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The role of soil processes in determining mechanisms of slope failure and hillslope development in a humid-tropical forest eastern Puerto Rico 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Translational failures, with associated downslope earthflow components and shallow slides, appear to be the primary mechanism of hillslope denudation in the humid tropical forests of the mountains of eastern Puerto Rico. In-situ weathering of quartz diorite and marine-deposited volcaniclastics produces residual soil (saprolite; up to 21 m deep) / weathered rock profiles. Discontinuous zones of contrasting density and permeability particularly in quartz-diorite slopes at 0.5 m, and between 3 and 7 m, create both pathways and impedances for water that can result in excess pore pressures and, ultimately, aid in determining the location of failure planes and magnitudes of slope failures. In combination with relict fractures which create planes of weakness within the saprolite, and the potential significance of tensile stresses in the upper zone of saprolite (hypothesized to be caused by subsurface soil creep), shear failure can then occur during or after periods of heavy rainfall.Results of in-situ shear-strength testing show negative y-intercepts on the derived Mohr-Coulomb failure envelopes (approximately 50% of all tests) that are interpreted as apparent tensile stresses. Observation of tension cracks 1–2 m deep support the test data. Subsurface soil creep can cause extension of the soil and the development of tensile stresses along upper-slope segments. Shear-strength data support this hypothesis for both geologic types. Apparent values of maximum and mean tensile stress are greatest along upper slopes (16.5 and 6.29 kPa). Previously documented maximum rates of downslope movement coincided with local minima of shear strength, and the shear-strength minimum for all tests was located near 0.5 m below land surface, the shallow zone of contrasting permeabilities. These results indicate that subsurface soil creep, a slow semi-continuous process, may exert a profound influence on rapid, shallow slope failures in saprolitic soils.Data indicate that cove slopes in quartz diorite tend to be the most unstable when saturation levels reach 75%. Deep failures (7 m deep) appear the most critical but not the most frequent because pore pressure build-up will occur more rapidly in the upper perched zone of translocated clays before reaching the lower zone between 3 and 7 m. Frequent shallow failures could reduce the probability of deeper failures by removing overburden and reducing shear stress at depth. Deep failures are more likely to result from storm events of great duration and intensity.Sixty-six ‘naturally occurring’ and more than 100 ‘road-related’ landslides were mapped. Forest elevations exceed 1000 m, but the majority of these failures were found between 600 and 800 m in elevation. This appears to be the area where there is sufficient concentration of subsurface water to result in excess pore pressures. The high percentage of slope failures in the 600–800-m range, relative to the percentage at higher elevations, suggests that differences in soil-water processes are responsible for the form of these mountain slopes. Steep linear segments are maintained at higher elevations. Slope angles are reduced in the 600–800-m range by frequent shallow slides, creating a largely concave surface. In combination, slope segments above 800 m, and those between 600 and 800 m, produce the characteristic form of the mountains of eastern Puerto Rico. 相似文献
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Huang Leilei Wang Gongwen Carranza Emmanuel John M. Du Jingguo Li Junjian Zhou Zhangbing Zhang Zhiqiang Wang Hao Liu Xiaoning Peng Yongming Gao Fulei Zhao Xianyong 《Natural Resources Research》2020,29(1):415-438
In this study, deposit- and district-scale three-dimensional (3D) fault-and-intrusion structure models were constructed, based on which a numerical simulation was implemented in the Jiaojia gold district, China. The numerical simulation of the models shows the basic metallogenic path and trap of the gold deposits using mineral system theory. The objective of this study was to delineate the uncertainty of the geometry or buffer zones of the ore-forming and ore-controlling fault-and-intrusion domains in 3D environment representing the exploration criteria extraction and the gold potential targeting in the study area. The fast Lagrangian analysis of continua in three dimensions was used as the platform to define the stress deformation fracture ore storage and the hydrothermal seepage channel zone based on the gold deposit features and metallogenic model in the study area. The validity of the numerical simulation was verified by comparing it with robust 3D geological models of the large Xincheng gold deposit. The potential targeting zones are analyzed for uncertainty and then evaluated by Boolean operation in a 3D geological model using the computer-aided design platform. The research results are summarized as follows. (1) In the pre-mineralization period, the Jiaodong fault’s left lateral movement created the Jiaojia network faults and formed a fracture zone with NW- to NNW-trending dips of 20° to 40°. (2) During the mineralization period, hydrothermal flow was associated with the intrusion geometry and features. However, it was constrained by the Jiaojia fault, which blocked the vadose flow into the upper wall rock and made the hydrothermal route close to the fault in the footwall fracture zones. (3) Three gold potential targets were identified by the numerical simulation results in the study area: the NW-trending Sizhuang gold deposit, the NW-trending zone of Jiaojia gold deposit, and the NE-trending zone of the Xincheng gold deposit. (4) The numerical simulation results show the fault-and-intrusion metallogenic domain and the hydrothermal alteration zones, which reflect the main ore-controlling and ore-forming factors of mineralization. The information obtained through the numerical simulation discussed here can be used to define exploration criteria in the study area.
