A Study of the Characteristics of the Low-Frequency Circulation over the Tibetan Plateau and its Association with Precipitation in the Yangtze River Valley in 1998

The propagation characteristics of the atmospheric low frequency (LF, 30--60 days) oscillation (LFO) around the Tibetan Plateau from troposphere to stratosphere and its relationship with the floods over the mid-lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the summer of 1998 are studied, based on the GAME dataset from Meteorological Research Institute (MRI)/Japan Meteorological Agency, the TRMM satellite rainfall and the 730-station precipitation over China. The results show that the zonal propagation direction of LFOs in horizontal winds varies with seasons in the troposphere during May to August in 1998. The eastward propagation of LFOs is remarkable before the start of the rainy season in the Tibetan Plateau and the eastern Asian continent, while the westward propagation is significant after the start date. The northward LFOs from the south side of the plateau and the southward LFOs from the north are both significant before and after the start date. The plateau is a LFO sink in the meridional and zonal directions, but the west part of it is an intensifying area for the continual westward LFOs only after the start of the rainy season. Besides, the strongest LFOs occur at the tropopause (100 hPa) and rapidly decay after entering the stratosphere. The rainfall over the mid-low reaches of Yangtze River in the summer of 1998 exhibits two LFO cycles. According to the phases of the two rainfall LFO cycles, the composite analysesof precipitation distribution, LF circulations at 500 and 100 hPa,and LF vertical motion along 30°N are performed. It is the joint effect of the mid-upper tropospheric strong 30--60-day filtered cyclone (anticyclone) over the eastern plateau and the LFO anticyclone (cyclone) over the west subtropical Pacific that induces the whole layer LF descending (ascending) motion over the mid-lower reaches of Yangtze River, which provides the favorable condition for the break (maintenance) of precipitation.     

Geological Characteristics and Discussion on Metallogenic Epoch of Zhengguang Gold Deposit，Heihe City，Heilongjiang Province

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Study Comparison of China Native Copper Deposits

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The Study on Material Source of the Leimengou Mo Deposit in West HenanProvince, China:Constraints from Zircon Hf Isotope and S Isotope Data

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Evaluation of the Predicted Particle Properties(P3) Microphysics Scheme in Simulations of Stratiform Clouds with Embedded Convection

To evaluate the ability of the Predicted Particle Properties(P3) scheme in the Weather Research and Forecasting(WRF) model, we simulated a stratiform rainfall event over northern China on 22 May 2017. WRF simulations with two P3versions, P3-nc and P3-2ice, were evaluated against rain gauge, radar, and aircraft observations. A series of sensitivity experiments were conducted with different collection efficiencies between ice and cloud droplets. The comparison of the precipitation evolution betwee...     

Petrogenesis of the Early Jurassic Longtang and Menglong Peraluminous Granites in Tengchong Terrane, and their Tectonic Implication

A comprehensive study of zircon U-Pb geochronology, in situ Hf isotopes, whole-rock major and trace element geochemistry, and Nd isotopes was carried out for two Early Jurassic two-mica granites (Longtang and Menglong) in the southern part of the Tengchong terrane, which is in the northern part of the larger Sibumasu terrane. We assess the origin of the granites and explore their possible genetic relationship to the Paleo-Tethyan regime. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating shows that they were simultaneously emplaced in the Early Jurassic (ca. 199 Ma). They have SiO2 contents of 69.7–75.1 wt% and are mainly strongly peraluminous with alumina saturation index (ASI) values ranging from 1.06 to 1.46. They show similar Mg# (0.29–0.42) to experimental partial melts of metasedimentary rocks under continental pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions. They are enriched in light rare earth elements (LREEs) relative to heavy rare earth elements (HREEs), with moderately negative Eu anomalies and flat HREEs patterns. They show negative εNd(t) values (?9.0 to –12.4) and εHf(t) values (?8.0 to ?9.1). Elemental and isotopic data suggest that they most likely to formed by muscovite-dehydration melting of a metapelitic source at lower temperatures in the range of 700°C to 750°C. The granites might represent a post-collisional tectonic setting response to Paleo-Tethyan regime.     

Research Progress on the Electrical Properties of Gas Hydrate-bearing Sediments

Electrical properties are important physical parameters of natural gas hydrate, and, specifically, resistivity has been widely used in the quantitative estimation of hydrate saturation. There are three main methods to study the electrical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments: experimental laboratory measurements, numerical simulation, and resistivity logging. Experimental measurements can be divided into three categories: normal electrical measurement, complex resistivity measurement, and electrical resistivity tomography. Experimental measurements show that the resistivity of hydrate-bearing sediment is affected by many factors, and its distribution as well as the hydrate saturation is not uniform; there is a distinct non-Archie phenomenon. The numerical method can simulate the resistivity of sediments by changing the hydrate occurrence state, saturation, distribution, etc. However, it needs to be combined with X-ray CT, nuclear magnetic resonance, and other imaging techniques to characterize the porous characteristics of the hydrate-bearing sediments. Resistivity well logging can easily identify hydrate layers based on their significantly higher resistivity than the background, but the field data of the hydrate layer also has a serious non-Archie phenomenon. Therefore, more experimental measurements and numerical simulation studies are needed to correct the parameters of Archie''s formula.     

Petroleum Retention,Intraformational Migration and Segmented Accumulation within the Organic-rich Shale in the Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation of the Gulong Sag,Songliao Basin,Northeast China

In this study, organic geochemical and petrological analyses were conducted on 111 shale samples from a well to understand the retention, intraformational migration and segmented accumulation(shale oil enrichment in different intervals is unconnected) features of shale oil within the organic-rich shale in the Qingshankou Formation of the Gulong Sag. Our study shows that retained petroleum characteristics in the investigated succession are mainly influenced by three factors: organic richness, int...     

Helcionelloids from the Cambrian Fortunian of the Northern Yangtze Platform, China

A study of the morphological and microstructural characteristics of helcionelloids from the Nanjiang area (north Sichuan, China) at the northern Yangtze Platform was undertaken, in order to understand their phylogenetic position. Helcionelloids fossils from the Kuanchuanpu Formation of the Changtanhe–Maolinzi section include 7 genera and 11 species. There are distinct differences in the degree of shell bending, the apical morphology and apex position, the outline of the aperture and the height of the shell, all of which constitute important identification features. Although helcionelloid apices exhibit varying degrees of rotation towards the aperture, they do not show any signs of evident distortion. A pair of basally-symmetrical muscle scars are discovered on the shells of helcionelloids (such as Bemella simplex), showing a distinct difference when compared with those of the stem-group gastropod (e.g., Pelagiella). The prismatic shell layer of helcionelloids has been observed, which are common components in Cambrian molluscs, but differ significantly from the dense layer microstructure found in contemporary molluscs. The microstructures, muscle scars and morphological characteristics demonstrate that helcionelloids represent a stem-group of molluscs.