Comparison of two classification methods to identify grain size fractions of aeolian sediment

Grain-size class-Std(GSCStd) and Grain-size class-dD(GSCdD) methods are simple statistical approaches for classifying bulk grain-size distributions(GSDs) into grain-size fractions. Although these two methods were developed based on similar statistical principles, the classification difference between these two methods has not been analyzed. In this study, GSCStd and GSCdD methods are conducted in thirteen grain-size data sequences to examine the applicability for identifying grain size fractions. Results show that, application of the GSCStd method is equivalent to that of the GSCdD method in identifying finer grain-size fractions, and the difference between the two methods mainly comes from the identification of coarse grain-size fractions. Thus, finer grain-size fractions are recommended for use in research of surface aeolian and paleo-aeolian sediments. In addition, our results do not completely agree with previous studies, coarser grain-size fractions in our case suggest that the GSCdD method may not be more applicable than the GSCStd method.     

粤东北丘陵区末次间冰期红土的特征与气候环境

地处华南之粤东北丘陵区的蕉岭红土属粉砂质粘土,形成于末次间冰期。红土的细粘粒含量为12.15%～24.64%(平均值18.46%)、Mz为5.91Φ～7.53Φ(6.72Φ)、概率累积曲线和频率曲线分别呈现以"四段式"和"三峰式"构型;主元素氧化物以SiO2、Al2O3、TFe2O3为主,含量依次为50.10%～53.14%(51.36%)、23.07%～24.44%(24.00%)、10.18%～11.40%(10.77%),其它如CaO、Na2O、MgO、K2O的含量均小于1%。这一趋向于细粉砂分布的粒度特征和脱硅富铝化的化学元素特征说明红土形成于较强的风化—淋溶作用下,硅铝系数(3.49～3.86,平均为3.64)指示多数层位属次强度富铝化。其气候环境,以2μm和1μm颗粒的含量、硅铝系数、CIA值为指标,与我国的南亚热带—北热带一些地点的现代赤红土和砖红土作一详细对比后认为蕉岭红土发育在湿热于现今南亚热带,相似于热带北缘的气候环境之下。这一看法与前人有关同期"大熊猫—剑齿象动物群"指示的古生态的研究结果相吻合。由此表明,末次间冰期的粤东北甚至整个华南地区可能都处在类似现今热带北缘的气候环境之下,其时的热带—亚热带界线向北推移了至少3个纬度。     

九寨沟箭竹海沉积物中BSi含量及其环境指示意义

通过对九寨沟箭竹海沉积物样品中生物硅( BSi)含量的分析,讨论箭竹海沉积物中BSi含量与总有机碳(TOC)及粒度的关系,进而探讨BSi含量反映自然和人类因素对湖泊水体和沉积物的影响.箭竹海沉积物中BSi含量介于5.5～ 15.8 mg/g之间,BSi含量与TOC呈显著正相关关系.BSi含量还较显著地受到粒度影响,较细颗粒沉积物对BSi有较强的吸附作用.箭竹海沉积物中BSi含量变化与气温波动关系不密切,主要反映了森林砍伐和旅游开发等人类活动对湖泊水体和沉积物的影响.     

吕梁山西麓复兴剖面红黏土的磁性地层学研究

吕梁山西麓中上新世的一套厚层红黏土层记录了吕梁山前盆地的演化和吕梁山新近纪的隆升。山前不同的构造部位,各异的古地貌特征导致红黏土的堆积特征差别较大,柳林复兴地区黏土层的下部常含有数层化石层和薄厚不等的砾石层。本文对复兴地区的红黏土进行了岩石磁学和磁性地层学研究,得出了复兴地区红黏土及所含砾石层和化石层的古地磁年龄,并通过野外沉积特征以及粒度等指标探讨了复兴地区红黏土的形成过程。岩石磁学结果表明,红黏土中特征剩磁的载体为磁铁矿和赤铁矿。古地磁和生物化石显示复兴剖面的年龄为7.1～2.6Ma。其中所含厚层砾石层的古地磁年龄约为5.2Ma。两层化石层的年龄分别为～6.8Ma和～7.1Ma。剖面野外沉积特征和粒度变化显示柳林复兴地区红黏土堆积初期有水流作用的参与。     

Study of Distal Pyroclastic-flow Stratum from Tianchi Volcano in 1215 (±15) Eruption: Pyroclastic-flow Over Water

In this paper,we describe three strata at the distal part of the pyroclastic-flow from the Tianchi volcano in 1215(±15) eruption.One of the strata with crosslayers that are different from typical pyroclastic-flow strata may come from a ground-surge.The grain-size and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) analysis was performed to study the origin of the pyroclastic-flow.Characteristics of grain-size distribution show that it is similar with the ash cloud.Through the SEM analyses,we found some quench structures with less damage on the surfaces of the vitric pumices.These phenomena indicate that there has been hydration in the transportation processes at the distal of pyroclastic-flow.It has partly changed the transportation mechanism of pyroclastic-flow,which transitions form dense flow to diluted flow.This paper develops a new distal pyroclastic-flow model in the Tianchi volcano that can be divided into three stages,i.e.the quench stage,expanding stage and depositing stage.     