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巷道或隧道开挖对洞口仰坡稳定性有重要影响,处理不慎极易酿成工程事故。以山东某地下水封洞库施工巷道洞口风化花岗岩仰坡为研究对象,基于离散元模拟和监测数据,选取仰坡最大位移、塑性区体积及稳定系数作为评价指标,研究了巷道开挖进尺、断面尺寸及W值(上覆地层厚度与巷道跨度之比)对仰坡稳定性的影响。结果表明:随着开挖进尺的增加,坡面最大位移增长速率呈匀速—加速—稳定的变化规律,塑性区体积不断增大,且开挖断面越大,位移、塑性区增长速率越大;仰坡稳定系数随进尺的增加先降低后趋于稳定,且断面尺寸越大其降低速率和幅度越大,最终降低幅度为6.9%~27.6%;随着W值增大,仰坡稳定系数先降低后趋于稳定,降低速率随断面尺寸增大而增大,根据特定断面下稳定系数降低速率不同,将关系曲线划分为骤降区、缓降区、陡降区和平稳区。研究结论可为类似工程洞口段划分、施工及稳定性评价提供参考。 相似文献
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平顶山矿区丘陵坡地土壤重金属分布及污染特征 总被引：5，自引：1，他引：4
对平顶山矿区周边丘陵坡地土壤进行采样,分析了Cu、Zn、Cr、Ni、Pb 在不同海拔与矿区下风向不同距离处的分布特征及污染水平。结果表明：① 矿区丘陵坡地土壤存在不同程度的重金属累积,以Ni、Cr、Cu累积较重。② 五种元素均在矿区、坡底附近及近坡顶含量较高,而在矿区下风向以50 m内含量最高,之后呈递减趋势。③ Cu、Cr、Pb 随坡度减小而含量增大,Zn、Ni 在坡度5°~15°时含量最大;土地利用对坡面土壤重金属的分布不产生明显影响,林地、草地、坡耕地之间重金属含量也无显著差别。④ 五种元素均在矿区附近产生污染,矿区以下存在Cu、Ni、Pb污染,而矿区以上只有Ni 出现轻度污染;矿区下风向Cu、Ni 污染且迁移距离较远,Cr、Pb 仅在100 m内出现轻度污染,Zn 尚未达到污染水平。⑤ Ni、Cu、Pb 以人为活动源为主,Cr 和Zn以自然源为主。 相似文献
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Michael J. Campbell Philip E. Dennison Bret W. Butler 《International journal of geographical information science》2017,31(7):1448-1466
Safety zones are areas where firefighters can retreat to in order to avoid bodily harm when threatened by burnover or entrapment from wildland fire. At present, safety zones are primarily designated by firefighting personnel as part of daily fire management activities. Though critical to safety zone assessment, the effectiveness of this approach is inherently limited by the individual firefighter’s or crew boss’s ability to accurately and consistently interpret vegetation conditions, topography, and spatial characteristics of potential safety zones (e.g. area and geometry of a forest clearing). In order to facilitate the safety zone identification and characterization process, this study introduces a new metric for safety zone evaluation: the Safe Separation Distance Score (SSDS). The SSDS is a numerical representation of the relative suitability of a given area as a safety zone according to its size, geometry, and surrounding vegetation height. This paper describes an algorithm for calculating pixel-based and polygon-based SSDS from lidar data. SSDS is calculated for every potential safety zone within a lidar dataset covering Tahoe National Forest, California, USA. A total of 2367 potential safety zones with an SSDS ≥1 were mapped, representing areas that are suitable for fires burning in low wind and low slope conditions. The highest SSDS calculated within the study area was 9.65, a score that represents suitability in the highest wind-steepest slope conditions. Potential safety zones were clustered in space, with areas in the northern and eastern portions of the National Forest containing an abundance of safety zones while areas to the south and west were completely devoid of them. SSDS can be calculated for potential safety zones in advance of firefighting, and can allow firefighters to carefully compare and select safety zones based on their location, terrain, and wind conditions. This technique shows promise as a standard method for objectively identifying and ranking safety zones on a spatial basis. 相似文献
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基于主体功能区规划的中国城乡建设用地扩张时空特征遥感分析 总被引：17，自引：4，他引：13
