Sedimentary evolution of a foreland basin from the northeastern Qilian Mountains based on the integration of geomorphological and luminescence dating of alluvial conglomerates and fluvial terrace sediments

Sedimentary deposits in the foreland basin of the northeastern Qilian Mountains are crucial documents recording tectonic activity and climate changes on the Tibetan Plateau. In this study, luminescence dating was used to date alluvial conglomerates and fluvial terrace sediments collected from the Beida River in the Jiuquan Basin, a foreland basin in the Hexi Corridor, northeastern Qilian Mountains. Detailed sedimentology and luminescence ages reveal that alluvial conglomerates accumulated from before 620 ka to 12 ka and that sediment accumulation rates increased at ∼330 ka and ∼35 ka, coinciding with the dates of two tectonic events (∼350 and ∼50 ka) and followed by climate cooling (from marine isotope stage (MIS) 9 to MIS 8 and from MIS 3 to MIS 2). This reveals that variations in the sediment accumulation rates are controlled by the coupling of tectonic uplift and climate cooling. The highest terrace (T7) that developed on the alluvial conglomerate base formed at ∼ 12 ka. The incision rate in the early Holocene was ∼2.1 mm/yr and increased to ∼14.6 mm/yr during the middle and late Holocene. The variations in the river incision rate provide geomorphic evidence for Holocene climate patterns in arid and semiarid areas. Luminescence dating offers a credible temporal framework for the deposits and reveals climate and tectonic effects on the evolution of the foreland basin, northeastern Qilian Mountains.     

Environmental controls on soil frost activity in the Western Cape mountains,South Africa

This study aims to analyse the environmental controls on soil frost processes in the Western Cape mountains of South Africa. Two microclimatic monitoring stations were established on different substrates at about 1900 m a.s.l. recording air and soil temperature, soil moisture and precipitation over periods of five and two years respectively. Other data available are snow cover estimations and soil textural data. Results show the region to experience surficial diurnal frost only. The frequency of effective frost days in the sandstone areas is extremely limited due to insulation by snow cover and vegetation, effectiveness of the zero-curtain effect and high albedo values of the surface. Irrespective of climatic controls, sandstone-derived sediments are found to be too coarse to develop segregation ice. These strata underlie over 90 per cent of the Western Cape mountains over 1000 m a.s.l. Monitoring on shales indicates 12 and 16 diurnal frost cycles for needle-ice growth for 1993 and 1994, respectively. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于农用地分等的耕地整理建设等级目标研究——以豫西北太行山地丘陵类型区为例

以豫西北太行山地丘陵类型区为例,采用比较法和模型法探讨了耕地整理等级目标的确定问题。研究内容:(1)基于农用地分等的方法,以农用地分等成果为基础,通过耕地建设等级影响因素标准组合研究,可以确定耕地建设等级的评价方法,进而确定耕地整理的质量等级目标。(2)根据影响因素标准组合,结合土地整理设计工作,确定出影响耕地质量的因素所能达到的标准,该标准能够为土地整理规划设计和工程标准编制提供依据。研究结论:农用地分等成果与等别评价方法可作为确定耕地建设等级目标的方法与成果基础。     

量化中国山区范围——以四川省为例

山区范围较之山地范围更具有模糊性和不确定性,同时山区在空间分布上更为连续和完整.在计算中国山地范围的基础上,运用地理信息系统的空间分析功能和统计模型中的聚类分析和多元回归分析技术,选择人口、土地利用、GDP、道路等社会经济因子,构建了计算山区范围的边缘生长模型,同时运用该模型计算出四川省的山区面积占总面积的76.77%,较之四川省的山地面积增长了3.21%,主要分布在川西及盆地周边区域.     

山东泰山玉矿地质特征

泰山玉产于山东省泰安市泰山山麓,属蛇纹岩质玉石,形成于新太古代五台期,距今约26亿年。玉石呈墨色、浅绿—墨绿色,致密块状,质地细腻温润,油脂光泽,不透明—半透明,硬度4.8～5.5。根据玉石的颜色、杂质成分、显微结构等特征可分为泰山墨玉、泰山碧玉和泰山翠斑玉3类。泰山玉矿床是由富镁超基性岩受高温气体—液体作用变质而成,属变质超基性岩浆矿床。     

Linking transit times to catchment sensitivity to atmospheric deposition of acidity and nitrogen in mountains of the western United States

