The marine 14C age of the Vedde Ash Bed along the west coast of Norway

Articulated molluscs, sea urchins and barnacle fragments close to the Vedde Ash Bed in a shallow marine deposit on the west coast of Norway have been ¹⁴C dated. The weighted mean of four dates from a sediment slice 8 cm thick centred on the Vedde Ash Bed is 10920 ± 24 ¹⁴C yr BP. The most accurate ¹⁴C age of the Vedde Ash from terrestrial plant macrofossils is 10310 ± 50 yr BP. The difference is the ¹⁴C reservoir age for coastal water at the west coast of Norway during the mid‐Younger Dryas and equals 610 ± 55 yr. This is 230 yr older than the reservoir age for the Bølling/Allerød and for the present day in this area. The result supports earlier conclusions of a higher reservoir age for the Younger Dryas in the North Atlantic and Nordic Seas, although our reservoir age of 610 ± 55 yr is a few hundred years younger. This suggests that the ¹⁴C reservoir age at Vedde Ash time may increase from coastal water towards the open North Atlantic and Nordic Seas. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fluvial incision and channel downcutting as a response to Late‐glacial and Early Holocene climate change: the lower reach of the River Meuse (Maas), The Netherlands

Detailed fieldwork and new extensive ¹⁴C dating of residual channel infillings provide data for the reconstruction of the Late‐glacial channel downcutting and incision history of the Venlo–Boxmeer lower reach of the River Meuse (= Maas) in the southern Netherlands. Within a period of 500–1300 yr after Late‐glacial climatic amelioration, the Meuse responded to increased discharges and decreased sediment supply by adjusting the width/depth ratio of its channels. Two main phases of channel downcutting are followed by two main phases of floodplain lowering and narrowing, indicating net floodplain degradation by the fluvial system as a non‐linear response to Late‐glacial and Early Holocene climate change. Some 1300 yr after initial late‐glacial warming, channels downcut rapidly during the Early Bølling (13.3–12.5 kyr BP) and adopted a high‐sinuosity meandering style. Channel downcutting paused around 11.9 kyr BP, possibly in response to rising groundwater levels and/or the Older Dryas cooling event. Between 11.9 and 11.3 kyr BP a new floodplain was formed. Then, lateral erosion took place and initiated a first phase of 2.6 m floodplain lowering during the Late Allerød. Gradual climate deterioration during the Allerød progressively broke up soils and vegetation cover, from 11.3 to 10.9 kyr BP. The Meuse gradually adjusted to an increased ratio of sediment supply over transport capacity through higher width/depth ratios. Main channels became shallower and adopted a low‐sinuosity pattern, finally culminating in a braided river system during the Younger Dryas. The final Holocene warming resulted, within 500 yr, in renewed rapid channel downcutting by a single low‐sinuosity channel during the Early Preboreal, followed by a second phase of 1.8–2.8 m floodplain lowering. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Synoptic Snapshot of the East Cape Eddy （ECE）

1Introduction The East Australian Current(EAC)partially sepa-rates from the coast of Australia(Godfrey et al.,1980)and subsequently flows eastward along the Tas-man Front(TF)(Warren,1970).When the east-ward flow reaches the northernmost point of New Zealand,it turns southeastward and becomes the East Auckland Current(EAUC).The flow that goesround the East Cape is named the Ease Cape Current(ECC).The ECC separates from North Island and proceeds eastward to the north of the Chatha…     