21世纪以来,随着中国社会经济的快速发展,城乡建设用地不断扩张,对社会经济和生态环境造成了一系列影响.为了国家可持续发展目标的实现,必须对国土开发空间布局做出科学的规划.为此,一些学者开展了国家主体功能区规划方案研究,其研究成果支持了国家主体功能区规划的制定,该规划于2010年底颁布实施.为分析各类主体功能区在规划颁布前后城乡建设用地变化的特征,评估规划对区域开发的指导作用,及时发现规划实施中的问题,有必要采取有效手段对不同类型主体功能区的国土开发活动进行监测和评估.为此,本研究团队在已完成的2000年和2010年两期全国土地利用变化数据库的基础上,更新了2013年全国土地利用数据库,生成分期的城乡建设用地空间数据集;并对国家尺度各类主体功能区,以及东部,中部,西部,东北4大区域在主体功能区规划颁布前10年间(2000-2010年)和后3年内(2010-2013年)城乡建设用地扩张特征与差异进行了对比分析.结果表明:① 总体而言,2013年优化开发区,重点开发区,农产品主产区和重点生态功能区城乡建设用地在该类主体功能区国土面积中的占比明显不同,体现了国土开发按照不同主体功能布局的梯级特征.② 与2000-2010年相比,2010-2013年优化开发区城乡建设用地年增长率明显降低,重点开发区,农产品主产区和重点生态功能区建设用地年增长率均大幅增加;其中重点开发区和农产品主产区的城乡建设用地年均扩张面积已经超过了优化开发区;重点生态功能区城乡建设用地年均扩张面积和动态度仍处于最低的水平.③ 在区域尺度,优化开发区中,长江三角洲地区建设用地年均增量明显高于其他优化开发区;重点开发区中,西部地区在年增加面积和增加速率两方面均高于其他区域;农产品主产区中,东部,中部和西部地区内城乡建设用地年增加面积均超过前10年的2倍,西部地区的年增加速率更是达到前10年的3倍以上;重点生态功能区中,中部地区城乡建设用地的年变化率和动态度的增长均最为显著.④ 2010-2013年中国城乡建设用地扩张的空间格局和变化特征,在总体上体现了主体功能区规划的梯级开发特征.但是,局部优化开发区,农产品主产区和重点生态功能区建设用地的扩张速度过快,必须切实加强空间管控.研究表明,采用空间格局变化的分析方法,开展主体功能区规划颁布前后两个时期城乡建设用地扩张特征与分阶段区域差异的分析,清晰刻画出不同功能区和不同地区建设用地变化规律及其与主体功能区规划的契合程度,证明了该分析方法的有效性,可据此为未来国土开发空间格局的优化和城乡建设发展提供科学依据. 相似文献
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南迦巴瓦峰与托木尔峰山地垂直自然带的比较 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
南迦巴瓦峰地处喜马拉雅山脉东端雅鲁藏布江大拐弯的内侧，托木尔峰地处天山山脉的西端，二者独特的自然地理特征及其高大的山体为山地垂直自然带谱的形成和发展提从了十分有利的自然环境，发育了相当完整的山地垂直系列。比较二者的垂直带谱，可以发现无论在垂直带谱的形成条件，基带，性质和结构类型，还是景观特征，垂直分异影响因素及南北坡差异程度等方面，都存在着较大的差异。南峰垂直带谱为以森林－草原－荒漠土壤系列为特征的季风性湿润，法湿润带谱系统，垂直分异的主导因素为温度；托峰垂直带谱为以荒漠－－草原－荒漠土壤系列为特征的大陆性干旱带谱系统，垂直分异的主导因素为湿度。不同的垂直自然带特征决定了不同的资源开发利用和保护措施。 相似文献
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In the offshore part of Beaufort–Mackenzie Basin depth of methane hydrate stability reaches more than 1.5 km. However, there are areas in the western part of the basin where there are no conditions of methane hydrate stability. Construction of the first contour maps displaying thickness of hydrate stability zones as well as hydrate stability zone thicknesses below permafrost in the offshore area, shows that these zones can reach 1200 m and 900 m, respectively. Depth to the base of ice-bearing relict permafrost under the sea (depth of the –1°C isotherm-ice-bearing permafrost base) and regional variations of geothermal gradient are the main controlling factors. Hydrostatic pressures in the upper 1500 m are the rule. History of methane hydrate stability zone is related mainly to the history of permafrost and it reached maximum depth in early Holocene. More recently, the permafrost and hydrate zone is diminishing because of sea transgression. Reevaluation of the location of possible gas hydrate occurrences is done from the analysis of well logs and other indicators in conjunction with knowledge of the hydrate stability zone. In the offshore Beaufort–Mackenzie Basin, methane hydrate occurs in 21 wells. Nine of these locations coincides with underlying conventional hydrocarbon occurrences. Previous analyses place some of the hydrate occurrences at greater depths than proposed for the methane hydrate-stability zone described in this study. Interpretation of geological cross sections and maps of geological sequences reveals that hydrates are occurring in the Iperk–Kugmallit sequence. Hydrate–gas contact zones, however, are possible in numerous situations. As there are no significant geological seals in the deeper part of the offshore basin (all hydrates are within Iperk), it is suggested that overlying permafrost and hydrate stability zone acted as the only trap for upward migrating gas during the last tens of thousand of years (i.e., Sangamonian to Holocene). 相似文献
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《Geomorphology》2007,83(1-2):1-13
Weathering and erosion processes are investigated using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) imaging and the quantification of geomorphic patterns at the edges of a lateritic plateau overlying ultramafic rocks in the north western region of the main island of New Caledonia (Southwest Pacific). The obtained ERT images document the structure and long-term evolution of the regolith, while source area parameters such as area (A) local slope above channel head (tanθ) and longitudinal river profiles allow the characterization of contrasting geomorphic patterns