residues may cause harmful effect on ecosystems in the study sites.