Orbital‐ and millennial‐scale paleoceanographic changes in the north‐eastern Japan Basin,East Sea/Japan Sea during the late Quaternary

Two gravity sediment cores (GH99‐1239 and GH99‐1246) obtained from the north‐eastern Japan Basin in the East Sea/Japan Sea were analyzed for the orbital‐ and millennial‐scale paleoceanographic changes. Chronostratigraphically, core GH99‐1239 represents a continuous sedimentary record since 32 ka, based on correlation of distinct lithological markers (i.e. dark layer or TL layer) with those in core GH98‐1232 collected nearby. For core GH99‐1246, the age model is constructed through correlation of lightness (L*) values and tephra (Aso‐4 and Toya) layers with those in the well‐dated Oki Ridge core (MD01‐2407), indicating about 134 ka of sedimentation since the latest Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 6. New geochemical data from both cores corroborate orbital‐scale paleoceanographic variation, such that surface‐water productivity, represented by biogenic opal and total organic carbon (TOC) contents, increased during MIS 1 and MIS 5; CaCO₃ contents do not show such distinct glacial–interglacial cycles, but were influenced by dissolution and preservation rather than foraminiferal production. During the glacial periods when sea ice was prevalent, surface‐water productivity was low, and bottom‐water conditions became anoxic, as indicated by high total sulfur (TS) contents and high Mo concentrations. The geochemical data further document millennial‐scale paleoceanographic variability, corresponding to a series of thin TL layers in response to Dansgaard–Oeschger cycles but irrespective of the glacial or interglacial periods. In particular, thin TL layers formed during MIS 3 are characterized by less TOC (about 1%) and TS (about 0.4%) contents and lower Mo (about 5 p.p.m.) concentration, whereas those during MIS 4 and MIS 5 exhibit more TOC (up to 4%) and TS (up to 5%) contents and higher Mo (up to 120 p.p.m.) concentration. Such a discrepancy is attributed to different degree of surface‐water productivity and of bottom‐water oxygenation, which is closely related to the sea level position and extent of ventilation. Flux of the East China Sea Coastal Water controlled by millennial‐scale paleoclimatic events is the most critical factor in deciding the properties of TL layers in the north‐eastern Japan Basin. Our results strongly confirm that TL layers in the Japan Basin also validate the unique feature of basin‐wide paleoceanographic signals in the East Sea/Japan Sea. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地学高层次人才培养，从入门课程《普通地质学》开始

充分发挥专业课程的多维度育人功能是打通基础学科高层次人才培养的关键一环。作为地质学及其相关专业的第一门专业入门课程,《普通地质学》课程主要教授学生地球科学的基本知识、基本技能和基本地质思维等专业知识,同时培养学生的专业兴趣。面对新时代高层次地学人才培养的要求,需要深入挖掘该课程的思政元素,实现教学理念从单纯的传授基础知识、激发专业兴趣到科学素养和人文素养拓展,开启《普通地质学》课程服务地学高层次人才培养的大门。充分利用“将今论古”思想和动力地质作用这两个课程核心内容,培养学生的开拓创新精神和跨学科能力,提升学生的科学素养。同时,依托地质过程的复杂性和庞大的地质时空观等课程核心内容,培养学生的工匠精神、大格局观和发展观,提升人文素养。     

全新世千百年尺度气候波动机制

全新世（11. 7 ka BP）作为最年轻的地质年代,其气候变化相对晚更新世冰期稳定,但仍存在千百年尺度的气候波动。造成这些气候波动的可能有多种原因,但至今还没有统一的认识。这一时期的气候变化与人类发展有密切的关系,因此其短尺度的气候变化越来越受到学界的关注,已经开展了大量的研究。通过对文献资料分析,综述了全新世千百年尺度的气候突变的原因。全新世早期温度普遍升高主要与太阳活动变化有关,期间冰盖消融与海洋环流作用引起百年尺度的气候事件。全新世中期气温最高,但也发现多次干冷气候事件,主要为冰川活动导致。全新世晚期温度降低,主要是以火山活动导致的气候变冷。其他因素如地球轨道参数、潮汐作用、冰川作用、海洋环流等在全新世各个时期对气候造成影响。     

