Mais comment s'écoule donc un glacier ? Aperçu historique

Ice and snow have often helped physicists understand the world. On the contrary it has taken them a very long time to understand the flow of the glaciers. Naturalists only began to take an interest in glaciers at the beginning of the 19th century during the last phase of glacier advances. When the glacier flow from the upslope direction became obvious, it was then necessary to understand how it flowed. It was only in 1840, the year of the Antarctica ice sheet discovery by Dumont d'Urville, that two books laid the basis for the future field of glaciology: one by Agassiz on the ice age and glaciers, the other one by canon Rendu on glacier theory. During the 19th century, ice flow theories, adopted by most of the leading scientists, were based on melting/refreezing processes. Even though the word ‘fluid’ was first used in 1773 to describe ice, more the 130 years would have to go by before the laws of fluid mechanics were applied to ice. Even now, the parameter of Glen's law, which is used by glaciologists to model ice deformation, can take a very wide range of values, so that no unique ice flow law has yet been defined. To cite this article: F. Rémy, L. Testut, C. R. Geoscience 338 (2006).     

下刚果盆地重力滑脱构造发育特征及演化规律

论述了西非被动大陆边缘下刚果盆地重力滑脱构造的发育特征及演化规律。下刚果盆地早白垩世至今的被动大陆边缘阶段主要发育重力滑脱构造,可分为上陆坡的重力滑脱伸展构造、中陆坡和下陆坡的重力滑脱底辟构造、下陆坡-深海平原转换区的重力滑脱冲断构造。一期完整的重力滑脱构造演化模式为从早到晚由陆向海逐渐发育的前展式发育模式,即最早发育高部位的重力滑脱伸展构造、其次发育中部的重力滑脱底辟构造、最后发育低部位的重力滑脱冲断构造。下刚果盆地总共发育两期重力滑脱构造,分别是早白垩世阿尔布期(Albian)-渐新世的第一期(早期)重力滑脱构造,中新世至今的第二期(晚期)重力滑脱构造。这两期重力滑脱构造之间呈现出从早到晚由陆向海发育的前展式结构,即晚期的重力滑脱构造位于早期重力滑脱构造的向海一侧。     

南天山区域大地构造与演化

塔里木和中天山之间的南天山造山带,经历了复杂的构造演化与地壳增生过程。综合分析南天山造山带的构造、地层、古生物、岩石、地球化学和同位素年代学等方面的资料,特别是放射虫、蛇绿岩、蓝片岩等方面的最新研究成果,讨论了南天山的区域构造格局和演化过程。南天山主体为一上百公里宽的增生-碰撞混杂带-南天山(蛇绿)混杂带;其北侧为中天山岛弧,是仰冲壳楔;南侧为塔里木陆块,是俯冲壳楔。古南天山洋为一广阔的大洋,南天山碰撞造山作用起始于二叠纪末-三叠纪初,新近纪-第四纪进入陆内造山作用阶段。     

东昆仑可支塔格蛇绿混杂岩的地质地球化学特征

东昆仑可支塔格蛇绿混杂岩属于木孜塔格-鲸鱼湖大断裂的西延部分,主要由辉橄岩、辉长岩、闪长岩、斜长花岗岩、辉绿岩、玄武岩及硅质岩等组成,形成时代为早石炭世。为构造强烈破坏的蛇绿混杂岩,形成于俯冲带环境,属SSZ型蛇绿岩。其中辉橄岩以相对低SiO2、TiO2、Al2O3和CaO、高MgO为特征,贫有色金属成矿元素,富集相容元素Cr、Ni、Co。稀土总量低,接近于球粒陨石稀土元素总量,以LREE略富集为特征。闪长岩SiO2、K2O含量较低,MgO、CaO、Na2O较高,稀土总量高,∑REE为90.95μg/g,LREE富集。斜长花岗岩SiO269.8%,Na2O>K2O,K2O/Na2O为0.78,A/CNK为1.68,具有大洋斜长花岗岩的岩石化学特征。闪长岩、斜长花岗岩的微量元素特征相似,表现为大离子亲石元素K、Sr、Rb、Ba相对富集,高场强元素Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf相对亏损。研究表明,辉橄岩来源于亏损的地幔岩,接近于强烈亏损的方辉橄榄岩,而明显不同于结晶分异作用成因的超镁铁质岩石。闪长岩、斜长花岗岩为蛇绿混杂岩的浅色岩组分,是地幔岩浆结晶分异的产物。     

