Land subsidence and caprock dolines caused by subsurface gypsum dissolution and the effect of subsidence on the fluvial system in the Upper Tigris Basin (between Bismil–Batman, Turkey)

Karstification-based land subsidence was found in the Upper Tigris Basin with dimensions not seen anywhere else in Turkey. The area of land subsidence, where there are secondary and tertiary subsidence developments, reaches 140 km². Subsidence depth ranges between 40 and 70 m. The subsidence was formed as a result of subsurface gypsum dissolution in Lower Miocene formation. Although there are limestones together with gypsum and Eocene limestone below them in the area, a subsidence with such a large area is indicative of karstification in the gypsum. The stratigraphical cross-sections taken from the wells and the water analyses also verify this fact. The Lower Miocene gypsum, which shows confined aquifer features, was completely dissolved by the aggressive waters injected from the top and discharged through by Zellek Fault. This resulted in the development of subsidence and formation of caprock dolines on loosely textured Upper Miocene–Pliocene cover formations. The Tigris River runs through the subsidence area between Batman and Bismil. There are four terrace levels as T1 (40 m), T2 (30 m), T3 (10 m) and T4 (4–5 m) in the Tigris River valley. It was also found that there were some movements of the levels of the terraces in the valley by subsidence. The subsidence developed gradually throughout the Quaternary; however no terrace was formed purely because of subsidence.     

Comparative Planetary Space Physics

It has been 60 years since the space physics as new branch of geophysics started to grow in 1957 when the space age was opened by a small satellite called sputnik. The knowledge of Earth and planetary space has been significantly extended and deepened, but the questions we are facing today are more challenging. A consensus reached is that we have to regard the Earth (planet) as an integrated system including all spheres from the inner core to the magnetosphere, and we should try to investigate some questions standing on the ground of interdisciplinary study, especially those questions related to Earth’s (planetary) evolution. Space environment as the outer part of a planetary system, commonly exists in all planets but also exhibits strong diversity. Here, we introduce the short history of basic ideas and methods of comparative study, the advantages on understanding of some issues of global scale, and the prospect from comparative perspective.     

Integrated indicators-based gradation of cultivated land quality in mountainous region of Southwestern China

1 Introduction The gradation of cultivated land is to assess the suitability of cultivated land for agricultural production in terms of natural and economic prop-erties of land (Feng et al. 2004). It can be used to evaluate sustainability of land use and …     

Design of Buoys for Mounting Wind Turbines at Exposed Sites

In this study, two designs for a buoy capable of supporting a 10 kW wind turbine and its tower were developed to operate at the University of New Hampshire’s Center of Ocean Renewable Energy testing site located off the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire. The buoys are to be moored by a catenary chain system. To evaluate wave response, two Froude-scaled models were constructed, tested, and compared at the Ocean Engineering wave tank at the University of New Hampshire. These buoys have been implemented and compared with wave tank measurements of the spar displacement at a reference elevation 2.44 m above the mean water level.     

初始应力各向异性土的弹塑性模型

剑桥模型沿球应力轴(p 轴)等向塑性体变硬化; 在日本广泛采用的关口 — 太田模型沿初始固结线( K0 线)不等向塑性体变硬化。三轴试验数据表明: 自 K0 状态向伸长方向剪切时, 前者方法计算的体积应变偏小, 而后者方法计算的体积应变偏大。 作者提出一种介于上述两者之间 、考虑初始应力各向异性(如 K0 固结)的不等向塑性体变硬化弹塑性模型。 为了使模型在三维应力下较好地反映土的强度和变形特性, 模型的剪切屈服准则使用 SMP 准则。模型的土性参数与剑桥模型一样, 其预测值与粘土实测值的比较表明, 提出的模型是简单合理的, 可望在实际工程计算中得到使用。     

The role of metal sulfates in thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR) of hydrocarbons: Insight from the yields and stable carbon isotopes of gas products

The mechanism of thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR) was investigated by separately heating n-C₂₄ with three different sulfates (CaSO₄, Na₂SO₄, MgSO₄) in sealed gold tubes at 420 °C and measuring the stable carbon isotope values of hydrocarbon (C₁-C₅) and non-hydrocarbon (CO₂) products. Extensive TSR was observed with the MgSO₄ reactant as reflected by increasing concentrations of H₂S, ¹³C depleted CO₂ and relatively low concentrations of H₂ (compared to the control). H₂S yields were already very high at the first monitoring time (12 h) when the temperature had just reached 420 °C, suggesting that TSR had commenced well prior to this temperature. Only trace amounts of n-C₂₄ and secondary C₃-C₅ alkanes were detected at 12 h, reflecting the efficient TSR utilization of the reactant and lower molecular weight alkane products. Ethane levels were still relatively high at 12 h, but declined thereafter as it was subject to TSR in the absence of higher molecular weight alkanes which had already been utilized. Methane yields were consistently high throughout the 48 h MgSO₄ treatment. The temporal decrease in the concentrations of alkanes available for TSR may also contribute to the sharp enhancement of CO₂ after 36 h. Absence or dampening of the molecular and isotopic trends of MgSO₄ TSR was observed with Na₂SO₄ and CaSO₄ respectively, directly reflecting the levels of TSR reached using these sulfate treatments.For all treatments, the δ¹³C values of C_1-5n-alkanes showed an increase with both molecular weight and treatment time. MgSO₄ TSR led to a 5-10‰ increase in the δ¹³C values of the C₁-C₅ hydrocarbons and a 20‰ decrease in the δ¹³C value of CO₂. The significant ¹³C depletion of the CO₂ may be due to co-production of ¹³C enriched MgCO₃, although this remains unproven as the δ¹³C of MgCO₃ was not measured. The difference in the δ¹³C values of ethane and propane (Δδ¹³C_EP) increased in magnitude with the degree of TSR, and this trend could be used to help evaluate the occurrence and extent of TSR in subsurface gas reservoirs.     

鄱阳湖组(第四系)的修订及特征

根据对鄱阳湖地区 Zk0 1钻孔柱状剖面的研究 ,对鄱阳湖组的定义进行修订、补充 ,认为鄱阳湖组为一套以青灰色淤泥质粘土、黄褐色粘土、粉质粉土为主夹少量粉砂或细砂的湖泊—河口三角洲相沉积。年代地层为第四系全新统 ,底界年龄约 6 2 10± 12 5 a B.P.,开阔湖泊沉积始于 32 4 0± 180 a B.P.,且由北向南时代渐新 ,具有明显的穿时性     

灰色误差理论在岩矿测试数据处理中的应用

介绍了灰色误差理论,并应用于岩矿测试数据基本处理。结果表明,在误差变化范围小的岩矿化学分析中,测量数据的累加曲线为线性关系,在元素不均匀性分布的岩矿化学分析(例如不均匀性金的测试)和岩石强度试验等分散性大的测试中,测量数据的累加曲线为曲线关系,但灰色标准偏差和传统统计学的标准偏差非常接近。该方法简单易行,具有相当的精度和较强的实用性,对测量数据少或难于寻求统计规律的测量过程尤为实用,是一种新的尝试。