The 100-kyr ice-age cycle: internal oscillation or inclinational forcing?

The ice-age hypothesis of Muller and MacDonald (1995, 1997a, 1997b) has two parts: (a) The 100-kyr cycle does not owe its existence to Milankovitch forcing; and (b) variations in inclination of Earth's orbit (i.e., the orbit's angle with the solar system invariable plane) provide the mechanism sought. In support of the first proposition, Muller and MacDonald point to the paradox that the spectrum of oxygen isotope series from deep-sea sediments contains no power for two prominent eccentricity cycles, 125 and 400 kyr. In support of the second proposition, they offer a match between the SPECMAP record (Imbrie et al. 1984) and a plot of the amplitude of orbital inclination, shifted by 33 kyr. The hypothesis of Muller and MacDonald is rejected in both parts, although an influence of inclination forcing is not precluded entirely. The paradox of the missing eccentricity cycles (125 and 400 kyr) is explained by suppression of the two longer cycles, and enhancement of the one near 96 kyr, as a result of internal oscillation. A Muller–MacDonald machine for making the 100-kyr ice-age cycles, however conceived, would have to have a memory near 30 kyr to provide for phase shift between input and output. Precisely this amount of memory is sufficient to produce the needed oscillation in Milankovitch machine here applied; thus, there is no advantage, from the point of view of either necessity or simplicity, in replacing Milankovitch forcing, with its precise phasing (despite the fuzzy physics), with inclination forcing, and with its severe problems in phasing (and, thus far, no physics at all). Received: 10 June 1998 / Accepted: 2 February 1999     

泰国湾第四纪准层序建造及气候控制的旋回性

泰国湾第四系显示出很好的旋回性。通过高分辨率二维地震(布玛)剖面图及工程钻井资料,共识别出8个准层序。在典型准层序中,沉积物自下而上,从海相泥沉积逐渐过渡为泛滥平原沉积。在每个准层序顶部都发育下切河体系及古土壤层,说明在每个准层序形成之后,都曾暴露过地表并遭受到侵蚀。每个准层序都代表一个海进和海退的过程。这些准层序的厚度为6～22m不等,平均厚度13m左右。通过与第四纪氧同位素曲线对比得出,这8个旋回的形成年代可追溯到距今730～10ka,平均91ka为一个循环周期,表明这些旋回应该是由气候因素所驱使的海平面升降导致的。该频率的气候变化周期相当于Milankovitch旋回中地球围绕太阳运动椭球体偏心率的变化周期,因此,在更早的地质历史时期中,类似的旋回也应该存在,并具有全球可对比性。     

米兰柯维奇旋回及旋回沉积作用

本文简介了黄赤交角、偏心率、岁差等地球轨道三要素和米兰柯维奇理论。概述了第四纪及前第四纪沉积物中与地球轨道三要素有关的周期性沉积记录，指出对旋回沉积的研究，可望为地层划分与对比提供一个标尺。     

大地构造学和地球动力学现代问题——从板块构造学到全球动力学

６０年代板块构造概念的出现标志着地球科学革命性的进步。３０年来，我们获得的经验表明，现代板块构造在岩石圈和软流圈物性、三种板块运动形式、扩张和俯冲的均衡以及板块运动原因等都与经典板块构造有很大不同。同时，它仍有一些问题和缺陷。世纪交替之时，随着象地震层析成像等新技术的发展，有可能建立新的全球理论来取代板块构造。新理论应该包括整个固体地球，岩石圈是分层的，而且地球内部的对流准自动地进行。同时，地球层圈之间具有相互作用。还应该承认，构造圈（岩石圈＋软流圈，深至４００ｋｍ）中以板块构造为主，而在软流圈之下地幔柱构造起控制作用。在所有的上部层圈能够探测到抬升或下降过程中热—物质流之间的补偿。整个地球历史中，地球和其层圈的内生过程，包括板块构造和地幔柱构造相互作用的变化，具有旋回性和方向性。由此，地球体积呈脉动性变化是必然的。此外，还必须考虑宇宙因素对地球动力学的影响     

米兰柯维奇韵律层及其年代地层意义

本文简要介绍了米兰柯维奇轨道三要素（岁差、黄赤交角及偏心率）及其变化周期，并对因轨道要素的变化引起的韵律沉积层的研究现状进行了综述，由于气候变化的全球性以及轨道参数的相对稳定性，本文认为，米兰柯维奇韵律层可以作为盆际，盆内地层对比的重要辅助手段，并可用来测定地层单元的延续时间，实际应用结果表明，其精度要高于现行的生物地层学对比及同位素测龄法。     

洞穴石笋沉积特征研究--以贵州荔波董歌洞4号石笋为例

在综合研究南方20多个大型石笋纵剖面的基础上,以董歌洞4号石笋为代表,论述石笋沉积特征与气候演化的对应性.4号石笋从距今147.838±2.6 ka开始沉积以来,形成了53个沉积纹(壳)层组,组成24个亚旋回,构成9个旋回,呈现韵律式旋回性沉积特征.石笋纹(壳)层组分、结构、叠复构造呈多级次旋回性很突出,其中沉积间断具普遍性、沉积速率具多变性,间断和速率变化级次亦明显.以系统测试和测年引证沉积特征的同时揭示:①～⑨旋回间沉积间断时间累积达75.804 ka,占石笋形成时间的51.21%,①～⑨旋回实际沉积时间仅72.222 ka,占形成时间的48.79%;④旋回之前,沉积速率很小,最小仅0.36 mm/100a,比最大速率小22～24倍,自⑤旋回起,沉积速率很大,最大达39.03 mm/100a,是最小速率的3.8倍.石笋沉积特征与气候环境演化的成生关系表明,石笋沉积多旋回性的纹(壳)层组、亚旋回、旋回与气候演化的气候期、阶段和旋回彼此对应,石笋沉积的多级次旋回及其变化就是气候演化的级次及旋回性转(跃)变时间,彼此同时显示.论证了石笋沉积的多旋回性与气候演化的不稳定性,及其彼此协调的宏观、微观综合表现特征.     