around the plateau. The geo-electrical profiles show a succession of hard rock protrusions and weathering troughs, whose depth varies greatly. The area–slope relationship allows the distinction between saprolite- and ferricrete-mantled source areas. The former could result from a regolith erosion process by shallow landslides; the latter from a secondary ferruginization process of reworked lateritic debris. The deepest troughs underlie saprolite-mantled source areas above channel heads, which are characterized by a low permeability saprolite, relatively high slope gradient, and lower area/slope ratios. Such source areas generate fairly high runoff, sustaining rivers and creeks with relatively high erosion power. The ferricrete-mantled source areas are characterized by higher permeability and area/slope ratios, leading to lower runoff and less erosion but further chemical rock weathering. The ferricrete of those source areas acts as a protective hardcover against mechanical erosion of the underlying regolith. This ferricrete reworks, at least partly, allochtonous lateritic materials inherited from a previous disaggregated ferricrete that suggests past erosion processes driven by hydro-climatic condition changes. 相似文献
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甘肃省摩天岭北坡木本植物叶性状变异及关联 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
调查了摩天岭北坡以常绿阔叶林带与落叶阔叶混交林为主的低海拔区(700~1 500m)和针阔叶混交林与亚高山针叶林为主的高海拔区(2 100~3 400m)的21个木本植物群落组成,测定了104种植物的比叶面积(SLA)、叶干物质含量(LDMC)、叶片全磷含量(TPC)、叶片全氮含量(TNC)、叶片全碳含量(TCC)以及叶片厚度(LT)等6个植物功能性状。采用相关性分析对6个植物功能性状的变异和关联进行分析。结果表明:(1)SLA、LT和TCC在高海拔区明显高于低海拔区,而LDMC和TNC表现出高海拔区低于低海拔区;(2)SLA均随海拔的升高表现出降低的趋势,而LDMC和LT都随海拔的升高呈现增加的趋势。低海拔区TCC和高海拔区TCC都随海拔的升高呈增加的趋势;低海拔区TNC和TPC随海拔的变化与高海拔区相反,TNC和TPC在低海拔区随着海拔的升高表现出增加的趋势,而在高海拔区随海拔的增加呈现降低的趋势。(3)在高、低海拔区,SLA与LDMC、LT和TCC均呈极显著的负相关关系(P<0.01),LDMC与LT和TCC呈极显著的正相关关系(P<0.01)。摩天岭北坡不同海拔区木本植物叶片功能性状与海拔的关系,反映了该区域木本植物的不同叶片功能性状对海拔决定的环境异质性的协同响应和适应。 相似文献
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The study explored potential of groundwater in the Lower Barpani watershed of Assam, India. Ten site-specific groundwater factors in the watershed were assigned weights through analytical hierarchy process. The weighted factors were integrated to prepare groundwater potential zones in GIS environment. Results revealed that the northern and northwestern parts of the study area have high groundwater potential. Gentle slope, flood plain, monsoon rainfall and location of numerous wetlands were found to be the major factors of high potential of groundwater in these parts. Medium groundwater potential was found in the southern part of the watershed. High drainage density but comparatively steeper slopes, nature of rocks and low water table have made this part of the watershed to have medium potential for groundwater. Low groundwater potential zone was identified mostly in the southwestern parts of the study area. Steep slope, high rate of runoff and low permeability due to hard rocks were found to be the main factors of low groundwater potential in these parts. Validation of groundwater potential zones with water yield revealed a strong positive relationship. Density of population and groundwater potential were positively correlated, and about 93% variation (r2 = 0.937) in density of population is explained by variation in groundwater potential. A linear correlation between groundwater zones and density of population suggests dependence of population on availability of groundwater. The methodology adopted in this study can be used for monitoring groundwater prospects for sustainable development and management of water resources in different geographical regions at various scales. 相似文献
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基于GIS的澜沧江下游区滑坡灾害危险性分析 总被引：9，自引：6，他引：3