蛇绿岩与蛇绿混杂带结构

蛇绿岩是刻画造山带洋—陆演化格局的标志性证据,由具有成因联系的超基性—基性岩和上覆远洋—深海沉积物组成,是一种理想剖面,非实际的野外露头表现。蛇绿岩分为MOR型和SSZ型两类,前者形成于洋中脊、洋盆宽度足够的弧前/弧后盆地扩张脊环境,后者形成于洋壳初始俯冲阶段的弧前环境。蛇绿岩的形成年龄可以通过古生物和同位素测年方法获得,同位素年龄与最老古生物化石（如放射虫、牙形刺等）年龄相近;洋壳运移过程中,有岩浆击穿洋壳而发育二元结构,由早期洋壳和叠覆的晚期岩浆岩构成;晚期岩浆岩比最老古生物年龄更为年轻。蛇绿岩通过俯冲铲刮、深部底垫和仰冲作用就位,发育褶皱和叠瓦状—双冲构造、及构造肢解为“基质夹岩块”结构成为蛇绿混杂带;蛇绿岩的形成年龄和就位年龄之间可从无年龄差到数十、甚至上百个百万年的时间跨度。蛇绿岩就位后继续经历俯冲带上盘和陆内活化等阶段的演化：蛇绿岩就位时的滑脱断层切穿俯冲带上盘,为后期岩浆提供通道,可侵入多期次的、非蛇绿岩套组份的中基性—酸性岩脉和岩体,包括SSZ型特征的岩浆岩,如新疆扎河坝—和布克赛尔蛇绿混杂带和美国Klamath山蛇绿混杂带。蛇绿混杂带在变质变形强烈的俯冲带上盘和活化的陆内环境中,受到构造改造,造成单一露头区不能够完整地出露有蛇绿岩套的岩石组份,而侵入在蛇绿混杂带中的岩浆岩被构造肢解、形成岩块并使得混杂带内岩石组份复杂化。现今露头的蛇绿混杂带是经历过多阶段演化的、一种现时状态的“四维时空”信息的综合体,即多个时期的物质叠置在同一个露头的三维空间内,一些岩石可能与蛇绿岩套并无成因联系。     

甘肃西秦岭阳山金矿控矿构造特征及对勉略构造混杂岩带金矿勘查的启示

阳山金矿大地构造位置位于秦祁昆造山系秦岭弧盆系南秦岭勉略构造混杂岩带,成矿区划属秦岭成矿省南秦岭成矿带新关-阳山成矿亚带。由于矿床位于构造混杂岩带中,控矿构造复杂,给勘查工作带来了很大的困难,一度无法提交勘查报告。为了详细理清构造控矿样式,利用矿区探矿工程资料,提取大量的构造要素,利用构造统计分析及应力分析方法,结合野外现场观察,提出了全新的构造控矿模式。通过研究认为,阳山金矿位于勉略构造混杂岩带文县安昌河－观音坝逆冲断裂推覆构造体系前锋断褶带的葛条湾-草坪梁复背斜东部转折端,矿体受褶皱两翼的韧脆性断裂破碎带及其核部楔入式断层控制,总体以北东东向展布为主,平面上呈"网结状"展布,剖面上倾向既有向北,也有向南,还有近水平的。从而解决了阳山金矿的控矿构造和矿体圈连问题,对勉略构造混杂岩带中金矿勘查具有很好的借鉴意义。     

内蒙古北山造山带时空结构与古亚洲洋演化

内蒙古北山造山带自北向南发育红石山－百合山、月牙山－洗肠井和帐房山－玉石山3条蛇绿构造混杂岩带。其中北部的2条蛇绿岩带揭示了北山造山带两阶段演化的历史：月牙山－洗肠井蛇绿混杂岩带洋壳形成于530~520 Ma,沿该带多处保存较完好的蛇绿岩洋壳残块（洋壳结构具向北变新特征）,与北侧的早古生代公婆泉岩浆弧（由南向北岛弧成熟度变高）共同指示了北山洋向北俯冲消减的过程,即490 Ma初始俯冲,450~440 Ma为俯冲峰期,430~420 Ma为同碰撞阶段,400 Ma的双峰式岩浆岩组合指示了北山洋的消亡和后造山伸展的过程;红石山－百合山蛇绿混杂岩带是发育在雀儿山－圆包山岛弧基础上的SSZ型蛇绿岩,弧后开裂洋壳的形成与南侧最早发育的岛弧岩浆作用年龄接近（340~320 Ma）,310~290 Ma俯冲峰期造成南侧白山岩浆弧大量的岩浆活动,早二叠世末期（275 Ma）的辉长岩和花岗岩侵位及早—中二叠世双堡塘组下部的角度不整合均反映了红石山洋盆的闭合。前人所划"石板井－小黄山蛇绿岩带"实为一条早古生代发育的深大断裂,沿带发育中基性侵入体及少量超基性岩,后期（志留纪末）叠加有较强的韧性剪切变形。中生代以来的走滑作用和逆冲推覆构造改造了古生代的构造格架,使红石山-百合山蛇绿混杂岩带向北左行切错了十余千米,北山南部的中—新元古界推覆至下古生界之上。对内蒙古北山造山带时空结构的厘定,有助于中亚造山带造山作用过程的理解及其对古生代地壳增生的深入研究,也对银额盆地晚古生代新层系油气资源勘查起到基础支撑。     