频谱分析法在识别米兰科维奇旋回及高频层序中的应用——以塔里木盆地塔中－巴楚地区下奥陶统鹰山组为例

在巴楚地区露头高频层序研究及塔中地区钻测井三级层序划分的基础上,对塔里木盆地塔中地区塔中162井和塔中43井下奥陶统鹰山组层序OSQ2的自然伽马能谱测井ln（Th/K）曲线进行了滤波处理、快速傅里叶变换处理、小波时频分析以及调谐处理,识别出具有米兰科维奇旋回特征的高频旋回。结果表明：斜度（黄赤交角）旋回最为明显,周期为37.0 ka,是以向上变浅为主的六级米级旋回的主要控制因素,其主旋回平均厚度在台地边缘相带的塔中162井及塔中43井中分别为4.55 m及3.97 m,在巴楚地区半局限-开阔台地相带中为2～4 m;95 ka的短偏心率周期是形成五级准层序的主要控制因素,而大致代表四级准层序组形成时限的413 ka长偏心率周期在地层记录中表现并不明显。据高频层序叠置关系分析及平均主旋回个数初步估算,塔中-巴楚地区下奥陶统鹰山组层序OSQ2的形成时限大约为4.92 Ma,塔中43井鹰山组层序OSQ2受后期构造隆升而被剥蚀约192  m。结合四级层序（准层序组）发育时限（413 ka）及其叠置关系,以及与其调谐的小波变换曲线特征,初步将塔中-巴楚地区鹰山组层序OSQ2划分出12个准层序组。自然伽马能谱测井ln（Th/K）曲线包含沉积古水深相对变化的信息,是反映气候变化生成的米兰科维奇旋回层序的良好指标。     

Cyclostratigraphic calibration of cretaceous magnetic polarity events (Cismon, Southern Alps, Italy)

In an introductory section the problems of constructing a geologic time scale and the role of magnetic reversals and Milankovitch cycles in geochronology are outlined. Results of a detailed cyclostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic study of the Valanginian/Hauterivian part of the pelagic limestone section at Cismon in the Southern Alps are presented and used in conjunction to estimate the duration of magnetic subchrons between CM10N and CM8. The new estimates are shorter than in most published time scales by a factor of two to three. More research along these lines may make a revision of the Early Cretaceous time scale necessary.     

Three-dimensional visualization of orbital forcing and climatic repsonse: Interactively exploring the pacemaker of the ice ages

 Recent developments in continuous core-logging techniques now permit us to recover the high-resolution time series necessary for the detailed spectral analyses of paleoclimatic proxy records. When applied to long records recovered by scientific drilling (5–10 Ma) they enable us to look at the long-term history and evolution of the ocean's response to orbital forcing. A serious limitation in these studies is the need to display the complex, multidimensional spatial and temporal interactions of the ocean-climate system in an easily comprehensible manner. We have addressed this issue by developing a series 3D visualization tools which permit visualization of the role of the orbital parameters in determining the latitudinal variation of insolation as well as the interactive exploration of multidimensional data sets. The ORBITS tool allows us to visualize the effect of orbital eccentricity, precession, and tilt on the latitudinal distribution of insolation on the earth at the solstices and the equinoxes for any time over the past 5 Ma (for Berger's orbital model) or 10 Ma (for Laskar's orbital model). The effect of the orbital parameters on insolation can be viewed individually, in pairs, or all three together. By moving the model steadily through time, the rate at which orbitally induced changes in insolation occur can also be visualized. To look at the ocean's response to orbital forcing we take the long time series generated from our paleoclimatic proxies and calculate their spectrum over a fixed, but sliding, time window. To view the complex multidimensional relationships found in these evolutionary spectral analyses, we use another interactive 3D data exploration tool developed at the University of New Brunswick (Canada). This tool (FLEDERMAUS) uses a six-degrees-of-freedom input device (BAT) and a series of software modules for color coding, shading, and rendering complex data sets, to allow the user to interactively "fly" through the multidimensional data. Through the use of color, texture, and 3D position, as many as six or seven variables can be explored in a simple and intuitive manner. With special liquid-crystal-display glasses, the scene can be viewed in true "stereo." We use these tools to explore the relationship between orbital forcing and the response of the benthic isotope and calcium carbonate record at ODP Site 846 (90°W and 5°S) This analysis shows an equatorial Pacific carbonate record which has a large component of linear response to tilt, but little linear response to precession. There is a major shift in response, from a carbonate-dominated response to an isotope (ice volume)-dominated response at approximately 4.5 Ma, and as expected, there is a large nonlinear response at the lower frequencies (400 and 100 kyr) during the past 800 kyr to 1 Ma Received: 22 June 1995 / Accepted: 29 January 1996     

海洋风尘沉积的古气候学研究进展

海洋风尘沉积是一门海洋沉积学、古气候学、古海洋学的交叉学科,它在古气候、古环境和现代环境研究方面均具有重要意义。总结了近20年来国内外海洋风尘沉积研究领域的成就和进展,重点论述了其研究方法、手段和理论的进展,特别是化学分离石英在提取海洋风尘沉积组分中的应用,以及海洋风尘沉积在古气候学等方面的研究理论和取得的认识。阐明了风尘通量与源区干旱度、风尘粒度与风力强度以及它们与冰期旋回、米兰科维奇（Mi lanko vi tch）轨道参数旋回之间复杂的非线性关系。最后指出了该领域还存在的一些问题,并简要展望了未来的研究方向。