THE HILL PROBLEM WITH OBLATE SECONDARY: NUMERICAL EXPLORATION

We introduce a three-dimensional version of Hill’s problem with oblate secondary, determine its equilibrium points and their stability and explore numerically its network of families of simple periodic orbits in the plane, paying special attention to the evolution of this network for increasing oblateness of the secondary. We obtain some interesting results that differentiate this from the classical problem. Among these is the eventual disappearance of the basic family g′ of the classical Hill problem and the existence of out-of-plane equilibrium points and a family of simple-periodic plane orbits non-symmetric with respect to the x-axis.     

Alkaline diagenesis and its influence on a reservoir in the Biyang depression

Alkaline diagnesis is a diagenetic process that a reservoir undergoes under an alkaline environment. Because of the influence of alkaline formation water, the most typical characteristics of diagnesis is that quartz is obviously dissolved, feldspar is massively enlarged, and less late carbonate cement is formed in the evolution of carbonate minerals. With the decrease of the alkalinity of the formation water in diagenesis, the quartz overgrowths become common. The change in the chemical characteristics of the formation water leads to a more complex distribution of reservoir porosity at different depths than that of the secondary porosity formed by classical acidic water. It also makes the B stage of early diagenesis the important development period of secondary porosity.     

Pleistocene geochronologies for fluvial sedimentary sequences: an archaeologist's perspective

Current models of Pleistocene fluvial system development and dynamics are assessed from the perspective of European Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone tool assemblages recovered from fluvial secondary contexts. Fluvial activity is reviewed both in terms of Milankovitch‐scale processes across the glacial/interglacial cycles of the Middle and Late Pleistocene, and in response to sub‐Milankovitch scale, high‐frequency, low‐magnitude climatic oscillations. The chronological magnitude of individual phases of fluvial activity is explored in terms of radiocarbon‐dated sequences from the Late Glacial and early Holocene periods. It is apparent that fluvial activity is associated with periods of climatic transition, both high and low magnitude, although system response is far more universal in the case of the high magnitude glacial/interglacial transitions. Current geochronological tools do not permit the development of high‐resolution sequences for Middle Pleistocene sediments, while localised erosion and variable system responses do not facilitate direct comparison with the ice core records. However, Late Glacial and early Holocene sequences indicate that individual fluvial activity phases are relatively brief in duration (e.g. 10² and 10³ yr). From an archaeological perspective, secondary context assemblages can only be interpreted in terms of a floating geochronology, although the data also permit a reinvestigation of the problems of artefact reworking. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

2013年湖北省两次降雪过程对比分析

利用常规观测资料、NCEP再分析资料、微波辐射计及多普勒雷达等资料对2013年2月7—8日干雪过程、2月18—19日湿雪过程,从水汽、不稳定、动力及温湿层结方面进行对比分析,得出如下结论：（1）2月7—8日的干雪过程水汽层次浅薄,水汽输送支仅为700 hPa弱西南气流;2月18—19日的湿雪过程水汽充沛,水汽输送支为700 hPa强西南急流和850 hPa 东南气流。（2）干雪过程低层冷平流强,层结稳定。湿雪过程低层暖平流强,冷暖交汇使大气不稳定度增加。（3）干雪过程中弱暖湿气流沿深厚冷空气垫爬升,动力辐合位于中高层,次级环流的形成减弱上升运动。湿雪过程中弱冷空气楔入到强暖湿气流底部,迫使其抬升,形成深厚上升运动区,次级环流的形成增强上升运动。（4）干雪过程整层温度<0℃,700 hPa出现冷性逆温层,-10℃层位于925 hPa附近,水汽密度、液态水含量、整层水汽含量较小;湿雪过程700 hPa出现暖性逆温层,-10℃层位于500 hPa附近,水汽密度、液态水含量、整层水汽含量较大。在上述研究的基础上给出了干、湿雪形成的三维物理模型,该模型从温湿（风）垂直层结上面体现出了干、湿雪形成的主要环境背景差异,对于干、湿雪预报具有一定的参考价值。     

DETERMINANTS OF LAND USE CHANGE IN GUATEMALAN SECONDARY URBAN CENTERS

The Griffin and Ford model of Latin American internal city structure is used to examine the role of private sector institutions and public agencies as contributors to change in secondary level urban places in Guatemala. The private sector affects change primarily through locational choices in the siting of industry and housing. Public agencies influence change through control of municipal finances and decision making, especially in the construction of public works projects. The findings tend to support the Griffin and Ford model.     

