Late Triassic initial closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean in the western segment: Constraints from sedimentological,detrital zircon ages and paleomagnetic evidence

The Mesozoic evolution of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean (MOO) has significantly affected the configuration of the modern Asian continent. Although a scissor-like closure of the MOO has long been proposed, when and how the MOO closed are still hotly debated, especially the timing of initial closure of the MOO in its western segment, hindering our understanding of both the evolution of the MOO and tectonics of the northern Asian continent. In order to uncover the timing of initial closure of the MOO, we performed a multidisciplinary study in sedimentology, detrital zircon U-Pb dating and paleomagnetic on the Late Triassic clastic strata from the Tarvagatay Block and the Amuria Block (AMB) on the both sides of the Mongol-Okhotsk Suture. The upper Triassic strata on both sides of the suture were dominated by plant fossil-bearing alluvial-fluvial facies sediments, which unconformably overlain pre-Triassic geological units, indicating a terrestrial setting after the closure of the MOO. Detrital zircon U-Pb dating results revealed consistent age distribution patterns for samples from both sides of the suture with a predominant peak at ∼253–251 Ma and a secondary peak at ∼359–357 Ma, representing two main arc magmatic events during the bidirectional subduction of the MOO in the Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous and Late Permian-Early Triassic. Coeval Late Triassic paleomagnetic poles were obtained from the northern AMB and Tarvagatay Block, revealing a comparable paleolatitude of the AMB (∼31–33°) and Tarvagatay Block (∼32–34°) in the Late Triassic, arguing for that the western segment of the MOO should have closed at the Late Triassic. The compilation of sedimentology, detrital zircon U-Pb dating, magmatic and paleomagnetic evidence provides integrated constraints on the Late Triassic initial closure of the MOO in its western segment.     

基于Terra和NPP卫星的NDVI产品在呼伦贝尔地区植被监测中的对比

为了探索基于多源卫星产品组建长时间序列NDVI并开展生态监测与灾害评估的可能性，利用相关系数、均方根误差、标准差和平均偏差等方法，结合泰勒图，对呼伦贝尔地区2012—2021年基于Terra和NPP卫星逐16 d的NDVI产品进行比较。结果表明：NPP/NDVI的多年均值略高于Terra/NDVI，两者在草原植被类型下的一致性最优，其次为耕地，森林植被的一致性较差。在呼伦贝尔非植被生长季，Terra/NDVI与NPP/NDVI的偏差主要集中在森林，且以Terra/NDVI偏高为主。在植被生长季初期2种NDVI产品的偏差呈现零散、随机分布，中期的偏差相对较小，生长季后期则以Terra/NDVI小于NPP/NDVI的负偏差为主。虽然2种卫星产品的总体偏差不大，但在开展NDVI的距平分析或计算VCI等指数时，较小的偏差会被放大。呼伦贝尔草地在考虑两种NDVI产品偏差纠正的前提下基本可替代使用，而耕地、林地植被的协同应用仍需谨慎。     

Palynofloras from tournaisian lacustrine and tidal sequences in slieve bloom,counties laois and offaly,Ireland

Tournaisian miospore assemblages are used to determine the age of some plant-bearing horizons in the Old Red Sandstone succession of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, Counties Laois and Offaly, Ireland, and the sedimentology and conditions of deposition of the productive lithologies are described. The age of the marine transgression which terminated continental sedimentation is indicated, and the associated depositional environment is discussed. Comparisons are made with other micro- and macrofloras from Ireland, Britain, Canada, the U.S.S.R. and Bear Island.