The Study on the Strong Ground Motion Attenuation Relationship in the Pishan Area, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Small earthquake data from the Pishan MS6.5 aftershocks is collected by the Xinjiang Regional Digital Seismic Observation Network.Five parameters of the focal region are obtained by micro genetic inversion:stress dropΔσof 75.95 bars,quality factor parameters Q0of 186.33 andηof 0.26,geometric attenuation parameters R1of 72.18km and R2of 139.70km.We calculate the Fourier spectrum and combine it with the random phase spectrum to get the ground motion time history,and build the strong motion acceleration attenuation relationship.The strong ground motion acceleration attenuation of the Pishan area is thus obtained.Because of the insufficiency of strong ground motion records,we added the records from the Wuqia MS6.9 earthquake on October 5,2008,the Akto MS6.2 earthquake on October 6,2008,and the Lop MS6.0 earthquake on March 9,2012 to the data.The comparison of the calculation results and the empirical attenuation relationships with strong ground motion records reveal that the strong motion data of Pishan and Lop earthquakes is higher than the empirical attenuation relationships.The Wuqia MS6.9 earthquake strong motion data is consistent with Yu Yanxiangs(2013)short axis result,and lower than the present result.     

中小地震三维形变场重构方法研究与同震滑动分布反演——以2016年5月22日定日MW5.3地震为例

地震三维形变场对于研究地震发震机制等具有重要意义。 已有的InSAR三维形变场重构研究中, 只有中强地震的实例。 由于形变量级小、 InSAR方位向形变的误差较大, 中小地震的三维形变场重构易受噪声等影响。 本文以2016年5月22日西藏定日M_W5.3地震为例, 开展中小地震三维形变场重构的尝试。 首先基于InSAR技术获取了Sentinel-1升轨和降轨观测模式下的同震形变场, 再结合同震形变场的特点、 区域构造特征等, 添加限定方程(走滑运动为0), 重构了同震三维形变场。 结果显示, 震中附近以下降为主, 幅度达7 cm, 南北方向形变较小(约2 mm), 此区域还伴有2 cm的西向水平运动; 形变中心区域东西两侧部分区域均出现少许东向运动(1.5 cm)。 由同震形变场特征判断此次地震以正断破裂为主。 本文提出了基于连续性分层采样选取样本点方法, 以适应本地震形变场的实际情况。 对所得的LOS向位移场和重构的三维形变场进行降采样, 反演得到了断层面上的滑动分布, 两种数据得到的结果相似, 最优发震断层的走向约181°, 倾角约45°, 断层错动平均滑动角约-87.1°, 平均滑动量约为3.6 cm, 最大滑动量位于深度6.5 km处, 相当于一次M_W5.4的地震。     

紫坪铺库区小震产生的库仑应力变化及其与汶川地震的关系

本文选取自2004年8月至2008年5月12日汶川地震发生前,紫坪铺库区发生的2.1＜ML＜4.0的65次小震,分别计算了历次地震在汶川地震震源处产生的应力扰动量,随后根据不同机构给出的汶川地震震源机制解求取震源区的静态库仑应力改变量,讨论了紫坪铺库区小震与汶川地震的关系.在不同计算参数下,小震震群在汶川震源处产生的静...     

Measurement of small strain shear modulus of clean and natural sands in saturated condition using bender element test

Bender element (BE) tests of saturated sand have increased interest to researchers currently. However, the measurement of small strain modulus from BE tests shows large difference between saturated and dry conditions. In this study, BE tests of a type of clean sand (Fujian sand) and two types of natural sands (Hangzhou sand and Nanjing sand) were performed. For the purposes of comparison, resonant column (RC) test and torsional shear (TS) test were also carried out on the same specimen. The factors that influence the determination of the travel time of shear wave in BE tests are discussed and a reliable method for the determination of the shear-wave velocity is obtained. It is found that the shear-wave velocities V_s of saturated Fujian sand (clean sand) and Hangzhou sand (natural sand) obtained from BE tests are 5–10% greater than those obtained from RC and TS tests. However, the V_s of saturated Nanjing sand (natural sand) obtained from BE, RC and TS tests show good agreement with a maximum difference of about 3%. Sands with various fines contents were also tested in an attempt to explain the differences between the two saturated natural sands. Biot׳s theory accounting for the dispersion of shear wave was employed to interpret the results of BE tests. The results indicate that the fines content of natural sand plays an important effect on the hydraulic conductivity, which affects the relative motion between soil particles and fluid when a high frequency shear wave propagates in the specimen. Based on this, a method for the determination of small strain shear modulus in BE test was proposed for both saturated clean sands and natural sands.     

