Quaternary glacial records in mountain regions：A formal stratigraphical approach

Glacial deposits in locally-glaciated mountain regions are often expressed through their surface form and the study of these deposits constitutes a major branch of geomorphology. Studies of glacial depositional records in mountain areas have often neglected formal stratigraphical procedure resulting in an ad hoc development of quasi-stratigraphical nomenclature. Here, a formal stratigraphical procedure is recommended, since this enables a systematic approach to the subdivision of glacial deposits in mountain regions. Moreover, such an approach facilitates, in some instances, the development of a formal chronostratigraphy that can be compared to regional and global geological time scales. This is important in locally-glaciated mountain regions where glacial deposits represent one of the most important records of cold stage environments. Given that glacial landforms represent a key component of the Quaternary record, maintaining a formal link between geomorphological and geological stratigraphical procedure is a fundamental requirement of a consistent and comparable stratigraphical framework.     

南极纳尔逊冰帽的雪层及其成冰作用研究

纳尔逊冰帽雪—粒雪的演化依赖于融水渗浸冻结作用下的暖变质过程。积雪的密实化过程的快慢,取决于温度条件和融水的参与程度,以及自身的物理状况。粒雪的密实化过程表现为均匀且变幅小。纳尔逊冰帽成冰深度在23～25m,成冰历时17～19年。成冰带分为暖渗浸—重结晶带,渗浸—冻结带,消融带。     

关于广西下震旦统泗里口组命名的建议

广西下震旦统“南沱组”一名引自峡东地区震旦系剖面的南沱组。本文根据区调成果三江泗里口剖面资料,认为两地区述及的“南沱组”无论从岩性、岩相及沉积环境均有较大差异,桂北地区属冰川-海洋沉积,峡东地区属大陆冰川沉积,二者为同期异相产物。因此,建议更名为“泗里口组”较适宜。     

秦岭太白山古冰川发育与黄土高原气候变迁

本文通过古冰川遗迹的系统分析,揭示了太白山雪线变化和冰川发育过程,将其与黄土高原晚第四纪气候变化模式对比,阐明了太白山雪线变化和冰川发育的时代和时间序列问题。     

Development and Conservation of Glacier Tourist Resources —— A Case Study of Bogda Glacier Park

1 Introduction As a special kind of tourism, glacier tourism is popular to tourists all over the world owing to its meeting tourists’ needs for seeking after freshness, difference, surprise and risk. Differing from conventional tourism, glacier tour- ism has its special characters while there is little literature on it. It is of great significance to study its characters and seek after the harmonious development in exploitation and protection of glacier tourism resources. Glacier tourism refe…     

南极冰下水流加速冰川入海

美国缅因大学气候变化研究所的几名科学家将“冰云和地面高度卫星”收集到的数据与近50年来南极洲东部伯德冰川向海洋漂移的速度进行了比较，他们首次发现了证明在南极洲冰层下极深的地方有大量流动水存在的证据，这些水流加快了冰川入海的速度。     

Critical Approach to Methods of Glacier Reconstruction in High Asia and Discussion of the Probability of a Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Inland Ice

This overview discusses old and new results as to the controversy on the past glacier extension in High Asia, which has been debated for 35 years now. This paper makes an attempt to come closer to a solution. H.v. Wissmann's interpretation (1959) of a small-scale glaciation contrasts with M. Kuhle's reconstruction (1974) of a large-scale glaciation with a 2.4 million km2 extended Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) inland glaciation and a Himalaya-Karakorum icestream network. Both opinions find support but also contradiction in the International and Chinese literature (Academia Sinica). The solution of this question is of supraregional importance because of the subtropical position of the concerned areas. In case of large albedo-intensive ice surfaces, a global cooling would be the energetical consequence and, furthermore, a breakdown of the summer monsoon. The current and interglacial heat-low above the very effective heating panel of the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau exceeding 4000 m, which gives rise to this monsoon circulation, would be replaced by the cold-high of an inland ice. In addition, the plate-tectonically created Pleistocene history of the uplift of High Asia — should the occasion arise up to beyond the snowline (ELA) —would attain a paleoclimatically great, perhaps global importance. In case of a heavy superimposed ice load, the question would come up as to the glacio-isostatic interruption of this primary uplift. The production of the loesses sedimentated in NE-China and their very probable glacial genesis as well as an eustatic lowering of the sea-level by 5 to 7 m in the maximum case of glaciation are immediately tied up with the question of glaciation we want to discuss. Not the least, the problems of biotopes of the sanctuary-centres of flora and fauna, i.e., interglacial re-settlement, are also dependent on it. On the basis of this Quaternary- geomorphological-glaciological connection, future contributions are requested on the past glaciation, the current and glacial permafrost table and periglacial development, the history of uplift, and the development of Ice Age lakes and loess, but also on the development of vegetation and fauna in High Asia.     

巴颜喀拉山地区第四纪冰期初步探讨

依据地貌、孢粉、岩性沉积特征,划分巴颜喀拉山地区第四纪冰期。并与珠穆朗玛峰、唐古拉山、昆仑山地区进行对比。确定巴颜喀拉山地区第四纪以来有:哈拉滩冰期;巴颜喀拉山冰期;洛曲冰期;汪藏因姆措冰期;折尕考钦新冰期。     

中国各山脉的冰川最新统计及其分布特征

本文根据中国冰川编目的最新资料,重新统计了各山脉的冰川数量,并讨论了各山脉的界线,以及冰川分布的基本特征。     

从玉龙雪山看时空视角

1 垂直带谱完整的玉龙雪山玉龙雪山冰川是雪山中段海拔4000～4200米以上的高山区域发育的现代海洋性冰川,几十年前有19条。根据丽江市1951年至2008年气象数据分析,1998年之前丽江市年平均气温为12．6℃,1998年至2008年间的平均气温达13．2℃,2009年平均气温为13．9℃。随着丽江市气温的逐年上升,玉龙雪山现代冰川出现萎缩,仁河沟的三条冰川及漾弓江1号冰川已完全消失,玉龙雪山冰川剩下15条。