A revised approach to discriminating sediment transport histories in glacigenic sediments in a temperate alpine environment: a case study from Fox Glacier,New Zealand

Clast shape measurements have developed into a standard method for reconstructing the transport histories of sediments in glacial environments. The majority of studies use the ‘RA‐C₄₀’ covariance approach, with some researchers routinely including clasts of varying lithologies within their samples. The corollary is that variable lithological properties may control clast form and roundness, rather than debris‐transport mechanisms. Despite this, the role of lithology on clast shape in glacial environments has rarely been analysed. Furthermore, some studies have reported difficulties in using the RA‐C₄₀ co‐variance plot in discriminating clasts that have undergone subglacial transport, and clasts that have been modified by fluvial activity. Results from a glacierized valley in a temperate alpine setting indicate that detailed analysis of clast shape where samples are of uniform lithology, although time consuming, is a useful tool in the investigation of deposits in glaciated environments. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

浙江近海曼氏无针乌贼(Sepiella maindroni) 繁殖生物学特性变化研究

采用常规生物学方法和统计回归分析方法,对浙江近海曼氏无针乌贼的繁殖生物学特性进行了研究,比较了不同时期浙江近海曼氏无针乌贼卵巢成熟系数(GSI)、生物学体型及个体生殖力与生物学指标关系。结果表明,浙江近海曼氏无针乌贼GSI在4月份达到最高(9.51%±7.23%),相比20世纪60年代初、80年代初,自然海域曼氏无针乌贼的性腺发育提前,且生殖期延长。20世纪80年代初曼氏无针乌贼的生物学体型、怀卵量及个体生殖力均大于60年代初和自然海域曼氏无针乌贼,同时曼氏无针乌贼在人工养殖条件下生物学体型、怀卵量及个体生殖力增大。浙江近海曼氏无针乌贼的个体生殖力均随着胴长(ML)、体质量(W)、卵巢质量(WO)、GSI这些指标的增大而增大,除体质量相对生殖力(FW)与ML为密切正相关外,个体生殖力与这些指标的关系均达到了极显著水平(P<0.01)。多元线性逐步回归分析表明,WO是影响浙江近海曼氏无针乌贼个体生殖力的最重要指标。     

Application of the parabolic bay shape equation to sand and gravel beaches on Mediterranean coasts

The equation most commonly used to describe the bay planform was proposed by Hsu and Evans (1989) and it was obtained through empirical analysis of sand beach planforms.In the last decade interest in gravel sediments increased owing to their greater stability on beaches, compared with sand sediments. Due to the differences between the morphodynamics of sand and gravel beaches, which is strictly influenced by their different hydraulic characteristics, it was necessary to create a predictive instrument for this beach type as well.Therefore, in this study the standard Hsu and Evans equation (1989) was modified in order to make it applicable not only to sand beaches but also to gravel beaches. The shoreline was computed according to a parabolic model in polar coordinates whose coefficients are considered linearly dependent on the wave direction and related to the beach type. The estimation of the free parameters of the model was performed according to a statistical analysis of a shorelines data set of Mediterranean sand and gravel embayed beaches.     

探测一阶模态三重分裂的MSE技术和SHS方法的比较研究

完全剥离一阶模态_nS₁的三重分裂信号将有助于识别出其全部分裂谱线,进而更好地约束地球内部结构.理想情况下,球谐叠加法(SHS)与多台站实验技术(MSE)均可剥离一阶模态_nS₁的三重分裂信号,但部分学者持不同观点.本文基于对二者的理论分析进一步确认,在自耦合前提下,MSE方法可成功剥离_nS₁的三重分裂信号;而SHS方法在实际应用中无法成功剥离_nS₁的三重分裂信号,但可相对增强目标信号的振幅强度.此外,本文解释了MSE可剥离单线态信号的真实原因,并指出由于MSE未考虑全频段耦合影响,故仅适用于1 mHz以下的低频模态.鉴于超导重力(SG)数据在1 mHz以下比宽频地震数据具有更高的信噪比,因此,为验证本文结论并弄清MSE和SHS的实质,基于模拟数据及SG台站实测数据,本文利用MSE和SHS分别对一阶模态的合成信号及模态₃S₁进行了探测分析.实验结果表明,MSE可成功剥离一阶模态三重分裂信号,SHS则无法完全剥离,验证了我们的理论结论,表明前人部分结果需重新审视与评价.此外,本文基于三种不同方法并利用13个SG 台站数据给出的₃S₁的分裂宽度比分别为1.008, 1.000和1.001,远小于异常分裂判别临界值1.5, 因此,₃S₁应是正常分裂模态.     

