准噶尔盆地西北缘三叠纪沉积体系与环境

准噶尔盆地西北缘三叠系沉积体系划分与沉积环境演化是新疆地区值得探讨的2个问题,其中沉积微相的研究对恢复古环境及油气有利相带的预测有着重要的意义。综合运用露头、岩心、测井、地震资料,认为准噶尔盆地西北缘三叠系为冲积扇-扇三角洲,河流-三角洲和湖泊三类体系的组合,冲积扇-扇三角洲体系主要发育辫状河道、砂(砾)质漫滩等微相,河流-三角洲体系包含砂质和砂砾质辫状河,该体系进一步划分为分流河道、心滩、河漫滩、河漫湖、河漫沼泽等微相,湖泊体系以滨浅湖泥为主。此外,孢粉及C、O同位素分析显示,克拉玛依组上段所属时代为中三叠世,且盆地西北缘在三叠纪处于陆相环境。早—晚三叠世,盆地由干旱炎热的亚热带气候逐渐转为潮湿温暖适宜植被生长的温带气候。     

Identification of Atlantic water inflow on the north Svalbard shelf during the Holocene

Nordaustlandet is located in the northeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, within the northernmost reach of the West Spitsbergen Current. This current transports Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean along the western and northern Svalbard margins. This region is well-suited for reconstructing the history of changing Atlantic water inflow to the Arctic Ocean. We studied the marine sediment core HH12-04-GC from Rijpfjorden. Benthic foraminiferal assemblages and sedimentological data are combined to reconstruct the palaeoenvironment of the fjord from the end of the last local deglaciation to the late Holocene. The local deglaciation, between 11.3 and 10.6 cal ka bp , was dominated by active glacier calving processes, associated with a strong inflow of Atlantic water. This led to the establishment of glaciomarine conditions. The Holocene was initially characterised by a relatively stable and warm environment associated with a strong contribution of Atlantic water. Glaciomarine influence progressively decreases after 9.7 cal ka bp and the Atlantic water contribution increases. The late Holocene displayed a similar environment to today, with the influence of glaciomarine conditions and limited Atlantic water inflow. These results confirm that Atlantic water inflows made a continuous contribution to northern Nordaustlandet throughout the postglacial period.     

Local and regional constraints on relative sea-level changes in southern Isle of Skye,Scotland, since the Last Glacial Maximum

New relative sea-level (RSL) data constrain the timing and magnitude of RSL changes in the southern Isle of Skye following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). We identify a marine limit at ~23 m OD, indicating RSL ~20 m above present c. 15.1 ka. Isolation basin data, supported by terrestrial and marine limiting dates, record an RSL fall to 11.59 m above present by c. 14.2 ka. This RSL fall occurs across the time of global Meltwater Pulse 1A, supporting recent research on the sources of ice melting. Our new data also help to resolve some of the chronological issues within the existing Isle of Skye RSL record and provide details of the sub-Arctic marine environment associated with the transition into Devensian Lateglacial climate at c. 14.5 k cal a bp , and the timing of changes in response to the Loch Lomond Stadial climate. Glacio-isostatic adjustment (GIA) model predictions of RSL deviate from the RSL constraints and reflect uncertainties in local and global ice models used within the GIA models. An empirical RSL curve provides a target for future research.