中晚全新世湘西莲花洞石笋灰度变化特征 及其古气候意义

以湖南湘西莲花洞LH2石笋为研究对象,在高精度铀系定年的基础上,构建了湘西地区中晚全新世文石石笋灰度序列。中晚全新世,LH2石笋灰度值与δ18O值呈负相关同步变化,与旋回沉积速率呈正相关关系。LH2石笋的剖面灰度与文石的结晶形态有关,受降雨量和温度的控制。LH2石笋灰度显示,中晚全新世（8.6—0.03 ka B.P.）湘西地区气候变化可以划分为3个阶段：8.6—5.7 ka B.P.期间,夏季风强盛,气候暖湿,灰度值整体偏高;5.7—2.8 ka B.P.期间,灰度值逐渐降低,指示夏季风持续减弱,气候从暖湿向冷干过渡;2.8—0.03 ka B.P.期间,灰度值整体偏低,且存在较大幅度的波动,表明该时段气候整体偏冷干,但其间存在明显的温湿波动。在轨道尺度上,LH2石笋灰度值主要受北半球夏季太阳辐射量和热带辐合带（ITCZ）位置的控制。在百年尺度上LH2石笋灰度值的突变可能与北大西洋冰筏事件存在关联;年代际尺度上,LH2石笋灰度的变化受太阳活动和太平洋年代际涛动（PDO）的调控。在年际尺度上LH2石笋灰度的波动可能受厄尔尼诺—南方涛动（ENSO）活动驱动。     

基于高频观测数据的徐闻青安湾海滩对台风“贝碧嘉”的响应研究

风暴是造成海滩剧烈变化的重要因子。由于观测环境的恶劣,目前极少有风暴过程中海滩响应的现场高频观测工作。本研究在2018年台风“贝碧嘉”期间对徐闻青安湾海滩开展了历时6天半的高频观测,获得了全时水动力要素和164组逐时海滩滩面高程变化数据。通过分析表明:(1)青安湾海域风暴增水及波浪受控于海南岛?雷州半岛特有的地形地貌和台风“贝碧嘉”的多变路径,增水稳定在0.38～0.5 m之间,而波高先由0.78 m衰减至0.43 m,再增加至0.56 m;(2)海滩剖面地形变化总体表现为滩肩侵蚀,形成水下沙坝,滩肩响应过程分为快速向下侵蚀、缓慢侵蚀至最大值、振荡回淤恢复3个阶段,台风期间滩肩振荡恢复幅度可达最大侵蚀深度的1/4;(3)海滩的风暴响应过程主要由4个模态耦合而成:第一模态体现大潮滩肩侵蚀生成水下沙坝过程;第二模态体现风暴滩肩侵蚀,补偿大潮滩肩侵蚀位置和进一步促进沙坝形成过程;第三模态揭示了波浪二次破碎位置的上冲流和离岸底流使泥沙发生双向输移过程;第四模态表明台风大浪使得碎波带内泥沙大量悬浮,在沿岸流和离岸流作用下部分悬沙进入深水区,可能造成海滩泥沙的永久亏损。     

南海北部珊瑚生长率对4.2 ka气候事件的记录

The 4.2 ka event that occurred during the period from 4 500–3 900 a BP was characterized by cold and dry climates and resulted in the collapse of civilizations around the world. The cause of this climatic event, however, has been under debate. We collected four corals(Porites lutea) from Yongxing Island, Xisha Islands, South China Sea, dated them with the U-series method, and measured the annual coral growth rates using X-ray technology. The dating results showed that the coral growth ages were from 4 500–3 900 a BP, which coincide well with the period of the4.2 ka event. We then reconstructed annual sea surface temperature anomaly(SSTA) variations based on the coral growth rates. The growth rate-based SSTA results showed that the interdecadal SSTA from 4 500–3 900 a BP was lower than that during modern times(1961–2008 AD). A spectral analysis showed that the SSTA variations from4 500–3 900 a BP were under the influence of El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation(ENSO) activities. From 4 500–4 100 a BP, the climate exhibited La Ni?a-like conditions with weak ENSO intensity and relatively stable and lower SSTA amplitudes. From 4 100–3 900 a BP, the climate underwent a complicated period of ENSO variability and showed alternating El Ni?o-or La Ni?a-like conditions at interdecadal time scales and large SSTA amplitudes. We speculate that during the early and middle stages of the 4.2 ka event, the cold climate caused by weak ENSO activities largely weakened social productivity. Then, during the end stages of the 4.2 ka event, the repeated fluctuations in the ENSO intensity caused frequent extreme weather events, resulting in the collapse of civilizations worldwide. Thus, the new evidence obtained from our coral records suggests that the 4.2 ka event as well as the related collapse of civilizations were very likely driven by ENSO variability.