Subsurface architecture of the Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory from electrical resistivity tomography

The architecture of the critical zone includes the distribution, thickness, and contacts of various types of slope deposits and weathering products such as saprolite and weathered bedrock resting on solid bedrock. A quantitative analysis of architecture is necessary for many model‐driven approaches used by pedologic, geomorphic, hydrologic or biologic studies. We have used electrical resistivity tomography, a well‐established geophysical technique causing minimum surficial disturbance, to portray the subsurface electrical resistivity differences at three study sites (Green Lakes Valley; Gordon Gulch; Betasso) at the Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (BcCZO). Possible limitations of the technique are discussed. Interpretation of the specific resistivity values using natural outcrops, pits, roadcuts and drilling data as ground truth information allows us to image the critical zone architecture of each site. Green Lakes Valley (3700 MASL), a glacially eroded alpine basin, shows a rather simple, split configuration with coarse blockfields and sediments, partly containing permafrost above bedrock. The critical zone in Gordon Gulch (2650 MASL), a montane basin with rolling hills, and Betasso (1925 MASL), a lower montane basin with v‐shaped valleys, is more variable due to a complex Quaternary geomorphic history. Boundaries between overlying stratified slope deposits and saprolite were identified at mean depths of 3.0 ± 2.2 m and 4.1 ± 3.6 m in the respective sites. The boundary between saprolite and weathered bedrock is deeper in Betasso at 5.8 ± 3.7 m, compared with 4.3 ± 3.0 m in Gordon Gulch. In general, the data are consistent with results from seismic studies, but electrical resistivity tomography documents a 0.5–1.5 m shallower critical zone above the weathered bedrock on average. Additionally, we document high lateral variability, which results from the weathering and sedimentation history and seems to be a consistent aspect of critical zone architecture within the BcCZO. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

螺旋CT的临床应用

探讨螺旋ＣＴ在临床应用价值,选择部分典型病例３０例,其中血客性病变或螺及血管的病变８例,骨病变２１例,胆道病变１例,扫描机为Ｐｈｉｌｉｐａ Ｔｏｍｏｓｃａｎ Ａｖｅｐ。血管成像为主的,选择２－５ｍｍ的准直器宽度和床速,１２ｍｍ间隔重建,其它病变选择５－７ｍｍ的准直器宽度和床速,２－３ｍｍ间隔重建,增强扫描使用６０％的碘造影剂８０－１２０ｍｌ,以脏静脑用高压注射器注入,速率３ｍｌ／ｓ,脑血管和腹腔建     

Three-dimensional seismic structure of the upper mantle beneath the central part of the Eurasian continent

This work is a study of the upper-mantle seismic structure beneath the central part of the Eurasian continent, including the northern Mongolia, Altai and Sayan orogenic areas and the Baikal rift zone. Seismic velocity models are reconstructed using the inverse teleseismic scheme. This scheme uses information from earthquakes located within the study area recorded by the Worldwide Network. The seismic anomaly structure is obtained for different volumes in the study area that partially overlap one another. Special attention has been paid to the reliability of the results: several noise and resolution comparisons are made.
The main results are as follows. (1) A cell structure of anomalies is observed beneath the Altai–Sayan region: positive, cold anomalies correspond to regions of recent orogenesis, negative anomalies are located beneath the depression of the Great Lakes in Mongolia and Hubsugul Lake. (2) A large negative anomaly is observed beneath the Hangai dome in Mongolia. (3) Strong velocity variations are obtained in a zone around Baikal Lake. A large negative anomaly is traced beneath the southern margin of the Siberian craton down to a depth of 700 km. Contrasting positive anomalies (4–5 per cent) are observed at a depth of 100–300 km beneath the Baikal rift. Our geodynamical interpretation of the velocity structure obtained beneath central Asia involves the existence of two processes in the mantle: thermal convection with regular cells, and a narrow plume beneath the southern border of the Siberian plate.     

激电在汝阳县绿竹坪铅锌矿区勘查中的应用

绿竹坪铅锌矿床是近年来在豫西地区熊耳群火山岩中探明的一个铅锌矿床,在勘查工作中,通过激电扫面和激电测深,缩小了找矿靶区,发现了深部有铅锌矿体赋存,预测了矿体的形态、产状,使找矿工作取得突破。对激电方法在铅锌矿床勘查中应用的研究,有助于同类型铅锌多金属矿床的寻找工作。     

Electromagnetic fields from a horizontal electrical dipole buried in ocean

Marine controlled source electromagnetic signal could be used in mineral resource exploration,reservoir appraisal and communicative technique in ocean. It’s necessary to study the electromagnetic generated by MCSEM. The propagation of the electromagnetic fields from a controlled source in the marine environment was studied with virtual interface method combined with discrete complex image method. Transmitter of finite length current source is approximated by dipole (HED) . A three-layered model is accepted,with sea water as intermediate conductive layer under air and a relatively high resistive seabed as basement,possibly containing a hydrogen layer of higher resistivity. The electromagnetic fields in whole space thus computed show that: (1) the spatial distribution of field component depends on its type; (2) inline Ex component is more sensitive to reservoir layer than that in broadside; (3) The airwave affects marine electromagnetic (MEM) exploration when sea water is relatively shallow; in the case of deep water MEM exploration,the airwave influence could be neglected; and (4) an appropriate frequency should be selected in order to balance the signal strength and electromagnetic induction effect.     