Appropriate Spatial Sampling of Rainfall or Flow Simulation/Echantillonnage Spatial de la Pluie Approprié pour la Simulation D'écoulements

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find the appropriate number and location of raingauges for a river basin for flow simulation by using statistical analyses and hydrological modelling. First, a statistical method is used to identify the appropriate number of raingauges. Herein the effect of the number of raingauges on the cross-correlation coefficient between areally averaged rainfall and discharge is investigated. Second, a lumped HBV model is used to investigate the effect of the number of raingauges on hydrological modelling performance. The Qingjiang River basin with 26 raingauges in China is used for a case study. The results show that both cross-correlation coefficient and modelling performance increase hyperbolically, and level off after five raingauges (therefore identified to be the appropriate number of rain-gauges) for this basin. The geographical locations of raingauges which give the best and worst hydrological modelling performance are identified, which shows that there is a strong dependence on the local geographical and climatic patterns.     

Influences of coupled wind–water processes on suspended sediment grain size: an example from tributaries of the Yellow River / Influences de processus couplés éoliens-hydriques sur la granulométrie des matières en suspension: exemple d'affluents du Fleuve Jaune

Abstract

Some unique coupled wind–water erosion processes exist in the desert-loess transitional zone in the middle Yellow River basin. Based on data from 40 stations on 29 rivers, a study was made on the influence of such processes on suspended sediment grain-size characteristics of the tributaries of the Yellow River. Results show that the percentage of >0.05-mm grain size decreases with the increased annual mean precipitation, but increases with the increase in the annual mean number of sand-dust storm days. The percentage of <0.01-mm grain size increases with the increase in the annual mean precipitation, but decreases with the increase in the annual number of sand-dust storm days. Based on annual mean data from 40 stations, multiple regression equations were established between the percentages of >0.05-mm grain size (r _>0.05) and <0.01-mm grain size (r _<0.01), annual mean precipitation (P _m) and annual mean number of sand-dust storm days (D _ss). On this basis, the relative contributions of the variations in D _ss and P _m to the variation in r _>0.05 and r _<0.01 were estimated. The results indicate that the variation in sand-dust storm frequency exerts greater influences on the variation in grain-size characteristics of suspended load than does the variation in annual mean precipitation. With the increase in the coupled wind–water processes index, expressed by P _m/D _ss, the percentage of >0.05-mm grain size in suspended sediment decreases and the percentage of <0.01-mm grain size increases. With the variation in P _m/D _ss, different combinations of r _>0.05 with r _<0.01 appear, which have some influence on the formation of hyperconcentrated flows. There exist some optimal ratios of coarse to fine fractions in suspended sediment that make sediment concentrations of hyperconcentrated flows the highest. The optimal r _>0.05/r _<0.01 value is related to some range of the index P _m/D _ss. When the P _m/D _ss index falls in this range, the optimum combination of relative coarse with fine sediments in the suspended load appears, and thus results in the peak values of sediment concentration.     

A revised approach to the UKIH method for the calculation of baseflow / Une approche améliorée de la méthode de l'UKIH pour le calcul de l'écoulement de base

Abstract

A revised approach to the calculation of baseflow using the method originally proposed by the United Kingdom Institute of Hydrology is presented. The revisions resolve two aspects of the method that lead to less than optimal results; that is, the calculation of values of baseflow that exceed the corresponding values of streamflow and the dependence of the calculated values on the origin of the five-day segmentation of the input streamflow data. The approach is illustrated using streamflow monitoring information that is typical for areas of southern Ontario, Canada, where baseflow is primarily the result of groundwater discharge.