Assessing thermal maturity of Palaeozoic rocks from reflectance of chitinozoa as constrained by geochemical indicators: an example from southern Ontario, Canada

The reflectance of chitinozoa (%ChR₀) was investigated as an alternative technique of determining the level of thermal maturity of organic-rich Palaeozoic rocks in southern Ontario. These sedimentary strata, which include the Ordovician Collingwood Member and the Blue Mountain Formation, as well as the Devonian Marcellus Formation, lack vitrinite precluding the application of a standard vitrinite reflectance (%VR₀) technique. ChR₀ shows a proportional increase at marginal to moderate maturities, being on average 20 to 25% higher than expected vitrinite reflectance. The reflectance data fall into a very narrow range showing a high degree of consistency for each lithostratigraphic unit. The average ChR₀ are as follows: Collingwood Mbr 0.63% (Georgian Bay area) and 0.88% (Toronto area), Blue Mountain Fm 0.92%, Marcellus Fm 0.68%. Correlation with more conventional optical and geochemical maturity parameters obtained from the same set of samples (fluorescence of Tasmanites, Leiosphaeridia and Gloeocapsomorpha alginite, Rock-Eval Tmax, extract data, distribution of terpanes and steranes in extracts) indicates that, within the area of study, the beginning of the catagenetic stage corresponds to ChR₀=0.65% (equivalent VR=0.50%) whereas the threshold of significant oil generation is reached at ChR₀=0.9% (equivalent VR=0.70%). Therefore the Blue Mountain Formation is thermally mature with respect to hydrocarbon generation throughout the whole area of study. The Collingwood shales are mature only in the Toronto area while those occurring in the Georgian Bay area as well as the Marcellus shales have yet to enter the main stage of hydrocarbon generation. This integrated approach of assessing thermal maturity shows that ChR₀, when constrained with other maturity parameters, is a very reliable indicator of thermal maturity in Lower to Middle Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks.     

碳担载钼基催化剂的性质研究

利用差热分析（ＤＴＡ） 和程序升温还原（ＴＰＲ） 技术研究了活性炭担载钼基催化剂在制备和预处理过程中的性质变化。ＤＴＡ结果表明,催化剂在焙烧过程中产生了新相,这种新相与活性组分和载体间的相互作用有关,助剂Ｋ和Ｎｉ 的引入对这种相互作用有明显的影响。Ｋ／Ｃ样品的ＴＰＲ结果表明,Ｋ 本身不被还原,但它可以改变催化剂中其它物种的还原行为。Ｃ 担载Ｍｏ 基催化剂的ＴＰＲ谱一般由四个正峰和一个负峰组成,正峰归属为不同Ｍｏ 物种和载体本身（ 包括其中的某些杂质）的还原,负峰则归属于氧化的Ｃ载体表面脱附出的ＣＯ,Ｍｏ 担载到活性炭上后变得更加难还原了。Ｋ 的引入大大促进了低温下可还原Ｍｏ 物种（ 主要是八面体Ｍｏ） 的形成,而抑制了那些仅在高温下才能被还原的Ｍｏ 物种（ 主要是四面体Ｍｏ） 的产生。这可能是影响催化剂在ＣＯ加氢反应中的选择性的一个重要因素。     

夏季越南东北外海暖水的时空变化特征及其机理研究

Due to orographic blockage, a weak wind wake occurs in summer off northeast Vietnam in the South China Sea. Under the wind wake, warm water is observed from both high-resolution satellite data and hydrographic observations. The wake of warm water forms in June, continues to mature in July and August, starts to decay in September, and disappears in October. The warm water wake also shows robust diurnal variation – it intensifies during the day and weakens in the night. Warm water wakes can be generated through wind-induced mixing and thermal(latent heat flux) processes. In this paper, a mixed layer model is used to evaluate the relative importance of the two processes on seasonal and diurnal timescales, respectively. The results demonstrate that thermal processes make a greater contribution to the wake than wind-induced mixing processes on a seasonal timescale, while the warm water wake is dominated by wind-induced mixing processes on a diurnal timescale.     

