Observational evidences of wave excitation and inverse cascade in a distant Earth foreshock region

The foreshock with nascent plasma turbulence is regarded as a fascinating region to understand basic plasma physical processes, e.g., wave-particle interactions as well as wave-wave couplings. Although there have been plenty of intensive studies on this topic, some key clues about the physical processes still lack observations. A relatively comprehensive case study with some new observations is presented in this work based on the WIND spacecraft observations. In this case, upstream energetic protons were drifting at tens of Alfvén speed with respect to the background plasma protons. When looking at the magnetic wave activities, we find the co-existence of high-frequency(0.1-0.5 Hz) large-amplitude right-hand polarized(RHP) waves and lowfrequency(0.02-0.1 Hz) small-amplitude left-hand polarized(LHP) waves in the spacecraft(SC) frame. The observed anticorrelation between magnetic and velocity fluctuations along with the sunward magnetic field direction indicates that the lowfrequency LHP waves in the SC frame are in fact the sunward upstream RHP Alfvénic waves in the solar wind frame. This new observation corroborates the applicability of theories about plasma non-resonance instability and inverse cascade to the foreshock region, where the downstream high-frequency RHP parent waves are excited by the upstream energetic protons through non-resonance instability and the low-frequency RHP daughter waves are generated by the parent waves due to nonlinear parametric instability. Furthermore, enhanced downstream energetic proton fluxes are inferred to result from scattering of the upstream protons by the nascent turbulent fluctuations. Therefore, some critical clues about the newborn turbulence in the foreshock are provided in this work.     

江苏高邮-宝应交界4.9级地震震害分析

本文根据台网监测资料及现场调查结果,介绍了2012年7月20日江苏高邮、宝应交界4.9级地震的基本特征,给出了本次地震的震源机制解,结合区域地质构造背景与现场宏观调查结果分析认为,本次地震的发生可能与杨汉苍-桑树头断裂有关.以现场调查资料为基础,对震害进行分析,提出了本地区地震烈度评价标志,并给出了本次地震的烈度分布图.根据砖混结构、砖木结构房屋的震害特点,认为水网地区地基条件差、抗震能力差、建筑质量差和年旧失修是房屋严重破坏的主要原因.针对地震灾害的地区性差异,给出了加快推进新农村建设、提高农村民居抗御地震灾害能力和加强中强地震孕震发震研究等建议,以期为震害调查和地震灾害的预测预防提供参考.     

Overcoming Challenges Associated with the Analysis of Nacre by Atom Probe Tomography

In this study atom probe tomography was used to study nacre, an important biocomposite material that is challenging to prepare and analyse by atom probe and, when successful, yields data that is challenging to interpret. It was found that these challenges mainly arise from the insulating and heterogeneous nano‐scale properties of nacre. We outline our current best practice for preparing and running atom probe tips, such as using a low acceleration voltage (< 3 kV) and current (≤ 50 pA) to avoid damage to the microstructure, and using transmission electron microscopy to confirm that the region of interest is located close to the apex of the atom probe tip. Optimisation of the preparation parameters led to several successful atom probe experiments, with one of the data sets containing part of an organic membrane and others showing organic inclusions within the reconstruction.     

Recent Study of the Changjiang Fault Zone

The Changjiang fault zone, also known as the Mufushan-Jiaoshan fault, is a famous fault located at the southern bank of the Changjiang River, near the Nanjing downtown area. Based on multidisciplinary data from shallow artificial seismic explorations in the target detecting area (Nanjing city and the nearby areas), trenching and drilling explorations, classification of Quaternary strata and chronology dating data, this paper provides the most up-to-date results regarding activities of the Changjiang fault zone, including the most recent active time, activity nature, related active parameters, and their relation to seismic activity.     

Mantle source heterogeneity and magmatic evolution at Carlsberg Ridge (3.7°N): constrains from elemental and isotopic (Sr,Nd, Pb) data

We present new major element, ICP-MS trace element, and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data of basalts from four locations along the Carlsberg Ridge (CR), northern Indian Ocean. The basalts are low-K tholeiites with 7.52–9.51 wt% MgO, 49.40–50.60 wt% SiO₂, 0.09–0.27 wt% K₂O, 2.55–2.90 wt% Na₂O, and 0.60–0.68 Mg^#. Trace element contents of the basalts show characteristics similar to those of average normal MORB, such as LREE depleted patterns with (La/Sm)_N ratio of 0.55–0.69; however, some samples are enriched in large-ion lithophile elements such as K and Rb, suggesting probable modification of the mantle source. Poor correlations between the compatible elements [e.g. Ni, Cr, and Sr (related to olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase, respectively)] and the incompatible elements (e.g. Zr and Y), and positive correlations in the Zr versus Zr/Y and Nb versus Nb/Y plots suggest a magmatic evolution controlled mainly by mantle melting rather than fractional crystallization. Our results extend the CR basalt range to higher radiogenic Pb isotopes and lower ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd. These basalts and basalts from the northern Indian Ocean Ridge show lower ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd and higher ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr values than those of the depleted mantle (DM), defining a trend towards pelagic sediment composition. The Pb isotopic ratios of basalts from CR 3–4°N lie along the compositional mixing lines between the DM and the upper continental crust. However, the low radiogenic Pb of basalts from CR 9–10°N lie on the mixing line between the DM and lower continental crust. Since the Pb isotopic ratio of MORB would decrease if the source mantle was contaminated by continental lithospheric mantle, we suggest that CR contains continental lithospheric material, resulting in heterogeneous mantle beneath different ridge segments. The continental lithospheric material was introduced into the asthenosphere before or during the breakup of the Gondwana. These results support the long-term preservation of continental material in the oceanic mantle which would significantly influence the isotopic anomaly of the Indian Ocean MORB.     