全新世千百年尺度气候波动机制

全新世（11. 7 ka BP）作为最年轻的地质年代,其气候变化相对晚更新世冰期稳定,但仍存在千百年尺度的气候波动。造成这些气候波动的可能有多种原因,但至今还没有统一的认识。这一时期的气候变化与人类发展有密切的关系,因此其短尺度的气候变化越来越受到学界的关注,已经开展了大量的研究。通过对文献资料分析,综述了全新世千百年尺度的气候突变的原因。全新世早期温度普遍升高主要与太阳活动变化有关,期间冰盖消融与海洋环流作用引起百年尺度的气候事件。全新世中期气温最高,但也发现多次干冷气候事件,主要为冰川活动导致。全新世晚期温度降低,主要是以火山活动导致的气候变冷。其他因素如地球轨道参数、潮汐作用、冰川作用、海洋环流等在全新世各个时期对气候造成影响。     

Influences of the NAO on the North Atlantic CO_2 Fluxes in Winter and Summer on the Interannual Scale

The differences in the influences of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on the air–sea CO_2 fluxes (f CO_2) in the North Atlantic (NA) between different seasons and between different regions are rarely fully investigated. We used observation-based data of f CO_2, surface-ocean CO_2partial pressure (p CO_(2sea)), wind speed and sea surface temperature(SST) to analyze the relationship between the NAO and f CO_2 of the subtropical and subpolar NA in winter and summer on the interannual time scale. Based on power spectrum estimation, there are significant interannual signs with a 2–6 year cycle in the NAO indexes and area-averaged f CO_2 anomalies in winter and summer from 1980 to 2015. Regression analysis with the 2–6 year filtered data shows that on the interannual scale the response of the f CO_2 anomalies to the NAO has an obvious meridional wave-train-like pattern in winter, but a zonal distribution in summer. This seasonal difference is because in winter the f CO_2anomalies are mainly controlled by the NAO-driven wind speed anomalies, which have a meridional distribution pattern, while in summer they are dominated by the NAO-driven SST anomalies, which show distinct zonal difference in the subtropical NA. In addition, in the same season, there are different factors controlling the variation of p CO_(2sea)in different regions. In summer, SST is important to the interannual variation of p CO_(2sea)in the subtropical NA, while some biogeochemical variables probably control the p CO_(2sea) variation in the subpolar NA.     

重庆城市不同下垫面温度的多时间尺度变化特征

利用重庆市巴南区2014年1月1日至2017年12月31日逐小时草地、泥土、砾石、石板、水泥、沥青等6种不同下垫面的特种温度观测资料,通过扩展经验正交分解(EEOF)、概率密度分析(PDF)等气候统计方法,分析了不同下垫面温度的多时间尺度变化规律,进一步探讨了水泥和草地下垫面温度差异的变化特征。结果表明:不同下垫面的温度存在明显的多时间尺度变化特征。月平均变化上,石板、水泥和沥青的表面温度明显高于泥土、草地和砾石,且温度差异夏季大于冬季。日变化上,石板、水泥和沥青白天的表面温度高于泥土、草地和砾石,晚上不同下垫面温度差异较小;不同下垫面温度的日变化差异在春季和夏季明显强于冬季和秋季。石板、水泥和沥青表面出现45℃以上极端高温的概率多于其他下垫面,且出现这些高温的时间集中在14:00—15:00之间。水泥和草地的温度差异也表现出明显的多时间尺度变化(季节变化和日变化)特征。一天中,温度差异最大值出现的时间集中在14:00—16:00,其次是19:00—20:00。温度差异的日变化幅度也在夏季达到最大。     

基于分形插值方法的长江口深水航道回淤量计算

基于分形插值方法在时间尺度上对长江口12.5 m深水航道2011至2013年的回淤量进行研究。分析垂直尺度因子对年回淤量的影响,给出年回淤量的计算公式,预测和评估长江口航道的年回淤量。研究结果表明,分形插值可以较好的反映长江口12.5 m深水航道的月回淤量的变化,通过调整垂直尺度因子,可以得到包含动力和泥沙特性在内的综合因素对深水航道年回淤量的影响。基于分形插值方法构建了长江口深水航道年回淤量计算公式,可以依据垂直尺度因子di对长江口航道年回淤量进行相对准确的预测和评估。确定了垂直尺度因子的变化范围为-0.12至0.20,进而得到近些年的年回淤量的变化范围为8 023.7×104m3至10 303.2×104m3,其最小回淤量为6 580×104m3。     

Distance probes of dark energy

This document presents the results from the Distances subgroup of the Cosmic Frontier Community Planning Study (Snowmass 2013). We summarize the current state of the field as well as future prospects and challenges. In addition to the established probes using Type Ia supernovae and baryon acoustic oscillations, we also consider prospective methods based on clusters, active galactic nuclei, gravitational wave sirens and strong lensing time delays.