澜沧江流域是中国西南地区滑坡灾害较为严重的地区。对澜沧江下游区滑坡灾害及其控制因素分析,建立基于G IS的滑坡灾害危险性评价模型,实现澜沧江下游区滑坡危险性区划,为该区滑坡灾害防治和生态环境保护等提供重要决策依据。 相似文献
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黄土高原地区坡面土壤侵蚀具有明显的垂直分带性,溅蚀片蚀带是坡面侵蚀的最上方地带,研究片蚀过程含沙量变化有助于阐明坡面侵蚀规律。本文采用人工模拟降雨试验方法研究了黄土坡面片蚀稳定含沙量及其影响因素;试验处理包括2种质地的黄土(塿土和黑垆土),2个雨强(90和120 mm/h)和4个坡度(10°、15°、20°和25°)。结果表明：在不同质地黄土、降雨强度和坡度条件下,水流含沙量均呈现先减小后平稳的规律;稳定含沙量与土壤颗粒体积分形维数、降雨强度和坡度呈幂函数关系,稳定含沙量随土壤颗粒体积分形维数的增大而减小,随降雨强度和坡度的增大而增大,影响程度依次为土壤颗粒体积分形维数、降雨强度和坡度;所分析的水动力学指标中单位水流功率与稳定含沙量关系最密切,降雨强度对稳定含沙量的影响大于单位水流功率。 相似文献
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中国南方红土古环境重建中存在的几个问题 总被引：8，自引：1，他引：8
随着黄土-古土壤系列在中国北方第四纪古环境演变的成功恢复，对中国南方红土所记录的古环境和全球变化信息的研究也逐渐成为热点。然而，纵观最近10多年来对中国南方红土古环境变化的研究现状，还存在不少问题，一些结论尚难以令人满意，从成因机理上未能给予有力的理论支持。对在风化壳形成机理的认识、风化壳剖面记载环境变化的历史、红土-沉积旋回所反映的古气候变迁、红土和黄土的古环境记录的对比等方面的研究中暴露出的一些问题，本文进行了剖析和讨论。 相似文献
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Information extraction from processed remotely sensed images, in the case of missing initial spectra of pixels, can be a challenge for the users. In such situations, application of conventional methods based on spectral properties of pixels is impractical. We took advantage of the fractal theory for image segmentation of a principal component (PC) image for hydrothermal alteration mapping. The selected input images included short wave infrared bands of ASTER imagery covering the Darrehzar porphyry copper mine and surrounding areas with well-known hydrothermal alteration zones. Hydrothermal alteration like other geological processes can show spatial distribution with fractal properties. Principal component analysis was used to enhance hydrothermal alteration associated with the Darrehzar porphyry copper deposit. None of the resulting PCs were appropriate to portray clearly important alteration types in the study area. The PC1 image, which contains more than 98% of variance of the input bands, was selected for image segmentation using a digital number–area technique based on the established concentration–area fractal model. This technique was proposed based on frequency distributions and spatial correlation and variability of pixel values. The resulting hydrothermal alteration map indicates intense phyllic, weak phyllic, and propylitic as the main alteration types exposed at the surface of the Darrehzar area. In addition, the proposed technique delineated the phyllic zone in the exposed mine pit and a transition zone between inner phyllic and surrounding propylitic alteration zones. Field investigation and sampling in 23 locations including spectral measurements, XRD and thin section studies, confirmed the accuracy of the classified image by the proposed technique. 相似文献
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1960-2013年秦岭陕西段南北坡极端气温变化空间差异 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
作为气候变化研究的重要内容,极端气温研究对生态环境保护和灾害事件预警具有重要意义。根据1960-2013年秦岭32个气象站点的逐日气温资料,采用RClimDex软件、克里格插值法、线性倾向估计法和相关性分析法,研究秦岭山地陕西段（简称秦岭）气温的空间分布特点,以及极端气温的空间变化特征。结果表明：① 1960-2013年秦岭年平均气温、年最高气温和年最低气温分别为10.48 ℃、16.44 ℃和6.18 ℃;秦岭北坡气温在低海拔区高于南坡,在中、高海拔区低于南坡;南北坡的气温差值在低海拔区域最小,中海拔区域最大。② 秦岭极端气温的频率、强度和持续时间均表现为增加趋势,极端气温变化的敏感区域位于南坡的镇安、柞水和北坡的周至、户县。③ 秦岭北坡极端气温频率的变化更明显,秦岭南坡极端气温强度和持续时间的变化更明显;且北坡的增温主要发生在夜间,南坡的增温主要发生在白昼。④ 秦岭极端气温的变暖速率随海拔升高而增大,高海拔区域极端气温频率和强度的变化最明显,中海拔区域极端气温持续时间的变化最明显。 相似文献