陕西华阴兴乐坊遗址家养动物的饲养模式及对先民肉食资源的贡献

通过动物骨的稳定同位素(C、N)分析,揭示家养动物的饲养模式及对先民肉食资源的贡献,是动物考古研究的重要组成之一.关中地区,是庙底沟文化(约5500年前)的主要核心分布区域之一.目前,对该地区和该时间段内家养动物的饲养模式及对先民肉食资源的贡献,尚缺乏足够的认识.为此,本文对陕西兴乐坊遗址出土动物与人骨开展了C、N稳定同位素分析,并对其中4个猪骨进行AMS-14C测年.同位素数据结果显示:野生动物(獐、青羊、梅花鹿)栖息于C3类的植被环境,家养动物(猪、狗)和人,则主要以C4类为食.3个猪个体的年代为5449~5300 cal.B.P.,而1个猪个体年代偏晚(4089~3985 cal.B.P.),其同位素数据也异于其他个体.结合该遗址的植物考古资料(粟和黍具有高的出土概率),认为:家养动物(猪和狗)饲喂了大量以粟类作物的副产品或者人类的残羹冷炙(粪便).根据食物链从生产者至消费者的同位素分馏效应(δ13 C值约富集1‰,δ15N值约富集3‰~5‰),比较了先民与野生动物以及家养动物的同位素数据,发现先民与猪的δ13 C和 δ15N值的差异最小(0.2‰和1.9‰),这反映了先民的肉食资源应主要源于家猪.家猪的饲养和管理,为庙底沟文化的快速发展奠定了深厚的物质和经济基础.此外,1例梅花鹿角具有偏正的δ13C值(-13.2‰),暗示发达的粟作农业还为先民尝试驯养其他野生动物(如鹿)提供了可能.     

柴北缘大煤沟侏罗系泥质岩有机元素及碳同位素特征与古气候环境分析

柴北缘大煤沟地区侏罗系记录了西北地区古环境演化的重要信息。文章通过对大煤沟剖面进行有机地球化学分析,尝试恢复大煤沟地区侏罗系的环境演化。分析认为,H/C比与C/N比、δ ¹³Ｃ呈现良好的负相关性。早侏罗世：C/N比和δ ¹³Ｃ整体逐渐减小,H/C比逐渐变大;中侏罗世：C/N比和δ ¹³Ｃ在前期保持稳定,后期急剧负偏,而H/C比则反之;晚侏罗世：C/N比和δ ¹³Ｃ基本保持低值不变,H/C比稳定在高值区间。早—中侏罗世有机元素C/N比多大于15,表明有机质来源主要以 陆生高等植物为主。大煤沟剖面古气候表现为两个旋回,在早侏罗世小煤沟组时期古气候特征为温湿—干热,自中侏罗世晚期古气候开始从温湿向干热演化。     

Standing stocks and production rates of phytoplankton and abundance of bacteria in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Standing stocks and production rates of phytoplankton and abundance of bacteria were investigated at 39 stations in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan during four crulses in October 1993, January, April and June 1994. Primary productivity was measured by the¹³C tracer method. Photosynthetic rate varied from 0.41 to 32.1 μgC/1/h with an average value of 4.67 μgC/l/h. Annual primary production was estimated to be 218 gC/m²/year. Annual primary production in this study was 1.8 times as high as the values which were previously reported at same area. The reason for the disagreement between our primary production value and previous values is not thought to be due to the difference of methods used for measuring primary production or the different Chl.a concentrations but to the method of estimating the primary production in the euphotic zone from thein vitro measurements. The distribution of bacterial cells in surface seawater was examined during the same cruises. Bacterial cell density ranged from 0.32 to 3.4×10⁶ cells/ml. The density was relatively high in the eutrophic regions of Hiroshima Bay and Osaka Bay In addition, a high density of bacteria was also observed in an area within Suo Nada where Chl.a was relatively low. The disparity between Chla and bacterial density in Suo Nada suggests that bacterial abundance can be controlled by the availability of substrates other than phytoplankton exudate.     

