Study on visual control system of acoustic in situ measurement technology for survey of seafloor sediment

Abstract

A new kind of visual acoustic measurement system was developed to obtain the acoustic characteristics of seabed sediment and the working state of in situ measuring equipment in real time. The control unit of the system structure is mainly made up of the underwater control unit and the deck control unit. In comparison with similar traditional systems, the system can transmit the working video image, the measured acoustic data and the waveform synchronous from the underwater control equipment to the deck control unit through the connecting cable. Apart from self-contained in situ measurement, the working modes of it include visual online real-time control. In order to guarantee the stability and measurement precision of the video control system, the process control of in situ measurement was strictly tested in the experimental tank. In 2017, sea trials of the in situ measurement system was carried out in the South China Sea. In the process, data related to measurement, including the acoustic velocity and attenuation coefficient of the seabed sediment, were obtained as well. The results from sea trials show that the control process of the visual system is intuitive, reliable and accurate, and therefore it can be popularized and applied.     

Separating climate change and human contributions to variations in streamflow and its components using eight time‐trend methods

Separating impacts of human activities and climate change on hydrology is essential for watershed and ecosystem management. Many previous studies have focused on the impacts on total streamflow, however, with little attentions paid to its components (i.e., baseflow and surface run‐off). This study distinguished the contributions of climate change and human activities to the variations in streamflow, baseflow, and surface run‐off in the upstream area of the Heihe River Basin, a typical inland river basin in northwest China, by using eight different forms of time‐trend methods. The isolated contributions to streamflow variation were also compared with those obtained by two Budyko‐based approaches. Our results showed that the time‐trend methods consistently estimated positive contributions of climate variability and human activities to the increases in streamflow and its components but with obviously varying magnitudes. With regard to streamflow, the time‐trend method double‐mass‐curve–Wei, with a physical basis, produced a reasonable smaller contribution of human activities than climate changes, inconsistent with the Budyko‐based approaches. However, all the other time‐trend methods led to contrary results. The contributions to baseflow variation diverged more significantly than those to streamflow and surface run‐off, ranging from 24% to 92% for human activities and from 8% to 76% for climate variability. In terms of surface run‐off, most of the time‐trend approaches produced smaller contributions of human activities (ranging from 21% to 49%) than climate change. The uncertainties associated with the various time‐trend approaches and the baseflow separation algorithm were revealed and discussed, along with some recommendations for future work.     

Usages astronomiques du gnomon au cours des siècles

Gnomon is the oldest astronomic instrument, as its use is attested as early as the second millenium B.C. It allowed the ancients to ascertain the Earth's main basic parameters, such as its movement relatively to the Sun. The use of gnomon was generalized in numerous antique civilizations. It was constantly improved up to reaching a precision of a few seconds of degree for the inner meridians built in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. More remarkably, it was used during the 21st-century space missions.     

靖安油田盘古梁长6油藏地质建模研究

建立能正确反映靖安油田盘古梁长6油藏地质特征的地质模型,通过对地层格架、沉积微相、骨架砂体、物性参数和储层非均质性的分析研究,借助GMSS地质建模软件,建立了确定型精细三维地质模型。所建立的构造、砂体、属性参数模型对该油藏的地质特征有了进一步认识,为油藏的高效开发提供了依据。     

甘蒙北山四道梁南钼矿土壤地球化学异常 特征及找矿潜力分析

甘蒙北山四道梁南地处东天山-北山中亚增生造山带南缘,早二叠世-三叠纪早期完成了俯冲增生体制到伸展构造体制动力转换过程,伸展背景下多期次的酸性岩浆活动为斑岩型和浅成低温热液型铜、金、银、钼矿床的形成提供了良好的地质条件。本文通过对区内土壤地球化学测量数据的多元统计分析,探讨了成矿元素及伴生元素异常组合、分布特征,结合成矿地质背景评价了找矿潜力。研究发现区内Bi、Mo、As等元素高强度数据占比大、分异程度高,是主要的成矿元素,异常主要分布在印支期中细粒二长花岗岩与早二叠世双堡塘组英安岩的接触带附近;成矿元素组合与矿化蚀变分带具有从高温W、Mo、Bi→中高温Pb、Zn、Ag→中低温Hg、Sb、Cu→低温As、Au演化的规律;结合矿床地质特征,认为其具有与斑岩型成矿系统相似的成矿元素组合和矿物分带特征,属于斑岩型钼矿床且具有较好的找矿前景。同时确定W-Mo-Bi元素组合异常是区内寻找Mo（W）矿床的有利指示元素或找矿标志,可有效地确定成矿部位并指导勘查工程布置     