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The Athabasca oil sands deposit, Alberta, Canada, is one of the largest known hydrocarbon accumulations. The efficient exploitation of this deposit, as well as other oil sand accumulations throughout the world, is based onin situ recovery and surface mining methods. Quantitative modeling of deposit heterogeneity provides a valuable engineering tool. In the present study, conditional simulation was used to model oil-saturated zones in part of the Athabasca deposit. This technique generates equiprobable models of thein situ variability of essential deposit attributes that honor the available data and their spatial statistics. The application of the technique is based on the delineation of geologically homogeneous zones within the host McMurray Formation, their statistical validity, and the integration of geological interpretations. The geological framework is developed, and subsequently, high resolution conditionally simulated models of three identified hydrocarbon-bearing zones are generated, in terms of the zone boundaries and the percent weight of oil saturation. These models serve as “what-if” tools for risk assessment and future planning. 相似文献
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Recognition of effective factors that influence the spatial extension of supergene weathering zones is important both for the identification of high potential areas of exotic deposits and for the cost-effective planning of mining. In particular, recognition of exotic mineralization around porphyry copper deposits early in mine development prevents them from being buried beneath mine infrastructures such as waste dump and tailing structures. Mass-balance modeling, a practical method for determining high potential areas of undiscovered exotic mineralization, investigates important factors in forming exotic deposits. Mass-balance modeling is a two-phase methodology that becomes progressively more detailed. An initial result, presented here as phase 1, is based solely on Cu assays. Phase 2 incorporates relict sulfide mineral studies to improve phase 1 modeling results and computes actual fluxes of copper that escaped vertically downward from the leached cap to form the enrichment blanket and then flowed laterally away to form exotic mineralization. In addition, geostatistical approaches, especially sequential Gaussian simulation, are useful tools for investigating the spatial relationships and modeling of mass-balance results in phase 1 studies. This paper introduces a method for interpolation and downscaling of the preliminary mass-balance analysis (phase 1) to highlight the role of geological features in the evolution of the supergene process. Using only copper assays without any need for relict sulfide mineralogy, this approach can be used to approximately identify the geographic direction of metal movement in exotic copper deposits, and thus serve as an initial exploration guide in prospecting for exotic deposits. For this, a vertical columnar block model was constructed for each of the supergene weathering zones and preliminary analysis of mass balance was conducted to reconstruct the apparent total leached zone column height assuming zero lateral flux. This analysis was applied to each of the vertical block model columns. The results of mass balance were interpolated in a 5?×?5 m grid by sequential Gaussian simulation method, and the simulated surface of the total leached zone was conflated with geological features. The roles of topography, argillic alteration and linear structures were identified in the transport of supergene solutions in the Miduk porphyry copper deposit of Iran. In the northern section of the deposit, which is in accordance with the topography gradient and the presence of advanced argillic alteration zone, the computed top total of leaching is below the actual surface topography, whereas the hypogene isograd curves confirm the expansion of primary copper in these areas. The northern section of the deposit was introduced as a susceptible area for the removal of copper-bearing solutions from the supergene enrichment system.
