Application of Avaatech X-ray fluorescence core-scanning in Sr/Ca analysis of speleothems

Application of X-ray fluorescence core-scanning(XRF-CS) on both marine and lake sediments has achieved remarkable results. However, its application has not been widely extended to the research on speleothems. In this study, we measure the Sr abundance and the Sr/Ca ratios of three stalagmites(two aragonite stalagmites, one calcite stalagmite) using the state-of-the-art fourth-generation Avaatech high-resolution XRF core scanner. Through comparisons among different scan paths and among different scan resolutions, as well as comparisons with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer(ICP-OES), Itrax XRF, and Artax XRF results, we confirm that the Avaatech XRF core scanner could precisely, quickly, and nondestructively analyze the high-resolution Sr abundance of speleothems. Furthermore, we combine the stalagmite δ~(18)O records to explore the paleoclimatic significance of the measured stalagmite Sr/Ca.     

煤层工作面内陷落柱综合物探探查

煤层工作面内陷落柱与煤层之间具有显著的电阻率、波速和密度差异,适宜于采用无线电波透视法和震波透视CT法来探测煤层工作面内陷落柱的边界范围;陷落柱体通常裂隙发育,与围岩相比较,其富水陷落柱为相对低电阻率值范围,而不富水陷落柱则为相对高电阻率值范围,因此,可利用煤层底板三维电法来探查底板陷落柱富水性。谢桥矿13218工作面1^#陷落柱的探测表明,该陷落柱范围具有较高的电磁波吸收系数特征和相对较高的纵波波速特征;工作面底板陷落柱向下范围为相对高电阻率值特征,为不富水陷落柱。该综合物探探测结果与实际验证资料基本吻合,有效地指导了本煤层工作面开采及底板煤层工作面的开采设计与施工。     

石笋氧同位素和微量元素记录的陕南地区4200～2000a B.P.高分辨率季风降雨变化

基于陕南祥龙洞石笋XL2的19个230Th年龄、218个氧同位素分析以及896个Sr/Ca分析数据,高分辨率重建了4200～1972a B.P.期间陕南地区季风降雨变化.重建结果显示陕南地区这一时期季风降雨有显著的127～105a和57a周期,可能分别受控于太阳活动、PDO和/或AMO的变化.重建时段有3次百年尺度的干旱事件,分别发生于2200～2100a B.P.,2900～2700a B.P.和3600～3400a B.P.,其中2900～2700a B.P.干旱事件对应于北大西洋地区2.8ka冷事件.对比研究显示,尽管祥龙洞石笋和董哥洞石笋δ18O记录整体一致,但除了2900～ 2700aB.P.干旱事件之外,其他两次干旱事件在董哥洞石笋记录中并不明显.而尽管总体上祥龙洞和和尚洞石笋δ18O记录的差异要大,但XL2的3次干旱事件在和尚洞记录都有明显体现.有精确年代控制的祥龙洞、董哥洞及和尚洞石笋氧同位素记录的差异,揭示晚全新世我国季风降雨在十一百年尺度存在区域差异.     

Preliminary Studies of Speleothem in Central Asia

正Objective The Westerlies is important in linking the Northern high latitude,North Atlantic and East Asian monsoon.The location and intensity of the Westerly jet can not only control the climate of central Asia(including northwest arid China),but also significantly influence the climate of the East Asian monsoon region.However,it remains     

Trace-element variations in an annually layered stalagmite as recorders of climatic changes and anthropogenic pollution in Central China

We analyzed variations in the Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, REE/Ca (REE: rare earth element), Zn/Ca, and Pb/Ca ratios preserved in an annually layered stalagmite, XL21, from central China. The stalagmite record spans the 95 year period AD 1914–2008. The Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca ratios have a significant positive correlation with the stalagmite's growth rate, suggesting that they were primarily controlled by growth-rate variations. Variations in REE/Ca ratios are consistent with local temperature changes, suggesting temperature influenced REE concentrations in the stalagmite over decadal to annual timescales. Higher temperature in this humid area can increase vegetation cover, microbial activity, and organic decomposition in the soil, resulting in enhanced pCO₂, organic matter concentration and reduced pH, and consequently increased REE mobilization from the overlying soil layer and host rock. Higher temperatures may also increase the natural Zn mobilization from the overlying soil mediated by organic matter and consequently may have led to increased Zn retention in XL21. An increasing trend is seen in the Pb/Ca ratios from XL21 since 1985, which is consistent with increased lead production in this area, and indicates an increase in mine-derived lead pollution in the local environment over the past 30 years.     