REVIEWS OF GEOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE

Reviews of geographic software in this article: GEOGRAPHY MACCHORO OPS83 Population Analysis on Microcomputers with PC or MS DOS STATPAC GOLD THUNDERSCAN     

中国地震次生地质灾害分布及地市级危险性区划研究

地震次生地质灾害指由地震活动引起的地质灾害。地震次生地质灾害,主要为崩塌、滑坡,其次为塌陷、地裂缝、砂土液化等。地震次生地质灾害增强了地震的破坏效应,加剧了地震灾害的损失程度,给抢险救灾和灾后重建造成很大困难。一般震级大于5级、烈度超过6度的地震可能引发不同程度的地质灾害,震级和烈度越高,次生地质灾害越严重。本文根据中国历史地震次生地质灾害的活动程度及发生条件,以地（市、区、盟）为单元,进行了危险性评价：高度和中度危险区主要分布在中国中部的陕甘宁川渝滇藏地区,形成一个大致北北东向的高危险带,其余大部分地区为轻度危险区。     

莺歌海盆地黏土矿物异常转化及其地质意义

莺歌海盆地因其异常高压和高温热流体强烈活动而孕育了多种特殊地质现象。应用分析化验资料与热力学计算相结合的方法,研究了莺歌海盆地黏土矿物转化的特征,分析了其成因。结果表明,莺歌海盆地发育三种黏土矿物转化类型:正常演化型、快速演化型和缓慢演化型。其中超压抑制黏土矿物转化,形成黏土矿物缓慢演化型;高温热流体活动促进黏土矿物转化,形成黏土矿物快速演化型。超压对黏土矿物转化的抑制作用延缓了H+、阳离子和层间水的排出,减弱了胶结作用和溶蚀作用,有利于在深部形成优质储层。热流体的活动加速了黏土矿物转化,增强了储层的胶结作用,不利于深部优质储层的发育。     

Long-Term Consolidation and Strength Behavior of Marine Clay Improved with Fly Ash

This paper presents an investigation of the long-term consolidation and strength behavior with fly ash as an additive in improving soft marine clay in Wando, Korea. 0%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 25% of the soil was replaced with fly ash. Consolidation tests were performed as incremental loaded tests. In addition, unconfined compressive strength were determined after 1, 14, 28 and 90 days. A series of forty-two long-term consolidation tests that lasted for 60 days under the constant loading were also conducted. Creep settlements of the blends decreased significantly with an increase in fly ash content. The shear strength properties increased with an increase in fly ash content. Statistical evaluation reveals an excellent correlation between the measured and predicted undrained shear strengths.     

Biological and physical impacts of ageostrophic frontal circulations driven by confluent flow and vertical mixing

Subduction, upwelling, and phytoplankton blooms are commonly observed features at oceanic fronts. This study isolates the role of vertical mixing for enhanced production and water mass subduction near fronts, considering the time-developing problem with a Semi-Geostrophic circulation model coupled to a planktonic ecosystem model. Our model results show that vertical mixing in the surface boundary layer strongly modifies the time evolution of the front and of its associated biology. Ageostrophic flows caused by the combined effects of confluence and vertical mixing enhance primary production on the less dense side and increase water mass subduction on the dense side of the front. Confluence alone results in the intensification of the front by the same advective response, while the phytoplankton bloom on the less dense side does not arise without vertical mixing. Vertical mixing alone slumps the front near the surface and provides weak subduction on the dense side and uplift of the isopycnals at the center of the front. We find that it is possible to sustain an isolated phytoplankton patch above the domed isopycnals at the center of the front with the nutrients supplied by the secondary circulations arising due to vertical mixing. These results suggest that the phytoplankton bloom and patches found on the less dense side of fronts in many field observations are likely caused by fine-scale along-isopycnal upwelling of nutrients forced by adiabatic confluence in the meander trough of fronts and further pumping and entrainment of nutrients by the secondary circulation due to vertical mixing. Isolated patches observed at the center of the front in many frontal surveys could be caused by secondary flows due to vertical mixing.