板块俯冲带研究中的数值实验

板块构造是一个复杂的动力学体系,俯冲作为板块间相互作用中最重要的特征之一,长期以来通过各种手段并未完全得以认识。近10年来,俯冲带数值模型迅速发展,而2D/3D数值实验也取得许多新的认识:地幔柱顶托作用触发俯冲可能存在于行星演化早期;板片脱水形成的薄弱剪切带是导致现今俯冲样式为单向不对称俯冲的主要决定因素;俯冲增生岩浆的化学组成很大程度上取决于俯冲的发展过程,熔体抽离的强度和俯冲板片年龄共同影响新生地壳的体积。     

Heat flow and gas hydrates of the Baikal Rift Zone

Multi-channel seismic studies (MCS), performed during a Russian expedition in 1989 and a joint Russian-American expedition in 1992, have for the first time revealed a “bottom simulating reflector” (BSR) in Lake Baikal. These data have shown that gas hydrates occur in the southern and central basins of Lake Baikal in those places where the water depth exceeds 500–700 m. Four types of tectonic influence on the distribution of the gas hydrate were revealed: (a) Modern faults displace the BSR as they do with normal seismic boundaries. (b) Older faults displace normal reflectors, whereas the BSR is not displaced. (c) Modern faults form zones, where the BSR has been totally destroyed. (4) Processes that occur within older fault zones situated close to the base of the hydrated sediment layer lead to undulations of the BSR. The thickness of the hydrate stability field (inferred from seismic data) ranges between 35 and 450 m. Heat-flow values determined from BSR data range from 48 to 119 mW/m². A comparison between heat-flow values from BSR data and values measured directly on the lake bottom shows an overall coincidence. Changes in water level and bottom-water temperature that occurred in the past have had no noticeable influence on the present BSR depths or heat-flow values. Determination of deep heat flow from BSR data is in this case more reliable than by direct measurements. Received: 10 December 1998 / Accepted: 15 November 1999     

Mid-Miocene thermal impact on the lithosphere by sub-lithospheric convective mantle material: Transition from high- to moderate-Mg magmatism beneath Vitim Plateau,Siberia

High-Mg lavas are characteristic of the mid-Miocene volcanism in Inner Asia.In the Vitim Plateau,small volume high-Mg volcanics erupted at 16-14 Ma.and were followed with voluminous moderate-Mg lavas at 14-13 Ma.In the former unit,we have recorded a sequence of(1) initial basaltic melts,contaminated by crustal material,(2) uncontaminated high-Mg basanites and basalts of transitional(K-Na-K) compositions,and(3) picrobasalts and basalts of K series;in the latter unit a sequence of(1) initial basalts and basaltic andesites of transitional(Na-K-Na) compositions and(2) basalts and trachybasalts of K-Na series.From pressure estimation,we infer that the high-Mg melts were derived from the sublithospheric mantle as deep as 150 km,unlike the moderate-Mg melts that were produced at the shallow mantle.The 14-13 Ma rock sequence shows that initial melts equilibrated in a garnet-free mantle source with subsequently reduced degree of melting garnet-bearing material.No melting of relatively depleted lithospheric material,evidenced by mantle xenoliths,was involved in melting,however.We suggest that the studied transition from high-to moderate-Mg magmatism was due to the mid-Miocene thermal impact on the lithosphere by hot sub-lithospheric mantle material from the Transbaikalian low-velocity(melting) domain that had a potential temperature as high as 1510℃.This thermal impact triggered rifting in the lithosphere of the Baikal Rift Zone.     

Decoding earth's plate tectonic history using sparse geochemical data

Accurately mapping plate boundary types and locations through time is essential for understanding the evolution of the plate-mantle system and the exchange of material between the solid Earth and surface environments.However,the complexity of the Earth system and the cryptic nature of the geological record make it difficult to discriminate tectonic environments through deep time.Here we present a new method for identifying tectonic paleo-environments on Earth through a data mining approach using global geochemical data.We first fingerprint a variety of present-day tectonic environments utilising up to 136 geochemical data attributes in any available combination.A total of 38301 geochemical analyses from basalts aged from 5-0 Ma together with a well-established plate reconstruction model are used to construct a suite of discriminatory models for the first order tectonic environments of subduction and mid-ocean ridge as distinct from intraplate hotspot oceanic environments,identifying 41,35,and 39 key discriminatory geochemical attributes,respectively.After training and validation,our model is applied to a global geochemical database of 1547 basalt samples of unknown tectonic origin aged between 1000-410 Ma,a relatively ill-constrained period of Earth’s evolution following the breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent,producing 56 unique global tectonic environment predictions throughout the Neoproterozoic and Early Paleozoic.Predictions are used to discriminate between three alternative published Rodinia configuration models,identifying the model demonstrating the closest spatio-temporal consistency with the basalt record,and emphasizing the importance of integrating geochemical data into plate reconstructions.Our approach offers an extensible framework for constructing full-plate,deeptime reconstructions capable of assimilating a broad range of geochemical and geological observations,enabling next generation Earth system models.     

