Study of a thermal drill head for the exploration of subsurface planetary ice layers

The recently discovered water vapor plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus, the polar caps of planet Mars and the possible ice volcanism on the Jovian satellites call for suitable techniques to explore deep ice layers of the solar system bodies. This paper presents a novel approach to deliver scientific probes into deeper layers of planetary ice. Several existing locomotion concepts and techniques for such probes are presented. After studying the mathematical framework of the melting locomotion process, melting tests with different head forms were done to evaluate the influence of the head's geometry on the melting process. This work led to a novel concept of a thermal drill head, using heat and mechanical drill in combination to penetrate the ice. We compare the performance of such a hybrid concept versus the melting penetration alone by a mathematical model and tests in ice with a prototype of the melting drill head.     

Riparian thermal conditions across a mixed rural and urban landscape

Riparian corridors have the potential to function as thermal refuges, moderating extremes of local temperature variation. However, although demonstrated at individual sites, and over short periods, the consistency of this effect at wider temporal and spatial scales is poorly understood. The aim of this study is to assess the temperature differences between riparian corridors and adjacent non-riparian habitats and to explore the influence of environmental characteristics on these differences. Air temperature was monitored hourly at 20 paired locations (riparian and non-riparian) for two consecutive years. Urban index and canopy cover were characterised by calculating the percentage of impervious surface area and tree canopy cover within a 100 m radius from the centre of each sampling site. Canopy cover reduced summer thermal stresses in both urban and rural areas whereas high urban index tended to increase the daily thermal indices. Rivers had a significant mitigating effect on the urban riparian thermal condition, particularly in extreme hot weather. Riparian corridors were generally 1 °C cooler than non-riparian locations in summer and could be up to 3 °C cooler at some sites in extreme hot weather. Furthermore, riparian corridors at some sites were warmer than non-riparian locations in winter. These findings suggest that the proximity of rivers can modify riparian thermal environments, potentially reducing the heat stress of riparian corridors across landscapes.     

南海深部地球动力学特征及其演化机制

利用地热学、流变学和重力学方法,计算了南海岩石层温度结构、流变特征及地幔对流格局.南海莫霍面温度在600—1000℃之间.岩石层底界面温度在1150—1300℃之间,有效粘滞系数为1020—1021Pa·s,与冰期回弹资料确定的地幔粘度吻合,表明南海深部具备产生地幔热对流的物理条件.研究认为地幔物质由北西向南东方向的运移以及印澳-欧亚板块的碰撞,导致南海北部大陆边缘向洋扩张、离散和断裂解体.在向洋离散过程中,陆-洋岩石层底部地幔局部对流使中央海盆扩张和北部陆缘发生差异性块断运动.     

区域震相强度比—岩石层热状态的有效指示

本文根据白家疃台６０年代以来的短周期地震记录图，分析了区域震相的强度比。研究表明：Ｓｎ／Ｌｇ波的强度比波传播路径上岩石层热结构、热状态及强地震活动等均有相关性，并就这种相关性对于强地震成因及其预测研究的直接意义进行了讨论。     

上通流对大陆岩石圈地幔-地壳热结构模式的潜在影响

本文以多孔介质中大尺度传热问题为基础,结合热平衡理论分析与数值计算,探讨了上通流对大陆岩石圈地幔-地壳热结构模式的潜在影响.根据大陆岩石圈中孔隙波传热概念模型的初步理论分析结果,指出了采用理论分析和数值模拟相结合的方法在研究大陆岩石圈地幔-地壳热结构模式时的重要性.理论分析方法可用来确定岩石圈尺度范围内大陆岩石圈的厚度和大陆地壳相关的边界条件,从而为地壳范围内数值模型的建立提供一些重要信息.数值模拟方法可以用来模拟地壳尺度范围内地壳的详细结构和复杂几何形状.如果地壳内的热分布是所考虑的主要因素,采用具有地壳尺度的合理数值模型可以有效减少计算机工作量.利用理论分析方法求出的岩石圈尺度范围内大陆岩石圈厚度与地幔传导热流之间关系的理论解,不仅可以用来验证模拟大陆岩石圈内传热问题所采用的数值方法, 而且可以用来初步研究大陆岩石圈内热分布的基本规律,为研究岩石圈地幔热事件中大陆岩石圈热减薄过程提供相应的边界条件.本文从理论分析的观点初步探讨了中国大陆不同构造背景下大陆岩石圈的热结构模式,其结果与从地球物理和地质资料中获得的大陆岩石圈热结构模式十分吻合.研究结果表明由大陆岩石圈中孔隙波传播所导致的上通流是影响大陆岩石圈地幔-地壳热结构模式及大陆岩石圈地幔与地壳之间物质和能量交换的可能机制之一.     

2020年新疆于田Ms6.4地震前热红外亮温异常研究

获取了2020年4-7月新疆于田Ms6.4地震区周边约400 km范围内连续的中国气象卫星FY-2G遥感热红外资料,选取北京时间凌晨1:00～5:00时的分钟值数据,经过小波变换和功率谱估计法进行处理,得到研究区地震前后相对功率谱异常演化过程,对比分析了 2019年相同频率同期的相对功率谱幅值,并讨论了异常时间演化过程...     

