黄土高原古气候变化定量重建的新进展

中国黄土- 红黏土沉积是可与深海沉积媲美的陆相沉积载体,记录了晚新生代东亚大陆气候环境变化历史。基于中国黄土的多种理化指标,重建了黄土高原地区构造- 千年尺度东亚季风变化历史,为探讨区域与全球气候的联系提供了关键证据。近年来,黄土高原古气候变化研究逐步从定性描述拓展到定量重建,本文旨在回顾基于中国黄土定量重建古温度和古降雨变化取得的重要进展。首先,梳理了古气候要素定量重建的指标和方法,古温度重建指标包括植硅体、碳酸盐耦合同位素、微生物脂类代用指标等;古降水变化敏感指标包括磁化率、白云石/方解石含量、生物微钙体Sr/Ca比值、有机碳同位素以及10Be等。然后,汇总了典型黄土剖面定量重建的古气候变化序列,分别从构造、轨道及千年时间尺度上探讨了古温度和古降雨的变化特征。结果表明,基于生标重建的不同时间跨度的土壤古温度变化序列,在冰期—间冰期尺度上的波动特征基本一致,但在冰盛期—冰消期时段出现了增温超前现象,说明陆地植被对土壤温度变化有重要调制作用。然而,不同指标重建的降水变化幅度差异较大,主导周期也存在差异,说明定量重建降水变化仍有较大挑战。最后,简要总结了黄土高原古气候定量重建存在的问题,明确了区分温度和降水季节性变化的重要性,指出加强地质记录与模拟结果的对比同化,将有助深化对多尺度季风变化动力学的理解。     

陕西洛川黄土-古土壤剖面中伊利石结晶度——黄土物质来源和古气候环境的指示

伊利石是我国黄土和古土壤中最主要的粘土矿物。本文选择陕西洛川黄土-古土壤国际典型剖面为研究对象,通过测定伊利石的结晶度(Kubler指数)、Srodon峰强比值(Ir)和2M_1多型含量,发现黄土物质的起源与中高温(>280℃)地质环境有关;黄土样品中伊利石结晶度值为0.25°2θ(Cu Ka),古土壤样品中伊利石结晶度值大于0.27°2θ(Cu Ka);黄土和古土壤中伊利石结晶度值的差别,是由于古土壤中伊利石含少量的膨胀层,而黄土样品中的伊利石不含有膨胀层而引起的。古土壤中伊利石的膨胀层的成因,与伊利石     

青藏高原与黄土高原毗邻地区晚更新世以来孢粉植物群及沉积环境

本文对青藏高原与黄土高原毗邻地区近20个剖面(点)的黄土沉积进行了孢粉分析表明,自晚更新世以来,研究区黄土剖面中古土壤层的孢粉种类、数量以及木本植物花粉成分均比黄土中多得多,反映了该时期研究区的气候条件比现今要温和湿润,植被较繁茂,以后逐渐旱化,但并不连续。此阶段研究区主要植物群的演替规律是:针叶林→森林草原→草原。     

西峰地区晚第三纪红土稀土元素的初步研究

本文基于对甘肃西峰地区晚第三纪红土和第四纪风成黄土及古土壤稀土元素的分析,揭示出红土稀土元素丰度与黄土及古土壤相比变化范围较大,可能与碳酸盐的相对淋溶与沉积有关;红土∑ＬＲＥＥ／∑ＨＲＥＥ值明显低于黄土,批示着一定程度的风化作用;而稀土参数δＥｕ、δＣｅ等变化不大,红土、黄土和古土壤稀土模式具有很大的一致性,特别是将红土的稀土元素丰度用碳酸盐校正后,这个特点更加明显,反映了红土与第四纪黄土和古土致     

Climate extremes in Loess of China coupled with the strength of deep-water formation in the North Atlantic

The loess-paleosol sequences of the last 1.2 Ma in China have recorded two kinds of climate extremes: the strongly developed S4, S5-1 and S5-3 soils (corresponding to the marine δ¹⁸O stages 11, 13, and 15, respectively) as evidence of three episodes of great warmth and two coarse-grained loess units (L9 and L15, corresponding to the marine δ¹⁸O stages 22, 23, 24 and 38, respectively) which indicate severest glacial conditions. The climatic and geographical significance of these events are still unclear, and their cause remains a puzzle.Paleopedological, geochemical and magnetic susceptibility data from three loess sections (Xifeng, Changwu and Weinan) suggest that the S4, S5-1 and S5-3 soils were formed under sub-tropical semi-humid climates with a tentatively estimated mean annual temperature (MAT) of at least 4–6°C higher and a mean annual precipitation (MAP) of 200–300 mm higher than for the present-day, indicating a much strengthened summer monsoon. The annual rainfall was particularly accentuated for the southern-most part of the Loess Plateau, suggesting that the monsoon rain belt (the contact of the monsoonal northward warm-humid air mass with the dry-cold southward one) might have stood at the southern part of the Plateau for a relatively long period each year. The loess units L9 and L15 were deposited under semi-desertic environments with a tentatively estimated MAT and MAP of only about 1.5–3°C and 150–250 mm, indicating a much strengthened winter monsoon, and that the summer monsoon front could rarely penetrate into the Loess Plateau region.Correlation with marine carbon isotope records suggests that these climate extremes have large regional, even global, significance rather than being local phenomena in China. They match the periods with greatest/smallest Atlantic–Pacific δ¹³C gradients, respectively, indicating their relationships with the strength of Deep Water (NADW) production in the North Atlantic. These results suggest that the monsoon climate in the Loess Plateau region was significantly linked with the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation on timescales of 10⁴ years.     