Maximum age limitation in luminescence dating of Chinese loess using the multiple-aliquot MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar

Numerical dating of loess is important for Quaternary studies. Recent progress in post-infrared infrared-stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) signals from potassium-rich feldspar has allowed successful dating of Chinese loess beyond the conventional dating limit based on quartz optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals. In this study we tested the multiple-aliquot regenerative-dose (MAR) pre-dose multiple-elevated-temperature post-IR IRSL (pMET-pIRIR) procedure on samples from the palaeosol S5 (∼480 ka) and S8 (∼780 ka) layers from the Luochuan and Jingbian sections, respectively. The results show that (1) compared to sensitivity-corrected signal (L_x/T_x), a higher saturation dose is observed for the sensitivity-uncorrected MET-pIRIR signals (L_x), suggesting that MAR is advantageous for dating old samples; (2) negligible fading component can be achieved using the pMET-pIRIR procedure; (3) for the sample from the top of palaeosol S5, D_e values (1360 + 226/-167 Gy) broadly consistent with expected D_e (1550 ± 72 Gy) can be obtained using the sensitivity-uncorrected 300 °C MET-pIRIR signal. Our study suggests that a D_e value of about 1800 Gy may be the maximum dating limit of Chinese loess using the MAR pMET-pIRIR procedure.     

昌黎井水位破年变异常分析

井水位破年变异常是中强震前中短期异常的重要表现形式,但降雨、地下水开采等因素也会引起水位年变动态的改变。本文利用动态年周期方法识别出2000~2013年昌黎井水位破年变异常,结果显示,2010、2012年该井水位破年变是与地震活动有关的前兆异常,其他时段的水位破年变异常多为降雨、井孔条件改变、附近井孔抽水等因素引起,表明该井水位异常可以为震情判定提供依据。     

Effects of sizes and shapes of gravel particles on sediment transports and bed variations in a numerical movable-bed channel

The paper presents a numerical movable-bed channel capable of simulating three-dimensional motions of flows and gravel particles in different shapes. At first, the numerical channel was tested against results of fixed-bed channel experiments in which gravel particles were transported. Simulated particle motions were validated in comparison with those in the laboratory experiment. Next, numerical movable-bed experiments with sphere particles and gravel particles were conducted. The results of these experiments clearly elucidated the difference in motion between the large and the small particles, effects of shapes of gravel particles on sediment-transport rates, and hydrodynamic forces and contact forces at incipient motion and at settling.     

岩体强度对牙轮单齿作用下破碎坑的体积及形态影响研究

借助连续-非连续单元法(CDEM),对牙轮钻单齿压入破岩的机制进行了探讨,研究了加载过程中破碎体积及破碎坑的演化规律,分析了岩体凝聚力和内摩擦角对单齿破岩体积及破碎坑形态的影响。数值计算结果表明,破碎坑基本上呈半椭球体,其宽深比仅受内摩擦角控制,随着内摩擦角的增加,破碎坑的宽深比减小。破碎坑的宽度、深度及单齿破岩体积可用齿压F、钻齿半径r、凝聚力c及内摩擦角? 表征,基于数值计算结果给出了破碎坑的宽度、深度及单齿破岩体积定量表述的公式;基于相关理论公式,考虑各个同时与岩石接触的几个齿轮对岩石的损伤是相互影响的,引入单齿破岩体积的修正系数,建立了牙轮钻的工作参数（轴压、转速、进尺速度等）与岩体凝聚力及内摩擦角的函数关系。在鞍千矿南采区进行了牙轮钻随钻测试的现场试验,获得了不同岩性下的单齿破岩体积,并就近取样测试了岩体的凝聚力及内摩擦角。当修正系数取0.363时,现场测试结果与基于数值计算得到的单齿破岩体积基本一致,从而证明了数值计算及相关理论推导的正确性。研究成果可以为岩体强度的动态测试提供依据。     

卧式椭球盐岩储气库理论解及设计参数分析

我国的层状盐岩储层具有岩层厚度薄、夹层含量多、杂质含量高的特点,盐层厚度较薄时立式盐岩储气库有时难以获得较为经济的溶腔体积,通过提高储气库水平方向尺寸而建造的卧式储气库则可以达到经济体积的要求。从力学稳定性角度探讨卧式储气库的可行性,提出了卧式椭球储气库的力学简化模型。在前期研究的基础上使用弹性理论方法,推导了卧式椭球上关键点处以椭球形状比s（水平半轴与竖直半轴之比）、材料泊松比 、腔体内压 和远场应力（ 、 、 ）为函数的应力解。对理论解和数值解进行了对比,结果表明二者误差平均在3%左右。使用推导得到的理论公式,结合DP屈服准则,计算了当椭球形状比一定时储气库的最小运营内压值,得到了椭球形状比与储气库最小运营内压的关系曲线,并对卧式储气库运营内压的稳压范围进行了简单讨论。