青藏高原500hpa暖性高压生成的热成风适应机制

本文利用热成风适应原理,采取分解分析法对青藏高原500hpa暖性高压的生成机制作了一些定性和定量的讨论。结果表明:在扰动的水平尺度大于热成风适应的特征尺度的条件下,当源地有明显的负值非热成风涡度出现时,流场将向温度场适应,而温度场由于高原的加热作用存在暖中心或暖脊,则适应的结果在高原大气500hpa形成暖性高压,并伴随高层辐合,低层辐散及下沉运动。     

水源热泵室内模拟及实验研究

介绍了地源热泵、水源热泵的发展现状及前景,以及国内外的主要研究方向。针对水源热泵试验研究的缺乏,在室内建立了一套组合型水源热泵模拟仪,进行了相关的模拟实验,并对实验结果分析、模拟,通过控制不同水温,不同水量的回灌得出了回灌试验的以下传热特征:增加回灌水量对周围砂土温度的影响小于升高回灌水温对周围砂土温度的影响;回灌水向下的热扩散强于向上的热扩散;通过控制回灌量,改变回灌水的初始温度得出在水平及竖直方向上对砂土的温度场影响范围,为开发水源热泵技术提供了可供参考的数据。数值模拟了井回灌实验的温度场,并和试验数据对比。依据试验结果,运用傅立叶定律验证了饱和砂土的导热率。讨论了水源热泵室内模拟及理论分析对水源热泵设计的意义。     

Crustal recycling, mantle dehydration, and the thermal evolution of Mars

We have reinvestigated the coupled thermal and crustal evolution of Mars taking new laboratory data concerning the flow behavior of iron-rich olivine into account. The low mantle viscosities associated with the relatively higher iron content of the martian mantle as well as the observed high concentrations of heat producing elements in a crust with a reduced thermal conductivity were found to promote phases of crustal recycling in many models. As crustal recycling is incompatible with an early separation of geochemical reservoirs, models were required to show no episodes of crustal recycling. Furthermore, admissible models were required to reproduce the martian crust formation history, to allow for the formation of partial melt under present day mantle conditions and to reproduce the measured concentrations of potassium and thorium on the martian surface. Taking dehydration stiffening of the mantle viscosity by the extraction of water from the mantle into account, we found that admissible models have low initial upper mantle temperatures around 1650 K, preferably a primordial crustal thickness of 30 km, and an initially wet mantle rheology. The crust formation process on Mars would then be driven by the extraction of a primordial crust after core formation, cooling the mantle to temperatures close to the peridotite solidus. According to this scenario, the second stage of global crust formation took place over a more extended period of time, waning at around 3500 Myr b.p., and was driven by heat produced by the decay of radioactive elements. Present-day volcanism would then be driven by mantle plumes originating at the core-mantle boundary under regions of locally thickened, thermally insulating crust. Water extraction from the mantle was found to be relatively efficient and close to 40% of the total inventory was lost from the mantle in most models. Assuming an initial mantle water content of 100 ppm and that 10% of the extracted water is supplied to the surface, this amount is equivalent to a 14 m thick global surface layer, suggesting that volcanic outgassing of H₂O could have significantly influenced the early martian climate and increased the planet’s habitability.     

北京千家店地区侏罗系后城组磷灰石裂变径迹分析及其地质意义

运用裂变径迹分析方法, 探讨分析了千家店地区侏罗系后城组地层的构造热演化特征. 千家店地区后城组上段三个磷灰石样品,AFT年龄集中在85.7～76.0 Ma,小于其相应的地层年龄;平均封闭径迹长度为9.4～10.8 μm,小于初始径迹长度(16.3±0.9 μm),呈非对称的单峰态分布,标准偏差为2.1～2.5. 后城组下段的三个AFT样品,AFT年龄集中在82.6～62.4 Ma,小于其相应的地层年龄,也小于上段层位的AFT年龄;平均封闭径迹长度仅为7.2～7.7 μm,远小于初始径迹长度(16.3±0.9 μm),其中YQ-07样品的封闭径迹长度呈似双峰态分布,标准偏差达到3.1;显然,侏罗系样品经历了明显的中度退火行为,最大温度可能接近于90℃. AFT年龄和封闭径迹长度的规律性变化主要是由于埋深不同引起的温度差异造成的. 裂变径迹热历史模拟结果表明,沉积物自进入盆地充填埋藏一直到115 Ma左右,盆地沉积物达到最大埋深3000多米,盆地温度达到最大值90℃多,这一过程沉积速率达到66.7 m/Ma. 115 Ma之后盆地处于相对稳定期,没有明显的温度波动,直到6 Ma左右温度以11.7 ℃/Ma的速度突然下降,表明侏罗系地层遭受剥蚀,迅速上升、快速冷却直至地表,剥露速率超过了500 m/Ma.