Sediment and trace element depositional history from the Ajkwa River estuarine mangroves of Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia

Radiotracer ²¹⁰Pb and contaminant copper were used to estimate sediment accumulation rates in 4 cores from the Ajkwa River estuary and mangrove tidal channels in western Irian Jaya. Mass accumulation rates (4.5–13 kg dry wt m⁻² yr⁻¹) were within the envelope of expectations for a region of high rainfall, great river catchment relief, and rapid tectonic uplift of mountains. Copper accumulation rates were enhanced 40 fold in surface sediments, compared to pre-1950 sections of the sediment cores. These recent sediments with enhanced copper concentrations come from Freeport Indonesia mine tailings over the last 27 years. Variations in sediment core profiles of Al, Fe, and organic carbon were small, indicating no great change in bulk sediment composition. Sulfur concentrations decline toward the sediment surface, suggesting a decline in rates of microbial sulfate reduction. Enhanced sediment copper concentrations will be a useful tracer of sediment dispersal from the Ajkwa River estuary along this coast.     

西南极乔治王岛北海岸火山岩的~（40）Ar／~（39）Ar和K-Ar年龄测定

本文采用４０Ａｒ／３９Ａｒ、Ｋ－Ａｒ和激光微区等时线方法，对乔治王岛北海岸的火山岩进行了系统的年龄测定。实验结果表明，该区的火山活动从晚白垩世延续到始新世末期，主要喷发时代为始新世。岩石的年龄由南西向北东依次变新，表明乔治王岛的火山活动中心在不断迁移，与整个南设得兰群岛火山岩的时、空分布规律相符。侵入岩比火山岩生成晚而岩石化学成分更偏酸性，说明侵入岩可能是火山岩同源岩浆分异演化的产物。这批高质量数据的获得，将为区域火山岩地层时代的厘定和构造岩浆演化过程的研究提供有力的依据。     

Intercomparison of snow water equivalent observations in the Northern Great Plains

In the Northern Great Plains, melting snow is a primary driver of spring flooding, but limited knowledge of the magnitude and spatial distribution of snow water equivalent (SWE) hampers flood forecasting. Passive microwave remote sensing has the potential to enhance operational river flow forecasting but is not routinely incorporated in operational flood forecasting. We compare satellite passive microwave estimates from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System (AMSR‐E) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Water Prediction (OWP) airborne gamma radiation snow survey and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) ground snow survey SWE estimates in the Northern Great Plains from 2002 to 2011. AMSR‐E SWE estimates compare favourably with USACE SWE measurements in the low relief, low vegetation study area (mean difference = ?3.8 mm, root mean squared difference [RMSD] = 34.7 mm), but less so with OWP airborne gamma SWE estimates (mean difference = ?9.5 mm, RMSD = 42.7 mm). An error simulation suggests that up to half of the error in the former comparison is potentially due to subpixel scale SWE variability, limiting the maximum achievable RMSD between ground and satellite SWE to approximately 26–33 mm in the Northern Great Plains. The OWP gamma versus AMSR‐E SWE comparison yields larger error than the point‐scale USACE versus AMSR‐E comparison, despite a larger measurement footprint (5–7 km² vs. a few square centimetres, respectively), suggesting that there are unshared errors between the USACE and OWP gamma SWE data.     

丁文江与中国区域地质调查

正丁文江是中国地质事业开拓者和奠基人之一,在地质研究、矿产调查、创立地质学会、兴办地质教育等方面做出了卓越贡献。值此丁先生诞辰130周年,缅怀地质先辈,是很有意义的也是很有必要的。1丁先生主要生平履历丁文江,于1887年4月13日生于江苏泰兴县黄桥镇,字在君。早年抱着"科学救国"的理念,于1902年留学日本,1904年转赴英国留学,1911年毕业于英国格拉斯哥大学,取     

Ns,K,R,M等值线图所展示的川滇地区强震的前兆图象

充分展示了ＮＳ,Ｋ,Ｒ,Ｍ等值线图的预测效能。这种图定量、直观。利用他捕捉到了一些有效的前兆现象,其中最主要的是：①ＭＳ≥７．０地震前３年震中附近ＭＬ≥３．５地震频数显著增加;②ＭＳ≥７．０地震前１年研究区ＭＬ≥２．０地震频数降半;③ＭＳ≥６．０地震后地震活动数年不衰的地区是未来ＭＳ≥７．０地震发生的可能地点;④孟连—普洱及其附近地区余震中心偏离主震震中逼近未来强震震中;⑤普洱地区地震活动性低,次年发生ＭＳ≥６．０地震的可能性较小。文中用广义地震成核模型对现象①进行了物理解释。     

K0应力路径试验在上海地区工程勘察中的应用

上海地区在进行软粘性土的变形特性试验时,勘察过程中极少进行对原状土在不同应力路径下的变形及强度试验研究,这使得报告中提供的参数不能很好地和基坑开挖卸荷过程中土体地层的实际相吻合。本文以上海市徐家汇某深大基坑项目为例,在勘察阶段进行K0应力路径三轴试验,试验内容为对选取的代表性土样进行加荷、卸荷及再加荷,并记录各阶段的应力应变及变形模量。对试验结果的分析表明,应力路径对软粘性土的影响较明显,K0应力路径可以较为真实地反映土体在天然状态下进行基坑开挖过程中的变形特性。建议以后在对变形敏感的深大基坑工程中加强推广应用。     

Sedimentological features of Cretaceous--Tertiary (K/T) boundary section along Heilongjiang River,Northeast China

The Jiayin area along the Heilongjiang River in Northeast China has attracted stratigraphic and sedimentological interests recently because the Cretaceous--Tertiary (K/T) boundary should be located in this non-marine succession.Dinosaur remains disappear suddenly at the upper part of the Maastrichtian,whereas plants gradually evolved throughout the succession.Analysis of sedimentary facies has been carried out and paleo-environments through Upper Cretaceous to lower Paleocene sections are reconstructed.Fluvial to lacustrine sedimentary environments are inferred from the facies.Several debris flow events have been identified,and it is in these deposits that the dinosaur fossils are concentrated.     

盘鲍幼体附着诱导的研究

在水温20.5±0.5℃和海水盐度29.3的条件下，盘鲍幼体在受精后约72h获得附着能力．GABA（γ-氨基丁酸）2～1000μmol/dm3GABA可有效诱导幼体的附着，其中1000μmol/dm     

南极格罗夫山陨石GRV 020043—一个特殊的E/H过渡型球粒陨石

南极格罗夫山陨石GRV 020043是一块特殊的球粒陨石,虽与普通球粒陨石有着相似的矿物组合,但矿物成分超出普通球粒陨石范围.主要矿物组合及其模式含量(vol%)是:斜方辉石40、橄榄石24、透辉石8、斜长石10、 Fe-Ni合金14、陨硫铁4 vol%、及少量铬铁矿和磷灰石.主要组成矿物成分均一,如斜方辉石(Fs10...