Laboratory application of laser grain-size analyzer in determining suspended sediment concentration

Suspended sediment concentration （SSC） is an important parameter in marine sedimentology. With the development of technology, many acoustic and optical devices, such as the Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometry, have been designed to meas-ure in situ SSC and grain size distribution. But due to fund or other restrictions, many experiments were only conducted in laboratory, using an indoor laser grain-size analyzer and gravimetric method to measure grain size distribution and concentration, respectively. In this study the laboratory experiment is simplified by omitting the tiring step of gravimetric method. The connections between SSC and other parameters （obscuration, D50 and sorting index） were investigated based on 124 surface sediment samples collected from different offshore areas. A new method is developed for determining SSC in laboratory using a laser grain-size analyzer.     

辽东半岛黄土粒度分维特征及其环境意义

应用分形理论中的幂指函数关系法,分别选取粒径r区间和质量累计百分含量5%～95%的范围为无标度区,对辽东半岛黄土的粒度分维特征进行分析。结果显示:以粒径r区间为无标度区(0.76～263.75μm),七顶山马兰黄土的粒度分维值介于2.2085～2.3184之间,平均值为2.2744,相关系数为0.8835;离石黄土粒度分维值介于2.2748～2.4237之间,平均值为2.3467,相关系数为0.8920。全剖面粒度分维值在2.2085～2.4237之间,平均值为2.3187,相关系数达0.88以上,粒度分布具有分形特征。而以质量累计百分含量5%～95%的范围为无标度区,马兰黄土分维值介于2.4220～2.5042之间,平均值为2.4761,相关系数为0.9889,分选系数为2.4067;离石黄土分维值介于2.4268～2.545之间,平均值2.4993,相关系数为0.983,分选系数为2.5097。全剖面分维值介于2.422～2.545之间,相关系数达0.98以上。研究得出:分维值的大小对黄土的形成环境有良好的指示意义,对同一种成因以及不同种成因的沉积物分维特征研究应注意无标度区的选择。本区马兰黄土比离石黄土...     

澧阳平原晚冰期短尺度气候变化的风成沉积物稀土元素和粒度记录

对澧阳平原SL剖面的系统采样和室内稀土元素分析、粒度分析和AMS14C年代测定,揭示了澧阳平原岗地黄土剖面成因特征,探讨了澧阳平原晚冰期短尺度的气候变化过程。结果表明,澧阳平原岗地黄土在稀土元素配分模式上与黄土高原黄土-古土壤、镇江下蜀黄土具有高度的一致性,而且岗地剖面沉积物无任何水流作用痕迹,因此表明,澧阳平原岗地黄土剖面为风成成因。粒度结果表明,SL剖面较好地记录了晚冰期短尺度的气候变化过程,SL遗址剖面自然沉积物记录了晚冰期千年尺度的气候事件,如BL事件、OlderYD事件、AL事件、YD事件。SL剖面全新世早期表现为升温阶段,9.0～8.00kaBP的彭头山文化在此区兴起,表明此时气候相当适宜,适合人类生存。     

Grain-size characteristics and climate variability in TMS5e sequence of Tumen section in southern Tengger Desert, northwestern China

The TMS5e sequence from the Tumen section,at the southern edge of Tengger Desert in the northwestern China,is synchronous with Marine Isotope Stage 5e(MIS5e).It consists of 16 layers of aeolian dune sands,11 layers of lacustrine loess-like facies,and 5 layers of lacustrine facies.The results of grain-size analysis shows that the palaeo-mobile dune sands,palaeo-fixed to semi-fixed dune sands and loess-like sandy loams are mainly composed of sands,ranging from 70% to 96%;their silt contents ranged from 4% to 20%,and their clay contents ranged from 1% to 5%;the climate under which the aeolian dune sands were deposited is similar to that under which modern mobile dune sands form,which is caused by the dominance of the cold,dry East Asian winter monsoon.In contrast,the lacustrine loess-like facies and lacustrine facies had a lower sand contents than those of the three aeolian dune sands,but have higher silt and clay contents,most of their sand content ranged from 30% to 60%,their silt contents ranged from 35% to 55%,and their clay contents ranged from 6% to 20%.The lacustrine loess-like facies and lacustrine facies formed under the influence of the warm,humid East Asian summer monsoon based on their similarity with modern sediments.The grain-size indicator Mz(mean grain diameter) and the SC/D value in the TMS5e sequence indicate climatic insta-bility at the southern edge of the Tengger Desert during MIS5e,with at least 14 fluctuations between a warm,humid climate and a cold,dry climate,divided into five stages:TMS5e5(139 kyr to 129.3 kyr B.P.),TMS5e4(129.3 kyr to 124 kyr B.P.),TMS5e3(124 kyr to 119.5 kyr B.P.),TMS5e2(119.5 kyr to 116.5 kyr B.P.),and TMS5e1(116.5 kyr to 113.7 kyr B.P.).These correspond roughly to MIS5e5,MIS5e4,MIS5e3,MIS5e2,and MIS5e1,respectively,in the GRIP ice core data.     

人工鱼礁礁体与不同粒径底质间最大静摩擦系数的试验研究

通过平面拉动法分别测量了5种不同开口比人工鱼礁礁体模型对5种不同粒径大小底质间的最大静摩擦系数,分析了不同粒径底质以及礁体不同开口比的最大静摩擦系数变化规律。试验研究表明:最大静摩擦系数与底质粒径大小呈强负相关(r=-0.964,P<0.01);控制底质粒径时,最大静摩擦系数与礁体质量呈弱负相关(r=-0.265,P<0.01),与礁体开口比呈弱正相关(r=0.245,P<0.01);礁体本身的设计属性如开口比是最大静摩擦系数的主要影响因子。对于新设计礁型在进行礁体稳定性校核时,应根据礁体开口比和实际海域底质泥沙的粒径组成,选取适当的最大静摩擦系数。