Transit times are hypothesized to influence catchment sensitivity to atmospheric deposition of acidity and nitrogen (N) because they help determine the amount of time available for infiltrating precipitation to interact with catchment soil and biota. Transit time metrics, including fraction of young water (F_yw) and mean transit time (MTT), were calculated for 11 headwater catchments in mountains of the western United States based on differences in the amplitude of the seasonal signal of δ¹⁸O in streamflow and precipitation. Results were statistically compared with catchment characteristics to elucidate controlling mechanisms. Transit times also were compared with stream solute concentrations to test the hypothesis that transit times are a primary influence on weathering rates and biological assimilation of atmospherically deposited N. Results indicate that transit times in the study catchments are strongly related to soil, vegetation, and topographic characteristics, with barren terrain (bare rock and talus) and steep slopes linked to high F_yw and short MTT, whereas forest soil (hydrogroup B) was linked to low F_yw and greater MTT. Concentrations of silicate weathering products (Na⁺ and Si) were negatively related to F_yw and barren terrain, and positively related to MTT and forest soil, supporting the concept that weathering fluxes and buffering capacity tend to be low in alpine areas due to short transit times. Nitrate concentrations were positively related to N deposition, catchment slope, and barren terrain, and negatively related to forest, indicating that hydrologic and/or biogeochemical processes associated with steep slopes limit uptake of atmospherically deposited N by biota. Interannual and seasonal variability in transit times and source water contributions in the study catchments was substantial, reflecting the influence of strong temporal variations in snowmelt inputs in high‐elevation catchments of the western United States. Results from this study confirm that short transit times in these areas are a key reason they are highly sensitive to atmospheric pollution and climate change.     

太行山断裂带东南缘地壳三维P波速度结构成像

应用多年地震台网观测数据,使用多震相走时成像方法获得了太行山断裂带东南缘地壳的三维P波速度结构模型。结果表明:速度结构图像在浅部较好地反映了地表地形、地质构造的特征,深部显示地壳速度具有明显的横向变化特征。12km深度以上显示研究区北部太行山隆起区地壳主要呈现为高速区,南部沉降区为低速区,而12km深度以下具有反转的特点。整体显示速度异常的走向大致与邻近活动断裂走向一致。垂直速度剖面显示研究区地壳具有分层特征,上地壳厚约10km,速度横向变化较小;中、下地壳的界面呈现局部上隆或凹陷状,横向起伏变化较大。通过分析速度、断裂与中强地震发生的关系推测研究区具备发生中强震的深部孕震条件。     

北祁连山元古宙末－寒武纪主动大陆裂谷火山作用

北祁连山元古宙末－寒武纪大陆裂谷火山岩系为双峰式火山岩套，主要由基性与酸性火山岩组成。基性火山岩有磁性玄武岩与拉斑玄武岩两个岩浆系列，且富集ＬＲＥＥ与ＬＩＬ，其岩浆源区为与洋岛玄武岩源相似的富集地幔柱源。软流圈地幔柱上涌导致岩石圈地慢部分熔融，其熔体与地幔柱衍生熔浆混合，形成本区具有中等钕，锶同位素比值特点的基性岩浆。基性岩浆上侵至陆壳，引起下部陆壳深熔，产生长英质岩浆。地幔柱上隆促使大陆扩张，及至形成北祁连山元古宙末－寒武纪大陆裂谷。     

新疆东昆仑白干湖钨地球化学块体的确立及意义

新疆东昆仑是我国西部地质工作程度较低地区之一,白干湖钨地球化学块体的确定及白干湖钨锡矿床的发现成为该区矿产勘查中突破性的进展.文章概述了白干湖钨地球化学块体的地质、矿产及地球化学特征.对该块体与成矿的关系进行了探讨,认为钨地球化学块体为白干湖钨锡矿床的形成提供了丰富的成矿物质,钨的成矿与岩浆的演化有着密切的成因关系.指出白干湖钨锡矿床有望成为超大型矿床,新疆东昆仑地区有望成为我国一个新的钨矿远景区和新的钨矿产区.     

基于无人机遥感的南岭山地树冠与树干性状关联研究

以南岭山地不同海拔高度的冠层树种为研究对象,通过无人机遥感手段获取冠幅、冠周长和冠面积(CA)等树冠性状,探讨其与基径(BD)、胸径(DBH)、2米径(D2)和4米径(D4)等树干性状间的关联性,并构建了冠面积与树干性状间的回归方程。结果表明：南岭山地树冠性状与树干性状的典型变量显著相关(R=0.89,P<0.01),并且这种相关性随海拔的升高(600 m到1 600 m)总体呈“M”型变化。其中,冠面积与树干性状间的相关性最高,可作为单一自变量反演树干性状,具体方程为：DBH=0.35CA+14.88 (R²=0.67),BD=0.41CA+17.89 (R²=0.82),D2=0.33CA+14.14 (R²=0.84),D4=0.35CA+11.3 (R²=0.86)。文章构建的冠面积与树干性状间的回归方程,可作为南岭山地森林生物量遥感反演的基础,也可用于指导南岭森林生态系统的长期监测。