陆源碎屑岩中的古土壤在地层分析中的应用

对各种古土壤的分类标准进行比较之后,重点介绍了Mack的古土壤分类及其土壤的演变序列。Mack的古土壤分类主要依据稳定矿物和保存在土壤中的古地貌属性,将古土壤划分为9种。在地层序列中古土壤的识别标志主要包括颜色、粒度、生物成因构造（植物生长痕迹）、原生沉积构造退化特征、层次化和边界特征、宏观结构特征、矿物及地球化学特征等。可以通过野外观察、室内显微镜观察、实验室化验及地震、测井资料来进行鉴别。陆相盆地具有很强的分隔性,盆地相变又非常复杂,寻找区域性较稳定的层序界面比较困难。越来越多的研究证实用古土壤划分陆相成因地层层序、解决地区及全球对比具有重要的实用价值。     

中国东部南北方过渡带淮河半湿润区全新世气候变化

淮河流域位于中国东部的南北方过渡带, 属于半湿润区气候环境, 这里既有冬季风从北方干旱半干旱区携带而来的粉尘堆积, 又有江淮地区特有梅雨天气, 但与北方干旱半干旱区和南方湿润区均存在着差异, 因此其古气候环境变化对于理解东亚古气候格局具有十分重要的意义, 然而由于缺乏合适的材料, 对淮河流域古气候的研究一直是全球变化研究中空白地区。本文针对襄城的一个全新世黄土-古土壤连续剖面, 根据粉尘沉降动力学原理, 利用粉尘搬运距离、风力强度、春季近地面气温和有效湿度等几个半定量和定性指数, 分析了淮河流域的全新世气候波动特征, 结果表明:1)淮河半湿润区与北方干旱半干旱区的湿度变化总体有反向波动趋势。大约7.0~3.8ka B.P. 是北方粉尘源区的全新世适宜期, 而在淮河流域环境只有小幅改善。淮河流域的适宜期在大约3.8~1.8ka B.P. 期间, 晚于北方干旱区。2)淮河流域全新世时期冬季风强度一直在持续减弱, 而有效湿度一直在持续增加。大约1.8ka B.P. 以来形成的黄土层是因粉尘源区扩展所致, 并非因冬季风加强。3)淮河流域这种异于北方干旱半干旱区的全新世气候特征是由于印度季风减弱、西太平洋副高西伸增强造成江淮地区梅雨加强, 同时也是淮河地区冬季风减弱致使梅雨带北移的共同作用所造成的。     

河北坝上高原小滦河流域古土壤碳库地质成因和稳定性评价

土壤碳库是陆地生态系统中最大的碳库，以往研究主要针对现代土壤碳库，而古土壤的碳库特征研究相对薄弱。本文以河北坝上高原小滦河流域古土壤为研究对象，通过光释光（OSL）年代学、元素地球化学、团聚体分析方法，研究了风成沙地稀疏草地单元和河湖残积灌草混合单元内古土壤碳库特征。结果表明：古土壤形成时代为5. 7~3. 3 ka的全新世温暖期，气候温暖湿润，雨水充足，发育以松和蒿属为主要建群种的针叶林－草原植被。碳库以有机碳（SOC）为主，平均有机碳密度为3. 85 kg/m2，有机碳库储量为153. 1×107 kg。河湖相沉积物微团聚体的含量较高，对古土壤层碳库的物理保护作用较强，碳库稳定性较高；风积相沉积物微团聚体含量相对较低，加速有机碳的分解，碳库稳定性较差。提出不同沉积单元的土地利用保护方式，减少土壤有机碳的分解流失，支撑当地碳达峰、碳中和工作推进。     

Characteristics and genesis of maghemite in Chinese loess and paleosols: Mechanism for magnetic susceptibility enhancement in paleosols

Morphological characteristics and microstructures of magnetic minerals extracted from Chinese loess and paleosols were investigated using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Our results indicate that maghemite in loess–paleosol sequences was transformed from magnetite through oxidation of magnetite. Maghemite transformed from eolian magnetite during chemical weathering has low-angle grain boundaries among maghemite nano-crystals. Some nano-crystalline maghemites with nanoporous texture resulted from microbe-induced precipitation of magnetite or transformation of poorly crystalline ferric Fe (oxy)hydroxides in presence of Fe-reducing bacteria. Aggregates of euhedral maghemite nano-crystals were transformed from magnetite magnetosomes. Both microbe-induced nanoporous magnetite and microbe-produced magnetite magnetosomes are directly related to microbial activities and pedogenesis of the paleosols. It is proposed that the formation of nano-crystalline maghemite with superparamagnetic property in paleosol results in the enhancement of magnetic susceptibility, although the total amount (weight percent) of magnetic minerals in both paleosol and loess units is similar. Our results also show that nano-crystalline and nanoporous magnetite grains prefer to transform into maghemite in semi-arid soil environments instead of hematite, although hematite is a thermodynamically stable phase. This result also indicates that a decrease in crystal size will increase stability of maghemite. It is also inferred that surface energy of maghemite is lower than that of hematite.     

黄土不同指标的古环境意义探讨

在确认“黄土也是古土壤”的前提下,对新近发现的位于黄土高原西北部沙漠黄土边界带的彭阳剖面进行了烧失量、色度、磁化率、粒度、CaCO3等环境变化代用指标的系统测试。通过建立土壤发育指数和红化指数,探讨了各指标与古土壤发育强度之间的关系。根据古土壤的发育强度,初步建立了800 ka BP生态脆弱区的高分辨率环境图谱。此图谱与公认的海洋氧同位素曲线、洛川剖面可以进行良好的对比,并揭示出更多的环境变化信息。