Cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al Chronology of the Last Glaciation of the Palaeo-Daocheng Ice Cap, Southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

The glacial landforms of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau(QTP) provide a unique opportunity to research hemispheric and global environmental changes. In this study,we focus on the glacial history of the palaeo-Daocheng Ice Cap(p-DIC) in the southeastern QTP during the last glacial cycle. Based on field investigations,morphostratigraphy,and surface exposure dating of roche moutonnée,polished surface and moraine debris through the terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides(TCN) 10 Be and 26 Al. We identify glacial deposits of the last deglaciation,with minimum ages of 14.9±1.3–18.7±1.7 ka,the Last Glacial Maximum(LGM) of 24.7±2.2 ka,and the early part of the last glacial period(marine oxygen isotope stage(MIS) 3) of 37.1±3.4–45.2±3.9 ka. Our results show that in this region,the extent of the glacial advance during MIS 3 was larger than that during the traditional LGM(MIS 2). These ages are consistent with prior chronologies,and the 10 Be age is consistent with the 26 Al age for the same sample. Thus,these data provide reliable constraints on climate change in the QTP,during the last glaciation.     

Generation and evaluation of multitemporal digital terrain models of the Mt. Everest area from different optical sensors

Multitemporal digital terrain models (DTM) are an important source for many purposes such as the detection of areas, which are susceptible to natural hazards such as landslides and glacial lake outburst floods, or for the examination of changes in glacier thickness. To exploit the potential of stereo satellite and aerial imagery for time series analysis, the employed methodology and software can be critical. A statistical analysis based on quartiles is presented to eliminate the influence of registration and elevation errors in DTMs. For our analysis, we used multi-temporal airborne and spaceborne stereoscopic images. The oldest images were recorded in the 1960s by the US American reconnaissance satellite Corona, while the most recent imagery are 2007 Cartosat-1 stereo scenes, along with one ASTER stereo pair. Complex panoramic distortion and limited spatial resolution resulted in the Corona and ASTER DTMs having the highest RMSEz. Due to differing acquisition techniques, applied software packages and temporal differences DTMs will never be identical. Therefore, we propose a relative vertical accuracy assessment with a master DTM. We chose the Cartosat-1 DTM as it showed the highest absolute accuracy. Inaccuracies between the master and the slave DTMs were adjusted by means of trend surfaces and outliers were successfully eliminated applying the interquartile range.     

Frontal recession of Parkachik Glacier between 1971-2015, Zanskar Himalaya using remote sensing and field data

Parkachik Glacier is located in the Suru sub-basin of the Upper Indus River, Zanskar Himalaya. The Glacier has been analysed using Corona KH-4B (1971), Landsat-TM (1999), field survey (2015), Google Earth^TM (2015) and ASTER GDEM (2015) for frontal recession and area changes. Overall, from 1971 to 2015, the Glacier has retreated by 127 ± 0.09 m i.e. (0.75 ± 0.07%) at a rate of 2.9 ± 0.004 ma^?1 with a simultaneous decrease in area from 49.5 to 48.8 km² i.e. 740 ± 0.7 m² (1.5 ± 0.09%) at a rate of 74 ± 0.7 m²a^?1. However, during recent decade (1999–2015), the rate of glacier recession of 3.9 ± 0.004 ma^?1 with a corresponding area loss of 500 ± 0.74m² (1 ± 0.1%) was higher than the retreat rate of 2.3 ± 0.001 ma^?1 and an area loss of 240 ± 0.02m² (0.48 ± 0.08%) during 1971–1999. In the field, the evidences of glacier recession are present in the form of separated dead ice blocks from the main Glacier, recessional dumps/moraines, active ice calving activity and a small proglacial pond/lake at the terminus/snout of the Glacier. However, the recession over the studied period has been very slow and is controlled by its topographic configuration, particularly the large altitudinal range (6030–3620 m), almost northerly aspect and steep slope (average ~ 30°).     