岩溶区页岩气勘探中的近地表地球物理探测技术应用研究

岩溶区页岩气钻井在近地表常揭露溶洞、地下河、强裂隙带等不良地质体,严重制约了页岩气资源勘探开发的进程。在岩溶页岩气靶区利用地球物理技术探测对钻探不利的近地表地质结构构造,可有效规避钻井钻遇近地表强岩溶发育带、断层破碎带的风险。综合运用高密度电阻率成像法、音频大地电磁法和测氡法对贵州都匀和广西融安碳酸盐岩区的2个油气靶区进行了地下构造识别,结果表明：高密度电阻率成像法和音频大地电磁法能有效确定浅地表地下低阻构造的位置、宽度和产状,高密度电阻率成像法在50 m以浅深度拥有更高的分辨率,音频大地电磁法探测深度更深,但对地下介质的分辨率不高,氡气测量能很好地识别地下低阻构造的属性。高密度电阻率成像法、音频大地电磁法与测氡法三者可优势互补,组成有效识别岩溶区近地表地质结构构造的技术方法体系,可为南方岩溶区页岩气钻井避开近地表强岩溶发育带、断层破碎带以及最终位置的确定提供可靠的技术支撑。     

Spatial and Temporal Stress Variations before and after the 2008 Wenchuan Mw 7.9 Earthquake and its Implications: A Study based on Borehole Stress Data

In situ stress measurement data was analyzed to estimate the temporal and spatial stress variations at shallow depths in the Longmenshan fault zone(LMSF), prior to and following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake(WCEQ). Analysis of the stress field related to fault strength and behavior is useful for understanding geodynamic processes and conducting hazard assessments. The shallow stress changes after the WCEQ show clear along-strike variations. Degrees of stress orientation rotations have a negative ...     

矿产资源全球治理要素理论框架构建

矿产资源全球分布不均,在全球范围内配置所需资源是各国无法回避的必然选择。矿产资源全球配置体系面临诸多跨国公共问题和挑战,需要构建一套公平、均衡、有序的矿产资源全球治理体系保障其有效运行。与经济贸易、卫生、气候、能源等已经有较为成熟的全球治理框架的领域相比,矿产资源全球治理基础理论研究较为薄弱且体系构建滞后,还缺乏综合性和权威性的框架公约或国际组织来引领和主导体系构建与完善。全球资源民族主义情绪高涨和供应链区域化、阵营化、本土化趋势等对矿产资源全球治理体系形成新的要求和挑战。基于全球治理五要素概念分析框架,本研究对矿产资源全球治理进行概念界定,剖析了矿产资源全球治理的价值、主体、客体、机制、效果等五个核心要素内涵和发展现状,并初步构建矿产资源全球治理的要素理论框架,以期为矿产资源全球治理基础理论研究提供支持,推动矿产资源全球治理体系进一步完善。     

Production of Bauxite Certified Reference Material (BARC-B1201) for Nine Property Values (Al2O3, Fe2O3, SiO2, TiO2, V2O5, MnO,Cr2O3, MgO and LOI) Traceable to SI Units

The National Centre for Compositional Characterisation of Materials (NCCCM) / Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), India have produced an Indian origin bauxite certified reference material (CRM), referred to as BARC-B1201, certified for major (Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, SiO₂, TiO₂, loss on ignition - LOI) and trace contents (V₂O₅, MnO, Cr₂O₃, MgO). Characterisation was undertaken by strict adherence to ISO Guides. A method previously developed and validated in our laboratory, using single step bauxite dissolution and subsequent quantitation (of Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, SiO₂, TiO₂, V₂O_5, MnO, Cr₂O₃ and MgO) by ICP-AES (SSBD ICP-AES) was used for homogeneity studies and an inter-laboratory comparison exercise (ILCE) of the candidate CRM. LOI was determined by thermo-gravimetric analysis. Property values were assigned after an ILCE with participation from seventeen reputed government and private sector laboratories in India. The CRM was certified for nine property values: Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, SiO₂, TiO₂, V₂O_5, MnO, Cr₂O₃, MgO and LOI, which are traceable to SI units.