CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN EASTERN REGION OF QINGHAI—TIBET PLATEAU

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN EASTERN REGION OF QINGHAI—TIBET PLATEAU     

Effect of Soil Moisture-Energy Distribution and Melting-Freezing Processes on Seasonal Shift in Tibetan Plateau

EFFECT OF SOIL MOISTURE-ENERGY DISTRIBUTION AND MELTING-FREEZING PROCESSES ON SEASONAL SHIFT IN TIBETAN PLATEAUtheNational(G19980 4 0 80 0 )andCAS’sKeyProjectforBasicResearchonTibetanPlateau (KZ951 A1 2 0 4 ;;KZ951 A1 4 0 2 ;;KZ951 B1 2     

冰川消融对气候变化的响应——以乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川为例

目前气候变暖导致的冰川退缩,引起了广泛关注.以新疆天山乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川为例,根据1959年以来的观测资料,研究了冰川消融对气候变化的响应.结果表明:近50 a来冰川在表面粒雪特征、成冰带、冰川温度、面积、厚度及末端位置等方面发生了显著变化,而这些变化均与气温的升高有着密切的联系;冰川的退缩自20世纪80年代后,尤其是近10 a来出现了加速趋势.其原因除夏季气温升高外,还有两个重要因素,一是冰川温度升高造成冷储的减少,二是冰川表面反射率下降导致辐射能量接收的增强.冰川物质平衡在1986年之前由气温和降水共同决定,之后主要受气温控制.     

秦岭造山带若干岩石高温高压脱水熔融的特征及其意义

对秦岭造山带和邻区块状岩石样品进行了高温（1 100~1 300 ℃）和高压（1.2~1.8 GPa）脱水熔融实验。通过对实验产物综合分析发现许多样品中出现了熔融玻璃和雏晶。玻璃代表的熔体成分为基性和中性,部分接近于超基性范围,熔体与原来岩石全岩成分比较,更偏基性。熔体出现的空间和成分都显示了局部熔融体系的特征,即含水矿物（角闪石或黑云母）和浅色矿物（石英或斜长石）控制了熔融的发生并且决定了熔体的成分。脱水熔融产生了比原岩更偏基性的熔体,这意味着熔融后残留部分将愈偏酸性。如果这种机制存在于大陆中-下地壳,将对探讨大陆地壳的结构和物质组成,解释某些地区的长英质中下地壳的成因等具有重要的意义。     

壳幔过渡层及其大陆动力学意义

根据地震测量结果,造山带常见一个P波传播速度介于典型地壳和典型地幔之间的圈层,称为壳幔过渡层。这个圈层在地球物质科学领域常常被解释为壳幔混合层,形成机制不十分明确。提供了另一种选择,认为壳幔过渡层实际上可能是幔源岩浆底侵作用和地壳分异作用的产物,其密度随压力的逐渐变化是其波速特征的主要原因,是区域岩石圈重力不稳定的标志;也可能是软流圈物质岩石圈化的结果,是区域岩石圈逐渐冷却的象征。这个模型可以更好地解释造山带岩石圈拆沉作用、壳幔物质交换和岩浆活动,因而壳幔过渡层的查明具有重要的大陆动力学意义。     

Post-collisional extension of the East Greenland Caledonides: a geophysical perspective

Crustal extension during and following continental collision is well documented in the Arctic Caledonian fold belt. However, models for the post-collisional extension of the Caledonides are mainly based on geoscientific data from Scandinavia. For a more complete understanding of the evolution of the Caledonides, knowledge of the crustal structure of East Greenland is vital. Seismic and gravity studies have revealed a pronounced Moho topography and a west-dipping lower crustal reflector beneath the fjord region of East Greenland. These deep crustal structures are related to Late Caledonian extensional structures at the surface. The observations can be satisfactorily explained by applying simple shear or eduction models proposed for upper crustal extension in Scandinavia to the complementing lower crustal structures in East Greenland. However, exhumation of the Caledonian Northeast Greenland eclogite province cannot be accomplished by these models. Instead, a synthesis of geoscientific data has shown marked differences in the crustal structure of East Greenland north and south of about 76°N, indicating a different crustal evolution of the northern and southern parts of the East Greenland Caledonides.     

东海及其邻域地球动力学研究进展

分别对东海陆架盆地和冲绳槽盆地的地质概况,地壳结构、地热场分布及热水活动状况,地震层析成像及其它地球动力学研究做了综合分析,研究结果偏重于大陆地壳下的物质向边缘海方向扩张,形成边缘海和边缘洋盆的模式,从而取代多年来关于西北太平洋边缘海盆是由于海沟向欧亚大陆的俯冲产生的观点。     

Joint inversion of receiver function and surface wave dispersion observations

We implement a method to invert jointly teleseismic P wave receiver functions and surface wave group and phase velocities for a mutually consistent estimate of earth structure. Receiver functions are primarily sensitive to shear wave velocity contrasts and vertical traveltimes, and surface wave dispersion measurements are sensitive to vertical shear wave velocity averages. Their combination may bridge resolution gaps associated with each individual data set. We formulate a linearized shear velocity inversion that is solved using a damped leastsquares scheme that incorporates a priori smoothness constraints for velocities in adjacent layers. The data sets are equalized for the number of data points and physical units in the inversion process. The combination of information produces a relatively simple model with a minimal number of sharp velocity contrasts. We illustrate the approach using noisefree and realistic noise simulations and conclude with an inversion of observations from the Saudi Arabian Shield. Inversion results for station SODA, located in the Arabian Shield, include a crust with a sharp gradient near the surface (shear velocity changing from 1.8 to 3.5 km s¹ in 3 km) underlain by a 5kmthick layer with a shear velocity of 3.5 km s¹ and a 27kmthick layer with a shear velocity of 3.8 km s¹, and an upper mantle with an average shear velocity of 4.7 km s¹. The crustmantle transition has a significant gradient, with velocity values varying from 3.8 to 4.7 km s¹ between 35 and 40 km depth. Our results are compatible with independent inversions for crustal structure using refraction data.