The environment of Hercules A

We have made VLA radio total intensity and polarisation observations in the A, B and C configurations at 1665, 1435, 1365 and 1295 MHz and in the B, C and D configurations at 8465 and 8415 MHz to study the environment of the powerful radio galaxy Hercules A. We have also made ROSAT PSPC and HRI X-ray observations to study the intracluster gas in the Hercules A cluster. We have mapped the Faraday rotation field with high resolution (1.′′42.5 h⁻¹₁₀₀ kpc for q₀=0), and combined this with the X-ray data on the gas distribution in order to map the magnetic field of the cluster. We have found that Hercules A exhibits a strong Laing-Garrington effect: the western side of the radio emission is more depolarised than the eastern side. The X-ray observations have revealed an extended X-ray emission elongated along the radio galaxy axis and a weak nuclear component. The Hercules A cluster is a cooling flow cluster, which appears isothermal at large radii. Comparing the Faraday dispersion profile with the X-ray estimated density profile, we found that the magnetic field is decreasing with radius and we have estimated a central value of 3B₀ (μG) 9. The estimated core electron density of n₀6.6×10³ m⁻³ reveals a dense environment in which Hercules A is situated.     

Metallogenesis and ore-forming time of the Changtuxili Mn–Ag–Pb–Zn deposit in Inner Mongolia: Evidence from C–O–S isotopes and U–Pb geochronology

This paper reports new geochronological (U–Pb) and isotope (C, O, and S) data to investigate the timing of mineralization and mode of ore genesis for the recently discovered Changtuxili Mn–Ag–Pb–Zn deposit, located on the western slopes of the southern Great Hinggan Range in NE China. The mineralization is hosted by intermediate–acidic lavas and pyroclastic rocks of the Baiyingaolao Formation. Three stages of mineralization are identified: quartz–pyrite (Stage I), galena–sphalerite–tetrahedrite–rhodochrosite (Stage II), and quartz–pyrite (Stage III). δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O values for carbonate from the ore vary from −8.51‰ to −4.96‰ and 3.97‰ to 15.90‰, respectively, which are indicative of a low-temperature alteration environment. δ³⁴S_V-CDT values of sulfides range from −1.77‰ to 4.16‰ and show a trend of equilibrium fractionation (δ³⁴S_Py ​> ​δ³⁴S_Sp ​> ​δ³⁴S_Gn). These features indicate that pyrite, sphalerite, and galena precipitated during the period of mineralization. The alteration mineral assemblage and isotope data indicate that the weakly acidic to weakly alkaline ore-forming fluid was derived largely from meteoric water and the ore-forming elements C and S originated from magma. During the mineralization, a geochemical barrier was formed by changes in the pH of the ore-forming fluid, leading to the precipitation of rhodochrosite. On the basis of the mineralization characteristics, new isotope data, and comparison with adjacent deposits, we propose that the Changtuxili Mn–Ag–Pb–Zn deposit is an intermediate-to low-sulfidation epithermal deposit whose formation was controlled by fractures and variability in the pH of the ore-forming fluid. The surrounding volcanic rocks yield zircon U–Pb ages of 160−146 ​Ma (Late Jurassic), indicating that the mineralization is younger than 146 ​Ma.     

县级农村土地调查数据库管理系统设计

在综合考虑系统功能需求、数据交换和共享、未来系统扩展、建设成本等多种因素的基础上,采用C/S与B/S相结合的模式,从系统体系结构、系统功能、数据库结构、系统运行环境、用户界面等方面对县级农村土地调查数据库管理系统进行了设计。     

甘青地区末次冰消期以来植被与气候演化的孢粉记录对比分析

选用甘青地区达连海、青海湖、苏家湾、大地湾4个典型高分辨率的钻孔资料进行对比分析,阐明了该地区末次冰消期以来气候变化规律与主要气候事件,初步探讨了该地区植被纬向时空演化规律。结果显示末次冰消期大致开始于15.2~14.6 ka BP之间,冰消期期间该地区气候表现为冷暖波动频繁,气候不稳定,植被类型由东向西为草原-荒漠化草原。全新世早期阶段10.4~8.2 ka BP气候表现为温干,植被类型由东向西为疏林草原-草原。全新世中期8.2~4.3 ka BP气候温暖湿润,植被发育良好,由东向西出现森林-森林草原植被。4.3 ka BP以后该地区气候总体向凉干方向发展,3.9~3.4 ka BP期间陇中地区气候波动较显著,植被类型草原-森林草原交替出现。晚全新世后期2.3~0 ka BP气候冷干,从东到西发育草原-荒漠化草原植被。