A temporal seismic network recorded local seismicity along a 130 km long segment of the transpressional dextral strike-slip Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone (LOFZ) in southern Chile. Seventy five shallow crustal events with magnitudes up to Mw 3.8 and depths shallower than 25 km were observed in an 11-month period mainly occurring in different clusters. Those clusters are spatially related to the LOFZ, to the volcanoes Chaitén, Michinmahuida and Corcovado, and to active faulting on secondary faults. Further activity along the LOFZ is indicated by individual events located in direct vicinity of the surface expression of the LOFZ. Focal mechanisms were calculated using deviatoric moment tensor inversion of body wave amplitude spectra which mostly yield strike-slip mechanisms indicating a NE–SW direction of the P-axis for the LOFZ at this latitude. The seismic activity reveals the present-day activity of the fault zone. The recent Mw 6.2 event near Puerto Aysén, Southern Chile at 45.4°S on April 21, 2007 shows that the LOFZ is also capable of producing large magnitude earthquakes and therefore imposing significant seismic hazard to this region. 相似文献
We designed a new seismic source model for Italy to be used as an input for country-wide probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) in the frame of the compilation of a new national reference map.
We started off by reviewing existing models available for Italy and for other European countries, then discussed the main open issues in the current practice of seismogenic zoning.
The new model, termed ZS9, is largely based on data collected in the past 10 years, including historical earthquakes and instrumental seismicity, active faults and their seismogenic potential, and seismotectonic evidence from recent earthquakes. This information allowed us to propose new interpretations for poorly understood areas where the new data are in conflict with assumptions made in designing the previous and widely used model ZS4.
ZS9 is made out of 36 zones where earthquakes with Mw > = 5 are expected. It also assumes that earthquakes with Mw up to 5 may occur anywhere outside the seismogenic zones, although the associated probability is rather low. Special care was taken to ensure that each zone sampled a large enough number of earthquakes so that we could compute reliable earthquake production rates.
Although it was drawn following criteria that are standard practice in PSHA, ZS9 is also innovative in that every zone is characterised also by its mean seismogenic depth (the depth of the crustal volume that will presumably release future earthquakes) and predominant focal mechanism (their most likely rupture mechanism). These properties were determined using instrumental data, and only in a limited number of cases we resorted to geologic constraints and expert judgment to cope with lack of data or conflicting indications. These attributes allow ZS9 to be used with more accurate regionalized depth-dependent attenuation relations, and are ultimately expected to increase significantly the reliability of seismic hazard estimates. 相似文献
The backward particle tracking method, an effective and powerful tool that can be used to delineate groundwater protection
zones, is presented. The theoretical background and insights on the applicability of this method are provided. Moreover, the
present work enriches the backward particle tracking method with an uncertainty analysis concerning the porosity values, applying
a Monte Carlo (MC) approach, coupled with the use of geographical information systems (GIS). As an application example, a
wellfield in the Komotini area, Greece, is investigated. The present study may serve as a potential guideline for wellfield
delineation, particularly in areas like Greece where lack of data related to the hydrogeological system is often a problem. 相似文献
A survey was conducted in an 11-year recovery mobile dune (RMD11) and a 20-year recovery mobile dune (RMD20), in Horqin Sandy
Land, Northern China, to determine plant distribution at the mobile dune scale and its relevance to soil properties and topographic
features. The results showed that (1) vegetation cover and species number increased from dune top to bottom in the restoration
process of mobile dune; (2) the average value of soil organic C, total N, pH, relative height of sampling site, very fine
sand content and soil water contents (40−60 and 60−80 cm) of RMD11 were less than that of RMD20, respectively, and there were
significant differences (P < 0.05) between the two dunes; (3) soil resources were redistributed by shrub restoration and relative height of sampling
site on dune. The distribution of sand pioneer plant, Agriophyllum squarrosum, was positively related to the relative height of sampling site and soil water content, while that of other herbaceous plants
was positively related to soil nutrients in the restoration process of mobile dune. These results suggest that at mobile dune
scale, plant distributions are determined by a combination of soil properties and topographic feature. Much effort should
be made to preserve the interdune lowland and to improve the level of soil nutrients on mobile dune. 相似文献
The Hill Country of Central Texas, USA, is undergoing rapid socioeconomic development, but environmental management of this
region is hampered by misconceptions about local bedrock, soils, terrain, and hydrologic processes. The Hill Country is underlain
mostly by Glen Rose Limestone (Lower Cretaceous) and exhibits a stepped terrain, which has been incorrectly attributed to
alternating hard and soft bedrock strata. Other characteristics mistakenly attributed to this landscape include thin soils
with scant water-retention capabilities, and rapid runoff as the dominant hydrologic process. This report presents new findings:
unweathered bedrock is well indurated, but interbeds exhibit variable weathering rates. Recessive slopes (“risers”) on this
stepped terrain result from rapid deterioration of strata having generally heterogeneous depositional fabrics (bioturbation
and irregular clay partings) in contrast to ledge-forming strata having homogeneous fabrics. A stony regolith is thus formed
beneath risers, providing porous and permeable ground that retards runoff and promotes the formation of moderately deep to
deep (two-tiered) regolith/soil zones. These surficial materials on local steep slopes compose important natural environmental
buffers; they support diverse biota and enhanced geochemical cycling of nutrients; they also exhibit significant water retention
and enhanced erosion abatement. Proper land management demands recognition of these attributes in the siting, design, and
construction of facilities. 相似文献
This modeling study evaluated the capability of alternative funnel-and-gate structures with three gates for capturing contaminated
groundwater in a hypothetical unconfined aquifer. Simulated interceptor structures were linear and 45 m wide, consisting of
three gates and two funnels (walls). One gate occupied the center and two gates occupied the ends of the interceptor structures.
The structures, positioned perpendicular to regional groundwater flow, traversed the entire thickness of the aquifer. A total
of four structures were evaluated (numbers designate widths of end, center, and end gates, respectively, in meters): 3-3-3,
2-5-2, 1-7-1, and 4-1-4. Particle tracking and zonal water budgets identified shapes of capture zones and discharge patterns
for each interceptor structure. A mass transport model, accounting for advection and hydrodynamic dispersion, tested the capability
of each structure for capturing a contaminant plume. Results suggest that: time-dependent capture zones underestimate the
amount of time to capture a contaminant plume, wide center gates facilitate plume capture, and wide end gates facilitate lateral
containment of contaminants. Of the structures simulated, the 2-5-2 configuration was relatively efficient at processing and
containing the simulated contaminant plume. 相似文献