新生儿缺氧缺血性脑病临床分度和CT表现的对照研讨

目的:探讨新生儿缺氧缺血性脑病(HIE)临床CT表现和分度的关系。方法:对85例缺氧缺血性脑病新生儿的临床资料及CT征象进行回顾性分析。结果:根据HIE的临床诊断标准,轻度26例,中度38例,厦度21例。颅脑CT显示全部85例均具有脑内异常密度减低区,CT值约6~18Hu(平均11Hu);合并颅内高密出血(52例),CT值约58~85Hu。依据新生儿缺氧缺血性脑病的CT诊断标准:轻度26例,中度38例及重度21例。48例进行了CT复查。其中19例轻度患儿脑水肿均在11天内消失而恢复正常;12例中度病例中,脑水肿征象有不同程度的减轻或消失,蛛网膜下腔出血已吸收,1例出现硬膜下少量积液;17例重度患者,其中出现脑软化6例,硬膜下积液3例,脑萎缩3例,脑积水2例,脑内钙化灶2例,脑穿通畸形1例,死亡4例。结论:本组资料新生儿缺氧缺血性脑病临床诊断分度与CT诊断分度有着很好的一致性。颅脑CT能准确显示HIE患儿脑内病变的部位、范围和程度。CT复查能显示患儿脑内病灶的恢复及遗留病变。颅脑CT表现结合临床分度能对本病的进行早诊断、早干预,减少脑损伤后遗症的发生,有着极其重要的价值。     

The ICE-MOSES experiment: Mapping permafrost zones electrically beneath the Beaufort Sea

A novel variation of the geophysical technique known as MOSES, for Magnetometric Off-Shore Electrical Sounding, has been developed to map the electrical properties of the sea floor in Aretic regions. The particular target is the permafrost layer under the Beaufort Sea, a layer containing frozen or partially frozen sediment from 100 to 600 m thick underlying shallow sea water, typically 10 to 100 m deep, and several tens of metres of soft sediment. A detailed knowledge of the location and physical properties of the permafrost layer is essential for accurate interpretation of reflection seismic data. The permafrost can contain pockets, regions or layers of gas hydrate. The latter is both a possible resource and a hazard to drilling operations or hydrocarbon production. A local map of the permafrost zone is essential geotechnical information required prior to the construction of an offshore structure or pipeline.The MOSES method is particularly suitable for offshore electrical mapping as it can be made relatively insensitive to the shielding effects of the highly conductive sea water, in sharp contrast to many other electrical techniques. The transmitter is a vertical, long-wire bipole, extending from the sea surface to the sea floor. A commutated current is fed to two large electrodes: one near the sea surface and the other on the sea floor. The return current is through the sea water and the subjacent sediment. The receiver consists of two horizontal orthogonal coils located on the sea floor, and the data are measurements of two components of the magnetic field as a function of frequency and transmitter-receiver horizontal separation.The electrical conductivity of a sample of frozen material is much smaller than that of unfrozen or partially frozen sediment of the same type. Frozen and unfrozen thin layers are often observed sequentially throughout the geological section. The resistivity measured as a function of depth by an electrical logging tool is consequently highly variable. The resulting depth-averaged resistivity, the resistivity resolved by a surface electrical method, is macro-an-isotropic. An experimental design study reveals that both the vertical and horizontal averaged resistivities could be determined in a MOSES sounding without vertical scale distortion.A test of the methodology in very shallow water was conducted in the spring of 1986 at a site, approximate coordinates (70° N, 134.5° W), 85 km north-west of the town of Tuktoyaktuk. The instrumentation was lowered and subsequently recovered through holes in the ice which covers the Beaufort Sea at that time of the year. The transmitter power was obtained from a single lead-acid battery. Transmitter-receiver separations ranged from 10 to 300 m. A rapid increase in sediment resistivity with depth was observed. The higher resistivity values are consistent with those expected for a partially frozen zone.     

Three-dimensional velocity images in Yunnan and its neighboring district

Using the techniques of seismic tomography three-dimensional velocity images at crust and upper mantle in Yunnan province and its adjacent region have been successfully reconstructed. The results of image are: (1) The image of the velocity in the upper crust is closely related to the well-known geological structure of the surface, the Kangdian earth axis is a distinct high velocity area, and a high velocity rock stratum, which appoaching the surface of the earth, has been formed. (2) There is a low-velocity layer between 26°–31°N and 100°–104°E in deep crust, the depth of Moho discontinuity in Sichuan bass in is less than 50 km. (3) The results of seismological tomography not only reveal the lateral heterogeneity in the researched region, but also find approximately the strike of Honghe fault from the image at bottom of crust, and the velocity in both side of the fault are different obviously. (4) There is a low-velocity column within 25 km to 110 km in Tengchong region, which may be occured by upward moving of the basalt in the mantle. (5) In studied area, the thickness of the crust in west part is thicker than in southeast part. (6) From the image at bottom of the crust we can find that earthquakes with magnitude greater than 5 occurred in big velocity gradient zones, especially in transition zone between high and low velocity. There are a few earthquake in the low-velocity area. (7) We can see from Figure 6 that there still clearly exists lateral heterogeneity at 450 depth. The Chinese version of this paper appeared in the Chinese edition ofActa Seismologica Sinica,15, 61–67, 1993.     

日本九州岛地震震前电离层TEC异常

采用IGS发布的GIM数据,提出了一种结合滑动时窗法和临近格网点电离层TEC相关性分析法的联合分析方法,研究了震前电离层异常变化与地震的关系。通过分析震区附近5个格网点TEC的异常变化情况,发现震前电离层TEC发生明显异常变化,且格网点之间的TEC序列相关性受地震显著影响;通过分析二维电离层图的TEC异常空间分布,发现震前三天震中附近分别出现6h、12h和6h的异常。最后利用电离层层析的方法,对电离层异常时刻进行了电子密度的反演,进一步分析了电子密度在电离层异常时刻的分布情况。