Graben-fissure systems in Guinevere Planitia and Beta Regio (264°-312°E, 24°-60°N), Venus, and implications for regional stratigraphy and mantle plumes

Detailed mapping in a 14,000,000 km² area of northwestern Guinevere Planitia and northern Beta Regio bounded by 264°-312°E, 24°-60°N has revealed thousands of long extensional lineaments (graben, fissures and related fractures). These can be grouped into radiating, circumferential and linear systems. Thirty four radiating systems have been identified, of which 16 have radii greater than 300 km and eight have radii greater than 1000 km. Twenty six linear (straight) systems with a length greater than 300 km have been distinguished of which six have a length greater than 1000 km. Linear systems are generally associated with rifts, although some may represent distal portions of radiating systems. In addition, 19 circumferential systems, some associated with coronae, have been identified. The distribution of each system is compared with the host geology in order to place the graben-fissure systems in a regional stratigraphic framework. The majority of systems are: (1) younger than tesserae, ridge belts and densely fractured plains, (2) coeval with, and in many cases, define fracture belts, (3) partially flooded by wrinkle-ridged plains units, and (4) older than smooth and lobate plains units and young rifts. The inventory of radiating graben-fissure systems that we catalogue represents a database of tectono-magmatic centers that complements the centers defined using other criteria, e.g., large volcanoes, coronae, and shield fields. We have attempted to identify those systems that are underlain by dike swarms in order to evaluate their relationship to mantle plumes. At least 11 of the radiating systems extend well beyond any central topographic uplift and are therefore interpreted to be underlain by dike swarms.     

湖北峡东地区“盖帽碳酸盐岩”中燧石条带的地球化学特征及其古环境意义

湖北峡东地区新元古代陡山沱组一段的“盖帽碳酸盐岩”中发育有保存良好,与白云岩界线截然,顺层产出的燧石条带.利用硅酸盐的BrF5硅氧同位素分析方法对燧石条带进行测试,得到较高的硅同位素(δ30SiNBS-28为0.4‰～1.7‰)和氧同位素(δ18OV-SMOW为24.‰～26.6‰)组成.燧石条带可能为温暖的滨海相化学沉积产物,氧同位素测温得到的沉积海水温度为35.4～47.7℃.燧石条带的Al/(Fe+Mn+ Al)为0.43～0.50,Si/Al比值为257～269,表明燧石条带形成过程中有少量的陆源物质参与,而较低的∑REE(2.19×10-6～3.59×10-6),Ce正异常(1.20～1.24)和U/Th比值(3.75～14.45)上则明显带有热水沉积的特征.燧石条带的硅质可能主要来自远源火山热液活动,在温暖的滨海环境达到硅质饱和而形成的化学沉积,同时验证了早期研究者认为的“雪球事件”冰后期环境温度曾一度极为温暖的猜想.     

西昆仑山古里雅冰帽深钻孔冰温的稳定态分析

在西昆仑山古里雅冰帽海拔６０７０ｍ处钻孔，深３０９ｍ，上部２００ｍ进行了温度测量。对实测资料作稳定态分析后，得出冰内温度梯度大，底部达融点的结果。算出地热通量为１１２ｍＷ／ｍ＾２，与青藏高原为高地热区的观点一致。     

盘锦市湿地信息提取与动态变化监测

针对近年来盘锦市湿地动态变化信息相对匮乏的问题,提出了基于Landsat遥感影像,采用决策树模型进行湿地信息提取,运用景观生态学及转移矩阵模型进行湿地变化分析的湿地动态变化监测方法。在决策树分类技术支持下,实现光谱特征、环境特征和空间特征等多特征融合,完成研究区三期湿地信息提取。通过与地理国情监测数据对比分析,验证了实验提取结果满足湿地动态变化监测需求。实验结果表明,所提方法可以从空间格局、景观格局及空间演变特征上,对盘锦市湿地变化进行全面的定性和定量分析,研究结果可供盘锦市湿地的管理和保护工作参考。     

Magnetohydrodynamic study of shock waves in the current sheet of a solar coronal magnetic loop

A Lagrangian Remap (LareXd) Code is employed to investigate the shock wave formation in the current sheet of a solar coronal magnetic loop and its effect on the magnetic reconnection. We constructed the slow shock structure in the presence of viscosity and heat conduction parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field and pairs of slow shocks propagate away from the central current sheet, the so-called diffusion region. Significant jumps in plasma density, pressure, velocity and magnetic field occur across the main shock while the temperature appears in the foreshock. In the presence of dissipative effects, the distinct jumps disappear and the shock profiles show smooth transition between the downstream and the upstream regions while the plasma density and the pressure show very narrow and a sharp decrease with time. These results can be applied to the heating of the solar corona, the structure of the magnetic reconnection and the solar wind.