The Geologic Time Scale and the Italian stratigraphic record

The construction of the Geologic Time Scale (GTS) is a titanic scientific challenge that has been under way for two centuries and will require much dedicated effort in the future. Italy preserves a paramount stratigraphic record of Mesozoic and Cenozoic marine sediments that have been significant in the development of the modern GTS. The Italian stratigraphic record has been histori-cally important in introducing and defining the standard Chronostratigraphic Units (CUs) of the Neogene and Quaternary. Pelagic successions from Northern Apen-nines and Southern Alps have been used in the seventies for integrating the late Cretaceous-Paleogene Geomag-netic Polarity Time Scale (GPTS) with planktonic microfossil biostratieraohv and standard CUs. This was a major contribution to the construction of a new gener-ation of GTS based on integrated magnetobiochronol-ogy. The middle Miocene to early Pleistocene marinerecord from Sicily and southern Italy has been funda-mental for establishing the recently developed Astro-nomical Time Scale (ATS). In prospect, there are many potentials still to be exploited in the Italian marine stratigraphic record for implementing the GTS by defin-ing GSSPs of various CUs, improving magneto-biochronology and extending downwards the ATS.     

The Lagoon of Venice： geological setting,evolution and land subsidence

The paper deals with the geological setting, history and subsidence of the Venetian Plain. Major attention is paid to the Pleistocene-Holocene stratigraphic sequence in the Lagoon of Venice, in relation to its origin that datesback to 6-7 kyr BP. Geological land subsidence, which played an important role in the origin and the evolution of the lagoon, and anthropogenic subsidence, that has recently assumed a major importance for the Venetian environment, are discussed. Considering also the sealevel rise, 23 cm loss in land elevation has occurred in the last century, leading to increased flooding events and environmental problems that require protective works.     

长乐-南澳剪切带晋江段构造岩特征及其构造变形机制

长乐-南澳左行韧性剪切带位于东南沿海，是酉太平洋大陆边缘构造带的一个组成部分。本文基于野外观察及室内分析，并借助透射电镜对变形石英的内部结构进行了观察，利用变形石英显微构造参数估算剪切带中的应力差值，由此探讨了形成构造岩的机制。     

"南方测绘软件CASS6.1"在工程测量中的应用

通过在实际工作中对“南方测绘软件CASS6.1”的具体应用,得出了其软件在工程测量中一体化成图的方法和总结的经验,能够对加快工作速度,减轻劳动强度,增加经济效益有一定的作用。     

活动星系核VLBI观测的新进展

介绍了活动星系核（AGN）的VLBI观测的新近展，特别关注其中心结构和低光度的活动星系核。主要目的是强调VLBI观测在该领域的重要性。