江苏高邮、宝应交界4.9级地震的震害分析

Based on the network monitoring data and field investigations, the basic characteristics of the Ms4. 9 earthquake at the juncture of Gaoyou and Baoying in Jiangsu Province on July 20, 2012 have been introduced, and the focal mechanism solutions have also been obtained. According to the regional tectonic features and site macroscopic survey, the occurrence of the earthquake was probably related to the Yangchacang-Sangshutou fault. Based on site survey data, both the evaluation criterion of seismic intensity of this region and the seismic intensity maps have been proposed. According to the damage characteristics of brick-concrete structure and brick-wood structure, the main reasons of serious damage for buildings are poor foundation conditions, low seismic bearing capacity, poor quality of construction and disrepair. Considering the differences of earthquake damage in the different regions, advice on accelerating the new rural construction, improving the resistance against earthquake disasters of rural residential areas and strengthening the seismogenic research on strong and moderate size earthquake is proposed, which will be possibly helpful for earthquake damage survey, prediction and prevention.     

东莞市农田土壤和蔬菜重金属的含量特征分析

从东莞市采集118 个农田土壤样品和43 个蔬菜样品, 测试其中Cu、Zn、Ni、Cr、Pb、 Cd、As 和Hg 等8 种重金属元素的含量, 并结合GIS 制图和数据统计, 对农田土壤中重金属 的空间分布和来源、土壤和蔬菜中重金属的富集特征及其潜在风险进行了分析。结果表明, 农田土壤中Cu、Zn、Ni、Pb、Cd 和Hg 等元素含量均高于相应元素的广东省土壤背景值, 其中, Pb (65.38 mg kg^-1) 和Hg (0.24 mg kg^-1) 含量分别为其对应背景值的1.82 和2.82 倍。与我国《土壤环境质量标准》中II 级标准(pH < 6.5) 相比, 土壤中Cu、Ni、Cd 和Hg 含量样本超标率分别为3.4%、5.9%、1.7%和28%, 表现为以Hg 为主的多种重金属共同污染。土壤 中8 种重金属中Cu、Zn、Ni、Cr 和As 等元素主要来源于成土母质, Pb、Hg 和Cd 等元素主要与人类活动有关。空间分布上, Cu、Zn、Ni、Cr、Pb、As 和Hg 等7 种重金属含量呈现出西部高、东部低的特点, Cd 含量在西北部和东南部较高, 西南部较低。与《食品中污染物限量》(GB2762-2005) 等相关标准比较, 蔬菜中Ni、Pb 和As 含量的样本超标率分别为4.7%、16.3%和48.8%。蔬菜中重金属富集系数的顺序为: Cd > Zn > Cu > As > Ni > Hg > Cr > Pb。     

温度对铜绿微囊藻群体培养体系中细菌群落组成及稳定性的影响

微囊藻藻际细菌影响微囊藻的生长及其水华的生消.然而特定微囊藻群体中藻际细菌群落组成对温度变化的响应规律仍不清楚.本文把一株从太湖分离得到的群体铜绿微囊藻,置于不同温度（15、20、25和30℃）下进行培养,分析各培养体系中不同粒径附生或游离细菌群落组成的异同.结果表明：温度显著影响微囊藻群体（>20 μm）附生、单细胞小群体（3~20 μm）附生和游离（0.2~3 μm）细菌群落的组成（PERMANOVA,P<0.01）,Sphingomonadales、Pseudomonadales和Cytophagales分别是3组细菌群落中的最优势菌目,相对丰度分别为21.35%、19.74%和33.44%.在3组细菌群落中都存在一些核心优势细菌类群,其丰度相对稳定,对温度变化不敏感.其中在微囊藻群体附生细菌群落中,优势菌属Brevundimonas和OPB56在20~30℃之间培养时其相对丰度较为稳定;单细胞小群体附生细菌群落中的核心优势菌属Mariniradius相对丰度也是在20~30℃之间较为稳定,而Gemmobacter相对丰度在4种温度下均较为一致;游离细菌群落中的核心优势菌属Porphyrobacter相对丰度在20~30℃之间时也相对稳定.另外,在15℃时,单细胞小群体附生和游离细菌群落的多样性都达到最高,总体细菌群落物种相关性网络复杂度最高,但合作性关联最弱.该研究结果对于深入了解微囊藻群体的藻菌关系有重要意义.