British–Irish Ice Sheet and polar front history of the Goban Spur,offshore southwest Ireland over the last 250 000 years

Deep Sea Drilling Program (DSDP) Site 548 was cored in 1984 at a water depth of 1256 m on the Goban Spur, offshore southwest Ireland. Coring retrieved a ~100-m-thick Pleistocene contourite sequence. This study uses planktonic foraminiferal assemblage and benthic foraminiferal oxygen isotope analyses to establish an age model for the upper 40 m of this core. This site's multidisciplinary analyses of planktonic foraminiferal assemblages, lithic grains, facies and calcium carbonate concentration reveal a 250 000-year record of the North Atlantic polar front variability and British–Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) history. The sequence is characterized by alternations of ice rafted debris (IRD) laden pelagic mud facies with calcium carbonate-rich silty sand contourite facies that track glacial/interglacial cycles. The polar front migrated southward across the area several times during glacial maxima and stadial periods, while warmer Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) flowed northward across the region during interglacial and interstadial periods depositing contourites. Lithic analyses reveal a complex history of IRD deposition associated with iceberg calving from the Laurentide Ice Sheet and northwest European ice sheets, mainly the BIIS. Comparison between the Goban Spur (DSDP Site 548) and the Celtic Margin (MD03-2692) and central North Atlantic Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Site U1308 suggests differences between the ‘non-Laurentide Ice Sheet’ Heinrich Events (HE) 6 and 3 at the Goban Spur, with IRD from the BIIS being prominent during HE 6 and IRD from other European ice sheets north of the BIIS likely being more dominant during HE 3. The nature of lithics in IRD-rich horizons during Terminations 3, 3A, 2 and 1 suggests significant iceberg calving episodes preceding BIIS retreat during the onset of interstadial intervals.     

A comparison of the sedimentary records of the 1960 and 2010 great Chilean earthquakes in 17 lakes: Implications for quantitative lacustrine palaeoseismology

Seismically‐induced event deposits embedded in the sedimentary infill of lacustrine basins are highly useful for palaeoseismic reconstructions. Recent, well‐documented, great megathrust earthquakes provide an ideal opportunity to calibrate seismically‐induced event deposits for lakes with different characteristics and located in different settings. This study used 107 short sediment cores to investigate the sedimentary impact of the 1960 M_w 9·5 Valdivia and the 2010 M_w 8·8 Maule earthquakes in 17 lakes in South‐Central Chile (i.e. lakes Negra, Lo Encañado, Aculeo, Vichuquén, Laja, Villarrica, Calafquén, Pullinque, Pellaifa, Panguipulli, Neltume, Riñihue, Ranco, Maihue, Puyehue, Rupanco and Llanquihue). A combination of image analysis, magnetic susceptibility and grain‐size analysis allows identification of five types of seismically‐induced event deposits: (i) mass‐transport deposits; (ii) in situ deformations; (iii) lacustrine turbidites with a composition similar to the hemipelagic background sediments (lacustrine turbidites type 1); (iv) lacustrine turbidites with a composition different from the background sediments (lacustrine turbidites type 2) and (v) megaturbidites. These seismically‐induced event deposits were compared to local seismic intensities of the causative earthquakes, eyewitness reports, post‐earthquake observations, and vegetation and geomorphology of the catchment and the lake. Megaturbidites occur where lake seiches took place. Lacustrine turbidites type 2 can be the result of: (i) local near‐shore mass wasting; (ii) delta collapse; (iii) onshore landslides; (iv) debris flows or mudflows; or (v) fluvial reworking of landslide debris. On the contrary, lacustrine turbidites type 1 are the result of shallow mass wasting on sublacustrine slopes covered by hemipelagic sediments. Due to their more constrained origin, lacustrine turbidites type 1 are the most reliable type of seismically‐induced event deposits in quantitative palaeoseismology, because they are almost exclusively triggered by earthquake shaking. Moreover, they most sensitively record varying seismic shaking intensities. The number of lacustrine turbidites type 1 linearly increases with increasing seismic intensity, starting with no lacustrine turbidites type 1 at intensities between V½ and VI and reaching 100% when intensities are higher than VII½. Combining different types of seismically‐induced event deposits allows the reconstruction of the complete impact of an earthquake.     