台站用百叶箱内外气温比对与分析

用双通道自动测温表对台站用的百叶箱内外气温进行了同步比对测量与分析。指出自然通风时，百叶箱对箱内气温变化产生一定程度的滞后和热辐射作用。滞后作用较明显。     

天然气水合物注热水分解前缘热作用因素分析

为研究天然气水合物注热水分解前缘的热作用影响,建立了考虑孔隙介质中水合物饱和度的分解前缘数学模型,并进行迭代分析求解;实验测温前缘和电阻前缘与数学模型拟合前缘较好的吻合,误差控制在8%以内;分析了注热水温度和速率对分解前缘的热作用影响:温度对分解前缘影响的误差不超过8.71%,较大流速对分解前缘影响误差为4.53%,在提高注入热水温度的同时以较大注入速率能减小对水合物分解前缘的热作用影响。     

Physical forcing of onshore transport of crab megalopae in the northern Portuguese upwelling system

Wind-driven circulation is a mechanism that may be involved in the shoreward transport of invertebrate larvae. This study investigated the temporal variability of the supply of crab megalopae to an estuary located in the northwest coast of Portugal, which is affected by seasonal upwelling, and related variations in supply to several upwelling indices. Megalopae of the European common shore crab Carcinus maenas (L.). were collected daily, using artificial settlement substrates, during a 3-month period, from March 15 to June 15, 2000. Two settlement episodes were detected, which were consistent with the variation in abundance and size of juvenile crabs. Variations in subtidal sea level and sea surface temperature anomaly were correlated with the strength of along-shore wind stress and consistent with upwelling theory. Contingency analyses showed positive significant associations between increasing intensity of southerly winds and megalopal supply, for time lags of 0–6 d, indicating that shoreward transport occurred during relaxation or reversal of upwelling favourable winds. Associations between megalopal supply and tidal range or the duration of nocturnal flood were not detected. Compared to other studies of the supply of crab megalopae to coastal habitats that used a similar methodology, very low numbers of megalopae were collected during this study. The paucity of C. maenas megalopae in the Ria de Aveiro is in agreement with the low densities of this larval stage in the plankton, and indicates that maintenance of the population is achieved despite a low supply of megalopae.     

南海海区热带气旋移速突变的分析

应用天气学与动力学相结合的方法,分析发现:鞍型场、西风槽和双热带气旋形势是热带气旋移速突变的环流背景。在上述环流背景的条件下,涡度、涡度平流、流函数、850—200hPa垂直切变以及不对称配置的演变与热带气旋移速突变有超前相关;概括出的一些判据可供业务实践参考。     

北冰洋80°～85°N浮冰区对流层大气的垂直结构

利用2008年夏季中国第3次北冰洋考察所获取的GPS探空资料对北冰洋(79°～85.5°N,144°～170°W)浮冰区对流层大气的垂直结构进行了研究.结果表明:北冰洋浮冰区对流层中部大气的平均温度递减率为6.47℃/km;对流层顶高度为8.0～10.7 km,平均为9.3 km,对流层顶温度为-59.4～-43.5℃...     

约束冰层温度膨胀力的研究

由水冻结成冰的相变过程中体积会膨胀;冰在升温过程中体积也会膨胀.本文讨论的是后者.海冰与海中固定式结构、防波堤、护岸等相互接触,这些结构物形成了冰的约束边界.当外界环境温度(主要是气温)发生变化时,冰的温度场也发生变化,从而引起冰的应变,产生温度应力,并对结构产生温度膨胀力.冰温度膨胀力要受约束边界的形状、约束体的刚度、冰层的相对厚度、温升率、应变率等多种因素的影响.     

Characteristics of quadrant and octant advection schemes in wave models

We point out one problem of the grid advection schemes when used in wave models in coastal areas. The deficiency of the schemes is investigated by means of the ‘third' generation WAM wave model, in which the wave energy is advected by a first order upwind scheme. Two similar, alternative modifications of this scheme are analyzed, the second of which is shown to solve most of the problems encountered with advection along the co-ordinate axes.