Effects of CO2 on benthic biota: An in situ benthic chamber experiment in Storfjorden (Norway)

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) methods, either sub-seabed or in ocean depths, introduces risk of CO₂ leakage and subsequent interaction with the ecosystem. It is therefore important to obtain information on possible effects of CO₂. In situ CO₂ exposure experiments were carried out twice for 10 days during 2005 using a Benthic Chamber system at 400 m depth in Storfjorden, Norway. pCO₂ in the water above the sediment in the chambers was controlled at approximately 500, 5000 and 20,000 μatm, respectively. This article describes the experiment and the results from measured the biological responses within the chamber sediments. The results show effects of elevated CO₂ concentrations on biological processes such as increased nanobenthos density. Methane production and sulphate reduction was enhanced in the approximately 5000 μatm chamber.     

Wave-induced drift of large floating sheets

In this article we study the wave-induced drift of large, flexible shallow floating objects, referred to as sheets. When surface waves propagate through a sheet, they provide a mean stress on the sheet, resulting in a mean drift. In response, the sheet generates an Ekman current. The drift velocity of the sheet is determined by (i) the wave-induced stress, (ii) the viscous stress due to the Ekman current, and (iii) the Coriolis force. The sheet velocity and the current beneath the sheet are determined for constant and depth-varying eddy viscosities.     

Ecological Risk Assessment of Benzo[a]pyrene in Yellow River Delta

Ecological risk assessment is of great significance to promoting the rational management effectively for the oil‐polluted areas. A comprehensive evaluation method of ecological risk, including probabilistic risk assessment and regional ecological risk assessment, is developed through employing the contaminant benzo[a]pyrene as an indicator to assess ecological risk of five oil mining plots, respectively in Yellow River Delta. In this study, firstly we evaluate the ecological risk probability of five oil mining plots using overlapping area of probabilistic curves, and the results show that local ecological risk varies between the maximum 0.4 and the minimum 0.01. Then we overlay boundaries of five administrative divisions in Yellow River Delta and the spatial distribution patterns of ecosystems to generate new risk receptor plaques, and calculate the integrated value of 30 specifically classified plaques for comprehensive evaluation of ecological risk. The results, fluctuating within the range of 0.00005 and 0.25, indicate that local government should be vigilant to ecological risk of benzo[a]pyrene to some extent, although the current situation is not severe in whole.     

Monitoring thickness and volume changes of the Dongkemadi Ice Field on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (1969–2000) using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and map data

Abstract

This paper presents the first measurement of multi-decadal thickness and volume changes (1969–2000) of the Dongkemadi Ice Field (DIF) in the Tanggula Mountains, central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China, using multi-source remote sensing data. These include the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) acquired in February, 2000, a DEM generated by digitising analogue topographic maps from 1969, and Landsat ETM+ imagery from 2000. Digital glacier outlines and GIS-based processing were used to calculate an elevation difference map to evaluate the relative elevation error of these two DEMs over ice-free areas. This method was also used to identify regions of glacier elevation thinning and thickening corresponding to glacier mass loss and gain. Analysis of 67,520 points on flat grass and rock terrain surrounding the DIF, with a slope less than 25°, showed a mean elevation difference of –0.90 m and a standard deviation of 5.58 m. A thickness change error within ±6 m was estimated. Between 1969 and 2000, 76.51% of the whole DIF area appeared to be thinning while 23.49% showed thickening. The average glacier surface thinning was –12.58 m with a standard deviation of 18.29 m and the estimated volume loss was 1.17 km³. The standard deviation of volume change was 0.0006 km³ over the DIF. A thinning rate up to 0.41±0.194 m a^?1 or 0.038 km³ a^?1 for the volume loss was observed for the whole ice field, which seems to be evidence for the ongoing retreat of glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. It was found that the spatial thickness change pattern derived from the remote sensing method was consistent with the thickness change results of the Small Dongkemadi Glacier (SDG) from field measurements. The estimated error of the annual thickness change rate was on the order of 5%. The relationship between elevation change and absolute glacier elevation over typical glaciers was also analysed, showing considerable variability. These changes have possibly resulted from increased temperature and decreased precipitation in this region.     