Disturbances due to time-dependent body forces in a non-isotropic elastic medium

Summary In this paper, the disturbances produced due to time-dependent body forces in an anisotropic elastic medium resting on a semi-infinite non-isotropic layer have been discussed.     

On the wave propagation in inhomogeneous non-isotropic media

Summary FollowingEason, we have discussed here the propagation of elastic waves in non-homogeneous spheres and cylinders when the curved surface is given a uniform normal loading. The material is assumed to be transversely isotropic with respect to a direction of symmetry, the stress and displacement components within the body may be assumed to depend on one space co-ordinate and time alone. The particular case in which the elastic parameters are proportional to (radius) ⁿ has been considered.     

Problem on the vibrations of plates

Summary In this paper, the problem on the vibrations of rectangular, elliptical and circular plates of non-isotropic material have been solved by using Galerkin's method. With the help of this method, the same problem for an isotropic circular plate has also been considered at the end.     

Groundwater Chemistry of the Mornag Aquifer System in NE Tunisia

The present paper investigates hydrochemical processes and water quality in the Mornag aquifer in NE Tunisia. Groundwater samples were collected during a field campaign, and were analysed for major and trace elements. The collected waters have a chemical facies rich in Ca²⁺, Na⁺ and Cl^-. Piper diagram shows a progressive increase in chloride ions along with increasing salinity. Saturation indexes calculated by using PHREEQC (USGS) show that the Mornag waters are slightly saturated with respect to carbonates (calcite and dolomite), while undersaturated with respect to gypsum, halite and other evaporitic minerals. The current composition of waters takes place via dissolution of halite and Ca-sulfates, where the increase in calcium is partially balanced by possible calcite precipitation. The relevant recorded pollutant is nitrate, which was likely dispersed from agricultural soils, while heavy metals were generally far below values of pollution thresholds, indicating no influence by mining activity.     

溪洛渡地区节理构造特征及解析

运用构造解析方法，遵循共轭节理配套原则对溪洛渡地区发育的次生节理构造进行逐步分析，将该区发育的北东向和北西向节理、近南北向和近东西向节理、倾向南东和北西的两组北东－南西向剖面节理、北东东向和北北东向节理以及倾向北东和南西的两组北西－南东向剖面节理组成5套共轭节理，分属南北向、北东向和北西向3个构造期次。据此推出该区次生节理的形成、发育先后受到该区南北向、北东向和北西向构造期构造应力场作用的影响和制约。     

由历史文献记载反演逐年网格点降水量距平场--气候史料客观定量研究的新探讨

本文尝试由历史文献记载直接反演网格式降水量距平场.这项探讨是利用计算机的文字处理功能,以"中国三千年气象记录总集"1)为基本资料,通过对各地点、各年份气候记载的赋值处理,用Cressman插值方法初步反演生成1501～1900年网格降水量距平场,其时间分辨率为1a,空间分辨率为1°×1°经纬度.这样的网格资料定量含义明确,空间和时间的连续性好,可以方便地与数值模拟结果进行对比,和进行降水的时间、空间变率研究,还可由它生成空间间隔均匀的降水量距平指数的时间序列,进行气候变化分析.     

鄂尔多斯盆地地下水勘查

鄂尔多斯盆地矿产资源丰富,生态环境脆弱,地下水资源分布不均,水质复杂。在研究盆地周边岩溶区岩溶发育规律,地下水富集规律,地下水的补给、径流、排泄条件的基础上,将周边岩溶区划分为9个岩溶水系统,进一步划分为25个岩溶水子系统。白垩系自流盆地初步揭示了深部赋存有丰富的地下水,地下水受岩相古地理、地下水补径排条件等控制,水质差异较大。总结了东部黄土覆盖区的地下水类型及开发利用模式