Perturbation Analysis of the Attached Water Mass Effect on Offshore Platform Dynamic Response

- Theoretically speaking, it is impossible to make the differential equation of motion uncoupled for the natural modes of a system in consideration of the attached water. The hydro-elastic structure is equal to the, non-proportional damping system. In this paper a perturbation analysis method is put forward. The structure motion equation is strictly solved mathematically, and the non-proportional damping problem is transformed into a series of proportional damping ones in the superposition form. The paper also presents the calculation formula of the dyanamic response of the structure being subjected to harmonic and arbitrary load. The convergence of the proposed method is also studied in this paper, and the corresponding convergence conditions are given. Finally, the proposed method is used to analyze the displacement response of a real offshore platform. The calculation results show that this method has the characteristics of high accuracy and fast convergence.     

42 ka BP气候事件在中国的降雨表现及其全球联系

利用最近几年公开发表的有确切年代控制的全新世高分辨率古气候记录如湖泊、泥炭、石笋等来研究42 ka BP气候事件在中国不同地区的降雨表现,发现42 ka BP左右中国南北方降水普遍减少。同时期热带非洲、南欧、中东、印度、韩国、北美洲中部大陆的高分辨率古气候记录一致表明,42 ka BP气候事件造成了整个北半球中低纬度地区的干旱。文章讨论了这次气候事件的可能驱动机制,认为太阳辐射变化导致的赤道辐合带南移和大洋海表温度的变化再加上地表植被的反馈作用可能是造成这次干旱事件的主要原因。最后对42 ka BP气候事件需要进一步加强研究的内容进行了展望。     

Mid-Holocene Climate Variations Recorded by Palaeolake in Marginal Area of East Asian Monsoon： A Multi-proxy Study

Traditionally, the mid-Holocene in most parts of China was thought to be warmer with higher precipitation, resulting from a strong Asian summer monsoon. However, some recent researches have proposed a mid-Holocene drought interval of millennial-scale in East Asian monsoon margin areas. Thus whether mid-Holocene was dry or humid remains an open issue. Here, Zhuyeze palaeolake, the terminal lake of the Shiyang River Drainage lying in Asian monsoon marginal areas, was selected for reconstructing the details of climate variations during the Holocene, especially mid-Holocene, on the basis of a sedimentological analysis. Qingtu Lake (QTL) section of 6.92m depth was taken from Zhuyeze palaeolake. Multi-proxy analysis of QTL section, including grain size, carbonate, TOC, C/N and δ13C of organic matter, was used to document regional climatic changes during 9-3 cal ka B.P. The record shows a major environmental change at 9.0-7.8 cal ka B.P., attributed to a climate trend towards warmth and humidity. This event was followed by a typical regional drought event which occurred during 7.8-7.5 cal ka B.P. And a warm and humid climate prevailed from 7.5 to 5.0 cal ka B.P., attributed to the warm/humid Holocene Optimum in this region. After that, the climate gradually became drier. Moreover, comparison of the climate record from this paper with the summer insolation at 30°N indicates that the climate pattern reflecting the Asian monsoon changes was caused by insolation change.     

差异构造演化控制倾斜油水界面之实例——伊朗雅达油田

针对中东地区油藏普遍存在油水界面倾斜的特征,以伊朗雅达(Yada)油田为例对其成因进行探讨。通过对层序界面三维地震资料精细解释,以及系统的构造演化分析,认为研究区油气成藏关键期集中于新生代扎格罗斯前陆盆地演化阶段,而该阶段经历了多期较强烈的南北向差异性构造活动,在扎格罗斯东西向持续挤压背景下,后期南北向构造反转形成的长轴背斜圈闭对早期古油藏短轴背斜圈闭进行改造,从而形成了油水界面倾斜、继承性构造高点含油幅度最大、构造反转越强油水过渡带跨度越大等特征的非稳态油气藏。结果表明,研究区南北向差异性构造演化控制了油气成藏模式和油藏形态。     

Geochronology of a surface core in the northern basin of Lake Qinghai： Evidence from ^210pb and ^137Cs radionuclides

1 Introduction The radionuclides 210Pb and 137Cs are of particularimportance for estimating the dates of recentsediments. It was Goldberg (1963) who firstlysuggested that the disequilibrium between 210Pb and226Ra could serve as a geochronometer applicable…