The Avalon Zone: A Pan-African terrane in the Appalachian Orogen of Canada

The Precambrian sequences of the Avalon Zone in Canada (southeastern margin of the Appalachian Orogen) are interpreted as a Pan-African orogenic belt incorporated into the Appalachian Orogen during Palaeozoic times as its southeastern margin. The Precambrian evolution of the Avalon Zone was genetically unrelated to subsequent Palaeozoic evolution. The Avalon Zone shows marked similarities in age, tectonic history, and facies development to the Pan-African belts adjacent to the West African Craton. Precambrian evolution of the zone began with circa 800 Ma rifting of a sialic gneissic basement and deposition of a Middle Proterozoic(?) carbonate-clastic cover sequence. Early crustal rifting was associated with localized partial melting and metamorphism. Limited crustal separation led to the restricted development of circa 760 Ma oceanic volcanics. Continued rifting and subsequent closure of these narrow ocean basins led to the eruption of widespread subaerial volcanic suites, block faulting, granite plutonism, and local, late Proterozoic sedimentary basin formation. Precambrian evolution of the zone terminated with the Avalonian Orogeny (circa 650-600 Ma), a deformational event, the affects of which are most evident locally along the northwestern margin of the zone. The controlling features of the Proterozoic evolution of the Avalon Zone are a series of linear intracratonic troughs and small ocean basins that formed during thinning and separation of the crust by ductile spreading, rupture, and delamination (cf. Martin and Porada 1977). The variation in degree of crustal separation led to subsequent variation in orogenesis during late Proterozoic compression. The zone marks the original westward limit of Pan-African activity and displays no apparent genetic link with the Appalachian Orogen in Canada until Devonian times.     

改进的一维分形海面模型在分层海面电磁波透射问题中的应用

运用微扰法研究了平面波入射分层介质粗糙面的电磁波透射问题,采用改进的一维分形海面模型模拟实际的分层海面,推导出了平面波入射时的透射系数计算公式.通过数值计算得到了HH极化透射系数随散射角的变化曲线,讨论了中间介质介电常数和厚度、摩擦风速和入射波频率对透射系数的影响,得到改进的一维分形分层海面透射系数的基本特征、分区特征和随频率变化的特征,结果表明透射系数近似具有"量子化"特征.     

Climate justice and the Caribbean: An introduction

Climate change is affecting Caribbean nations in a significant manner. Yet there is limited research on the varied effects on these island states and the ways in which adaptation has occurred. This paper introduces the idea of climate justice for the Caribbean region, highlighting a series of papers focused on climate justice concerns.     

A combined OSL and 14C dating study of charcoal production in the sandy environment of Zoersel forest (N Belgium)

We investigate the potential of quartz-based OSL-dating for application to heated sandy sediments that are closely associated with the remains of charcoal production (charcoal kilns). This is particularly relevant for post-1650 CE features, where ¹⁴C-dating lacks resolution. We first document the general OSL characteristics using large aliquots of sand-sized quartz. Results from procedural tests indicate that the laboratory measurement procedure should allow reliable equivalent dose estimation. The scale of analysis is then reduced to smaller aliquots for all samples, each composed of 100–200 grains, as well as to single grains for eight heated samples. For one sample, both the small and single-grain ages are consistent with the ¹⁴C-ages obtained for charcoal fragments in the same sedimentary unit. Also for three other samples, single-grains yield ages consistent with ¹⁴C-dating; all other OSL-ages are older although, for three of these samples, single grains and small aliquots yield results that are not significantly different. We discuss potential sources of inaccuracy for the OSL-dates, such as dose rate determination and homogeneous incomplete resetting. The latter is the most difficult to assess and requires additional empirical data.     

小型炼油厂对浅层地下水有机污染特征分析——以山东临淄为例

研究区主要污染源为分布众多的小型炼油厂,产生的工业废水中含较多的单环芳烃类、卤代烃类、多环芳烃类等有机污染物。据调查,该区浅层地下水已受到有机污染,所采取的27组水质分析样品中均有有机物检出,以卤代烃类和有机氯农药类检出率最高,氯代苯类均未检出。其中有3组样品1,1,2三氯乙烷超过地下水质量标准Ⅲ类标准限值,最高超标27.4倍。采用综合评价法,得出该区地下水质量级别为较差的主要分布于排污河渠两岸,个别位于小型炼油厂附近,地下水污染较为严重的区域主要分布于淄河排污河渠两岸及杨家店周边地区。该区小型炼油厂对浅层地下水的有机污染主要体现为卤代烃类污染,卤代烃总量大于5μg/L的区段位于皇城敬仲梧台一带和杨家店附近地区。小型炼油厂向淄河偷排污水以及少数小型炼油厂将污水通过渗井注入地下,是造成研究区域浅层地下水污染的重要原因。     

Determination of chlorophyll content of small water bodies (kettle holes) using hyperspectral airborne data

This study presents an approach for chlorophyll content determination of small shallow water bodies (kettle holes) from hyperspectral airborne ROSIS and HyMap data (acquired on 15 May and 29 July 2008 respectively). Investigated field and airborne spectra for almost all kettle holes do not correspond to each other due to differences in ground sampling distance. Field spectra were collected from the height of 30–35 cm (i.e. area of 0.01–0.015 m²). Airborne pixels of ROSIS and HyMap imageries cover an area of 4 m² and 16 m² respectively and their spectra are highly influenced by algae or bottom properties of the kettle holes. Analysis of airborne spectra revealed that chlorophyll absorption near 677 nm is the same for both datasets. In order to enhance absorption properties, both airborne hyperspectral datasets were normalized by the continuum removal approach. Linear regression algorithms for ROSIS and HyMap datasets were derived using normalized average chlorophyll absorption spectra for each kettle hole. Overall accuracy of biomass mapping for ROSIS data was 71%, and for HyMap 64%. Biomass mapping results showed that, depending on the type of kettle hole, algae distribution, the ‘packaging effect’ and bottom reflection lead to miscalculations of the chlorophyll content using hyperspectral airborne data.