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Terrain Pattern Recognition and Spatial Decision Making for Regional Slope Stability Studies 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
A terrain partition scheme is presented that allows the identification of regions with high landslide risk in natural terrain zones on the basis of geomorphometric criteria from moderate resolution DEMs. The key factor being the terrain segmentation to aspect regions (regions formed by points preserving the same aspect direction) instead of using an artificial regular-grid terrain partition scheme. The study area is in western Greece (NW Peloponnesus) whereas a moderate resolution digital elevation model with spacing 75 m is used. Landslide inventory analysis and knowledge conceptualization identified that the landslide susceptibility of a particular aspect region is high, if the mean elevation is low and the mean gradient is high. Each aspect region was parametrically represented on the basis of its mean gradient and elevation. The domain of each parameter was divided to seven slices (classes) on the basis of the observed density. Subsequent knowledge based mapping identified aspect regions with high landslide susceptibility for the following spatial rule: (a) “mean slope in class 6 or 7” and (b) “mean elevation in class 1 to 5”. Alternatively the rule is expressed as mean slope to be equal or greater than 15∘ whereas mean elevation to be in the range 0 to 750 m. These identified zones correspond to regions where historical landslides occurred (populated coastal areas in the North) as well as to south regions (natural terrain zone) where no landslide record is available, because of the limitations posed by the natural terrain landslide mapping program in Greece. The presented terrain segmentation technique combined to the spatial decision-making process, provided both an object framework for integrating geomorphometric parameters and a method for landslide risk analysis in natural terrain zones. 相似文献
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Spatial patterns of old, deep-seated landslides: A case-study in the northern Ethiopian highlands 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
M. Van Den Eeckhaut J. Moeyersons J. Nyssen Amanuel Abraha J. Poesen Mitiku Haile J. Deckers 《Geomorphology》2009,105(3-4):239-252
During the last decade, slope failures were reported in a 500 km2 study area in the Geba–Werei catchment, northern Ethiopia, a region where landslides were not considered an important hazard before. Field observations, however, revealed that many of the failures were actually reactivations of old deep-seated landslides after land use changes. Therefore, this study was conducted (1) to explore the importance of environmental factors controlling landslide occurrence and (2) to estimate future landslide susceptibility. A landslide inventory map of the study area derived from aerial photograph interpretation and field checks shows the location of 57 landslides and six zones with multiple landslides, mainly complex slides and debris flows. In total 14.8% of the area is affected by an old landslide. For the landslide susceptibility modelling, weights of evidence (WofE), was applied and five different models were produced. After comparison of the models and spatial validation using Receiver Operating Characteristic curves and Kappa values, a model combining data on elevation, hillslope gradient, aspect, geology and distance to faults was selected. This model confirmed our hypothesis that deep-seated landslides are located on hillslopes with a moderate slope gradient (i.e. 5°–13°). The depletion areas are expected on and along the border of plateaus where weathered basalts rich in smectite clays are found, and the landslide debris is expected to accumulate on the Amba Aradam sandstone and upper Antalo limestone. As future landslides are believed to occur on inherently unstable hillslopes similar to those where deep-seated landslides occurred, the classified landslide susceptibility map allows delineating zones where human interventions decreasing slope stability might cause slope failures. The results obtained demonstrate that the applied methodology could be used in similar areas where information on the location of landslides is essential for present-day hazard analysis. 相似文献