青藏高原东南缘现今地球动力学研究

统一的晚第三纪青藏高原面和云南高原面，早更新世后完全分裂解体，海拔高度分别为４５００～５０００ｍ和２０００～２５００ｍ。二者间的北东向块断过渡带，地形自西北向东南层层倾斜、陡降，构成青藏高原东南缘，其鲜明的构造地貌、最新断裂活动、广泛的水热显示、强烈的地震活动表明这是一条现代构造活动带。跨该带的两期ＧＰＳ测量结果（１９９２，１９９４）揭示其为ＮＷ－ＳＥ向拉张性质，地壳与上地幔结构特征支持其属热动力和重力均衡调整边界     

现代地球动力过程的动力工程

对地壳下面现代地球动力过程的动力问题进行了讨论。对现在地壳中地震震源区的地球物理非均匀性和自然组织形成过程中空间因子的值进行了估算。     

地球重力场的精细频谱结构及其应用

综述了近年内在全球地球动力学合作观测和研究网络框架下开展的重力场观测、频谱结构和应用研究方面的成果. 内容涉及精密大气、海潮负荷信号检测, 重力潮汐和自由核章动参数测定, 海潮模型和重力固体潮模型有效性检验, 重力潮汐实验模型构制, 地球球型基频和低阶震型谱峰分裂现象和地球Chandler摆动等方面. 文章还介绍了综合现代大地测量技术, 全球超导重力仪的长期、连续观测在地表水循环、同震和震后形变、地球慢形变和地壳垂直运动等方面将发挥重要作用的情况.     

石榴子石的高温塑性：地幔转换带的流变特性

介绍了近年来国际地球物理学界在石榴子石相矿物高温塑性实验研究领域取得的进展和它的意义。这些实验研究进展表明地幔转换带内的富石榴子石岩层的流变强度要大大高于相邻深度的其它矿物相，从而导致地幔转换带流变非均匀性。这种由于矿物组分差异产生的地幔流变性非均匀性对地幔转换带地球动力学特征有着十分重大的影响。首先，石榴子石相矿物在很大程度上决定了那里的强度结构，并控制了地幔转换带的流变性。第二，中、深源地震的成因在很大程度上与石榴子石相矿物流变特性有关，第三，地幔转换带流变的非均匀性将影响到俯冲板块的下插深度和消减过程，最后，对这一课题的未来研究方向和问题作了简单的介绍。     

蒙古-贝加尔地区上地幔小尺度对流及地球动力学意义

上地幔小尺度对流是控制区域地球动力学过程的主要机制之一,蒙古—贝加尔地区的一些区域动力学过程被认为与上地幔小尺度对流相关.本文目的在于利用重力资料研究蒙古—贝加尔地区的上地幔小尺度对流,并探讨其与构造动力学的关系.基于区域均衡重力异常与上地幔小尺度对流的相关方程,本文利用区域均衡重力异常资料反演了蒙古—贝加尔地区上地幔小尺度对流流场及作用于岩石层底部的应力场.结果显示,蒙古—贝加尔地区地幔流场及对流应力场呈现非常复杂的图像,流场及应力场分布与地表构造具有很好的相关性.西伯利亚地台和蒙古褶皱带下地幔流场和对流应力场均较弱,这与这些地区现今较弱的构造活动性是一致的.贝加尔裂谷区下存在地幔上升流,对流应力场呈拉张状态,但应力场的幅值较小(约8 MPa),表明地幔对流不是贝加尔裂谷开裂的主要控制因素.Hangay高原、阿尔泰和戈壁—阿尔泰下存在地幔上升流,对流应力场为拉张状态,这一方面可能构成Hangay高原隆升的深部动力机制,另一方面,也为Amurian板块西边界划分提供了动力背景.     

俯冲带波速结构的数值模拟

数值模拟结果显示，俯冲带在大部分深度都存在高速异常，并在400km左右和550km左右的深度存在高速异常的极大值，这和地震层析成像得到的波速结构相一致.说明虽然层析成像方法的分辨率较低，但它能给出俯冲板块上P波速度随深度变化的基本特征.俯冲带既有正的波速异常，也有负的波速异常，幅度约在-10%-%之间，这在区域台网的资料中可以得到反映.俯冲带在约700km深度存在低速异常，亚稳态橄榄石的存在也使俯冲带出现沿俯冲方向的倾斜低速区.地震层析成像结果没有类似的波速结构，可能是其分辨率较低所致.要研究俯冲带的细结构，应基于高精度的区域台网的资料.