若尔盖铀矿田方解石稀土元素与碳氧同位素地球化学特征及其意义

方解石是若尔盖铀矿田与成矿最为密切的脉石矿物之一。方解石的REE地球化学特征研究表明,产于地层中的方解石、矿区中的方解石和含矿方解石具有明显不同的稀土元素组成特征,分别具有轻稀土富集右倾型、重稀土富集左倾型和相对平坦型的3种稀土配分模式。其中产于地层中的方解石明显继承了地层中岩石的稀土元素特征,而含矿方解石表现出与矿石稀土元素相似的特征。碳氧同位素显示地层中的方解石为海洋沉积碳酸盐岩的碳氧同位素组成特征;矿区方解石脉、含矿方解石脉的碳同位素组成明显表现为地幔来源的特点;而矿区方解石脉的氧同位素组成具明显的深部来源特征,含矿方解石脉的氧同位素组成表明在成矿过程中有大气降水的混入。若尔盖铀矿田的方解石主要为热液成因,其矿床成因类型属于典型的热液矿床,成矿流体主要来源于地幔。     

油气输导体系研究现状及存在问题的探讨

油气输导体系是油气成藏体系的必要元素,也是油气运移研究的薄弱环节。人们对于这一概念的阐述各不相同,绝大多数学者将其划分为高孔渗砂体、断层及裂缝、不整合面以及它们两两或全部的复合输导体系四种类型,目前对输导体系的研究也集中在这四种类型上。对高孔渗砂体的研究主要集中在孔隙结构、渗透率和优势运移通道上;对断层的研究主要集中在断层泥、非渗透性物质、两盘特征、断层面应力及断层活动性上;对不整合面的研究主要集中在其产状、性质、类型及岩性组合等方面。输导体系的类型划分应当以渗透率非均质性为依据,同时充分考虑烃源岩。从盆地沉积演化的角度出发研究各类输导体系的分布,也是油气运移研究领域中的薄弱环节。     

河南濮城油田沙二上2+3砂层组末端扇沉积特征及剩余油分布

本文以濮城油田沙二上2+3砂层组为例,分析了末端扇储层的沉积特征,建立了末端扇沉积模式,确定了剩余油分布.末端扇储层分为近端亚相、中部亚相和远端亚相,中部亚相的分流河道微相是主要储集砂体.剩余油平面上主要集中在分流河道侧翼过渡区及近水道漫溢、远水道漫溢和分散的井网难控制的小透境体中,垂向上集中在正韵律顶部和反韵律底部等物性差的地方.二砂组主要富集在S23、S24小层的近气顶区,三砂组主要富集在S34、S35小层的濮53、文17断块构造高部位及注采不完善的地区.     

塔河油田十二区奥陶系油气分布规律及控制因素

塔河油田十二区奥陶系油藏为碳酸盐岩岩溶缝洞型油藏,油气水分布规律复杂。对原油的物理性质、平面及纵向上的分布特征、油水界面等的分析表明,区内主要为高黏度、含蜡、高含硫的超重质原油。平面上密度分布呈西部和东部低、中部高的特点;纵向上原油密度与深度关系不大。高产油区多沿主断裂带分布。油水界面不统一,但从东向西随中奥陶统顶面的降低而降低。认为该区油气分布不受现今构造位置高低的控制,而是受区域构造背景、断裂带的分布、储集层的发育程度、成藏演化过程以及不整合面等因素综合控制。     

多维决策圈闭评价方法及其应用

多维决策就是在具有相互冲突、相互影响的多个因素下对评价目标进行的决策,把它应用到圈闭评价时,就是把影响圈闭评价的各个因素看成一个整体,这些影响因素共同反映圈闭的优劣,将多个因素系统合成为一个能从总体上度量圈闭优劣的单因子来进行评价优选。在使用多维决策对研究区进行实际的圈闭评价时,通过多维目标函数,求解各圈闭与所假设的最优和最劣圈闭之间的距离,最后得到综合评价因子序列,此时选出距最优圈闭较近而距最劣圈闭较远的圈闭可作为优先勘探的对象。对四川盆地某区进行了圈闭评价实践,并与地质风险概率法作了对比,证明多维决策圈闭评价方法是有效的。此方法具有简单、实用、易操作、分辨率高等优点,人为因素的干预比较少,预测结果更为客观。     

多角度偏振遥感在水体油污染监测中的优势分析

为了更好地进行水体油污染监测,首先简要介绍了多角度偏振探测技术,然后着重分析了水体油污染目标的偏振特性,同时从目标地物反射光谱的偏振探测机理出发,讨论了它们偏振光谱的空间特征,并总结出3条普适规律.结果显示:偏振光谱信息与强度辐射光谱信息相比,目标地物间反射光谱的微小差异得到了增强,且在大角度入射时,增强效果更为明显....