Solar-cycle variation of the daily foF2 and M(3000)F2

Daily values of the ionospheric characteristics foF2 and M(3000)F2 for a given hour and month are correlated with the corresponding daily values of sunspot number using measured data collected at seven European locations. The significance of applying different-order polynomials is considered and the times are confirmed when the higher-order terms are important. Mean correlation coefficients for combined data sets over all hours, months and stations are determined, together with the standard errors of estimates. Comparisons are made with corresponding figures for monthly median values derived from the same data sets.     

The oxygen isotopic composition and temperature of Southern Ocean bottom waters during the last glacial maximum

We provide two new determinations of the oxygen isotopic composition of seawater during the last glacial maximum (LGM). High-resolution oxygen isotopic measurements were made on interstitial waters from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Sites 1168 and 1170 in the southeast Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. We use a diffusion-advection numerical model to calculate the glacial-interglacial change in bottom-water δ¹⁸O_sw from the pore water δ¹⁸O profiles; the first such determinations from this part of the oceans. Statistical analyses of the model runs indicate that Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) δ¹⁸O_sw changed by 1.0-1.1±0.15‰ since the last glacial maximum (LGM). Our results are consistent with a previous calculation from a South Atlantic Southern Ocean location (ODP Site 1093) also situated within CDW. The new values determined in this study, together with previous estimates, are converging on a global average Δδ¹⁸O_sw of 1.0-1.1‰.Using the calculated bottom-water δ¹⁸O_sw, we have extracted the temperature component from the benthic foraminiferal δ¹⁸O record at Sites 1168 and 1170. Since the LGM, bottom waters at these two sites warmed by 2.6 and 1.9°C, respectively. The absolute temperature estimates for the LGM (−0.5°C [Θ=−0.6°C] at Site 1168 and −0.2°C [Θ=−0.4°C] at Site 1170) are slightly warmer than those reported from previous studies using the same technique, but are consistent with more homogenous deep-ocean temperatures during the LGM relative to the modern.     

中国大陆科学钻探工程项目进展综述

阐明了中国大陆科学钻探工程的意义与目标，论述了工程建设的主要内容和项目的组织管理，介绍了项目的进展情况。     

Determination of the cleat angle distribution of the RECOPOL coal seams, using CT-scans and image analysis on drilling cuttings and coal blocks

Cleat orientation, cleat frequency and cleat angle distribution of deep coal seams are only available by the use of drilling cores and from coal mine samples. Coal drilling cuttings are a cheap and fast alternative to measure cleat angle distributions with the use of image analysis techniques. In this study oriented coal samples and drilling cuttings of the RECOPOL field experiment are compared and used to explain and validate the proposed method. In other words, cleat angle distributions from drilling cuttings are measured by image analysis. The geological framework of the polish coals is described. The image analysis methodologies for the measurement of fracture faces of cuttings and from CT-scan images, derived from these coals, are explained. The results of the methods on the cuttings are compared with cleat orientation distributions from CT-scans and artificial fragments from coal blocks of the same seams. These evaluations show high agreements between the methods. The cleat angle distributions of drilling cuttings of four seams are compared with the cleat orientation distributions of a regional structural geological study. The high correlation in this study shows that cleat angle distributions of coal seams can be used as input parameters for reservoir modelling.     

关于地震地下水观测井建设的若干问题

根据有关的国家与地震行业技术标准,结合建井的实践经验,论述了地震地下水观测井的定位、观测井结构设计与钻井施工的技术要求。     

关于地震地下水观测井建设的若干问题

根据有关的国家与地震行业技术标准,结合建井的实践经验,本文论述了地震地下水观测井的定位、观测井结构设计与钻井施工的技术要求。     

矿震震动波速度层析成像评估冲击危险的验证

矿震震动波速度层析成像,作为一种新的地球物理方法在冲击矿压危险评估领域具有广阔的应用前景,但截至目前,采用该技术评估冲击危险的现场应用研究还比较少,尤其是与传统监测手段的对比验证研究,还未见有相关文献报道.本文将层析成像技术和微震实时监测相结合,对河南义马跃进煤矿25110工作面回采过程中的P波速度进行了反演,并对比分析了该技术与传统监测手段之间的对应关系.研究结果表明,强矿震主要发生在高波速区或高波速变化梯度区;波速与数值模拟结果、钻屑量、钻孔应力值以及电磁辐射值之间存在正相关关系,且对应一致性较好,进而验证了矿震震动波速度层析成像技术评估冲击危险的可行性,同时也为进一步研究波速与应力或冲击危险的直接及定量关系提供参考.     

龙门山断裂带WFSD数字地震台网监测能力及动态范围分析

5.12汶川特大地震后,为了监测地震的发展趋势,探讨大范围的构造应力场作用,在龙门山断裂带上及时布设临时数字地震台网。数字台网由11个数字地震台组成,遍布龙门山断裂带的北东缘和南西端。为了分析WFSD数字地震台网监测能力及其动态范围,随机抽取一定数量台站观测数据,通过傅立叶变换和功率谱密度分析,获得台基地动噪声均值,进而分析观测系统的动态范围和台网监测能力。根据计算结果与记录的大量微震对比研究,表明在龙门山断裂带上,WFSD数字地震台网具有监测M_L 1.5级微地震的能力,且与中国地震局台网中心发布的地震结果基本吻合。因此,WFSD数字地震台网可为龙门山断裂带变形机制研究提供基础的观测资料。      

Comparison of benthic foraminifera and macrofaunal indicators of the impact of oil-based drill mud disposal

We compare foraminifera and macrofauna as bio-indicators of oil-based drill mud disposal site off Congo. The most polluted sites are characterized by poor faunas, dominated by some very tolerant taxa. Slightly further from the disposal site, there is an area with strongly increased densities, heavily dominated by opportunistic taxa. Still further, macrofauna appears to be similar to that at the reference area, but the foraminiferal meiofauna still suggests a slight environmental perturbation. The foraminiferal FIEI index, based on the species distribution in the study area, appears to be more discriminative than the macrofaunal ITI index, based on a priori definitions of the trophic guilds of the various taxa. Our comparative approach allows us to point out the benefits of (1) the use of macrofauna and foraminifera together and (2) the definition of the species groups used in biotic indices on the basis of observations made directly in the study area.     

Numerical study on mode curvature for damage detection of a drilling riser using transfer matrix technique

In order to prevent marine pipeline accidents caused by corrosion defect, crack or loose contact, the technique of non-destructive testing or examination (NDT or NDE) becomes great important in the flied of structural health monitoring (SHM) in ocean engineering. The objective of this study is to propose a numerical method to localize and size the structure damage of a drilling riser. One theoretical development is a simple and effective algorithm used for ocean risers’ mode extraction and damage detection based on the transfer matrix technique. The merits of the developed method are that damage of risers with different boundary conditions and variable cross-sections can be localized and sized. Additionally, the relationships between damage locations and modes are discussed by comparing mode shape difference, mode curvature and mode curvature difference. Numerical results show that mode curvature values of damaged elements have little influence on those of intact elements. Based on this fact, a damage index method is developed to evaluate damage severities and explore the influence of single and multiple damage severities on damage indexes. More importantly, the outcomes are verified to be accurate enough to indicate the feasibility and reliability of the numerical method by the standard FEM package.